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Spirent Communications PLC

29 April 2020

SPIRENT COMMUNICATIONS PLC

RESULTS OF 2020 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

London, UK - 29 April 2020 : Spirent Communications plc ("the Company") (LSE: SPT), a leading communications technology company, announces that at the 2020 Annual General Meeting ("2020 AGM") of the Company held earlier today, all resolutions as set out in the Notice of 2020 AGM dated 24 March 2020 were duly passed by shareholders on a show of hands.

The results of the proxy votes lodged in advance of the AGM are set out below and are available on the Company's website https://corporate.spirent.com/

A copy of the resolutions passed as special business (resolutions 14 to 16 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

 
 Resolution                                   For(1)               Against         Votes Withheld(2) 
                                                          %                    % 
     -------------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------------ 
      To receive the Company's 
       financial statements for 
       the year to 31 December 
       2019, together with the 
       reports of the directors 
 1     and auditor                     518,480,984    99.99       70,980    0.01           2,901,674 
     -------------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------------ 
      To approve the Report 
       on directors' remuneration 
       as set out on pages 77 
       to 101 of the Annual Report 
       for the year to 31 December 
 2     2019                            431,525,323    83.03   88,204,140   16.97           1,724,175 
     -------------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------------ 
      To declare a final dividend 
       of 3.45 cents per Ordinary 
       Share for the year to 
 3     31 December 2019                521,450,508   100.00            6    0.00               3,125 
     -------------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------------ 
      To elect Eric Updyke as 
 4     a director                      519,670,142    99.66    1,775,692    0.34               7,805 
     -------------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------------ 
      To re-elect Paula Bell 
 5     as a director                   517,398,527    99.22    4,051,156    0.78               3,956 
     -------------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------------ 
      To re-elect Gary Bullard 
 6     as a director                   498,905,156    95.68   22,542,777    4.32               5,705 
     -------------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------------ 
      To re-elect Bill Thomas 
 7     as a director                   513,451,616    98.49    7,857,514    1.51             144,508 
     -------------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------------ 
      To re-elect Wendy Koh 
 8     as a director                   518,037,583    99.35    3,410,000    0.65               6,056 
     -------------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------------ 
      To re-elect Edgar Masri 
 9     as a director                   518,102,632    99.36    3,339,763    0.64              11,244 
     -------------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------------ 
      To re-elect Jonathan Silver 
 10    as a director                   512,927,154    98.77    6,389,781    1.23           2,136,704 
     -------------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------------ 
      To re-appoint Ernst & 
 11    Young LLP as auditor            499,417,981    95.78   21,997,724    4.22              37,933 
     -------------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------------ 
      To authorise the directors 
       to determine the remuneration 
 12    of the auditor                  520,087,381    99.76    1,270,648    0.24              95,610 
     -------------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------------ 
      To authorise the directors 
 13    to allot securities             519,553,239    99.66    1,797,610    0.34             102,790 
     -------------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------------ 
      To authorise the directors 
       to dis-apply pre-emption 
 14    rights                          521,304,590    99.99       42,659    0.01             106,390 
     -------------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------------ 
      To authorise the Company 
       to make market purchases 
 15    of its own shares               517,631,110    99.58    2,173,885    0.42           1,648,643 
     -------------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------------ 
      To authorise a 14 day 
       notice period for general 
 16    meetings                        512,313,201    98.25    9,134,543    1.75               5,895 
     -------------------------------  ------------  -------  -----------  ------  ------------------ 
 
   Number of votes per Ordinary share:            one 
 
 Number of Ordinary shares in issue (total voting 
  rights) and entitled to vote at 2020 AGM(3) 
  :                                                  611,741,888 
 Number of Ordinary shares in issue (total voting 
  rights) and entitled to vote at 2020 AGM(3) 
  represented by proxy votes:                        521,453,639   85.24% 
 
 
 Number of shareholders entitled to vote at 
  2020 AGM(3) :                                2,802 
 Number of shareholders entitled to vote at 
  2020 AGM(3) represented by proxy votes:        368   13.13% 
 

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 2020 AGM, and the number of votes which may be cast at the 2020 AGM, have been determined by reference to the Company's register of members at 6.30pm on 27 April 2020. 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.

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Enquiries

 
      Angus Iveson          Spirent Communications 
       Company Secretary     plc                      +44 (0)1293 767676 
 

About Spirent Communications plc

Spirent Communications plc (LSE: SPT) offers test, measurement, analytics and assurance solutions for next-generation devices and networks. Spirent provides products, services and information solutions for high-speed Ethernet, positioning mobile network infrastructure markets, with expanding focus on service assurance, cybersecurity and 5G. Spirent is accelerating the transition of connected devices, network equipment and applications from development labs to the operational network, as it continues to innovate toward fully-automated testing and autonomous service assurance solutions. 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 http://www.otcmarkets.com/marketplaces/otc-pink .

Spirent and the Spirent logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Spirent Communications plc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks mentioned herein are held by their respective companies. All rights reserved.

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