Porta Communications plc is the holding company for an international communications and marketing business with a clear mandate to maximise shareholder value.

Within Porta there are currently two divisions which between them provide the synergy to build a successful international business. These divisions are; Public Relations, including financial, corporate, consumer and public affairs and Advertising, including marketing communications, digital services and media planning and buying.

The success of the company will continue to be delivered through:
•The recruitment of teams of key executives, with proven track records within the industry, who are committed to the Board’s and the CEO’s vision
•The active acquisition of established Public Relations, Advertising and associated businesses where there is clear synergy and energy to continue to build a fast growing international

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Trading Statement
RNS
RNS Number : 5760E
Porta Communications PLC
11 February 2015



11 February 2015

Porta Communications plc

("Porta" or "the Porta Group")

Trading update

Highlights

· Revenue expected to be close to 30 per cent higher than the previous financial year

· Fee income expected to almost double

· Approximately 35 per cent expected EBITDA growth

· PR division experiencing a strong year across all jurisdictions

· Advertising agency 21:12 gaining traction in core markets

Porta Communications plc, the AIM quoted international marketing and communications business, announces that for the year ended 31 December 2014 the Group continued to show strong growth in revenue and fee income.

During the period revenue is expected to be close to 30 per cent higher than the previous year, while fee income should almost double. On a like-for-like basis revenue should be around 20 per cent higher and fee income almost 75 per cent higher than the previous year. Adjusted EBITDA growth is expected to increase by nearer to 35 per cent as the Group absorbs the impact of negative currency movements and continues to invest heavily in its future growth.

PR Division

Newgate, the international public relations brand, experienced a strong year across all jurisdictions, but particularly in Australia which has built a leading brand in 18 months. Such was the success here that the impact of the weak Australian dollar will affect Group profits before tax by approximately £200,000.

Redleaf PR, which was consolidated by the Group during the year, has also been an impressive performer, trading ahead of budgets on a month by month basis.

Advertising Division

21:12, the financial and charities agency formed in January 2013, has started to gain traction in its core markets and performance is expected to improve in 2015.

Despite a restructuring and cost reduction program TTMV the media and creative agency has not performed in line with its budgets. As a result the Group has elected to expand Summit, a business wholly owned by Porta that also operates in Tunbridge Wells. Summit will take on further creative and account management capacity, creating a much more manageable unit. At the same time trading in TTMV will be discontinued and management do not anticipate any cash obligations associated with this to be borne by Porta. This will have an immediate, positive impact in the current year which is expected to result in a turnaround from losses to a reasonable profit in this business.

Recent Acquisitions

PPS and Publicasity have already been integrated into the Group head office and are successfully pitching for new business alongside other parts of the Group.

The Board anticipates further strong growth in 2015 throughout the Group while margins are also expected to improve with its recent acquisitions operating from one central location.

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Director/PDMR Shareholding
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RNS Number : 6310E
Porta Communications PLC
11 February 2015

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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Director/PDMR Shareholding
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Porta Communications PLC
27 March 2015

27 March 2015

Porta Communications plc

("Porta" or "the Company")

Director's Shareholding

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, yesterday purchased 1,343,766 ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company at a price of 7.5p per share through Hawk Investments Holdings, a company beneficially owned by Bob Morton and his wife.

Following this purchase, Mr Morton is beneficially interested in 34,286,318 ordinary shares in Porta representing 12.81 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital.

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28 May Sanlam... 11.00 Buy

Porta Communications chairman buys more shares

By Giles Gwinnett

May 29 2015, 11:12am
Morton is now interested in around 36.2mln shares, representing 13.56% of the capital
Morton is now interested in around 36.2mln shares, representing 13.56% of the capital


Porta Communications (LON:PTCM) said non- exec chairman Bob Morton had bought £135,000 worth of company shares.

The transaction was yesterday and he bought 2mln shares at 6.75p per share through Hawk Investments Holdings, which is beneficially owned by he and his wife.

Morton is now interested in around 36.2mln shares, representing 13.56% of the capital.

Yesterday, the marketing and communications group Porta posted its first annual profit as it comfortably outperformed the sector last year.

Its Australian operations starred, while the recent acquisitions have started to bed in, the company revealed.

Revenues for the 2014 jumped to £23.3mln from £9.3mln a year earlier, giving earnings before tax, depreciation and amortisation of just under £2.2mln.

Organic growth for the year was 75%, while average gross profit per employee increased by a third to £100,000.

AGM Statement
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Porta Communications PLC
25 June 2015

25th June 2015



Porta Communications Plc

("Porta" or "the Company")

AGM Statement





Porta Communications Plc, the AIM quoted international marketing and communications business, will make the following trading announcement at the AGM.

The strong trading pattern highlighted at the time of our preliminary results has continued throughout the first half of 2015. EBITDA after all costs will be significantly higher than that achieved in the whole of 2014. Also, as previously indicated, there will be a big reduction in exceptional costs, reflecting the growing maturity of all our start-ups.

The three main acquisitions made in 2014, Redleaf, Publicasity and PPS are all performing well, while the international start-ups (operating under the Newgate brand) in Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore are all trading at record levels.

The board remains confident about the outcome for 2015.

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Porta Group's new gig takes the biscwit


07:46 10 Jul 2015

Vinnie, the panda in Fox's biscuits TV campaigns, has a new PR company backing him

Fox's






Public relations firm Newgate Communications – part of the Porta Communications (LON:PTCM) group – has won a contract with UK food manufacturing firm 2 Sisters Food Group.

Newgate Communications will provide a combined corporate and financial communications and public affairs programme to support the growth of Birmingham-based 2 Sisters Food Group.

2 Sisters Food Group is the company behind well-known brands such as Goodfella's and Fox's Biscuits.

Newgate will support 2 Sisters Food Group in all its food safety and animal welfare campaigns, as well as innovation initiatives within British agriculture. The role will include media relations, stakeholder and political outreach and support in financial communications, Porta said.