SDL PLC Holding(s) in Company (6263W)

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RNS Number : 6263W

SDL PLC

20 August 2015

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares

 
 
  1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                            SDL PLC 
  issuer of existing shares to which voting 
  rights are attached: 
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  2. Reason for the notification 
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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 alreadv issued 
  to which votinq riqhts are attached 
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  An acquisition or disposal of instruments with a 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 
  to notification obligation:                                     Aberforth Partners LLP 
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                                                                Shareholder Shares 
  4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if                             1. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust 
  different from 3}:                                             plc. 4,180,831 
                                                                 2. Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund 
                                                                 602,852 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                                 All shares are registered in the name 
                                                                 of Nortrust Nominees Ltd A/c Aberfth 
 
  5. Date of transaction (and date on 
  which the threshold is crossed or 
  reached if different):                                          18/08/2015 
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  6. Date on which issuer notified:                               19/08/2015 
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  7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or reached:                                                     5% 
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8: Notified Details 
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A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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Class/type     Situation previous           Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 of shares      to the 
                triggering transaction 
 If possible 
 use 
 ISIN code 
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 Number     Number of         Number      Number of voting rights                      % of voting rights 
  of         voting rights     of 
  shares                       shares 
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    Direct I Indirect                                                                  Direct I Indirect 
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  Ordinary Below 5% Below 5% 4,783,683 N/A 4,783,683 N/A 5.90 
  GB0009376368 
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

I

 
 Resultingsituationafterthetriggering transaction 
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 Type of       Expiration date   Exercise/     No of voting            % of voting 
  financial                       conversion    rights that may         rights 
  instrumant                      period        be acquired if 
                                                the instrument 
                                                exercised/ converted 
------------  ----------------  ------------  ----------------------  ------------ 
 
   N/A           N/A               N/A           N/A                     N/A 
------------  ----------------  ------------  ----------------------  ------------ 
 

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

I

 
 Resultingsituationafterthetriggering transaction 
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 Type of       Expiration   Expiration   Exercise/     No of voting            % of voting 
  financial     Price        date         conversion    rights that             rights 
  instrumant                              period        may be acquired 
                                                        if the instrument 
                                                        exercised/ converted 
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                                                                               Nominal 1% 
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 N/A           N/A          N/A          N/A           N/A                     N/A IN/A 
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Total (A+B+C)

 
Number of voting rights  Percentage of voting rights 
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     4,783 683             5.90 
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Held by Aberforth Partners LLP

 
Proxy Voting: 
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10. Name of proxy holder:                            N/A 
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease  N/A 
 to hold: 
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold    N/A 
 voting rights: 
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13. Additional information: 
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14. Contact name:             Pauline Robson, Aberforth Partners 
                               LLP 
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15. Contact telephone name:   0131 220 0733 
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