Versarien plc is an advanced engineering materials group. Leveraging proprietary technology, the Group creates innovative engineering solutions for its clients in a diverse range of industries. Versarien has five subsidiaries operating under two divisions: Graphene and Plastics : 2-DTech Ltd, which specialises in the supply, characterisation and early stage development of graphene products. ACC Cyroma Ltd, which specialises in the supply of vacuum-formed and injection-moulded products to the automotive, construction, utilities and retail industry sectors. Using Versarien's existing graphene manufacturing capabilities, AAC will have the ability to produce graphene-enhanced plastic products. Cambridge Graphene Ltd, which supplies novel inks based on graphene and related materials, using patented processes and develops graphene materials technology for licensing to manufacturers. Thermal and Hard Wear Products:- Versarien Technologies Ltd. which owns the exclusive rights to a patent-protected additive process for creating advanced micro-porous metals targeting the thermal management industry and manufactures extruded aluminium heat sinks for the electronics and computing industries. Total Carbide Ltd, a leading manufacturer in sintered tungsten carbide.



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Annual report 2018

why YET ANOTHER thread?

The other/old one is not a thread.

A thread with a basic chart in the header is a must as far as I and some others are concerned so well done D/C on starting this one after the original one was deleted for some unknown reason.

And a write up about the company. :-))

Yes indeed...ring any bells Dil😛

Financial Calendar

down a further 9% at 118

perhaps people are getting very weary of NR's incessant self-promoting tweets etc ...... shame he looks like Mr Piggy as well

Everybodies out 102.5 all froth and no solid.

I'm out, done very well.

picked up a few for trading this aft

Sorry to see VRS getting hammered today I know it's popular with pi's.

Has the bottom been reached or more red tomorrow?

Well done 2517GEORGE you exited perfect. :-))

For once. dc

Again well done. :-))

Thanks dc, I have to admit I am not confident of buying back even at these much lower levels, I may just dip my toe in at some stage, I wish all current holders good luck.

Following on from my previous post;

I feel there is better value in AV. @ 422; DC. @160; SLA @ 263; Tsco @ 213 and WMH @ 220

Made a few hundred this aft. Re sold again

Nice one dc, well above normal volume today

I am still watching them closely 2517GEORGE.

Back in today.

So far so good, up 11%

Yes it certainly moves around D/C but on a down trend recently.

Just added some more Stan.

Be careful D/C as it's Ex- divi tonight (so usually down on the Thur.) and the trend is down as I say.

Being sensible Stan. News could fall anytime :-))

Decent rise so far today.

Very nice 2517GEORGE. :-))

Not back in yet dc, btw George will do

Thanks GEORGE. Perhaps see if the rise continues first. :-))

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@timkempster on advfn you have stated that @versarien has employed civil servants to perform sales,do you do any research at all or is it easier to just make things up. @MattWal79512221 &@PeterJVRS have nothing to do with sales other than assisting team in international things

I see Neil is watching the bulletin boards. :-))


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Replying to @cynicalnarwhal @neillricketts and 3 others
He doesn’t know who our friends are



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Because you are trying to discredit the company and it’s employees in order to drive the SP down but the industry now knows who you are and your intentions.

None of them have anything to do with sales because there aren't any. Ricketts should be minded of the company rather than reading bulletin boards. As to Kerr, Head of Commercial, does he have friends n the Corleone family? The whole media circus is pathetic.

Don't address me cannot see what you have put.

IT - thoroughly agree with you, and along the lines of what i have been saying about NR for many a month
nevertheless, i am a happy holder and expect to stay that way

Buying interest appearing.

China Update
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RNS Number : 2682G
Versarien PLC
05 November 2018

Versarien plc
("Versarien" or the "Company")
China Update
Versarien plc (AIM: VRS), the advanced materials engineering group, is pleased to provide an update on the Company's activities in the People's Republic of China and specifically in Shandong Province.
Jinan Manufacturing LOI
As announced by the Company on 15 January 2018, Versarien entered into a non-binding Letter of Intent ("LOI") with the Shandong Institute of Industrial Technology Fund, Jinan Qing Na Material Technology Co Ltd and Jinan Innovation Zone Administrative Committee with the view to establishing the "China-UK Jinan Graphene Industrial Park" in the Jinan Innovation Zone, Shandong Province, China.
Detailed discussions with the various parties in Jinan are progressing and detailed consideration is being given as to how a Jinan facility would fit with the Company's overall China strategy. As previously reported, the Company has also established a wholly owned Hong Kong company which will be used as the platform for joint ventures in other Asian countries.
Framework Agreement with Qingdao MBC
Versarien is pleased to announce that on 4 November 2018 it signed a Framework Agreement with the Qingdao Municipal Bureau of Commerce ("Qingdao MBC") in Shandong Province, China, covering cooperation between the parties in the fields of graphene research, development and industrialisation, including the potential establishment of a graphene focussed operation in Qingdao for Versarien.
Qingdao, is a major city in Shandong Province, China, with a population of over nine million people. It is one of the major areas of graphite production in China and is developing as a Chinese centre of excellence for graphene, with an already established graphene industry innovation demonstration base.
The Framework Agreement with Qingdao MBC, which is not legally binding, covers the intended areas of cooperation between Versarien and the Qingdao MBC, which include:

