1 February 2013
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                                          Quercus Publishing Plc
                                       ("Quercus" or the "Company")
                                                     
                                            Director's Interest
                                                     
Quercus  Publishing Plc, the award-winning independent publisher in the digital, trade, contract, paperback
and  children's sectors, announces that on 31 January 2013, Colin Adams, Chief Financial Officer and  Chief
Operating Officer of the Company, acquired 5,000 ordinary shares of 0.8p each in the Company at a price  of
59p per share.

As  a  result  of  this  transaction, Colin Adams is now interested in 17,500 ordinary shares  representing
0.085% of the Company's issued share capital.

In  aggregate, the Directors are now interested in 3,885,376 ordinary shares, representing 18.91% per  cent
of the Company's issued share capital of 20,545,620 ordinary shares.

The Directors of Quercus Publishing Plc accept responsibility for this announcement.

Enquiries to:

QUERCUS PUBLISHING PLC
Mark Smith, Chief Executive                                               Tel: 020 7291 7200

PETERHOUSE CORPORATE FINANCE LIMITED 
Mark Anwyl and Duncan Vasey                                               Tel: 020 7220 9796

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