TIDMSDL 
 
RNS Number : 1666I 
SDL PLC 
05 March 2010 
 

 
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| TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES                                   | 
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| 1. Identity of the issuer or the           |              SDL PLC                | 
| underlying 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  |        | 
| 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   | BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited as      | 
| to the                              | trustee of the BT Pension Scheme.  See     | 
| notification obligation: iii        | Section 9 for further information.         | 
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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 |                             3rd March 2010 | 
| on                                  |                                            | 
| which the threshold is crossed or   |                                            | 
| reached: v                          |                                            | 
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| 6. Date on which issuer notified:   |                             4th March 2010 | 
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| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed | 2%                                         | 
| 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    | % of  voting rights               | 
|              | of                 | of                | of         | rights              | x                                 | 
|              | Shares             | Voting            | shares     |                     |                                   | 
|              |                    | Rights            |            |                     |                                   | 
+              +                    +                   +------------+---------------------+-----------------------------------+ 
|              |                    |                   | Direct     | Direct | Indirect   | Direct        | Indirect          | 
|              |                    |                   |            | xi     | xii        |               |                   | 
+--------------+--------------------+-------------------+------------+--------+------------+---------------+-------------------+ 
| 0937636      | 2,872,740          | 2,872,740         | N/A        | N/A    | 2,222,740  | N/A           | 2.885%            | 
| GB0009376368 |                    |                   |            |        |            |               |                   | 
+--------------+                    +                   +            +        +            +               +                   + 
|              |                    |                   |            |        |            |               |                   | 
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|                                                                                                                              | 
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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 xiv    | rights that may           | rights                 | 
|                        |                     |                          | be                        |                        | 
|                        |                     |                          | acquired if the           |                        | 
|                        |                     |                          | instrument is             |                        | 
|                        |                     |                          | exercised/                |                        | 
|                        |                     |                          | converted.                |                        | 
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|                        |                     |                          |                           |                        | 
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|                                                                                                                              | 
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| C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi                            | 
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| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                                         | 
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| Type of           | Exercise price     | Expiration   | Exercise/  | Number of voting    | % of voting rights                | 
| financial         |                    | date xvii    | Conversion | rights instrument   | xix, xx                           | 
| instrument        |                    |              | period     | refers to           |                                   | 
|                   |                    |              | xviii      |                     |                                   | 
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|                   |                    |              |            |                     | Nominal            | Delta        | 
|                   |                    |              |            |                     |                    |              | 
+                   +                    +              +            +                     +--------------------+--------------+ 
|                   |                    |              |            |                     |                    |              | 
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|                                                                                                                              | 
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| Total (A+B+C)                                                                                                                | 
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| Number of voting rights                                            | Percentage of voting rights                             | 
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| 2,222,740                                                          | 2.885%                                                  | 
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|              |    |    |          |    |     |        |            |    |   |            |          |    |    |              | 
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| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or  | 
| the                                                                         | 
| financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi              | 
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| BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited, as trustee of the BT Pension Scheme     | 
| ("BTPS") is the parent undertaking of Britel Fund Nominees Limited and      | 
| Britel Fund Trustees Limited, which is the parent undertaking of Hermes     | 
| Fund Managers Limited ("HFML").  HFML is the parent undertaking of:         | 
|                                                                             | 
| 1.   Hermes Equity Ownership Services Limited ("HEOS") (voting rights:      | 
| 0.903%)*                                                                    | 
|                                                                             | 
| 2.   Hermes Investment Management Limited ("HIML") (voting rights:          | 
| 1.982%)**                                                                   | 
|                                                                             | 
| * This notification is also being made in respect of HEOS, which is an      | 
| indirect holder of shares for the purpose of DTR 5.2.1(h).  The voting      | 
| rights include the following: (i) all of the voting rights of the           | 
| underlying clients of HEOS for whom it provides voting services; (ii) all   | 
| of the voting rights attaching to the direct shareholding of BTPS; (iii)    | 
| all of the voting rights attaching to shares managed by HIML; and (iv) the  | 
| voting rights attaching to the direct shareholding of BTPS that are managed | 
| by HSL.                                                                     | 
| ** This notification is also being made in respect of HIMLwhich is an       | 
| indirect holder of shares for the purpose of DTR 5.2.1(h)                   | 
| Please see Section 13 for further information.                              | 
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| Proxy Voting:                                                                  | 
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| 10. Name of the proxy holder:                   | See Comment in Section 13.   | 
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| 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will   | See Comment in Section 13.   | 
| cease                                           |                              | 
| to hold:                                        |                              | 
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| 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to    | See Comment in Section 13.   | 
| hold                                            |                              | 
| voting rights:                                  |                              | 
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| 13. Additional         | HEOS hold the voting rights under a standing proxy    | 
| information:           | contained in agreements for the provision of voting   | 
|                        | services to various underying clients for the         | 
|                        | purposes of DTR 5.2.1(h), which includes all of the   | 
|                        | shares owned directly by BTPS, all of the voting      | 
|                        | rights attaching to shares managed by HIML and the    | 
|                        | voting rights attaching to the direct shareholding of | 
|                        | BTPS that are managed by HSL.                         | 
|                        |                                                       | 
|                        | HIML hold the voting rights under a standing proxy    | 
|                        | contained in investment management agreements with    | 
|                        | various underying clients (which may include BTPS)    | 
|                        | for the purposes of DTR 5.2.1(h).                     | 
|                        | All voting rights held on behalf of the above         | 
|                        | entities are aggregated for the purposes of DTR       | 
|                        | 5.2.1(e).                                             | 
|                        | This disclosure is made by BT Pension Scheme Trustees | 
|                        | Limited as trustee of the BT Pension Scheme, which is | 
|                        | the ultimate parent undertaking for the purposes of   | 
|                        | DTR 5.2.1(e).                                         | 
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| 14. Contact name:      | John Hunter, SDL PLC                                  | 
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| 15. Contact telephone  | 01628 417241                                          | 
| number:                |                                                       | 
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