Director Shareholding

Taylor Woodrow PLC
09 October 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS


        1) Name of company
        Taylor Woodrow plc

        2) Name of director
        Iain Napier

        3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
        holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
        non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is
        a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in
        respect of a non-beneficial interest

Shareholder


4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them (if notified)

John Grant (known as Iain) NAPIER


5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

No

6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
discretionary

Grant of Executive Share Option

7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

N/A

8) Percentage of issued class

N/A


9) Number of shares/amount
of stock disposed

N/A


10) Percentage of issued class

N/A

11) Class of security

25p ordinary shares

12) Price per share
N/A


13) Date of transaction
N/A



14) Date company informed
N/A



15) Total holding following this notification
N/A

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

N/A

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes

17) Date of grant

8 October, 2002

18) Period during which or date on which exercisable

8 October 2005 to 7 October 2012

19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option
Nil


20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

236,111 25p ordinary shares

21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
is to be fixed at time of exercise
180p


22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
following this notification

1,429,930

23) Any additional information

n/a

24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Mike Lonnon

01784 428748

25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification

Mike Lonnon
Secretary's office

Date of Notification 9 October, 2002


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