PTCM.L Regulatory News (PTCM)

11 February 2015

Porta Communications plc

("Porta" or "the Porta Group")

Director's Shareholding

Porta Communications plc, the AIM quoted international marketing and communications business, has been notified that Brian Blasdale, Non-Executive Director, today purchased 1,300,000 ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company at a price of 7.5p per share. Following this purchase, Mr Blasdale is beneficially interested in 3,117,322 ordinary shares in Porta representing 1.17 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital. The shares are held both in his name and in his SIPP.

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Enquiries: 

Porta Communications PLC

www.portacomms.com

David Wright, Chief Executive

Gene Golembiewski, Finance Director

 +44 (0) 20 7680 6500

Sanlam Securities UK Limited

Simon Clements/Virginia Bull

+44 (0) 20 7628 2200

Redleaf PR - Media Enquiries

Charlie Geller/Emma Kane

+44 (0) 20 7382 4769

Notes to Editors:

§ Porta has two divisions:

§ Public Relations - financial, corporate, consumer, public affairs and researchAdvertising - marketing communications, digital services and media planning and buying

§ The Group currently has offices in Aberdeen, Abu Dhabi, Beijing, Brisbane, Bristol, Brussels, Canberra, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, London, Manchester, Melbourne, Singapore and Sydney

§ The brands and companies it owns are: Newgate Communications, Newgate Threadneedle, Newgate PPS, Redleaf Polhill, Thirteen Communications, Publicasity, 21:12 Communications and Summit

§ Further information is available at www.portacommunications.plc.uk