13th Dec 2007 07:00
Spirent Communications PLC13 December 2007 SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC FOURTH QUARTER TRADING UPDATE London, UK - 13 December 2007: Spirent Communications plc ("Spirent" or "theCompany") (LSE: SPT), a leading communications technology company, todayannounces a trading update for the quarter ended 31 December 2007. Trading update Based on trading during the fourth quarter to date the Company anticipates thatresults for the second half year as a whole will be somewhat ahead of expectedlevels. Financial position The Company continued the buyback of shares, with £39.3 million of cash beingreturned through share buybacks in the quarter to date, a further purchase of59.5 million shares by the Company. The preliminary results for the year ending 31 December 2007 are expected to beannounced to shareholders on 28 February 2008. - ends - EnquiriesEdward Bramson, Executive Chairman Spirent Communications plc +44 (0)1293 767676Eric Hutchinson, Chief Financial OfficerAndrew Dowler/Harriet Keen Financial Dynamics +44 (0)20 7831 3113 About Spirent Communications plc Spirent Communications plc is a leading communications technology companyfocused on delivering innovative systems and services to meet the needs ofcustomers worldwide. We are a global provider of performance analysis andservice assurance solutions that enable the development and deployment ofnext-generation networking technologies such as broadband services, Internettelephony, 3G wireless and web applications and security testing. The Systemsgroup develops power control systems for specialist electrical vehicles in themobility and industrial markets. Further information about SpirentCommunications plc can be found at www.spirent.com. Spirent Communications plc Ordinary shares are traded on the London StockExchange (ticker: SPT). The Company operates a Level 1 American DepositaryReceipt ("ADR") programme with each ADR representing four Spirent Communicationsplc Ordinary shares. The ADRs trade in the US over-the-counter ("OTC") marketunder the symbol SPMYY and the CUSIP number is 84856M209. Spirent and the Spirent logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of SpirentCommunications plc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks mentionedherein are held by their respective companies. All rights reserved. Cautionary statement This document may contain forward-looking statements which are made in goodfaith and are based on current expectations or beliefs, as well as assumptionsabout future events. You can sometimes, but not always, identify thesestatements 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-lookingstatements are inherently predictive and speculative and involve risk anduncertainty because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that willoccur in the future. You should not place undue reliance on theseforward-looking statements, which are not a guarantee of future performance andare subject to factors that could cause our actual results to differ materiallyfrom those expressed or implied by these statements. The Company undertakes noobligation to update any forward-looking statements contained in this document,whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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