22nd Dec 2006 12:09
Spirent Communications PLC22 December 2006 SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC VOTES CAST AT EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING London, UK - 22 December 2006: Spirent Communications plc ("Spirent" or "theCompany") (LSE: SPT; NYSE: SPM), announces that further to the announcement madeearlier today regarding the result of the Extraordinary General Meeting ("EGM"),the votes cast by way of a poll on the resolutions (all of which were dulypassed) were as follows: Resolutions For Against Total votes Number % of Number % of Number % of shares shares shares voted voted voted 1 THAT Mr 405,842,473 54.91 333,201,797 45.09 739,044,270 100.00 John Weston be removed as a director2 THAT Mr 405,887,234 54.92 333,157,294 45.08 739,044,528 100.00 Andrew Given be removed as a director3 THAT Mr 400,530,106 54.20 338,506,945 45.80 739,037,051 100.00 Frederick D'Alessio be removed as a director4 THAT Mr 467,031,324 63.19 272,012,304 36.81 739,043,628 100.00 Edward Bramson be appointed as a director5 THAT Mr 466,965,165 63.19 271,998,403 36.81 738,963,568 100.00 Ian Brindle be appointed as a director6 THAT Mr 406,614,422 55.03 332,338,669 44.97 738,953,091 100.00 Gerard L Eastman Jr. be appointed as a director7 THAT Mr 401,384,859 54.31 337,627,974 45.69 739,012,833 100.00 Alexander Walker be appointed as a director Note: Issued share capital at 22 December 2006 - 885,599,999 Ordinary shares of3 & 1/3 pence each (excluding 90,251,487 Ordinary shares held in Treasury). The Company has submitted to the UK Listing Authority, a document containing theabove resolutions 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 5HSTel: (0) 20 7066 1000 - ends - EnquiriesReg 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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