20 Aug 2015 11:25
TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: |
SDL PLC | ||||||||
2. Reason for the notification | |||||||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
YES | ||||||||
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares alreadv issued to which votinq riqhts are attached | |||||||||
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with a similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | |||||||||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |||||||||
Other (please specify): | |||||||||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation: |
Aberforth Partners LLP | ||||||||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3}: | Shareholder Shares 1. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust plc. 4,180,831 2. Aberforth UK Small Companies Fund 602,852
All shares are registered in the name of Nortrust Nominees Ltd A/c Aberfth | ||||||||
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): |
18/08/2015 | ||||||||
6. Date on which issuer notified: |
19/08/2015 | ||||||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |
5% | ||||||||
8: Notified Details | |||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||||
Class/type of shares
If possible use ISIN code | Situation previous to the triggering transaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||||
Number of shares | Number of voting rights | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | |||||
Direct I Indirect | Direct I Indirect | ||||||||
Ordinary Below 5% Below 5% 4,783,683 N/A 4,783,683 N/A 5.90 GB0009376368 | |||||||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
I
Resultingsituationafterthetriggering transaction | ||||
Type of financial instrumant | Expiration date | Exercise/ conversion period | No of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument exercised/ converted | % of voting rights |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
I
Resultingsituationafterthetriggering transaction | |||||
Type of financial instrumant | Expiration Price | Expiration date | Exercise/ conversion period | No of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument exercised/ converted | % of voting rights |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Nominal 1% |
N/A IN/A | |||||
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
4,783 683 |
5.90 |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Held by Aberforth Partners LLP
Proxy Voting: | |
10. Name of proxy holder: | N/A |
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: | N/A |
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: | N/A |
13. Additional information: | |
14. Contact name: | Pauline Robson, Aberforth Partners LLP |
15. Contact telephone name: | 0131 220 0733 |
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