27th Dec 2007 09:39
Spirent Communications PLC27 December 2007 TR-1: NOTIFICATION 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 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisitionof shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Yes Other (please specify):______________ 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification Legal & General Group Plc (Group)obligation: Legal & General Investment Management Limited (LGIM) 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is 21 December 2007crossed or reached if different): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 24 December 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Above 5% (Group) Above 5% (LGIM) 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to sharesClass/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transactionshares the Triggering transaction if possible Number of Number of Number of Number of voting rights % of voting rightsusing the ISIN Shares Voting sharesCODE Rights Direct Direct Indirect Direct IndirectORD Below 5% 36,924,304 36,924,304 2,764,646 4.656 0.348 GBX3.333333 B: Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transactionType of financial Expiration date Exercise/ Conversion Number of voting rights % of votinginstrument Period/ Date that may be acquired if rights the instrument is exercised/ converted. Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 39,688,950 5.00 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) (39,688,950 - 5.00%= Total Position) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Directand Indirect) (39,688,950 - 5.00% = Total Position) Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) (39,688,950- 5.00% = Total Position) Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (36,924,304 - 4.65 % = LGAS, LGPL & PMC) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct)(Direct) (LGIMHD) (33,053,891 -4.16 % = PMC) (LGIH) Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC) Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)(33,053,891 -4.16 % = PMC) Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL) Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A 13. Additional information: Notification using the total voting rights figure of 792,989,543 14. Contact name: Helen Lewis (LGIM) 15. Contact telephone number: 020 3124 3851 Additional information Contact at Issuer: Michael Anscombe, Company Secretary, Spirent Communications plcTelephone: 01293 767672 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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