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Spirent Communications PLC

19 June 2019

SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC (the "Company")

19 June 2019

DIRECTOR / PDMR SHAREHOLDING: Vesting and Exercise of Performance Share Awards and Restricted Stock Awards under Spirent Long-Term Incentive Plan

Performance Share Awards

The Company confirms that on 16 June 2019 the performance conditions attached to 781,758 Performance Shares awarded to Eric Hutchinson on 16 June 2016 were tested, with the following results:

   50% of awards subject to EPS performance condition         78.625% vest 
   50% of awards subject to TSR performance condition         100% vest 

As a result, 698,207 shares vested and became exercisable by Mr Hutchinson. Performance Shares forming part of this award which did not vest have now lapsed.

Awards of Performance Shares under the Spirent Long-Term Incentive Plan are not tax approved and income tax and social security deductions become payable by the individual on vesting.

As a result of the vesting of these awards, the following transactions have taken place:

 
 1.   Details of PDMR / person closely associated 
      Name                            Eric Hutchinson 
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 2.   Reason for the notification 
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 a)   Position / status               PDMR 
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 b)   Initial notification            Initial notification 
       / amendment 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 3.   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
       auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
     -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Full name of the entity         Spirent Communications plc 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 b)   Legal Entity Identifier         213800HKCUNWP1916L38 
       Code 
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 4.   Details of the transaction(s) 
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 a)   Description of the financial    Ordinary shares of 3&1/3 pence each 
       instrument 
 
       Identification code             GB0004726096 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 b)   Nature of the transaction            (i) Exercise of shares arising from 
                                            Spirent Long-Term Incentive Plan at 
                                            nil-cost 
                                            (ii) Sale of shares in market 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)                   Price(s)      Volume(s) 
                                        (i)     GBP0.0000     698,20 
                                               ------------  ---------- 
                                        (ii)    GBP1.51326    698,207 
                                               ------------  ---------- 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 d)        Aggregated information 
 
             *    Aggregated volume     n/a 
 
                                        n/a 
 
             *    price 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 e)   Date of the transaction         18 June 2019 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 f)   Place of the transaction        (i) Outside a trading venue 
                                       (ii) London 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 

Restricted Stock Awards

The Company confirms that on 16 June 2019 the performance conditions attached to Restricted Stock Awards awarded on 16 June 2016 to a number of senior employees were tested, with the result that the following awards to PDMRs 100% vested:

   Angus Iveson                                            54,723 
   James Klaassen                                        58,510 
   Bill Mortimer                                              95,104 
   Nigel Wright                                               187,922 

Awards of Restricted Stock under the Spirent Long-Term Incentive Plan are not tax approved and income tax and social security deductions become payable by the individual on vesting.

As a result of the vesting of these awards, the following transactions have taken place:

 
 1.   Details of PDMR / person closely associated 
      Name                            Angus Iveson 
     ------------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 2.   Reason for the notification 
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 a)   Position / status               Company Secretary & General Counsel 
     ------------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification            Initial notification 
       / amendment 
     ------------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 3.   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
       auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Full name of the entity         Spirent Communications plc 
     ------------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 b)   Legal Entity Identifier         213800HKCUNWP1916L38 
       Code 
     ------------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 4.   Details of the transaction(s) 
     ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Description of the financial    Ordinary shares of 3&1/3 pence each 
       instrument 
 
       Identification code             GB0004726096 
     ------------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the transaction            (i) Exercise of shares arising from 
                                            Spirent Long-Term Incentive Plan at 
                                            nil-cost 
                                            (ii) Sale of shares in market to cover 
                                            tax and national insurance liabilities 
     ------------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)                   Price(s)      Volume(s) 
                                        (i)     GBP0.0000     54,723 
                                               ------------  ---------- 
                                        (ii)    GBP1.51326 
                                               ------------  ---------- 
     ------------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 d)        Aggregated information 
 
             *    Aggregated volume     n/a 
 
                                        n/a 
 
             *    price 
     ------------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction         18 June 2019 
     ------------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction        (i) Outside a trading venue 
                                       (ii) London 
     ------------------------------  --------------------------------------------- 
 
