17 December 2024
NANOCO GROUP PLC
("Nanoco", the "Group" or the "Company")
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY
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, announces that on 16 December 2024 nil-cost options over ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") were granted under the Nanoco Group 2015 Long Term Incentive Plan (the "LTIP") to the executive directors as noted below.
| Name of Director / PDMR | Options granted under LTIP | Total resultant options held |
| Dmitry Shashkov (CEO - Director, PDMR) | 1,881,067 | 1,881,067 |
| Nigel Pickett (CTO - Director, PDMR) | 797,354 | 4,177,118 |
| Liam Gray (CFO - Director, PDMR) | 570,412 | 2,873,781 |
| Total number of options granted | 3,248,833 | 8,931,966 |
LTIP
Having regard to the CDX process referred to in the preliminary results announcement of 20 November 2024, the Directors consider that the performance condition is commercially sensitive. However, in the view of the Remuneration Committee, the targets are set at an appropriately stretching level. Further information will be included in the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ending 31 July 2025.
This notification is made pursuant to the requirements under the UK Market Abuse Regulation.
| 1. | Details of the Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR")/person closely associated with them ("PCA") | |||||
| a) | Name | DMITRY SHASHKOV | ||||
| 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 | GRANT OF AN OPTION OVER ORDINARY SHARES UNDER THE NANOCO 2015 LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volumes(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregate volume - Price | N/A | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 16 DECEMBER 2024 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | OUTSIDE A TRADING VENUE | ||||
| 1. | Details of the Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("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 | GRANT OF AN OPTION OVER ORDINARY SHARES UNDER THE NANOCO 2015 LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volumes(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregate volume - Price | N/A | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 16 DECEMBER 2024 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | OUTSIDE A TRADING VENUE | ||||
| 1. | Details of the Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR")/person closely associated with them ("PCA") | |||||
| a) | Name | LIAM GRAY | ||||
| 2. | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | CHIEF FINANCIAL 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 | GRANT OF AN OPTION OVER ORDINARY SHARES UNDER THE NANOCO 2015 LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volumes(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregate volume - Price | N/A | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 16 DECEMBER 2024 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | OUTSIDE A TRADING VENUE | ||||
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