Transaction in Own Shares

Taylor Wimpey PLC
05 October 2007

                               Taylor Wimpey plc
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                             Purchase of own shares
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Taylor Wimpey plc announces that it has purchased the following number of its
ordinary shares of 25p each on the London Stock Exchange.


Date of purchase:                                     5 October 2007

Number of ordinary shares purchased:                         269,412

Highest price paid per share:                                   290p

Lowest price paid per share:                                    290p

Average price per share:                                        290p


Taylor Wimpey plc intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.

Following the purchase of these shares, Taylor Wimpey plc holds 57,706,906 of
its ordinary shares in treasury and has 1,100,587,802 ordinary shares in issue.


Contact:

James Jordan
Group Company Secretary





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