Spirent Communications PLC
07 August 2007
TR-1: Notification of Major Interests in Shares
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of
existing shares to which voting rights are attached: Spirent Communications plc
2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition
of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights X
Other (please specify):______________ Prudential plc group of companies
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification
obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM(UK) SALI
3):
NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHF01
NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHJ01
NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKM01
NORTRUST NOMS LTD
NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUF01
NORTRUST NOMS LTD PUI01
NORTRUST NOMS LTD PUQ01
NORTRUST NOMS LTD PUR01
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC
PRUCLT HABC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) EQBF AC
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) MNBF AC
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PENE AC
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the 01 August 2007
threshold is crossed or reached if different):
6. Date on which issuer notified: 06 August 2007
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: See item 13
8. Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares triggering transaction
Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights Percentage of voting
If possible use shares voting shares rights
ISIN code rights
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
GB0004726096 62,253,060 62,253,060 62,253,060 62,253,060 7.01%
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/ conversion No. of voting rights Percentage of voting
instrument period/date that may be acquired rights
(if the instrument is
exercised/converted)
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
62,253,060 7.01%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively
held, if applicable:
Prudential plc (parent Company)
M&G Group Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc)
M&G Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Group Limited)
M&G Investment Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G Limited)
The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Prudential plc)
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of proxy holder: N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease N/A
to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold N/A
voting rights:
13. Additional information: Due to the update of the TVR figure, M&G Investment
Management Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of M&G
Limited) has dropped below 7% triggering this
notification
14 Contact name: Emma Thompson
M&G Investment Management Limited
15. Contact telephone name: 020 7548 2293
Additional information
Contact at Issuer: Michael Anscombe, Company Secretary, Spirent Communications plc
Telephone: 01293 767672
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