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               05 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       50,135,178     2.90%      5,792,145     0.34%
securities
(2) Derivatives     3,191,753     0.18%        486,459     0.03%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and     1,002,150     0.06%        250,000     0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total              54,329,081     3.15%      6,528,604     0.38%


(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      39,000               5.2800
Purchase      4,000                5.2180
Purchase      65,863               5.2250
Purchase      1,564                5.2250
Purchase      60,818               5.2218
Purchase      7,409                5.1960
Purchase      24,930               5.2250
Purchase      4,470                5.2500
Purchase      9,800                5.2230
Purchase      16                   5.2006
Purchase      15,711               5.1802
Sale          150,831              5.2491
Sale          750                  5.1919
Sale          59                   5.2500
Sale          12,881               5.1904
Sale          24,930               5.2250
Sale          65,863               5.2250
Sale          4,634                5.2489
Sale          97,179               5.1946
Sale          88,350               5.1994
Sale          1,894                5.1975
Sale          29,024               5.2252
Sale          200                  5.2267
Sale          85,383               5.2485
Sale          1,570                5.2500

NB: The below transactions which were previously disclosed have been cancelled
Deal Date    Purchase/Sale   Number of Securities   Price per unit (GBP)
28/02/2007   Sale            390,000                5.1250


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,    Long/Short     Number of           Price Per Unit
(e.g. CFD)       (Note 6)       Securities (Note 7)
CFD              Short          7409                5.196
CFD              Short          16                  5.2006
CFD              Short          4000                5.2179
CFD              Short          60818               5.2217
CFD              Short          9800                5.223
CFD              Long           12881               5.1904
CFD              Long           97179               5.1946
CFD              Long           4024                5.1984
CFD              Long           88350               5.1994
CFD              Long           200                 5.2267
CFD              Long           25000               5.2295
CFD              Long           4634                5.2489
CFD              Long           150831              5.249


(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
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)                                           (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                         06 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