Director Shareholding

Halma PLC
02 September 2003


                                  HALMA p.l.c.

                         DIRECTOR'S SHARE TRANSACTIONS

At a meeting of the Share Options Committee of the Board of Halma p.l.c. held on
2 September 2003, 34,442 additional ordinary shares in the Company were allotted
under the provisions of the Company's Share Option Schemes to Mr N Quinn, a
Director of the Company, following the exercise of share options. The exercise
prices were as follows:

13,846 shares                 117.57p per share
18,266 shares                 104.24p per share
2,330 shares                  99.96p per share

To finance the exercise of these share options Mr Quinn sold 26,250 shares on 2
September 2003 at 144p per share.

After the above transactions, the beneficial holding of Mr Quinn in the ordinary
shares of Halma p.l.c. increases to 33,788 shares (0.009% of the issued ordinary
share capital).

Following the issue of ordinary shares as a result of the share options
exercised on 2 September 2003, the issued ordinary share capital of the Company
is increased to 366,440,416 shares.


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

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


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