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SDL PLC13 March 2006 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) Name of company SDL plc 2) Name of shareholder having a major interest AXA S.A. 3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 as above 4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them Trustees of AXA UK Investment Co ICVC (UK Smaller Companies Fund) - 233,713HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd - 9,150,388BBH Nominees - 500,000State Street Nominees - 921,000BONY (OCS) - 380,000 5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired Not disclosed 6) Percentage of issued class Not disclosed 7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed N/a 8) Percentage of issued class N/a 9) Class of security Ordinary 1p Shares 10) Date of transaction 7 March 2006 11) Date company informed 8 March 2006 12) Total holding following this notification 11,185,101 13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 18.22% 14) Any additional information 15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries Alastair Gordon (01628 417241) 16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible formaking this notification Alastair Gordon, Director Date of notification 9 March 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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