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10/12/2024 08:45

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RNS Number : 4923P  Spirent Communications PLC  10 December 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

05-Dec-2024

6. Date on which Issuer notified

09-Dec-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  0.539939                                              9.782027                                                                   10.321966                       59727791
 Position of previous notification (if applicable)                          0.023918                                              0.003111                                                                   0.027029

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                                                                          3124339                                                                          0.539939
 Sub Total 8.A                                3124339                                                                               0.539939%

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
 Securities Lending            Open                                         28288094                                                           4.888667
 Sub Total 8.B1                                                             28288094                                                           4.888667%

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                          07-Oct-25                                    Cash                         11494189                 1.986390
 Swap                          15-May-25                                    Cash                         10073060                 1.740800
 Swap                          27-Feb-25                                    Cash                         6584275                  1.137880
 Swap                          09-Dec-25                                    Cash                         99372                    0.017170
 Swap                          04-Dec-34                                    Cash                         33360                    0.005770
 Swap                          08-Feb-27                                    Cash                         13112                    0.002270
 Swap                          03-Apr-34                                    Cash                         8473                     0.001460
 Swap                          11-Sep-29                                    Cash                         4842                     0.000810
 Swap                          06-Dec-27                                    Cash                         4674                     0.000810
 Swap                          15-Mar-34                                    Cash                         1                        0.000000
 Sub Total 8.B2                                                                                          28315358                 4.893360%

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
 The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Chain 1)
 The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Chain 1)  Goldman Sachs (UK) L.L.C.             0.520215                                                                    9.782046                                                                    10.302260%
 The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Chain 1)  Goldman Sachs Group UK Limited        0.520215                                                                    9.782046                                                                    10.302260%
 The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (Chain 1)  Goldman Sachs International           0.520215                                                                    9.782046                                                                    10.302260%
 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-rrc-emea-position-enquiries@gs.com
(mailto:gs-rrc-emea-position-enquiries@gs.com)

12. Date of Completion

09-Dec-2024

13. Place Of Completion

Bengaluru

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