Holding(s) in Company

Taylor Woodrow PLC
12 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   90,600,783 shares (15.7%):



Beneficial interest 10,908,311 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                    140,000
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                                                        10,908,311





Non-beneficial interest 81,241,072 shares (13.81%):


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                               75,067,967
                                                             79,692,472


Total of beneficial and non-beneficial interests: 90,600,783  shares (15.7%)
(previously 15.97)


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

12 October 2006.


12) Total holding following this notification

79,692,472 (non-beneficial)

10,908,311 (beneficial)

90,600,783 (total of beneficial and non-beneficial)



13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

13.81% (non-beneficial)

 1.89% (beneficial)

15.70% (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:   12 October 2006.



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