SDL Sdl Plc

RNS Number:5817X
SDL PLC
31 May 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: No

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: Yes

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):

            20 May 07

6. Date on which issuer notified:

            21 May 07

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

            22%

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    15,343,583    15,343,583  75,301        75,301     16,041,808  0.10%      21.6%



                                      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
                    16,117,109                                           21.7%



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                         223,786                     0.301
Fund (Indirect)
Framlington Goldmans (Indirect)                                         28,602                     0.039
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd FTSE All Share                              12,310                     0.017
Tracker (Direct)
Sun Life Pensions Management FTSE All Share                             62,991                     0.085
Tracker (Direct)
AXA Framlington Xerox Final Salary Pension                             622,643                     0.838
Scheme (Indirect)
AXA Framlington Islington Group Pension Scheme                         389,244                     0.524
(Indirect)
AXA Framlington SEI UK Equity (Indirect)                               704,172                     0.949
AXA Framlington St James Place Exempt (Pens)                           269,112                     0.362
Fund (Indirect)
AXA Framlington St James Place Net (Life) Fund                         310,515                     0.418
(Indirect)
AXA Framlington St James Place Offshore Fund                            82,804                     0.112
(Indirect)
AXA Framlington Daimler Chrysler (Indirect)                            124,206                     0.167
AXA Framlington Throgmorton Trust (Indirect)                         2,923,034                      3.94
AXA Framlington Framlington Innovative Growth                          871,229                      1.17
(Indirect)
AXA Framlington UK Select Ops (Indirect)                             2,113,353                      2.85
AXA Framlington Equity Income (Indirect)                             2,754,039                      3.71
AXA Framlington UK Growth (Indirect)                                   165,607                     0.223
AXA Framlington UK Smaller Companies (Indirect)                      1,700,718                      2.29
AXA Framlington BAE Systems Pensions Fund CIF                          313,975                     0.423
Trustees (Indirect)
AXA Framlington BAE Systems 2000 Pensions Fund                         130,200                     0.175
(Indirect)
Framlington onshore private clients (Indirect)                         228,957                     0.308
AXA Framlington RW Portfolio (Indirect)                              1,625,431                      2.19
EDF Energy Group (Indirect)                                            460,181                     0.619
                                   Total Direct                         75,301                     0.101

                                 Total Indirect                     16,041,808                     21.60
                                          TOTAL                     16,117,109                      21.7



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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