Director Shareholding

Spirent PLC
25 November 2002


London Stock Exchange

              NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED

                                    PERSONS


All relevant boxes should be completed in typed block capital letters.

1    Name of company                                             2    Name of director

     SPIRENT plc                                                      Mr Goran Ennerfelt

3    Please state whether notification indicates that it is in   4    Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more
                                                                      than one holder, the number of shares held by
     Respect of holding of the director named in 2 above or           each of them. (If notified)

     Holding of that person's spouse or children under the age

     of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial interest

     Beneficial interest via Lexa B.V. - see box 23                   Lexa B.V.

5    Please state whether notification relates to a person(s)    6    Please state the nature of the transaction. For
     connected with the director named in 2 above and identify
                                                                      PEP transactions please indicate whether
     The connected person(s)
                                                                      general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
     Lexa B.V.
                                                                      discretionary.

                                                                      Acquisition of shares

7    Number of shares 8   Percentage of     9   Number of shares 10   Percentage of Issued
     /amount of stock     issued                /amount of stock
     acquired                                   disposed              Class
                          Class
     10,000,000
                                                -                     -

                          1.06%

11   Class of         12  Price per share   13  Date of          14   Date company informed
     security                                   transaction
                          (1) 2,500,000 at                            25 November 2002
     Ordinary shares      17.4126 pence         (1) 19 November
     of 3 1/3p each                             2002
                          (2) 2,850,000 at
                          17.983 pence          (2) 20 November
                                                2002
                          (3) 4,650,000 at
                          18 pence              (3) 22 November
                                                2002

15   Total holding following this notification                   16   Total percentage holding of issued class
                                                                      following this notification
     128,398,257
                                                                      13.67%

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes.
17   Date of grant                                         18   Period during which or date on which exercisable

     -                                                          -

19   Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option    20   Description of shares or debentures involved: class,

     -                                                          Number

                                                                -

21   Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or         22   Total number of shares or debentures over which options
     indication that
                                                                Held following this notification
     Price is to be fixed at time of exercise
                                                                -
     -

23   Any additional information                            24   Name of contact and telephone number for queries

     In addition to being a director of Spirent plc, Mr         Luke Thomas - 01293 767658
     Ennerfelt is also President and Chief Executive of
     Axel Johnson A.B.. Mr Ennerfelt has the above
     connected beneficial interest through the
     shareholding of Lexa B.V. , which is an Axel Johnson
     group company.

     The above acquisition of shares is therefore not a
     direct dealing by Mr Ennerfelt.

25   Name and signature of authorised company official

     Responsible for making this notification

     Date of notification . 25 November 2002                    Luke Thomas - Deputy Company Secretary

London Stock Exchange, Company Announcements Office, Old Broad Street, London
EC2N 1HP

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