Charles Taylor plc (the Company)

Block Listing Application

Application has been made to the Financial Conduct Authority and the London Stock Exchange for 600,000 new Ordinary Shares of 1p each (“shares”) to be admitted to the Official List. These shares are being reserved under a block listing and will be issued to satisfy future exercise of options granted under The Charles Taylor Consulting Sharesave Scheme 2007 (“SAYE”). The admission date for these shares is expected to be 28 December 2017. When issued, these shares will rank pari passu with the existing ordinary shares.

For further information please contact:

Ivan Keane – Group Company Secretary and General Counsel – 020 3320 2206

Susan Morgan – Deputy Group Company Secretary – 020 3320 8814

Charles Taylor plc

22 December 2017

Notes to editors

About Charles Taylor

Charles Taylor provides professional services to make the business of insurance work efficiently. We have been providing insurance-related professional services since 1884 and today we employ over 2,000 permanent and contract staff in 76 offices spread across 29 countries in the UK, the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe the Middle East and Africa.

The Group operates through three businesses – Management Services, Adjusting Services and Insurance Support Services. We also own international life insurers, creating value by undertaking targeted acquisitions and achieving operational efficiencies.

Our breadth of services, our technical skills and resources and our global presence means we can manage and resolve virtually any insurance-related matter, wherever and whenever it occurs.

Further information is available at www.ctplc.com