Directa Plus : Transfer in Significant Shareholding

1 June 2018

Directa Plus plc ("Directa Plus" or the "Company")

Transfer in Significant Shareholding

Directa Plus plc (AIM: DCTA), a producer and supplier of graphene-based products for use in consumer and industrial markets, has been notified that TT Venture Fund, the fund previously managed by Quadrivio Capital SGR S.p.A. ("Quadrivio"), which held 4,560,208 ordinary shares in the Company representing 10.3% of the total issued share capital, has been transferred to Indaco Venture Partners SGR S.p.A. ("Indaco") following Indaco's appointment as manager of TT Venture Fund.

Accordingly, Indaco is now interested in 4,560,208 ordinary shares in the Company representing 10.3% of the total issued share capital and Quadrivio no longer has an interest in the Company's shares.

Enquiries

Directa Plus plc
Giulio Cesareo, CEO Marco Ferrari, CFO	[phone]
Cantor Fitzgerald Europe (Nominated Adviser and Broker)
Marc Milmo, David Foreman (Corporate Finance) Alex Pollen, Caspar Shand Kydd (Sales)	[phone]
Luther Pendragon (Financial PR)
Harry Chathli, Claire Norbury, Alexis Gore	[phone]

About Directa Plus

Directa Plus is one of the largest producers and suppliers of graphene-based products for use in consumer and industrial markets worldwide. By incorporating Directa Plus' unique graphene blends, identified by the G+ brand, its customers can enhance the performance of their end products without significantly increasing their cost. Directa Plus graphene-based products are natural, chemical-free, sustainably produced and tailored to specific customer requirements for commercial applications such as smart textiles, tyres, composite materials and environmental solutions.

Established in 2005, the Company has a patented technology process and a portfolio of product and application patents. It produces its graphene-based products at its own factory in Lomazzo, Italy, with a scalable and exportable manufacturing model enabling the set-up of additional production at customer locations to reduce transport costs, waste and time-to-utilisation. Directa Plus partners with customers to enable them to offer the high-performance benefits of graphene in their own products.