Transaction in Own Shares

Taylor Woodrow PLC
17 December 2004

17 December 2004

Taylor Woodrow plc

Share buyback



Taylor Woodrow plc ('the company') announces that on 17 December 2004 it
purchased 500,000 of its 25p ordinary shares at prices between 265 pence per
share and 264.25 pence per share.



These shares will be held as Treasury shares.



This purchase equates to approximately 0.088 per cent of the company's total
issued share capital.



Following the purchase of these shares, Taylor Woodrow holds 18,360,139 as
Treasury shares and has 568,126,374 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury
shares).



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 9,391,035
shares, equating to approximately 1.65 per cent of the company's total issued
share capital (excluding treasury shares).



Contact:

Richard Morbey

Group Company Secretary




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