Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 5081G

Spirent Communications PLC

12 May 2011

 



SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC

DIRECTOR / PDMR SHAREHOLDING -

PAYMENT OF FINAL DIVIDEND 2010 AND IMPACT

ON DIRECTOR / PDMR SHAREHOLDINGS

London, UK - 12 May 2011: Spirent Communications plc ("the Company") (LSE: SPT), a leading communications technology company, would like to notify the market in accordance with the Financial Services Authority's ("FSA") Disclosure and Transparency Rules (DTR3.1.4) of the following changes in the interests of a Director / Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility resulting from the payment of the 2010 Final Dividend on 5 May 2011 as approved by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 4 May 2011.

The Company was notified on 12 May 2011 that the following Directors / Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility for the Company acquired shares under the Spirent Dividend Reinvestment Plan on 11 May 2011 at a price of £1.381 per share:

	Number of 3 1/3 pence Ordinary Shares acquired
William Burns	338

The Company was notified on 6 May 2011 that the following Directors / Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility for the Company acquired shares under the Spirent UK Employee Share Purchase Plan 2005 (UK ESPP) and Spirent US Employee Stock Purchase Plan (US ESPP) on 6 May 2011 at a price of £1.380 per share, to be held through Spirent UK Employee Share Purchase Plan 2005 (ESPP) and Spirent US Employee Share Purchase Plan 2005 (ESPP) respectively:

UK ESPP

Director	Number of 3 1/3 pence Ordinary Shares acquired
Eric Hutchinson	2

US ESPP

Director	Number of 3 1/3 pence Ordinary Shares acquired
William Burns	2

The UK and US ESPPs are all-employee plans, under which UK and US employees are able to buy Ordinary Shares in the Company of 3 1/3 pence each using deductions from salary.  The purchases noted above reflect purchases of shares funded from the payment of the Final dividend on shares currently held in the UK ESPP and US ESPP.

Directors and others are bound by the Company's Share Dealing Code (the "Code") and may not change their monthly deductions from salary during close periods or when otherwise prohibited from dealing by the Code.

Following these notifications, the Director / PDMR's total holdings are now:

	Total holding following notification
William Burns	55,992
Eric Hutchinson	1,231,016

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About Spirent Communications plc

Spirent Communications plc is a global leader in test and measurement inspiring innovation within development labs, communication networks and IT organisations.  We enable today's communication ecosystem as well as tomorrow's emerging enterprises to deploy life-enriching communications networks, devices, services and applications.  The Systems group develops power control systems for electrical vehicles in the mobility and industrial markets.  Further information about Spirent Communications plc can be found at www.spirent.com.

Spirent Communications plc Ordinary Shares are traded on the London Stock Exchange (ticker: SPT).  The Company operates a Level 1 American Depositary Receipt ("ADR") programme with each ADR representing four Spirent Communications plc Ordinary Shares.  The ADRs trade in the US over-the-counter ("OTC") market under the symbol SPMYY and the CUSIP number is 84856M209.  Spirent ADRs are quoted on the Pink OTC Markets electronic quotation service which can be found at www.pinksheets.com.

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