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Ticker · SPT ISIN · GB0004726096 LEI · 213800HKCUNWP1916L38 IL Telecommunications, computer programming, consultancy, computing infrastructure, and other information service activities
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Latest filing 2025-04-24 Major Shareholding Noti…
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About Spirent Communications PLC

https://www.spirent.com/

Spirent Communications is a global provider of automated testing and assurance solutions for networks, cybersecurity, and positioning. The company's portfolio enables technology developers, service providers, and enterprises to validate and optimize new technologies and services throughout their lifecycle. Key offerings include solutions for validating 5G and next-generation networks, ensuring the performance of positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) systems through GNSS simulation, and testing security infrastructure against threats. Spirent's solutions are designed to help customers accelerate development, reduce operational complexity, enhance user experience, and secure their networks and devices. The company supports innovation in development labs, communication networks, and IT organizations by providing tools to manage the increasing complexity and security vulnerabilities of modern technologies.

Recent filings

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Form 8.3 - Spirent Communications plc
Major Shareholding Notification Classification · 98% confidence The document is explicitly titled 'FORM 8.3 - Spirent Communications plc' and references 'Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)'. This form is a Public Opening Position Disclosure/Dealing Disclosure made by a person with interests representing 1% or more in relevant securities during a takeover situation. This type of disclosure relates directly to insider/significant shareholder dealings during a takeover process. While it involves dealings, the specific context of the Takeover Code disclosure (Form 8.3) is most closely aligned with tracking ownership changes related to corporate actions, which often falls under insider trading/dealing disclosures, but the specific nature here is tied to a takeover. Reviewing the provided categories, 'Director's Dealing (DIRS)' covers personal share transactions by executives, and while this is a major shareholder/controller disclosure during a takeover, it is a specific regulatory filing related to ownership changes. However, the most precise fit for disclosures concerning personal share transactions by directors/executives (insider trades) is DIRS. Since this is a mandatory disclosure related to interests and dealings during a takeover bid, it is a form of insider transaction reporting. Given the options, 'Director's Dealing (DIRS)' is the closest category for reporting significant security interests and transactions by involved parties, although 'TAR' (M&A Activity) is also relevant due to the 'Takeover Code' reference. Since the core content is the disclosure of positions and dealings by an interested party (Millennium International Management LP), it functions as an insider dealing report in the context of a takeover. In many classification schemes, specific takeover disclosures like Form 8.3 are often grouped with insider transactions or M&A filings. Given the explicit focus on 'Dealing Disclosure' and 'Interests in relevant securities', DIRS is a strong candidate, but because it is explicitly triggered by the Takeover Code concerning an offeror/offeree, TAR (M&A Activity) is also highly relevant. Form 8.3 is a mandatory disclosure during a takeover. I will classify this as DIRS as it details specific dealings and positions, which is the essence of a dealing disclosure, even if triggered by a takeover. If DIRS is interpreted strictly as only directors, then TAR would be better. However, DIRS is the best fit for 'dealing disclosure' among the options provided, as it details specific transactions (Section 3). I will lean towards DIRS as the primary action described is 'Dealing Disclosure'.
2025-04-24 English
Holding(s) in Company
Major Shareholding Notification Classification · 100% confidence The document is a 'TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings' filed by Bank of America Corporation regarding its interest in Spirent Communications PLC. This is a classic regulatory disclosure form used in the UK to notify the market when a shareholder's voting rights cross specific thresholds. This fits the definition of a 'Major Shareholding Notification' (MRQ).
2025-04-23 English
Form 8.3 - Spirent Communications plc
Major Shareholding Notification Classification · 97% confidence The document is explicitly titled 'FORM 8.3 - Spirent Communications plc' and references 'Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)'. This form is a mandatory disclosure required when a person or entity acquires or deals in relevant securities of an offeree or offeror during a takeover bid, specifically disclosing interests of 1% or more. This type of filing relates directly to takeover activity and insider/major shareholder dealing disclosures under specific regulatory rules, which aligns most closely with the scope of M&A Activity (TAR) or potentially Director's Dealing (DIRS) if the discloser were a director, but given the context of a takeover code disclosure by an investment manager (Millennium International Management LP), it falls under the umbrella of transaction activity related to a potential takeover. Since there is no specific code for 'Takeover Disclosure', and it details dealings related to an offer, 'TAR' (M&A Activity) is the most appropriate fit among the provided options, as it concerns a transaction/interest during a takeover process. It is not a standard 10-K, ER, or IR. It is a specific regulatory filing related to M&A.
2025-04-23 English
Form 8.3 - Spirent Communications plc
Major Shareholding Notification Classification · 98% confidence The document is explicitly titled 'FORM 8.3 - Spirent Communications plc' and references 'Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)'. This form is a mandatory disclosure required when a person or entity acquires or deals in relevant securities of a company that is the subject of a takeover offer, specifically disclosing their opening position or dealing activity. This type of disclosure relates directly to M&A activity and insider/significant shareholder dealings during a takeover process. While it involves director/insider activity (DIRS) and major shareholding changes (MRQ), the specific context of 'Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code' points most directly to the M&A context. Among the provided codes, 'TAR' (M&A Activity) is the most appropriate classification for disclosures mandated by the Takeover Code during an active offer period, as these filings are intrinsically linked to the takeover process itself.
2025-04-22 English
Form 8.3 - Spirent Communications plc
Major Shareholding Notification Classification · 98% confidence The document is a 'Form 8.3' disclosure, which is a standard regulatory requirement under the UK Takeover Code for persons with interests in relevant securities representing 1% or more during an offer period. It details positions and dealings in Spirent Communications plc. This type of filing is a specific regulatory disclosure related to M&A activity (takeover bids) and is classified under the 'RNS' (Regulatory Filings) category as it is a mandatory regulatory announcement.
2025-04-17 English
Holding(s) in Company
Major Shareholding Notification Classification · 100% confidence The document is a 'TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings' filed by Barclays PLC regarding their shareholding in Spirent Communications PLC. This document explicitly details the crossing of a voting rights threshold, which is the standard format for a Major Shareholding Notification. It is not an announcement of a report, but the report itself.
2025-04-17 English

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