· The parties intend to engage in mutually beneficial cooperation in the field of graphene development, research and industrialisation;
· Versarien will use Qingdao as one of the Company's principle places of business in China to develop the Company's Chinese market;
· Qingdao MBC will assist Versarien with establishing partnerships and business relationships with Chinese enterprises, including providing assistance in identifying any appropriate strategic investors; and
· Qingdao MBC will assist Versarien with the establishment of a China-based operating company in the form of a "Sino-foreign cooperative enterprise" or "Sino-foreign joint venture" (the "Venture"), which may include Qingdao MBC making capital contributions to the Venture.

Neill Ricketts, CEO of Versarien, commented: "We are making significant progress in developing our relationships in China, both with government bodies and industry. Our discussions in Jinan regarding establishing the "China-UK Jinan Graphene Industrial Park" continue to make good progress and I am pleased that we have signed another agreement in Shandong Province to progress our Chinese plans.
"As I stated in our annual results published in July 2018, the announcement of the LOI in Jian led to significant interest from other parties in China and resulted in possible links with another 23 cities or companies in China, a number which has since grown. We are conscious that we need to establish formal relationships with the most appropriate parties and in doing so we should seek to protect, as far as possible, the Company's IP as well as conclude the best deal for Versarien and its shareholders.
"I am delighted by the support we are receiving from the Chinese Government at all levels, together with the UK Department for International Trade and I look forward to making further announcements as our relationships in China progress and we enter into further agreements."

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On the Vox Markets Podcast Today: 5th November 2018
Neill Ricketts, Chief Executive Officer of Versarien #VRS provides an update on their letter of intent which was signed in January with view to establishing the "China-UK Jinan Graphene Industrial Park" in the Shandong Province of China.
(Interview starts at 1 minute 50 seconds)

MOU with Tunghsu Optoelectronic Technology
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RNS Number : 5503G
Versarien PLC
07 November 2018

Versarien plc
("Versarien" or the "Company")
MOU with Tunghsu Optoelectronic Technology Ltd
Versarien plc (AIM: VRS), the advanced materials engineering group, is pleased to announce that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") with Tunghsu Optoelectronic Technology Ltd. ("Tunghsu Optoelectronic"), covering cooperation between the parties, particularly focused on graphene industrialisation.
Tunghsu Optoelectronic is one of the world's leading suppliers of optoelectronic display materials. It is currently the largest LCD glass substrate manufacturer in China and the fourth largest LCD glass substrate manufacturer in the world. In addition, Tunghsu Optoelectronic is engaged in other areas, including the manufacturing of new energy vehicles, the industrialisation and applications of graphene, as well as high-end equipment manufacturing. It is listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange and is part of the wider Tunghsu Group, which has over 200 wholly-owned or controlled subsidiaries, including three listed companies; Tunghsu Optoelectronic, Tunghsu Sky and Tungshu Challenge.
The MOU with Tunghsu Optoelectronic covers the intended areas of cooperation between the parties, which include:

· Jointly developing graphene-related projects including their operation and execution, industrialisation and promotion, leading to sales in China and global markets and exploring more widely products utilising graphene;

· Together with governmental agencies, academic institutions, and other relevant organisations, to set up a "Graphene Industry Research Institute" in China, to fund, accelerate and invest in the productisation and commercialisation of graphene application projects;

· To jointly establish a "Graphene Industry Fund" to promote and support the operation and execution of graphene industrialisation projects;

· To discuss mutual strategic investments for graphene-based projects, the forms of which will be agreed in future discussions. It is envisaged that Tunghsu will provide financial support as well as strategic support and in return Versarien will provide the required intellectual property to enable the industrialisation of graphene-based projects; and

· Focus technical collaboration on projects closely related to both parties' current areas of activity, such as high quality graphene manufacturing, photoelectric display materials, new energy vehicles, energy storage technologies, LED lighting systems, graphene thermal management materials, and flexible batteries.

The MOU is not exclusive and will allow Versarien to enter into further agreements with parties in China.

Lipeng Wang, Chairman and CEO of Tunghsu Optoelectronic, commented: "Versarien is a leading company and operator in the graphene field in the UK. China has a huge market potential for graphene industrialisation and commercialisation. As the leading enterprise in the graphene field in China, we are very pleased to work with Versarien to promote valuable collaboration and innovation, and ultimately achieve mutual sucess."

Neill Ricketts, CEO of Versarien, commented: "We are delighted to have entered into a formal collaboration with Tunghsu Optoelectronic. As one of the pioneers of China's graphene industry, Tunghsu Optoelectronic has strong industrial influence and execution ability in China and in Asia more widely. We look forward to working with them to progress the commercialisation of our graphene products.
"The relationship with Tunghsu Optoelectronic is complimentary to the others we have already entered into in China and those that are under discussion. We look forward to providing updates as the relationship progresses and announcing further agreements with both industrial and governmental parties in China."

