Directors increase shareholdings
30 Jun 2004
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:
Stephen O'Shea
690,131 ordinary shares were allotted to Stephen O'Shea. The exercise prices were as follows:
No of shares, Price per share
35,377, 105.91p
124,088, 124.59p
52,800, 112.50p
151,466, 144.75p
79,900, 130.00p
44,000, 123.50p
202,500, 120.00p
To finance the exercise of these share options Stephen O'Shea sold 665,131 shares on 29 June 2004 at 155p per share.
After the above transactions, the beneficial holding of Stephen O'Shea in the ordinary shares of Halma p.l.c. increases to 283,075 shares (0.077 % of the issued ordinary share capital).
Kevin Thompson
47,108 ordinary shares were allotted to Kevin Thompson. The exercise prices were as follows:
No of shares, Price per share
11,777, 104.24p
32,177, 122.63p
3,154, 122.69p
To finance the exercise of these share options Kevin Thompson, together with his wife, sold 36,000 shares on 29 June 2004 at 155p per share.
After the above transactions, the beneficial holding of Kevin Thompson, including family interests, in the ordinary shares of Halma p.l.c. increases to 60,857 shares (0.017% of the issued ordinary share capital).
Neil Quinn
54,798 ordinary shares were allotted to Neil Quinn. The exercise prices were as follows:
No of shares, Price per share
6,088, 122.64p
48,710, 122.63p
Following the exercise of these share options Neil Quinn sold 45,000 shares on 29 June 2004 at 155p per share.
After the above transactions, the beneficial holding of Neil Quinn in the ordinary shares of Halma p.l.c. increases to 43,586 shares (0.012% of the issued ordinary share capital).
Keith Roy
14,933 ordinary shares were allotted to Keith Roy. The exercise price was 105.91p per share.
Following the share option exercise Keith Roy, together with his wife, sold 14,933 shares on 29 June 2004 at 155p per share.
After the above transactions, the beneficial holding of Keith Roy, including family interests, in the ordinary shares of Halma p.l.c. is 744,587 shares (0.202% of the issued ordinary share capital).
Issued ordinary share capital
Following the issue of ordinary shares as a result of the share options exercised on 29 June 2004, the issued ordinary share capital of the Company is increased to 367,956,310 shares.
Contact for further information: Stephen O'Shea, Chief Executive, Halma p.l.c., Tel: +44 (0)1494 721111.