Haydale (AIM:HAYD), the global advanced materials group, announces that, further to the purchase by David Banks, Non-Executive Chair, of 1,014,415 ordinary shares of 2p in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") pursuant to the open offer announced yesterday, Mr Banks has notified the Company that yesterday afternoon he purchased a further 735,585 Ordinary Shares at 1.93p through his SIPP, increasing his interest in the Company to 5,000,000 Ordinary Shares, representing 0.64 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital.

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Haydale is a global technologies group and service provider that facilitates the integration of graphene and other nanomaterials into the next generation of industrial materials and commercial technologies.  With expertise in graphene, other nanomaterials and Silicon Carbide, Haydale is able to deliver improvements in electrical, thermal and mechanical properties, Haydale has been granted patents for its technologies in Europe, USA, Australia, Japan and China and operates from five sites in the UK, USA and East Asia.  For more information please visit: www.haydale.com or Twitter: @haydalegraphene

The notification below is made in accordance with the requirements of the EU regulation on market abuse which forms part of UK law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.