Director/PDMR Shareholding

Taylor Woodrow PLC
01 November 2005


The Wilson Connolly Employee Benefit Trust Limited

Taylor Woodrow plc ('the company') has been notified that on 1 November 2005,
The Wilson Connolly Employee Benefit Trust Limited ('EBT') purchased 74,000
ordinary shares of 25p each in the company ('shares') at an average price per
share of 322.7266 pence per share.

The said shares were purchased to meet the future maturing options under the
Wilson Connolly Savings-Related Share Option Scheme and the Taylor Woodrow
Savings-Related Share Option Schemes.

Following the purchase, the EBT holds 180,207 shares.

Subsequent to the purchase of shares by the EBT, the company has also been
notified of the transfer on 1 November 2005 of 141,330 shares by the EBT.  These
shares have been transferred to employees who validly exercised options granted
over shares pursuant to the Wilson Connolly Savings-Related Share Option Scheme.

Following this disposal, the ESOT now holds 38,877 shares.

Each of the executive directors of the company is a potential beneficiary under
the EBT and therefore, in accordance with section 329 Companies Act 1985, is
regarded as having a notional interest in the EBT holding of 38,877 shares.

Richard Morbey
Group Company Secretary

1 November 2005


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