Result of AGM

RNS Number : 9446W

Spirent Communications PLC

28 April 2021

 

SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC

RESULTS OF 2021 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

London, UK - 28 April 2021 : Spirent Communications plc ("the Company") (LSE: SPT), the leading provider of test, assurance, and analytics solutions for next-generation devices and networks, announces that at the 2021 Annual General Meeting ("2021 AGM") of the Company held earlier today all resolutions as set out in the Notice of 2021 AGM dated 24 March 2021 were duly passed by shareholders on a poll.

The results of the poll votes are set out below and can also be viewed on the Company's website https://corporate.spirent.com/ shareholder-information .

Resolution		For1		Against		Votes Withheld2
			%		%
1	To receive the Company's financial statements for the year to 31 December 2020, together with the reports of the directors and auditor	496,769,485	100.00	3,990	0.00	1,583,260
2	To approve the Report on directors' remuneration as set out on pages 82 to 106 of the Annual Report for the year to 31 December 2020	493,507,758	99.37	3,112,286	0.63	1,736,691
3	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy as set out on pages 98 to 106 of the Annual Report for the year to 31 December 2020	480,377,721	96.40	17,920,170	3.60	58,844
4	To declare a final dividend of 3.87 cents per Ordinary Share for the year to 31 December 2020	498,353,945	100.00	65	0.00	2,725
5	To declare a special dividend of 7.50 cents per Ordinary Share for the year to 31 December 2020	498,352,353	100.00	1,657	0.00	2,725
6	To re-elect Paula Bell as a director	496,514,657	99.63	1,834,487	0.37	7,591
7	To re-elect Gary Bullard as a director	486,399,319	97.60	11,948,825	2.40	8,591
8	To re-elect Wendy Koh as a director	498,282,669	99.99	66,475	0.01	7,591
9	To re-elect Edgar Masri as a director	498,330,084	100.00	16,521	0.00	10,130
10	To re-elect Jonathan Silver as a director	496,201,600	99.57	2,147,244	0.43	7,891
11	To re-elect Sir Bill Thomas as a director	488,798,278	98.08	9,550,566	1.92	7,891
12	To re-elect Eric Updyke as a director	498,327,980	100.00	18,925	0.00	9,830
13	To appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor	497,467,391	99.83	869,663	0.17	19,681
14	To authorise the directors to determine the remuneration of the auditor	497,512,243	99.83	837,811	0.17	6,681
15	To authorise the directors to allot securities	489,578,545	98.24	8,768,066	1.76	10,124
16	To authorise the directors to dis-apply pre-emption rights	497,662,880	99.86	686,068	0.14	7,787
17	To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its own shares	495,234,626	99.58	2,093,337	0.42	1,028,772
18	To authorise a 14 day notice period for general meetings	483,160,266	96.95	15,191,588	3.05	4,881
19	To adopt new Articles of Association	498,315,014	100.00	4,340	0.00	37,381
20	To renew the US Employee Stock Purchase Plan and Global All Employee Share Purchase Plan	498,310,913	100.00	2,169	0.00	43,653
21	To adopt the UK Sharesave Plan	496,060,981	99.55	2,264,949	0.45	30,805

Number of votes per Ordinary share:  one

Number of Ordinary shares in issue (total voting rights) and entitled to vote at 2021 AGM3:	611,741,888
Number of Ordinary shares in issue (total voting rights) and entitled to vote at 2021 AGM3 represented by proxy votes:	498,314,340	81.46%

Number of shareholders entitled to vote at 2021 AGM3:	2,936
Number of shareholders entitled to vote at 2021 AGM3 represented by proxy votes:	398	13.56%

Notes:

1.  Any proxy appointments which gave discretion to the Chairman of the Meeting have been included in the "For" total.

2.  A "Vote Withheld" is not a vote in law and is not counted in the proportion of votes "For" and "Against" a resolution.

3.  Entitlement to attend and vote at the 2021 AGM, and the number of votes which may be cast at the 2021 AGM, have been determined by reference to the Company's register of members at 6.30pm on 26 April 2021.  Voting instructions can be changed at any time prior to a poll being demanded, and a shareholder having lodged a proxy is still entitled to attend the meeting and vote their shares themselves as they see fit.

A copy of the resolutions passed as special business (resolutions 16 to 19 inclusive) has been submitted to the FCA National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism  

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Spirent Communications plc

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About Spirent Communications plc

Spirent Communications plc (LSE: SPT) is the leading global provider of automated test and assurance solutions for networks, cybersecurity and positioning. The Company provides innovative products, services and managed solutions that address the test, assurance and automation challenges of a new generation of technologies, including 5G, SD-WAN, Cloud, autonomous vehicles and beyond. From the lab to the real world, Spirent helps companies deliver on their promise to their customers of a new generation of connected devices and technologies. Further information about Spirent Communications plc can be found at  https://corporate.spirent.com/ .

Spirent Communications plc Ordinary Shares are traded on the London Stock Exchange (ticker: SPT; LEI: 213800HKCUNWP1916L38). The Company operates a Level 1 American Depositary Receipt (ADR) programme with each ADR representing four Spirent Communications plc Ordinary Shares. The ADRs trade in the US over-the-counter (OTC) market under the symbol SPMYY and the CUSIP number is 84856M209. Spirent ADRs are quoted on the Pink OTC Markets electronic quotation service which can be found at https://www.otcmarkets.com/marketplaces/otc-pink .

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