SDL plc, the leading provider of Global Information Management (GIM) solutions, today announced that revenues and profits for the year ended 31 December 2008 are expected to be ahead of analyst expectations.

Revenue is expected to be in the range of £157m to £158m (2007: £117.4m) compared with analyst consensus expectations of £151.8m.  Profits before taxation and amortization of intangible assets (“PBTA”) for the period are expected to be in the range of £25m to £25.5m (2007:£17.0m), compared with analyst consensus expectations of £23.9m.

Mark Lancaster, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of SDL commented: “The strong performance in the year was achieved as a result of the company continuing to deliver on its vision to help global companies such as Dell, HP, Canon and Philips deliver content and product in multiple languages faster and more efficiently.”

SDL expects to announce preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2008 on 24th February 2009, when further details will be given.