Director/PDMR Shareholding

20 December 2011

SDL PLC

("the Company")

Director/PDMR Shareholding

The Company announces the following dealings by Directors in the Company's ordinary shares of 1p each.

Following approval by the Remuneration Committee of the Company, 98,887 shares were released to Mr Hunter, Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to the rules of the SDL 2006 Long Term Incentive Plan.

Mr Hunter has elected to retain 40,537 shares increasing his beneficial holdings in the Company from 28,750 representing 0.04% shares to 69,287 representing 0.09%, and has sold 58,350 shares to fund the exercise costs and related income tax liabilities. 

Pamela Pickering

Company Secretary