Holding(s) in Company

Spirent Communications PLC
17 April 2024
 

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; An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

City of registered office (if applicable)

Wilmington, Delaware

Country of registered office (if applicable)

USA

4. Details of the shareholder

Name

City of registered office

Country of registered office

Goldman Sachs International

London

United Kingdom

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

12-Apr-2024

6. Date on which Issuer notified

16-Apr-2024

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

% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)

% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)

Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)

Total number of voting rights held in issuer

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

0.953125

4.290191

5.243316

30340264

Position of previous notification (if applicable)

n/a

n/a

n/a


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 ISIN code(if possible)

Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)

Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)

% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)

% of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)

GB0004726096


5515222


0.953125

Sub Total 8.A

5515222

0.953125%

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

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/conversion period

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted

% of voting rights

Securities Lending

Open


23927808

4.135135

Sub Total 8.B1


23927808

4.135135%

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

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/conversion period

Physical or cash settlement

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Swap

28-Mar-2034


Cash

720087

0.124443

Swap

03-Apr-2034


Cash

46426

0.008023

Swap

04-Apr-2034


Cash

38326

0.006623

Swap

05-Oct-2026


Cash

37873

0.006545

Swap

08-Feb-2027


Cash

20388

0.003523

Swap

04-Apr-2034


Cash

10852

0.001875

Swap

01-Dec-2028


Cash

7889

0.001363

Swap

17-Aug-2026


Cash

7832

0.001354

Swap

04-Jan-2027


Cash

3367

0.000582

Swap

17-Aug-2026


Cash

1399

0.000242

Swap

04-Apr-2034


Cash

1249

0.000216

Swap

17-Aug-2026


Cash

1084

0.000187

Swap

04-Apr-2034


Cash

461

0.000080

Swap

15-Mar-2034


Cash

1

0.000000

Sub Total 8.B2


897234

0.155056%

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 person

Name of controlled undertaking

% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Chain 1)





The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Chain 1)

Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C.

0.929207

4.289725

5.218931%

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Chain 1)

Goldman Sachs Group UK Limited

0.929207

4.289725

5.218931%

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Chain 1)

Goldman Sachs International

0.929207

4.289725

5.218931%

The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Chain 2)





The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Chain 2)

GSAM Holdings LLC




The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Chain 2)

Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.




The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Chain 3)





The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Chain 3)

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC




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

Please note, the total amount of voting rights have been rounded to 6 decimal places therefore there is a possibility of a rounding error. General email contact: gs-regops-emea-position-enquiries@gs.com

12. Date of Completion

16-Apr-2024

13. Place Of Completion

Warsaw

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