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               19 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      60,544,510      3.48%      2,916,042     0.17%
securities
(2) Derivatives   12,662,440      0.73%     12,999,714     0.75%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and       4,823       0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             73,211,773      4.20%      15,915,756    0.91%


(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      7,943                5.5511
Purchase      5,091                5.5411
Purchase      127,182              5.5050
Purchase      9,200                5.5615
Purchase      902                  5.5596
Purchase      884                  Transfer
Purchase      923                  Transfer
Purchase      19,098               5.6023
Purchase      8,938                5.5850
Purchase      31,589               5.5650
Purchase      176                  5.5883
Purchase      102,000              5.5410
Purchase      26,802               5.5820
Purchase      437                  Transfer
Purchase      100,000              5.5577
Purchase      966                  Transfer
Purchase      3,096                5.5411
Sale          1,976                5.5950
Sale          2,915                5.5950
Sale          13,486               5.6000
Sale          3,310                5.6500
Sale          2,270                5.5900
Sale          64,500               5.5050
Sale          969                  5.5950
Sale          11,147               5.5550
Sale          159,074              5.5050
Sale          7,554                5.6000
Sale          90                   5.5950
Sale          12,000               5.5858
Sale          2,275                5.5581
Sale          966                  Transfer
Sale          5,000                5.5615
Sale          884                  Transfer
Sale          5,352                5.6500
Sale          8,553                5.5900
Sale          1,916                5.5950
Sale          1,884                5.6000
Sale          2,559                5.6500
Sale          1,936                5.5950
Sale          388                  5.6300
Sale          94,053               5.5835
Sale          5,380                5.6000
Sale          127,182              5.5050
Sale          1,962                5.6500
Sale          9,200                5.5664
Sale          552,270              5.5400
Sale          100,000              5.6005
Sale          2,610                5.6500
Sale          21,696               5.6000
Sale          4,465                5.5950
Sale          71,910               5.5999
Sale          3,554                5.6800
Sale          3,200                5.5915
Sale          1,039                5.6500
Sale          130,143              5.6171
Sale          125                  5.6562
Sale          19,708               5.6009
Sale          4,614                5.6600
Sale          31,589               5.5650

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         102000        5.5409
CFD S          Short         8187          5.541
CFD            Short         7943          5.551
CFD            Short         902           5.5595
CFD            Short         9200          5.5614
CFD            Short         26802         5.582
CFD            Short         8938          5.585
CFD            Short         19098         5.6022
CFD            Long          11147         5.555
CFD            Long          9200          5.5664
CFD            Long          94053         5.5835
CFD            Long          3200          5.5914
CFD            Long          71910         5.5998
CFD            Long          130143        5.617

(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                         20 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   80                     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   1,993                  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