There have been no material transactions involving ordinary shares or potential ordinary shares between the reporting date and the date of this financial information.

   6.   INTANGIBLE ASSETS 
 
                                      Customer   Intellectual 
                                 Relationships       Property   Goodwill      Total 
                                       GBP'000        GBP'000    GBP'000    GBP'000 
 Cost: 
 At 1 January 2011                      11,118         50,495    142,377    203,990 
 Acquisition of subsidiaries                22            816      1,968      2,806 
 Currency adjustment                      (52)          (419)      (850)    (1,321) 
                               ---------------  -------------  ---------  --------- 
 At 1 January 2012                      11,088         50,892    143,495    205,475 
 Acquisition of subsidiaries             8,912         10,782     72,348     92,042 
 Currency adjustment                     (406)        (1,516)    (3,805)    (5,727) 
                               ---------------  -------------  ---------  --------- 
 At 31 December 2012                    19,594         60,158    212,038    291,790 
                               ===============  =============  =========  ========= 
 
 Amortisation: 
 At 1 January 2011                     (5,688)       (26,794)   (12,203)   (44,685) 
 Provided during the year              (1,789)        (4,114)          -    (5,903) 
 Currency adjustment                        33            224          -        257 
                               --------------- 
 At 1 January 2012                     (7,444)       (30,684)   (12,203)   (50,331) 
 Provided during the year              (2,698)        (5,422)          -    (8,120) 
 Currency adjustment                       285            880          -      1,165 
                               ---------------  -------------  ---------  --------- 
 At 31 December 2012                   (9,857)       (35,226)   (12,203)   (57,286) 
                               ===============  =============  =========  ========= 
 
 Net book value: 
 At 31 December 2012                     9,737         24,932    199,835    234,504 
                               =============== 
 
 At 1 January 2012                       3,644         20,208    131,292    155,144 
                               ===============  =============  =========  ========= 
 

Customer relationships and intellectual property are written off on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives of between 5 and 15 years. As from 1 January 2004, the date of transition to IFRS, goodwill is no longer amortised but is now subject to annual impairment testing.

   7.   SHARE-BASED PAYMENT PLANS 

SDL Share Option Scheme

The table below sets out the number and weighted average exercise prices (WAEP) of, and movements in, the SDL Share Options Scheme during the year:

 
                                      2012      2012        2011      2011 
                                       No.      WAEP         No.      WAEP 
 Outstanding at the beginning 
  of the year                    1,156,157   GBP3.15   1,375,987   GBP2.37 
 Granted during the year           166,545   GBP7.48     189,574   GBP6.70 
 Forfeited during the year       (103,459)   GBP5.45    (71,809)   GBP3.88 
 Exercised during the year       (193,506)   GBP1.99   (324,595)   GBP1.86 
 Expired during the year                 -         -    (13,000)   GBP0.83 
                                ----------            ---------- 
 Outstanding at the end of 
  the year                       1,025,737   GBP3.84   1,156,157   GBP3.15 
                                ==========            ========== 
 Exercisable at 31 December        578,993   GBP1.95     616,903   GBP1.72 
 

The weighted average share price at the date of exercise for the options exercised is GBP6.63 (2011: GBP6.33).

For the share options outstanding as at 31 December 2012, the weighted average remaining contractual life is 5.64 years (2011: 5.95 years).

The fair value of equity settled share options granted under the SDL Share Option Scheme is estimated as at the date of grant using the Black Scholes model. The following table lists the inputs and key output to the model:

 
                                                 2012      2011 
 Weighted average share price (pence)             748       670 
 Weighted average fair value at grant date 
  (pence)                                         144       199 
 Expected volatility                              30%       43% 
 Expected option life                         4 years   4 years 
 Expected dividends                                1%        1% 
 Risk-free interest rate                         0.5%      1.5% 
 

The range of exercise prices for options outstanding at the end of the year was GBP1.17 - GBP7.48 (2011: GBP0.34 - GBP6.07).

