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 March 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       50,076,032     2.90%      5,481,656     0.32%
securities
(2) Derivatives     3,126,192     0.18%        665,301     0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and     1,002,150     0.06%        250,000     0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total              54,204,374     3.14%      6,396,957     0.37%


(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      15,570               5.3200
Purchase      2,300                5.3286
Purchase      1,374                5.3200
Purchase      34,054               5.3211
Purchase      27,689               5.3174
Purchase      64,872               5.3468
Purchase      23,400               5.3251
Purchase      150,831              5.3305
Sale          625                  5.3106
Sale          500                  5.3456
Sale          3,000                5.3814
Sale          12,500               5.3518
Sale          731                  5.3432
Sale          27,719               5.3654
Sale          7,759                5.3767
Sale          1,487                5.3513
Sale          16,216               5.3275

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,    Long/Short     Number of           Price Per Unit
(e.g. CFD)       (Note 6)       Securities (Note 7)
CFD              Short          27689               5.3174
CFD              Short          34054               5.321
CFD              Short          21277               5.3235
CFD              Short          23400               5.325
CFD              Short          2300                5.3285
CFD              Short          150831              5.3304
CFD              Short          64872               5.3468
CFD              Long           16216               5.3275
CFD              Long           12500               5.3517
CFD              Long           27719               5.3654
CFD              Long           7759                5.3767
CFD              Long           3000                5.3814

(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
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)                                           (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)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         08 March 2007
Contact name                               BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE
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