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               16 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       50,662,226     2.92%      4,931,152      0.28%
securities
(2) Derivatives     2,568,147     0.15%        694,884      0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and     1,002,150     0.06%              0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              54,232,523     3.13%      5,626,036      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         62,952              5.5600
Purchase          3,250              5.5600
Purchase          2,831              5.5600
Purchase         32,439              5.5611
Purchase         12,654              5.5600
Purchase          4,470              5.5600
Purchase          2,581              5.5600
Purchase         15,570              5.5600
Purchase            262              5.4975
Purchase         15,095              5.5600
Purchase             33              5.4606
Purchase        145,947              5.4504
Purchase            498              5.5600
Purchase          4,138              5.5600
Purchase        232,702              5.5637
Purchase          4,570              5.4725
Sale             65,009              5.5311
Sale                524              5.5600
Sale              2,019              5.5600
Sale             79,550              5.5278
Sale              9,472              5.4275
Sale              2,061              5.4275
Sale                739              5.3900
Sale              3,000              5.5789
Sale            100,000              5.5600
Sale              1,380              5.5600
Sale                 33              5.5494

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD               Short       145947         5.4503
CFD               Short           33         5.4606
CFD               Short         4570         5.4724
CFD               Short        32439         5.5611
CFD               Long         19009         5.4381
CFD               Long         79550         5.5277
CFD               Long            33         5.5493
CFD               Long         46000         5.5694
CFD               Long          3000         5.5788


(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)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         19 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