Transaction in Own Shares

Taylor Wimpey PLC
24 August 2007

                               Taylor Wimpey plc

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                             Purchase of own shares

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Taylor Wimpey plc
Purchase of own shares


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:                                 24 August 2007

Number of ordinary shares purchased:              1,000,000

Price per share:                                  345.5332p

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

Following the purchase of these shares, Taylor Wimpey plc holds 28,935,734 of
its ordinary shares in treasury and has 1,130,347,673 ordinary shares in issue
(excluding treasury shares).


Contact:
James Jordan
Group Company Secretary




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