Holding(s) in Company

Taylor Wimpey PLC
18 February 2008

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                                     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):__Change in issued capital
                                                                      Morgan Stanley

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification       (Institutional Securities Group and Global
obligation:                                                         Wealth Management)


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from
3):


5. Date of transaction (and date on which the
threshold is crossed or reached if different):
                                                                        13/02/2008


6. Date on which issuer notified:                                       18/02/2008


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                             4%






8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares


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

                                             Direct         Direct         Indirect        Direct      Indirect

Ordinary        Below 3%        Below 3%       45,239,375     45,239,375                     4.286%
shares



ISIN:
0878230



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

          45,239,375                      4.286




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

Morgan Stanley & Co Inc.                             48,254

Morgan Stanley & Co International plc            38,388,251

Morgan Stanley Securities Ltd.                    6,455,285

Morgan Stanley Capital (Luxembourg) SA              349,336



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 Secretary

15. Contact telephone number:                     020 7355 8103





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