Spirent Communications PLC - Major Shareholding Notification 2015

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RNS Number : 4110D

Spirent Communications PLC

28 January 2015

TR-1: NO

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi



1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ii		SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights			ü
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: iii	FMR LLC
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv	See Section 9
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v	27 January 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:	28 January 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii	5%


8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction						Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of Shares			Number of Voting Rights			Number of shares		Number of voting rights			% of voting rights x
Indirect		Direct xi		Indirect xii	Direct			Indirect
GB0004726096	31,333,272			31,333,272			29,483,020				29,483,020			4.81


B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument			Expiration date xiii		Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv					Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.			% of voting rights


C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument		Exercise price		Expiration date xvii		Exercise/ Conversion period xviii			Number of voting rights instrument refers to			% of voting rights xix, xx
												Nominal			Delta


Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights								Percentage of voting rights
29,483,020								4.81

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the

financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi


Custodian	Day to Day IM	Total
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON	FMR (JP) LTD-FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH (JAPAN) LIMITED	1,513,100
BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO	FMR H.K.-FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH (HONG KONG) LIMITED	7,241,732
	FMRC-FMR CO., INC	1,396,300
	PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS, LLC	270,200
	PGATC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS TRUST COMPANY	2,262,600
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK	FMR H.K.-FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH (HONG KONG) LIMITED	12,032,488
	PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS, LLC	551,300
MELLON BANK NA (C)	PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS, LLC	458,600
NORTHERN TRUST CO (C)	PGATC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS TRUST COMPANY	215,100
STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO	FMRC-FMR CO., INC	84,600
	PGALLC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS, LLC	1,268,000
	PGATC-PYRAMIS GLOBAL ADVISORS TRUST COMPANY	2,189,000
Grand Total		29,483,020

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

FMR LLC

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will dispose of:

1,850,252

12. Date on which proxy holder will dispose of voting rights:

27 January 2015

13. Additional information:

None

14. Contact name:

Matt Drury

15. Contact telephone number:

C: Additional information

Contact at Issuer: Michelle Balch, Assistant Company Secretary, Spirent Communications plc

Telephone: 01293 767676

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