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RNS Number : 5582D
Spirent Communications PLC
03 December 2009
 







TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES



1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are

attached:
 ii

Spirent Communications plc

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached


An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights


Other (please specify):



3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:
 iii

BlackRock, Inc.

4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
 (if different from 3.):iv


5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or

reached:
 v

1st December 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

3nd December 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: 
vi, vii

Gone above 15%

  

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type of
shares


if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the 
triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of

Shares

Number
of

V
oting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect


GB0004726096 


51,459,108

51,459,108

N/A

N/A


74,470,142


N/A

10.98%


B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date
 xiii

Exercise/ 
Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting
rights that may be

acquired if the

instrument is

exercised/ converted.

% of voting
rights







C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/
Conversion period
 xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to


% of voting rights xix, xx


CFD

N/A

N/A

N/A


   28,648,274 


Nominal

Delta

4.22%



Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

   

103,118,416


15.20%

  

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
 xxi


BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 103,118,416 (15.20%)


On 1 December 2009, the Barclays Global Investors (BGI) business was acquired by BlackRock, Inc. The combined holdings of BlackRock, Inc. following this acquisition triggered this disclosure requirement


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:




13. Additional information:


BlackRock Compliance Disclosures Team

14. Contact name:

Stuart Watchorn

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7743 5741 / stuart.watchorn@blackrock.com


C: Additional information

Contact at Issuer: Rachel Whiting, Company Secretary, Spirent Communications plc

Telephone: 01293 767676



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