Nanoco Group PLC Contract extension signed (0694O)
January 25 2019 - 2:00AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 0694O
Nanoco Group PLC
25 January 2019
25 January 2019
NANOCO GROUP PLC
("Nanoco" or the "Group")
Contract extension signed
Nanoco Group plc (LSE: NANO), a world leader in the development
and manufacture of cadmium-free quantum dots and other specific
nanomaterials emanating from our technology platform, today
announces that it has signed a contract extension to deliver
additional services and materials to an undisclosed US Company (the
'US Company').
In February 2018, Nanoco announced the signing of a Material
Development and Supply Agreement with the US Company. Since then,
Nanoco has successfully completed a number of technical milestones
as well as substantially completing the expansion of the Runcorn
facility. Following on from the progress to date, the US Company
has now extended the scope of work required from Nanoco.
The contract extension runs from January 2019 to December 2019.
During that period, Nanoco will carry out stress testing and
process optimization on the new production facility. The majority
of revenue is expected to be earned during the period of the
agreement, with limited deferrals, and with no contingent or
milestone based payments.
The Group noted in its Preliminary Results announcement, on 16
October 2018, that revenue was expected to double in the financial
year ending 31 July 2019. At that time, approximately GBP3.0m of
revenue was noted as being under contract, with further potential
agreements under active discussion. Successful delivery of the
services under the contract extension noted above will fully
underpin those revenue expectations and also add a similar sum to
the backlog of future revenue expected in FY20. The contract
extension also underpins the Board's current expectations for
operating results and cash flows. The Group remains in active
discussion on additional potential commercial agreements with a
number of parties that could create upside to these
expectations.
Michael Edelman, Chief Executive of Nanoco, said:
"We are pleased to announce today's contract extension with our
US Customer. This extension is a clear demonstration of Nanoco's
unique capabilities and value proposition with respect to designing
and producing complex nano-materials.
"We are proud to be innovators in the development of quantum
dots and other nano-materials, always improving their quality and
performance, with extensive intellectual property and specialist
knowledge that gives us a clear competitive lead in this
technology. We look forward to further strengthening and deepening
the relationship with the US Customer."
This announcement contains inside information as defined in EU
Regulation No. 596/2014 and is in accordance with the Group's
obligations under Article 17 of that Regulation.
The person responsible for arranging the release of this
announcement on behalf of the Group is Brian Tenner, Chief
Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer.
For further information, please contact:
Nanoco Group PLC:
Michael Edelman, CEO +44 (0) 161 603 7900
Brian Tenner, COO & CFO +44 (0) 161 603 7900
Caroline Watson, Investor Relations Manager +44 (0) 7788 897 357
cwatson@nanocotechnologies.com
MHP Communications: +44 (0) 20 3128 8570
Reg Hoare / Giles Robinson / Pete Lambie
nanoco@mhpc.com
Notes for editors:
About Nanoco Group plcNanoco (LSE: NANO) harnesses the power of
nano-materials. Nano-materials are materials with dimensions
typically in the range 1 - 100 nm. Nano-materials have a range of
useful properties, including optical and electronic. Quantum dots
are a subclass of nano-material that have size-dependent optical
and electronic properties. The Group produces quantum dots. Within
the sphere of quantum dots, the Group exploits different
characteristics of the quantum dots to target different performance
criteria that are attractive to specific markets or end-user
applications such as the Display and Electronics markets. One of
the interesting properties of quantum dots is photoluminescence:
the emission of longer wavelength light upon excitation by light of
a shorter wavelength. The colour of light emitted depends on the
particle size. Nanoco's CFQD(R) quantum dots are free of cadmium
and other toxic heavy metals, and can be tuned to emit light at
different wavelengths across the visible and infrared spectrum,
rendering them useful for a wide range of applications including
displays, lighting and biological imaging.
Nanoco has non-exclusive manufacturing and marketing licensing
agreements in display with The Dow Chemical Company, Merck KGaA of
Germany and Wah Hong Industrial Corporation of Taiwan.
Nanoco was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Manchester,
UK, with a US subsidiary, Nanoco Inc., in Concord, MA. Nanoco
continues to build out a world-class, patent-protected IP portfolio
generated both by its own innovation engine, as well as through
acquisition.
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.
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