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 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      61,532,152     3.53%      2,524,376     0.14%
securities
(2) Derivatives   11,545,245     0.66%     11,837,467     0.68%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and      122,901     0.01%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             73,200,298     4.20%      14,361,843    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     4,900                 5.5850
Purchase     1,378                 Transfer
Purchase     18                    5.5756
Purchase     8,830                 5.5515
Purchase     10,600                5.5507
Purchase     6,709                 5.5955
Purchase     74,154                5.5591
Purchase     10,454                5.5483
Purchase     28,736                5.6050
Sale         169,503               5.5761
Sale         4,631                 5.6039
Sale         3,500                 5.5856
Sale         723                   5.5562
Sale         21,544                5.5639
Sale         144,206               5.5804
Sale         78,623                5.6040
Sale         400                   5.6043
Sale         364                   5.5625
Sale         113,997               5.5961

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         10600         5.5506
CFD            Short         8830          5.5514
CFD            Short         74154         5.559
CFD            Short         18            5.5755
CFD            Short         4900          5.585
CFD            Short         6709          5.5954
CFD            Long          169503        5.5761
CFD            Long          144206        5.5804
CFD            Long          3500          5.5855
CFD            Long          113997        5.596
CFD            Long          4631          5.6039
CFD            Long          78623         5.604
CFD            Long          400           5.6043

(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                         13 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   70,511                 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   49,640                 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