Nanoco Regulatory News (NANO)

NANOCO GROUP PLC

("Nanoco" or the "Company")

Director Share Purchase

Nanoco Group plc (LSE: NANO), a world leader in the development and manufacture of cadmium-free quantum dots and other nanomaterials, was notified on 12 April 2016 that Gordon Hall, a Non-Executive Director of the Company, had today purchased 50,000 ordinary shares of 10p each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of 44.0 p per Ordinary Share.

Following this transaction, Gordon Hall has a beneficial interest in 250,000 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 0.11% of the Company's issued share capital.

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About Nanoco Group plc

Nanoco is a world leader in the development and production of cadmium-free quantum dots and other nano-materials for use in multiple applications including LCD displays, lighting, solar cells and bio-imaging. In the display market, it has a non-exclusive manufacturing and marketing licensing agreement with The Dow Chemical Company.

Nanoco was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Manchester, UK. It has production facilities in Runcorn, UK, and a US subsidiary, Nanoco Inc, based in Concord, MA. Nanoco also has business development executives in Japan, Korea and Taiwan. Its technology is protected worldwide by a large and growing patent estate.

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.nanocogroup.com.