Holding(s) in Company

Halma PLC
25 February 2003


                                                      HALMA p.l.c.

                                            DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST IN SHARES
Halma p.l.c. has today received notification from Oppenheimer Funds, Inc.
('OFI') that at the close of business on 19 February 2003, OFI held an aggregate
of 26,991,437 ordinary shares in the Company on behalf of various OFI Clients.
This represents 7.38% of the issued share capital of the Company.

OFI holds all shares attributed to it solely in its capacity as investment
adviser to OFI Clients and has no economic interests (eg the right to dividends
or proceeds from sale) in the Company's shares. OFI generally has the right to
vote shares of portfolio companies held on behalf of OFI Clients.

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

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


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