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               21 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      60,690,603      3.48%      3,149,707     0.18%
securities
(2) Derivatives   13,541,911      0.78%      13,640,297    0.78%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and    1,001,750      0.06%       1,001,000    0.06%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total             75,234,264      4.32%       17,791,004   1.02%


(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      8,933                5.7700
Purchase      4,367                5.6925
Purchase      1,000                5.6912
Purchase      500                  5.7365
Purchase      692                  5.7415
Purchase      331                  5.6786
Purchase      4,336                5.7332
Purchase      174                  5.7441
Purchase      4,000                5.7534
Purchase      4,572                5.7700
Purchase      50,000               5.6094
Purchase      696                  5.7700
Purchase      3                    5.7267
Purchase      65                   5.7700
Purchase      43,647               5.7700
Purchase      1,500                5.7300
Purchase      1,806                5.7700
Purchase      5,300                5.7400
Purchase      25,249               5.7153
Purchase      150,000              5.7478
Purchase      95,617               5.7379
Purchase      966                  5.7700
Purchase      1,561                5.7700
Purchase      60,000               5.7000
Purchase      371                  5.7700
Sale          4,500                5.7365
Sale          1,351                5.7431
Sale          350                  5.7312
Sale          174                  5.6675
Sale          931                  5.6752
Sale          190                  5.7312
Sale          2,524                5.7700
Sale          4,000                5.7360
Sale          4,513                5.7700
Sale          304,117              5.7404
Sale          182,519              5.7324
Sale          2,794                5.7689
Sale          4,539                5.7381
Sale          244,184              5.7371
Sale          1,464                5.7700
Sale          2,400                5.7300
Sale          176                  5.7512

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         3             5.7266
CFD            Short         1500          5.73
CFD            Short         95617         5.7378
CFD            Short         5300          5.74
CFD            Long          2400          5.73
CFD            Long          182519        5.7323
CFD            Long          4000          5.736
CFD            Long          244184        5.7371
CFD            Long          304117        5.7404
CFD            Long          2794          5.7689

(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                         24 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   1,000,000              5.2000           AMER         21/09/2007
Option            Purchased   1,250                  390.0000         EURO         21/12/2007
Option            Purchased   500                    390.0000         EURO         21/12/2007
Option            Purchased   -1,000                 600.0000         EURO         21/09/2007
Option            Purchased   -1,000,000             6.0000           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