Holding(s) in Company

Taylor Woodrow PLC
27 October 2004

                                  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

Beneficial and Non-beneficial interests


4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them


Registered a/c name                                        No of shares

Beneficial:
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited a/c                    221,798
867815
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited a/c                    940,000
867396
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited a/c                  5,641,794
776934
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited a/c                    410,415
867268
Axa Sun Life plc                                              7,351,544
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited a/c                  2,250,000
867372
BNY (OCS) Nominees Limited                                       15,420
Registered names not disclosed                                1,016,819

Total beneficial                                             17,847,790

Non-beneficial:
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited a/c                     45,000
845030
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited a/c                  2,635,000
845017
Chase Nominees Ltd a/c 17336                                     47,477
Chase Nominees Ltd a/c 17260                                    102,000
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited a/c                     18,730
777086
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited a/c                     11,060
777094
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited a/c                     19,260
777167
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited a/c                      3,990
785078
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited a/c                      4,790
873426
Chase Nominees Ltd a/c 00994                                    337,300
Chase Nominees Ltd a/c 21652                                      4,477
Registered names not disclosed                               73,732,673

Total non-beneficial                                         76,961,757

Overall total                                                94,809,547




5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

Not disclosed


6) Percentage of issued class

N/A

7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

N/A

8) Percentage of issued class

N/A


9) Class of security

25p ordinary shares


10) Date of transaction

Not disclosed

11) Date company informed

27 October 2004


12) Total holding following this notification

17,847,790 (beneficial)

76,961,757 (non-beneficial)

94,809,547 (total of beneficial and non-beneficial combined)


13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.045% (beneficial)

13.13% (non-beneficial)

16.175%  (total of beneficial and non-beneficial)

14) Any additional information

None

15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Michael Lonnon

0121 600 8542


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

Richard Morbey

Date of notification 27 October, 2004


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