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               17 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      61,753,494      3.55%     2,570,647      0.15%
securities
(2) Derivatives   12,075,118      0.69%    12,610,511      0.72%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and       109,030     0.01%             0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             73,937,642      4.24%     15,181,158     0.87%


(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      5,771                5.4617
Purchase      60,672               5.4108
Purchase      632                  Transfer
Purchase      30,523               5.4123
Purchase      2,300                Transfer
Purchase      164,229              5.4560
Purchase      2,105                5.3799
Purchase      44,351               5.4357
Purchase      127                  5.3732
Purchase      5,771                5.4654
Purchase      10,585               5.4237
Purchase      278,533              5.4210
Purchase      56,308               5.4210
Purchase      44,352               5.4357
Purchase      2,891                5.3982
Sale          8,750                5.4487
Sale          5,000                5.4465
Sale          100                  5.4412
Sale          2,300                Transfer
Sale          200                  5.4125
Sale          22,466               5.4500
Sale          403                  5.4500
Sale          2,000                5.4300
Sale          292                  5.3975
Sale          752                  5.3990
Sale          27,363               5.4084
Sale          600                  5.4237
Sale          25,000               5.4500
Sale          29,091               5.4000
Sale          2,600                5.4100
Sale          5,076                5.4300
Sale          6,627                5.4300
Sale          1,843                5.4500
Sale          24,797               5.4172
Sale          96                   5.4293
Sale          288                  5.4500
Sale          5,771                5.4617
Sale          25,000               5.4200
Sale          41,089               5.4222

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         60672         5.4108
CFD            Short         30523         5.4123
CFD            Short         334841        5.421
CFD            Short         10585         5.4237
CFD            Long          752           5.3989
CFD            Long          27363         5.4083
CFD            Long          2600          5.41
CFD            Long          24797         5.4172
CFD            Long          41089         5.4222
CFD            Long          96            5.4292

(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                         18 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   233                    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   106,047                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