 
               Date of Grant        Exercise Period              2012        2011 
                                                               Number      Number 
------------  -------------------  ----------------------  ----------  ---------- 
 GBP0.01                            10 years after grant 
  - GBP0.50    23/02/03              date                           -      46,000 
------------  -------------------  ----------------------  ----------  ---------- 
 GBP1.01                            10 years after grant 
  - GBP1.50    02/04/04-04/04/05     date                     305,118     344,334 
------------  -------------------  ----------------------  ----------  ---------- 
 GBP2.01                            10 years after grant 
  - GBP2.50    22/03/06-03/10/06     date                      23,700      24,950 
------------  -------------------  ----------------------  ----------  ---------- 
 GBP2.51                            10 years after grant 
  - GBP3.00    28/02/08-02/03/09     date                     244,975     359,191 
------------  -------------------  ----------------------  ----------  ---------- 
 GBP3.51                            10 years after grant 
  - GBP4.00    23/5/07               date                       5,200      11,500 
------------  -------------------  ----------------------  ----------  ---------- 
 GBP4.51                            10 years after grant 
  - GBP5.00    12/04/10              date                     119,115     153,490 
------------  -------------------  ----------------------  ----------  ---------- 
 GBP5.01                            10 years after grant 
  - GBP5.50    10/09/10              date                      29,070      36,462 
------------  -------------------  ----------------------  ----------  ---------- 
 GBP6.51                            10 years after grant 
  - GBP7.00    18/05/11              date                     151,296     180,230 
------------  -------------------  ----------------------  ----------  ---------- 
 GBP7.01       10/04/12             10 years after grant      147,263           - 
  - GBP7.50                          date 
------------  -------------------  ----------------------  ----------  ---------- 
 Total                                                      1,025,737   1,156,157 
---------------------------------------------------------  ----------  ---------- 
 

SDL Long Term Incentive Plan

The fair value of equity-settled shares granted under the SDL Long Term Incentive Plan is estimated as at the date of grant using a Monte-Carlo model, taking into account the terms and conditions upon which the options were granted. The following table lists the inputs and key output to the model in the year of grant:

 
                                                 2012      2011 
 Expected volatility                              30%       43% 
 Weighted average fair value at grant date 
  (pence)                                         467       426 
 Expected life                                3 years   3 years 
 Expected dividends                                1%        1% 
 Risk-free interest rate                         0.5%      1.5% 
 
 
                                       2012      2012        2011      2011 
                                        No.      WAEP         No.      WAEP 
 Outstanding at the beginning 
  of the year                     2,304,736   GBP0.01   2,576,916   GBP0.01 
 Granted during the year            667,356   GBP0.01     632,244   GBP0.01 
 Exercised during the year        (711,918)   GBP0.01   (761,617)   GBP0.01 
 Forfeited during the year        (550,066)   GBP0.01   (142,807)   GBP0.01 
                                                       ---------- 
 Outstanding at the end of the 
  year                            1,710,108   GBP0.01   2,304,736   GBP0.01 
                                 ==========            ========== 
 Exercisable at 31 December             Nil         -         Nil         - 
 

All LTIPs are exercisable at nil cost to the individual (with the exception of the 1p nominal value of each share awarded).

SDL Save As You Earn Scheme (SAYE)

The table below sets out the number and movements in, the SDL Save As You Earn Scheme during the year:

 
                                                 2012        2011 
                                                  No.         No. 
 Outstanding at the beginning of the year     149,567     163,650 
 Granted during the year                      214,131     109,457 
 Exercised during the year                   (31,861)   (118,030) 
 Forfeited during the year                   (35,430)     (5,510) 
                                                       ---------- 
 Outstanding at the end of the year           296,407     149,567 
                                            =========  ========== 
 Exercisable at 31 December                       Nil         Nil 
 

For the SAYE shares outstanding as at 31 December 2012, the weighted average remaining contractual life is 1.86 years (2011: 1.93 years).

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