Director/PDMR Shareholding

CHARLES TAYLOR PLC - Director/PDMR Shareholding

PR Newswire

London, January 17

17th January 2013

Charles Taylor plc (the "Company")

The Company announces that on 16th January 2013, the remuneration committee ofthe Company's board of directors made a conditional share award pursuant toListing Rule 9.4.2R(2) to Tito Soso ("Conditional Shares") pursuant to aRecruitment Award Agreement (the "RAA"). The table below sets out details ofthis award:

The award of Conditional Shares, will be made using existing ordinary shares ofthe Company purchased in the market by the trustee of the Company's Employees'Share Ownership Plan Trust (the "Trust"), and will vest, subject to the termsof the RAA, on 16th January 2016, provided that Tito Soso remains in employmentwith the Charles Taylor group until such time. Any dividends payable on theConditional Shares will also be held in the Trust subject to the terms of theRAA until such time as the Conditional Shares may vest.

The Company was informed of the above transaction on 16th January 2013.

This notice is given in fulfilment of the obligation under DTR3.1.4R.

For more information, please contact:

Ivan Keane - Group Company Secretary and General Counsel 020 3320 2206

Charles Taylor plc, headquartered in London, is a leading internationalprovider of professional services to clients in the global insurance market.The Group has been providing professional services to insurance clients since1885 and today has 900 staff in 48 offices spread across 24 countries in theUK, the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe and the Middle East.

The Group offers services across the whole insurance market, principally on afee-based model and operates through three professional services businesses -Management, Adjusting and Insurance Support Services. Charles Taylor also has aRun-off business that owns insurance companies which are closed to newbusiness.

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

Further information is available at www.ctplc.com