Transaction in Own Shares

Taylor Wimpey PLC
26 September 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:                                            26 September 2007



Number of ordinary shares purchased:                         1,500,000




Highest price paid per share:                                262.25p



Lowest price paid per share:                                 257p



Average price per share:                                     257.5402p



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



Following the purchase of these shares, Taylor Wimpey plc holds 54,385,734 of
its ordinary shares in treasury and has 1,103,897,673 ordinary shares in issue.





Contact:

James Jordan

Group Company Secretary






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