SDL Sdl Plc

RNS Number:7766V
SDL PLC
30 April 2007

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached

            SDL plc

2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: Yes

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: No

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: No

Other (please specify) :



3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

            AXA S.A.

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):



5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different):

            26 April 07

6. Date on which issuer notified:

            27 April 07

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

            24%

8. Notified details:
                                A: Voting rights attached to shares
                Situation Previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
                triggering transaction
Class or Type   Number of     Number of   Number of     Number of voting       % of voting rights
of shares       shares        voting      Shares        rights
                              rights      Direct        Direct     Indirect    Direct     Indirect
GB0009376368    14,412,525    14,412,525  65,525        65,525     15,398,606  0.10%      24.52%



                                      B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after triggering transaction
Type of Financial    Expiration Date    Exercise/Conversion   Number of voting    % of voting rights
Instrument                              period/ date          rights that may be
                                                              acquired if the
                                                              instrument is
                                                              exercised /
                                                              converted



                                             TOTAL A + B
             Number of Voting Rights                               % of voting rights
                    15,464,131                                           24.62%



9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:


Name of the Company/Fund                                      Number of Shares   % of issued share capital
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Smaller Companies                         211,270                   0.33639
Fund (Indirect)
Framlington Goldmans (Indirect)                                         25,988                   0.04138
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd FTSE All Share                              11,622                   0.01850
Tracker (Direct)
Sun Life Pensions Management FTSE All Share                             53,903                   0.08583
Tracker (Direct)
AXA Framlington Xerox Final Salary Pension                             587,758                   0.93584
Scheme (Indirect)
AXA Framlington Islington Group Pension Scheme                         367,302                   0.58482
(Indirect)
AXA Framlington SEI UK Equity (Indirect)                               664,488                   1.05801
AXA Framlington St James Place Exempt (Pens)                           252,122                   0.40143
Fund (Indirect)
AXA Framlington St James Place Net (Life) Fund                         290,910                   0.46319
(Indirect)
AXA Framlington St James Place Offshore Fund                            77,576                   0.12352
(Indirect)
AXA Framlington Daimler Chrysler (Indirect)                            116,364                   0.18528
AXA Framlington Throgmorton Trust (Indirect)                         2,893,940                   4.60778
AXA Framlington Framlington Innovative Growth                          822,500                   1.30960
(Indirect)
AXA Framlington UK Select Ops (Indirect)                             1,992,166                   3.17196
AXA Framlington Equity Income (Indirect)                             2,600,000                   4.13976
AXA Framlington UK Growth (Indirect)                                   155,152                   0.24704
AXA Framlington UK Smaller Companies (Indirect)                      1,700,000                   2.70677
AXA Framlington BAE Systems Pensions Fund CIF                          296,312                   0.47179
Trustees (Indirect)
AXA Framlington BAE Systems 2000 Pensions Fund                         122,892                   0.19567
(Indirect)
Framlington onshore private clients (Indirect)                         228,957                   0.36455
AXA Framlington RW Portfolio (Indirect)                              1,532,728                   2.44043
EDF Energy Group (Indirect)                                            460,181                   0.73271
                                   Total Direct                         65,525                   0.10433

                                 Total Indirect                     15,398,606                  24.51790
                                          TOTAL                     15,464,131                  24.62223



Proxy Voting:


10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:



14. Contact name:

            Alastair Gordon

15. Contact telephone number:

            01628 417241








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