Issue of Equity and Director/PDMR Shareholdings

Nanoco

08/09/2025 07:00

RNS Number : 2876Y

Nanoco Group PLC

08 September 2025

 

8 September 2025

NANOCO GROUP PLC

("Nanoco", the "Group" or the "Company")

 

ISSUE OF EQUITY AND DIRECTOR/PDMR SHAREHOLDINGS

Nanoco (LSE: NANO), a world leader in the development and manufacture of cadmium-free quantum dots and other specific nanomaterials emanating from our technology platform, confirms that it has issued 935,778 ordinary shares to satisfy the deferral of director fees of existing and former non-executive directors, as stated in the trading update RNS issued on 19th August 2025. In aggregate, 160,021 of these have been sold to satisfy income tax and national insurance requirements, with the remaining 775,757 being retained by the current and former non-executive directors. The number of shares the directors were entitled to was calculated at each month end of the deferral period.

Applications have been made with the FCA and the LSE for the listing of 935,778 new ordinary shares to the Official List of the FCA, and for the admission to trading on the Main Market of the LSE with effect from 19 September 2025 ("Admission").

The notification below, made in accordance with the requirements of the UK Market Abuse Regulation, gives details of the transaction.

Notification of Dealing Form

Issuance of shares to satisfy deferral of director fees

1.
Details of the Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMR") / person closely associated with them ("PCA")
a)
Name
Jalal Bagherli
2.
Reason for the notification
a)
Position /status
Non-Executive Chairman
b)
Initial notification / amendment
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
3.
Details of the Issuer
a)
Name
NANOCO GROUP PLC
b)
LEI code
213800HOSJEZO1KOCV33
4.
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)
Type of instrument
 Identification code
ORDINARY SHARES OF 1O PENCE EACH
ISIN: GB00B01JLR99
b)
Nature of the transaction
PURCHASE OF ORDINARY SHARES
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
14.36
11.40
8.75
7.65
9.60
11.45
10.06
13.40
29,015
36,549
47,619
54,466
43,402
36,390
41,438
31,094
d)
Aggregated information:
 - Aggregated volume
 - Price
Price(s)
Volume(s)
10.42
319,973
e)
Date of the transaction
5 SEPTEMBER 2025
f)
Place of the transaction
OFF MARKET

Issuance of shares to satisfy deferral of director fees

1.
Details of the Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMR") / person closely associated with them ("PCA")
a)
Name
Alison Fielding
2.
Reason for the notification
a)
Position /status
Non-Executive Director
b)
Initial notification / amendment
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
3.
Details of the Issuer
a)
Name
NANOCO GROUP PLC
b)
LEI code
213800HOSJEZO1KOCV33
4.
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)
Type of instrument
 Identification code
ORDINARY SHARES OF 1O PENCE EACH
ISIN: GB00B01JLR99
b)
Nature of the transaction
PURCHASE OF ORDINARY SHARES
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
14.36
11.40
8.75
7.65
9.60
11.45
10.06
13.40
15,958
20,102
26,190
29,956
23,871
20,014
22,791
17,101
d)
Aggregated information:
 - Aggregated volume
 - Price
Price(s)
Volume(s)
10.42
175,983
e)
Date of the transaction
5 SEPTEMBER 2025
f)
Place of the transaction
OFF MARKET

Sale of shares to satisfy income tax and national insurance requirements

1.
Details of the Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMR") / person closely associated with them ("PCA")
a)
Name
Alison Fielding
2.
Reason for the notification
a)
Position /status
Non-Executive Director
b)
Initial notification / amendment
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
3.
Details of the Issuer
a)
Name
NANOCO GROUP PLC
b)
LEI code
213800HOSJEZO1KOCV33
4.
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)
Type of instrument
 Identification code
ORDINARY SHARES OF 1O PENCE EACH
ISIN: GB00B01JLR99
b)
Nature of the transaction
SALE OF ORDINARY SHARES
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
11.00
43,948
d)
Aggregated information:
 - Aggregated volume
 - Price
Price(s)
Volume(s)
11.00
43,948
e)
Date of the transaction
5 SEPTEMBER 2025
f)
Place of the transaction
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

Issuance of shares to satisfy deferral of director fees

1.
Details of the Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMR") / person closely associated with them ("PCA")
a)
Name
Chris Batterham
2.
Reason for the notification
a)
Position /status
Non-Executive Director
b)
Initial notification / amendment
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
3.
Details of the Issuer
a)
Name
NANOCO GROUP PLC
b)
LEI code
213800HOSJEZO1KOCV33
4.
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)
Type of instrument
 Identification code
ORDINARY SHARES OF 1O PENCE EACH
ISIN: GB00B01JLR99
b)
Nature of the transaction
PURCHASE OF ORDINARY SHARES
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
14.36
11.40
8.75
7.65
9.60
11.45
10.06
13.40
15,958
20,102
26,190
29,956
23,871
20,014
22,791
17,101
d)
Aggregated information:
 - Aggregated volume
 - Price
Price(s)
Volume(s)
10.42
175,983
e)
Date of the transaction
5 SEPTEMBER 2025
f)
Place of the transaction
OFF MARKET

