Spirent Communications PLC Holding(s) in Company (8512J)

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RNS Number : 8512J

Spirent Communications PLC

14 September 2016

 
 
 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying                                   Spirent Communications plc 
  issuer 
  of existing shares to which voting rights 
  are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                         x 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments 
  which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to 
  which voting rights are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic 
  effect to qualifying financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject                                         Neptune Investment Management Limited 
  to the 
  notification obligation: (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                            n/a 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction and date                                       13(th) September 2016 
  on 
  which the threshold is crossed 
  or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                         14(th) September 2016 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed                                       Above 5% 
  or 
  reached: (vi, vii) 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type      Situation previous                  Resulting situation after the triggering 
 of               to the triggering                   transaction 
 shares           transaction 
 
 if possible 
 using 
 the ISIN CODE 
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                 Number             Number           Number           Number of voting              % of voting rights 
                  of                 of               of shares        rights                        (x) 
                  Shares             Voting 
                                     Rights 
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                                                     Direct           Direct           Indirect     Direct        Indirect 
                                                                       (xi)             (xii) 
--------------      -------------    -----------    ---------------  ---------------  -----------  ------------  ------------- 
 
  GB0004726096    30,158,975        30,158,975         30,785,265      30,785,265        n/a         5.03%          n/a 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial   Expiration       Exercise/                         Number of voting                % of voting 
  instrument          date (xiii)      Conversion Period                 rights that may                 rights 
                                       (xiv)                             be 
                                                                         acquired if the 
                                                                         instrument is 
                                                                         exercised/ converted. 
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 n/a                 n/a              n/a                               n/a                             n/a 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial 
  Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of           Exercise         Expiration     Exercise/          Number of voting                % of voting rights 
 financial          price           date (xvii)    Conversion          rights instrument               (xix, xx) 
 instrument                                        period              refers to 
                                                   (xviii) 
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 n/a               n/a              n/a            n/a                n/a                             Nominal       Delta 
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                                                                                                      n/a           n/a 
--------------      -------------    -----------      -------------    -------------  -----------    ------------  ----------- 
 
 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                               Percentage of voting rights 
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 30,785,265                                            5.03% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or 
  the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: (xxi) 
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   n/a 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                      n/a 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will                                      n/a 
  cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to                                       n/a 
  hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information:                                                       n/a 
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 14. Contact name:                                                       Kieran Raymond 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                            020 3249 0197 
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 C: Additional information 
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 Contact at Issuer: Michelle Balch, Deputy Company Secretary, Spirent 
  Communications plc 
  Telephone: [phone] 
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