Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 6909G

Spirent Communications PLC

24 October 2008

 

Spirent Communications plc: Transaction in own shares

Spirent Communications plc announces that it has today purchased through RBS Hoare Govett 6,422,185 ordinary shares at an average price of 44.01 pence per share. The highest price and the lowest price paid for these shares were 44.5 pence and 44.0 pence respectively.

Spirent Communications plc intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.

Following the purchase of these shares, Spirent Communications plc holds 67,287,131 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 728,715,194 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares). This figure (728,715,194) represents the total voting rights in the Company and may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they can determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the Financial Services Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

 

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