Nanoco : Directorate Change

For immediate release

27 January 2017

NANOCO GROUP PLC

('Nanoco' or the 'Company')

Directorate Change

Nanoco Group plc (LSE: NANO), a world leader in the development and manufacture of cadmium-free quantum dots and other nanomaterials, announces that Robin Williams has notified the Company that he will stand down as a Non-executive Director with effect from 13th July 2017, due to other commitments.

The search for a replacement Non-executive Director will begin immediately.

Dr Christopher Richards, Nanoco's Chairman, said: 'On behalf of the board, I would like to thank Robin for his significant input to Nanoco's board over the last three years. We wish him well for the future.'

For further information, please contact:

Nanoco	Tel: [phone]
Michael Edelman, Chief Executive Officer
David Blain, Chief Financial Officer
Caroline Watson, Investor Relations Manager	Tel: + 44 (0) 7799 897357
[e-mail]
Peel Hunt	Tel: [phone]
Adrian Trimmings
George Sellar Alex Lomax
Buchanan	Tel: [phone]
Mark Court / Sophie Cowles / Stephanie Watson

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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 nanomaterials for use in multiple applications including LCD displays, lighting, solar cells and bio-imaging. In the display market, Nanoco has non-exclusive manufacturing and marketing licensing agreements with The Dow Chemical Company, Merck KGaA and Taiwan's Wah Hong Industrial Corporation. Nanoco also has a strategy of direct sales in display and in its other target markets, including lighting.

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.