24th Jan 2008 13:54
Spirent Communications PLC24 January 2008 TR-1: Notification of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer ofexisting shares to which voting rights are attached: Spirent Communications plc 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) Yes An acquisition or disposal of voting rights No An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisitionof shares already issued to which voting rights are attached No An event changing the breakdown of voting rights No Other (please specify):______________ 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notificationobligation: Ameriprise Financial, Inc and its group 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): See additional information under 13 5. Date of transaction (and date on which thethreshold is crossed or reached if different): 22/01/08 6. Date on which issuer notified: 23/01/08 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Above 5% 8. Notified Details A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transactionshares triggering transaction Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights Percentage of votingIf possible use shares voting shares rightsISIN code rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect GB0004726096 N/A N/A 39,437,558 456,000 38,981,558 0.058% 4.979% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/ conversion No. of voting rights Percentage of votinginstrument period/date that may be acquired rights (if the instrument is exercised/converted) Total (A+B) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 39,437,558 5.037% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectivelyheld, if applicable: Ameriprise Financial, Inc., which controls the voting rights of Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd, which controls the voting rights of Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd, Threadneedle International Ltd and Threadneedle Pensions Ltd Proxy Voting: 10. Name of proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease N/Ato hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold N/Avoting rights: 13. Additional information: Registered owner: Littledown Nominees Ltd (05577) 350,000 Littledown Nominees Ltd (05576) 5,020,000 Littledown Nominees Ltd (07197) 456,000 Littledown Nominees Ltd (10479) 25,837 Littledown Nominees Ltd (07203) 268,000 Littledown Nominees Ltd (21667) 103,000 Littledown Nominees Ltd (34789) 362,000 Littledown Nominees Ltd (10491) 19,681,461 Littledown Nominees Ltd (10488) 1,500,000 Littledown Nominees Ltd (10489) 10,319,460 Littledown Nominees Ltd (10490) 1,155,000 Ameriprise 196,800 14 Contact name: Company Secretary, Threadneedle Group 15. Contact telephone name: 0207 464 5000 Additional information Contact at Issuer: Michael Anscombe, Company Secretary, Spirent Communications plc Telephone: 01293 767672 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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