Result of AGM

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Spirent Communications PLC

06 May 2022

 

SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC

RESULTS OF 2022 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

London, UK - 6 May 2022 : Spirent Communications plc ("the Company") (LSE: SPT), the leading provider of automated test and assurance solutions for next-generation devices and networks, announces that at the 2022 Annual General Meeting ("2022 AGM") of the Company held earlier today all resolutions as set out in the Notice of 2022 AGM dated 30 March 2022 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 2021, together with the reports of the directors and auditor	513,673,343	100.00	2,647	0.00	3,198,088
2	To approve the Report on directors' remuneration as set out on pages 90 to 118 of the Annual Report for the year to 31 December 2021	502,154,141	97.16	14,691,894	2.84	28,043
3	To declare a final dividend of 4.37 cents per Ordinary Share for the year to 31 December 2021	516,862,712	100.00	1,000	0.00	10,366
4	To elect Maggie Buggie as a director	513,789,174	99.41	3,060,005	0.59	24,899
5	To re-elect Paula Bell as a director	515,904,011	99.81	957,268	0.19	12,799
6	To re-elect Gary Bullard as a director	450,350,846	87.13	66,510,433	12.87	12,799
7	To re-elect Wendy Koh as a director	513,786,303	99.41	3,060,257	0.59	27,518
8	To re-elect Edgar Masri as a director	513,840,371	99.42	3,020,408	0.58	13,299
9	To re-elect Jonathan Silver as a director	513,841,051	99.42	3,020,108	0.58	12,919
10	To re-elect Sir Bill Thomas as a director	509,837,490	98.96	5,343,470	1.04	1,693,118
11	To re-elect Eric Updyke as a director	516,446,678	99.92	412,081	0.08	15,319
12	To re-appoint Deloitte LLP as auditor	516,792,090	99.99	59,091	0.01	22,897
13	To authorise the directors to determine the remuneration of the auditor	516,848,915	100.00	14,019	0.00	11,144
14	To authorise the directors to allot securities	506,608,196	98.02	10,253,721	1.98	12,161
15	To authorise the directors to dis-apply pre-emption rights	516,332,007	99.90	517,419	0.10	24,652
16	To authorise the Company to make market purchases of its own shares	513,819,258	99.62	1,954,685	0.38	1,100,135
17	To authorise a 14 day notice period for general meetings	502,535,065	97.23	14,331,047	2.77	7,966

Number of votes per Ordinary share:  one

Number of Ordinary shares in issue (total voting rights) and entitled to vote at 2022 AGM3:	611,741,888
Number of Ordinary shares in issue (total voting rights) and entitled to vote at 2022 AGM3 represented by poll votes:	516,874,078	84.49%

Number of shareholders entitled to vote at 2022 AGM3:	2,769
Number of shareholders entitled to vote at 2022 AGM3 represented by poll votes:	381	13.76%

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 2022 AGM, and the number of votes which may be cast at the 2022 AGM, have been determined by reference to the Company's register of members at 6.30pm on 4 May 2022.  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 15 to 17 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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