SDL Sdl Plc

    FORM SAR 3

Lodge with an RIS and Newstrack, if appropriate, and the Takeover Panel. A copy
must also be sent to the company the shares of which are acquired.

Date of disclosure: 24th March 2005

  DISCLOSURE UNDER RULE 3 OF THE RULES GOVERNING SUBSTANTIAL ACQUISITIONS OF   
                                SHARES ("SARs")                                

Date of acquisition: 22nd March 2005

Acquisition in SDL (name of company)

(1) Class of voting shares  Number of shares/rights    If rights over shares   
(eg ordinary shares):       over shares acquired:      acquired, as opposed to 
                                                       the shares themselves,  
Ord 1p                      Shares: 50,000             specify nature of       
                                                       rights:                 
                            Rights:                                            

(2) Resultant total        Resultant total holding of  Total percentage:       
holding of voting shares   rights over shares (and %                           
(and % of total voting     of total voting shares in   (%)                     
shares in issue):          issue):                                             
                                                                               
16.07 (%)                  (%)                                                 
                                                                               
8,983,244                                                                      

(3) Party making disclosure:

Framlington Investment Management

(4) (a) Name of person acquiring shares or rights over shares and, if
different, beneficial owner:

As Above

(b) Names of any other persons acting by agreement or understanding (see SAR
5):

Signed, for and on behalf of the party named in (3) above:

(Also print name of signatory):

Bill Kennedy

Telephone and extension number:

0207-330-6516

Note 1. Under SAR 5, the holdings of and acquisitions by persons acting by
agreement or understanding must be aggregated and treated as a holding of or
acquisition by one person. Note 3 on SAR 5 requires persons who must aggregate
holdings to disclose certain disposals.

Note 2. The resultant total percentage holding of voting shares and rights over
shared is to be calculated by reference to the percentage held and in issue
outside treasury

For full details of the SARs disclosure requirements, see Rules 3 and 5 of the
SARs. If in doubt, contact the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers, Monitoring
Section, Tel. No: 020 7638 0129. E-mail: monitoring@disclosure.org.uk

FORM SAR 3



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