 
 1.   Details of PDMR / person closely associated 
      Name                            James Klaassen 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 2.   Reason for the notification 
     -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position / status               VP, Operations 
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 b)   Initial notification            Initial notification 
       / amendment 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 3.   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
       auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
     -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Full name of the entity         Spirent Communications plc 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 b)   Legal Entity Identifier         213800HKCUNWP1916L38 
       Code 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 4.   Details of the transaction(s) 
     -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Description of the financial    Ordinary shares of 3&1/3 pence each 
       instrument 
 
       Identification code             GB0004726096 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 b)   Nature of the transaction            (i) Exercise of shares arising from 
                                            Spirent Long-Term Incentive Plan at 
                                            nil-cost 
                                            (ii) Sale of shares in market 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)                   Price(s)      Volume(s) 
                                        (i)     GBP0.0000     58,510 
                                               ------------  ---------- 
                                        (ii)    GBP1.51326    58,510 
                                               ------------  ---------- 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 d)        Aggregated information 
 
             *    Aggregated volume     n/a 
 
                                        n/a 
 
             *    price 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 e)   Date of the transaction         18 June 2019 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 f)   Place of the transaction        (i) Outside a trading venue 
                                       (ii) London 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 
 
 1.   Details of PDMR / person closely associated 
      Name                            Bill Mortimer 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 2.   Reason for the notification 
     -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position / status               EVP, Strategic Marketing 
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 b)   Initial notification            Initial notification 
       / amendment 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 3.   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
       auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
     -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Full name of the entity         Spirent Communications plc 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 b)   Legal Entity Identifier         213800HKCUNWP1916L38 
       Code 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 4.   Details of the transaction(s) 
     -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Description of the financial    Ordinary shares of 3&1/3 pence each 
       instrument 
 
       Identification code             GB0004726096 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 b)   Nature of the transaction            (i) Exercise of shares arising from 
                                            Spirent Long-Term Incentive Plan at 
                                            nil-cost 
                                            (ii) Sale of shares in market 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)                   Price(s)      Volume(s) 
                                        (i)     GBP0.0000     95,104 
                                               ------------  ---------- 
                                        (ii)    GBP1.51326    95,104 
                                               ------------  ---------- 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 d)        Aggregated information 
 
             *    Aggregated volume     n/a 
 
                                        n/a 
 
             *    price 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 e)   Date of the transaction         18 June 2019 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 f)   Place of the transaction        (i) Outside a trading venue 
                                       (ii) London 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 
 
 1.   Details of PDMR / person closely associated 
      Name                            Nigel Wright 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 2.   Reason for the notification 
     -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position / status               EVP, Global Sales 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 b)   Initial notification            Initial notification 
       / amendment 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 3.   Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
       auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
     -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Full name of the entity         Spirent Communications plc 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 b)   Legal Entity Identifier         213800HKCUNWP1916L38 
       Code 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 4.   Details of the transaction(s) 
     -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Description of the financial    Ordinary shares of 3&1/3 pence each 
       instrument 
 
       Identification code             GB0004726096 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 b)   Nature of the transaction            (i) Exercise of shares arising from 
                                            Spirent Long-Term Incentive Plan at 
                                            nil-cost 
                                            (ii) Sale of shares in market 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)                   Price(s)      Volume(s) 
                                        (i)     GBP0.0000     187,922 
                                               ------------  ---------- 
                                        (ii)    GBP1.51326    187,922 
                                               ------------  ---------- 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 d)        Aggregated information 
 
             *    Aggregated volume     n/a 
 
                                        n/a 
 
             *    price 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 e)   Date of the transaction         18 June 2019 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 f)   Place of the transaction        (i) Outside a trading venue 
                                       (ii) London 
     ------------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 

Following this notification, the individuals listed above hold options over the following total number of shares:

 
 Director / PDMR    Total number     Total number of shares 
                              of    over which options held 
                     shares held 
 Eric Hutchinson       1,682,129                  1,058,296 
                   -------------  ------------------------- 
 Angus Iveson             42,021                    179,666 
                   -------------  ------------------------- 
 James Klaassen                0                    109,346 
                   -------------  ------------------------- 
 Bill Mortimer                 0                    193,596 
                   -------------  ------------------------- 
 Nigel Wright             14,666                    370,564 
                   -------------  ------------------------- 
 

Enquiries

Michelle Balch Spirent Communications plc +44 (0)1293 767676

Deputy Company Secretary

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