SDL PLC Holding(s) in Company (2610I)

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RNS Number : 2610I

SDL PLC

26 August 2016

 
 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                               No 
  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                              No 
  effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                             No 
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 Other (please                                                                                NA 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject                                       River and Mercantile Asset Management 
  to the                                                                  LLP 
  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                                     24/08/2016 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                       25/08/2016 
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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 of    Situation previous                Resulting situation after the triggering 
  shares           to the triggering                 transaction 
                   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) 
-------------      -----------      -----------    -------------  ------------  -----------  ------------  ------------- 
 GB0009376368     4,032,241        4,032,241        4,082,241      4,082,241     NA           5.02%         NA 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of            Expiration       Exercise/                       Number of voting             % of voting 
 financial           date (xiii)      Conversion Period               rights that may              rights 
 instrument                           (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 
-------------  ---------------  ---------------  ---------------  ---------------------------  ------------  ----------- 
 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                              Percentage of voting rights 
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 4,082,241                                            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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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                      River and Mercantile Asset 
                                                     Management LLP 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will      NA 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to       NA 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information: 
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 14. Contact name:                                  Latoya McKenzie 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                      [phone] 
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