Holding(s) in Company

Sainsbury(J) PLC
28 April 2004

J Sainsbury plc



J Sainsbury plc received notification on 27 April 2004 that Brandes Investment
Partners L.L.C. and its affiliates have increased their reportable interest in
the Company.



As a result the holding has passed one percentage integer and the reportable
interest is now 6 per cent instead of 5 per cent previously reported.



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