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GoldmanSachs International15 March 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 International Company dealt in J SAINSBURY PLC Class of relevant security to which the Ordinary Sharesdealings being disclosed relate (Note 1) Date of dealing 14 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) 3455610 5.3053 GBP 5.2665 GBP Total number of securities sold Highest price received (Note 3) Lowest price received (Note 3) 3029583 5.3329 GBP 5.2779 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 Short 66652 5.2868 GBPCFD Short 273439 5.2868 GBPCFD Short 199007 5.2868 GBPCFD Short 6276 5.3102 GBPCFD Short 11057 5.3102 GBPCFD Short 18000 5.2868 GBPCFD Short 300000 5.305 GBPCFD Short 6129 5.3102 GBPCFD Short 6699 5.2868 GBPCFD Long 1229 5.2827 GBPCFD Long 5635 5.2826 GBPCFD Long 1758 5.2827 GBPCFD Long 50000 5.281 GBPCFD Long 40000 5.2707 GBPCFD Long 40000 5.2948 GBPCFD Short 37662 5.2882 GBPCFD Long 50000 5.2707 GBPCFD Long 159 5.2987 GBPCFD Long 37662 5.2968 GBPCFD Short 50000 5.3053 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 15 March 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:
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