Holding(s) in Company

Halma PLC
07 August 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 29 July 2003, OFI held an aggregate of
10,926,623 ordinary shares in the Company on behalf of various OFI Clients. This
represents 2.99% 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.

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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