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21/11/2022 07:00

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RNS Number : 9832G  Directa Plus PLC  21 November 2022

21 November 2022

 

Directa Plus plc

("Directa Plus" or the "Company")

 

Board Changes

Appointment of Non-Executive Director

 

Directa Plus (AIM: DCTA), a leading producer and supplier of graphene
nanoplatelets based products for use in consumer and industrial markets, is
pleased to announce the appointment of Sarah Cope as a Non-executive
director.  Sarah has over 20 years' experience as an investment banker in
London, advising small and mid-sized companies on corporate governance,
strategy, amalgamations and disposals, capital markets and regulatory
compliance.  She has predominantly advised AIM listed companies in the Oil
and Gas sector, assisting publicly traded companies to raise finance for their
exploration, development and production projects around the world.

 

Following this appointment, Neil Warner has stepped down from the Board.  As
a consequence, Sarah will be nominated to take over from Neil as the Chair of
the Audit Committee.

 

Giulio Cesareo, Founder and Chief Executive of Directa Plus, commented: "We
are delighted to welcome Sarah Cope to the Board.  She is a capital markets
professional whose significant experience and knowledge, particularly in our
key oil vertical, will help us with our next phase of development as we
address global decontamination markets with Grafysorber®.

 

"On behalf of the Board and shareholders, I would like to express our deep
thanks to Neil for his contribution to Directa Plus since our IPO in 2016 and
wish him well for the future."

 

Sarah Cope, added: "I am excited to join the Directa Plus Board as a
Non-executive director.  My time in capital markets advising growth companies
in oil and gas will be directly relevant as will my experience of strategy,
governance and regulatory compliance where I certainly share Directa Plus's
views on sustainability and transparency."

 

For further information please visit http://www.directa-plus.com/
(http://www.directa-plus.com/) or contact:

 

 Directa Plus plc                                            +39 02 36714458
 Giulio Cesareo, CEO
 Giorgio Bonfanti, CFO

 Cenkos Securities plc (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker)  +44 131 220 6939
 Neil McDonald
 Adam Rae

 Singer Capital Markets Securities Limited (Joint Broker)    +44 20 7496 3069
 Rick Thompson
 Phil Davies

 Tavistock (Financial PR and IR)                             +44 20 7920 3150
 Simon Hudson
 Heather Armstrong

 

Notes to Editors

Directa Plus (www.directa-plus.com) is one of the largest producers and
suppliers of graphene-based products for use in consumer and industrial
markets. The Company's graphene manufacturing capability uses proprietary
patented technology based on a plasma super expansion process. Starting from
natural graphite, each step of Directa Plus' production process - expansion,
exfoliation and drying - creates graphene-based materials and hybrid graphene
materials ready for a variety of uses and available in various forms such as
powder, liquid and paste.

 

This proprietary production process uses a physical process, rather than a
chemical process, to process graphite into pristine graphene nanoplatelets,
which enables Directa Plus to offer a sustainable, non-toxic product, without
unwanted by-products.  Directa Plus' products are made of hybrid graphene
materials and graphene nano-platelets. The products (marketed as G+®) have
multiple applications due to its properties. These G+® products can be
categorised into various families, with different products being suitable for
specific practical applications.

 

Directa Plus was established in 2005 and is based in Lomazzo (Como, Italy) and
has been listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange since May 2016.
Directa Plus holds the Green Economy Mark from London Stock Exchange which
recognises companies that contribute to the global green economy.

 

The following information regarding the appointment of Sarah Cope (aged 50) is
required to be disclosed under Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies:

 

 Full Name:                             Sarah Cope

 Current Directorship / Partnerships:   Helium One (UK) Limited

                                        Helium One Global Ltd

                                        Medcaw Investments plc

                                        Eneraqua Technologies plc

                                        Orana Corporate LLP

                                        Northcote Energy Limited

 Previous Directorship / Partnerships:  AAOG plc

                                        Attis Oil & Gas Limited

                                        Cantor Fitzgerald LP

                                        Oak Lea Services Ltd

                                        Predator Oil & Gas (Holdings) plc

                                        Tenaz Energy plc

                                        Lyphe Group Limited

 

There are no further disclosures to be made under Schedule 2(g) of the AIM
Rules for Companies.

 

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