Director/PDMR Shareholding

Taylor Wimpey PLC
18 April 2008



Director and PDMR Shareholdings



Taylor Wimpey plc



Taylor Wimpey Performance Share Plan ('TWPSP') and Taylor Wimpey Share Option
Plan ('TWSOP')



At the Company's Annual General Meeting held on the 17th April 2008 both the
TWPSP and TWSOP were approved.



Taylor Wimpey plc ('the Company') announces that the Remuneration Committee has
approved the conditional award of shares as set out below under the TWPSP to two
executive directors and two Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility
(PDMRs).


                         Director/          PSP shares awarded
Name                     PDMR

Peter Redfern            Director           432,981
Peter Johnson            Director           272,159
Sheryl Palmer            PDMR               95,216
James Jordan             PDMR               150,770



The price used to calculate the awards was £1.6167 being the average mid-market
close price for Taylor Wimpey plc shares for the three days prior to the date of
the awards on 17 April 2008.



The vesting of awards under the TWPSP is subject to the achievement of
performance criteria measured at the end of a three year performance period from
the date of award.



The TWSOP rules will now be submitted to HMRC for formal approval subject to
which it is anticipated that both approved and unapproved options will be
granted to participants and a further announcement will be made in respect of
such awards.









James Jordan

Group Company Secretary and General Counsel

18 April 2008




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