Quarto Group Inc Director/PDMR Shareholding - Correction (0768N)

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RNS Number : 0768N

Quarto Group Inc

03 August 2017

The following amendment has been made to the 'Director/PDMR shareholding announcement released on 2 August 2017 at 14:15 under RNS Number: 9248M.

The percentage shareholding of Ken Fund has been corrected.

All other details remain unchanged.

The full amended text is shown below.

The Quarto Group, Inc.

("Quarto", "the Group" or "the Company")

NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY ("PDMR") OR PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM ("PCA")

In accordance with Disclosure Rule 3.1.4R(1), Quarto announces that it has received notice that Ken Fund, Chief Operating Officer, acquired 4000 shares of common stock of $0.10 each ("Shares") in Quarto at a price of US$ 3.3074 per Share on 30 May 2017.

Following this transaction, Ken Fund holds 4000 Shares representing 0.019% of Quarto's issued share capital.

The information set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19(3) of the EU Market Abuse Regulation No 596/2014.

 
 1     Details of person discharging managerial responsibilities/person 
        closely associated 
----  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Name                                   KEN FUND 
----  -------------------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 2     Reason for the notification 
----  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Position/status                        CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER / PDMR 
----  -------------------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 b)    Initial notification/Amendment         INITIAL NOTIFICATION 
----  -------------------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 3     Details of the issuer, emissions, allowance 
        market participant, auction platorm, auctioneer 
        or auction monitor 
----  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Name                                   THE QUARTO GROUP, INC. 
----  -------------------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 b)    LEI 
----  -------------------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 4)    Details of the transaction(s): section to 
        be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; 
        (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each 
        date; and (iv) each place where transactions 
        have been conducted 
----  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)    Description of                         SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OF US$0.10 
        the financial                          EACH ("SHARES") 
        instrument, type 
        of intrument 
       Identification                         US74772E1001 
        Code 
----  -------------------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 b)    Nature of the                          ACQUISITION OF SHARES 
        transaction 
----  -------------------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 c)    Price(s) and                           Price(s)               Volumes(s) 
        volume(s) 
   US$ 3.3074 PER 
    SHARE                                                            4000 
  ----------------------------------------------------------------  -------------- 
 d)    Aggregated information 
  - aggregated 
   volume 
  - price 
 ------------------------------------------------------------  ------------------- 
 e)    Date of transaction                    30 MAY 2017 
----  -------------------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 f)    Place of transaction                   LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE (XLON) 
----  -------------------------------------  ------------------------------------- 
 (1) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/522 
  of 17 December 2015 supplementing Regulation 
  (EU) No. 596/2014 of the European Parliament 
  and of the Council as retards an exemption for 
  certain third countries public bodies and central 
  banks, the indicators of market manipulation, 
  the disclosure thresholds, the competent authority 
  for notification of delays, the permission for 
  trading during closed periods and types of notifiable 
  managers' transactions (see page 1 of this Official 
  Journal). 
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Ends

For further information please contact:

 
 Dorothée de Montgolfier, Group    [phone] 
  Director of Communication              9002 
 

About The Quarto Group

The Quarto Group (LSE: QRT) is the leading global illustrated non-fiction book publisher. Our mission is to make and sell great books that entertain, educate and enrich the lives of adults and children around the world.

Quarto creates and owns proprietary content, publishing books from a diverse portfolio of imprints that are creatively independent and expert in developing long-lasting content across specific niches of interest.

Quarto sells books across 47 countries and in 39 languages through a variety of traditional and non-traditional channels, while constantly looking for new ways to create and deliver content that people need.

Quarto employs over 400 talented people in the US, UK and Hong Kong. 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, quartoknows.com or follow us on Twitter at @TheQuartoGroup.

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