Director Shareholding

Halma PLC
25 July 2003


                                HALMA p.l.c.

                        GRANT OF OPTIONS TO DIRECTORS


The following Directors have been granted additional options over Halma p.l.c. 
ordinary shares, the exercise of which is subject to performance criteria. 
Details are as follows:


                                             Exercisable           Exercisable                    Total
Options granted                                     from                  from      outstanding options
Effective 7 July 2003                        7 July 2006           7 July 2008
                                                  shares                shares                   Shares

Mr S R O'Shea                                     94,030                     -                1,409,960
Mr K J Thompson                                  119,403                47,761                  738,156
Mr N Quinn                                       119,403                47,761                  898,522
Mr K J Roy                                             -                40,299                  461,114
Exercise prices                                     134p                  134p


The above options lapse if not exercised by 6 July 2013.



Contact for further information:            Mrs C T Chesney
                                            Company Secretary, Halma p.l.c
                                            Tel: [phone]


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



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