Quarto Group Inc - Holding(s) in Company

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 exercised/converted	% of voting rights

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 than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher 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 or follow us on Twitter at @TheQuartoGroup.

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