Transaction in Own Shares

Taylor Wimpey PLC
08 November 2007

                               Taylor Wimpey plc

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                             Purchase of own shares

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Taylor Wimpey plc announces that it has purchased the following number of its
ordinary shares of 25p each on the London Stock Exchange.




Date of purchase:                                          8 November 2007

Number of ordinary shares purchased:                       1,000,000

Highest price paid per share:                                215.4334p

Lowest price paid per share:                                 215.4334p

Average price per share:                                     215.4334p

Taylor Wimpey plc intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.


Following the purchase of these shares, Taylor Wimpey plc holds 66,727,469 of
its ordinary shares in treasury and has 1,091,567,239 ordinary shares in issue.



Contact:
James Jordan
Group Company Secretary






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