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“China” they said.... “why not” we said.

CEO Interview With Neill Rickets Of Versarien Plc.
We caught up with Neill Ricketts CEO of Versarien In the wake of today’s new, Ricketts and Doc run the rule over both the encouraging news announcement from the company today but more so discuss the potential future value for the company. During the podcast, Doc fields fundamental questions from the naysayers regarding the financial value of such deals whilst focusing on the size, scale, and gravity of the newly announced partner in China via the MOU.






https://total-market-solutions.com/2018/11/07/versarien-news/

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On the Vox Markets Podcast Today - 7th November 2018
Neill Ricketts, Chief Executive Officer of Versarien (VRS) talks about the Memorandum of Understanding they've signed with Tunghsu Optoelectronic Technology, covering cooperation between the parties, particularly focused on graphene industrialisation.
(Interview starts at 1 minute 42 seconds)

https://mobile.twitter.com/neillricketts/status/1061019866344374272

Taking them to watch the Arse? should of gone to a proper football club like you know who D/C 😎

They would fall asleep in two minutes Stan and perhaps walk out in less than ten minutes watching Burnley. VRS are out to impress, hence watching a first class team opposed to a going no where , third class team. :-))

Thank you to the posters below -

sandbag Monday 12 November 2018
Well, I've finally got a reply from HMG:

"I can confirm we have two individuals seconded to Versarien and a third person seconded to Rolls Royce UK.
We are unable to provide you with the individual's name due to an absolute exemption under Section 40(2) of the Act."

So, there we have it. The government think that RR with tens of thousands of employees and billions of pounds of exports justifies the secondment of someone from the DTI. What does that say about the secondment of two senior figures to Versarien? That one fact alone is massive. I repeat MASSIVE!
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is this really such a big deal?
anyway, in a very peculiar market, sp is +9.4% (11p)


Graphene Enhanced Aircraft Interior Parts
Versarien plc (AIM: VRS), the advanced materials engineering group, is pleased to announce that it has received an order for the supply of Versarien's graphene nano platelets to a design and manufacturing company for use in fire retardant aircraft interior parts for a major global airline.

The order is for an initial 1 kg of the Company's graphene nano platelets and it is antipated that further orders will be received to fulfil the end-customers contract. The specific aircraft interior parts have gained the necessary certification from a USA-based, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certified, fire testing laboratory.

Neill Ricketts, CEO of Versarien, commented: "We are very pleased to have received this order for our graphene nano platelets for an application that is in a new area for Versarien. This order demonstrates further industrial traction for using graphene in various applications. We look forward to working with this customer and with others to develop commercial products in the aircraft interior sector that could be enhanced by the use of graphene."

A lot of ABS Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) is used is aircraft, which is fire retardant and flame resistant and heat. May be being mixed, which also reduces weight.
It is the plastic that you see round the windows etc. So the product has been cleared for aviation.

Small acorns grow into big trees.

Podcast

or get eaten by the rabbits and die

Cheer up. lol

He's not called Cynic for nothing is he D/C 😅

:-))

small acorns into mighty oak trees grow - in 100+ years! :-)

If this takes off, airlines, manufactures will be all over this. The fuel saving could be pretty substantial.

Versarien head honcho and major shareholder Neill Ricketts open’s the interview by showcasing the commercial opportunity in the Aim-listed graphene business. During the face to face with IG TV Jeremy Naylor, the CEO peruses the companies mission statement before highlighting the recent MOU signed with their Chinese partner.
Ricketts doesn’t pull any punches as he explained the companies model, patents, and scope in which Versarien offers potential, as shares trade strongly in the market. The CEO breaks down the number of associated partners which helps shorten the development curve, as the companies most senior director quickly reminds the audience, ” it’s exciting times in the graphene space ” VRS is not alone in this arena with partners complimenting the business, yet there are other less successful operations down the value chain.






https://total-market-solutions.com/2018/11/16/versarien-plc-igtv/

Posted on another bb this evening by serratia - in response to critics arguing that VRS is overvalued when compared to its peers:


17 Nov '18 - 20:58 - 48686 of 48687

Someone kindly posted in one of those boxes in the header a few companies to compare.

Elcora M.Cap £5.9m but the auditor says they aren't a going concern so nothing to look at there.

XG Sciences built a large plant and can't make the sales to fill it. Now in a difficult financial position. By the look of their last fundraising they seem to value themselves at around £50m. Large losses.

Nanoxplore M.Cap £66.5m Sales £4.6m, wages £3.7m loss £2.6m

Talga M.Cap £56m, no sales ,loss £5.6m These guys make VRS look very under valued.

First Graphene M.Cap £37m no sales £4m loss. Directors pay themselves so much the share holders vote heavily against their pay. Look to be working more in their own interests than the share holders. VRS only worth 5* this company that has no sales.

VRS looks undervalued against this peer group.

