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RNS Number : 5581N

Spirent Communications PLC

30 September 2021

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB0004726096

Issuer Name

SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

City of registered office (if applicable)

Minneapolis

Country of registered office (if applicable)

United States

4. Details of the shareholder

 
  Name                              City of registered office    Country of registered office 
   State Street Nominees Limited 
                                  ===========================  ============================== 
 

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

27-Sep-2021

6. Date on which Issuer notified

28-Sep-2021

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

 
                          % of voting rights      % of voting rights      Total of both in %      Total number of 
                          attached to shares      through financial       (8.A + 8.B)             voting rights held 
                          (total of 8.A)          instruments (total                              in issuer 
                                                  of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2) 
   Resulting situation 
    on the date on 
    which threshold 
    was crossed or 
    reached                13.968000               0.000000                13.968000               85445497 
                        ======================  ======================  ======================  ====================== 
   Position of 
    previous 
    notification (if 
    applicable)            14.851                  0.000                   14.851 
                        ======================  ======================  ======================  ====================== 
 

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

 
Class/Type of shares    Number of direct        Number of indirect      % of direct voting      % of indirect voting 
ISIN code(if possible)  voting rights (DTR5.1)  voting rights           rights (DTR5.1)         rights (DTR5.2.1) 
                                                (DTR5.2.1) 
GB0004726096               2519                    85442978                0.000400                13.967600 
                        ======================  ======================  ======================  ====================== 
Sub Total 8.A              85445497                                        13.968000% 
                        ==============================================  ============================================== 
 

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

 
Type of financial           Expiration date  Exercise/conversion period  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights 
instrument                                                               that may be acquired if 
                                                                         the instrument is 
                                                                         exercised/converted 
 
Sub Total 8.B1 
                            ===========================================  =========================  ================== 
 

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

 
Type of financial   Expiration date  Exercise/conversion  Physical or cash     Number of voting     % of voting rights 
instrument                           period               settlement           rights 
 
Sub Total 8.B2 
                    =========================================================  ===================  ================== 
 

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional rows as necessary)

 
Ultimate controlling     Name of controlled       % of voting rights if  % of voting rights     Total of both if it 
person                   undertaking              it equals or is        through financial      equals or is higher 
                                                  higher than the        instruments if it      than the notifiable 
                                                  notifiable threshold   equals or is higher    threshold 
                                                                         than the notifiable 
                                                                         threshold 
   Ameriprise Financial, Inc.                        0.000000               0.000000               0.000000% 
                                                  =====================  =====================  ====================== 
   Ameriprise               TAM UK International 
    Financial, Inc.          Holdings Limited        0.000000               0.000000               0.000000% 
                         =======================  =====================  =====================  ====================== 
                            Threadneedle Asset 
   Ameriprise                Management 
    Financial, Inc.          Oversight Limited       0.000000               0.000000               0.000000% 
                         =======================  =====================  =====================  ====================== 
                            Ameriprise 
   Ameriprise                International 
    Financial, Inc.          Holdings GmbH           0.000000               0.000000               0.000000% 
                         =======================  =====================  =====================  ====================== 
                            Threadneedle Asset 
   Ameriprise                Management Holdings 
    Financial, Inc.          Sarl                    0.000000               0.000000               0.000000% 
                         =======================  =====================  =====================  ====================== 
   Ameriprise               Threadneedle 
    Financial, Inc.          Holdings Limited        0.000000               0.000000               0.000000% 
                         =======================  =====================  =====================  ====================== 
   Ameriprise               TAM UK Holdings 
    Financial, Inc.          Limited                 0.000000               0.000000               0.000000% 
                         =======================  =====================  =====================  ====================== 
                            Threadneedle Aset 
   Ameriprise                Management Holdings 
    Financial, Inc.          Limited                 0.000000               0.000000               0.000000% 
                         =======================  =====================  =====================  ====================== 
   Ameriprise 
    Financial, Inc.         TC Financing Limited     0.000000               0.000000               0.000000% 
                         =======================  =====================  =====================  ====================== 
   Ameriprise               Threadneedle Asset 
    Financial, Inc.          Management Limited      13.968000              0.000000               13.968000% 
                         =======================  =====================  =====================  ====================== 
 

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional Information

Threadneedle Asset Management Limited is wholly owned by TC Financing Limited, which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly owned by TAM UK Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings SARL, which is itself wholly owned by Ameriprise International Holdings GmbH, which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Asset Management Oversight Limited, which is itself wholly owned by TAM UK International Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

12. Date of Completion

13. Place Of Completion

Swindon, UK

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