Director Shareholding

Halma PLC
20 August 2004

                                    HALMA p.l.c.

                           GRANT OF OPTIONS TO DIRECTORS


The following Directors have been granted additional options over Halma p.l.c. 
ordinary shares, the exercise of which is subject to performance criteria.  
Details are as follows:


                                                                                            Total
Options granted                           Exercisable from       Exercisable from     outstanding 
Effective 17 August 2004                    17 August 2007         17 August 2009         options
                                                    shares                 shares          shares

Stephen R O'Shea                                   285,987                      -       1,005,816
Kevin J Thompson                                    94,487                 56,239         841,774
Neil Quinn                                          99,161                 49,209         957,652
Keith J Roy                                          8,037                 42,179         496,397
Andrew J Williams                                  156,162                 39,367         354,999
                                     
Exercise price                                     142.25p                142.25p


The above options lapse if not exercised by 16 August 2014.


Contact for further information:            Stephen R O'Shea
                                            Chief Executive, 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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