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               06 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       49,826,479     2.88%      5,818,858     0.34%
securities
(2) Derivatives     3,382,403     0.20%        664,283     0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and     1,002,150     0.06%        250,000     0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total              54,211,032     3.14%      6,733,141     0.39%


(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      150,831              5.3305
Purchase      196,533              5.3414
Purchase      28,400               5.2711
Purchase      24                   5.2658
Purchase      2,501                5.2425
Purchase      6,995                5.3900
Purchase      5,671                5.2637
Sale          33,675               5.3889
Sale          48,000               5.3605
Sale          37,500               5.3660
Sale          103,11               5.2552
Sale          121,468              5.3368
Sale          7,502                5.3375
Sale          2,011                5.2930
Sale          66,791               5.2484
Sale          24,930               5.2575
Sale          51,122               5.3894
Sale          800                  5.3767
Sale          50,000               5.3900
Sale          1,905                5.2490
Sale          150,831              5.3305


(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          66791               5.25
CFD              Shor           5671                5.2637
CFD              Short          24                  5.2658
CFD              Short          62887               5.2694
CFD              Short          28400               5.2711
CFD              Short          13364               5.3752
CFD              Long           66791               5.2484
CFD              Long           2011                5.293
CFD              Long           121468              5.3367
CFD              Long           48000               5.3604
CFD              Long           37500               5.3659
CFD              Long           800                 5.3766
CFD              Long           33675               5.3889

(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                         07 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