Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number:2090G
SDL PLC
23 October 2007

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

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

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition
of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify): Transferred from external manager YES

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification BT Pension Scheme Trustees Ltd as
obligation: Trustee of the BT Pension Scheme. See
section 9 for further information.

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

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is 16 October 2007
crossed or reached if different):

6. Date on which issuer notified: 22 October 2007

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 3%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares the Triggering
transaction

if possible Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights % of voting rights
using the ISIN Shares Voting shares
CODE Rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect

Ord GBP 0.01 2,221,708 1,217,372 1,217,372 1,113,552 1.624% 1.486%
2,221,708

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/ Conversion Number of voting rights % of voting
instrument Period/ Date that may be acquired if rights
the instrument is
exercised/ converted.

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights % of voting rights

2,330,924 3.110

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

BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited is the parent undertaking of Britel Fund Trustees Limited, which is the parent
undertaking of Hermes Pensions Management Limited. Hermes Pensions Management Limited is the parent undertaking of:

1. Hermes Investment Management Limited (voting rights held in this issuer: 2.879%)

2. Hermes Equity Ownership Services Limited (voting rights held in this issuer: 0.230%)

3. Hermes Assured Limited (included with number 1)

Please see Section 13 for further information.

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder: See Comment in Section 13

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: See Comment in Section 13

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: See Comment in Section 13

13. Additional information: Hermes Equity Ownership Services Ltd hold the voting rights
under a standing proxy contained in services agreements for the
provision of corporate governance services to various underying
clients.

Hermes Investment Management Ltd hold the voting rights under a
standing proxy contained in investment management agreements
with various underying clients, which includes all the shares
owned directly by BT Pension Scheme.

All voting rights held on behalf of the above entities are
aggregated for the purposes of DTR 5.2.1(a). The aggregation is
made at the lower threshold of 3% and above because Hermes
Equity Ownership Services Ltd does not manage investments for
the purposes of the investment manager exemption contained in
DTR 5.1.5.

This disclosure is made by BT Pension Scheme Trustees Ltd, with
is the ultimate parent undertaking for the purposes of DTR 5.2.1
(e).

14. Contact name: Alastair Gordon, SDL plc

15. Contact telephone number: 01628 417241

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