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               08 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       50,205,135     2.90%      5,197,003     0.30%
securities
(2) Derivatives     2,843,684     0.16%        687,369     0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and     1,002,150     0.06%        250,000     0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total              54,050,969     3.12%      6,134,372     0.35%


(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      10,445               5.3650
Purchase      2,820                5.3600
Purchase      2,000                5.2961
Purchase      2,145                5.3175
Purchase      2,083                5.3200
Purchase      278,867              5.3222
Purchase      39,000               5.3900
Purchase      611                  5.3061
Purchase      9,744                Transfer
Purchase      34,833               5.3044
Sale          6,096                5.3650
Sale          5,058                5.3304
Sale          3                    5.3567
Sale          39,000               5.3900
Sale          2,820                5.3250
Sale          164,788              5.3282
Sale          1,880                5.3304
Sale          33,800               5.3639


(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          2000                5.296
CFD              Short          34833               5.3044
CFD              Short          611                 5.306
CFD              Short          278867              5.3222
CFD              Short          22068               5.3254
CFD              Long           3                   5.3566
CFD              Long           33800               5.3639


(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                         09 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