Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 9837R

Spirent Communications PLC

08 May 2009

 



Annex DTR3

Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and Connected Persons

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1.	Name of the issuer SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC	2.	State whether the notification relates to (i) a transaction notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.2 R,  (ii) a disclosure made in accordance LR 9.8.6R(1) or (iii) a disclosure made in accordance with section 793 of the Companies Act (2006). i
3.	Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director BILL BURNS	4.	State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the connected person N/A
5.	Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a nonbeneficial interest 1 IN RESPECT OF THE PERSON REFERRED TO IN 3 ABOVE	6.	Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or financial instruments relating to shares SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC ORDINARY SHARES OF 3&1/3 PENCE EACH
7.	Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if more than one, the number of shares held by each of them BILL BURNS	8.	State the nature of the transaction VESTING OF AN AWARD OF PERFORMANCE SHARES GRANTED UNDER THE SPIRENT EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE PLAN ON 5 MAY 2006
9.	Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares acquired 91,875 ORDINARY SHARES OF 3&1/3 PENCE EACH ACQUIRED THROUGH VESTING OF AN AWARD UNDER THE SPIRENT EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE PLAN ON 5 MAY 2009	10.	Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 0.0137%

11.	Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares disposed 36,922 ORDINARY SHARES OF 3&1/3 PENCE EACH  DISPOSED OF TO COVER TAX LIABILITY ARISING ON VESTING OF AN AWARD UNDER THE SPIRENT EMPLOYEE INCENTIVE PLAN ON 5 MAY 2009	12.	Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 0.0055%
13.	Price per share or value of transaction PRICE PAID: NIL VALUE OF SHARES ON DATE OF VESTING: 59.5 PENCE PER SHARE	14.	Date and place of transaction 8 MAY 2009, CRAWLEY,  WEST SUSSEX
15.	Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 54,953 ORDINARY SHARES OF 3&1/3 PENCE EACH REPRESENTING  0.0082% OF THE ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL.	16.	Date issuer informed of transaction 8 MAY 2009

If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by the issuer

complete the following boxes

17.	Date of grant N/A	18.	Period during which or date on which exercisable N/A
19.	Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option N/A	20.	Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number) N/A
21.	Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at the time of exercise N/A	22.	Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following notification N/A

23.

Any additional information FOLLOWING THE VESTING OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED AWARD MR BURNS HAS ELECTED TO SELL SUFFICIENT SHARES TO PAY THE WITHHOLDING LIABILITY AND RETAIN THE REMAINDER OF THIS AWARD . FOLLOWING THIS NOTIFICATION MR BURNS HOLDS  1,431,125 OPTIONS OVER ORDINARY SHARES OF 3&1/3 PENCE EACH

24.

Name of contact and telephone number for queries RACHEL WHITING TEL: [phone]

Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification RACHEL WHITING Date of notification 8 MAY 2009

Notes:    This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification required by DR 3.3.

(1)	An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating to the shares or debentures of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and 24.
(2)	An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating the shares of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.
(3)	An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a director/person discharging managerial responsibilities should complete boxes 1 to 3 and 17 to 24.
(4)	An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrument relating to the shares of the issuer (other than a debenture) should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.

 

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