Director Shareholding

Halma PLC 16 July 2003 HALMA p.l.c. DIRECTORS' SHARE TRANSACTIONS At a Meeting of the Share Options Committee of the Board of Halma p.l.c. held on 15 July 2003, a total of 166,929 additional ordinary shares in the Company were allotted under the provisions of the Company's Share Option Schemes to Mr S R O'Shea, Mr K J Thompson and Mr K J Roy, Directors of the Company, following the exercise of share options, as follows: 142,398 ordinary shares were allotted to Mr S R O'Shea. The exercise prices were as follows: 33,421 shares 109.49p per share 108,977 shares 128.81p per share To finance the exercise of these share options Mr O'Shea sold 126,805 shares on 15 July 2003 at 140p per share. After the above transactions, the beneficial holding of Mr O'Shea in the ordinary shares of Halma p.l.c. increases to 258,075 shares (0.071% of the issued ordinary share capital). 8,354 ordinary shares were allotted to Mr K J Thompson. The exercise prices were as follows: 4,176 shares 115.30p per share 4,178 shares 98.06p per share To finance the exercise of these share options Mr Thompson sold 6,391 shares on 15 July 2003 at 140p per share. After the above transactions, the beneficial holding of Mr Thompson, including family interests, in the ordinary shares of Halma p.l.c. increases to 49,749 shares (0.014% of the issued ordinary share capital). 16,177 ordinary shares were allotted to Mr K J Roy. The exercise price was 126.56p per share. Following the share option exercise Mr Roy, together with his wife, sold 16,177 shares on 15 July 2003 at 140p per share. After the above transactions, the beneficial holding of Mr Roy, including family interests, in the ordinary shares of Halma p.l.c. is 744,587 shares (0.203% of the issued ordinary share capital). Following the issue of ordinary shares as a result of the share options exercised on 15 July 2003, the issued ordinary share capital of the Company is increased to 366,020,512 shares. Contact for further information: Carol Chesney Company Secretary, Halma p.l.c. Tel: +44 (0)1494 721111 A copy of this announcement, together with other information about Halma, may be viewed on its website: www.halma.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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