Transaction in Own Shares

Taylor Woodrow PLC
16 December 2004

16 December 2004

Taylor Woodrow plc

Share buyback



Taylor Woodrow plc ('the company') announces that on 16 December 2004 it
purchased 294,533 of its 25p ordinary shares at prices between 253 pence per
share and 251.5 pence per share.



These shares will be held as Treasury shares.



This purchase equates to approximately 0.052 per cent of the company's total
issued share capital.



Following the purchase of these shares, Taylor Woodrow holds 17,860,139 as
Treasury shares and has 568,626,118 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury
shares).



The purchase was made by the company pursuant to the authorisation granted at
its Annual General Meeting on 20 April, 2004, under Section 163 Companies Act
1985.



Aggregate purchases to date pursuant to that authorisation total 8,891,035
shares, equating to approximately 1.56 per cent of the company's total issued
share capital (excluding treasury shares).



Contact:

Richard Morbey

Group Company Secretary




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