Holding(s) in Company

Spirent Communications PLC

17 April 2024

 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB0004726096

Issuer Name

SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights; An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

City of registered office (if applicable)

Wilmington, Delaware

Country of registered office (if applicable)

USA

4. Details of the shareholder

Name	City of registered office	Country of registered office
Goldman Sachs International	London	United Kingdom

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

12-Apr-2024

6. Date on which Issuer notified

16-Apr-2024

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)	Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights held in issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	0.953125	4.290191	5.243316	30340264
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	n/a	n/a	n/a

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)	Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)	% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	% of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
GB0004726096		5515222		0.953125
Sub Total 8.A	5515222		0.953125%

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted	% of voting rights
Securities Lending	Open		23927808	4.135135
Sub Total 8.B1			23927808	4.135135%

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Physical or cash settlement	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
Swap	28-Mar-2034		Cash	720087	0.124443
Swap	03-Apr-2034		Cash	46426	0.008023
Swap	04-Apr-2034		Cash	38326	0.006623
Swap	05-Oct-2026		Cash	37873	0.006545
Swap	08-Feb-2027		Cash	20388	0.003523
Swap	04-Apr-2034		Cash	10852	0.001875
Swap	01-Dec-2028		Cash	7889	0.001363
Swap	17-Aug-2026		Cash	7832	0.001354
Swap	04-Jan-2027		Cash	3367	0.000582
Swap	17-Aug-2026		Cash	1399	0.000242
Swap	04-Apr-2034		Cash	1249	0.000216
Swap	17-Aug-2026		Cash	1084	0.000187
Swap	04-Apr-2034		Cash	461	0.000080
Swap	15-Mar-2034		Cash	1	0.000000
Sub Total 8.B2				897234	0.155056%

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional rows as necessary)

Ultimate controlling person	Name of controlled undertaking	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Chain 1)
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Chain 1)	Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C.	0.929207	4.289725	5.218931%
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Chain 1)	Goldman Sachs Group UK Limited	0.929207	4.289725	5.218931%
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Chain 1)	Goldman Sachs International	0.929207	4.289725	5.218931%
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Chain 2)
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Chain 2)	GSAM Holdings LLC
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Chain 2)	Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Chain 3)
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Chain 3)	Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional Information

Please note, the total amount of voting rights have been rounded to 6 decimal places therefore there is a possibility of a rounding error. General email contact: [e-mail]

12. Date of Completion

16-Apr-2024

13. Place Of Completion

Warsaw

 

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