Result of EGM

RNS Number : 9063I

Spirent Communications PLC

25 November 2008

 



SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC 

RESULTS OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

London, UK - 25 November 2008: Spirent Communications plc ("the Company") (LSE: SPT), a leading communications technology company, announces that at the Extraordinary General Meeting ("EGM") of the Company held today, all resolutions as set out in the Notice of EGM dated 27 October 2008 were duly passed by shareholders on a show of hands.

In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.18, the following special resolutions were passed at the EGM:

Resolution 1: To authorise the Tender Offer; and

Resolution 2: To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its own Ordinary Shares.

Certified copies of the document setting out the above resolutions passed at the EGM have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly be made available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at The Financial Services Authority, 25 The North Colonnade, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5HS.

The results of the proxy voting in advance of the meeting and Notice of EGM (giving the full text of each of the above resolutions) can be viewed by visiting our website at www.spirent.com.

Following the approval of the above resolutions at today's EGM and in accordance with the Expected Timetable of Principal Events set out in the circular posted to the Company's shareholders on 27 October 2008, the Company expects to announce the results of the Tender Offer on 27 November 2008.

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Definitions

''Ordinary Shares'' means ordinary shares of 31⁄3 pence each in the capital of the Company.

''Tender Offer'' means the invitation by UBS to the Company's shareholders to tender Ordinary Shares on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in the Circular posted to the Company's shareholders on 27 October 2008.

Enquiries

Michael Anscombe Company Secretary

Spirent Communications plc

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About Spirent Communications plc

Spirent Communications plc is a leading communications technology company focused on delivering innovative systems and services to meet the needs of customers worldwide. We are a global provider of performance analysis and service assurance solutions that enable the development and deployment of next-generation networking technologies such as broadband services, Internet telephony, 3G wireless and web applications and security testing. The Systems group develops power control systems for specialist electrical vehicles in the mobility and industrial markets. Further information about Spirent Communications plc can be found at www.spirent.com.

Spirent Communications plc Ordinary shares are traded on the London Stock Exchange (ticker: SPT). 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 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 www.pinksheets.com.

Spirent and the Spirent logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Spirent Communications plc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks mentioned herein are held by their respective companies. All rights reserved.

This document may contain forward-looking statements which are made in good faith and are based on current expectations or beliefs, as well as assumptions about future events. You can sometimes, but not always, identify these statements by the use of a date in the future or such words as "will", "anticipate", "estimate", "expect", "project", "intend", "plan", "should", "may", "assume" and other similar words. By their nature, forward-looking statements are inherently predictive and speculative and involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that will occur in the future. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are not a guarantee of future performance and are subject to factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in those document, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

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