Holding(s) in Company

Taylor Woodrow PLC
26 July 2002

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1) Name of company TAYLOR WOODROW plc


2) Name of shareholder having a major interest

AXA SA


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

Beneficial interest


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

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd.

various designated accounts                  15,229,857
Smith & Williamson Nominees Ltd. a/c S86          2,800

RBSTB Nominees Ltd. 'Sunpen'                     95,512

AXA Sun Life plc                             10,998,308

Registration details not disclosed            1,173,830



Total of beneficial interests 27,500,307 shares

5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

N/A


6) Percentage of issued class
N/A


7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

Not advised

8) Percentage of issued class
Not advised


9) Class of security

25p ordinary shares


10) Date of transaction

Not advised

11) Date company informed

26 July 2002


12) Total holding following this notification

27,500,307 (beneficial)


13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

4.977%

14) Any additional information

AXA Investment Managers UK Ltd. has informed the company that its interests
also include a non-beneficial interest in an additional 21,295,093 shares
(representing 3.85% of the ordinary share capital)

15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Michael Lonnon

01784 428650


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

Michael Lonnon
Secretary's Dept.

Date of notification 26 July 2002




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