LONDON, Nov. 25, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) --
SCHEDULE 10
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Name of company
SPIRENT PLC
2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
BARCLAYS 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 NAMED 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
Registered Holder Account designation Holding
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMI 804,872
CHASE NOMINEES LTD 16376 562,967
CHASE NOMINEES LTD 20947 29,821,307
CHASE NOMINEES LTD 21359 1,267,026
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO 116,208
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO 298,290
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO 369,757
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO 12,766
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16331 351,468
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16341 1,453,016
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16341 550,836
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16344 473,746
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16345 820,410
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 16400 9,999,746
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) 18409 484,895
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 633,980
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 360,275
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 409,555
JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 179,290
R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED A/C BL1 134,745
R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED A/C CM1 35,079
R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED GP1 GP1 34,067
R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED SA1 SA1 22,152
ZEBAN NOMINEES LIMITED 1,000
TOTAL 49,197,453
5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
NOT NOTIFIED
6. Percentage of issued class
NOT NOTIFIED
7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed
-
8. Percentage of issued class
-
9. Class of security
ORDINARY SHARES OF 3.3333 PENCE EACH
10.Date of transaction
HOLDING AS AT 23 NOVEMBER 2004
11.Date company informed
25 NOVEMBER 2004
12.Total holding following this notification
49,197,453
13.Total percentage holding of issued class following this
notification
5.15%
14.Any additional information
NOTIFICATION RECEIVED PURSUANT TO S198-202 COMPANIES ACT 1985 THAT
THE SHAREHOLDER NAMED IN 2 ABOVE HAS INCREASED THEIR NOTIFIABLE
SHAREHOLDING IN SPIRENT PLC TO 5.15%. SHAREHOLDER PREVIOUSLY
REPORTED A SHAREHOLDING OF 47,205,061 SHARES (4.94%) ON 01
NOVEMBER 2004.
15.Name of contact and telephone number for queries
LUKE THOMAS - 01293 767658
16.Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification
LUKE THOMAS - DEPUTY COMPANY SECRETARY
Date of notification
25 NOVEMBER 2004
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