Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 9796L
Spirent Communications PLC
14 May 2010
 



 




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

 

Yes

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

 

No

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

 

No

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

 

No

Other (please specify):



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

 

AEGON UK Group of Companies

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

 

12th May 2010

6. Date on which issuer notified:

 

14th May 2010

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

 

3%



 

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
Voting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of  voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB0004726096

20,767,924

20,767,924

Below 3%

Below 3%

Below 3%

n/a

n/a


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

 

Contract for Difference

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

 

Nominal

Delta


n/a


Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Below 3%

Below 3%

 



 

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

 

AEGON UK Group of companies - parent undertaking of:

AEGON Asset Management UK plc

AEGON Investment Management UK ltd.

AEGON ICVC


Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

AEGON UK Group of Companies

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:

AEGON UK Group of Companies consists of:

AEGON Asset Management UK plc

AEGON Investment Management UK ltd

AEGON ICVC

14. Contact name:

Miranda Beacham

15. Contact telephone number:

0131 549 3460

 

 

C: Additional information

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

Telephone: 01293 767676

 


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