Directorate Change

RNS Number : 9409D

Nanoco Group PLC

03 April 2014

 



For immediate release

3 April 2014

NANOCO GROUP PLC

("Nanoco" or "the Company")

Directorate Change

Nanoco Group plc (AIM: NANO), a world leader in the development and manufacture of cadmium-free quantum dots and other nanomaterials, announces that Michael Bretherton, a Non-executive Director of Nanoco, will step down from the Board with effect from 4 April 2014.

Mike was Chief Financial Officer at the time that Nanoco joined AIM in 2009 and has served as a Non-executive Director since August 2010. His decision to step down from Nanoco's Board follows his relocation to the Channel Islands, where his business interests are now focused.

Anthony Clinch, Nanoco's Chairman, commented: "On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank Mike for his major contribution to the early development of Nanoco, first as CFO and then as a Non-executive Director. His strategic, financial and corporate judgement has been of great value and we wish him well for the future."

For further information please contact:

Nanoco	+ 44 (0) 161 603 7900
Michael Edelman, Chief Executive Officer
Colin White, Chief Financial Officer
Canaccord Genuity - Nomad and Joint Broker	[phone]
Simon Bridges
Cameron Duncan
Liberum Capital - Joint Broker	[phone]
Simon Atkinson
Richard Bootle
Buchanan	+ 44 (0) 20 7466 5000
Mark Court / Fiona Henson / Sophie Cowles

Notes for editors:

About Nanoco Group plc

Nanoco is a world leader in the development and production of cadmium-free quantum dots and other nano-materials for use in multiple applications including LCD displays, lighting and solar cells. In the display market, it has an exclusive manufacturing and marketing licensing agreement with The Dow Chemical Company.

Nanoco was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Manchester, UK. It has production facilities in Runcorn, UK, and business development offices in the USA, Japan, Korea and Taiwan. Its technology is protected worldwide by a large and growing patent estate.

Nanoco began trading on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange in May 2009 under the ticker symbol NANO. For further information please visit: www.nanocogroup.com.

 

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