Holding(s) in Company

Sainsbury(J) PLC
02 November 2006

J Sainsbury plc announces notification of major interests in shares





On 2 November 2006, Sainsbury's received notification that AXA S.A. and its
Group companies were interested in 259,555,731 ordinary shares representing
15.16% of the issued share capital. These shares are represented by a beneficial
interest of 5,687,505 (0.33% - previously disclosed 0.09%) and a non-beneficial
interest of 253,868,226 (14.83% - previously disclosed 14.38%), the majority of
which, 251,411,255 was held by AXA Financial Inc on behalf of Bernstein. AXA's
previously disclosed total shareholding was 14.47%.




                      This information is provided by RNS
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange    

HOLKGMGMKZFGVZM