Nanoco Regulatory News (NANO)

NANOCO GROUP PLC

("Nanoco" or "the Company")

Issue of Equity

Nanoco Group plc (AIM: NANO), a world leader in the development and manufacture of quantum dots and other nanomaterials, announces that application has been made for 21,000 ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the capital of the Company ('Ordinary Shares') to be admitted to AIM, pursuant to the exercise of options granted under the Company's share options scheme. Admission is expected to occur on 20 January 2011. Following admission, the enlarged issued share capital of the Company will be 188,610,932 Ordinary Shares.

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About Nanoco Group plc

Nanoco is a world leader in the development and manufacture of commercial quantities of quantum dots for use in multiple applications including lighting, solar cells and biological imaging. Nanoco's quantum dots, which are free of heavy metals and comply with RoHS legislation, can be combined into a wide range of materials including liquids, polymers and glass. Nanoco forms strategic partnerships with major end users across a range of applications.

Nanoco was founded in 2001 and is based in Manchester, UK. Nanoco began trading on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange in May 2009 under the ticker symbol NANO.

For further information, please visit www.nanocotechnologies.com.