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 August, 2003

                                 SPIRENT plc
     _____________________________________________________________________
                (Translation of registrant's name into English)

Spirent House, Crawley Business Quarter, Fleming Way, Crawley,
West Sussex RH10 9QL, UK.
     _____________________________________________________________________
                    (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- ________




                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company

Spirent plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

Stanlife Nominees 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

Shareholder in 2 above

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

Shareholder in 2 above

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

3,000,000

6. Percentage of issued class

0.32%

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

-

8. Percentage of issued class

-

9. Class of security

Ordinary shares of 3.3333 pence each

10. Date of transaction

1 August 2003

11. Date company informed

04 August 2003

12. Total holding following this notification

30,875,920

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.27%

14. Any additional information

Notification pursuant to S198-202 Companies Act 1985 that the shareholder has a
notifiable interest

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

Date of notification

04 August 2003


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                                   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 4th August 2003                      By   ____/s/ Luke Thomas____

                                                    (Signature)*