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               07 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      61,931,232     3.56%      2,510,358     0.14%
securities
(2) Derivatives   10,445,451     0.60%     11,303,434     0.65%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      234,782     0.01%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             72,611,465     4.17%     13,813,792     0.79%


(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      7,658                5.5197
Purchase      20,608               5.4769
Purchase      725                  5.4700
Purchase      17,192               5.4700
Purchase      30,000               5.4400
Purchase      25,000               5.4473
Purchase      25,000               5.4473
Purchase      1,093                5.4888
Purchase      5,000                5.4469
Purchase      547                  5.4340
Purchase      98                   5.4688
Purchase      44,868               5.4763
Purchase      142,019              5.4535
Purchase      10,200               5.4414
Purchase      16,829               5.4255
Purchase      42,016               5.4700
Purchase      179                  Transfer
Sale          28,757               5.4826
Sale          9,511                5.4687
Sale          69,111               5.4815
Sale          166,855              5.4949
Sale          777                  5.4500
Sale          30,098               5.4491
Sale          103,612              5.4690
Sale          9,436                5.4500
Sale          4,810                5.4500
Sale          1,100                5.4770
Sale          1,400                5.4500
Sale          16,416               5.4963
Sale          1,993                5.4731
Sale          22,577               5.4500
Sale          10,000               5.4500
Sale          149                  5.4612
Sale          41,067               5.4583
Sale          1,000                5.4500


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         16829         5.4254
CFD            Short         3000          5.426
CFD            Short         10200         5.4413
CFD            Short         142019        5.4535
CFD            Short         185632        5.4604
CFD            Short         44868         5.4763
CFD            Short         20608         5.4768
CFD            Long          30098         5.4491
CFD            Long          41067         5.4583
CFD            Long          11271         5.4689
CFD            Long          103612        5.469
CFD            Long          1100          5.477
CFD            Long          69111         5.4815
CFD            Long          28757         5.4825
CFD            Long          166855        5.4948
CFD            Long          16416         5.4962


(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                         10 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   55,489                 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   176,543                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