Holding(s) in Company

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS

1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii:

Porta Communications Plc

1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)

Non-UK issuer

2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify)iii: Change in ownership of shareholder

x

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligationiv

Name

Morton PTC Limited as Trustee of The Morton Family Trust (MFT), Hawk Investment Holdings Limited (HIHL), Morton PTC Limited as Trustee of The Edward Trust (TET), Morton PTC Limited as Trustee of The Edward Morton Family Trust (TEMFT), Retro Grand Limited, Morton PTC Limited as Trustee of The Andrew Trust (TAT) and Morton PTC Limited as Trustee of The Andrew Morton Family Trust (TAMFT), Groundlinks Limited (GL), Morton PTC Limited as Trustee of The Charles Trust (TCT), Morton PTC Limited as Trustee of The Charles Morton Family Trust (TCMFT), Seraffina Holdings Limited (SHL), Hawk Pension Fund Limited (HPFL)

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

HIHL - St Peter Port, Guernsey

RGL - Tortola, British Virgin Islands

SHL - Tortola British Virgin Islands

GL - Tortola British Virgin Islands

HPFL - St Helier, Jersey

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)v

Name

Hawk Investment Holdings Limited

Retro Grand Limited

Seraffina Holdings Limited

Groundlinks Limited

Hawk Pension Fund Limited

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

HIHL - St Peter Port, Guernsey

RGL - Tortola, British Virgin Islands

SHL - Tortola British Virgin Islands

GL - Tortola British Virgin Islands

HPFL - St Helier, Jersey

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:

20 February 2018

6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):

23 February 2018

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)

% of voting rights through financial instruments(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)

Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)

Total number of voting rights of issuervii

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

24.78%

24.78%

456,936,050

Position of previous notification (if

applicable)

24.78%

24.78%

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type ofshares

ISIN code (if possible)

Number of voting rightsix

% of voting rights

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

Direct

(Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1)

Indirect

(Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1)

GB00B71C7K21

74,929,077

(HIHL)

30,262,931

(RGL)

450,000

(SHL)

6,750,000

(GL)

850,000

(HPFL)

16.40%

6.62%

0.10%

1.48%

0.19%

SUBTOTAL 8. A

113,242,008

24.78%

B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a))

Type of financial instrument

Expirationdatex

Exercise/Conversion Periodxi

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is

exercised/converted.

% of voting rights

SUBTOTAL 8. B 1

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b))

Type of financial instrument

Expirationdatex

Exercise/Conversion Period xi

Physical or cash

settlementxii

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the

applicable box with an "X")

Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuerxiii

Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary)

x

Namexv

% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

MFT as sole shareholder of HIHL. The Board of Directors of the Morton PTC are Albany Directors Limited, Mr Anthony David Holt, Robert Walter Morton (RWM) and Susan Margaret Howard Morton (SMHM). The adult beneficiaries of MFT are SMHM, RWM, Charles Morton (CNM), Edward Morton (EGM) and Andrew Morton (ARM).

0

0

0

HIHL

16.40%

0

16.40%

TET as former sole shareholder of RGL. The ultimate beneficiary of TET is EGM

0

0

0

TEMFT as sole shareholder of RGL. The ultimate beneficiary of TEMFT is EGM

0

0

0

RGL

6.62%

0

6.62%

TCT as former sole shareholder of SHL. The ultimate beneficiary of TCT is CNM.

0

0

0

TCMFT as sole shareholder of SHL. The ultimate beneficiary of TCMFT is CNM.

0

0

0

SHL

0.10%

0

0.10%

TAT as former sole shareholder of GL. The ultimate beneficiary of TAT is ARM.

0

0

0

TAMFT as sole shareholder of GL. The ultimate beneficiary of TAMFT is ARM.

0

0

0

GL

1.48%

0

1.48%

HPFL - The ultimate beneficiary of HPFL is SMHM

0.19%

0

0.19%

10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:

Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional informationxvi

Filing to confirm that the shareholder of Retro Grand Limited, as shareholder of more than 3% each of the issued share capital of Porta Communications Plc, has changed.

No changes to shareholders percentage holdings.

Place of completion

Guernsey, Channel Islands

Date of completion

23 February 2018