Charles Taylor Regulatory News (CTR)

29 Jan 2010 12:40

TR-1 (i) NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii):

Charles Taylor Consulting plc

2. Reason for the notification State Yes/No An acquisition or disposal of voting rights YES An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An event changing the breakdown of voting rights Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation Invesco (iii):

Limited 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is 28 January crossed

2010 or reached if different) (v): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 29 January 2010 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 14% 8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of Situation Resulting situation shares previous to the after the triggering if possible Triggering transaction (vii) using the ISIN transaction (vi) CODE Ordinary 1p Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting of of of rights (ix) rights Shares Voting shares Rights (viii) Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect (x) (xi) GB0001883718 5,296,674 5,296,674 5,724,674 14.28%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of % of voting financial date (xiii) Conversion voting rights instrument Period/ Date rights that may (xiv) be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 5,724,674 14.28%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xxi):

Brown Brothers Harriman (New Jersey) - 11,281

Bank of New York - 2,119,466 JP Morgan Chase - 87,011

State Street Trust & Banking Co (Boston) - 140,409 Investco Trimark Limited (Canada) - 3,366,507

Proxy Voting:10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold

voting rights: 13. Additional information: 14. Contact name: Samantha Edwards

15. Contact telephone number: 01491 416381

Annex Notification Of Major Interests In Shares (xxii)

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation Full name (including legal form of legal entities) Contact address (registered office for legal entities) Phone number Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons) B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable (xvii)

Full name Invesco Limited Contact address Registered Office:

30 Finsbury Square London EC2A 1AG

Phone number 020 7638 0731

Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)

C: Additional information