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 26 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 60,631,052 3.48% 3,395,477 0.19%
securities
(2) Derivatives 1,332,685 0.08% 164,886 0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 1,750 0.00% 0 0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 61,965,487 3.56% 3,560,363 0.20%
(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 8,206 5.7544
Purchase 1,354 5.7450
Purchase 30,000 5.7400
Purchase 200 5.7737
Purchase 6,440 5.7700
Purchase 344 5.7482
Purchase 1,231 5.7341
Purchase 127,182 5.7525
Purchase 205,265 5.7400
Purchase 94,121 5.7618
Purchase 800 5.7550
Sale 205,265 5.7400
Sale 9,351 5.7634
Sale 6,713 5.7516
Sale 127,182 5.7525
Sale 126,361 5.7399
Sale 8,000 5.7441
Sale 33 5.7512
Sale 15 5.7512
Sale 1,231 5.7341
Sale 74,925 5.7418
Sale 700 5.7600
Sale 148,017 5.7597
Sale 385,786 5.7377
Sale 30,000 5.7400
Sale 1,354 5.7450
Sale 200 5.7468
Sale 35,495 5.7560
Sale 6,049 5.7400
Sale 1,669 5.7700
Sale 167,135 5.7649
Sale 127,182 5.7525
Sale 205,265 5.7400
Sale 30,000 5.7400
Sale 519 5.7562
Sale 5,091 5.7546
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per
(e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP)
CFD Short 800 5.755
CFD Short 94121 5.7618
CFD Long 5091 5.7546
CFD Long 35495 5.7559
CFD Long 148017 5.7597
CFD Long 700 5.76
CFD Long 9351 5.7634
CFD Long 167135 5.7648
(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 27 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 1,250 390.0000 EURO
Option Purchased 500 390.0000 EURO
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