Holding(s) in Company

Taylor Woodrow PLC
04 October 2006

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1)         Name of company 

           TAYLOR WOODROW plc


2)         Name of shareholder having a major interest

           AXA S.A.


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

Aggregate of beneficial & 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



Total interest   92,139,383 shares (15.97%):



Beneficial interest 10,898,311 shares (1.89%):


Registered a/c name                                        No of shares

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited a/c                    123,996
867815

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited a/c                    130,000
867396

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited a/c                  2,737,123
776934

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited a/c                    410,415
867116

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited a/c                    175,000
867050

BNY (OCS) Nominees Limited                                       21,665

Sun Life International Isle of Man Ltd a/c SLI 11               375,000

AXA Sun Life plc                                              4,000,000

Registered names not disclosed                                2,925,112

Total                                                        10,898,311


Non-beneficial interest 81,241,072 shares (14.08%):


Registered a/c name                                        No of shares

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited a/c                  4,464,769
845017

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited a/c                    132,862
845030

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited a/c                      8,874
777167

Chase Nominees Limited a/c 00994                                 18,000

Registered names not disclosed                               76,616,567

                                                             81,241,072



Total of beneficial and non-beneficial interests: 92,139,383 shares (15.97%)
(previously 16.02%)


Percentages are calculated on the issued ordinary share capital, net of
16,983,889 Treasury shares, of 577,086,110 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 disclosed

8) Percentage of issued class

N / A


9) Class of security

25p ordinary shares


10) Date of transaction

Not disclosed

11) Date company informed

04 October 2006.


12) Total holding following this notification

81,241,072 (non-beneficial)

10,898,311 (beneficial)

92,139,383 (total of beneficial and non-beneficial)



13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

14.08% (non-beneficial)

1.89% (beneficial)

15.97% (total of beneficial and non-beneficial)


14) Any additional information

None

15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Richard Morbey

0121 600 8540

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

Richard Morbey

Date of notification:   04 October 2006.

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