11th May 2005 10:44
Spirent PLC11 May 2005 SCHEDULE 11 NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS 1. Name of company SPIRENT PLC 2. Name of director ERIC HUTCHINSON 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficialinterest IN RESPECT OF THE DIRECTOR'S HOLDING 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them (if notified) N/A 5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with thedirector named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s) N/A 6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions pleaseindicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary N/A 7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired N/A 8. Percentage of issued class N/A 9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed N/A 10. Percentage of issued class N/A 11. Class of security N/A 12. Price per share N/A 13. Date of transaction N/A 14. Date company informed N/A 15. Total holding following this notification N/A 16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification N/A If a director has been granted options by the company please complete thefollowing boxes. 17. Date of grant 11 MAY 2000 18. Period during which or date on which exercisable 11 MAY 2003 TO 10 MAY 2010 19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option N/A 20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number LAPSE OF 55,562 SHARE OPTIONS GRANTED UNDER THE SPIRENT EXECUTIVE SHARE OPTION SCHEME 1995 21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to befixed at time of exercise SHARE OPTION EXERCISE PRICE OF 334 PENCE PER SHARE 22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following thisnotification 3,209,233 23. Any additional information VESTING OF THE 55,562 SHARE OPTIONS GRANTED TO MR HUTCHINSON ON 11 MAY 2000 UNDER THE SPIRENT EXECUTIVE SHARE OPTIONSCHEME 1995 WAS SUBJECT TO AN ENHANCED PERFORMANCE CONDITION (EPC). THE EPC WAS TESTED ON THE THIRD, FOURTH AND FIFTHANNIVERSARY OF GRANT. AS THE EPC WAS NOT ATTAINED ON 11 MAY 2005, BEING THE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF GRANT, THE 55,562SHARE OPTIONS NOW LAPSE. 24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries MICHAEL ANSCOMBE TEL: 01293 767676 25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification MICHAEL ANSCOMBE ASSISTANT COMPANY SECRETARY Date of Notification 11 MAY 2005 The FSA does not give any express or implied warranty as to the accuracy of thisdocument or material and does not accept any liability for error or omission.The FSA is not liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damagesfor loss of business or loss of profits) arising in contract, tort or otherwisefrom the use of or inability to use this document, or any material contained init, or from any action or decision taken as a result of using this document orany such material. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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