12th Jul 2006 10:44
Spirent Communications PLC12 July 2006 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Name of listed company SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC 2. Name of shareholder with a major interest FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED 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 AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES, BEING NON-BENEFICIAL HOLDERS 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them JP MORGAN BOURNEMOUTH (FISL) 29,925,465BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX (FIL) 11,517,334JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH (FII) 1,863,020BNP PARIBAS, PARIS (FIGEST) 2,401,300TOTAL 45,707,119 FISL = Fidelity Investment Services LimitedFIL = Fidelity International LimitedFII = Fidelity Investments InternationalFIGEST = Fidelity Gestion 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 NOT KNOWN 11. Date company informed 11 JULY 2006 12. Total holding following this notification 45,707,119 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) 4.84% 14. Any additional information ON 04 JULY 2006 THE SHAREHOLDER REPORTED TO THE COMPANY THAT IT HAD REDUCED ITSHOLDING IN THE COMPANY TO 56,076,114 SHARES (5.90%). 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 12 JULY 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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