A mention here.

Planned Jinan Manufacturing Centre Update
RNS
RNS Number : 6927H
Versarien PLC
19 November 2018

Versarien plc
("Versarien" or the "Company")
Planned Jinan Manufacturing Centre Update
Versarien plc (AIM: VRS), the advanced materials engineering group, is pleased to announce that, further to the announcement made on 15 January 2018, it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") with Jinan High-tech Financial Investment Co., Ltd ("JHFI") in connection with the Company's ongoing plans to establish a manufacturing centre in the Jinan Innovation Zone, Shandong Province, China.
The MOU covers the plans for Versarien and JHFI, together with other parties in China as may be agreed, to establish a joint venture for the manufacture and sale of the Company's Nanene, Graphinks and other related graphene products in Jinan. Subject to the satisfactory completion of negotiations it is envisaged that JHFI will provide funding for the venture in a structure to be agreed.
The MOU, signed by Li Hao, Chairman of JHFI, included the following statement: "JHFI specially organised experts to hold a demonstration meeting with regard to graphene project. Experts at the demonstration meeting consider that the graphene technology of Versarien has certain world leading position and can be introduced in China to strenghten technical co-operation between China and the UK".

Neill Ricketts, CEO of Versarien, commented: "We are very pleased to be making progress in establishing a Chinese graphene manufacturing base for Versarien in Jinan and I am very grateful for the significant support we are continuing to receive from both Chinese governmental and industrial parties.
"Before entering into this MOU JHFI have undertaken significant analysis of our graphene products and we are delighted to note that they consider them to be world leading.
"It is not intended that this will be our sole base in China, as the Chinese opportunity is so large, but our planned venture in Jinan is intended to form the centre of the "Qilu* Graphene Valley" and pave the way to Versarien establishing a world class base in the Asian region.
"We are continuing detailed discussions with a number of other parties in China and assessing opportunities in other countries across the world. It is important for us to have facilities close to manufacturing centres worldwide and we will continue to pursue this strategy. I look forward to providing further updates as matters progress."
* Qilu is the ancient name for Shandong Province, of which Jinan is the capital city

On the Vox Markets Podcast Today: 19th November 2018
Neill Ricketts, Chief Executive Officer of Versarien (VRS) discusses their plans to establish a manufacturing centre in the Jinan Innovation Zone, Shandong Province of China.



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My second holding up 16% :-))

Article in the Times today

Notice of Results
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RNS Number : 8917I
Versarien PLC
29 November 2018

29 November 2018
Versarien plc
("Versarien" or the "Company")

Notice of Results

Versarien plc (AIM: VRS), the advanced materials engineering group, will be announcing its interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2018 on Thursday 6 December 2018.

Polygrene Product Launch
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RNS Number : 3006J
Versarien PLC
04 December 2018

Versarien plc
("Versarien" or the "Company")
Polygrene Product Launch
Versarien plc (AIM: VRS), the advanced materials engineering group, is pleased to announce the formal launch of the Company's new graphene enhanced polymer range, Polygrene.
Working in collaboration with industrial partners, Versarien have developed a variety of polymer compounds and masterbatches that feature different types of polymer, along with different weight loadings of Versarien's graphene, all under the Polygrene banner. These can be used in industrial extrusion, moulding and 3D printing processes.
The Polygrene range has been developed for applications requiring increased mechanical performance over standard polymers and allows for improvements in properties such as:
· Tensile modulus and strength
· Flexural modulus and strength
· Compressive modulus and strength
· Impact strength
· Elongation at break
· Hardness
· Flammability
Polygrene can also be developed to improve thermal and electrical conductivity where applications require this. Polygrene can be adapted to suit a variety of modern polymers, along with different grades of graphene, all to suit the needs of a wide variety of industries.
The Polygrene trade mark has been registered by Versarien and the Polygrene range will sit alongside the Company's existing graphene products; Nanene, Hexotene and GraphInks.
Neill Ricketts, CEO of Versarien, commented: "The launch of the Polygrene range of graphene enhanced polymers is an important step for Versarien. The addition of graphene to polymers has been demonstrated to provide a variety of benefits, allowing innovative products to be developed. Polygrene will enable Versarien to be able to offer customers an already compounded material incorporating graphene that they can use in existing production processes.
"We are in discussions with a number of potential customers for Polygrene and look forward to announcing specific applications where Polygrene is being used in due course."

