UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of May, 2006
SPIRENT plc
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(Translation of registrant's name into English)
Spirent House, Crawley Business Quarter, Fleming Way, Crawley, West Sussex
RH10 9QL, UK.
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(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- ________
SPIRENT PLC
("the Company")
RESULTS OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
London, UK - 4 May 2006: Spirent plc (LSE: SPT; NYSE: SPM), a leading
communications technology company, announces that at the Annual General Meeting
of the Company held yesterday, all resolutions as set out in the Notice of 2006
Annual General Meeting dated 15 March 2006 were duly passed.
The proxy voting figures can be viewed by visiting our website at
www.spirent.com.
The Company is pleased to confirm the following:
- That the new company name, Spirent Communications plc was approved by
shareholders at the Annual General Meeting;
- That the on-market share repurchase programme through which the Company
intends to return up to GBP50 million to shareholders, having been approved
by shareholders, will commence shortly; and
- As stated in the Annual Report 2005, James Wyness, senior independent
director, retired from the Board with effect from 3 May 2006 and
Marcus Beresford was appointed as the new senior independent director. As a
result of this change in role, Mr Beresford relinquishes his position as
Chairman of the Remuneration Committee (although remains a member of that
Committee) and Fred D'Alessio replaces him as Chairman of that Committee. Mr
D'Alessio is also appointed as a member of the Audit Committee following the
retirement of Mr Wyness.
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Enquiries
Paul Eardley Spirent plc +44 (0)1293 767676
Company Secretary
Michael Anscombe
Deputy Company Secretary
About Spirent
Spirent plc is a leading communications technology company focused on delivering
innovative systems and services to meet the needs of customers worldwide. We
are a global provider of performance analysis and service assurance solutions
that enable the development and deployment of next-generation networking
technologies such as broadband services, Internet telephony, 3G wireless and web
applications and security testing. The Systems group develops power control
systems for specialist electrical vehicles in the mobility and industrial
markets. Further information about Spirent plc can be found at www.spirent.com
Spirent Ordinary shares are traded on the London Stock Exchange (ticker: SPT)
and on the New York Stock Exchange (ticker: SPM; CUSIP number: 84856M209) in the
form of American Depositary Shares (ADS), represented by American Depositary
Receipts, with one ADS representing four Ordinary shares.
Spirent and the Spirent logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Spirent
plc. All other trademarks or registered trademarks mentioned herein are held by
their respective companies. All rights reserved.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements that are based on
current expectations or beliefs, as well as assumptions about future events. By
their nature, forward-looking statements are inherently predictive, speculative
and involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to events and depend on
circumstances that will occur in the future. You should not place undue
reliance on these forward-looking statements, which are not a guarantee of
future performance and are subject to factors that could cause our actual
results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these
statements. These risks include the risks described from time to time in
Spirent plc's Securities and Exchange Commission periodic reports and filings.
The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements
contained in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise.
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
______LUKE THOMAS______
(Registrant)
Date __4 May 2006 By ____/s/ Luke Thomas____
(Signature)*