Porta Communications PLC Director Dealing (4985D)
January 31 2018 - 7:45AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 4985D
Porta Communications PLC
31 January 2018
31 January 2018
Porta Communications Plc
("Porta" or the "Company" or the "Group")
Director Dealing
Porta Communications Plc, the AIM quoted international marketing
and communications business, has been notified that Mr John Foley,
the Non-Executive Chairman of the Company, has today purchased
4,700,000 ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company ("Ordinary
Shares") at a price of 3.5p per Ordinary Share.
Following this purchase, Mr Foley is beneficially interested in
5,665,079 Ordinary Shares in Porta, representing 1.24 per cent. of
the Company's issued share capital.
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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
www.portacomms.com
+44 (0) 20 7680 6550
Grant Thornton UK LLP (Nominated Adviser)
Philip Secrett
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
The notifications below are made in accordance with the
requirements of the EU regulation on market abuse.
Template for notification and public disclosure of transactions
by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons
closely associated with them
1 Details of the person discharging managerial
responsibilities / person closely associated
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a) Name John Robert Foley
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2 Reason for the notification
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a) Position/status Non-Executive Chairman
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b) Initial notification Initial notification
/Amendment
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3 Details of the issuer, emission allowance
market participant, auction platform, auctioneer
or auction monitor
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a) Name Porta Communications Plc
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b) LEI 213800E2NB62KDYYOM55
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4 Details of the transaction(s): section to
be repeated for (i) each type of instrument;
(ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each
date; and (iv) each place where transactions
have been conducted
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a) Description of Ordinary Shares of 1 pence
the financial each
instrument, type
of instrument ISIN: GB00B71C7K21
----
Identification
code
b) Nature of the Acquisition of ordinary shares
transaction
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c) Price(s) and volume(s)
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Price(s) Volume(s)
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3.5p 4,700,000
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d) Aggregated information
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- Aggregated volume 4,700,000
- Price 3.5p
- Aggregated total GBP164,500
e) Date of the transaction 31 January 2018
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f) Place of the transaction London Stock Exchange, AIM
Market (XLON)
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This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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