MOU with China Railway
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RNS Number : 4526J
Versarien PLC
05 December 2018

5 December 2018
Versarien plc
("Versarien" or the "Company")
MOU with China Railway
Versarien plc (AIM: VRS), the advanced materials engineering group, is pleased to announce that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") with China Tiesiju Civil Engineering Group Co Ltd. ("CTCE"), a subsidiary of China Railway Group Limited ("CRG").
CRG is one of the world's largest construction and engineering contractors and is listed on the Shanghai and Hong Kong Stock Exchanges. CTCE is specifically focused on railway, bridge, tunnel and highway infrastructure engineering and has over 23,000 employees. It is active in China and overseas, including in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East.
The cooperation between the parties is intended to explore the applications for graphene specific to CTCE's needs and the options to jointly establish manufacturing capability in China for graphene enhanced products. It will also include the research and development of applications for graphene within, but not limited to, the following areas:
· Anticorrosive and fireproof coatings for the protection of engineering structures;
· Heat conductive and heating materials for the temperature control of structures;
· Sensors for the mechanical monitoring of engineering structures;
· Special engineering plastics;
· Special engineering rubber; and
· Asphalt for road asphalt mixtures.
Subject to the satisfactory completion of negotiations it is envisaged that CTCE will provide funding for any manufacturing venture in a structure to be agreed.
Neill Ricketts, CEO of Versarien, commented: "We are delighted to have entered into this MOU with a subsidiary of one of the world's largest construction and engineering contractors.
"This relationship with CTCE is complimentary to those we have already entered into in China and others that we are in discussions with. We have a strategy to develop a number of relationships with industry leading partners in China across the wide variety of sectors where the application of graphene can prove beneficial.
"I look forward to reporting on progress with our ever growing number of collaboration partners and entering into further relationships to aid the commercialisation of Versarien's graphene."

AECOM Collaboration Update
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RNS Number : 5967J
Versarien PLC
06 December 2018

6 December 2018
Versarien plc
("Versarien" or the "Company")
AECOM Collaboration Update
Versarien plc (AIM: VRS), the advanced materials engineering group, is pleased to announce that it has signed a supply agreement to provide Versarien's new graphene enhanced polymer range to AECOM for a current infrastructure project.
This supply agreement follows the collaboration the Company entered into with AECOM, a US headquartered and Fortune 500 company, announced on 24 August 2018. This collaboration covered a project that AECOM and Versarien have been undertaking involving the incorporation of Versarien's graphene nano-platelets into large scale polymer structures used in civil infrastructure projects, with a view to increasing their structural strength.
AECOM have confirmed the first Statement of Work ("SOW") from the supply agreement which includes the supply of 50 kg of Versarien's graphene enhanced polymer material to be delivered in early December 2018, with a further SOW expected to cover the delivery of 200 kg in early January 2019. These quantities will be used for final testing of the structures and upon successful completion of final tests, the companies expect to make further announcements in Q1 2019.
Neill Ricketts, CEO of Versarien, commented: "We are delighted that our collaboration with AECOM has progressed as we had anticipated.
"This application has significant potential for Versarien, as the volumes of graphene that are required in these types of structure are significantly larger than for many other applications given the scale of the structures being produced.
"We look forward to continuing to work with AECOM on the final phases of testing and look forward to making further announcements on this project in the New Year."

Interim Results
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RNS Number : 5975J
Versarien PLC
06 December 2018


6 December 2018



Versarien plc

Interim Results


Versarien plc (AIM: VRS) ("Versarien", the "Company" or the "Group"), the advanced engineering materials group, is pleased to announce its interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2018.

Financial Highlights

· Group revenues increased by 19% to £5.22 million (H1 2017: £4.38 million)
· LBITDA* reduced by 16% to £0.36 million (H1 2017: £0.43 million)
· Loss before tax remained stable at £0.78 million (H1 2017: £0.77 million) after increased investment in the graphene businesses
· Cash of £6.07 million at 30 September 2018 (30 September 2017: £0.35 million) following successful fund raising of £5.15 million gross in September 2018
· Net assets increased to £12.32 million (30 September 2017: £5.72 million)

*LBITDA (Loss Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation) excludes exceptional items and share-based payment charges

Operational Highlights


· Nine collaboration agreements signed in the period with many other parties at varying stages of testing
· Graphene quality assurance team strengthened with two key appointments both of whom are at the forefront of developing the international standards that will define graphene and other nanomaterials
· Overseas expansion team strengthened by the appointment of two secondees from the Department of International Trade
· Continued investment in graphene manufacturing capability
· Mature businesses showing continued improvement in financial performance


Post Period Highlights

· In October 2018, Versarien completed its acquisition of 62% of the Spanish company Gnanomat S.L. for £2,647,000, settled by £673,000 in cash, and the issue of 1,316,275 new ordinary shares at an agreed price of 150p per New Ordinary Share. Gnanomat S.L. specialises in incorporating graphene into supercapacitors
· After gaining Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification, Versarien has received its first order for 1kg of its graphene nano platelets for use in fire retardant aircraft interior parts for a major global airline, with further orders anticipated
· Memorandum of Understanding signed with Tungshu Optoelectronic Technology Ltd, one of the world's leading suppliers of optoelectronic display materials
· Memorandum of Understanding signed with Jinan High-tech Financial Investment Co., Ltd to establish a manufacturing centre in the Jinan Innovation Zone, Shandong Province, China
· Jinan High Tech Investment Fund panel of experts determine the graphene technology of Versarien to have certain world leading properties
· New graphene enhanced polymer compound product launched, branded Polygrene
· Memorandum of Understanding signed with CTCE, a subsidiary of China Railway Group Limited
· AECOM place first order for compounded material as part of infrastructure project

not much to excite in those numbers then

Interim results

Its the future for me.

