Charles Taylor : Holding(s) in Company - 23 February 2017 - Majedie

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

CHARLES TAYLOR PLC

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

No

Other (please specify):

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

Majedie Asset Management Limited

4. Full name of shareholder(s)

(if different from 3.):iv

MAJEDIE UK EQUITY FUND, MAJEDIE UK SMALLER COMPANIES FUND

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v

21 February 2017

6. Date on which issuer notified:

23 February 2017

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi,vii

Above 5%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii,ix

Class/type of shares

if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB0001883718

3367590

3367590

3917590

5.81

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration datexiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration datexvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix,

xx

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

3917590

5.81

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:

Majedie Asset Management Limited is a discretionary Fund Manager. It invests funds on behalf of its clients on a segregated basis as well as through sub-funds of its pooled vehicles, Majedie Asset Management Investment Fund Company and Majedie Asset Management (International) Investment Fund Company Plc.

It is also the manager of the Majedie Institutional Trust.

14. Contact name:

Matthew Hambly

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7618 3903