Appointment of Group Chief Financial Officer

Date: 17 January 2013

On behalf of: Charles Taylor plc ("Charles Taylor" or the "Company")

For immediate release

Charles Taylor plc

Board Change - Appointment of Tito Soso as Group Chief Financial Officer

Charles Taylor plc (LSE: CTR), a leading international provider of professional services to clients in the global insurance market, announces the appointment of Tito Soso to the board as an executive director and Group Chief Financial Officer, with effect from 16 January 2013. As previously announced, Tito initially joined the Company as Interim Group Chief Financial Officer on 1 October 2012.

Tito Soso, aged 46, has extensive experience in senior finance roles. He was most recently a Managing Director at Investcorp, a leading provider and manager of alternative investment products. He has also held a senior role in corporate finance and was finance director in the UK and Eastern Europe for a global industrial business.

There are no matters to be disclosed in relation to LR 9.6.13.

David Marock, Group Chief Executive, Charles Taylor plc said:

"We are very pleased to have Tito on board. His breadth of knowledge across different industry sectors and strategic insight will be of immense value as we implement our strategic plan for growth."

-ENDS-

Enquiries:

Charles Taylor plc www.ctplc.com

David Marock, Group Chief Executive Officer Via Redleaf Polhill

Mike Lord, Group Communications Director

Redleaf Polhill [email protected]

Emma Kane/Rebecca Sanders-Hewett/ David Ison 020 7566 6720

Notes to editors

About Charles Taylor plc

Charles Taylor plc is a leading international provider of professional services to clients in the global insurance market. The Group has been providing professional services to insurance clients since 1885 and today has 900 staff in 48 offices spread across 24 countries in the UK, the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe and the Middle East.

The Group offers services across the whole insurance market, principally on a fee-based model and operates through three professional services businesses - Management, Adjusting and Insurance Support Services. Charles Taylor also owns insurers in run-off.

Charles Taylor's vision is to become the professional services provider of choice to the insurance market.

Further information is available at www.ctplc.com

Statements made in this announcement that look forward in time or that express management's beliefs, expectations or estimates regarding future occurrences are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements reflect the Group's current expectations concerning future events and actual results may differ materially from current expectations or historical results.