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GoldmanSachs International02 April 2007 FORM 38.5 DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS (Rule 38.5 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of exempt principal trader Goldman Sachs InternationalCompany dealt in J SAINSBURY PLCClass of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 30 March 2007 2. DEALINGS (Note 2) (a) Purchases and sales Total number of securities purchased Highest price paid (Note 3) Lowest price paid (Note 3) 475467 5.4893 GBP 5.425 GBP Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) Lowest price received (Note 3) 528428 5.5305 GBP 4.54 GBP (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 4) Number of securities (Note 5) Price per unit (Note 3) e.g. CFDCFD Long 3000 5.4657 GBPCFD Long 7653 5.45 GBPCFD Short 7653 5.4893 GBPCFD Long 10496 5.45 GBPCFD Short 10496 5.4893 GBPCFD Long 1851 5.45 GBPCFD Short 1851 5.4893 GBPCFD Long 38869 5.45 GBPCFD Short 38869 5.425 GBPCFD Long 160717 5.45 GBPCFD Short 160717 5.425 GBPCFD Long 220414 5.45 GBPCFD Short 220414 5.425 GBPCFD Long 735 5.4936 GBPCFD Long 38280 5.4847 GBPCFD Short 3380 5.495 GBPCFD Long 3380 5.495 GBP (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, selling, Number of securities to Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money purchasing, which the option relates American,e.g. call varying etc. (Note 5) price European date paid/received peroption etc. unit (Note 3) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 3) 3. OTHER INFORMATION 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 relatingto the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the votingrights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form isreferenced. If none, this should be stated. Date of disclosure 02 April 2007 Contact name Peter Highton Telephone number +44-207-774-1935 Name of offeree/offeror with which connected CVC Capital PartnersNature of connection (Note 6) Advisor Notes The Notes on Form 38.5 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Sainsbury's