Holding(s) in Company

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

existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

Taylor Wimpey plc

2. Reason for notification (yes/no)

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

Yes

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which

may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which

voting rights are attached 

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:

Lazard Asset Management LLC

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):

ABN AMRO Mellon Global Sec Svcs. 

Bank of New York, Inc. - Brussels

Bank of New York, Inc. - Directed

Bank of New York, Inc. - Global 

Bank of New York-Brussels 

Chase Investor Services

Citibank, N.A. London

Comerica Bank

J.P. Morgan Chase - Dir Pen Acct

JP MORGAN CHASE

Lazard Freres & Co.

Lombard Odier & Cie Geneva

Mellon Trust

Northern Trust Co.

PFPC Trust Co.

State Street Bank - Custodian - ETC

State Street Bank - London

5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):

26/05/2009

6. Date on which issuer notified:

28/05/2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

10%

8: Notified Details

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares

If possible use ISIN code

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

Number of shares

Direct

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

Ordinary shares

ISIN: 08782301

72,609,751

111,142,270

10.43%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date

Exercise/ conversion period/date 

No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted)

Percentage of voting rights

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

111,142,270

10.43%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Lazard Asset Management controls all the voting rights

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of proxy holder:

N/A

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:

14 Contact name:

James Jordan

Group Secretary

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7355 8103