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Newport Networks Group PLC
03 June 2005


                           Newport Networks Group PLC

                                AGM Statement


3 June 2005

At the Company's Annual General Meeting to be held today, the Chairman, Sir
Terry Matthews will update shareholders as follows:

"I am pleased to report that Newport continues to make good progress in all
respects. The broadband networking industry is going through unprecedented
worldwide growth in new services and applications which is the focus area for
our technology.

The Company has recently opened a Sales and Support office in Beijing in keeping
with the opportunities being addressed in China and other Asia Pacific
countries. A number of 1460 Session Border Controller Systems have been shipped
to China. These will be tested and evaluated over the next few weeks. In
addition, the Company is making good progress in both the Americas and Europe
where existing trials have provided feedback on the nuances of customer
requirements while providing a positive step towards corresponding sales
opportunities.

We announced today that the Company has achieved its first systems sales into
the USA. The first customer is iTegraNet, a California-based business services
hosting company.

In the recent BT announcement regarding what is being called "the 21st Century
Network", BT gave details of Prime Supplier vendors. The selection of Prime
Suppliers by BT provides opportunities for Newport Networks to address the
network component level for Session Border Controller systems. The Company is
actively promoting it's solutions to selected Prime Suppliers, as well as to
other relevant parties.

The overall sales pipeline for Newport Networks continues to grow, comprising of
over 50 significant opportunities at this time. Our expectation is that some of
these will convert into orders and revenues in the first half of the year, while
many will contribute to the full year results for 2005. At 31 May 2005, the
Company had #12.5 million of cash, which was in line with budget expectations.

The outlook for the year as a whole is in keeping with market expectations. The
Company is on track."

For further information, please contact:

John Everard, Chief Executive        Lulu Bridges / Simon Hudson
John Ackroyd, Finance Director
Newport Networks Group PLC           Tavistock Communications
Tel:  01291 635830                   Tel: 020 7920 3150






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