Director/PDMR Shareholding

Date: 7th July 2014

On behalf of: Avanti Communications Group plc ("Avanti" or "the Company")

Avanti Communications Group plc

PDMR/Director Shareholding

Avanti Communications Group plc (AIM: AVN), the satellite operator has been informed that David Bestwick, Chief Technology Officer, purchased 4,000 ordinary shares in the Company at a price of 250.03 pence per ordinary share on Friday 4th July2014. Following this transaction, David Bestwick now holds a total direct and indirect voting right interest in 1,301,954 ordinary shares in the Company, being approximately 1.17% 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

Nigel Fox, Finance Director

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

Tulchan Communications Tel: +44 (0) 20 7353 4200James Macey-White

About Avanti Communications

· Avanti Communications is a carriers' carrier, selling wholesale data telecoms to service providers which use them to create networks for enterprise, carrier, government and consumer users.

· Avanti Communications' network consists of:-

- two high throughput satellites in orbit, called HYLAS 1 and HYLAS 2; a multiband satellite called Artemis plus a fourth satellite in construction called HYLAS 3; and a fifth called HYLAS 4

- an international fibre network connecting data centres in several countries

· Avanti Communications has GEO satellite network spectrum filings in the ITU Master Register for Ka band at 33.5° West and 31.0° East and for Ka, Ku, S and L-band at 21.5° East.

· Avanti Communications serves customers in Europe, Middle East and Africa.

· Visit: www.avantiplc.com