Interim Management Statement

SDL plc

Interim Management Statement

15 October 2012 - Maidenhead, UK - SDL plc., a leader in Global Information Management solutions, today publishes its Interim Management Statement incorporating the period from 1 July 2012 to 30 September 2012, as required by the Listing Authority disclosure rules.

Performance for the third quarter of 2012 was broadly in line with management expectations at the Group level. Most of the growth continued to come predominantly from language services, whilst technology revenues continue to be suppressed. We are starting to see increased cash inflow in the business as Alterian re-structuring and process unification is completed. We continued our investments into technology innovation and feel confident this will deliver long-term growth to the business.

The Alterian business has integrated well into the SDL Group, performing ahead of our expectations in cultural fit, product fit and financial results. We are excited about the future marketing analytics product solutions, particularly how well they fit into SDL's software platform to bring significant value to our customers and the SDL Group.

We have minor ongoing litigation with a former Trados shareholder claiming breaches of fiduciary duty by the former Trados Directors on the sale of Trados to SDL in 2005. The SDL board believes the case to be completely without merit. We anticipate that the case will progress to a court hearing in 2013. We estimate the potential exposure is between $1 and $3m, which if required, will be funded as part of our operational cash flow in 2013.

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SDL enables global businesses to engage with their customers in the language, the media and at the moment they choose. We help businesses manage their brands, drive global revenues, accelerate speed to market and enrich their customers' experience. SDL's enterprise-ready innovative technology and service solutions span the entire customer journey and include social listening and marketing analytics, campaign management, language management and services, video and written content creation, web content management, dynamic technical documentation publication and eCommerce. SDL solutions drive global reach across multiple languages, cultures, channels and media. SDL has over 1,500 enterprise customers, 400 partners and a global infrastructure of 70 offices in 38 countries. For more information, visit www.sdl.com.