Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 2370N
Spirent Communications PLC
12 February 2009
 



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 the notification   (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)

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


Other (please specify): Notification required due to internal transfers between funds under management.

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

Prudential plc group of companies

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


NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MHF01

NORTRUST NOMINEE LTD A/C MKM01

NORTRUST NOMS LTD

NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUF01

NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUI01

NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUQ01

NORTRUST NOMS LTD A/C PUR01

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PAC AC

PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM(UK) PPL AC


5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

10 February 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

11 February 2009

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

See item 13

8. Notified details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares

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 Voting Rights 

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct  

Indirect 

Direct

Indirect

GB0004726096

85,030,368

85,030,368

82,045,817

82,045,817


12.21%



B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date 

Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date 

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A


Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

82,045,817

12.21%


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 the proxy holder:

N/A

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

N/A

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

N/A


13. Additional information:

As per 5.1.2, the non-exempt holdings for Prudential plc has gone below 9% triggering this notification.

14. Contact name:

Dipesh Varsani

M&G Investment Management Limited

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7548 3261


C: Additional information

Contact at Issuer: Michael Anscombe, Company Secretary, Spirent Communications plc

Telephone: 01293 767672



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