Rule 8.3 - SAINSBURY(J)
FORM 8.3
DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
(Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in SAINSBURY(J)
Class of relevant security ORD GBP0.28571428
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 05 September 2007
2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE
(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)
Long Short
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant 61,923,783 3.56% 2,456,463 0.14%
securities
(2) Derivatives 9,817,440 0.56% 10,631,610 0.61%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 263,379 0.02% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 72,004,602 4.13% 13,088,073 0.75%
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
than the class dealt in (Note 3)
Class of Long Short
relevant
security:
Number (%) Number (%)
(1) Relevant
securities
(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)
(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total
(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Details
3. DEALINGS (Note 4)
(a) Purchases and sales
Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
(GBP)
Purchase 3,000 5.4660
Purchase 1,100 5.4684
Purchase 88 5.4747
Purchase 1,744 Transfer
Purchase 390 5.4532
Purchase 130 Transfer
Purchase 13,943 5.4774
Purchase 6,000 5.4521
Purchase 5,752 5.4666
Purchase 37,907 5.4418
Purchase 12,231 5.4610
Purchase 1,704 5.4911
Purchase 600 5.4807
Purchase 44,248 5.4624
Purchase 5,752 5.4617
Purchase 151,090 5.4754
Purchase 11,616 5.4700
Purchase 46,076 5.4525
Sale 12,800 5.4773
Sale 1,750 5.5296
Sale 6,000 5.4615
Sale 63,317 5.4558
Sale 2,481 5.4700
Sale 4,054 Transfer
Sale 300 5.4737
Sale 7,500 5.4562
Sale 5,100 5.4812
Sale 6,782 5.4700
Sale 11,179 5.4690
Sale 114,544 5.4616
Sale 1,214 5.4866
Sale 13,798 5.4422
Sale 580 5.4875
Sale 5,834 5.4725
Sale 5,752 5.4666
Sale 6,043 5.4990
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 37907 5.4417
CFD Short 6000 5.452
CFD Short 46076 5.4524
CFD Short 12231 5.461
CFD Short 3000 5.466
CFD Short 151090 5.4754
CFD Short 13943 5.4774
CFD Short 600 5.4806
CFD Long 13798 5.4422
CFD Long 63317 5.4557
CFD Long 6000 5.4614
CFD Long 114544 5.4616
CFD Long 11179 5.4689
CFD Long 12800 5.4773
CFD Long 5100 5.4811
CFD Long 1214 5.4866
CFD Long 6043 5.4989
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name, Writing, Number of Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money
e.g. call selling, securities to price American, date paid/received
option purchasing, which the option European etc. per unit (GBP)
varying etc. relates (GBP)
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. Number of Exercise price per
call option securities unit (Note 5)
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction Details Price per unit
(Note 8) (if applicable)
(Note 5)
4. OTHER INFORMATION
None
Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives
Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced. If none, this should be stated.
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES
Date of disclosure 06 September 2007
Contact name Geoff Smith
Telephone number 020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8
DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS
(This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate)
OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1)
Product name, Written or Number of securities Exercise price Type, e.g. Expiry date
e.g. call option purchased to which the option (Note 2) American,
or derivative relates European etc.
Option Purchased 69,043 6.0000 AMER 21/09/2007
Option Purchased 1,250 390.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased 1,000 600.0000 EURO 21/09/2007
Option Purchased 500 390.0000 EURO 21/12/2007
Option Purchased 191,586 5.2000 AMER 21/09/2007
Notes
1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (except for CFDs), full details should be given.
Full details of any existing agreements to purchase or to sell should also be given on this form.
2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated.
For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and its Notes which can be viewed on the
Takeover Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk