SDL PLC Holding(s) in Company (3429Q)

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RNS Number : 3429Q

SDL PLC

16 June 2015

 
 
 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 
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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                               ü 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject             FIL Limited 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                See Section 9 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date           11 June 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:             12 June 2015 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii)                           10% 
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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 
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                                                       Indirect      Direct       Indirect    Direct         Indirect 
                                                                      (xi)         (xii) 
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 GB0009376368   8,106,883         8,106,883            8,106,883                  8,106,883                  9.99% 
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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 (xiii)      Conversion Period               rights that may              rights 
                                           (xiv)                           be 
                                                                           acquired if the 
                                                                           instrument is 
                                                                           exercised/ converted. 
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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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                                                                                                  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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 8,106,883                                                         9.99% 
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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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                                                                Sum of Factored Shares Held 
                 Custodian                      Day to Day IM                         Total 
                                                                 BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX 
              (C)                           FII-FIL INVESTMENTS INTERNATIONAL       743,912 
                                                                BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND 
              CO                            FII-FIL INVESTMENTS INTERNATIONAL       213,352 
             CACEIS BANK PARIS (C)          FPM-FIL PENSION MANAGEMENT              292,574 
             JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH (C)     FII-FIL INVESTMENTS INTERNATIONAL       842,490 
                                                         FILUK-FIL INVESTMENT SERVICES (UK) 
               LIMITED                                                            6,014,555 
             Grand Total                                                          8,106,883 
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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                 FIL Limited 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will 
  acquire/cease to hold:                                       0 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will acquire/cease             11 June 2015 
  to hold voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information:                    None 
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 14. Contact name:                              Sally-Ann Hatton 
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 15. Contact telephone number: 
                                                  [e-mail], 01737 837148 
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