RNS Number:8706R
Taylor Woodrow PLC
10 November 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1) Name of company TAYLOR WOODROW plc


2) Name of shareholder having a major interest
AXA SA


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

Beneficial interest


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

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd.

various designated accounts   15,669,440

BNY (OCS) Nominees Limited         60,000

AXA Colonia Konzern             793,587

AXA Sun Life plc              8,929,235



Total of beneficial interests 25,452,262 shares


5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

Not advised


6) Percentage of issued class
Not advised


7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

N / A

8) Percentage of issued class

N / A


9) Class of security

25p ordinary shares


10) Date of transaction

Not advised

11) Date company informed

10 November 2003


12) Total holding following this notification

25,452,262 (beneficial)


13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

4.37%

14) Any additional information

AXA Investment Managers UK Ltd. has informed the company that its interests
also include a non-beneficial interest in an additional 33,028,273 shares
(representing 5.57% of the ordinary share capital)

15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Michael Lonnon

0121 600 8542


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

Richard Morbey

Date of notification 10 November 2003


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