Director Shareholding

Halma PLC
17 January 2005


                                    HALMA p.l.c.

                              GRANT OF OPTIONS TO DIRECTOR

Stephen O'Shea, Chief Executive, has been granted additional options over Halma
p.l.c. ordinary shares, the exercise of which is subject to performance
criteria.  Details are as follows:

Options granted over 236,112 shares, effective 14 January 2005, exercisable from
14 January 2008.  These options lapse if not exercised by 13 January 2015.


The exercise price for these options is 157.92p per share.


After the above grant of options, Stephen O'Shea has outstanding share options
over 1,241,928 shares.

Contact for further information:            Kevin Thompson
                                            Finance Director, Halma p.l.c.
                                            Tel:  [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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