26 May 2016 13:39
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26 May 2016
Porta Communications Plc
("Porta" or "the Company" or "the Group")
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Director's Shareholding
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Porta Communications plc, the AIM quoted international marketing and communications business, has been notified that Mr Bob Morton, the Non-Executive Chairman of the Company, purchased, in aggregate, 1,500,000 ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company at a price of 5.75p per share. The trades were made through Hawk Investment Holdings Limited, a company beneficially owned by Bob Morton and his wife.
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Following this purchase, Mr Morton is beneficially interested in 44,436,318 ordinary shares in Porta representing 15.92 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital.
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Enquiries
Porta Communications Plcwww.portacomms.com David Wright, Chief ExecutiveGene Golembiewski, Finance Director | +44 (0) 20 7680 6500 |
 Allenby Capital Limited Virginia Bull Jeremy Porter  | +44 (0) 20 3328 5656 |
Redleaf PR - Media Enquiries Charlie Geller Harriet Lynch | +44 (0) 20 7382 4769 Â |
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Notes to Editors:
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Porta has two divisions:
• Communications - financial, corporate and consumer public relations, public affairs and research;
• Marketing & Advertising - multi-capability marketing, brand and creative communications.
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The Group has offices in Aberdeen, Abu Dhabi, Beijing, Brisbane, Bristol, Canberra, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Hong Kong, London, Manchester, Melbourne, Singapore and Sydney.
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The brands and companies it owns are: Newgate Communications, PPS Group, Redleaf Communications, Publicasity, 13 Communications, Newgate Sponsorship, 2112 Communications and Summit Marketing Services.
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Porta Communications' corporate website is - www.portacomms.com
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