Holding(s) in Company

Halma PLC
20 December 2002


                                   HALMA p.l.c.

               INTEREST NOTIFIED UNDER SECTION 198 COMPANIES ACT 1985

Halma p.l.c. has received notification dated 18 December 2002 from Sprucegrove
Investment Management Limited that funds managed by them currently have a 5.0%
interest in the ordinary shares of Halma p.l.c. which may be identified as
follows:

            Holdings      Nominee Name

           1,239,000      Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas

           2,524,494      Chase Nominees Limited

           1,882,630      MSS Nominees Limited

           2,261,636      Nortrust Nominees Limited

           4,250,610      RBSTB Nominees Limited

           1,170,690      CBLONDON-CNY GRP

           2,090,190      State Street Nominees Limited for the account of SM86

             120,030      State Street Nominees Limited for the account of AA1X

           2,086,960      State Street Nominees Limited for the account of NP8E

             103,870      State Street Nominees Limited for the account of JF2M

             544,245      State Street Nominees Limited for the account of VN5D

          18,274,355      Total


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


For further information, please contact:

Kevin Thompson, Finance Director                              [phone]


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