Option Exercise

13 March 2013

The Quarto Group, Inc.

(the "Company")

Option Exercise

On 13 March 2013, the Company transferred 10,500 shares of common stock of $0.10 each ("Shares") out of treasury for the purpose of satisfying the exercise of employee shares granted under the Company's Executive Share Option Scheme.

Following this transfer the Company has 747,821 treasury shares and the Company's total voting rights are 19,696,729 shares (after deduction of the treasury shares following the transfer out of treasury).

For further information please contact:

The Quarto Group, Inc.

Mick Mousley (CFO) 020 7700 9004