Holding(s) in Company

Halma PLC
02 January 2003


                              HALMA p.l.c.

                    DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST IN SHARES

Halma p.l.c. has today received notification from Oppenheimer Funds, Inc.
('OFI') that at the close of business on 23 December 2002, OFI held an aggregate
of 31,961,445 ordinary shares in the Company on behalf of various OFI Clients.
This represents 8.74% of the issued share capital of the Company.

OFI holds all shares attributed to it solely in its capacity as investment
adviser to OFI Clients and has no economic interests (eg the right to dividends
or proceeds from sale) in the Company's shares. OFI generally has the right to
vote shares of portfolio companies held on behalf of OFI Clients.



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

For further information, please contact:

Kevin Thompson Tel: [phone]
Finance Director, Halma p.l.c.


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