Halma Regulatory News (HLMA)

23 Mar 2007 11:16

Halma PLC23 March 2007 HALMA p.l.c. NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1 Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing HALMA p.l.c. shares to which voting rights are attached: 2 Reason for the notification: Other (please specify): Transitional notification 3 Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: Sprucegrove Investment Management Limited 4 Full name of shareholder(s): 5 Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or Transitional notification reached: 6 Date on which issuer notified: 16.03.07 7 Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5% 8 Notified details: A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type of shares Situation previous to the triggering transactionIf possible using theISIN code Number of voting rightsGB0004052071 24,361,142 6.54% Class/type of shares Resulting situation after the triggering transactionIf possible using theISIN code Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rights Direct Indirect Direct IndirectGB0004052071 24,361,142 24,361,142 6.54% B: Financial instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction Type of financial Expiration date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting rights % of voting rightsinstrument Period/Date that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights24,361,142 6.54% 9 Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: Proxy Voting: 10 Name of the proxy holder: 11 Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: 12 Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: 13 Additional information: 14 Contact for further information: Angie Visentin 15 Contact telephone number: +1-416-363-5854 x.237 Annex to Notification of Major Interests in Shares A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation Full name (including legal form for legal entities) Sprucegrove Investment Management Limited Contact address (registered office for legal entities) 181 University Avenue, Suite 1300 Toronto, Ontario M5H 3M7 Canada Phone number +1-416-363-5854 Other useful information (at least legal representative for Blake Murphylegal persons) B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable Full name Angie Visentin Contact address 181 University Avenue, Suite 1300 Toronto, Ontario M5H 3M7 Canada Phone number +1-416-363-5854 x.237 Other useful information (eg functional relationship with the Portfolio Administratorperson or legal entity subject to the notification obligation) Contact for further information: Carol Chesney Company Secretary, Halma p.l.c Tel: +44 (0)1494 721111 A copy of this announcement, together with other information about Halma, may be viewed on its web sitewww.halma.com. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange