10th Mar 2008 14:06
Spirent Communications PLC10 March 2008 TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing Spirent Communications plcshares to which voting rights are attached: 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached No An event changing the breakdown of voting rights No Other (please specify):______________ No 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 under13. 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the thresholdis crossed or reached if different): 06/03/08 6. Date on which issuer notified: 07/03/08 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Below 5% 8: Notified DetailsA: Voting rights attached to shares Class / type of Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transactionshares triggering transaction Number of shares Number of Number of Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rightsIf possible use voting rights sharesISIN code Direct Indirect Direct Indirect IndirectGB0004726096 39,437,558 39,437,558 38,520,235 456,000 38,064,235 0.059% 4.921% 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 exercised/converted) Total (A+B) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights38,520,235 4.980% 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 A/c 05577 350,000 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 05576 5,020,000 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 07197 456,000 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10479 25,837 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 07203 268,000 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 21667 103,000 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 34789 362,000 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10491 17,949,271 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10488 1,500,000 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10489 11,134,327 Littledown Nominees Ltd A/c 10490 1,155,000 Ameriprise A/c 196,800 14 Contact name: Company Secretary, Threadneedle group 15. Contact telephone name: 0207 464 5000 Additional informationContact at Issuer: Michael Anscombe, Company Secretary, Spirent Communications plc Telephone: 01293 767676 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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