13th Apr 2006 12:20
Spirent PLC13 April 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of listed company SPIRENT PLC 2. Name of shareholder with a major interest BARCLAYS PLC 3. Please state whether notification indicates that regarding the holding of theshareholder named in 2 above; in respect of a non-beneficial interest; or in thecase of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse orchildren under the age of 18 SHAREHOLDER IN 2 ABOVE 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them Registered Holder Account Designation Holding BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED 2,099,563BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED 523,200BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED -52,401Barclays Trust Co & Others 8,077BNP PARIBAS 51,000BOISS NOMINEES LTD 4224361 594,977CHASE NOMINEES LTD 16376 481,916CHASE NOMINEES LTD 20947 21,066,129CHASE NOMINEES LTD 21359 1,483,196CHASE NOMINEES LTD 28270 307,679CHASE NOMINEES LTD 28270 908,176CIBC MELLON GLOBAL SECURITIES 3,574Gerrard Nominees Limited 642367 13,000Gerrard Nominees Limited 650668 13,000Gerrard Nominees Limited 653035 13,000Gerrard Nominees Limited 660632 6,000Gerrard Nominees Limited 660758 35,000Gerrard Nominees Limited 660851 30,000Greig Middleton Nominees Limited (GM1) 200,787INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 221,432INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 11,997INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 229,666INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 54,686INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 438,071INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO. 23,040JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16331 268,775JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16341 2,160,554JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16341 560,581JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16344 687,727JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16345 1,158,601JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16400 9,255,187JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 18409 791,821JPMorgan Chase Bank 555,319JPMorgan Chase Bank 399,337Mellon Trust - US CUSTODIAN / 8,670MELLON TRUST OF NEW ENGLAND 8,607NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA 6,246NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA 12,781NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA 21,519R C Greig Nominees Limited 898,346R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AK1 701,661R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1 87,464R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c CM1 24,646R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1 50,096R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1 30,732STATE STREET TRUST OF CANADA - 8,152The Northern Trust Company - U 54,943Total 46,516,530 5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired - 6. Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed companyshould not be taken into account when calculating percentage) - 7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed NOT KNOWN 8. Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed companyshould not be taken into account when calculating percentage) NOT KNOWN 9. Class of security ORDINARY SHARES OF 3.3333 PENCE EACH 10. Date of transaction HOLDING AS AT 10 APRIL 2006 11. Date company informed 13 APRIL 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 46,516,530 13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (anytreasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account whencalculating percentage) 4.80% 14. Any additional information SHAREHOLDER PREVIOUSLY REPORTED A SHAREHOLDING OF 57,670,342 (5.95%) ON 28 MARCH 2006. 15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries MICHAEL ANSCOMBE - 01293 767672 16. Name and signature of duly authorised company official of the listed companyresponsible for making this notification MICHAEL ANSCOMBE - DEPUTY COMPANY SECRETARY Date of notification 13 APRIL 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
SpirentBarclays