Holding(s) in Company

Sainsbury(J) PLC
22 January 2007


J Sainsbury plc - Notification of major interests in shares


On 19 January 2007, Sainsbury's received notification that AXA S.A. and its
Group companies were interested in 264,430,004 ordinary shares representing
15.41% of the issued share capital. These shares are represented by a beneficial
interest of 5,682,275 (0.33% - previously disclosed 0.33%) and a non-beneficial
interest of 258,747,729 (15.08% - previously disclosed 14.83%), the majority of
which, 257,707,448 was held by AXA Financial Inc on behalf of Bernstein. AXA's
previously disclosed total shareholding was 15.16%.



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