Director Shareholding

Halma PLC
18 July 2001

HALMA p.l.c.

DIRECTORS' SHARE TRANSACTIONS


At a Meeting of the Share Options Committee of the Board of Halma p.l.c. held
on 17 July 2001, a total of 75,848 additional ordinary shares in the Company
were allotted under the provisions of the Company's Share Option Schemes to Mr
N Quinn and Mr K J Roy, Directors of the Company, following the exercise of
share options, as follows:

1.    41,004 ordinary shares in the Company were allotted to Mr N Quinn. The
      exercise prices were as follows:
      17,302 shares                    66.67p per share
      23,702 shares                    56.67p per share
      Following exercise of the share options set out above Mr Quinn sold
      17,302 shares in the Company on 17 July 2001 at 162p per share.

      After the above transactions, the beneficial holding of Mr Quinn in the
      ordinary shares of Halma p.l.c. increases to 25,596 shares (0.007% of the
      issued ordinary share capital).

2.  34,844 shares in the Company were allotted to Mr K J Roy. The exercise
    price was 125.56p per share.

    After the above transaction, the beneficial holding of Mr Roy, including
    family interests, in the ordinary shares of Halma p.l.c. increases to
    744,587 shares (0.205% of the issued ordinary share capital).
Following the issue of ordinary shares as a result of the share options
exercised on 17 July 2001, the issued ordinary share capital of the Company is
increased to 362,669,284 shares.


Contact for further           Ms E C Tredway
information:                  Company Secretary, Halma p.l.c. Tel: [phone]
                              721111