Holding(s) in Company

Taylor Wimpey PLC
06 July 2007


TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of                    
existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Taylor Wimpey plc


2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
                                                                                              

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                    X


An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition
of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights


Other (please specify):

Merger of Taylor Woodrow plc and George Wimpey Plc

                                                            

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification
obligation:
                                                     
Prudential plc group of companies


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from
3):                                                  Prudential plc - 38,679,664


                                                     Registered Holder:



                                                     JP Morgan Nominees - 992,158



                                                     MAGIM HSBC GIS Nom (UK) SALI - 106,322



                                                     PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC - 106,322



                                                     PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC - 35,959,999



                                                     PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC - 1,125,749



                                                     PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) EQBF AC - 48,065



                                                     PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) MNBF AC - 68,070



                                                     PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PENE  AC - 269,301



                                                     The Prudential Assurance Company Limited -
                                                     37,302,070



                                                     Registered Holder:



                                                     MAGIM HSBC GIS NOM (UK) SALI - 106,322



                                                     PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PAC AC - 35,959,999



                                                     PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK) PPL AC - 1,235,749


                                                                       

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the
threshold is crossed or reached if different):

03 July 2007
                                                                       

6. Date on which issuer notified:

05 July 2007
                                                                            

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

3%



8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of   Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares          triggering transaction
                Number of    Number of    Number of    Number of voting rights Percentage of voting
If possible use shares       voting       shares                               rights
ISIN code                    rights

                                                       Direct      Indirect    Direct       Indirect

Ordinary shares   Below 3%     Below 3%    38,679,664  38,679,664                 3.37%

ISIN:
GB0008782301


B: Financial Instruments


Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of financial   Expiration date     Exercise/           No. of voting rights that Percentage of
instrument                              conversion period/  may be acquired (if the   voting rights
                                        date                instrument exercised/
                                                            converted)
                                                   N/A




Total (A+B)


Number of voting rights                              Percentage of voting rights
38,679,664                                           3.37%






9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:


Prudential plc (parent Company)


The Prudential Assurance Company Limited (wholly owner subsidiary of Prudential
plc)




Proxy Voting:


10. Name of proxy holder:                                                    N/A


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:
                                                                             N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold                            N/A
voting rights:




13. Additional information:                            

None

14 Contact name:                                                           

James Jordan
(Group Company Secretary)

15. Contact telephone number:                                           

 [phone]



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