Director/PDMR Shareholding

Halma PLC
09 August 2005


                             HALMA p.l.c.

                     DIRECTOR'S SHARE TRANSACTIONS


At a Meeting of the Share Plans Committee of the Board of Halma p.l.c. held on 9
August 2005, 28,666 additional ordinary shares in the Company were allotted
under the provisions of the Company's Share Option Plans to Mr Neil Quinn, a
Director of the Company, following his exercise of share options. The exercise
price was 111.75p per share.

To finance the exercise of these share options Mr Quinn sold 22,200 shares on 9
August 2005 at 149p per share.

After the above transactions, the beneficial holding of Mr Quinn in the ordinary
shares of Halma p.l.c. increases to 50,052 shares (0.014% of the issued ordinary
share capital).

Following the issue of ordinary shares as a result of share options exercised on
9 August 2005, the issued ordinary share capital of the Company is increased to
369,081,347 shares.



Contact for further information:           Andrew Williams
                                           Chief Executive, Halma p.l.c.
                                           Tel: [phone]




A copy of this announcement, together with other information about Halma, may be
viewed on its website:  www.halma.com





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