QRT.L Regulatory News (QRT)

1 May 2007 16:46

Quarto Group Inc01 May 2007 TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to whichvoting rights are attached (ii): The Quarto Group Inc.............. 2. Reason for the notification (please place an X inside the appropriate bracket/s): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( ) An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in theacquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: ( ) An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( ) Other (please specify) : ( X ) As required by New Transparency Directive................. 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii): Herald Investment Management Limited 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): ................. 5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed orreached if different) (v): N/A................. 6. Date on which issuer notified: 20th March 2007.............. 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 8%................. 8. Notified details: ................. A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares if possible Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)using the ISIN CODE Number of shares Number of voting Rights (viii) US74772E1001 1,737,500 (8.50%) 1,737,500 (8.50%) Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii) Class/type of shares if Number of shares Number of voting rights (ix) % of voting rightspossible using the ISIN CODE Direct (x) Indirect (xi) Direct Indirect US74772E1001 1,737,500 8.50% B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii) Type of Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting rights % of voting rightsfinancial (xiii) Period/ Date (xiv) that may be acquired if theinstrument instrument is exercised/ converted. Total (A+B)Number of voting rights % of voting rights 1,737,500 8.50% 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv): Herald Investment Management Limited, a discretionary investment manager, is theparent undertaking of an investment management business. Herald Investment Trust(in the name of Bank of New York (OCS Nominees Limited)1,737,500 8.50% Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: ...N/A.............. 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: ...N/A.............. 13. Additional information: ... .............. 14. Contact name: Mick Mousley 15. Contact telephone number: 020 7700 9004 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange