Index: src/company_cmd.cpp
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--- src/company_cmd.cpp	(revision 22325)
+++ src/company_cmd.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -869,7 +869,7 @@
 				}
 
 				/* Announce new company on network, if the client was a SPECTATOR before */
-				if (old_playas == COMPANY_SPECTATOR) {
+				if (old_playas == COMPANY_SPECTATOR || old_playas == COMPANY_NEW_COMPANY) {
 					NetworkAdminCompanyInfo(c, true);
 					NetworkServerSendChat(NETWORK_ACTION_COMPANY_NEW, DESTTYPE_BROADCAST, 0, "", ci->client_id, ci->client_playas + 1);
 				}