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Spirent Communications PLC08 May 2008 SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC RESULTS OF 2008 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING London, UK - 8 May 2008: Spirent Communications plc ("the Company") (LSE: SPT),a leading communications technology company, announces that at the 2008 AnnualGeneral Meeting ("2008 AGM") of the Company held today, all resolutions as setout in the Notice of 2008 AGM dated 11 March 2008 were duly passed byshareholders on a show of hands. In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.18, the following resolutions are thosewhich were passed at the meeting concerning special business (as defined by theCompany): Resolution 10: Approval of the authority for the directors to allot securities; Resolution 11: Approval of the authority for the Company to disapply pre-emptionrights; Resolution 12: Approval of the authority for the Company to market purchase upto 14.99 per cent of its own shares; Resolution 13: Approval of the renewal of the Spirent Stock Incentive Plan andauthority to grant share incentives using new issue shares; Resolution 14: Approval of the adoption of New Articles of Association; and Resolution 15: Approval of the authority to amend the New Articles ofAssociation with effect on or from 1 October 2008. Certified copies of the document setting out the above resolutions passed at the2008 AGM have been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and will shortly bemade available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document ViewingFacility, which is situated at The Financial Services Authority, 25 The NorthColonnade, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5HS. The results of the proxy voting in advance of the meeting and Notice of 2008 AGM(giving the full text of each of the above resolutions) can be viewed byvisiting our website at www.spirent.com. - ends - EnquiriesMichael Anscombe Spirent Communications plc +44 (0)1293 767676Company Secretary 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 market under thesymbol SPMYY and the CUSIP number is 84856M209. Spirent ADRs are quoted on thePink OTC Markets electronic quotation service which can be found atwww.pinksheets.com. 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. 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-looking statementsare inherently predictive and speculative and involve risk and uncertaintybecause they relate to events and depend on circumstances that will occur in thefuture. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-lookingstatements, which are not a guarantee of future performance and are subject tofactors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from thoseexpressed or implied by these statements. The Company undertakes no obligationto update any forward-looking statements contained in those document, whether asa 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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