18 March 2013
Holding(s) in CompanyTR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES | |||||
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: | THE QUARTO GROUP INC | ||||
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): | |||||
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | |||||
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached | |||||
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments | |||||
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | |||||
Other (please specify): | DECREASE IN ISSUED SHARE CAPITAL | YES | |||
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: | HARWOOD CAPITAL LLP as investment manager/adviser | ||||
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): |
(i) ORYX INTERNATIONAL GROWTH FUND LIMITED (ii) NORTH ATLANTIC SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC (iii) HARWOOD CAPITAL LLP | ||||
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: | 13 MARCH 2013 | ||||
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 18 MARCH 2013 | ||||
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: |
TOTAL HOLDING THROUGH 20% INDIVIDUAL HOLDING NO. 1 THROUGH 15% INDIVIDUAL HOLDING NO.2 THROUGH 5% | ||||
8. Notified details: | ||||||||||||||||
A: Voting rights attached to shares | ||||||||||||||||
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE |
Situation previous to the triggering transaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||
Number of Shares |
Number of Voting Rights |
Number of shares |
Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | ||||||||||||
Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | ||||||||||||
US74772E1001 HOLDER 1 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | 15.23% | |||||||||||
HOLDER 2 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | 5.08% | |||||||||||
HOLDER 3 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | NEGLIGIBLE | |||||||||||
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financial instrument |
Expiration date |
Exercise/ Conversion Period |
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted. |
% of voting rights | ||||||||||||
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments | ||||||||||||||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||||||||||||||
Type of financial instrument | Exercise price | Expiration date |
Exercise/ Conversion period | Number of voting rights instrument refers to | % of voting rights | |||||||||||
Nominal | Delta | |||||||||||||||
Total (A+B+C) | ||||||||||||||||
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights | |||||||||||||||
4,000,025 | 20.31 | |||||||||||||||
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: | ||
Proxy Voting: | ||
10. Name of the proxy holder: | ||
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: | ||
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: | ||
13. Additional information: | Calculated using the total voting rights figure announced to the market on 13 March 2013 of 19,696,729. | |
14. Contact name: | Bonita Guntrip | |
15. Contact telephone number: | 020 7640 3203 |
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