Quarto Group Inc Holding(s) in Company (8279C)

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RNS Number : 8279C

Quarto Group Inc

24 January 2018

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

 
 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant 
  issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)(i) 
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 1a. Identity of the issuer                                      The Quarto Group, Inc. 
  or the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are attached(ii) 
  : 
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 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer 
  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate) 
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 Non-UK issuer                                                                               X 
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 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate 
  box or boxes with an "X") 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                 X 
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 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please specify)(iii) : 
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 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation(iv) 
 Name                                               Dr Laurence Orbach 
 City and country of registered                     N/A 
  office (if applicable) 
 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)(v) 
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 Name 
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 City and country of registered 
  office (if applicable) 
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 5. Date on which the threshold                     06/12/2017 
  was crossed or reached(vi) 
  : 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified                   23/01/2018 
  (DD/MM/YYYY): 
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 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification 
  obligation 
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                               % of voting            % of voting        Total of       Total number 
                              rights attached       rights through       both in %       of voting 
                                 to shares             financial        (8.A + 8.B)      rights of 
                                 (total of            instruments                        issuer(vii) 
                                   8. A)               (total of 
                                                      8.B 1 + 8.B 
                                                          2) 
----------------------  -------------------------  ----------------  ----------------  ------------- 
 Resulting 
  situation 
  on the date 
  on which 
  threshold 
  was crossed 
  or reached             17.82%                     N/A               17.82%            20,444,550 
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 Position 
  of previous 
  notification 
  (if 
  applicable) 
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 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the 
  date on which the threshold was crossed or reached(viii) 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type               Number of voting rights(ix)            % of voting rights 
  of 
  shares 
  ISIN code 
  (if possible) 
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                                 Direct            Indirect                 Direct                 Indirect 
                                (Art 9 of          (Art 10 of              (Art 9 of               (Art 10 of 
                                Directive          Directive               Directive               Directive 
                              2004/109/EC)        2004/109/EC)            2004/109/EC)            2004/109/EC) 
                                (DTR5.1)           (DTR5.2.1)               (DTR5.1)               (DTR5.2.1) 
----------------------   ---------------------  --------------  ------------------------------  -------------- 
 Common Stock 
  of US$0.10 
  each US74772E1001       44,400                 3,597,315       0.22%                           17.60% 
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 SUBTOTAL 
  8. A                                 3,641,715                                    17.82% 
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 B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) 
  of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) 
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 Type of financial        Expiration             Exercise/       Number of voting                % of voting 
  instrument               date(x)                Conversion      rights that                     rights 
                                                  Period(xi)      may be acquired 
                                                                  if the instrument 
                                                                  is 
                                                                  exercised/converted. 
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                                                 SUBTOTAL 8. 
                                                  B 1 
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 B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC 
  (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) 
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 Type of                 Expiration              Exercise/       Physical           Number       % of voting 
  financial               date(x)                Conversion      or cash             of voting    rights 
  instrument                                     Period          settlement(xii)     rights 
                                                 (xi) 
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                                                                 SUBTOTAL 
                                                                  8.B.2 
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 9. Information in relation to the person subject to 
  the notification obligation (please mark the 
  applicable box with an "X") 
 Person subject to the notification obligation is 
  not controlled by any natural person or legal entity 
  and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding 
  directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) 
  issuer(xiii) 
 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 entity(xiv) (please add additional rows as 
  necessary) 
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       Name(xv)           % of voting          % of voting            Total of both 
                          rights if it        rights through           if it equals 
                          equals or is     financial instruments       or is higher 
                          higher than          if it equals        than the notifiable 
                         the notifiable        or is higher             threshold 
                           threshold        than the notifiable 
                                                 threshold 
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 Dr Laurence 
  Orbach 
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 The Laurence 
  Orbach Family 
  Trust 
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 Sound Inc.             9.98% 
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 Dr Laurence 
  Orbach 
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 The Shanna Orbach 
  Trust 
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 Dr Laurence 
  Orbach 
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 Vidacos Nominees       4.43% 

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 Dr Laurence 
  Orbach 
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 The Laurence 
  Orbach Educational 
  Trust 
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 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: 
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 Name of the proxy holder                 Dr Laurence Orbach 
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 The number and % of voting 
  rights held                             14,038 (0.068%) 
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 The date until which the                 Ongoing 
  voting rights will be held 
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 11. Additional information(xvi) 
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 Place of completion   New York, USA 
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 Date of completion    23/01/2018 
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