THE QUARTO GROUP, INC.
("Quarto")
Change of Auditor
The Directors of Quarto announce that Grant Thornton is being replaced as auditor by Deloitte owing to a conflict of interest between a director of Quarto and Grant Thornton in relation to another company where he is a director. Grant Thornton has accordingly decided to resign the audit. Deloitte takes over with immediate effect.
For further information, please contact:
Quarto 020 7700 9004
Marcus Leaver, CEO
Mick Mousley, CFO
Bell Pottinger
Elly Williamson 020 3772 2573
Lucy Stewart
About The Quarto Group
The Quarto Group (LSE: QRT) is the leading global illustrated book publisher and distribution group and is listed on the London Stock Exchange. Quarto employs about 400 talented and creative people in four distinct but complementary businesses - Quarto International Co-Editions Group; Quarto Publishing Group USA; Quarto Publishing Group UK and Books & Gifts Direct, Australia & New Zealand.
The Group is well positioned in resilient segments of book publishing with rich reserves of Intellectual Property. Quarto is uniquely positioned for growth as the industry adapts to new means of marketing, sales and routes to market. The Group's headquarters are in London where the Company was founded in 1976.