Successful transition of IT

Sainsbury(J) PLC
28 April 2006



28th April 2006



     Sainsbury's and Accenture successfully transition IT functions back to
                                  Sainsbury's





Sainsbury's and Accenture have today successfully migrated IT functions back to
Sainsbury's six months after agreeing to terminate their existing contracts.
This has involved the transfer of all assets, third party contracts and
approximately 470 colleagues into Sainsbury's and the two parties agreeing the
matters arising out of the IT outsourcing agreements to their mutual
satisfaction.



Both parties have worked together for the last six months to ensure that
customers, colleagues, IT development and the operational service provided have
not been affected during this transfer.  Christmas, in fact, saw the best levels
of service in the past five years.



Sainsbury's will take an exceptional item of circa £65 million as a result of
the termination, which is in line with previous guidance. Sainsbury's said that
it expects that as a result of future cost savings the exit costs are expected
to payback in less than two years.



As previously reported, Accenture does not expect the transition to have a
negative impact on results from operations in its 2006 fiscal year.



Sainsbury's and Accenture will continue to work together in developing some of
Sainsbury's IT systems and the ongoing provision of on-line services.
Sainsbury's newly formed in-house team is now focusing on supporting the Making
Sainsbury's Great Again plan.



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For enquiries:


Investor Relations                                          Media
Lynda Ashton                                                Pip Wood
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Accenture Media
Mark Radvanyi
+ 44(0) 20 7844 5406
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Notes

1.         Sainsbury's originally outsourced IT operations to Accenture in
           November 2000.

2.         The decision to terminate the outsource agreement was announced in 27
           October 2005.

3.         The Making Sainsbury's Great Again plan was announced on 19 October
           2004.



 4. Forward-Looking Statements
    This announcement contains forward-looking statements relating to
    Sainsbury's and Accenture's operations and results of operations, the
    accuracy of which is necessarily subject to risks and uncertainties. Factors
    that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or
    implied include general economic conditions and, in particular, in relation
    to Accenture the factors discussed under the 'Risk Factors' heading in the
    Business section of Accenture's most recent annual report on Form 10-K filed
    with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Neither Sainsbury's nor
    Accenture undertake any duty to update any forward-looking statements made
    in this news release or to conform such statements to actual results or
    changes in their respective expectations.




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