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Shareprice marked down as some were expecting bad results and definitely not expecting an announcement of the commercialisation of graphene in construction, just a game let's hope they played their hand right

You need a hug Dil. :-))

I know what Dil needs...and ain't a hug -):

lol I don't want to know.

Versarien plc (LON: VRS) CEO Neill Ricketts talks to DirectorsTalk about its interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2018. Neill talks us through the highlights, explains what is driving revenue, updates us on its relationships, post period progress and what we can expect to see in 2019.



Why more companies want to get involved

he's good at the talk talk, but not so hot on paying attention to the business

Todays podcast

Joining us today is Neil Ricketts, CEO of Versarien, speaking to my colleague Abraham about the company’s new graphene project.

Have you emigrated ? lol

currently on biz in dubai but back tomorrow evening

...Shame -):

i agree .... the weather at this time of year in dubai is delightful - say 25/30 - with low humidity

All well and good but you can’t beat that good old traditional English weather I say, can’t stand the heat but as you say much better when it’s a dry heat.

Safe journey home as there’s rioting in Europe you know 😃

i'm already back at the office!

What on a Sunday? That’s double time then thank you very much.

He means the wine cellar. lol

Oh yeah I forgot how silly of me -:

no wine until this evening :-)

https://www.manchester.ac.uk/discover/news/hrh-the-duke-of-york-officially-opens-the-masdar-building-home-to-the-graphene-engineering-innovation-centre/

https://twitter.com/tradegovuk/status/1072443877284560896

Detractors who might have been hoping for some ammunition to present itself in the interim results were disappointed. I was braced for a possible backward step if additional expenses had produced a wider loss - but that didn't happen, and the prospect for good news around e/o January, and February, looks promising. Promising enough to look good when the March 31st year-end figures appear.

Patent Award
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RNS Number : 6024K
Versarien PLC
17 December 2018

Versarien plc
("Versarien" or the "Company")
Patent Award
Versarien plc (AIM: VRS), the advanced materials engineering group, is pleased to announce that the Company's subsidiary Gnanomat S.L. ("GNA") has been awarded a patent by the Oficina Española de Patentes y Marcas, the Spanish patent office, covering a method of obtaining nanomaterials composed of carbonaceous material (e.g. graphene) and metallic oxides.
Versarien acquired 62% of GNA, based in the Parque Cientifico Madrid, Spain, in September 2018. GNA is using Versarien's graphene products in an environmentally friendly, scalable production process for energy storage devices that offer high power density, almost instant recharging and very long lifetimes for use in electric vehicles and portable electronics products.
The patent covers a key element of this production process, allowing GNA to combine materials such as Versarien's graphene with metallic oxides in a liquid medium at moderate pressures and temperatures. These compounds can be produced in industrial quantities and the patented process allows the physical and chemical properties of the nanomaterials to be fixed by controlling the synthesis parameters. The Company believes that the nanomaterials obtained following this methodology provide good energy storage properties in a reproducible way.
It is the intention of GNA to extend this patent to cover territories including, amongst others, further European countries, the USA, Canada, China, Korea, Japan and India.
Roberto Clemente, GNA's CEO, commented: "The award of this patent is a key step to protect GNA's technology and the future commercial rights of its products. This milestone is part of our strategy to protect all of our key intellectual assets and we anticipate more patents will be developed and incorporated in due course."
Neill Ricketts, CEO of Versarien, commented: "We have been very pleased with the acquisition of GNA and the progress they have been making in recent months. The award of this patent is a key milestone as we continue to develop technology that we believe will enable the development of commercially viable graphene enhanced batteries and other energy storage devices.
"The incorporation of graphene into energy storage devices has the potential to radically enhance their capabilities, meeting the ever increasing demands to improve power density and reduce charging times for everything from hand held devices to electric cars. This is just one example of Versarien's presence at the leading edge of developing commercially relevant graphene based technology."

Collaboration with Chinese Aerospace Company
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Versarien PLC
19 December 2018

19 December 2018
Versarien plc
("Versarien" or the "Company")
Collaboration with Chinese Aerospace Company
Versarien plc (AIM: VRS), the advanced materials engineering group, is pleased to announce that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding ("MOU") with a large state-owned Chinese aerospace company (the "Partner")
The Partner is, mainly engaged in the research, design, manufacture and operation of various aerospace systems.
The MOU details the parties desire to collaborate and ultimately enter into a strategic cooperation covering research, development and manufacturing in order to accelerate the industrialisation and market for graphene and other Versarien 2D materials, including Hexotene, in the Chinese aerospace sector. This will include exploring their uses within the fields of, amongst others, microwave and electromagnetic radiation shielding, heat dispersion coatings, 3D printing and flexible wearable devices.
Neill Ricketts, CEO of Versarien, commented: "We are delighted to have reached this agreement with our latest Chinese Partner.
"The aerospace sector is at the forefront of developing advanced materials to cope with demands for attributes such as lightness, high strength, conductivity, temperature resistance and corrosion resistance. We believe that the incorporation of Versarien's graphene and other 2D materials can provide significant benefits and we look forward to collaborating with the Partner to develop new and innovative products.
'This agreement is the latest in a series that we have entered into with parties in China and I would like to take this opportunity to again thank both the Chinese and UK governments for the support and assistance they are providing."

