Transaction in Own Shares

Portmeirion Group PLC
01 April 2005


                     Portmeirion Group Plc (the 'Company')

                           Acquisition of own shares

The Company announces that, pursuant to its general authority granted by
shareholders of the Company on 17th May 2004 to make market purchases of its
ordinary shares of 5p each ('Ordinary Shares'), the Company yesterday made on
market purchases of 15,000 Ordinary Shares at 163p per share (all of which are
to be held as treasury shares).                                                        

The Company now holds 350,000 Ordinary Shares in treasury and the total number
of Ordinary Shares in issue less the total number of Ordinary Shares held in
treasury following the purchase and non-cancellation of such Ordinary Shares is
10,071,230 Ordinary Shares. This notification is pursuant to the amendment of
the Companies Act 1985 to allow companies to buy-back and hold certain types of
their own shares 'in treasury'.

Enquiries:

Arthur Ralley - Chairman                01782 744721
Brett Phillips - Finance Director       01782 744721






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