30th Sep 2009 15:05
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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES |
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: |
SDL PLC |
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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 |
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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 to the notification obligation: |
BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited as trustee of the BT Pension Scheme. See Section 9 for further information
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): |
N/A |
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5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: |
25 September 2009 |
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6. Date on which issuer notified: |
28 September 2009 |
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |
3% |
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8. Notified details: |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares |
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Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE |
Situation previous to the triggering transaction |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number of Shares |
Number of Voting Rights |
Number of shares |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
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Direct |
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Indirect |
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Indirect |
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0937636 |
2,208,681 |
2,208,681 |
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0 |
2,358,681 |
0.00% |
3.087% |
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GB0009376368 |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial instrument |
Exercise price |
Expiration date |
Exercise/ Conversion period |
Number of voting rights instrument refers to |
% of voting rights |
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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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2,358,681 |
3.087% |
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
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BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited is the parent undertaking of Britel Fund Trustees Limited, which is the parent undertaking of Hermes Fund Managers Limited. Hermes Fund Managers Limited is the parent undertaking of;
1. Hermes Equity Ownership Services Limited (voting rights held in this issuer: 1.126%)
2. Hermes Investment Management Limited (voting rights held in this issuer: 1.960%)
Please see Section 13 for further information
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Proxy Voting: |
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10. Name of the proxy holder: |
See Comments in Section 13. |
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: |
See Comments in Section 13. |
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: |
See Comments in Section 13. |
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13. Additional information: |
Hermes Equity Ownership Services Limited hold the voting rights under a standing proxy contained in services agreements for the provision of corporate governance services to various underlying clients.
Hermes Investment Management Limited hold the voting rights under a standing proxy contained in investment management agreements with various unsettling clients, which includes all the shares owned directly by BT Pension Scheme.
All voting rights held on behalf of the above entities are aggregated for the purposes of DTR 5.2.1(a). The aggregation is made at the lower threshold of 3% and above because Hermes Equity Ownership Services Limited does not manage investments for to purposes of the investment manager exemption contained in DTR 5.1.5.
This disclosure is made by BT Pension Scheme Trustees Limited, which is the ultimate parent undertaking for the purposes of DTR 5.2.1(e)
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14. Contact name: |
Valerie Davidson / Margaret Moss |
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15. Contact telephone number: |
020 7680 2177 / 020 7680 2125 |
Related Shares:
SDL.L