Issue of Equity

CHARLES TAYLOR PLC - Issue of Equity

PR Newswire

London, April 25

Charles Taylor plc ("the Company")

Issue of Equity

The Company announces that 1,042,770 Ordinary Shares of 1p each in the Company("Ordinary Shares") have been allotted today as deferred consideration to thevendors of 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 1,042,770 new Ordinary Shares to be admitted to the Official Listand to trading on the Main Market. Admission of the shares is expected tooccur tomorrow, 26 April 2013. Following Admission, the Company will have41,413,843 Ordinary Shares in issue with voting rights. The Company has noOrdinary Shares held in treasury, therefore the total of 41,413,843 OrdinaryShares may be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for thecalculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify theirinterest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FSA'sDisclosure and Transparency Rules.

For further information please contact:

Ivan Keane - Group Company Secretary and General Counsel - 020 3320 2206David Lanchester - Deputy Group Company Secretary - 020 3320 8829Charles 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 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