Neill Ricketts, Chief Executive Officer of Versarien (VRS) explains the Memorandum of Understanding they entered into with a state-owned Chinese aerospace company.
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I have just had the ex traordinary experience, because of my age, of an extended one-to-one with NR. I absolutely have to share it with fellow investors. I was left feeling that I had spent a preciously short time with a great visionary, at the same time unusually astute business and marketing manager/leader who will influence, even enable, major industrial change throughout the industrial world, and that the course is now set for exponential growth and dominance by Versarien of a step change in the production of a very large number of industries.

NR has often been quoted from his tweets as saying " you ain't seen nothing yet" and I now believe that what might come across secondhand as bombast and unrealistic optimism, is the truth beyond normal experience, which is why most of VRS announcements increase scepticicism with the average investor. The situation is analogous to that pertaining 10 years ago to self driving cars and today towards Elon Musk's courageous Tesla project and his outside-the-box efforts now extending to hyperloop travel. It all seems so plausible and just too good to be true.

Only it IS true.

This morning's RNS of a further mind- blowing collaboration MOU with a Chinese state owned aerospace company, will surprise no VRS shareholders and would on its own have been sufficient to underpin the future of VRS. As usual it has cut no ice with the City, who have demonstrqated time after time in their collective ignorance of science that they think that the UK can live on financial engineering, maniipulation and hot air, rather than from producing global industrial leaders from innovation and seriously heavy investment in infrastructure.

The current Government understands this with its following just in time of the EU lead in sprinkling funds effectively over the medical and engineering science reasearch departments of our world leading universities and science parks. Innovation is now being effectively seeded all over the UK.

VRS seems to be succeeding miraculously in laying the basis for an industrial revolution that could save this country. Its project is more desperately relevant than ever to mitigate the self harm in train from the UK political process.

Neill Ricketts began his life's monument traditionally, in a garage, and for five years grew the roots of a viable business in the narrow niche of heat transfer via copper foam. That was I think the most difficult part, The necessary frugal habits allowed him the growth without relying on the potential treachery of banks and greedy controlling financial partners. He is therefore unusually free from interference in forming policy. Current shareholders benefit hugely from the ensuing increase in their share of the assets, and freedom from the fear of takeover by an unwelcome approach.

IMO he demonstrated his ability to makea step changes in the profitability of the VRS business model with the first one, the RNS launching Polygrene. The incorporation of the nanene content into the base plastic not only adds value to each transaction, but it avoids the damaging risk of having to release and licence the knowledge of how to maximise the effect of the mix, and therefore preserves the value of the company's IP. This is far better than just selling the nanene and enabling clients to build their own proprietary know-how. NR intends to exploit this idea further down the added value chain to selling formed parts of the actual product improved by the inclusion of nanene. There are also secrets in the nanene production process which go far beyond the provision of a patented machine and quelled my fears of loss of IP from a very acquisitive and inquisitive range of Chinese giant corporations.

I have long felt that the consequence of the efforts of management experimentation, and thinking " outside the box" over the last ten years - and 18 months of initiating "Co-operations"with around 50 major corporations (possibly hundreds of small ones too) is in some ways analagous to successful farming.

This for the understandable sceptics who can "see" nothing happening:

The ideal land has been found, prepared, tilled, fertilised, and seeded.
A crop is predictable but unquantifiable in the short term but is just beginning to sprout. .Just one or two shoots are visible

Nonne can predict the size of thr crop but rest assured it is absolutely colossal.

Investor Site Visit to GEIC
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RNS Number : 0440L
Versarien PLC
20 December 2018

Versarien plc
("Versarien" or the "Company")
Investor Site Visit to GEIC
Versarien plc (AIM: VRS), the advanced materials engineering group, is pleased to announce that the Company will be hosting a site visit at the recently opened Graphene Engineering and Innovation Centre ("GEIC") in Manchester for investors on 23 January 2019.
There will be two sessions hosted by the Versarien management team, the first commencing at 10am and the second at 1pm, that will each last approximately two hours. The visit will include a tour of the facility, presentations from the senior management team and a Q&A session.
Investors wishing to attend the visit should register for tickets via the links to our Eventbrite pages below. Tickets will be issued on a fist come, first served basis.
To register for the 10am session please click here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/versarien-plc-graphene-engineering-and-innovation-centre-10am-tickets-49291900401
To register for the 1pm session, please click here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/versarien-plc-graphene-engineering-and-innovation-centre-1pm-tickets-53852648722

Very nice Christmas eve rise.

