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               12 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       49,888,034     2.88%      5,319,674     0.31%
securities
(2) Derivatives     2,969,399     0.17%        623,752     0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and     1,002,150     0.06%        250,000     0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total              53,859,583     3.11%      6,193,426     0.36%


(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      20,939               5.4287
Purchase      17,885               5.3250
Purchase      5,900                5.4201
Purchase      4,470                Transfer
Purchase      1,472                5.3250
Purchase      5,460                5.4258
Purchase      2,345                5.3400
Sale          63,617               5.4131
Sale          2,000                5.3843
Sale          3,031                5.4135
Sale          1,925                5.3456
Sale          3,000                5.3084
Sale          152,983              5.4133
Sale          12,330               5.4208
Sale          28,380               5.4208
Sale          46,170               5.4208
Sale          1,750                5.3181


(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          5900                5.42
CFD              Short          5460                5.4258
CFD              Short          20939               5.4286
CFD              Long           2000                5.3843
CFD              Long           29482               5.3846
CFD              Long           152983              5.4133
CFD              Long           3031                5.4134
CFD              Long           34135               5.4376


(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                         13 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