Nanoco Regulatory News (NANO)

For immediate release

8 January 2010

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Nanoco Group plc

2. Reason for the notification 

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Acquisition

X

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

Gartmore Investment Limited

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

HSBC Global Custody Nominee UK Ltd

Nortrust Nominees Limited

Gartmore Growth Opportunities

Goldman Sachs Nominees Ltd

Vidacos Nominees Ltd A/C 2303

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

4th January 2010

6. Date on which issuer notified:

5th January 2010

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

12%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

GB00B01JLR99

22,795,522

22,795,522

22,090,347

22,090,347

11.995%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument 

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion Period/ Date

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. 

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/ Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

22,090,347

11.995%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Gartmore Fund Managers Limited hold shares on behalf of HSNC Global Custody Nominee UK Ltd

Gartmore Investment Limited hold shares on behalf of Nortrust Nominees Limited, Gartmore Growth Opportunities, Goldman Sachs Nominees Ltd and Vidacos Nominees Ltd A/C 2303

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

All figures are based on the Company's issued share capital of 184,156,282 as provided by Exshare

Email contact: RDU@Gartmore.com

14. Contact name:

RDU

15. Contact telephone number:

0207 782 2324