Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 9795I

Spirent Communications PLC

22 March 2010

 



Spirent Communications plc: Transaction in own shares

Spirent Communications plc (the "Company") announces that it has today purchased through RBS Hoare Govett 100,000 Ordinary shares at an average price of 118.89 pence per share. The highest price and the lowest price paid for these shares were 119 pence and 118.5 pence respectively.

These shares will be cancelled.

The Company intends to repurchase an equivalent number of shares to those issued by it during 2010 in respect of the exercise of employee share options.

Following the purchase and cancellation of these shares the Company has 681,055,038 Ordinary shares in issue.  The Company holds no Ordinary shares in Treasury.  Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company was 681,055,038. The above figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they can determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the Financial Services Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.  Any such notifications should be sent by fax to [phone] or by email to [e-mail] marked for the attention of the Company Secretary.

 

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