19 September 2017                                   

Porta Communications Plc

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

Directorate Change

Porta Communications Plc (AIM: PTCM) announces that, further to the announcement of 3 August 2017, the Company and Raymond McKeeve have agreed his formal resignation as a Non-Executive Director and the Company can now confirm that he has left the board.

John Foley, Non-Executive Chairman of Porta, commented: 

"The Board thanks Raymond for all of his valuable expertise and support over more than five years of service. The Board is actively seeking a replacement Non-Executive Director and will make an announcement in due course."

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Enquiries

Porta Communications Plc

Steffan Williams, CEO

Rhydian Bankes, CFO

www.portacomms.com

+44 (0) 20 7680 6550

Grant Thornton UK LLP (Nominated Adviser)

Philip Secrett

Samantha Harrison

Daniel Bush

+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