REG - Spirent Comm PLC - Holding(s) in Company

Spirent CommunicationsAnnouncement

23/03/2020 16:00

RNS Number : 2601H
  
Spirent Communications PLC
  
23 March 2020
  
 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
 




NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)i




 




1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii: 


Spirent Communications plc




1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)




Non-UK issuer


 




2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")




An acquisition or disposal of voting rights


X




An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments


 




An event changing the breakdown of voting rights


 




Other (please specify)iii:


 




3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv




Name


JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc.




City and country of registered office (if applicable)


Wilmington, Delaware, USA




4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v




Name


JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited               J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.
JPMorgan Asset Management (Taiwan) Limited
China International Fund Management Co., Ltd.
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association     




City and country of registered office (if applicable)


London, United Kingdom




5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:


19 March 2020




6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):


20 March 2020




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 of issuervii




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


4.67%


0.82%


5.49%


611,741,888




Position of previous notification (if 
applicable)


4.90%


0.88%


5.77%


 



 
 
 
 
 
 
 



 




8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii




A: Voting rights attached to shares




Class/type of

shares
ISIN code (if possible)


Number of voting rightsix


% of voting rights




Direct
(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)


Indirect
(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)


Direct
(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)


Indirect
(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)




GB0004726096


 


28,589,664


 


4.67%




 


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


 


 




SUBTOTAL 8. A


28,589,664


4.67%




 
 
 
 




B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))




Type of financial instrument


Expiration

datex


Exercise/

Conversion Periodxi


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


% of voting rights




 


 


 


 


 




 


 


SUBTOTAL 8. B 1


 


 




 
 
 
 




B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))




Type of financial instrument


Expiration

datex


Exercise/

Conversion Period xi


Physical or cash 
settlementxii


Number of voting rights 


% of voting rights




Cash-settled Equity Swap


n/a


n/a


Cash


5,019,350


0.82%




 


 


 


 


 


 




 


 


 


SUBTOTAL 8.B.2


5,019,350


0.82%




 



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 



 
 




9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the 
applicable box with an "X")




Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuerxiii


 




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 entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary)


X




Namexv


% 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




JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc. 


 


 


 




JPMorgan Asset Management International Limited 


 


 


 




JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings (UK) Limited 


 


 


 




JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited


 


 


 




 


 


 


 




JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc.


 


 


 




J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc.


 


 


 




 


 


 


 




JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc.


 


 


 




JPMorgan Asset Management (Asia) Inc.


 


 


 




JPMorgan Asset Management (Taiwan) Limited


 


 


 




 


 


 


 




JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc. 


 


 


 




JPMorgan Asset Management International Limited 


 


 


 




JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings (UK) Limited 


 


 


 




JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited


 


 


 




China International Fund Management Co., Ltd.


 


 


 




 


 


 


 




JPMorgan Chase & Co.


 


 


 




JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association


 


 


 




 




10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:




Name of the proxy holder


N/A




The number and % of voting rights held


N/A




The date until which the voting rights will be held


N/A




 
 
 




11. Additional informationxvi




Chain of controlled undertakings:
 
JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc. (100%)
JPMorgan Asset Management International Limited (100%)
JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings (UK) Limited (100%)
JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited (100%)
 
JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc. (100%)
J.P. Morgan Investment Management Inc. (100%)
 
JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc. (100%)
JPMorgan Asset Management (Asia) Inc. (100%)
JPMorgan Asset Management (Taiwan) Limited (100%)
 
JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings Inc. (100%)
JPMorgan Asset Management International Limited (100%) 
JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings (UK) Limited (100%)
JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Limited (100%)
China International Fund Management Co., Ltd. (100%)
 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (100%)
 
 



 
 
 
 
 



 




Place of completion


London, United Kingdom




Date of completion


20 March 2020




 
 


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