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PDMR Shareholding and Deferred Bonus Options
Nanoco Group plc announced that Interim CEO Liam Gray exercised all 548,055 deferred bonus options granted on 27 October 2022 and 23 January 2024. Following the exercise, 258,105 shares were sold to cover tax and fee obligations, resulting in Gray retaining 289,950 shares and a total shareholding of 431,951. This transaction, which occurred on 30 June 2026, involved the exercise of options at nil cost and the sale of shares at 0.03p each. Disclaimer*
About this update from Nanoco Group Plc
1 July 2026 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 30 June 2026 Nanoco received notice that Liam Gray, Interim CEO and company secretary has exercised in full options granted to him on 27 October 2022 and 23 January 2024. These options are in respect of bonuses earned in previous years which were deferred. The shares have been issued from the Employee Benefit Trust. In order to comply with the rules of the scheme, a number of the shares have been sold to meet tax and fee obligations. 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 Liam Gray (Interim CEO - Director) 548,055 (258,105) 289,950 431,951 This notification is made pursuant to the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules. For further information please contact: Liam Gray Interim CEO and Company Secretary Telephone : +44 (0) 1928 761422 Notes for editors: About Nanoco Group plc Nanoco (LSE: NANO) is a world leader in the development and manufacture of cadmium-free quantum dots and other specific nanomaterials emanating from its technology platform. In particular, Nanoco is a nanomaterial production and licensing group, specialising in the production of its patented cadmium free quantum dots (CFQD® materials) 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. Na...