Trading Update and Notice of Results

29 January 2018

Porta Communications Plc 

("Porta" or "the Company" or "the Group")

Trading Statement and Notice of Results

Porta (AIM:PTCM) is pleased to announce that, following a strong first half performance, the Group's trading in H2 has continued ahead of the comparative period in 2016. The Board expects Gross Profit to be in the region £33 million and Adjusted EBITDA to be in the region of £2.5 million for the full year to 31 December 2017.

Porta intends to announce its results for the year ended 31 December 2017 in late April 2018.

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The information contained within this announcement is deemed to constitute inside information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulations (EU) No. 596/2014. Upon the publication of this announcement, this inside information is now considered to be in the public domain.

Enquiries

Porta Communications Plc

Steffan Williams, CEO

Rhydian Bankes, CFO

+44 (0) 20 7680 6550

Grant Thornton UK LLP (Nominated Adviser)

Samantha Harrison

+44 (0) 207 383 5100

N+1 Singer (Broker)

James Maxwell

Lauren Kettle

+44 (0) 20 7496 3000

Newgate Communications (Media Enquiries)

Bob Huxford

Adam Lloyd

James Ash

+44 (0) 20 7680 6550

porta@newgatecomms.com

Notes to Editors

Porta is a fully integrated communications and marketing group with specialisms including financial, corporate and consumer public relations, public affairs and research and multi-capability marketing, brand and creative communications.

The group has offices in Abu Dhabi, Beijing, Brisbane, Bristol, Canberra, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Hong Kong, London, Manchester, Melbourne, Perth, Singapore and Sydney.

The brands and companies it owns are Newgate Communications, Redleaf Communications, Publicasity, 2112 Communications and Summit Marketing Services.

Porta Communications' corporate website is www.portacomms.com