Halma Regulatory News (HLMA)

HALMA plcDIRECTORS' AND PDMRs' SHARE TRANSACTIONS

AND PURCHASE OF OWN SHARES

In accordance with 3.1.2R of the Disclosure Rules, notification is hereby given of transactions in the 10p ordinary shares of Halma by Directors and senior executives (persons discharging managerial responsibility 'PDMRs'), as follows:

VESTING OF PERFORMANCE SHARE AWARDS

Notification is given relating to Performance Share Plan ('PSP') awards originally granted on 12 August 2011 and which vested on 12 August 2014 at 73.69% of the original award in accordance with the Rules of the PSP and the relevant performance criteria. Further to the vesting, shares were sold on 12 August 2014, primarily to finance the associated tax liabilities, at 581.28 pence per share (the volume weighted average share price for 11 August 2014). Details are as set out below.

After the transactions set out above, the beneficial holdings of Directors and PDMRs, including family interests, in the 10p ordinary shares of Halma have increased as follows:

No of sharesvested12.08.14

No of sharessold

No of sharesretained

Increasedbeneficialholding

% of issuedordinaryshare capitalexcludingtreasury shares

Andrew J Williams

121,526

106,526

15,000

540,529

0.1427

Kevin J Thompson

76,322

68,322

8,000

368,511

0.0973

Neil Quinn

59,549

49,549

10,000

311,264

0.0822

Adam J Meyers

65,255

55,255

10,000

312,073

0.0824

Nigel J B Trodd

33,007

28,007

5,000

232,495

0.0614

Charles E Dubois

38,865

33,865

5,000

103,478

0.0273

Philippe Felten

16,684

0

16,684

16,684

0.0044

Martin Zhang

17,083

4,271

12,812

56,793

0.0150

Carol T Chesney

7,306

2,355

4,951

68,666

0.0181

PURCHASE OF OWN SHARES

Halma plc purchased 518,732 of its ordinary shares on 12 August 2014 through Investec Bank plc at the volume weighted average price for 11 August 2014 of 581.28 pence per share. The purchased shares will not be subject to cancellation and will all be held as treasury shares in order to satisfy future awards under the Halma plc Performance Share Plan 2005 ('PSP').

Following the above transactions, Halma plc holds 879,956 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is 378,720,848 shares.

GRANT OF PERFORMANCE SHARE AWARDS

Following the vesting of the 2011 PSP awards, notification is given relating to PSP awards over Halma 10p ordinary shares granted on 12 August 2014 and vesting on 12 August 2017, subject to performance criteria. Awards are granted for nil consideration. Details are as set out below:

Granted 12.08.14

Vesting 12.08.17

No of shares

Total outstanding

PSP awards

12.08.14

No of shares

Andrew J Williams

117,748

374,052

Kevin J Thompson

77,829

246,936

Neil Quinn

59,203

187,211

Adam J Meyers

62,821

207,996

Nigel J B Trodd

38,743

112,237

Charles E Dubois

39,768

121,832

Philippe Felten

37,512

113,186

Martin Zhang

27,592

71,525

Jennifer Ward

25,337

25,337

Carol T Chesney

8,271

25,921

The awards granted lapse on their third anniversary to the extent that the performance criteria are not met.

Contact for further information:

Andrew Williams

Chief Executive, Halma plcTel: +44 (0)1494 721111

Carol Chesney

Company Secretary, Halma plc

Tel: +44 (0)1494 721111

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