Spirent PLC Announces Schedule 10 Notification of Major Interests in Shares


CRAWLEY, UK, July 2, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- SCHEDULE 10

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company

SPIRENT PLC

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

LEGAL & GENERAL GROUP PLC

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

SHAREHOLDER IN 2 ABOVE

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them

NOT KNOWN

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

N/A

6. Percentage of issued class

N/A

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

N/A

8. Percentage of issued class

N/A

9. Class of security

ORDINARY SHARES OF 3.3333 PENCE EACH

10. Date of transaction

N/A

11. Date company informed

02 JULY 2004

12. Total holding following this notification

NOT KNOWN

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

2.99%

14. Any additional information

NOTIFICATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH S. 198-202 COMPANIES ACT 1985 THAT THE SHAREHOLDER IN 2 ABOVE NO LONGER HAS A NOTIFIABLE INTEREST DUE TO AN INCREASE IN THE ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL OF SPIRENT PLC.

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

MICHAEL ANSCOMBE - 01293 767672

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this notification

MICHAEL ANSCOMBE - ASSISTANT COMPANY SECRETARY

Date of notification

02 JULY 2004

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