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