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RNS Number : 6986Z

SDL PLC

18 January 2011

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST 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                     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                      BlackRock, Inc. 
  to the 
  notification obligation: 
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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                    14 January 2011 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed or 
  reached: 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                      18 January 2011 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed              Holding has gone below 16% 
  or 
  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 shares if 
 possible       Situation previous 
 using the       to the triggering                Resulting situation after the triggering 
 ISIN CODE       transaction                       transaction 
-------------  --------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------------------------- 
                                 Number 
                Number            of 
                 of               Voting          Number         Number of voting 
                 Shares           Rights           of shares      rights                 % of voting rights 
-------------  ---------------  ---------------  -------------  ----------------------  ------------------------- 
                                                  Direct         Direct     Indirect     Direct        Indirect 
-------------      -----------    -----------    -------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  ----------- 
 GB0009376368   10,075,766       10,075,766       N/A            N/A        10,024,580   N/A           12.85% 
               ---------------  ---------------  -------------  ---------  -----------  ------------  ----------- 
 
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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                                                                   Number of voting 
                                                                    rights that may 
                                                                    be 
 Type of                                                            acquired if the 
 financial          Expiration     Exercise/                        instrument is            % of voting 
 instrument          date           Conversion Period               exercised/ converted.     rights 
-----------------  -------------  ------------------------------  ------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
  Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of                                        Exercise/        Number of voting 
 financial        Exercise       Expiration     Conversion        rights instrument 
 instrument        price         date           period            refers to                % of voting rights 
---------------  -------------  -------------  ---------------  ------------------------  ----------------------- 
 CFD                                                             2,422,807                 Nominal       Delta 
---------------  -------------  -------------  ---------------  ------------------------  ------------  --------- 
                                                                                           3.11%         3.11% 
-------------      -----------    -----------      -----------    -------  -----------    ------------  --------- 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                            Percentage of voting rights 
-------------------------------------------------  -------------------------------------------------------------- 
 12,447,387                                         15.96% 
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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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 BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 12,447,387 (15.96%) 
 
 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: 
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 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:                      Pamela Pickering, ppickering@sdl.com 
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 15. Contact telephone number:          01628 417241 
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