RNS Number:3273V
Goldman Sachs Asset Management Intl
07 December 2005


                                                                    FORM 8.3



    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)



1.         KEY INFORMATION


Name of person dealing  (Note 1)               Goldman Sachs Asset Management International
Company dealt in                               Somerfield Plc


Class of relevant security to which the        Ordinary shares
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)

Date of dealing                                6th December 2005






2.         INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE



(a)        Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of
relevant security dealt in (Note 3)


Class of relevant security: Ords                       Long               Short

                                               Number       (%)    Number    (%)

(1) Relevant securities                      4,476,816  (0.82%)


(2) Derivatives (other than options) ADRS 2:1


(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell


Total                                        4,476,816  (0.82%)





(b)        Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company,
other than the class dealt in (Note 3)


Class of relevant security:                            Long               Short

                                               Number       (%)    Number    (%)

(1) Relevant securities


(2) Derivatives (other than options)


(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell


Total





(c)        Rights to subscribe (Note 3)


Class of relevant security:                    Details







3.         DEALINGS (Note 4)



(a)        Purchases and sales


Purchase/sale                   Number of securities     Price per unit (Note 5)


Sale                            3,519,573                19563 GBP







 (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 relating
to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting
rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced.  If none, this should be stated.



Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)
            NO




Date of disclosure                                            7th December 2005


Contact name                                                      Peter Highton


Telephone number                                               +44-207-774-1935

If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected              -


If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)                      -




Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk



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