TIDMSDL

RNS Number : 3972K

SDL PLC

14 July 2011

 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
 
 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                 BlackRock, Inc. 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date              11(th) July 2011 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                13(th) July 2011 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed         Holding has gone below 14% 
  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 
 of shares if 
 possible       Situation previous 
 using the       to the triggering                   Resulting situation after the triggering 
 ISIN CODE       transaction                          transaction 
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                                Number 
                Number           of                  Number 
                 of              Voting              of         Number of voting         % of voting rights 
                 Shares          Rights              shares      rights                   (x) 
-------------  --------------  -------------------  ---------  -----------------------  ------------------------------ 
                                                                Direct       Indirect 
                                                     Direct      (xi)         (xii)      Direct         Indirect 
-------------    ---  -------  ------  -----  ----  ---------  -----------  ----------  -------------  --------------- 
 GB0009376368   8,658,347       8,658,347            N/A        N/A          8,450,033   N/A            10.72% 
               --------------  -------------------  ---------  -----------  ----------  -------------  ---------------  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 
 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 
                                        Exercise/                     acquired if the 
 Type of financial     Expiration        Conversion Period            instrument is               % of voting 
  instrument            date (xiii)      (xiv)                        exercised/ converted.        rights 
--------------------  ---------------  ---------------------------  ---------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 
 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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                                               Exercise/ 
 Type of                                        Conversion      Number of voting 
 financial        Exercise      Expiration      period           rights instrument           % of voting rights 
 instrument        price         date (xvii)    (xviii)          refers to                    (xix, xx) 
---------------  ------------  -------------  ---------------  ---------------------------  -------------------------- 
 CFD                                                            2,315,269                    Nominal       Delta 
---------------  ------------  -------------  ---------------  ---------------------------  ------------  ------------ 
                                                                                             2.94%         2.94% 
-------------    ---  -------  ------  -----  ----  -------    ---  ------  ----------      ------------  ------------ 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                      Percentage of voting rights 
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 10,765,302                                                   13.65% 
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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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 BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited -10,765,302 (13.65%) 
 
 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:                       P Pickering, SDL plc 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                    01628 417241 
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