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 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 61,266,178 3.52% 2,871,729 0.16%
securities
(2) Derivatives 11,820,783 0.68% 11,941,252 0.69%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 107,601 0.01% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 73,194,562 4.20% 14,812,981 0.85%
(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 2,119 5.6153
Purchase 4,495 5.5680
Purchase 842 5.5877
Purchase 8,745 5.6311
Purchase 125 5.5638
Purchase 78,62 5.6112
Purchase 2,096 5.5877
Purchase 4,135 5.6300
Purchase 2,157 5.6164
Purchase 5,129 5.5877
Purchase 1,221 5.5877
Purchase 9,703 5.6355
Purchase 100 5.5957
Sale 1,865 5.5681
Sale 105,539 Transfer
Sale 20,436 5.6113
Sale 194 5.6275
Sale 24,554 5.6131
Sale 55,569 5.6188
Sale 129,953 5.5999
Sale 1,386 5.6300
Sale 942 5.5825
Sale 41,426 5.6195
Sale 3,600 5.5969
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 4495 5.5679
CFD Short 100 5.5957
CFD Short 78623 5.6111
CFD Short 2119 5.6152
CFD Short 8745 5.631
CFD Short 9703 5.6355
CFD Long 3600 5.5969
CFD Long 129953 5.5998
CFD Long 20436 5.6112
CFD Long 24554 5.613
CFD Long 55569 5.6187
CFD Long 41426 5.6195
(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 14 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 71,687 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 33,164 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