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RNS Number : 1040A

SDL PLC

15 March 2013

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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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                                   Yes 
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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               Yes 
  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                    13(th) March 2013 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                      14(th) March 2013 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed               Holding has gone above 16% 
  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 
  of             to the triggering                       transaction 
  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) 
-------------      ---  ------    ------  -----  ----  ---------  ----------  -----------  -------------  -------------- 
 GB0009376368   10,153,650       10,153,650*            N/A        N/A         10,749,537   N/A            13.40% 
               ---------------  ---------------------  ---------  ----------  -----------  -------------  -------------- 
 * Situation previous based on 80,084,087 voting rights outstanding, Resulting 
  situation based on 80,235,624 voting rights outstanding. 
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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              Conversion Period            rights that may              rights 
                          (xiii)            (xiv)                        be 
                                                                         acquired if the 
                                                                         instrument is 
                                                                         exercised/ converted. 
----------------------  ----------------  ---------------------------  ---------------------------  -------------------- 
 
 
 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       Expiration     Exercise/        Number of voting             % of voting rights 
 financial           price          date (xvii)    Conversion       rights instrument            (xix, xx) 
 instrument                                        period           refers to 
                                                   (xviii) 
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 CFD                                                               2,127,137                    Nominal       Delta 
-----------------  -------------  -------------  ---------------  ---------------------------  ------------  ----------- 
                                                                                                   2.65%        2.65% 
-------------      ---  ------    ------  -----  ----  -------    ---  -----  -----------      ------------  ----------- 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                         Percentage of voting rights 
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 12,876,674                                                      16.05% 
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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 -12,876,674 (16.05%) 
 
 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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                                           BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting 
  13. Additional information:               Team 
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 14. Contact name:                         Andrew Manchester 
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 15. Contact telephone number:             020 7743 5773 
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