Board Change

For Immediate Release 31 May 2012

THE QUARTO GROUP, INC.

BOARD CHANGE

The Quarto Group, Inc. (QRT.L) announces that Robert Morley has stepped down from the Board with effect from 30 May 2012.

The Board is grateful for Mr Morley's significant contribution and thanks him for his many years of service as a Director.

For further information please contact:

The Quarto Group, Inc. 0207 700 9004

Laurence Orbach, Chairman and CEO

Mick Mousley, CFO

Buchanan 0207 466 5000

Mark Edwards

Louise Hadcocks

About Quarto:

Quarto is one of the largest international co-edition book publishers with two principal strands of activity: its Publishing segment publishes books under imprints owned by the Group; and its Co-Edition Publishing segment creates books that are licensed to third party publishers for publication under their own imprints in many languages around the world.