Holding(s) in Company

Taylor Woodrow PLC
11 August 2006

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1)         Name of company TAYLOR WOODROW plc


2)         Name of shareholder having a major interest
            AXA S.A.

3)         Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the
shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest or in
the case of
an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children
under the age of
18

Aggregate of beneficial & non-beneficial interest


4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them



Total interest   92,469,120 shares (16.02%):



Beneficial interest 10,814,315 shares (1.87%):


Registered a/c name                                        No of shares
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited a/c                    125,000
867815
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited a/c                     45,000
867396
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited a/c                  2,737,123
776934
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited a/c                    410,415
867116
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited a/c                    175,000
867396
BNY (OCS) Nominees Limited                                       21,665
Sun Life International Isle of Man Ltd a/c SLI 11               375,000
AXA Sun Life plc                                              4,000,000
Registered names not disclosed                                2,925,112
Total                                                        10,814,315









Non-beneficial interest 81,654,805 shares (14.15%):


Registered a/c name                                        No of shares
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited a/c                  4,549,962
845017
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited a/c                    135,671
845030
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited a/c                    425,000
889598
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited a/c                      8,750
777094
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited a/c                      8,874
777167
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited a/c                      2,901
785078
Chase Nominees Limited a/c 00994                                 11,000
Registered names not disclosed                               76,512,647
                                                             81,654,805



Total of beneficial and non-beneficial interests: 92,469,120 shares (16.02%)
(previously 15.75%)



Percentages are calculated on the issued ordinary share capital, net of
16,983,889 Treasury shares, of 577,072,878 shares.

5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

N / A


6) Percentage of issued class

N / A

7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

Not disclosed

8) Percentage of issued class

N / A


9) Class of security

25p ordinary shares


10) Date of transaction

Not disclosed

11) Date company informed

11 August 2006


12) Total holding following this notification

81,654,805 (non-beneficial)

10,814,315 (beneficial)

92,469,120 (total of beneficial and non-beneficial)



13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

14.15% (non-beneficial)

1.87% (beneficial)

16.02% (total of beneficial and non-beneficial)


14) Any additional information

None

15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Richard Morbey

0121 600 8540

16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification

Richard Morbey

Date of notification 11 August 2006


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