Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights are attached: Charles Taylor plc 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may resultin the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are

attached. An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect toqualifying financial instruments An event changing the breakdown of voting rights X Other (please specify): 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Legal & General Groupnotification obligation: Plc (L&G) 4. Full name of shareholder(s) Legal & General (if different from 3.): Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL) 5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed or 26 April 2013reached: 6. Date on which issuer notified: 29

April 2013

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: L&G (From 8% to 7%) 8. Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/ Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transactiontype of to the triggeringshares transaction Number Number Number of voting % of voting rightsif of of rightspossible Shares Voting Numberusing Rights of sharesthe ISINCODE Direct Indirect Direct Indirect 3,330,657Ordinary1p 3,255,735 3,255,735 7.86% (As on 30/07/2012) B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Number of voting rights that may beType of financial Expiration Exercise/ acquired if the % of votinginstrument date Conversion Period instrument is rights exercised/ converted. C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying FinancialInstruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Exercise price Expiration date Exercise Number of voting rights % of voting rightsfinancial / instrument refers toinstrument Conversion period Nominal Delta Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 3,255,735 7.86%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) ( 4,659,009 -11.24%= Total Position) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect) ( 4,659,009 -11.24%= Total Position) Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) (4,659,009 -11.24%= Total Position)

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) ( 3,255,735 - 7.86%=LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Legal & General InsuranceLimited (Direct) (LGIMHD) Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH) ( 2,183,882 -5.27%= LGAS & LGPL) Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Legal & General AssuranceLimited (PMC) Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL) ( 2,183,882 -5.27%= LGAS & LGPL) Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL) Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease N/A to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold N/A voting rights: Notification using the total voting rights figure of13. Additional information: 41,413,843 14. Contact name: Angela Hayter (LGIM) 15. Contact telephone number: 020 3124 3851