Doc re. Conversion date 2004

Quarto Group Inc
23 April 2004


                              THE QUARTO GROUP, Inc
                                        
                                        
           Conversion date 2004 for the convertible preference shares
                                        
Quarto, the London-based and listed international book publisher, has today
despatched a letter to the holders of convertible cumulative redeemable shares
of preferred stock of US$ 0.10 par value each in the capital of the Company. The
letter states, inter alia, that the period during which convertible preference
shareholders, if they so wish, must exercise the conversion rights attaching to
their convertible preference shares in this calendar year is the period from 2
May 2004 up to and including 1 June 2004, which is the conversion date this
year.

A copy of the above document has been submitted to the UK Listing Authority and
will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document
Viewing Facility, which is situated at:

Financial Services Authority
25 the North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London E14 5HS
(Telephone no: 020-7066 1000)

Enquiries:

The Quarto Group, Inc
Mick Mousley (Chief Financial Officer)                       020-7700 9005

Bankside Consultants Limited
Charles Ponsonby                                             020-7444 4166




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