14 August 2012
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                                           Quercus Publishing Plc
                                        ("Quercus" or the "Company")
                                                      
                                           Director's Shareholding
                                                      
Quercus  Publishing  Plc, the PLUS-quoted publishing company (symbol: QUPP on PLUS),  announces  that  on  6
August 2012, David Potter, Chairman of Quercus, acquired 7,162 ordinary shares in the Company at a price  of
105 pence per share pursuant to a dividend re-investment scheme.

As a result of this transaction, David Potter is now interested in 277,270 ordinary shares representing 1.35
per  cent of the Company's issued share capital. In aggregate, the Directors are now interested in 3,850,635
ordinary  shares,  representing 18.76 per cent of the Company's issued share capital of 20,526,120  ordinary
shares.

The Directors of Quercus Publishing Plc are responsible for the contents of this announcement.


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 QUERCUS PUBLISHING PLC                                                                 Tel: 020 7291 7200
 Mark Smith, Chief Executive
 
 ST HELENS CAPITAL PARTNERS LLP                                                         Tel: 020 7368 6959
 Mark Anwyl or Duncan Vasey
 
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