PDMR Grant of Share Options

RNS Number : 0999F
Quarto Group Inc
15 May 2017
 

The Quarto Group, Inc

("the Company")

PDMR Grant of Share Options

 

The Quarto Group (LSE: QRT), the leading global illustrated book publisher, announces that on 5 May 2017 it has granted 137,306 options under the Company's existing Performance Share Plan to Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMRs") as listed below.  The awards have a vesting date of 28 April 2021.

 

PDMR

Position

Number of Options granted

David Breuer

Chief Creative Officer

16,635

Anne Crompton

Group Director of Legal & Business Affairs

10,932

Ken Fund

Chief Operating Officer

25,496

Marcus Leaver

Chief Executive officer

70,935

Karine Marko

Group Director of Foreign Rights

13,308

Dorothee de Montgolfier

Group Director of Communications

7,605

 

The information set out below is provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19(3) of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) No 596/2014.

 

1

Details of the persons discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

1. David Breuer

2. Anne Crompton

3. Ken Fund

4. Marcus Leaver

5. Karine Marko

6. Dorothee de Montgolfier

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

b)

Initial notification /Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

The Quarto Group Inc

b)

LEI

[N/A]

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

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument

Common stock of US$0.10 each in the capital of the Company ("Common Stock")

Identification code

b)

Nature of the transaction

Grant of options over Common Stock

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Exercise Prices per share

Volumes

 

1. Nil Cost Options

2. Nil Cost Options

3. Nil Cost Options

4. Nil Cost Options

5. Nil Cost Options

6. Nil Cost Options

1. 16,635

2. 10,932

3. 25,496

4. 70,935

5. 13,308

6. 7,605

d)

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

Aggregated volume: 137,306

Price: Nil cost options

e)

Date of the transaction

5 May 2017

f)

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange (XLON)

 

 

 

For further information, please contact:

                 

                The Quarto Group

                Marcus Leaver, CEO

                Dorothée de Montgolfier, Group Director of Communications

               

020 7700 9002

 

                Bell Pottinger 

                Elly Williamson

020 3772 2573

About The Quarto Group

The Quarto Group (LSE: QRT) is the leading global illustrated book publishing group. Our mission is to make and sell great books that entertain, educate and enrich the lives of adults and children around the world.

Quarto creates and owns proprietary content, publishing books from a diverse portfolio of imprints that are creatively independent and expert in developing long-lasting content across specific niches of interest.

Quarto sells books across 50 countries and in 39 languages through a variety of traditional and non-traditional channels, while constantly looking for new ways to create and deliver content that people need.

Quarto employs over 400 talented people in the US, UK and Hong Kong. The group was founded in London in 1976. It is domiciled in the US and listed on the London Stock Exchange. 

For more information, visit quarto.com or follow us on Twitter at @TheQuartoGroup.

 

 


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