Holding(s) in Company

Halma PLC
22 February 2007


                                    HALMA p.l.c.



                    NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES




In conformity with the Transparency Directive, Halma p.l.c. ('Halma') is required to announce to the market the
receipt of notifications of major interests in shares.  Halma received the notice below on 21 February 2007 in
respect of Legal & General Group Plc.



Carol Chesney

Company Secretary, Halma p.l.c.

Tel [phone]




1     Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to HALMA p.l.c.
      which voting rights are attached:



2     Reason for the notification:                                          N/A see Additional Information




3     Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:        Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)




4     Full name of shareholder(s):                                          N/A




5     Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or  N/A
      reached:


6     Date on which issuer notified:                                        21/02/2007




7     Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                          Above 3% (L&G)




8     Notified details:




A:  Voting rights attached to shares




Class/type of shares   Situation previous to the triggering transaction
If possible using the
ISIN code
                       Number of shares                         Number of voting rights
Ord GBP 0.10           12,320,633    3.36%
                       (under S-198 on 02/09/2003)



Class/type of shares   Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
If possible using the
ISIN code
                       Number of shares          Number of voting rights       % of voting rights
                                                 Direct          Indirect      Direct      Indirect
Ord GBP 0.10           12,824,344                12,824,344                    3.44%






B:  Financial instruments




Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Type of financial    Expiration date Exercise/Conversion     Number of voting rights % of voting rights
instrument                           Period/Date             that may be acquired if
                                                             the instrument is
                                                             exercised/converted





Total (A+B)


Number of voting rights                               % of voting rights
12,824,344                                            3.44%




9      Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments
       are effectively held, if applicable:


       Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)



       Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited

       (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)



       Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)



            Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (12,824,344-3.44% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)


       Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings)  Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited
       Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)                         (Direct) (LGIH)



       Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management)   Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS
       Limited (PMC)                                     & LGPL)



                                                         Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)




Proxy Voting:


10    Name of the proxy holder:                              N/A


11    Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to     N/A
      hold:


12    Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting   N/A
      rights:




13    Additional information:                                   Notification using the total voting rights
                                                                figure of 372,446,915

                                                                First notification under DTR Sourcebook


14    Contact for further information:                          Helen Lewis (L&G)




15    Contact telephone number:                                 020 7528 6742




Annex to Notification of Major Interests in Shares




A:  Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation


Full name (including legal form for legal entities)            Legal & General Group Plc



Contact address (registered office for legal entities)         Temple Court
                                                               11 Queen Victoria Street
                                                               London EC4N 4TP


Phone number                                                   020 7528 6742


Other useful information (at least legal representative for
legal persons)




B:  Identity of the notifier, if applicable


Full name                                                      Carol Chesney, Company Secretary


Contact address                                                Misbourne Court

                                                               Rectory Way

                                                               Amersham

                                                               Bucks HP7 0DE


Phone number                                                   [phone]






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












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