TIDMSDL 
 
RNS Number : 9377Q 
SDL PLC 
21 April 2009 
 

TR-1:notification of major interests in shares 
 
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| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying    |              SDL Plc              | 
| issuer of existing shares to which voting      |                                   | 
| rights are attached:                           |                                   | 
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| 2. Reason for the notification  (please tick the           |                       | 
| appropriate box or boxes)                                  |                       | 
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| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                |                       | 
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| An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which  |                       | 
| may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to  |                       | 
| which voting rights are attached                           |                       | 
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| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights           |                       | 
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| Other (please specify):                                    |                       | 
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| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the       |  BlackRock UK Special Situations  | 
| notification obligation:                       |               Fund                | 
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| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different   |                                   | 
| from 3.):                                      |                                   | 
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| 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which  |          16th April 2009          | 
| the threshold is crossed or reached if         |                                   | 
| different):                                    |                                   | 
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| 6. Date on which issuer notified:              |          17th April 2009          | 
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| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or         |          Gone above 6%            | 
| reached:                                       |                                   | 
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| 8. Notified details:                           |                       | 
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+---------------+---------------+------------+---------------+------------+----------+----------+----------+ 
| A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                                      | 
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| Class/type of | Situation previous         | Resulting situation after the triggering                    | 
| shares        | to the Triggering          | transaction                                                 | 
|  if possible  | transaction                |                                                             | 
| using the     |                            |                                                             | 
| ISIN CODE     |                            |                                                             | 
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|               | Number of     | Number     | Number        | Number of voting      | % of voting         | 
|               | Shares        | of         | of            | rights                | rights              | 
|               |               | Voting     | shares        |                       |                     | 
|               |               | Rights     |               |                       |                     | 
+               +               +            +---------------+-----------------------+---------------------+ 
|               |               |            | Direct        | Direct     | Indirect | Direct   | Indirect | 
+---------------+---------------+------------+---------------+------------+----------+----------+----------+ 
|  GB0009376368 |  4,011,185    |  4,011,185 |  4,813,713    |  4,813,713 |  N/A     |  6.35%   |  N/A     | 
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| B: Financial Instruments                                                          | 
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| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                              | 
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| Type of        | Expiration | Exercise/         | Number of voting   | % of       | 
| financial      | date       | Conversion        | rights that may be | voting     | 
| instrument     |            | Period/ Date      | acquired if the    | rights     | 
|                |            |                   | instrument is      |            | 
|                |            |                   | exercised/         |            | 
|                |            |                   | converted.         |            | 
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|                |            |                   |                    |            | 
+----------------+------------+-------------------+--------------------+------------+ 
 
 
+--------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
| Total (A+B)                                                                   | 
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| Number of voting rights              | % of voting rights                     | 
+--------------------------------------+----------------------------------------+ 
| 4,813,713                            | 6.35%                                  | 
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| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or  | 
| the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:              | 
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|                                                                             | 
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| Proxy Voting:                                                                | 
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| 10. Name of the proxy holder:                   |                            | 
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| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will   |                            | 
| cease to hold:                                  |                            | 
+-------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to    |                            | 
| hold voting rights:                             |                            | 
+-------------------------------------------------+----------------------------+ 
 
 
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| 13. Additional information:     |                                            | 
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| 14. Contact name:               | John Hunter                                | 
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| 15. Contact telephone number:   | 01628 417241                               | 
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