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               10 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      61,871,141     3.55%      2,878,644     0.17%
securities
(2) Derivatives   10,829,383     0.62%     11,482,475     0.66%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      205,709     0.01%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             72,906,233     4.19%     14,361,119     0.82%


(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      7,290                5.4389
Purchase      589                  5.5377
Purchase      12,000               5.5480
Purchase      625                  Transfer
Purchase      108                  5.5477
Purchase      300                  5.5265
Purchase      1,000                5.4688
Purchase      103,612              5.5077
Purchase      4,800                5.4950
Purchase      5                    5.5138
Purchase      25,881               5.5352
Purchase      5,450                5.5258
Purchase      8,700                5.4952
Purchase      11,313               5.4410
Purchase      25,000               5.5672
Purchase      2,795                5.4560
Purchase      185,632              5.4604
Purchase      25,000               5.5672
Purchase      3,000                5.4260
Purchase      942                  Transfer
Purchase      9,200                5.5064
Purchase      34,591               5.4400
Purchase      65,000               5.4714
Sale          800                  5.5193
Sale          625                  Transfer
Sale          26,140               5.5162
Sale          2,450                5.5439
Sale          875                  5.5105
Sale          7,271                5.4700
Sale          513                  5.5385
Sale          460                  5.5120
Sale          464                  5.5435
Sale          31,750               5.4975
Sale          58,910               5.5365
Sale          11,271               5.4690
Sale          22,811               5.5414
Sale          246,048              5.5322
Sale          8,500                5.5241
Sale          35,812               5.5700
Sale          44,413               5.5241
Sale          59,620               5.4975
Sale          12,690               5.4975
Sale          14,188               5.5700
Sale          7,313                5.4400


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         7290          5.4388
CFD            Short         11313         5.441
CFD            Short         2795          5.456
CFD            Short         4800          5.4949
CFD            Short         8700          5.4951
CFD            Short         9200          5.5064
CFD            Short         103612        5.5077
CFD            Short         5450          5.5258
CFD            Short         25881         5.5351
CFD            Long          800           5.5193
CFD            Long          52913         5.5241
CFD            Long          246048        5.5322
CFD            Long          58910         5.5364
CFD            Long          22811         5.5414
CFD            Long          2450          5.5439


(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                         11 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   27,271                 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   175,688                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