Holding(s) in Company

Taylor Wimpey PLC
17 August 2007

Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007


For filings with the FSA include the annex

For filings with issuer exclude the annex


TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares




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


2. Reason for notification (yes/no)


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights


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

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights


Other (please specify):______________
                                                     AXA S.A, 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and its
                                                                    group of companies
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification
obligation:


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from
3):
                                                                        16/08/2007

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the
threshold is crossed or reached if different):
                                                                        17/08/2007

6. Date on which issuer notified:
                                                                           17%

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






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 111,728,380  111,728,380   22,743,093  22,743,093  172,759,219      2.00        15.20



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)





Total (A+B)


Number of voting rights                              Percentage of voting rights
195,502,312                                          17.20%








9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are
effectively held, if applicable:
Name of Company / Fund              Number of Shares                   % of Issued Share Capital
AXA Sun Life plc                    437,972                            0.03854

(Fmly Axa Equity & Law Life
Assurance Society plc)

Direct
AXA Rosenberg                       1,274,000                          0.11211

Direct
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd A/c X   410,415                            0.03612

Direct
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC Global    7,548                              0.00066
Distribution Fund

Indirect
AXA UK Investment Co ICVC UK Equity 1,500,000                          0.13200
Income Fund

Indirect
PPP Healthcare Group plc            65,100                             0.00573

Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd    97,227                             0.00856

Direct
Sun Life Assurance Society Plc      231,300                            0.02035

Direct
AXA Rosenberg                       1,028,000                          0.09047

Direct
AXA Insurance UK                    418,802                            0.03686

Direct
AXA Group Pension Scheme            18,000                             0.00158

Indirect
AXA Financial, Inc                  156,016,937                        13.72968

Indirect
AXA Colonia Konzern                 5,206,019                          0.45814

Direct
AXA Colonia Konzern                 1,563                              0.00014

Indirect
Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd    500,000                            0.04400

Direct
AXA France                          42,930                             0.00378

Indirect
AXA Australia                       58,200                             0.00512

Indirect
AXA Rosenberg                       13,270,132                         1.16779

Indirect
Sun Life International (IOM) Ltd    125,000                            0.01100
AXA Financial, Inc                  1,843,909                          0.16227

Indirect
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd    30,947                             0.00272

Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management Ltd    3,600                              0.00032

Direct
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd LTAV UK 146,269                            0.01287
Equity

Direct
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd ABL     547,500                            0.04818
High Alpha

Direct
Sun Life Unit Assurance Ltd FTSE    204,817                            0.01802
All Share Tracker

Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management LTAV   677,454                            0.05962
UK Equity

Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management ABL    1,987,500                          0.17490
High Alpha

Direct
Sun Life Pensions Management FTSE   1,032,850                          0.09089
All Share Tracker

Direct
AXA Winterthur                      794,210                            0.06989

Direct
ASL With Profit Transition Fund     3,983,019                          0.35051

Direct
SLAS With Profit Transition         3,541,092                          0.31162

Direct
Total Direct                        22,743,093                         2.00142
Total Indirect                      172,759,219                        15.20302
TOTAL                               195,502,312                        17.20445


Proxy Voting:


10. Name of proxy holder:


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


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




13. Additional information:


14 Contact name:                                                           James Jordan

                                                                     (Group Company Secretary)
15. Contact telephone number:                                            [phone]





For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website.


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