Rule 8.3 - TAYLOR WOODROW

FORM 8.3

    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)


1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing        BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in              TAYLOR WOODROW
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.25
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               10 May 2007

2.   INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a)  Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)

                            Long                    Short

                      Number       (%)          Number     (%)

(1) Relevant       24,424,677    4.20%         614,848    0.11%
 securities
(2) Derivatives       206,339    0.04%       1,170,057    0.20%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and       230,989    0.04%         230,989    0.04%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total              24,862,005    4.27%        2,015,894   0.35%


(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of                    Long                     Short
relevant
security:

                  Number              (%)   Number              (%)

(1) Relevant
securities

(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)

(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total


  (c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:   Details



3.   DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a)  Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
                                   (GBP)
Purchase      13                   4.9108
Purchase      3,600                4.9137
Purchase      3,000                4.9635
Purchase      2,016                4.9125
Purchase      14,679               4.9454
Purchase      10,107               4.9135
Purchase      99,681               4.9567
Sale          8,924                4.9370
Sale          2,051                4.9450
Sale          2,050                4.9667
Sale          3,481                4.9765

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product    Long/Short    Number of Securities  Price Per
name                                           Unit (GBP)
CFD        Short         13                    4.9107
CFD        Short         10107                 4.9134
CFD        Short         3600                  4.9137
CFD        Short         14679                 4.9453
CFD        Short         99681                 4.9566
CFD        Short         3000                  4.9634
CFD        Long          8924                  4.937
CFD        Long          2051                  4.945
CFD        Long          2050                  4.9666
CFD        Long          3481                  4.9765


(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,   Writing,          Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry   Option money
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date     paid/received
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.            per unit (GBP)
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)


(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g.  Number of           Exercise price per
call option         securities          unit (Note 5)




(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction Details           Price per unit
(Note 8)                                (if applicable)
                                        (Note 5)





4.   OTHER INFORMATION
None

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives


Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced.  If none, this should be stated.





Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         11 May 2007
Contact name                               BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE
Telephone number                           020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)


Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk