Change of Auditor

SDL PLC ("Company")

Change of auditor

Following the appointment of KPMG Audit Plc, approved by shareholders at the recent Annual General Meeting of 23rd April 2010, a circular has today been posted to the shareholders of the Company in relation to the statutory statement received from Ernst & Young LLP in connection with its cessation of office as auditors of the Company at the Annual General Meeting. This statutory statement is procedurally required under section 519(3) of the Companies Act 2006. The cessation of office follows the Company's competitive process for the selection of an audit firm.

The circular to shareholders is for information only as required by Section 520(2) of the Companies Act 2006.

The circular and auditors' statutory statement are available on the Company's website (www.sdl.com) and will shortly also be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at:

Financial Services Authority 25 The North Colonnade Canary Wharf London E14 5HS

Pamela Pickering

Company Secretary