Holding(s) in Company

Halma PLC
11 July 2002


HALMA p.l.c.

INTEREST NOTIFIED UNDER SECTION 198 COMPANIES ACT 1985

Halma p.l.c. has received notification dated 10 July 2002 from Sprucegrove
Investment Management Limited that funds managed by them currently have a 3.2%
interest in the ordinary shares of Halma p.l.c. which may be identified as
follows:


          Holdings       Nominee Name

         1,470,460       State Street Nominees Limited for the account of NP8E

           843,100       BT Globenet Nominees Limited

         1,833,570       Chase Nominees Limited

         1,130,550       MSS Nominees Limited

         1,429,330       Nortrust Nominees Limited

         2,487,280       RBSTB Nominees Limited

           788,690       CBLONDON-CNY GRP

         1,289,400       State Street Nominees Limited for the account of SM86

            83,030       State Street Nominees Limited for the account of AA1X

            72,070       State Street Nominees Limited for the account of JF2M

           241,465       State Street Nominees Limited for the account of VN5D

        11,668,945       Total


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


Contact for further information:         Mr K J Thompson
                                         Group Finance Director, Halma p.l.c
                                         Tel: [phone]


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