Spirent PLC Announces Director Shareholding - 3


Crawley, UK, Aug. 6, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Spirent PLC (NYSE:SPM) announces Director shareholding:



                               SCHEDULE 11

    NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

 1. Name of company

 SPIRENT PLC

 2. Name of director

 MY ENGU CHUNG

 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
 or in respect of a non-beneficial interest

 IN RESPECT OF DIRECTOR'S HOLDING

 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
 number of shares held by each of them (if notified)

 NOT APPLICABLE

 5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
 with the director named in 2 above and identify the connected
 person(s)

 NOT APPLICABLE

 6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
 please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if
 discretionary/non discretionary

 NOT APPLICABLE

 7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

 NOT APPLICABLE

 8. Percentage of issued class

 NOT APPLICABLE

 9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

 NOT APPLICABLE

 10. Percentage of issued class

 NOT APPLICABLE

 11. Class of security

 NOT APPLICABLE

 12. Price per share

 NOT APPLICABLE

 13. Date of transaction

 NOT APPLICABLE

 14. Date company informed

 NOT APPLICABLE

 15. Total holding following this notification

 NOT APPLICABLE

 16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this
 notification

 NOT APPLICABLE

 If a director has been granted options by the company please complete
 the following boxes.

 17. Date of grant

 5 AUGUST 2004

 18. Period during which or date on which exercisable

 SUBJECT TO ACHIEVEMENT OF PERFORMANCE CONDITIONS, 25% OF THE GRANT
 WILL BE EXERCISABLE ON EACH OF THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD AND FOURTH
 ANNIVERSARIES OF THE DATE OF GRANT RESPECTIVELY. THE FINAL EXERCISE
 DATE WILL BE 4 AUGUST 2011 AFTER WHICH THE GRANT WILL LAPSE.

 19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

 NOT APPLICABLE

 20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

 600,000 STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS OVER ORDINARY SHARES OF 3 1/3
 PENCE EACH

 21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that
 price is to be fixed at time of exercise

 55.50 PENCE EACH

 22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
 following this notification

 3,770,088 OPTIONS OR OTHER RIGHTS OVER ORDINARY SHARES OF 3 1/3
 PENCE EACH

 23. Any additional information

 THE GRANT IS MADE UNDER THE SPIRENT STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

 24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

 LUKE THOMAS : 01293 767658

 25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
 making this notification

 LUKE THOMAS

 DEPUTY COMPANY SECRETARY

 Date of Notification

 6 AUGUST 2004


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