Spirent Communications PLC Result of AGM (9446W)

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Spirent Communications PLC

28 April 2021

SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC

RESULTS OF 2021 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

London, UK - 28 April 2021 : Spirent Communications plc ("the Company") (LSE: SPT), the leading provider of test, assurance, and analytics solutions for next-generation devices and networks, announces that at the 2021 Annual General Meeting ("2021 AGM") of the Company held earlier today all resolutions as set out in the Notice of 2021 AGM dated 24 March 2021 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                                   For(1)               Against        Votes Withheld(2) 
                                                          %                   % 
     -------------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------------ 
      To receive the Company's 
       financial statements for 
       the year to 31 December 
       2020, together with the 
       reports of the directors 
 1     and auditor                     496,769,485   100.00        3,990   0.00           1,583,260 
     -------------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------------ 
      To approve the Report 
       on directors' remuneration 
       as set out on pages 82 
       to 106 of the Annual Report 
       for the year to 31 December 
 2     2020                            493,507,758    99.37    3,112,286   0.63           1,736,691 
     -------------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------------ 
      To approve the Directors' 
       Remuneration Policy as 
       set out on pages 98 to 
       106 of the Annual Report 
       for the year to 31 December 
 3     2020                            480,377,721    96.40   17,920,170   3.60              58,844 
     -------------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------------ 
      To declare a final dividend 
       of 3.87 cents per Ordinary 
       Share for the year to 
 4     31 December 2020                498,353,945   100.00           65   0.00               2,725 
     -------------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------------ 
      To declare a special dividend 
       of 7.50 cents per Ordinary 
       Share for the year to 
 5     31 December 2020                498,352,353   100.00        1,657   0.00               2,725 
     -------------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------------ 
      To re-elect Paula Bell 
 6     as a director                   496,514,657    99.63    1,834,487   0.37               7,591 
     -------------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------------ 
      To re-elect Gary Bullard 
 7     as a director                   486,399,319    97.60   11,948,825   2.40               8,591 
     -------------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------------ 
      To re-elect Wendy Koh 
 8     as a director                   498,282,669    99.99       66,475   0.01               7,591 
     -------------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------------ 
      To re-elect Edgar Masri 
 9     as a director                   498,330,084   100.00       16,521   0.00              10,130 
     -------------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------------ 
      To re-elect Jonathan Silver 
 10    as a director                   496,201,600    99.57    2,147,244   0.43               7,891 
     -------------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------------ 
      To re-elect Sir Bill Thomas 
 11    as a director                   488,798,278    98.08    9,550,566   1.92               7,891 
     -------------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------------ 
      To re-elect Eric Updyke 
 12    as a director                   498,327,980   100.00       18,925   0.00               9,830 
     -------------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------------ 
      To appoint Deloitte LLP 
 13    as auditor                      497,467,391    99.83      869,663   0.17              19,681 
     -------------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------------ 
      To authorise the directors 
       to determine the remuneration 
 14    of the auditor                  497,512,243    99.83      837,811   0.17               6,681 
     -------------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------------ 
      To authorise the directors 
 15    to allot securities             489,578,545    98.24    8,768,066   1.76              10,124 
     -------------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------------ 
      To authorise the directors 
       to dis-apply pre-emption 
 16    rights                          497,662,880    99.86      686,068   0.14               7,787 
     -------------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------------ 
      To authorise the Company 
       to make market purchases 
 17    of its own shares               495,234,626    99.58    2,093,337   0.42           1,028,772 
     -------------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------------ 
      To authorise a 14 day 
       notice period for general 
 18    meetings                        483,160,266    96.95   15,191,588   3.05               4,881 
     -------------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------------ 
      To adopt new Articles 
 19    of Association                  498,315,014   100.00        4,340   0.00              37,381 
     -------------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------------ 
      To renew the US Employee 
       Stock Purchase Plan and 
       Global All Employee Share 
 20    Purchase Plan                   498,310,913   100.00        2,169   0.00              43,653 
     -------------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------------ 
      To adopt the UK Sharesave 
 21    Plan                            496,060,981    99.55    2,264,949   0.45              30,805 
     -------------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  -----  ------------------ 
 
   Number of votes per Ordinary share:                      one 
 
 Number of Ordinary shares in issue (total voting 
  rights) and entitled to vote at 2021 AGM(3) 
  :                                                  611,741,888 
 Number of Ordinary shares in issue (total voting 
  rights) and entitled to vote at 2021 AGM(3) 
  represented by proxy votes:                        498,314,340   81.46% 
 
 
 Number of shareholders entitled to vote at 
  2021 AGM(3) :                                2,936 
 Number of shareholders entitled to vote at 
  2021 AGM(3) represented by proxy votes:        398   13.56% 
 

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 2021 AGM, and the number of votes which may be cast at the 2021 AGM, have been determined by reference to the Company's register of members at 6.30pm on 26 April 2021. 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 16 to 19 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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Enquiries

 
      Angus Iveson          Spirent Communications 
       Company Secretary     plc                      [phone] 
 

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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