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A huge thank you to all of you amazing investors for your help and support; and a Merry Christmas to all lovers and haters of @versarien - 2018 has been good, but here's to a mind blowing 2019 for us all - thanks to @neillricketts @DFK007 @nigellaughton @Nanosteve1 @PeterJVRS


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A nice 84k buy today. Someone has been hoovering most of the day. A good day.

The large buyer still present.

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There are a lot of headphones sold globally @iancowie but we have also announced the first aircraft part and progress on a construction deal #happynewyear , it's been a big year & January is full spain,Romania, China , and japan so we aren't giving up just yet but enjoying break

Love it, dropped the last sell to 128p. Lining up very nice for news. Should open Monday up another 3 -3.5p up.

Someone still hoovering up the sells.

131k traded today in total hardly constitutes "hoovering up"

Very tightly held shares.

It's a small hoover

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No.... I mean figuratively and literally there are things going on that are potentially out of this world, but which have been and are continuing to be carefully planned.



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I haven’t read the context of the quote, but we all have opinions..... mine is that #vrs are aiming beyond the moon.

It'll be the link with Chinese Aerospace and the Chinese space programme that's getting a lot of coverage at present due to the landing on the far side of the moon.

Once this regular seller is done. We will be on the way. As said on other threads, it is thought not many left for them to sell. Thanks queen 1.

The worlds first trillionaire will be linked to space.

have not similar noises and nonsenses been made about that dog-stock ukog?

Huge sells by Herald or Miton and plenty of buying. They cannot have many left now.

Still the big sells today.

straws in the wind ..... until VRS comes up with some REAL news instead of all these rather meaningless MOU's and similar, sp will wander hither and thither according to general market sentiment

Got to start somewhere.

quite a long interview on tv this morning with manchester uni re the uses of graphene in water purification

whether or not VRS's rolls royce version is necessary is another matter

just checked and as i thought, VRS and manchester uni are already in partnership and have been for 3/4 years
plenty about it on the net

www.versarien.com/files/3115/4824/9518/Investor_Day_Slides_-_January_2019.pdf

www.versarien.com/files/8015/4824/9504/Investor_day_presentation_-_David_Kerr.pdf

www.versarien.com/files/8715/4824/9483/GEIC_Investor_Day.pdf


Links from yesterday's presentation in Manchester

obviously underwhelming

You grumpy bugger ;-)
Chart simmering nicely.

Appointment of Nomad and Broker
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RNS Number : 7086O
Versarien PLC
01 February 2019

1 February 2019
Versarien plc
("Versarien" or the "Company")
Appointment of Nomad and Broker
Versarien plc (AIM: VRS), the advanced materials engineering group, is pleased to announce that it has appointed Canaccord Genuity Limited as its Nominated Adviser and Sole Broker with immediate effect.

Why so many changes of nomad? Is it walking or being pushed? Nought wrong with Canaccord but it makes you think.

Reading from posters that know far more then you and me , they are far superior.

I have worked with Canaccord out of Toronto so I don't have to go to BBs to find out. But I agree that VRS needs all the savvy help it can get.

Why keep asking questions then? if you know it all?

Because he's a Prairie Hat D/C...which he likes to prove on a regular basis. -):

Stan, he needs to rephrase what he puts , he asks questions he knows the answers to.
I don't know why he is not the company broker as there is nothing he thinks he does not know. I did say thinks as he has been shown up numerous times. :-))

It's sad to see isn't it D/C.

Stan yes :-))

Like kids in a playground. I wouldn't expect you to understand the question dreamer, let alone give a sensible answer. As for the other one - who he?

Don't get annoyed - What is who he? you have asked:-)) you are getting in a stew:-))


iturama - 01 Feb 2019 10:06 - 133 of 134
Like kids in a playground. I wouldn't expect you to understand the question dreamer, let alone give a sensible answer. As for the other one - who he?

👀. Bad day today. Dreamer appears to have disappeared. Just as well.

that's a seriously nasty slide and on very high volume
just the bears having fun?
i hope so and also hope without reason

Oh do put a cork in it IT you miserable boring fart.

Sorry for the intervention by the boards resident wally C. Don’t mistake him for a fool, he is actually a moron.
I hope all goes well today but Rickety needs to shut his mouth and let earnings do the talking.

More abuse from the abuser.

not sure if IT's jibe was aimed at me, though i don't care if it was unwarranted though it is

as VRS is an MM-only stock, it's effectively impossible to tell quite what is going on
certainly today's volumes are very high as were yesterday's
again no news, so may be just manipulation and/or bears hopping in and out

Leaked fund raising is my guess cynic.

Notable by his absence of comment is the gobshite Rickity.

Good luck but him and the whole company stinks. Ever wondered why that the only people who will deal with him are the Chinese ?

Not good partners , believe me.

60p and they are still over priced but wtfdik.

no doubt all will be revealed in due course

What are you going to do Dil when this site closes . You are going to be so lost. :-))

I'll sign up to ADVFN every day under a different name just to put that idiot superg right on a few things :-)

Good luck dc.