Charles Taylor Regulatory News (CTR)

For filings with the FCA include the annex For filings with issuer exclude the annex TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: Charles Taylor Plc 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may resultin the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights areattached. An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect toqualifying financial instruments An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify): 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Legal & General Groupnotification obligation: Plc (L&G) Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL) 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): Legal & General (Unit Trust Managers) Limited (UTM) 5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed or 14 April 2015reached: 6. Date on which issuer notified: 15 April 2015 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: L&G (From 7% to 6%) 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 3,235,936Ordinary1p 4,531,753 4,531,753 - 6.89% - (As on 27/02/2015) B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Number of voting rights that may beType of Expiration Exercise/ acquired if the % of votingfinancial date Conversion Period instrument is rightsinstrument exercised/ converted. C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of % of voting rightsfinancial price date Conversion voting rightsinstrument period instrument refers to Nominal Delta Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 4,531,753 6.89% 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) ( 6,098,742-9.27% = Total Position) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH)(Direct and Indirect) ( 6,098,742 - 9.27%= Total Position) Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) (6,098,742 - 9.27% = Total Position) Legal & General (Unit Trust Managers) Limited (Below 5%= UTM) Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) ( 4,531,753 - 6.89%= LGAS, LGPL & PMC) Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Legal & General InsuranceLimited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (Below 5%= PMC) Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH) ( 3,221,527 - 4.89%= LGAS & LGPL) Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Legal & General AssuranceLimited (PMC) (Below 5% = PMC) Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL) ( 3,221,527 - 4.89%= 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/Ato hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold N/Avoting rights: Notification using the total voting rights figure of13. Additional information: 65,760,173 14. Contact name: Amy Williams (LGIM) 15. Contact telephone number: 029 2035 4097