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RNS Number : 1716P

Spirent Communications PLC

05 June 2020

TR-1: S tandard form for notification of major holdings

 
 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and 
  to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible) (i) 
 
 1a. Identity of the issuer or the                              Spirent Communications plc 
  underlying issuer of existing shares 
  to which voting rights are attached 
  (ii) : 
                                                               ------------------------------------------------- 
 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with 
  an "X" if appropriate) 
 Non-UK issuer 
                                                                                                            ---- 
 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes 
  with an "X") 
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                                  X 
                                                                                                            ---- 
 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
                                                                                                            ---- 
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
                                                                                                            ---- 
 Other (please specify)(iii) : 
                                                                                                            ---- 
 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation (iv) 
 Name                                                           Aviva plc & its subsidiaries 
 City and country of registered office                          London, England 
  (if applicable) 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (v) 
 Name                                                    Registered Holder: 
                                                          Available on Request 8,000* 
                                                          Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited 25,015,981* 
                                                          Chase Nominees Limited 198,584* 
                                                          HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited 
                                                          23,617,152* 
                                                          State Street Nominees Limited 233,970* 
                                                          * denotes direct interest 
 
                                                          Chase Nominees Limited 222,534 
                                                        -------------------------------------------------------- 
 City and country of registered 
  office (if applicable) 
                                                        -------------------------------------------------------- 
 5. Date on which the threshold                          04/06/2020 
  was crossed or reached (vi) : 
                                                        -------------------------------------------------------- 
 6. Date on which issuer notified                        05/06/2020 
  (DD/MM/YYYY): 
                                                        -------------------------------------------------------- 
 
   7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation 
                              % of voting         % of voting rights        Total of both    Total number 
                            rights attached        through financial         in % (8.A +      of voting rights 
                            to shares (total          instruments                8.B)         of issuer (vii) 
                                of 8. A)             (total of 8.B 
                                                       1 + 8.B 2) 
                          ------------------  --------------------------  ----------------  -------------------- 
 Resulting situation 
  on the date 
  on which threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached               8.06%               0%                          8.06%             611,741,888 
                          ------------------  --------------------------  ----------------  -------------------- 
 Position of 
  previous notification 
  (if 
  applicable)              7.43%               0%                          7.43% 
                          ------------------  --------------------------  ----------------  -------------------- 
 
 
 
 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which 
  the threshold was crossed or reached (viii) 
 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
 Class/type of      Number of voting rights                             % of voting rights 
  shares             (ix) 
  ISIN code (if 
  possible) 
                           Direct                   Indirect                     Direct                  Indirect 
                     (Art 9 of Directive       (Art 10 of Directive        (Art 9 of Directive     (Art 10 of Directive 
                         2004/109/EC)              2004/109/EC)           2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)        2004/109/EC) 
                           (DTR5.1)                 (DTR5.2.1)                                          (DTR5.2.1) 
                                           -------------------------- 
 Ordinary Shares 
 
  GB0004726096      49,073,687              222,534                     8.02%                      0.04% 
                   ----------------------  --------------------------  -------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 
 SUBTOTAL 8. A                         49,296,221                                            8.06% 
                   --------------------------------------------------  ------------------------------------------------ 
 
 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
  (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
 Type of            Expiration   Exercise/                       Number of voting                  % of voting 
  financial          date         Conversion Period               rights that may                   rights 
  instrument         (x)          (xi)                            be acquired if 
                                                                  the instrument 
                                                                  is 
                                                                  exercised/converted. 
                   -----------  ------------------------------  --------------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 
 
                                 SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 
                                ------------------------------  --------------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to 
  Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
 Type of       Expiration        Exercise/             Physical or           Number of             % of voting 
  financial     date (x)          Conversion            cash                  voting rights         rights 
  instrument                      Period (xi)           settlement 
                                                        (xii) 
              ----------------  --------------------  --------------------  -------------------- 
 
 
 
                                                       SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 
                                                      --------------------  -------------------- 
 
 
 
 
 9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification 
  obligation (please mark the 
  applicable box with an "X") 
 Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled 
  by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other 
  undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the 
  (underlying) issuer (xiii) 
 Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights                         x 
  and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate 
  controlling natural person or legal entity (xiv) (please add additional 
  rows as necessary) 
        Name (xv)           % of voting rights      % of voting rights       Total of both if 
                              if it equals or        through financial        it equals or is 
                             is higher than the      instruments if it        higher than the 
                            notifiable threshold    equals or is higher     notifiable threshold 
                                                    than the notifiable 
                                                         threshold 
                          ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
 Aviva plc                 8.06%                                          8.06% 
                          ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
 Aviva Group Holdings 
  Limited                  8.06%                                          8.06% 
                          ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
 Aviva Investors 
  Holdings Limited         8.06%                                          8.06% 
                          ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
 Aviva Investors 
  Global Services 
  Limited                  8.06%                                          8.06% 
                          ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
 
 Aviva plc                 8.06%                                          8.06% 
                          ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
 Aviva Group Holdings 
  Limited                  8.06%                                          8.06% 
                          ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
 Friends Provident 
  International Limited 
                          ----------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------ 
 
 
 
 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
 Name of the proxy holder                              See Section 4 
                                                      ------------------ 
 The number and % of voting rights 
  held 
                                                      ------------------ 
 The date until which the voting rights 
  will be held 
                                                      ------------------ 
 
 11. Additional information (xvi) 
 This notification is prompted by a 7% to 8% change at Direct Interest 
  Level (Box 8A). 
 
 
 Place of completion   Norwich, England 
 Date of completion    5(th) June 2020 
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