CHARLES TAYLOR PLC - Holding(s) in Company

For filings with the FCA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi



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

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

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                        X

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

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the Delta Lloyd N.V. and its Group of Companies
notification obligation:iii

                                     Registered Holder:

                                     Delta Lloyd L European Participation Fund Sicav 3,351,071
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.):iv           Delta Lloyd Europees Deelnemingen Fonds N.V.    5,910,478

5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or                                    12 May 2015
reached: v

6. Date on which issuer notified:                                    13 May 2015

                                         14% to 13 % Change at Combined Indirect
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or   Interest Level
reached: vi, vii

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix

Class/type   Situation previous                   Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
of           to the triggering
shares       transaction


if possible  Number                 Number        Number    Number of voting        % of  voting rights
using        of                     of            of shares rights                  x
the ISIN     Shares                 Voting
CODE                                Rights
                                                  Direct    Direct xi Indirect xii  Direct  Indirect


Ordinary
shares       9,278,054              9,278,054     9,261,549 NIHIL     9,261,549     NIHIL   13.98%

GB0001883718



B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of        Expiration            Exercise/               Number of voting             % of voting
financial      date xiii             Conversion Period xiv   rights that may be           rights
instrument                                                   acquired if the
                                                             instrument is
                                                             exercised/ converted.





C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial
Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of       Exercise price        Expiration  Exercise/   Number of voting rights    % of voting
financial                           date xvii   Conversion  instrument refers to       rights xix, xx
instrument                                      period
                                                xviii

                                                                                       Nominal Delta





Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights                                   Percentage of voting rights

9,261,549                                                 13.98%




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



The voting rights held in the 2 investment funds are managed and controlled by
Delta Lloyd Asset Management N.V., with the following chain of controlled
undertakings:



Delta Lloyd Asset Management N.V.:
Delta Lloyd N.V.
DLAM Holding B.V. (wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Lloyd N.V.)
Delta Lloyd Asset Management N.V. (wholly owned subsidiary of DLAM Holding B.V.)

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:                                              See section 4

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:      Figures are based on a total number of voting rights of
                                                                66,233,962 (13 May 2015)

14. Contact name:                    Suzanne van Wingerden, Delta Lloyd Asset Management

15. Contact telephone number:                                         [phone]

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