Pre-Close Trading update

Date: 6 February 2017

On behalf of: Charles Taylor plc ("Charles Taylor", "Group" or the "Company")

Embargoed until: 0700hrs

Charles Taylor plc

Pre-Close Trading update

Further to the trading update issued on 22 November 2016, Charles Taylor plc wishes to provide a pre-close trading update.

The Company anticipates that its 2016 results will be in line with market expectations. The Group has made a solid start to 2017.

Forthcoming announcement date

The Company intends to announce its full year results to 31 December 2016 on Thursday, 9 March 2017.

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Notes to editors

Charles Taylor plc is a global provider of professional services to clients across the insurance market. The Group has been providing services since 1884 and today employs around 1,700 staff in 72 offices spread across 29 countries in the UK, the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

The Group offers services, principally on a fee-based model and operates through three businesses - Management, Adjusting and Insurance Support Services. Charles Taylor also owns life insurers, creating value through select acquisitions and operational efficiency. Further information is available at www.ctplc.com

Statements made in this announcement that look forward in time or that express management's beliefs, expectations or estimates regarding future occurrences are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements reflect the Group's current expectations concerning future events and actual results may differ materially from current expectations or historical results.