RNS Number : 8073M
Spirent Communications PLC
11 May 2015
 

 

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

 


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

Y

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

Aviva plc & its subsidiaries    

4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.):iv

Registered Holder:

 

BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited    2,628,255*   

  

Chase (GA Group) Nominees Limited      24,001,155*

 

Chase Nominees Limited                               419,233*

                                                             

*denotes direct interest

 

BNY (Nominees) Limited                                  237,077  

 

Chase Nominees Limited                                1,074,467

 

Vidacos Nominees Limited                          1,664,334                                                                                        

5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached: v

08 May 2015

6. Date on which issuer notified:

11 May 2015

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii

5% to <5% Change at Combined Interest Level

 

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

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary Shares


GB0004726096

32,851,278

32,851,278

30,024,521

27,048,643

2,975,878

 4.42%

0.49%


 

 

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

30,024,521

4.91%

 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi

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:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

See Section 4

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:


 

 


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 May 2015.

 

14. Contact name:

     Neil Whittaker, Aviva plc

15. Contact telephone number:

     01603 684420

 

 

C: Additional information

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

Telephone: 01293 767676

 


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