Holding(s) in Company

Halma PLC
02 August 2002


HALMA p.l.c.

INTEREST NOTIFIED UNDER SECTION 198 COMPANIES ACT 1985

Halma p.l.c. has received notification dated 1 August 2002 from Sprucegrove 
Investment Management Limited that funds managed by them currently have a 4.0% 
interest in the ordinary shares of Halma p.l.c. which may be identified as 
follows:

           Holdings      Nominee Name
          1,078,200      Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
          2,306,670      Chase Nominees Limited
          1,447,750      MSS Nominees Limited
          1,614,030      Nortrust Nominees Limited
          3,113,780      RBSTB Nominees Limited
          1,011,890      CBLONDON-CNY GRP
          1,655,000      State Street Nominees Limited for the account of SM86
            104,930      State Street Nominees Limited for the account of AA1X
          1,886,760      State Street Nominees Limited for the account of NP8E
             89,570      State Street Nominees Limited for the account of JF2M
            310,365      State Street Nominees Limited for the account of VN5D
         14,618,945      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:         Mrs C T Chesney
                                         Company Secretary, Halma p.l.c
                                         Tel: [phone]




                      This information is provided by RNS
            The company news service from the London Stock Exchange