TIDMSDL 
 
RNS Number : 1681H 
SDL PLC 
15 February 2010 
 

 
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| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi                                   | 
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| 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying |              SDL PLC                | 
| issuer                                      |                                     | 
| of existing shares to which voting rights   |                                     | 
| are                                         |                                     | 
| attached: ii                                |                                     | 
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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                              |   X    | 
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| An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may |        | 
| result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting       |        | 
| rights are attached                                                      |        | 
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| An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect   |   X    | 
| to qualifying financial instruments                                      |        | 
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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   |              BlackRock, Inc.                | 
| to the                              |                                             | 
| notification obligation: iii        |                                             | 
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| 4. Full name of shareholder(s)      |                    N/A                      | 
|  (if different from 3.):iv          |                                             | 
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| 5. Date of the transaction and date |             10th February 2010              | 
| on                                  |                                             | 
| which the threshold is crossed or   |                                             | 
| reached: v                          |                                             | 
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| 6. Date on which issuer notified:   |             12th February 2010              | 
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| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed |         Holding has gone above 18%          | 
| or                                  |                                             | 
| reached: vi, vii                    |                                             | 
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| 8. Notified details:                                                                                                                                                  | 
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| A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix                                                                                                                          | 
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| Class/type   | Situation previous                               | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                | 
| of           | to the triggering                                |                                                                                                     | 
| shares       | transaction                                      |                                                                                                     | 
| if possible  |                                                  |                                                                                                     | 
| using        |                                                  |                                                                                                     | 
| the ISIN     |                                                  |                                                                                                     | 
| CODE         |                                                  |                                                                                                     | 
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|              | Number                      | Number             | Number                 | Number                 | % of  voting rights x                             | 
|              | of                          | of                 | of                     | of                     |                                                   | 
|              | Shares                      | Voting             | shares                 | voting                 |                                                   | 
|              |                             | Rights             |                        | rights                 |                                                   | 
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|              |                             |                    | Direct                 | Direct xi | Indirect   | Direct                           | Indirect       | 
|              |                             |                    |                        |           | xii        |                                  |                | 
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| GB0009376368 | 10,682,545                  | 10,682,545         | N/A                    | N/A       | 10,852,348 | N/A                              | 14.09%         | 
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| B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                                                                                   | 
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| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                                                                  | 
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| Type of financial                   | Expiration        | Exercise/                             | Number of voting                              | % of voting         | 
| instrument                          | date xiii         | Conversion Period                     | rights that may be                            | rights              | 
|                                     |                   | xiv                                   | acquired if the                               |                     | 

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