Exercise of Options

Quarto Group Inc
23 October 2003



                             THE QUARTO GROUP, INC


The Quarto Group Inc has issued 2,000 shares (out of a holding of 750,000
shares) in settlement of an exercise of options at a price of 68.5p per share.




23 October 2003


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