SDL PLC Holding(s) in Company (7176R)

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RNS Number : 7176R

SDL PLC

30 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                                     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 
  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             Artemis Investment Management LLP on 
  to the                                        behalf of discretionary funds under 
  notification obligation: (iii)                management 
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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           25 June 2015 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:             26 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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                                                    Direct        Direct         Indirect    Direct           Indirect 
                                                                   (xi)           (xii) 
-------------    ---  -------  ------  -----  ---  ------------  -------------  ----------  ---------------  ------------ 
 GB0009376368   7,682,095       7,682,095           6,894,900     6,894,900      1,236,571   8.5%             1.52% 
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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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 8,131,471                                                      10.02% 
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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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 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:                         Richard Smithson 
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 15. Contact telephone number:             0207 399 6063 
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