FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                                                     23 February 2026

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF ARTICLE 7 OF THE MARKET ABUSE REGULATION (596/2014/EU) AS THE SAME HAS BEEN RETAINED IN UK LAW AS AMENDED BY THE MARKET ABUSE (AMENDMENT) (EU EXIT) REGULATIONS (SI 2019/310) ("UK MAR").

Nanoco Group PLC

("Nanoco", the "Group", or the "Company")

Shoei Litigation Update

Additional named co party to litigation

Nanoco Group plc (LSE: NANO), a world leader in the development and manufacture of cadmium-free quantum dots and other specific nanomaterials emanating from its technology platform, has moved to add Apple Inc ("Apple") as a named co party in the existing litigation that Shoei Chemical Inc. and Shoei Electronic Materials, Inc. (together, "Shoei") brought against Nanoco in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

The Board of Nanoco feel it is important to emphasise to investors that the move to add Apple as a co party does not increase the materiality or potential value of this claim. It is a step in the litigation that Shoei has brought against Nanoco, prompted by the positions Shoei has taken in the litigation.

The Board will continue to update shareholders as appropriate.

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MAR

The information contained within this announcement is considered by the Company to contain inside information for the purposes of UK MAR. Upon the publication of this announcement via a Regulatory Information Service, this inside information will be considered to be in the public domain.

The person responsible for arranging for the release of this announcement on behalf of Nanoco is Liam Gray, Interim Chief Executive Officer.

Nanoco Group plc:

Dr Jalal Bagherli, Executive Chairman                                                                        +44 (0)1928 761 404

Liam Gray, Interim CEO

Sodali & Co (Public Relations)                                                                             

Elly Williamson                                                                                                        +44 (0)79 3535 1934

Pete Lambie

[email protected]

Cavendish Capital Markets Limited (Financial Adviser and Corporate Broker):

Ed Frisby / George Lawson (Corporate Finance)                                                                    +44 (0) 20 7220 0500

Tim Redfern / Ella Bedford (Corporate Broking)

Jasper Berry (Sales)

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About Nanoco Group plc

Nanoco (LSE: NANO) is a world leader in the development and manufacture of cadmium-free quantum dots and other specific nanomaterials emanating from its technology platform. In particular, Nanoco is a nanomaterial production and licensing group, specialising in the production of its patented cadmium free quantum dots (CFQD® materials) and other patented nanomaterials for use in the electronics industries. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Runcorn, UK, Nanoco continues to build out a world-class, patent-protected IP portfolio alongside its existing scaled up production facilities for commercial orders.

Nanomaterials are materials with dimensions typically in the range 1 - 100 nm. Nanomaterials have a range of useful properties, including optical and electronic. Quantum dots are a subclass of nanomaterial that have size-dependent optical and electronic properties. 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 Sensor, Electronics and Display markets. Nanoco's CFQD® 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 display applications. Nanoco's HEATWAVE® quantum dots can be tuned to absorb light at different wavelengths across the near-infrared spectra, rendering them useful for applications including cameras and image sensors.

Nanoco is listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange, holds the LSE's Green Economy Mark, and trades under the ticker symbol NANO. For further information please visit: www.nanocotechnologies.com