Issue of Equity and Total Voting Rights

Charles Taylor plc ("the Company") Issue of Equity and Total Voting Rights The Company announces that 15,636 Ordinary Shares of 1p each in the Company("Ordinary Shares") have been allotted on 29 August 2013 on completion of theacquisition of 60% of the issued share capital of Noble Inspection and LossAdjustment Company ("NILACO"). The agreement to acquire NILACO, a licensedloss adjusting company based in Saudi Arabia,was announced on 9 August 2012. The Acquisition of NILACO provides Charles Taylor Adjusting with a lossadjusting presence in Riyadh and Jeddah and builds on the Group's existingcapabilities in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar. Application has been made to the UK Listing Authority and the London StockExchange for 15,636 new Ordinary Shares to be admitted to the Official List andto trading on the Main Market. Admission of the shares is expected to occur on2 September 2013. Following Admission, the Company will have 41,437,398Ordinary Shares in issue with voting rights. The Company has no OrdinaryShares held in treasury, therefore the total of 41,437,398 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 30 August 2013 Notes to Editors: About Charles Taylor plc 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 49 offices spread across 25 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.

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