Holding(s) in Company

Sainsbury(J) PLC
28 February 2005



J Sainsbury plc was today informed by Miss Judith Portrait in her capacity as
Trustee of various Sainsbury Settlements including Charitable Trusts, that her
substantial interest in the Company has decreased.



As a result the reportable interest is now 20 per cent instead of the 21 per
cent previously reported.



The Company has also been informed that J Rosenheim in his capacity as a Trustee
of various Sainsbury Settlements including Charitable Trusts no longer holds a
reportable interest in the Company.




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