REG - Spirent Comms. PLC Bank of America Corp - Holding(s) in Company

Spirent CommunicationsAnnouncement

23/04/2025 17:30

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RNS Number : 9295F  Spirent Communications PLC  23 April 2025

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 financial instruments

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Bank of America Corporation

City of registered office (if applicable)

 

Country of registered office (if applicable)

US

4. Details of the shareholder

Full name of shareholder(s) if different from the person(s) subject to the
notification obligation, above

 

City of registered office (if applicable)

 

Country of registered office (if applicable)

 

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

22-Apr-2025

6. Date on which Issuer notified

23-Apr-2025

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  1.373071                                              7.787665                                                                   9.160736                        53237556
 Position of previous notification (if applicable)                          2.213964                                              6.445701                                                                   8.659665

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                                                                          7979591                                                                          1.373071
 Sub Total 8.A                                7979591                                                                               1.373071%

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  % of voting rights
                                                                            exercised/converted
 Right to Recall               n/a              n/a                         214331                                                             0.036881
 Physical Swaps                19/02/2026       n/a                         1500000                                                            0.258109
 Physical Swaps                14/05/2025       n/a                         10232100                                                           1.760666
 Sub Total 8.B1                                                             11946431                                                           2.055656%

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
 Swaps                         17/09/2025       n/a                         Cash                         3472806                  0.597575
 Swaps                         31/07/2026       n/a                         Cash                         4071414                  0.700580
 Swaps                         15/05/2025       n/a                         Cash                         5496000                  0.945712
 Swaps                         02/05/2025       n/a                         Cash                         3376000                  0.580918
 Swaps                         21/07/2025       n/a                         Cash                         2874048                  0.494545
 Swaps                         16/01/2029       n/a                         Cash                         192064                   0.033049
 Swaps                         02/04/2026       n/a                         Cash                         5098000                  0.877227
 Swaps                         28/04/2026       n/a                         Cash                         75790                    0.013041
 Swaps                         08/05/2026       n/a                         Cash                         79064                    0.013605
 Swaps                         22/04/2026       n/a                         Cash                         8553052                  1.471748
 Swaps                         30/01/2026       n/a                         Cash                         23296                    0.004009
 Sub Total 8.B2                                                                                          33311534                 5.732009%

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  Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
                                                                                                                                                 than the notifiable threshold
 Bank of America Corporation  Bank of America, National Association                                                                              3.934612                                                                    3.934612%
 Bank of America Corporation  Merrill Lynch International                                                                                        3.853053                                                                    5.218075%
 Bank of America Corporation  BofA Securities Eurpoe SA

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

 

12. Date of Completion

23-Apr-2025

13. Place Of Completion

United Kingdom

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