Holding(s) in Company

Sainsbury(J) PLC
27 March 2006



J Sainsbury plc announces notification of major interests in shares

On 27 March 2006, Sainsbury's received notification that AXA S.A. and its Group
companies were interested in 222,264,235 ordinary shares representing 13.06% of
the issued share capital.  These shares are represented by a beneficial interest
of 1,565,368 (0.09%) and a non-beneficial interest of 220,698,867 (12.96% -
previously disclosed 11.96%), the majority of which, 219,012,560 was held by AXA
Financial, Inc on behalf of Bernstein. AXA's previously disclosed total
shareholding was 12.05%.



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