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London - 17 October 2014. Avanti Communications Group plc (AIM: AVN, "Avanti" or "the Company"), the satellite operator, announces that it has issued 1,200,000 new ordinary shares of 1p each ("New Ordinary Shares") in the Company to the trustee of the Company's Employee Benefit Trust, at a price of 1p per share. These New Ordinary Shares are being issued to facilitate the award of share options to employees across the Company.

Application has been made for the New Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM and it is anticipated that admission will become effective on 20 October 2014. Following admission, the Company's issued share capital will consist of 112,936,849 ordinary shares of 1p each.

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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


Tulchan Communications     

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7353 4200

James 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 
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