Director Shareholding

Taylor Woodrow PLC
15 March 2005

                                  SCHEDULE 11

          NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1) Name of company
Taylor Woodrow plc


2) Name of director
Denis James Anthony Mac Daid


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 or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest

Beneficial interest of the shareholder


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

Denis James Anthony Mac Daid (109,515)

Kathleen Mac Daid (103,519)


5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

Yes - Kathleen Mac Daid

6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
discretionary

Exercise of Executive Share Options and sale of the resultant shares


7) Number of shares/amount of
stock acquired

225,392

8) Percentage of issued class

0.038%

9) Number of shares/amount
of stock disposed

225,392

10) Percentage of issued class

0.038%

11) Class of security

25p ordinary shares

12) Price per share
Exercise Prices:

40,000 shares at 156.5p each

15,000 shares at 181p each

40,392 shares at 153p each

130,000 shares at 170p each

Sale Price: 303.25p


13) Date of transaction
15 March 2005


14) Date company informed
15 March 2005


15) Total holding following this notification
213,034

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

0.036%

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes

17) Date of grant

n/a

18) Period during which or date on which exercisable

n/a

19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option
n/a


20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

n/a

21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
is to be fixed at time of exercise
n/a


22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
following this notification

n/a

23) Any additional information

n/a

24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

M.A. Lonnon

0121 600 8542


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

Richard Morbey

Date of Notification 15 March 2005





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