Holding(s) in Company

Taylor Wimpey PLC
29 January 2008


TR-1:               notification of major interests in shares


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing             Taylor Wimpey plc
shares to which voting rights are attached:
2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                             Yes
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):______________
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification                Aviva plc & its subsidiaries
obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):                  BNY (Nominees) Limited

                                                                  BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited

                                                                     BT Globenet Nominees Limited

                                                                    Chase GA Group Nominees Limited

                                                                        Chase Nominees Limited

                                                                         CUIM Nominee Limited

                                                                       Vidacos Nominees Limited
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is              28 January 2008
crossed or reached if different):
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                           29 January 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                   2% to 3% Change at Direct Interest
                                                                                 Level


8. Notified details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of  Situation previous to   Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares         the Triggering
               transaction
 if possible   Number of   Number of   Number of    Number of voting rights   % of voting rights
using the ISIN Shares      Voting      shares
CODE                       Rights      Direct       Direct       Indirect     Direct       Indirect
ORD            Below 3%    Below 3%    32,250,841     32,250,841             N/A                   3.06%
                                                        N/A
25P


B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial    Expiration date Exercise/ Conversion      Number of voting rights    % of voting
instrument                           Period/ Date              that may be acquired if    rights
                                                               the instrument is
                                                               exercised/ converted.



Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights                            % of voting rights
32,250,841                                                                               3.06%








9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively
held, if applicable:
BNY (Nominees) Limited                                       1,440,000*

BNY Norwich Union Nominees Limited                           6,716,560 *

BT Globenet Nominees Limited                                     9,387*

Chase GA Group Nominees Limited                             15,479,233*

Chase Nominees Limited                                       1,650,861*

CUIM Nominee Limited                                         4,229,259*

Vidacos Nominees Limited                                     2,735,541*



* denotes direct interest


Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                  See Section 4
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:              Notification using the total voting rights figure of
                                                                     1,055,566,274


14. Contact name:                                           James Jordan, Taylor Wimpey plc
15. Contact telephone number:                                        020 7355 8103






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