Transaction in Own Shares

Portmeirion Group PLC
17 March 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 today made on market
purchases of 200,000 Ordinary Shares at 162p per share (all of which are to be
held as treasury shares).

These shares, representing 1.92 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital,
were purchased from Euan Cooper-Willis, a director of the Company on 17th March
2005. Following this sale, Mr Cooper-Willis will be interested in 1,227,150
Ordinary Shares representing 11.78 per cent. of the Company's issued share
capital.

The Company now holds 300,000 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
10,121,230 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 Philips - Finance Director      01782 744721




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