Issue of Equity

Charles Taylor plc ("the Company") Issue of Equity The Company announces that 329,150 Ordinary Shares of 1p each in the Company("Ordinary Shares") have been allotted as deferred consideration to the vendorsof LCL Group Limited and LCL Acquisitions Limited (together the "LCLbusinesses"). The Company acquired the LCL businesses in 2005. Application has been made to the UK Listing Authority and the London StockExchange for 329,150 new Ordinary Shares to be admitted to the Official Listand to trading on the Main Market. Admission of the shares is expected tooccur on 23 April 2014. Following Admission, the Company will have 41,890,394Ordinary Shares in issue with voting rights. The Company has no OrdinaryShares held in treasury, therefore the total of 41,890,394 Ordinary Shares maybe used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculationsby which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in,or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FSA's Disclosure andTransparency Rules. For further information please contact: Ivan Keane - Group Company Secretary and General Counsel - 020 3320 2206 David Lanchester - Deputy Group Company Secretary - 020 3320 8829 Charles Taylor plc 16 April 2014 Notes to Editors: About Charles Taylor plc Charles Taylor plc is a leading international provider of professional servicesto clients across the global insurance market. The Group has been providingprofessional services since 1885 and today we employ around 1,000 staff in 50offices spread across 25 countries in the UK, the Americas, Asia Pacific,Europe and the Middle East. The Group offers services principally on a fee-based model and operates throughthree professional services businesses - Management, Adjusting and InsuranceSupport Services. Charles Taylor also owns insurers in run-off.

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