Holding(s) in Company

Taylor Woodrow PLC
02 December 2003

                                  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 and non-beneficial interest


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

Beneficial interests:

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd.
various designated accounts     15,669,440

BNY (OCS) Nominees Limited          61,665

AXA Sun Life plc                 8,929,235

AXA Colonia Konzern                793,587

Total of beneficial interests   25,453,927 shares

Non-beneficial interests:

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd.
various designated accounts        6,607,823

Chase Nominees Ltd.
various designated accounts        2,024,540

Vidacos Nominees Ltd.
various designated accounts           46,424

Registration details not notified:

                                  30,517,601

Total of non-beneficial interests 39,196,388 shares

5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

Not advised


6) Percentage of issued class
Not advised


7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

N / A

8) Percentage of issued class

N / A


9) Class of security

25p ordinary shares


10) Date of transaction

Not advised

11) Date company informed

2 December 2003


12) Total holding following this notification

25,453,927 (beneficial)

39,196,388 (non-beneficial)


13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

4.37% (beneficial)

11.1% (beneficial and non-beneficial combined)

14) Any additional information

15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Michael Lonnon

0121 600 8542


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

Richard Morbey

Date of notification 2 December 2003


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