Holding(s) in Company

Halma PLC
31 July 2006


                         HALMA p.l.c.

       INTEREST NOTIFIED UNDER COMPANIES ACT 1985 - PART VI


Halma p.l.c. has received notification from Barclays PLC as follows.

That as at 27 July 2006 Barclays PLC, though the legal entities listed below,
had a notifiable interest in the capital of the Company of 13.12%.

Details of this interest, together with a breakdown between registered holders
(as required by Section 202(3) of the Companies Act 1985), are as follows:



Legal Entity Report

As at 27 July 2006 Barclays PLC, through the legal entities listed below, had a
notifiable interest in 48,761,053 ordinary GBP 0.10 shares representing 13.12%
of the issued share capital of 371,549,138 shares.

Legal Entity                                                   Holding                    Percentage held

Gerrard Ltd                                                               361,312                  0.0972
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd                                             3,500                  0.0009
Barclays Bank PLC                                                         376,129                  0.1012
Barclays Global Investors Australia Ltd                                 1,022,649                  0.2752
Gerrard Ltd                                                             1,029,899                  0.2772
Barclays Global Investors Ltd                                          19,373,341                  5.2142
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd                                           643,404                  0.1732
Barclays Capital Inc                                                       25,000                  0.0067
Woolwich Unit Trust Managers Ltd                                          770,237                  0.2073
Barclays Global Investors, N.A.                                        11,836,618                  3.1857
Barclays Global Investors Ltd                                          12,703,765                  3.4191
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd                                            615,199                  0.1656
Group holding                                                          48,761,053                 13.1237


Registered Holders Report

As at 27 July 2006 Barclays PLC, through the registered holders listed below,
had a notifiable interest in 48,761,053 ordinary GBP 0.10 shares representing
13.12% of the issued share capital of 371,549,138 shares.


Registered holder                                                        Holding

Bank of Ireland                                                           77,314
Bank of Ireland                                                          177,421
Bank of Ireland                                                          793,289
Bank of Ireland                                                          196,774
Bank of Ireland Nominees                                                 376,129
Bank of New York                                                           8,189
Bank of New York                                                         124,439
Bank of New York                                                       1,302,644
Bank of New York                                                       1,590,247
Bank of New York                                                          94,952
Barclays Capital Nominees Limited                                        454,627
Barclays Capital Nominees Limited                                        188,777
Barclays Capital Nominees Limited                                         25,000
Barclays Trust Co R69                                                      3,500
BNP Paribas                                                              152,626
BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd                                                   335,413
BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd                                                   504,592
BOISS Nominees Ltd                                                       337,305
Chase Nominees Ltd                                                       183,071
Chase Nominees Ltd                                                        49,256
Chase Nominees Ltd                                                        94,312
Chase Nominees Ltd                                                        72,379
Chase Nominees Ltd                                                       526,673
Chase Nominees Ltd                                                    14,187,024
Chase Nominees Ltd                                                       623,818
Chase Nominees Ltd                                                        13,520
Chase Nominees Ltd                                                        22,465
Chase Nominees Ltd                                                        57,452
Chase Nominees Ltd                                                        42,190
Chase Nominees Ltd                                                       610,628
Chase Nominees Ltd                                                       120,946
Chase Nominees Ltd                                                        22,456
Chase Nominees Ltd                                                       747,988
CIBC Mellon Global Securities                                            119,690
Citibank                                                                  94,179
Citibank                                                                 155,622
Greig Middleton Nominees Limited (GM1)                                    48,585
HSBC                                                                     860,882
HSBC                                                                      12,638
Investors Bank and Trust Co                                              636,525
Investors Bank and Trust Co                                              203,856
Investors Bank and Trust Co                                            2,504,338
Investors Bank and Trust Co                                            5,903,327
Investors Bank and Trust Co                                              253,417
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                                                  104,314
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                                                   90,317
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                                                  207,574
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                                                   11,836
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                                                   57,756
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                                                2,963,308
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                                                   40,000
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                                                  245,528
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                                                   48,028
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                                                  285,526
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                                                   76,873
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                                                  995,102
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                                                  676,596
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                                                   76,608
JP Morgan (BGI Custody)                                                   41,068
JP Morgan Chase Bank                                                   1,022,649
Mellon Bank                                                            1,936,130
Mellon Bank                                                               35,731
Mellon Trust - US Custodian                                              264,040
Mellon Trust of New England                                              160,628
Midland Bank (HSBC Bank PLC)                                             178,885
Northern Trust                                                           198,279
Northern Trust                                                           107,609
Northern Trust                                                           129,523
Northern Trust                                                           110,598
Northern Trust                                                           298,094
Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA                                           394,509
Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA                                           337,307
Northern Trust Bank - BGI SEPA                                            89,258
R C Greig Nominees Limited                                               629,702
R C Greig Nominees Limited                                               195,033
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AK1                                       277,865
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AK1                                       119,109
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1                                        39,968
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1                                        13,769
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c CM1                                         5,050
R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1                                            14,729
R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1                                            26,501
R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1                                            14,000
R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1                                             6,900
State Street                                                              34,472
State Street                                                             184,573
State Street                                                              99,419
State Street                                                             165,548
State Street                                                              23,169
State Street Bank & Trust - W1                                           302,580
State Street Bank and Trust Co                                            56,061
State Street Trust of Canada                                             267,159
The Northern Trust Company                                               191,297

                                              Total                   48,761,053



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 web site www.halma.com.


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