Halma advises that a copy of the Interim Report for the half year ended 2 October 2004 has been submitted to the UK Listing Authority, and will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility which is situated at...

Halma, the leading safety and environmental technology group, today announced its interim results for the half year to 2 October 2004.

Halma, the leading safety and environmental technology group, is pleased to announce the appointment of Andrew Williams as Deputy Chief Executive with immediate effect.

Halma p.l.c. received notification on 29 November 2004 from Silchester International Investors Limited, acting as investment manager for a number of commingled funds, that as a result of recent purchases/sales of ordinary shares in Halma p.l.c. on behalf of its clients, they now have control over 65,887,378 ordinary shares representing 17.87% of the issued ordinary share capital in the Company...

The Directors of Halma p.l.c. intend to hold a Board Meeting on 7 December 2004 to approve the results for the 26 weeks to 2 October 2004...

Halma, the leading safety and environmental technology group, issued a trading update today, 28 October 2004. Halma issues trading updates each October and April, ahead of its interim and full year announcements. Halma's interim results for the six months to 2 October 2004 will be announced on 7 December 2004...

Halma has received notification that Andrew Williams, a Director of the Company, purchased 19,493 ordinary shares in the Company at 152.75p per share on 20 September 2004...

Halma has today received notification that Stephen Pettit, a non-executive Director of the Company, acquired a beneficial interest in 1,000 ordinary shares in the Company at 153.17p per share on 13 September 2004...

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...

At the Annual General Meeting of Halma p.l.c. held on 4 August 2004, all the resolutions placed before the meeting were duly passed...

At the AGM of Halma, the leading safety and environmental technology group, to be held later today, Geoff Unwin, Chairman, will make the following comments on current trading:

"The weakness of the US dollar continues and this will have an adverse impact on profits, especially in the first half of the year, as advised at the time of our year-end results...

Halma, the leading safety and environmental technology group, announces the appointment of Andrew Williams as an Executive Director of the Group with immediate effect.

Application has been made to the UK Listing Authority for a block listing of 471,666 ordinary shares of 10 pence each to be admitted to the Official List and to the London Stock Exchange for admission of the same number of ordinary shares to trading on the London Stock Exchange.

At a Meeting of the Share Options Committee of the Board of Halma p.l.c. held on 29 June 2004, a total of 806,970 additional ordinary shares in the Company were allotted under the provisions of the Company's Share Option Schemes to Stephen O'Shea, Kevin Thompson, Neil Quinn and Keith Roy, Directors of the Company, following the exercise of share options, as follows...

Halma, the leading safety and environmental technology group, today announced its preliminary results for the year to 3 April 2004...

The Board of Halma is pleased to announce that, Ocean Optics, Inc. has obtained the approval of its shareholders at a meeting held on 8 June 2004 to accept the offer from Halma and, all other conditions having been satisfied, the acquisition of Ocean Optics, Inc. completed on 10 June 2004.

Halma p.l.c. has received notification dated 10 June 2004 from Sprucegrove Investment Management Limited that funds managed by them currently have a 6.88% interest in the ordinary shares of Halma p.l.c. which may be identified as follows:

The Directors of Halma p.l.c. intend to hold a Board Meeting on 22 June 2004 at which the announcement of the profit for the 53 weeks ended 3 April 2004 will be approved.

Halma, the leading safety and environmental technology group, announces that on 29 May 2004 it agreed terms to purchase Ocean Optics, Inc., a leading optical sensing and electro-optics systems business. The acquisition is immediately earnings enhancing and will complement the suite of optical sensing businesses owned by Halma.

Halma p.l.c., the leading safety and environmental technology group, announces that on 13 May 2004 it completed the purchase of Diba Industries, Inc. ("Diba"), a leading health and diagnostic components business, for a cash consideration of $14 million (£7.9 million). The acquisition, which is immediately earnings enhancing, has been funded from Halma's existing cash resources.

Halma, the leading safety and environmental technology group, issued a trading update today, 29 April 2004. Halma issues trading updates each April and October, ahead of its full year and interim announcements. Halma's preliminary results for the year to 3 April 2004 will be announced on 22 June 2004.

Kevin Thompson, Group Finance Director, spoke today at the Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein Capital Goods Conference in London.

Halma p.l.c. received notification on 21 January 2004 from Mr D S Barber that consequent upon a sale in the market, the beneficial interest of Mr Barber in the ordinary shares of the Company has now fallen below 3% and is therefore no longer notifiable.

Halma has today received notification that Stephen Pettit, a non-executive Director of the Company, acquired a beneficial interest in 1,000 ordinary shares in the Company at 150p per share on 14 January 2004.