Holding(s) in Company

Spirent Communications PLC

11 December 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 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

09-Dec-2024

6. Date on which Issuer notified

11-Dec-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	0.037992	10.300517	10.338509	59823410
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	0.539939	9.782027	10.321966

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		219842		0.037992
Sub Total 8.A	219842		0.037992%

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		31386448	5.424116
Sub Total 8.B1			31386448	5.424116%

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	07-Oct-25		Cash	11489661	1.985610
Swap	15-May-25		Cash	10075383	1.741199
Swap	27-Feb-25		Cash	6582896	1.137637
Swap	04-Dec-34		Cash	33269	0.005749
Swap	08-Feb-27		Cash	13116	0.002267
Swap	11-Sep-29		Cash	12795	0.002211
Swap	03-Apr-34		Cash	8468	0.001463
Swap	06-Dec-27		Cash	1531	0.000265
Swap	15-Mar-34		Cash	1	0.000000
Sub Total 8.B2				28217120	4.876401%

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.	0.021399	10.300517	10.321916%
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Chain 1)	Goldman Sachs Group UK Limited	0.021399	10.300517	10.321916%
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Chain 1)	Goldman Sachs International	0.021399	10.300517	10.321916%
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.

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

11-Dec-2024

13. Place Of Completion

Bengaluru

 

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