22nd Dec 2006 10:35
Spirent Communications PLC22 December 2006 SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC RESULT OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING London, UK - 22 December 2006: Spirent Communications plc ("Spirent" or "theCompany") (LSE: SPT; NYSE: SPM), a leading technology communications company,today held an Extraordinary General Meeting ("EGM") which had been requisitionedby a nominee on behalf of funds managed by New York based Sherborne Investors,Artemis Investment Management and Credit Suisse Asset Management. Each of theresolutions was duly passed by the required majority. Consequently John Weston, Andrew Given and Fred D'Alessio are no long directorsof the Company and Edward Bramson, Ian Brindle, Gerard L. Eastman Jr. andAlexander Walker have been appointed directors of the Company. In addition, atthe conclusion of the EGM Marcus Beresford and Kurt Hellstrom resigned asDirectors. A further announcement will be made in due course regarding thecomposition of the Board and the roles, functions and responsibilities of eachDirector. The number of votes cast on each of the resolutions will be announced latertoday and will also be posted on the Company's website (www.spirent.com). TheCompany will submit to the UK Listing Authority a document containing the aboveresolutions passed at the EGM in compliance with the Listing Rules. The UKListing Authority has informed the Company that this document will not beavailable for viewing at their Document Viewing Facility until Wednesday, 27December at the following address: UK Listing AuthorityFinancial Services Authority25 The North ColonnadeCanary WharfLondonE14 5HS Tel: (0) 20 7066 1000 - ends - Enquiries Reg Hoare Smithfield +44 (0)20 7360 4900 About Spirent Communications plc Spirent Communications plc is a leading communications technology companyfocused on delivering innovative systems and services to meet the needs of customers worldwide. We are a global provider of performance analysis and serviceassurance 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) and on the New York Stock Exchange (ticker: SPM; CUSIPnumber: 84856M209) in the form of American Depositary Shares ("ADS"),represented by American Depositary Receipts, with one ADS representing fourOrdinary shares. 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 press release may contain forward-looking statements (as that term isdefined in the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995)based on current expectations or beliefs, as well as assumptions about futureevents. You can sometimes, but not always, identify these statements by the useof a date in the future or such words as "will", "anticipate", "estimate","expect", "project", "intend", "plan", "should", "may", "assume" and othersimilar words. By their nature, forward-looking statements are inherentlypredictive and speculative and involve risk and uncertainty because they relateto events and depend on circumstances that will occur in the future. You shouldnot place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are not aguarantee of future performance and are subject to factors that could cause ouractual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by thesestatements. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-lookingstatements contained in this press release, whether as a result of newinformation, future events or otherwise. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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