RNS Number:0420Q
SDL PLC
16 January 2002



For Immediate Release                               Wednesday 16th January 2002


SDL plc


Results of the Tender Offer for the acquisition of ALPNET, Inc. ("ALPNET, Inc.")


Following the announcement on 13 December 2001 by SDL plc ("SDL" or "the
Company"), a leading provider of globalization solutions, to enter into an
acquisition ("The Acquisition") of ALPNET, the Company is pleased to announce
the result of the Tender Offer, which closed at 5am GMT on 16th January 2002.
Valid tenders were received for 24,898,388 shares of the common stock of
ALPNET, Inc., representing approximately 77% of the common stock in issue, at
a strike price of $0.21 per share.


Arctic Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of SDL) intends to exercise its option
to purchase additional common shares of ALPNET so that following such exercise
Arctic Inc. will own shares representing 90.1% of the outstanding common
shares of ALPNET.  After exercising such option, SDL intends to complete the
merger of Arctic Inc. with and into ALPNET under Section 16-10a-1104 of the
Utah Revised Business Corporation Act and thereby acquire all remaining common
shares which have not been tendered.



The key components of the Acquisition are as follows:



-     SDL is a leading globalization services and software business.
Combining SDL and ALPNET will create one of the largest globalization
companies in the world



-     ALPNET is an excellent geographic and technological fit with SDL, and
will create substantial leverage for the sale of SDL products to ALPNET's
client base



-     ALPNET has expertise in several sectors that SDL does not currently
serve, with a particular strength in the automotive sector (clients include
General Motors, Daimler Chrysler, Volvo, Rolls Royce, Audi, DAF and Bosch)



-     The enlarged group will be a global leader in the information technology
and financial sectors, with major clients including Microsoft, Adobe, Oracle,
Hewlett Packard, Sun Microsystems, Compaq, IBM, Morgan Stanley and CIBC



-     The integration of complementary technologies will provide considerable
development cost savings and increased operating margins in the medium term



-     SDL raised #7.2m (gross) through a Placing and Open Offer, in order to
finance the acquisition of ALPNET and provide additional working capital for
the enlarged group



Commenting on the acquisition of ALPNET, Mark Lancaster, Chairman and Chief
Executive of SDL, said:



"ALPNET is a well recognised leader in the field of globalization support.
The excellent match between each company's interests will provide the enlarged
group with further critical mass to dominate this sector and will create a
leading presence in the fast-developing market for associated application
software support. We believe that companies' requirements to maximise their
international growth potential is a key driver of the purchasing and
integration of globalization technology and services.  Since SDL floated on
the London Stock Exchange in December 1999, our strategy has consistently been
to develop technology to increase margins and consolidate a fragmented market.
  The acquisition of ALPNET is another key step in fulfilling this ambition."



For further information please contact::


Mark Lancaster                                 Tel: 01628 410127
Chairman & Chief Executive

Paul Davies                                    Tel: 020 7523 8309
Collins Stewart

Bobby Morse / Louise Bolton                    Tel: 020 7466 5000
Buchanan Communications                        Mob: 07802 875227
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