Sale of shares to satisfy income tax and national insurance requirements

1.
Details of the Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMR") / person closely associated with them ("PCA")
a)
Name
Chris Batterham
2.
Reason for the notification
a)
Position /status
Non-Executive Director
b)
Initial notification / amendment
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
3.
Details of the Issuer
a)
Name
NANOCO GROUP PLC
b)
LEI code
213800HOSJEZO1KOCV33
4.
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)
Type of instrument
 Identification code
ORDINARY SHARES OF 1O PENCE EACH
ISIN: GB00B01JLR99
b)
Nature of the transaction
SALE OF ORDINARY SHARES
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
11.00
61,886
d)
Aggregated information:
 - Aggregated volume
 - Price
Price(s)
Volume(s)
11.00
61,886
e)
Date of the transaction
5 SEPTEMBER 2025
f)
Place of the transaction
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

Issuance of shares to satisfy deferral of director fees

1.
Details of the Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMR") / person closely associated with them ("PCA")
a)
Name
Dieter May
2.
Reason for the notification
a)
Position /status
Non-Executive Director
b)
Initial notification / amendment
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
3.
Details of the Issuer
a)
Name
NANOCO GROUP PLC
b)
LEI code
213800HOSJEZO1KOCV33
4.
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)
Type of instrument
 Identification code
ORDINARY SHARES OF 1O PENCE EACH
ISIN: GB00B01JLR99
b)
Nature of the transaction
PURCHASE OF ORDINARY SHARES
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
14.36
11.40
8.75
7.65
9.60
11.45
10.06
13.40
14,507
18,274
23,809
27,233
21,707
18,195
20,719
15,547
d)
Aggregated information:
 - Aggregated volume
 - Price
Price(s)
Volume(s)
10.42
159,985
e)
Date of the transaction
5 SEPTEMBER 2025
f)
Place of the transaction
OFF MARKET

Sale of shares to satisfy income tax and national insurance requirements

1.
Details of the Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMR") / person closely associated with them ("PCA")
a)
Name
Dieter May
2.
Reason for the notification
a)
Position /status
Non-Executive Director
b)
Initial notification / amendment
INITIAL NOTIFICATION
3.
Details of the Issuer
a)
Name
NANOCO GROUP PLC
b)
LEI code
213800HOSJEZO1KOCV33
4.
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)
Type of instrument
 Identification code
ORDINARY SHARES OF 1O PENCE EACH
ISIN: GB00B01JLR99
b)
Nature of the transaction
SALE OF ORDINARY SHARES
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
Price(s)
Volume(s)
11.00
636
d)
Aggregated information:
 - Aggregated volume
 - Price
Price(s)
Volume(s)
11.00
636
e)
Date of the transaction
5 SEPTEMBER 2025
f)
Place of the transaction
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

 

For further information please contact:

Liam Gray

CFO & Company Secretary

Telephone: +44 (0) 1928 761 404

Notes for editors:

 

About Nanoco Group plc

Nanoco (LSE: NANO) is a nanomaterial production and licensing group, specialising in the production of its patented cadmium free quantum dots (CFQD®) and other patented nanomaterials for use in the electronics industries. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Runcorn, UK, Nanoco continues to build out a world-class, patent-protected IP portfolio alongside its existing scaled up production facilities for commercial orders.

Nanomaterials are materials with dimensions typically in the range 1 - 100 nm. Nanomaterials have a range of useful properties, including optical and electronic. Quantum dots are a subclass of nanomaterial that have size-dependent optical and electronic properties. Within the sphere of quantum dots, the Group exploits different characteristics of the quantum dots to target different performance criteria that are attractive to specific markets or end-user applications such as the Sensor, Electronics and Display markets. Nanoco's CFQD® quantum dots are free of cadmium and other toxic heavy metals, and can be tuned to emit light at different wavelengths across the visible and infrared spectrum, rendering them useful for a wide range of display applications. Nanoco's HEATWAVE™ quantum dots can be tuned to absorb light at different wavelengths across the near-infrared spectra, rendering them useful for applications including cameras and image sensors.

Nanoco is listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange, holds the LSE's Green Economy Mark, and trades under the ticker symbol NANO. For further information please visit: www.nanocotechnologies.com

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