SDL Sdl Plc

RNS Number:2703G
SDL PLC
17 July 2006

                                    SDL plc

                               Trading Statement

         Half year profits expected to be ahead of market expectations

Maidenhead, U.K. - 17th July 2006

SDL plc, the leading provider of Global Information Management (GIM) solutions,
today announced that profits for the half year ending 30 June 2006 are expected
to be 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 #5.0 million, up 43% from
2005 (#3.5 million). Revenues are expected to be in the region of #45 million,
up 32% from 2005 (#34 million).

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

"We are pleased with this solid performance. The successful integration of
TRADOS into SDL further strengthens our leadership role in delivering Global
Information Management solutions. Our technology and services are clearly
helping businesses accelerate time to market for multilingual content as well as
helping companies protect their global brands - an issue highlighted by the
recent survey from the Economist Intelligence Unit 'Guarding the Brand'. We have
been delighted with recent deployments of our SDL Knowledge-based Translation
System for HP, Microsoft and CA together with new installations of our
enterprise technology solutions by customers such as AGCO, Dell and FedEx. We
continue to look forward to the full year with confidence."

SDL expects to announce half year results for 2006 on 4th September 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

'Guarding the Brand' is available from Nicola Bogle: +44 (0)1628 417225 or
nbogle@sdl.com.


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