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               18 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      61,594,987      3.54%      2,433,688     0.14%
securities
(2) Derivatives   12,342,787      0.71%     12,816,644     0.74%%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and       19,431      0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             73,957,205      4.25%      15,250,332    0.88%


(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      25,000               5.4675
Purchase      1,500                5.5182
Purchase      100                  5.4187
Purchase      274                  5.4575
Purchase      8                    5.4737
Purchase      40,000               5.4357
Purchase      6,440                5.5050
Purchase      399,515              5.5050
Purchase      9,351                5.5000
Purchase      25,000               5.4675
Purchase      96,800               5.4693
Purchase      102,943              5.4099
Purchase      16,858               5.5000
Purchase      3,601                5.5000
Purchase      25,950               5.5050
Purchase      9,260                5.5050
Purchase      759                  5.6000
Purchase      1,136                5.4650
Purchase      6,390                5.4529
Purchase      48,703               5.4357
Sale          266                  5.4900
Sale          3,600                5.4906
Sale          3,601                5.5000
Sale          9,351                5.5000
Sale          1,249                5.4950
Sale          37,580               5.5050
Sale          418                  5.4900
Sale          1,728                5.4900
Sale          1,312                5.4900
Sale          16,539               5.4765
Sale          16,858               5.5000
Sale          549                  5.4900
Sale          1,510                5.5040
Sale          1,400                5.4900
Sale          1,400                5.4900
Sale          500                  5.3925
Sale          200                  5.4012
Sale          350                  5.4012
Sale          18,570               5.4000
Sale          1,000                5.5162
Sale          734                  5.4900
Sale          64,796               5.4960
Sale          2,640                5.4500
Sale          3,601                5.5000
Sale          9,230                5.4500
Sale          51,655               5.5050
Sale          175,224              5.4620
Sale          1                    5.4900
Sale          4,000                5.4992
Sale          917                  5.4900
Sale          2,024                5.4900
Sale          1,259                5.4900
Sale          16,858               5.5000
Sale          1,931                5.4900
Sale          9,351                5.5000
Sale          2,000                5.4296
Sale          4,312                5.4900
Sale          2,314                5.4900
Sale          3,849                5.4500
Sale          371                  5.4525
Sale          9,281                5.4500
Sale          1,000                5.4900
Sale          2,362                5.4615
Sale          1,396                5.4900
Sale          399,515              5.5050
Sale          790                  5.4950

NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date
17/09/2007   Purchase         44,352        5.4357
17/09/2007   Purchase         44,351        5.4357

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         102943        5.4098
CFD            Short         6390          5.4529
CFD            Short         96800         5.4692
CFD            Long          2000          5.4295
CFD            Long          175224        5.462
CFD            Long          16539         5.4765
CFD            Long          3600          5.4905
CFD            Long          64796         5.496
CFD            Long          4000          5.4991
CFD            Long          1510          5.5039

(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                         19 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   476                    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   16,205                 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