Charles Taylor Regulatory News (CTR)

CHARLES TAYLOR PLC - Director/PDMR Shareholding

PR Newswire

London, January 7

Charles Taylor plc (the "Company")

The Company announces that on 7th January 2013, Joe Roach exercised an optionover 4,452 ordinary shares of 1p each in the Company ("Shares") at £1.4495 pershare under The Charles Taylor Consulting Sharesave Scheme 2007.

Following this announcement Joe Roach and his connected persons hold a total of30,526 Shares equivalent to 0.075% of the total voting rights of the Company.

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

David Lanchester - Deputy Group Company Secretary - 020 3320 8829

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