Newgate Signs Network Affiliation Agreement

PORTA COMMUNICATIONS PLC

NEWGATE SIGNS NETWORK AFFILIATION AGREEMENT

Agreement Signed with Access Communications

in South Korea

Hong Kong and London, 16 January 2013 - Porta Communications plc is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, Newgate Communications ("Newgate"), the fast-growing international communications consultancy, has signed a network affiliation agreement with Access Communications, a leading corporate and financial communications firm in Seoul, South Korea.

The affiliation follows the recent opening of Newgate's first Asian office in Hong Kong and represents another stage in its plans for global growth, enhancing Newgate's ability to provide its clients with support across multiple international markets. Over the past year Newgate has been building a growing portfolio of regional and international offices, which already includes London, Edinburgh, Brussels, Frankfurt and Hong Kong.

Richard Barton, Managing Partner of Newgate Hong Kong, commented:

"Our affiliation with the team at Access is an important development in our ability to serve our clients across a growing global footprint. We have known Access' leadership team of SS Lee, Carol Park and Jinsoo Kim, for almost ten years and have worked together on some extremely rewarding client mandates."

SS Lee, Chief Executive of Access, added, "Our affiliation with Newgate represents an important validation of our business and we look forward to working with the Newgate network and its clients in navigating the intricacies of the Korean market."

Over the coming months Newgate also plans to establish operations in Beijing and Singapore.

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About Newgate Communications

Newgate Communications is a fast growing international communications consultancy that specialises in capital market communications and financial media relations, corporate reputation building and public policy and regulatory consultancy.

Our task is to change the way people think about our clients by developing insight and ideas that resonate with its important constituencies and the opinion formers who influence them. Our purpose is to ensure our clients achieve their business, policy and social objectives.

Newgate Communications is a subsidiary of Porta Communications PLC.

About Access Communications

Access Communications has acted for both domestic and multinational corporations since it was established in Seoul in 1995. Core competencies include strategy consulting, media relations and crisis management. The firm has extensive experience advising clients from industries spanning government and public institutions, IT, finance, consumer products and healthcare.