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 16 May 2005 to make market purchases of its
ordinary shares of 5p each ("Ordinary Shares"), the Company today made on
market purchases of 25,000 Ordinary Shares at 186p per share (all of which
are to be held as treasury shares).

The Company now holds 420,418 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 10,000,812 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'.

5 September 2005

Enquiries:

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