


TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESⁱ

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ⁱⁱ			J SAINSBURY PLC
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights				No
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached				No
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments				No
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights				No
Other (please specify):	Announcement by issuer of issue of new ordinary shares			Yes
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: ⁱⁱⁱ		Qatar Holding LLC Qatar Investment Authority (as parent undertaking only)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):^iv		Qatar Holding LLC
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: ^v		05 September 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:		08 September 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: ^{vi, vii}		24% and 23% (downwards)

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares ^{viii, ix}

Class/type of
shares

if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
Shares

Number
of
Voting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of voting rights ^x

Direct

Direct ^xi

Indirect ^xii

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary shares of 28 and 4/7 pence each

GB00B019KW72

481,746,132

N/A

22.03%

N/A

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date ^xiii

Exercise/
Conversion Period ^xiv

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

% of voting
rights

N/A

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments ^{xv, xvi}

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date ^xvii

Exercise/
Conversion period ^xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights ^{xix, xx}

N/A

Nominal

Delta

N/A

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

481,746,132

22.03%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: ^xxi
Qatar Holding LLC is the beneficial holder of the specified shares and voting rights in J Sainsbury plc. Qatar Holding LLC is established as a limited liability company in the Qatar Financial Centre ("QFC") and is licensed by the QFC Authority under License No. 00004. Qatar Holding LLC is wholly-owned by Qatar Investment Authority ("QIA") and makes this notification on behalf of itself and QIA.

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:	Dr. Tariq Alsabbagh, Director, Legal Department General Counsel, Qatar Investment Authority/ Qatar Holding LLC /
15. Contact telephone number:	+974.4499.5806