In accordance with Disclosure Rule 3.1.4R(1), Quarto LON:QRT announced this morning that it received notice yesterday that Marcus Leaver, Chief Executive Officer, acquired 2,076 shares of common stock of $0.10 each (“Shares”) in Quarto at a weighted average price of 284.0 pence per Share on 3 November 2016.
Following this transaction, Marcus Leaver holds 385,459 Shares representing 1.88% of Quarto’s issued share capital.
The Company has also received notice that Anna Leaver, Marcus Leaver’s wife, yesterday acquired 2,280 Shares at a weighted average price of 282.8 pence per Share on 3 November 2016.
Following this transaction, Anna Leaver holds 7,397 Shares representing 0.036% of Quarto’s issued share capital and therefore Marcus Leaver, and persons closely associated with him, hold, in aggregate, 392,856 Shares representing 1.92% of the Company’s issued share capital.
The information set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19(3) of the EU Market Abuse Regulation No 596/2014.
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Details of person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated |
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a) |
Name |
MARCUS LEAVER |
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Reason for the notification |
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a) |
Position/status |
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER / PDMR |
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b) |
Initial notification/Amendment |
INITIAL NOTIFICATION |
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Details of the issuer, emissions, allowance market participant, auction platorm, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a) |
Name |
THE QUARTO GROUP, INC. |
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b) |
LEI |
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Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted |
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a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of intrument
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SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OF US$0.10 EACH (“SHARES”) |
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Identification Code |
US74772E1001 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
ACQUISITION OF SHARES |
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c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
Price(s) |
Volumes(s) |
284.0 PENCE PER SHARE (WEIGHTED AVERAGE PRICE PER SHARE) |
2076 |
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d) |
Aggregated information |
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– aggregated volume |
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– price |
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e) |
Date of transaction |
3 NOVEMBER 2016 |
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f) |
Place of transaction |
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE (XLON) |
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(1) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/522 of 17 December 2015 supplementing Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council as retards an exemption for certain third countries public bodies and central banks, the indicators of market manipulation, the disclosure thresholds, the competent authority for notification of delays, the permission for trading during closed periods and types of notifiable managers’ transactions (see page 1 of this Official Journal). |
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Details of person discharging managerial responsibilities/person closely associated |
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a) |
Name |
ANNA LEAVER |
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Reason for the notification |
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a) |
Position/status |
PERSON CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH A PDMR (MARCUS LEAVER’S WIFE) |
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b) |
Initial notification/Amendment |
INITIAL NOTIFICATION |
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3 |
Details of the issuer, emissions, allowance market participant, auction platorm, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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a) |
Name |
THE QUARTO GROUP, INC. |
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b) |
LEI |
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4) |
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted |
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a) |
Description of the financial instrument, type of intrument
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SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OF US$0.10 EACH (“SHARES”) |
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Identification Code |
US74772E1001 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
ACQUISITION OF SHARES |
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c) |
Price(s) and volume(s) |
Price(s) |
Volumes(s) |
282.8 PENCE PER SHARE (WEIGHTED AVERAGE PRICE PER SHARE) |
2280 |
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d) |
Aggregated information |
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– aggregated volume |
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– price |
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e) |
Date of transaction |
3 NOVEMBER 2016 |
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f) |
Place of transaction |
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE (XLON) |