Taylor Wimpey Regulatory News (TW.)

29 May 2007 16:56

Taylor Woodrow PLC29 May 2007 Form TR-1 with annex. FSA Version 2.1 updated April 2007 For filings with the FSA include the annex For filings with issuer exclude the annex TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of Taylor Woodrow plcexisting shares to which voting rights are attached: 2. Reason for notification (yes/no) yes An acquisition or disposal of voting rights no An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached no An event changing the breakdown of voting rights no Other (please specify):______________ 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification Norman Brian Montague Askewobligation: (Taylor Woodrow plc Chairman and proxy holder) 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from Shareholders appointing Norman Brian Montague3): Askew as Proxy 5. Date of transaction (and date on which thethreshold is crossed or reached if different): 29 May 2007 6. Date on which issuer notified: 27 May 2007 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 52% 8: Notified DetailsA: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transactionshares the triggering transactionIf possible use Number of Number of Number of shares Number of voting rights Percentage of votingISIN code shares voting rights rights Direct Indirect Direct Indirect Ordinary shares 9,974 9,974 302,823,356 9,974 302,823,356 0.0017 52.02 (below 3%) (below 3% ISIN:GB0008782301 B: Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/ No. of voting rights that Percentage ofinstrument conversion period/ may be acquired (if the voting rights date instrument exercised/ converted) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Total (A+B) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 302,833,330 52.022 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectivelyheld, if applicable: N/A Proxy Voting: 10. Name of proxy holder: Norman Brian Montague Askew (Chairman of Taylor Woodrow plc) 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease 302,823,356to hold: 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold These voting rights were being held by Norman Brianvoting rights: Montague Askew (Chairman of Taylor Woodrow plc) pursuant to proxies received for the purposes of an Extraordinary General Meeting held on 29 May 2007. The proxies expired and the voting rights lapsed immediately upon the conclusion of the Extraordinary General Meeting. 3. Additional information: When the proxies expired 52.02% of voting rights returned to the shareholders that appointed Norman Brian Montague Askew as their proxy.14 Contact name: Richard Morbey (Group Company Secretary)15. Contact telephone number: +44 (0)121 600 8540 For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FSA website. Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FSA not the issuer Annex: Notification of major interests in shares A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation Full name Norman Brian Montague Askew (Chairman of Taylor Woodrow plc)(including legal form of legal entities) Contact address Chairman Taylor Woodrow plc(registered office for legal entities) 2 Princes Way, Solihull, West Midlands B91 3ES Phone number & email +44 (0)121 600 8000 Other useful information Legal representative:(at least legal representative for legal persons) Slaughter and May One Bunhill Row London EC1Y 8YY Contact: Kathrin Kribben or John Mackenzie +44 (0)20 7600 1200 B: Identity of the notifier, if applicableFull name N/A Contact address N/A Phone number & email N/A Other useful information N/A (e.g. functional relationship with the person orlegal entity subject to the notification obligation) C: Additional informationThis notification is being made because the Chairman of the Board of the issuer has been appointed Proxy for the EGMheld on 29 May 2007. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange