Charles Taylor : Director PDMR Shareholding - 17 January 2018 - Ivan Keane

Charles Taylor plc (the Company)

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them.

Charles Taylor plc announces that it has been advised of the following transaction, details below:

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Ivan Keane
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	Group Company Secretary and General Counsel (PDMR).
b)	Initial notification/Amendment	Initial notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Charles Taylor plc
b)	LEI	2138009V1NHVCXIQ6V62
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary shares of 1 pence each GB0001883718
b)	Nature of the transaction	Exercise of option under the Charles Taylor Sharesave Scheme
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
		Price(s)	Volume(s)
		£1.692991	10,631

d)	Aggregated information Aggregated volume	N/A (single transaction)
e)	Date of the transaction Price	17 January 2018
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)

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

17 January 2018

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 atwww.ctplc.com