RNS Number:9802P
SDL PLC
12 March 2008

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):

            6 March 08

6. Date on which issuer notified:

            7 March 08

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

            17%

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    14,208,713    14,208,713  158,700       158,700    12,125,013  0.21%      16.17%



                                      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
                    12,283,713                                           16.38%



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                         126,746                   0.16904
Fund (Indirect)
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd FTSE All Share                              12,310                   0.01642
Tracker (Direct)
Sun Life Pensions Management FTSE All Share                             65,236                   0.08701
Tracker (Direct)
AXA Framlington Xerox Final Salary Pension                             480,183                   0.64042
Scheme (Indirect)
AXA Framlington Islington Group Pension Scheme                         318,984                   0.42543
(Indirect)
AXA Framlington SEI UK Equity (Indirect)                               350,000                   0.46680
AXA Framlington St James Place Exempt (Pens)                           301,622                   0.40227
Fund (Indirect)
AXA Framlington St James Place Net (Life) Fund                         311,009                   0.41479
(Indirect)
AXA Framlington St James Place Offshore Fund                            73,300                   0.09776
(Indirect)
AXA Framlington Throgmorton Trust (Indirect)                         2,595,000                   3.46097
AXA Framlington Framlington Innovative Growth                          500,000                   0.66685
(Indirect)
AXA Framlington UK Select Ops (Indirect)                             2,476,586                   3.30304
AXA Framlington Equity Income (Indirect)                             2,134,554                   2.84687
AXA Framlington UK Smaller Companies (Indirect)                      1,180,000                   1.57377
AXA Framlington BAE Systems Pensions Fund CIF                          309,622                   0.41294
Trustees (Indirect)
AXA Framlington BAE Systems 2000 Pensions Fund                         129,047                   0.17211
(Indirect)
Framlington onshore private clients (Indirect)                         250,379                   0.33393
AXA Sun Life plc With Profits Passive (Direct)                          50,036                   0.06673
AXA Sun Life plc With Profits Passive (Direct)                          31,118                   0.04150
    AXA Framlington EDF Energy Group (Indirect)                        587,981                   0.78419
                                   Total Direct                        158,700                   0.21166

                                 Total Indirect                     12,125,013                  16.17120
                                          TOTAL                     12,283,713                  16.38286



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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