Transaction in Own Shares

Taylor Woodrow PLC
29 April 2004


Taylor Woodrow plc

Share buyback programme

Taylor Woodrow plc ('the company') announces that on 29 April, 2004 it purchased 285,000 of its
25p ordinary shares at prices between 286 pence per share and 290 pence per share.   These shares
will be held as Treasury shares.

This purchase equates to approximately 0.0487 per cent of the company's total issued share
capital.

The purchase was made by the company pursuant to the authorisation granted at
its Annual General Meeting on 20 April, 2004, under Section 163 Companies Act 1985.
Aggregate purchases to date pursuant to that authorisation total 1,195,000 shares equating to
approximately 0.204 per cent of the company's total issued share capital.

Richard Morbey
Group Company Secretary




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