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               13 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       50,618,430     2.92%      4,621,499     0.27%
securities
(2) Derivatives     2,399,439     0.14%        631,586     0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and     1,002,150     0.06%        250,000     0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total              54,020,019     3.12%      5,503,085     0.32%


(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      4,802                5.1810
Purchase      28,600               5.2503
Purchase      5,382                5.3202
Purchase      40,800               5.2090
Purchase      30,800               5.3132
Purchase      303,841              5.2431
Purchase      130,00               5.2100
Purchase      36,540               5.2120
Purchase      211,827              5.3223
Purchase      6,000                5.3283
Purchase      585                  5.3700
Purchase      3,211                5.2225
Purchase      887                  5.2035
Purchase      799                  5.2100
Sale          9,899                5.2590
Sale          13,116               5.2269
Sale          7,420                5.3162
Sale          800                  5.2217
Sale          1,878                5.2590
Sale          5,596                5.2100
Sale          1,160                5.2781
Sale          28,960               5.3492
Sale          4,849                5.2760

(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          4802                5.181
CFD              Short          887                 5.2035
CFD              Short          40800               5.209
CFD              Short          303841              5.243
CFD              Short          28600               5.2502
CFD              Short          3080                5.3131
CFD              Short          5382                5.3202
CFD              Short          211827              5.3223
CFD              Short          6000                5.3282
CFD              Long           800                 5.2217
CFD              Long           13116               5.2269
CFD              Long           4849                5.276
CFD              Long           7420                5.3161
CFD              Long           28960               5.3491


(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                         14 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