Holding(s) in Company

Spirent PLC 28 June 2005 SCHEDULE 10 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of company SPIRENT PLC 2. Name of shareholder having a major interest FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 COMPANY NAMED IN BOX 2 ABOVE AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES, BEING NON-BENEFICIAL HOLDERS 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH (FII) 1,192,800 BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS (FIL) 415,700 BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMN LTD LUX (FIL) 25,194,094 NORTHERN TRUST LONDON (FIL) 105,300 JP MORGAN BOURNEMOUTH (FISL) 22,068,976 BANK OF NEW YORK BRUSSELS (FPM) 1,999,100 BANKERS TRUST LONDON (FPM) 823,500 CLYDESDALE BANK PLC (FPM) 181,200 HSBC BANK PLC (FPM) 317,600 JP MORGAN BOURNEMOUTH (FPM) 5,071,331 MELLON BANK (FPM) 1,651,600 MIDLAND SECURITIES SERVICES (FPM) 415,500 NORTHERN TRUST LONDON (FPM) 3,845,700 STATE STR BK AND TR CO LNDN (FPM) 2,541,809 BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO (IN FORM OF 11,000 ADRS) (FMRCO) 44,000 TOTAL 65,868,210 FII = Fidelity Investments International FIL = Fidelity International Limited FISL = Fidelity Investment Services Limited FPM = Fidelity Pension Management FMRCO = Fidelity Management & Research Company 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired NOT KNOWN 6. Percentage of issued class NOT KNOWN 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed N/A 8. Percentage of issued class N/A 9. Class of security ORDINARY SHARES OF 3.3333 PENCE EACH 10. Date of transaction NOT KNOWN 11. Date company informed 27 JUNE 2005 12. Total holding following this notification 65,868,210 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 6.83% 14. Any additional information SHAREHOLDER PREVIOUSLY REPORTED A SHAREHOLDING OF 54,811,296 SHARES (5.69%) ON 27 JUNE 2005. 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries LUKE THOMAS - 01293 767658 16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification LUKE THOMAS - DEPUTY COMPANY SECRETARY Date of notification 28 JUNE 2005 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of this document or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission. The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwise from the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained in it, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document or any such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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