Appointment to US National Graphene Advisory Board

Versarien plc

("Versarien" or the "Company")

Appointment to National Graphene Association Advisory Board

Versarien plc (AIM: VRS), the advanced materials engineering group, is pleased to announce that Neill Ricketts, the Company's CEO, has been appointed to the advisory board of the United States National Graphene Association ("NGA").

The NGA is currently the main organization and body in the United States advocating and promoting the commercialsation of graphene. The NGA serves as the nexus to bring together current and future graphene stakeholders - entrepreneurs, companies, researchers, developers and suppliers, investors, venture capitalists and government agencies to drive innovation, and to expedite and facilitate the commercialisation of graphene products and technologies in the United States and globally.

More information on the NGA may be found at https://www.nationalgrapheneassociation.com/ 

Neill Ricketts, CEO of Versarien, commented: "I am delighted to have been invited to join the NGA's Advisory Board. The NGA is at the forefront of promoting the commercialisation of graphene in the United States and more widely.

"Our involvement with the NGA, coupled with our recently opened US sales office in Palo Alto, California, will enable us to further exploit the significant opportunities we are seeing in the US. We are developing strong relationships globally and having just returned from the UK Government trade delegation to China, where we have recently announced our plans to establish a world leading high quality graphene manufacturing facility and are seeing numerous opportunities, I believe Versarien is extremely well positioned to exploit the opportunities afforded by the adoption of graphene worldwide."

Enquiries:

Versarien 01242 269 122

Neill Ricketts, CEO

Chris Leigh, CFO

WH Ireland (Nominated Advisor) 0117 945 3470

Mike Coe

Ed Allsopp

IFC Advisory (Financial PR and IR) 0203 934 6630

Tim Metcalfe

Graham Herring

Heather Armstrong

About Versarien

Versarien plc (AIM:VRS), is an advanced engineering materials group. Leveraging proprietary technology, the Group creates innovative engineering solutions for its clients in a diverse range of industries. Versarien has five subsidiaries operating under two divisions:

Graphene and Plastics

2-DTech Ltd, which specialises in the supply, characterisation and early stage development of graphene products. www.2-dtech.com

AAC Cyroma Ltd, which specialises in the supply of vacuum-formed and injection-moulded products to the automotive, construction, utilities and retail industry sectors. Using Versarien's existing graphene manufacturing capabilities, AAC will have the ability to produce graphene-enhanced plastic products. www.aaccyroma.co.uk  

Cambridge Graphene Ltd, which supplies novel inks based on graphene and related materials, using patented processes and develops graphene materials technology for licensing to manufacturers. www.cambridgegraphene.com

Thermal and Hard Wear Products

Versarien Technologies Ltd. which has developed an additive process for creating advanced micro-porous metals targeting the thermal management industry and supplies extruded aluminium. www.versarien-technologies.co.uk 

Total Carbide Ltd, a leading manufacturer in sintered tungsten carbide for applications in arduous environments such as the oil and gas industry. www.totalcarbide.com