
Proxy Voting Results for the Annual General Meeting
held on Friday 23rd April 2010
| Number of cards (shareholders) at meeting date | 1,310 | ||||
| Issued share capital at meeting date | 77,524,623 | ||||
| Number of votes per share | 1 | ||||
| Resolution (No. as noted on proxy form) | Shares For | Shares Discretionary | Shares Against | Shares Marked As Votes Withheld / Abstentions | Poll Yes/No |
| 1. To receive and consider the Report of the Directors and the Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2009 | 57,073,891 | 24,376 | 1,878 | 2,470 | No |
| 2. To receive the Directors’ Remuneration Report | 55,123,398 | 24,376 | 189,255 | 1,765,586 | No |
| 3. To re-elect Mark Lancaster as a director | 53,080,369 | 24,376 | 990,706 | 3,007,163 | No |
| 4. To re-elect John Matthews as a non-executive director | 57,020,704 | 24,626 | 57,285 | 0 | No |
| 5. To re-elect Chris Batterham as a non-executive director | 50,022,028 | 24,626 | 7,055,960 | 0 | No |
| 6.To re-elect Jane Thompson as a non-executive director | 57,020,492 | 24,838 | 57,285 | 0 | No |
| 7. To re-elect David Clayton as a non-executive director | 57,020,492 | 24,838 | 57,285 | 0 | No |
| 8. To appoint KPMG Audit Plc as auditors | 57,015,256 | 30,074 | 57,285 | 0 | No |
| 9. To authorise the directors to determine the auditor’s remuneration | 57,015,223 | 24,626 | 62,766 | 0 | No |
| 10. To authorise the directors to allot securities in terms of Section 551 Companies Act 2006 | 48,702,955 | 24,626 | 3,236,126 | 5,138,908 | No |
| 11. To authorise the directors to allot equity securities in terms of Section 570 Companies Act 2006 | 56,360,656 | 738,994 | 1,200 | 1,765 | No |
| 12. To authorise the adoption of the amended articles of association of the Company | 55,729,641 | 739,494 | 633,480 | 0 | No |
| 13. To authorise the adoption of the SDL Share Option Scheme 2010 | 56,354,193 | 738,944 | 1,377 | 8,051 | No |
| 14. To authorise the calling of a general meeting by notice of at least 14 days | 55,300,063 | 738,744 | 1,063,558 | 250 | No |