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               06 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      62,060,869     3.56%      2,350,271     0.13%
securities
(2) Derivatives    9,977,164     0.57%     10,880,278     0.62%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      274,970      0.02%             0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             72,313,003      4.15%    13,230,549     0.76%


(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      124,432              5.4002
Purchase      31                   5.3958
Purchase      34,514               5.4200
Purchase      9,819                5.4202
Purchase      1,350                5.4059
Purchase      6,043                5.4960
Purchase      17,890               5.3620
Purchase      90                   5.4947
Purchase      6,900                5.3931
Purchase      79,703               5.3920
Purchase      9,051                5.5050
Purchase      875                  Transfer
Purchase      1,450                5.4200
Purchase      1,350                5.4059
Purchase      2,500                5.4050
Purchase      5,000                5.4900
Sale          541                  5.4884
Sale          447                  5.3738
Sale          350                  5.3513
Sale          68,127               5.4764
Sale          1,500                5.3527
Sale          200                  5.4143
Sale          5,179                5.3899
Sale          1,350                5.4059
Sale          2,426                5.4200
Sale          80,456               5.4028
Sale          3,000                5.4069
Sale          336                  5.4190


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         17890         5.362
CFD            Short         79703         5.3919
CFD            Short         6900          5.3931
CFD            Short         31            5.3958
CFD            Short         124432        5.4002
CFD            Short         2500          5.405
CFD            Short         1350          5.4058
CFD            Short         9819          5.4201
CFD            Short         6043          5.496
CFD            Long          5179          5.3899
CFD            Long          80456         5.4027
CFD            Long          3000          5.4068
CFD            Long          200           5.4143
CFD            Long          336           5.4189
CFD            Long          2426          5.42
CFD            Long          68127         5.4763


(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                         07 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   44,799                 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   227,421                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