Directors' Notification of Dealing in Shares

Halma PLC
27 June 2000


                         DIRECTOR'S SHARE TRANSACTION                        


At a Meeting of the Share Options Committee of the Board of Halma p.l.c. held
today, 49,933 additional Ordinary shares in the Company were allotted to 
Mr J C Conacher, a Director of the Company, following the exercise of a share
option under the provisions of the Company's Share Option Scheme.  The
exercise price was 53.79p per share.

Following the issue of Ordinary shares as a result of the share option
exercise today, the issued Ordinary share capital of the Company is increased
to 360,337,885 shares.

After the above transactions, the beneficial holding of Mr Conacher, including
family interests, in the Ordinary shares of Halma p.l.c. increases to 395,456
shares (0.11% of the issued Ordinary share capital).  


Contact for further information:  Ms E C Tredway
                                  Company Secretary, Halma p.l.c.
                                  Tel:  [phone]