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Citigroup Global Markets UK EqtyLtd23 October 2007 FORM 8.3 DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE (Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code) 1. KEY INFORMATION Name of person dealing (Note 1) Citigroup Global Markets UK Equity Limited Company dealt in Sainsbury plc Class of relevant security to which the Ord/Equitydealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 22 October 2007 2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE (a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class ofrelevant security dealt in (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Long Short Ordinary Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities 15,379,258 (0.88%) 567,483 (0.03%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) (0.00%) (0.00%) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 3,334,000 (0.19%) 5,084,000 (0.29%) Total 18,713,258 (1.07%) 5,651,483 (0.32%) (b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of thecompany, other than the class dealt in (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Long Short Convertibles Number (%) Number (%) (1) Relevant securities (0.00%) (0.00%) (2) Derivatives (other than options) (0.00%) (0.00%) (3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell (0.00%) (0.00%) Total (0.00%) (0.00%) (c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3) Class of relevant security: Details 3. DEALINGS (Note 4) (a) Purchases and sales Purchase Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) GBPTotal: Sale Number of securities Price per unit (Note 5) 3,973 GBP 5.78 31,125 GBP 5.71 46,947 GBP 5.73 418,180 GBP 5.72Total: 500,225 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note 7) Price per unit (Note 5) e.g. CFD (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities (i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying Product name, Writing, selling, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money purchasing, to which the option American,e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 7) price European etc. date paid/received per unit (Note 5) (ii) Exercising Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5) 4. 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. None Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES Date of disclosure 23 October 2007 Contact name Ciaran Lavery Telephone number 02890 409 539 If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected N/A If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10) N/A Notes The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website atwww.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 DETAILS OF OPEN POSITIONS (This form should be attached to Form 8.1, Form 8.1(b)(ii) or Form 8.3, as appropriate) OPEN POSITIONS (Note 1) Product name, Written or Number of securities Exercise price Type, e.g. Expiry date purchased to which the option or (Note 2) American,e.g. call option derivative relates European etc. Call Option Purchased 2,000,000 6 American 20 March 2008Call Option Purchased 1,334,000 6 American 21 December 2007Call Option Written 5,084,000 6 American 21 December 2007 Notes 1. Where there are open option positions or open derivative positions (exceptfor CFDs), full details should be given. Full details of any existingagreements to purchase or to sell should also be given on this form. 2. For all prices and other monetary amounts, the currency must be stated. For details of the Code's dealing disclosure requirements, see Rule 8 and itsNotes which 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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