Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 5716V

Spirent Communications PLC

13 July 2009

 



Annex DTR3

Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and Connected Persons

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1.	Name of the issuer SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC	2.	State whether the notification relates to (i) a transaction notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.2 R,  (ii) a disclosure made in accordance LR 9.8.6R(1) or (iii) a disclosure made in accordance with section 793 of the Companies Act (2006). i
3.	Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director ERIC HUTCHINSON	4.	State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the connected person N/A
5.	Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a nonbeneficial interest 1 N/A	6.	Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or financial instruments relating to shares N/A
7.	Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if more than one, the number of shares held by each of them N/A	8.	State the nature of the transaction N/A
9.	Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares acquired N/A	10.	Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) N/A
11.	Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares disposed N/A	12.	Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) N/A
13.	Price per share or value of transaction N/A	14.	Date and place of transaction N/A
15.	Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) N/A	16.	Date issuer informed of transaction N/A

If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by the issuer

complete the following boxes

17.	Date of grant 5 OCTOBER 2001	18.	Period during which or date on which exercisable 1 DECEMBER 2008 TO 31 MAY 2009
19.	Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option NIL	20.	Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number) 8,693 OPTIONS OVER ORDINARY SHARES OF 3&1/3 PENCE EACH
21.	Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at the time of exercise 93 PENCE PER SHARE	22.	Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following notification 3,013,671 OPTIONS OVER ORDINARY SHARES OF 3&1/3 PENCE EACH

23.

Any additional information IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RULES OF THE SPIRENT SAVINGS RELATED SHARE OPTION SCHEME 1995, MR HUTCHINSON'S 8,693 OPTIONS GRANTED ON 5 OCTOBER 2001 WITH A SEVEN YEAR SAVINGS CONTRACT, WHICH REMAINED UNEXERCISED FOLLOWING THE END OF THE SIX MONTH MATURITY PERIOD WHICH COMMENCED ON 1 DECEMBER 2008, HAVE NOW EXPIRED.

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Name of contact and telephone number for queries RACHEL WHITING TEL: [phone]

Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification RACHEL WHITING Date of notification 13 JULY 2009

Notes:    This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification required by DR 3.3.

(1)	An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating to the shares or debentures of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and 24.
(2)	An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating the shares of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.
(3)	An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a director/person discharging managerial responsibilities should complete boxes 1 to 3 and 17 to 24.
(4)	An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrument relating to the shares of the issuer (other than a debenture) should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.

 

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