Director/PDMR Shareholding

Avanti Communications Group plc

(the "Company")

Director's Shareholding

Avanti Communications Group plc (AIM: AVN), the broadband satellite operator has been informed that David Williams, Chief Executive, today purchased 10,000 ordinary shares in the Company at a price of 180.0 pence per ordinary share. Following this transaction, David Williams now holds a total direct and indirect voting right interest in 1,696,101 ordinary shares in the Company, being approximately 1.52% of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company.

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For further information please contact:

Avanti Communications Group Plc Tel: +44 (0) 20 7749 1600

David Williams, Chief Executive

Sean Watherston, Director of IR and Corporate Finance

Cenkos Securities plc Tel: +44 (0) 20 7397 8900

Max Hartley (Nomad)/Julian Morse

Jefferies Hoare Govett Tel: +44 (0) 20 7029 8000

Neil Collingridge/John Fishley

College Hill Tel: +44 (0) 20 7457 2020

Adrian Duffield/Kay Larsen