CHARLES TAYLOR PLC - Result of AGM

Charles Taylor plc (the “Company”)

Results of the Annual General Meeting (“AGM”)

At the Company’s AGM held earlier today, all the resolutions set out in the Notice of the AGM and put to the AGM were duly passed.  The resolutions before the meeting were passed on a show of hands. 

The following proxy votes had been received by the Company in respect of the resolutions:

Resolution Description:	Votes For	Votes Discretionary	Votes Against	Votes Withheld
1. To receive the Reports and Accounts	46,293,676	39,469	1,303	0
2. To approve the Remuneration Report	44,473,989	39,469	1,791,115	29,874
3. To approve the Remuneration Policy	42,960,366	39,469	3,275,839	59,190
4. To declare a final dividend of 7.35p	46,299,060	35,805	0	0
5. To re-elect Edward Creasy	46,285,533	39,469	0	9,863
6. To re-elect Damian Ely	46,274,457	39,469	12,379	8,560
7. To re-elect Barnabas Hurst-Bannister	46,269,898	39,469	15,635	9,863
8. To re-elect Mark Keogh	46,254,850	40,402	10,898	28,715
9. To re-elect David Marock	46,283,835	39,469	3,001	8,560
10. To re-elect Gill Rider	46,149,483	87,116	69,551	28,715
11. To elect Paul Hewitt	46,255,783	39,469	10,898	28,715
12. To re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as Auditor	46,284,133	39,469	9,200	2,063
13. To authorise the Audit Committee to fix the Auditor’s remuneration	46,266,041	39,469	9,200	20,155
14. To approve the Charles Taylor Long Term Incentive Plan	44,721,067	39,469	1,512,464	61,865
15. To approve the Charles Taylor Share Incentive Plan	46,199,624	39,469	32,467	63,305
16. To extend the life of the Charles Taylor Sharesave Scheme.	46,232,948	35,805	12,922	53,190
17.To approve political donations	42,227,752	35,805	4,012,520	58,788
18. To approve the Directors’ Authority to Allot Shares	46,241,568	39,469	20,998	32,830
19. To approve the  Disapplication of Pre-Emption Rights on Allotment	46,217,677	39,469	46,889	30,830
20. To approve the  Additional Disapplication of Pre-Emption Rights on Allotment	46,249,550	40,402	15,198	29,715
21. To approve the authority to Purchase Own Shares	46,261,516	39,469	22,462	11,418
22. To approve the Notice of General Meetings at 14 days’ notice	46,012,021	39,469	281,511	1,863
23. To authorise the directors to offer a Scrip dividend alternative	46,237,645	39,469	24,959	32,792

A copy of the resolutions passed other than resolutions concerning ordinary business will shortly be available for inspection via the National Storage Mechanism located at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

The full text of all the resolutions passed at the AGM can also be obtained from the Notice of AGM, which is available on the Company’s website at www.ctplc.com.

For more information, please contact:

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

Gerry Absalom – Deputy Group Company Secretary – 020 3320 2317

Charles Taylor plc

16 May 2017

Notes to editors

About Charles Taylor

Charles Taylor plc is a leading provider of professional services to clients across the global insurance market. The Group has been providing services since 1884 and today employs over 1,300 staff in 69 offices spread across 28 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 insurers, creating value through select acquisitions and operational efficiency.

Further information is available at www.ctplc.com.

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