Spirent PLC
06 February 2003
London Stock Exchange
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1 Name of company 2 Name of shareholder having a major interest
SPIRENT plc FMR Corp. and Fidelity International Limited
3 Please state whether notification indicates that it is in 4 Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more
respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or than one holder, the number of shares held by
in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of each of them
an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18 Chase Nominees Ltd (FMRCO) 9,114,900
State Street Nominees Ltd (FMRCO) 1,461,000
Companies named in box 2 above and their direct and State Street Bank & Trust Company (FMRCO) 7,097,832
indirect subsidiaries, being non-beneficial holders
State Street Bank & Trust (FMTC) 3,137,900
Chase Manhattan Bank London (FISL) 12,563,179
HSBC (FPM) 619,700
Chase Nominees Ltd (FPM) 7,032,896
Northern Trust (FPM) 2,040,200
Chase Manhattan Bank London (FIL) 1,111,725
Bank of New York Brussels (FIL) 805,100
Northern Trust (FIL) 3,044,100
Chase Nominees Ltd (FIL) 9,979,540
Bank of New York London (FIL) 5,006,000
Nortrust Nominees Ltd (FIL) 3,107,200
State Street Bank & Trust (FIL) 296,400
FMRCO - Fidelity Management & Research Company
FMTC - Fidelity Management Trust Company
FISL - Fidelity Investment Services Ltd
FPM - Fidelity Pension Management
FIL - Fidelity International Ltd
5 Number of shares 6 Percentage of 7 Number of shares 8 Percentage of Issued
/ amount of Issued /amount of stock Class
stock acquired Class disposed
9,357,409 N/a N/a
0.99%
9 Class of security 10 Date of transaction 11 Date company informed
ORDINARY SHARES OF 3 1/3p EACH Not notified 6 February 2003
12 Total holding following this notification 13 Total percentage holding of issued class following
this notification
66,417,672
7.05%
14 Any additional information 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, Spirent plc
Date of notification
6 February 2003
London Stock Exchange, Company Announcements Office, Old Broad Street, London
EC2N 1HP
Facsimile: 0207 588 6057, 0207 334 8964/8965/8966 (PLEASE DO NOT POST)
Enquries: Continuing Obligations: Telephone: 0207 797 3850/1639/1972/3150
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