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               20 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      60,985,643      3.50%      2,386,141     0.14%
securities
(2) Derivatives   12,801,897      0.73%     13,537,877     0.78%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and       2,986       0.00%              0     0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             73,790,526      4.24%     15,924,018     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      500                  5.7232
Purchase      2,500                5.7164
Purchase      25,000               5.7186
Purchase      7,600                5.7066
Purchase      280,483              5.6950
Purchase      173,580              5.7128
Purchase      18,876               Transfer
Purchase      102,000              5.6995
Purchase      25,000               5.6094
Purchase      25,000               5.6094
Purchase      45,000               5.7186
Purchase      51                   5.6841
Purchase      74,000               5.7006
Purchase      1                    5.7232
Purchase      176                  5.6732
Purchase      353                  5.7182
Purchase      33                   5.6965
Purchase      200                  5.6832
Purchase      625                  Transfer
Sale          1,312                5.7315
Sale          625                  Transfer
Sale          400                  5.7250
Sale          2,000                5.7265
Sale          468                  5.7275
Sale          4,407                5.7172
Sale          952                  5.7025
Sale          10,363               5.7300
Sale          77                   5.7292
Sale          17,443               5.7244
Sale          262                  5.7262
Sale          597                  5.7162
Sale          14,568               5.7300
Sale          50                   5.7175
Sale          237                  5.7225
Sale          200                  5.7262
Sale          800                  5.7412
Sale          1,000                5.7262
Sale          182                  5.6858
Sale          650                  5.7412
Sale          882                  5.6775
Sale          437                  5.7062
Sale          69                   5.7300
Sale          3,969                5.6950
Sale          21,305               5.7300
Sale          8,300                5.7136
Sale          11,237               5.7172
Sale          102,000              5.6995
Sale          102,000              5.6995
Sale          1,845                5.7300
Sale          20,000               5.7000
Sale          7,658                5.6858
Sale          1,850                5.7300
Sale          1,500                5.7337
Sale          200                  5.7075

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         280483        5.6949
CFD            Short         74000         5.7005
CFD            Short         7600          5.7065
CFD            Short         173580        5.7128
CFD            Short         2500          5.7164
CFD            Long          102000        5.6995
CFD            Long          8300          5.7135
CFD            Long          11237         5.7171
CFD            Long          17443         5.7244
CFD            Long          400           5.725
CFD            Long          77            5.7292

(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                         21 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   236                    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

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