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 March 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       50,698,306     2.92%      4,445,998      0.26%
securities
(2) Derivatives     1,973,540     0.11%        467,273      0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and     1,002,150     0.06%              0      0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              53,673,996     3.09%       4,913,271     0.28%


(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      70,882               5.4523
Purchase      19,901               5.4734
Purchase      8,000                5.4558
Purchase      91,938               5.4719
Purchase      3,000                5.4661
Purchase      99,168               5.4413
Purchase      91,938               5.4719
Purchase      6,600                5.4257
Purchase      52,558               5.4850
Purchase      1,076                Transfer
Purchase      125,670              5.4950
Purchase      100,000              5.4850
Sale          16,993               5.4636
Sale          102,481              5.4633
Sale          91,938               5.4719
Sale          160,000              5.4365
Sale          100,00               5.4850
Sale          3,000                5.4339
Sale          30,289               5.4839
Sale          91,938               5.4940
Sale          125,670              5.4950
Sale          3,000                5.4521
Sale          21                   5.4595
Sale          125,670              5.4600
Sale          2,754                5.4750
Sale          704                  5.4750
Sale          70,842               5.4755
Sale          1,376                5.4913
Sale          474                  5.4850
Sale          909                  5.4589
Sale          20,183               5.4300
Sale          30,372               5.4939
Sale          543                  5.4913
Sale          7,870                5.5465
Sale          29,733               5.4710

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,  Long/Short    Number of     Price per
(e.g. CFD)     (Note 6)      Securities    unit (GBP)
CFD            Short         6600          5.4256
CFD            Short         99168         5.4412
CFD            Short         70882         5.4522
CFD            Short         8000          5.4558
CFD            Short         3000          5.466
CFD            Short         91938         5.4719
CFD            Short         19901         5.4734
CFD            Long          20183         5.43
CFD            Long          3000          5.4339
CFD            Long          3000          5.4521
CFD            Long          909           5.4589
CFD            Long          21            5.4595
CFD            Long          102481        5.4633
CFD            Long          16993         5.4636
CFD            Long          30848         5.4683
CFD            Long          29733         5.471
CFD            Long          2754          5.475
CFD            Long          39994         5.481
CFD            Long          30289         5.4839
CFD            Long          30372         5.4939
CFD            Long          91938         5.494
CFD            Long          7870          5.5464


(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)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         27 March 2007
Contact name                               BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE
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