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29/04/2022 14:30

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RNS Number : 9208J  Quarto Group Inc  29 April 2022

The Quarto Group, Inc.

(the "Company", "Quarto")

 

Notification of major holdings

 

Quarto (LSE: QRT) announces that it has received the following TR-1
notification from 1010 Printing Limited (a company incorporated in Hong Kong
under registration number 1419686), a company closely associated with the
Company's Executive Director, Mr Chuk Kin Lau.

 

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 

1. Issuer Details

 

ISIN

US74772E1001

 

Issuer Name

THE QUARTO GROUP INC.

 

UK or Non-UK Issuer

Non-UK

 

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

 

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

 

Name

1010 Printing Limited

City of registered office (if applicable)

Kwun Tong

Country of registered office (if applicable)

Hong Kong

 

 Name          City of registered office  Country of registered office
 Chuk Kin Lau

 

4. Details of the shareholder

Full name of shareholder(s) if different from the person(s) subject to the
notification obligation, above

 

City of registered office (if applicable)

 

Country of registered office (if applicable)

 

 

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

25-Apr-2022

 

6. Date on which Issuer notified

27-Apr-2022

 

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

 

 .                                                                          % of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)  % of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)  Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)  Total number of voting rights held in issuer
 Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached  50.020000                                             0.000000                                                                   50.020000                       20452569
 Position of previous notification (if applicable)                          33.63                                                 0                                                                          33.63

 

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the
threshold was crossed or reached

 

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

 

 Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)  Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)  Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)  % of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)  % of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
 US74772E1001                                 0                                        20452569                                     0.000000                            50.020000
 Sub Total 8.A                                20452569                                                                              50.020000%

 

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

 

 Type of financial instrument  Expiration date  Exercise/conversion period  Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is  % of voting rights
                                                                            exercised/converted

 Sub Total 8.B1

 

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to
(DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

 Type of financial instrument  Expiration date  Exercise/conversion period  Physical or cash settlement  Number of voting rights  % of voting rights

 Sub Total 8.B2

 

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification
obligation

 

2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights
and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the
ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional
rows as necessary)

 Ultimate controlling person  Name of controlled undertaking  % of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold  % of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher  Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
                                                                                                                                          than the notifiable threshold
 Chuk Kin Lau                 ER2 Holdings Limited            0.000000                                                                    0.000000                                                                    0.000000%
 Chuk Kin Lau                 City Apex Limited               0.000000                                                                    0.000000                                                                    0.000000%
 Chuk Kin Lau                 Lion Rock Group Limited         0.000000                                                                    0.000000                                                                    0.000000%
 Chuk Kin Lau                 1010 Group Limited              0.000000                                                                    0.000000                                                                    0.000000%
 Chuk Kin Lau                 1010 Printing Limited           50.020000                                                                   0.000000                                                                    50.020000%
 Chuk Kin Lau                 ER2 Holdings Limited            0.000000                                                                    0.000000                                                                    0.000000%
 Chuk Kin Lau                 Lion Rock Group Limited         0.000000                                                                    0.000000                                                                    0.000000%
 Chuk Kin Lau                 1010 Group Limited              0.000000                                                                    0.000000                                                                    0.000000%
 Chuk Kin Lau                 1010 Printing Limited           50.020000                                                                   0.000000                                                                    50.020000%
 Chuk Kin Lau                 Lion Rock Group Limited         0.000000                                                                    0.000000                                                                    0.000000%
 Chuk Kin Lau                 1010 Group Limited              0.000000                                                                    0.000000                                                                    0.000000%
 Chuk Kin Lau                 1010 Printing Limited           50.020000                                                                   0.000000                                                                    50.020000%

 

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

 

The number and % of voting rights held

 

The date until which the voting rights will be held

 

11. Additional Information

 

12. Date of Completion

29 April 2022

 

13. Place Of Completion

Hong Kong

 

 

 

The Legal Identifier of the Company is 549300BJ2WPX3QUATW58.

 

For further information, please contact:

 

 The Quarto Group, Inc.
 Michael Clarke, Company Secretary  +44 (0)20 7700 6700

 

About The Quarto Group

 

The Quarto Group (LSE: QRT) creates a wide variety of books and intellectual
property products, with a mission to inspire life's experiences. Produced in
many formats for adults, children and the whole family, our products are
visually appealing, information rich and stimulating.

 

The Group encompasses a diverse portfolio of imprints and businesses that are
creatively independent and expert in developing long-lasting content across
specific niches of interest.

 

Quarto sells and distributes its products globally in over 50 countries and 40
languages, through a variety of sales channels, partnerships and routes to
market.

 

Quarto employs c.300 talented people in the US and the UK. The group was
founded in London in 1976. It is domiciled in the US and listed on the London
Stock Exchange.

 

For more information, visit quarto.com (http://www.quarto.com/)  or follow
us on Twitter at @TheQuartoGroup (https://twitter.com/TheQuartoGroup) .

 

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