Nanoco Regulatory News (NANO)

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 (please tick the appropriate box or boxes)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights 

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): Placing

x

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

Gartmore Investment Limited

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

Gartmore Fund Managers Limited A/C

Gartmore UK & Irish Smaller Companies

The Gartmore UK Small Cap Best Ideas Fund Limited

Gartmore Growth Opportunities PLC

The Alphagen Volantis Fund Limited

Strathclyde Pension Fund

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

29th May 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

1st June 2009

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

Above 15%

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

N/A

N/A

29,635,362

29,635,362

16.093%

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

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

29,635,362

16.093%

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

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

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

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

13. Additional information:

All shares are held indirectly

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:

Alison Averono

15. Contact telephone number:

0207 782 2324

A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name (including legal form for legal entities)

Contact address (registered office for legal entities)

Phone number 

Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)

B:  Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name 

Gartmore Investment Limited

Contact address 

Gartmore House, 8 Fenchurch Place, London, EC3M 4PB

Phone number 

020 7782 2324

Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

Asset manager

C: Additional information