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RNS Number : 6796O

SDL PLC

23 September 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                                      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                                Baillie Gifford & Co 
  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                                       20 Sep 2013 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                         23 Sep 2013 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                                                5% 
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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 shares    rights                   (x) 
                 Shares          Voting 
                                 Rights 
-------------  --------------  -------------------  ----------  -----------------------  ------------------------------ 
                                                     Direct      Direct        Indirect   Direct           Indirect 
                                                                  (xi)          (xii) 
-------------    ----  ------  ------  -----  ----  ----------  ------------  ---------  ---------------  ------------- 
 Ordinary 
 Shares 
 GB0009376368   Below 5%        Below 5%             4031586                   4031586                     5.02% 
               --------------  -------------------  ----------  ------------  ---------  ---------------  ------------- 
 
 
 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              rights that may               rights 
                                         (xiv)                          be 
                                                                        acquired if the 
                                                                        instrument is 
                                                                        exercised/ converted. 
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 N/A 
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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      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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 N/A                                                                                           Nominal        Delta 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                       Percentage of voting rights 
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 4031586                                                       5.02% 
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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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              In the narrative below, the figures in 8 indicate the amount of voting 
       rights and the percentage held by each controlled undertaking where relevant. 
             Baillie Gifford & Co, a discretionary investment manager, is the parent 
                                      undertaking of an investment management group. 
 
            Its wholly-owned subsidiary undertaking Baillie Gifford Overseas Limited 
                       [2,605,182:3.24%] is also a discretionary investment manager. 
 
                Its wholly-owned subsidiary undertaking Baillie Gifford & Co Limited 
           [1,426,404:1.78%] is an OEIC Authorised Corporate Director and Unit Trust 
            Manager which has delegated its discretionary investment management role 
                                                            to Baillie Gifford & Co. 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                   N/A 
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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:                                                    Gillian Wright 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                         0131 275 3041 
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