18 April 2024
NANOCO GROUP PLC
("Nanoco", the "Group" or the "Company")
Exercise of Deferred Bonus Options
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Nanoco Group plc ("Nanoco") announces that on 17 April 2024 Nanoco received notice that Brian Tenner, CEO, Nigel Pickett, CTO, Liam Gray, CFO, and a number of other employees have exercised in full options granted to them on 9 November 2021. These options are in respect of bonuses earned in previous years which were deferred, and became exercisable upon the publication of the financial statements for the year ended 31 July 2023.
In order to comply with the rules of the scheme, a number of the shares will be sold to meet tax and fee obligations. To meet the exercise of these options, the EBT purchased ordinary shares of 10p each in Nanoco on the open market of the London Stock Exchange.
The details of the awards and subsequent exercise and retention of shares are as follows:
| Name of Director / PDMR | Number of options exercised | Number of shares sold to meet tax and fee obligations | Shares retained following exercise | Total shareholding |
| Brian Tenner (CEO - Director) | 452,555 | (213,130) | 239,425 | 1,482,583 |
| Dr Nigel Pickett (CTO - Director) | 399,929 | (188,346) | 211,583 | 7,450,694 |
| Liam Gray (CFO - Director) | 35,157 | (16,558) | 18,559 | 142,001 |
| Other employees | 40,939 | (15,948) | 24,991 | N/A |
This notification is made pursuant to the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
For further information please contact:
Liam Gray
Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary
Telephone : +44 (0) 1928 761422
Notes for editors:
About Nanoco Group plc
Nanoco (LSE: NANO) harnesses the power of nano-materials. Nano-materials are materials with dimensions typically in the range 1 - 100 nm. Nano-materials have a range of useful properties, including optical and electronic. Quantum dots are a subclass of nano-material that have size-dependent optical and electronic properties. The Group produces quantum dots and other nano-materials. 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 Display, Sensor and Electronics markets. An interesting property of quantum dots is their absorption spectrum. Nanoco's HEATWAVE™ quantum dots can be tuned to absorb light at different wavelengths across the near-infrared spectrum, rendering them useful for applications including image sensors. Another interesting property of quantum dots is photoluminescence: the emission of longer wavelength light upon excitation by light of a shorter wavelength. The colour of light emitted depends on the particle size. 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 applications including displays, lighting and biological imaging.
Nanoco was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Runcorn, UK, with a US subsidiary, Nanoco Inc., in Concord, MA. Nanoco continues to build out a world-class, patent-protected IP portfolio generated both by its own innovation engine, as well as through acquisition.
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.nanocotechnologies.com.
Notification of Dealing Form
| 1. | Details of the Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMR") / person closely associated with them ("PCA") | |||||
| a) | Name | BRIAN TENNER | ||||
| 2. | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position /status | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | ||||
| 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 | ORDINARY SHARES OF 1O PENCE EACH | ||||
| ISIN: GB00B01JLR99 | ||||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | EXERCISE OF AN OPTION OVER ORDINARY SHARES UNDER THE NANOCO 2015 DEFERRED BONUS PLAN AND SALE OF SUFFICIENT SHARES TO FUND INCOME TAX AND NATIONAL INSURANCE CHARGES. BALANCE RETAINED. | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) Acquisition of shares on Sale of shares to pay tax and costs |
| ||||
| d) | Aggregated information: | N/A | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 18 APRIL 2024 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE | ||||
Notification of Dealing Form
| 1. | Details of the Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMR") / person closely associated with them ("PCA") | |
| a) | Name | DR NIGEL PICKETT |
| 2. | Reason for the notification | |
| a) | Position /status | CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER |
| 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 | ORDINARY SHARES OF 1O PENCE EACH |
| ISIN: GB00B01JLR99 | ||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | EXERCISE OF AN OPTION OVER ORDINARY SHARES UNDER THE NANOCO 2015 DEFERRED BONUS PLAN AND SALE OF SUFFICIENT SHARES TO FUND INCOME TAX AND NATIONAL INSURANCE CHARGES. BALANCE RETAINED. |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) Acquisition of shares on Sale of shares to pay tax and costs | Price Volume
Nil cost 399,929 21.5p 188,346 |
| d) | Aggregated information: | N/A |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 18 APRIL 2024 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE |
Notification of Dealing Form
| 1. | Details of the Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities ("PDMR") / person closely associated with them ("PCA") | |
| a) | Name | LIAM GRAY |
| 2. | Reason for the notification | |
| a) | Position /status | CHIEF TECHNICAL OFFICER |
| 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 | ORDINARY SHARES OF 1O PENCE EACH |
| ISIN: GB00B01JLR99 | ||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | EXERCISE OF AN OPTION OVER ORDINARY SHARES UNDER THE NANOCO 2015 DEFERRED BONUS PLAN AND SALE OF SUFFICIENT SHARES TO FUND INCOME TAX AND NATIONAL INSURANCE CHARGES. BALANCE RETAINED. |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) Acquisition of shares on Sale of shares to pay tax and costs | Price Volume
Nil cost 35,157 21.5p 16,558 |
| d) | Aggregated information: | N/A |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 18 APRIL 2024 |
| f) | Place of the transaction | LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE |
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