Company Announcements

Director/PDMR Shareholding

Source: RNS
RNS Number : 8788Z
Spirent Communications PLC
22 May 2019
 

SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC

 

22 May 2019

 

DIRECTOR / PDMR SHAREHOLDING

 

1.

Details of PDMR / person closely associated


Name

 

Eric Updyke

2.

Reason for the notification

a)

Position / status

 

CEO

b)

Initial notification / amendment

 

Initial notification

3.

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Full name of the entity

 

Spirent Communications plc

b)

Legal Entity Identifier Code

 

213800HKCUNWP1916L38

4.

Details of the transaction(s)

a)

Description of the financial instrument

 

Identification code

 

Ordinary shares of 3 1/3 pence each

 

 

GB0004726096

b)

Nature of the transaction

 

Award of Performance Shares (nil-cost options) under the Spirent Long-term Incentive Plan

 

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

GBP0.00

 

532,672

d)

Aggregated information

 

-     Aggregated volume

 

-     price

 

 

 

532,672

 

GBP0.00

 

e)

Date of the transaction

 

16 May 2019

f)

Place of the transaction

 

Outside a trading venue

 



 

1.

Details of PDMR / person closely associated


Name

 

Paula Bell

2.

Reason for the notification

a)

Position / status

 

CFO

b)

Initial notification / amendment

 

Initial notification

3.

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Full name of the entity

 

Spirent Communications plc

b)

Legal Entity Identifier Code

 

213800HKCUNWP1916L38

4.

Details of the transaction(s)

a)

Description of the financial instrument

 

Identification code

 

Ordinary shares of 3 1/3 pence each

 

 

GB0004726096

b)

Nature of the transaction

 

Award of Performance Shares (nil-cost options) under the Spirent Long-term Incentive Plan

 

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

GBP0.00

 

276,276

d)

Aggregated information

 

-     Aggregated volume

 

-     price

 

 

 

276,276

 

GBP0.00

 

e)

Date of the transaction

 

16 May 2019

f)

Place of the transaction

 

Outside a trading venue

 



 

1.

Details of PDMR / person closely associated


Name

 

Angus Iveson

2.

Reason for the notification

a)

Position / status

 

Company Secretary & General Counsel

b)

Initial notification / amendment

 

Initial notification

3.

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Full name of the entity

 

Spirent Communications plc

b)

Legal Entity Identifier Code

 

213800HKCUNWP1916L38

4.

Details of the transaction(s)

a)

Description of the financial instrument

 

Identification code

 

Ordinary shares of 3 1/3 pence each

 

 

GB0004726096

b)

Nature of the transaction

 

Award of Restricted Stock Units under the Spirent Long-term Incentive Plan

 

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

GBP0.00

 

71,969

d)

Aggregated information

 

-     Aggregated volume

 

-     price

 

 

 

71,969

 

GBP0.00

 

e)

Date of the transaction

 

16 May 2019

f)

Place of the transaction

 

Outside a trading venue

 



 

1.

Details of PDMR / person closely associated


Name

 

James Klaassen

2.

Reason for the notification

a)

Position / status

 

VP, Global Operations

b)

Initial notification / amendment

 

Initial notification

3.

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Full name of the entity

 

Spirent Communications plc

b)

Legal Entity Identifier Code

 

213800HKCUNWP1916L38

4.

Details of the transaction(s)

a)

Description of the financial instrument

 

Identification code

 

Ordinary shares of 3 1/3 pence each

 

 

GB0004726096

b)

Nature of the transaction

 

Award of Restricted Stock Units under the Spirent Long-term Incentive Plan

 

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

GBP0.00

 

40,274

d)

Aggregated information

 

-     Aggregated volume

 

-     price

 

 

 

40,274

 

GBP0.00

 

e)

Date of the transaction

 

16 May 2019

f)

Place of the transaction

 

Outside a trading venue

 



 

1.

Details of PDMR / person closely associated


Name

 

Ann Menard

2.

Reason for the notification

a)

Position / status

 

Global Head of Human Resources

b)

Initial notification / amendment

 

Initial notification

3.

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Full name of the entity

 

Spirent Communications plc

b)

Legal Entity Identifier Code

 

213800HKCUNWP1916L38

4.

Details of the transaction(s)

a)

Description of the financial instrument

 

Identification code

 

Ordinary shares of 3 1/3 pence each

 

 

GB0004726096

b)

Nature of the transaction

 

Award of Restricted Stock Units under the Spirent Long-term Incentive Plan

 

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

GBP0.00

 

33,292

d)

Aggregated information

 

-     Aggregated volume

 

-     price

 

 

 

33,292

 

GBP0.00

 

e)

Date of the transaction

 

16 May 2019

f)

Place of the transaction

 

Outside a trading venue

 



 

1.

Details of PDMR / person closely associated


Name

 

Bill Mortimer

2.

Reason for the notification

a)

Position / status

 

EVP, Strategic Marketing

b)

Initial notification / amendment

 

Initial notification

3.

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Full name of the entity

 

Spirent Communications plc

b)

Legal Entity Identifier Code

 

213800HKCUNWP1916L38

4.

Details of the transaction(s)

a)

Description of the financial instrument

 

Identification code

 

Ordinary shares of 3 1/3 pence each

 

 

GB0004726096

b)

Nature of the transaction

 

Award of Restricted Stock Units under the Spirent Long-term Incentive Plan

 

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

GBP0.00

 

50,054

d)

Aggregated information

 

-     Aggregated volume

 

-     price

 

 

 

50,054

 

GBP0.00

 

e)

Date of the transaction

 

16 May 2019

f)

Place of the transaction

 

Outside a trading venue

 



 

1.

Details of PDMR / person closely associated


Name

 

Nigel Wright

2.

Reason for the notification

a)

Position / status

 

EVP, Global Sales

b)

Initial notification / amendment

 

Initial notification

3.

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Full name of the entity

 

Spirent Communications plc

b)

Legal Entity Identifier Code

 

213800HKCUNWP1916L38

4.

Details of the transaction(s)

a)

Description of the financial instrument

 

Identification code

 

Ordinary shares of 3 1/3 pence each

 

 

GB0004726096

b)

Nature of the transaction

 

Award of Restricted Stock Units under the Spirent Long-term Incentive Plan

 

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

GBP0.00

 

106,305

d)

Aggregated information

 

-     Aggregated volume

 

-     price

 

 

 

106,305

 

GBP0.00

 

e)

Date of the transaction

 

16 May 2019

f)

Place of the transaction

 

Outside a trading venue

 



 

Beneficial interest in the Company following these transactions were:

 

Director / PDMR

Total number of shares over which options held

Eric Updyke

1,196,441

Paula Bell

1,151,022

Angus Iveson

234,389

James Klaassen

167,856

Ann Menard

62,332

Bill Mortimer

288,700

Nigel Wright

558,486

 

 

Enquiries

Michelle Balch                                    Spirent Communications plc              +44 (0)1293 767676

Deputy Company Secretary


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