Spirent Communications PLC Holding(s) in Company (2774R)

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RNS Number : 2774R

Spirent Communications PLC

25 June 2015

 
 
   TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                   Spirent Communications 
  the underlying issuer                                          plc 
  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                                         Y 
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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)                                    Aviva plc & its subsidiaries 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                    Registered Holder: 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
                                                                    BNY Norwich Union Nominees 
                                                                    Limited 2,212,901* 
 
                                                                    Chase (GA Group) Nominees 
                                                                    Limited 20,113,625* 
 
                                                                    Chase Nominees Limited 330,689* 
 
                                                                    *denotes direct interest 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                   24 June 2015 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                      25 June 2015 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are                                  4% to 3% Change at Direct 
  crossed or                                                   Interest Level 
  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 
  of               to the triggering           triggering transaction 
  shares           transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                  Number         Number       Number       Number of                    % of voting 
                   of             of           of shares    voting                       rights (x) 
                   Shares         Voting                    rights 
                                  Rights 
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                                              Direct       Direct       Indirect        Direct   Indirect 
                                                            (xi)         (xii) 
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 Ordinary 
  Shares 
 
                                                                        Not                      Not 
  GB0004726096    30,024,521     30,024,521   22,657,215   22,657,215   Disclosable     3.70%    Disclosable 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of          Expiration     Exercise/                 Number of voting             % of voting 
  financial        date           Conversion                rights that                  rights 
  instrument       (xiii)         Period (xiv)              may be 
                                                            acquired if 
                                                            the 
                                                            instrument 
                                                            is 
                                                            exercised/ 
                                                            converted. 
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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 financial   Exercise   Expiration   Exercise/     Number of voting     % of voting 
  instrument          price      date         Conversion    rights instrument    rights (xix, 
                                 (xvii)       period        refers to            xx) 
                                              (xviii) 
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                                                                                Nominal   Delta 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights   Percentage of voting rights 
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 22,657,215                3.70% 
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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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          The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva 
          Investors Global Services Limited, with the following 
                             chain of controlled undertakings:- 
 
                       Aviva Investors Global Services Limited: 
                                *    Aviva plc (Parent Company) 
 
 
     *    Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary 
                                                  of Aviva plc) 
 
 
            *    Aviva Investors Holdings Limited (wholly owned 
                    subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings Limited) 
 
 
     *    Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (wholly owned 
                subsidiary of Aviva Investors Holdings Limited) 
 
 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                 See Section 4 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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  13. Additional information:      Figures are based on the 
                                   total number of voting rights 
                                   of 611,741,888 as per the 
                                   Company's Total Voting Rights 
                                   and Capital Announcement 
                                   of 01 June 2015. 
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 14. Contact name:                    Neil Whittaker, Aviva plc 
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 15. Contact telephone number:        01603 684420 
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 C: Additional information 
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 Contact at Issuer: Michelle Balch, Assistant Company 
  Secretary, Spirent Communications plc 
  Telephone: [phone] 
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