Versarien Share Discussion Threads

[festario] 26/10/2017 11:41

500k of the TD holding are mine, for example.

[john henry] 26/10/2017 10:46

Turbo Nominee accounts

[turbocharge] 26/10/2017 10:33

Barclays Stockbrokers 6,009,826 4.58%
TD Direct Investing 5,051,292 3.85%
Halifax Share Dealing 3,962,230 3.02%

Would I be correct in assuming these holding by Barclays, TD and Halifax are on behalf of their clients? Or have they invested directly themselves?

[superg1] 26/10/2017 10:24

Stig

Just banter of course btw.

VRS are very busy and as recently stated are seeing on record enquiries.

As for CTO and others that is in play.

Some may note names like Nigel Laughton and David Kerr. David Kerr BTW is the dimar connection I hinted at.

[rogerbridge] 26/10/2017 10:24

That makes over 20% in PI's hands Lucky. We need a board member-LOL

[the stigologist] 26/10/2017 09:41

Fair play to Versarien on this. At the upcoming IDTECHEX Graphene Conference of the 5 Keynote speakers 3 (we know of) are Versarien partners

[luckyorange] 26/10/2017 08:39

Major shareholders

As at 30 September 2017, or as subsequently notified, shareholders holding more than 3% of the issued share capital of Versarien plc were:

Ordinary shares of 1p each Percentage of issue share capital
Miton Asset Management 13,984,168 10.65%
Hargreaves Lansdown 13,131,440 10.00%
Lombard Odier Asset Management 9,315,565 7.09%
William Battrick 7,488,944 5.70%
Herald Investment Management 7,035,950 5.36%
Barclays Stockbrokers 6,009,826 4.58%
TD Direct Investing 5,051,292 3.85%
Halifax Share Dealing 3,962,230 3.02%

[pcjoe] 26/10/2017 08:08

Re the CPIs order for VRS Graphene - Obviously destined for research & prototype develoment - Enhanced body armour & other defence contractors an obvious destination where money will be paid for state of the art products in this field - protected vehicles etc

Lightweight tanks anyone?........

[superg1] 26/10/2017 08:02

Jointer

There are a few looking at armour.

As I keep saying VRS are involved with a long list various names on many topics some of which I can't make sense of.

However such is the nature of graphene as I keep saying it creates fixes for many things that didn't know needed a fix.

Graphene opens up potential previously thought to be impossible. In other words previous anticipated limits are now no longer relevant in many products.

[luckyorange] 26/10/2017 07:48

Don't beat him with a stick for getting something wrong lol, we all make 'em.

[superg1] 26/10/2017 07:40

Perhaps it was too difficult to simply look up the exibitor list. Booth x27 btw.

[superg1] 26/10/2017 07:35

Stig

You are clueless on a few points there including idtechex. They are there.

No ticks and a must try harder red circled I'm afraid.

More homework for you.

[luckyorange] 26/10/2017 07:29

Good to look at the links with UOM, there are many but just looking up one company tends to divert your attention away when something else catches your interest. Didn't really know anything about this company but they certainly found a niche.

'In 1856 the Morgan brothers founded the Patent Plumbago Crucible Company, making crucibles in a small factory in Battersea, London. The company’s success came from their use of graphite (plumbago) in the clay mix to produce a crucible that melted metal faster and lasted longer than anything else available in Europe at the time. So much so that the Patent Plumbago ‘melting pots’ were said to offer metal smelters ‘a saving of more than 50 per cent in time, labour, fuel and waste’* and were soon selling well all around the world.

Since then, through 160 years of industrial history, the global company we now know as Morgan Advanced Materials has continued to grow, change and adapt. However, its focus remains where it started; on the engineering of high-performance materials and specialised products that offer reliable solutions to '



One step away from graphene at the time maybe ;-)

They joined in research at the UOM at the same time as 2D Tech so will be well immersed in the effect that graphene can have on components, no particular links that I am aware of and just one reference to them on the thread.


Ian Harold
Head of Operations at Morgan Advanced Materials (Composites & Defence Systems)

Quite a large company, haven't checked who they are working with otherwise but historically graphite made them who they are so feel sure they will want to replicated that success with graphene.

Will look for more tied in with the UOM (trying to work out who is based in Preston :-) )

[jointer13] 26/10/2017 07:19

I wonder....

gcl...partnered with the cpi

"we have successfully tested our GCL composite armour. In both stab and bullet tests, our armour prototypes delivered Home Office levels of protection against both stab and bullet impacts - at roughly half the weight of existing armours. We are now working on our first commercial product prototypes."

[supernumerary] 26/10/2017 00:27

Stig - well, downvotes are (I'm told) only possible for blues, so that might give you a clue. Somebody presumably who was reading in the last couple of hours ;¬)

Anyway, not me guv - I think there are far too many conferences and far too few orders, so I gave you an upvote because it's time somebody with a financial stake addressed the questions of 1) sales and marketing capability and 2) corporate governance.

The current vrs BoD reminds me of Robert Maxwell's famous response when asked about the size of his board - 'it needs to be an odd number, and three is too many'...

[pcjoe] 26/10/2017 00:07

Thats a bit naughty Stig - Re your preferred "high rollers" conference - The CPI are represented there ( them what bought our finest stuff very recently if you recall & who are tasked at UK govt level with opening doors for the likes of VRS - their preferred Graphene supplier!) - I see the the Cambridge Graphene Centre are also well represented re "Our" ink

Quite enough to be going on with methinks - No point in the CEO doubling up on that.....

[rogerbridge] 25/10/2017 21:52

I trust Neil has enough mega cap companies in the pipeline.

[the stigologist] 25/10/2017 21:42

lol love this website advfn dot com

two people (so far) so offended they down vote but don't have the guts to explain why they disagree or offer alternative opinion

come on guys nobody is going to bite, grow a pair and add something to the debate

[the stigologist] 25/10/2017 21:31

I've noticed there are two Graphene Conferences coming up in the USA.

One of those VRS and HAYD are speaking.
At the other one only HAYD.

But it is at the one HAYD are speaking alone that all the big companies seem to be attending (Bosch, DuPont, AGFA, Murata etc). Seems a bit odd to go to one and not the other when they are just weeks apart and to miss the one where all the big players are going?



I hope Versarien will appoint a Chief Marketing Officer or Chief Sales Officer soon because it doesn't look as though Ricketts can close any deals whilst he runs around like a headless chicken

[superg1] 25/10/2017 20:17

Scully

What you raise is exactly why it's far better to find out who and what WHEN the deal is done NOT the potential of who and what.

The herd do love hype though to drive the share price

[superg1] 25/10/2017 20:15

I forgot to add to the CPI Mclaren post.

The reason they like Nanene is because it is graphene and it works.

A bit of a novelty really among 'graphene' producers.

Punters in the main simply don't understand but they would if their gold mine punt on hype turned out to be an fools gold. Or the 5000 barrels per day from the well turned out to be water.

That said I'm convinced some PIs are so stupid they could still be fooled in both cases no matter what the facts are.

[superg1] 25/10/2017 20:08

last news and also tweeted timings beyond their control.

With big names the sign offs can take a while. Generally the bigger the name the longer the wait.

As said re a recent one their legal team has more staff than VRS employ across all businesses.

No impatience my side as I suspect there will be plenty of news during the period I hold.

[bones] 25/10/2017 20:07

Scullyp1 - 7th September. "Weeks and months ahead" is a pretty general phrase looking ahead across several months during which time a small number of announcements should be made, with a fair wind. At least, I read it that way.