UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of January, 2003
SPIRENT plc
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(Translation of registrant's name into English)
Spirent House, Crawley Business Quarter, Fleming Way, Crawley, West Sussex
RH10 9QL, UK.
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(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F X Form 40-F.....
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes ..... No X
If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant
in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- ________
London Stock Exchange
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1 Name of company
SPIRENT plc
2 Name of shareholder having a major interest
FMR Corp. and Fidelity International Limited
3 Please state whether notification indicates that it is in
respect of holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or
in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in the case of an
individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or
children under the age of 18
Companies named in box 2 above and their direct and indirect
subsidiaries, being non-beneficial holders
4 Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them
Chase Nominees Ltd (FMRCO) 7,309,500
State Street Nominees Ltd (FMRCO) 1,340,300
State Street Bank & Trust (FMTC) 2,673,700
Chase Manhattan Bank London (FISL) 12,462,979
HSBC (FPM) 619,700
Chase Nominees Ltd (FPM) 7,032,896
Northern Trust (FPM) 2,040,200
Chase Manhattan Bank London (FIL) 1,342,648
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/ amount of stock 6 Percentage of Issued
acquired Class
800,000 0.08%
7 Number of shares/amount of stock 8 Percentage of Issued
disposed Class
N/a N/a
9 Class of security
ORDINARY SHARES OF 3 1/3p EACH
10 Date of transaction
Not notified
11 Date company informed
7 January 2003
12 Total holding following this notification
57,060,263
13 Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
6.05%
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 7 January 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
END
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
______LUKE THOMAS______
(Registrant)
Date___7 January 2003 ____ By ____/s/ Luke Thomas____
(Signature)*