Director Declaration

Sainsbury(J) PLC
17 September 2007



17th September 2007


J Sainsbury plc


Justin King, Sainsbury's chief executive, has been appointed as non-executive
director to the Board of Staples, Inc. with effect from 11th September 2007.

Staples, Inc. is based outside Boston, USA and is the world's largest office
products company with businesses in 22 countries throughout North and South
America, Europe and Asia.


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