Director Shareholding

Halma PLC 29 June 2004 HALMA p.l.c. DIRECTORS INCREASE SHAREHOLDINGS At a Meeting of the Share Options Committee of the Board of Halma p.l.c. held on 29 June 2004, a total of 806,970 additional ordinary shares in the Company were allotted under the provisions of the Company's Share Option Schemes to Stephen O'Shea, Kevin Thompson, Neil Quinn and Keith Roy, Directors of the Company, following the exercise of share options, as follows: Stephen O'Shea 690,131 ordinary shares were allotted to Stephen O'Shea. The exercise prices were as follows: No of shares Price per share 35,377 105.91p 124,088 124.59p 52,800 112.50p 151,466 144.75p 79,900 130.00p 44,000 123.50p 202,500 120.00p To finance the exercise of these share options Stephen O'Shea sold 665,131 shares on 29 June 2004 at 155p per share. After the above transactions, the beneficial holding of Stephen O'Shea in the ordinary shares of Halma p.l.c. increases to 283,075 shares (0.077 % of the issued ordinary share capital). Kevin Thompson 47,108 ordinary shares were allotted to Kevin Thompson. The exercise prices were as follows: No of shares Price per share 11,777 104.24p 32,177 122.63p 3,154 122.69p To finance the exercise of these share options Kevin Thompson, together with his wife, sold 36,000 shares on 29 June 2004 at 155p per share. After the above transactions, the beneficial holding of Kevin Thompson, including family interests, in the ordinary shares of Halma p.l.c. increases to 60,857 shares (0.017% of the issued ordinary share capital). Neil Quinn 54,798 ordinary shares were allotted to Neil Quinn. The exercise prices were as follows: No of shares Price per share 6,088 122.64p 48,710 122.63p Following the exercise of these share options Neil Quinn sold 45,000 shares on 29 June 2004 at 155p per share. After the above transactions, the beneficial holding of Neil Quinn in the ordinary shares of Halma p.l.c. increases to 43,586 shares (0.012% of the issued ordinary share capital). Keith Roy 14,933 ordinary shares were allotted to Keith Roy. The exercise price was 105.91p per share. Following the share option exercise Keith Roy, together with his wife, sold 14,933 shares on 29 June 2004 at 155p per share. After the above transactions, the beneficial holding of Keith Roy, including family interests, in the ordinary shares of Halma p.l.c. is 744,587 shares (0.202% of the issued ordinary share capital). Issued ordinary share capital Following the issue of ordinary shares as a result of the share options exercised on 29 June 2004, the issued ordinary share capital of the Company is increased to 367,956,310 shares. Contact for further information: Stephen O'Shea Chief Executive, 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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