Nanoco : Appointment of Senior Independent Director

NANOCO GROUP PLC

('Nanoco' or the 'Company')

Appointment of Senior Independent Director

Nanoco Group plc (LSE: NANO), a world leader in the development and manufacture of cadmium-free quantum dots and other nanomaterials, notifies that pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.11, Brendan Cummins, who joined the Company as a Non-Executive Director in May last year, has been appointed as the Board's Senior Independent Director with immediate effect.

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About Nanoco Group plc

Nanoco is a world leader in the development and production of cadmium-free quantum dots and other nanomaterials for use in multiple applications including LCD displays, lighting, solar cells and bio-imaging. In the display market, Nanoco has a non-exclusive manufacturing and marketing licensing agreements with The Dow Chemical Company and The Wah Hong Corporation based in Taiwan. Nanoco also has a strategy of direct sales in display and in its other target markets, including lighting.

Nanoco was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Manchester, UK. It has production facilities in Runcorn, UK, and a US subsidiary, Nanoco Inc, based in Concord, MA. Nanoco also has business development executives in Japan, Korea and Greater China. Its technology is protected worldwide by a large and growing patent estate.

Nanoco is listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange and trades under the ticker symbol NANO. For further information please visit:www.nanocogroup.com.