RNS Number : 9306U
Taylor Wimpey PLC
01 July 2009
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of Taylor Wimpey plc
existing shares to which voting rights are attached:
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
Yes
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are
attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification Schroders plc
obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is 30/06/09
crossed or reached:
6. Date on which issuer notified: 01/07/09
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Above 5%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares to the triggering
transaction
if possible using
the ISIN CODE
Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting
of of of shares rights rights
Shares Voting
Rights
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
Ordinary GB0008782301 156,124,006 156,124,006 N/A N/A 161,577,202 N/A 5.05%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting
instrument date Conversion rights that may be rights
Period acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/
converted.
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of voting rights
instrument price date Conversion rights instrument
period refers to
Nominal Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
161,577,202 5.05%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Schroder Investment Management Limited 160,616,248 (5.02%)
Schroder & Co Limited 960,954 (0.03%)
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
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: The shares referred to in section 9 are held
in portfolios managed by those firms on a
discretionary basis for clients under
investment management agreements.
14. Contact name: James Jordan
Group Secretary
15. Contact telephone number: 020 7355 8103
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