SDL Sdl Plc

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SDL PLC
02 December 2005



                                    SDL plc



                               Trading Statement



   Year end profits expected to be significantly ahead of market expectations



Maidenhead, U.K. - 2nd December 2005



SDL plc, a leader in the emerging market for global information management (GIM)
solutions, today announced that profits for the year ended 31 December 2005 are
expected to be significantly ahead of market expectations.



The company is expecting to be able to report profits before taxation and
amortisation of intangible assets of not less than #7 million (2004: #5.2
million as restated under IFRS), compared to a consensus market expectation of
#5.6 million. Revenues are also expected to exceed consensus expectations of
#76.7 million.



Commenting on the factors that are driving this outperfomance, Mark Lancaster,
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SDL said today:



"We are seeing a very positive take-up of our GIM solutions that optimize the
management of companies' global information. The integration of TRADOS, Inc. is
proceeding ahead of schedule following the completion of the $60m acquisition in
July. We are winning new business because we are able to rapidly deploy
innovative GIM solutions for our customers, whether they are looking for managed
services, business process automation or business process outsourcing. Recent
successes include outstanding results for the SDL KbT SystemTM at The Chrysler
Group and a number of new enterprise solution wins in new sector verticals."



SDL expects to announce full year results for 2005 on 22nd February 2006.



Contacts:

SDL plc                                                     Tel: 01628 410 127
Mark Lancaster, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Financial Dynamics                                          Tel: 020 7831 3113
Juliet Clarke/Edward Bridges




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