Notification In Accordance with LR 9.6.13

RNS Number : 7469U

Quarto Group Inc

20 October 2014

 



20 October 2014

The Quarto Group, Inc.

NOTIFICATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH LISTING RULE 9.6.13

To comply with paragraph 9.6.13 of the UK Listing Authority Rules, The Quarto Group (LSE:QRT) confirms that Christopher Mills, who was appointed as a non-executive director with immediate effect from 15 October 2014, currently holds or has held the following directorships and partnerships in the last five years:

Current UK Directorships/LLP memberships:	Past Directorships/LLP memberships:
North Atlantic Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC	Izodia Plc
Catalyst Media Group Plc	Prime Focus London Plc
M J Gleeson Group Public Limited Company	Castle Support Services Plc
Essenden Public Limited Company	Second London American Trust Plc
Nationwide Accident Repair Services Plc	Hampton Trust Plc
AssetCo Plc
Bioquell Plc
Cyprotex Plc

Christopher Mills has been a Non-Executive Director to the following companies which have been placed into liquidation or receivership/administration:

All creditors paid in full

PNC Telecon PLC (renamed Tricor PLC)	In administration 23.06.03. Discharged 15.01.04. Company now active.
Nationwide Security Group Limited	Receivers appointed 16.02.00. They realised sufficient assets to repay all creditors and make a small distribution.
Second London American Trust PLC	In members voluntary liquidation since 15.08.06
Baltimore Capital Plc	In members voluntary liquidation
Deepenhart Ltd	Company dissolved 18.08.10
American Distributions Plc	Company dissolved 17.06.05
Jubilee Investment Trust	In members voluntary liquidation since 01.02.07
J O Hambro Conning Grimston Limited	Members voluntary liquidation 31.05.01 Dissolved 21.03.05
Hampton Trust plc	Company dissolved 19.06.12
Izodia Plc	In members' voluntary liquidation since 08.11.12

Companies that went into liquidation with creditors paid in full other than the pension funds

Jarvis Porter Group PLC	Dissolved 28.11.08
United Industries plc	In administration 05.04.06. Dissolved 13.05.08

Companies that went into administration and creditors lost money as a result of liquidation

Versatile Group Limited and its subsidiaries Versatile Projects Limted and Castle Finance Limited

Administrative receiver appointed 28.08.98 by Bank of Scotland who had charges and cross guarantees supporting a debt of £2.4 million. In addition, the Group had estimated deficiencies as regards creditors of £0.6 million and total estimated deficiencies in excess of £0.7 million. Versatile Group Limited was struck off the register on 15.05.01

For further information and images please contact:

The Quarto Group

Marcus Leaver, CEO/Mick Mousley, CFO                                       [phone]

Bell Pottinger

Elly Williamson                                                                                   [phone]

About The Quarto Group, Inc.

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 1976.

 

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