Directors' Dealings

HALMA PLC
5 August 1999


DIRECTOR'S SHARE TRANSACTIONS

At a meeting of the Share Options Committee of the Board held today, 27,969
additional Ordinary shares in the Company were allotted to Mr K J Thompson,
a Director of the Company, following the exercise of options under the
provisions of the Company's Share Option Scheme as follows:

     No of shares               Exercise Price
     15,644                     52.52p
     12,325                     55.59p

The Company has also received notification from Mr Thompson that he has today
sold 77,969 Ordinary shares at 121p per share.

After the transactions, the beneficial holding of Mr Thompson, including
family interests, in the Ordinary shares of Company reduces to 47,986 shares
(0.013% of the issued Ordinary share capital).

Following the issue of the 27,969 Ordinary shares, the issued Ordinary share
capital of the Company increased to 361,531,574 shares.


Contact for further information:  Mr Stephen R O'Shea
                                  Chief Executive, Halma p.l.c.
                                  Tel:  [phone]