Strong revenue and profit growth reflects Halma's diverse and resilient end markets Halma, the leading safety, health and sensor technology group, today announces its half year results for the 26 weeks to 27 September 2008. Highlights include: Revenue from continuing operations up 19% to £221.7m (2007/08: £186.2m), including 14% organic revenue growth* (10% at constant currency). Pre-tax profit from continuing operations** up 17% to £39.0m (2007/08: £33.4m), including 13% organic profit growth* (8% at constant currency). Double digit growth in all three business sectors. Revenue outside our traditionally strong markets of the UK, USA and Mainland Europe now represents 21.5% (2007/08: 19%) of total revenue. Adjusted earnings per share from continuing operations*** up 20% to...

Halma, the leading safety, health and sensor technology group, announces the acquisition of the trade and assets of Fiberguide Industries Inc ('Fiberguide') for an initial cash consideration of $14.5 million (£8.2 million). Fiberguide, based in Stirling, New Jersey designs and manufactures complex optical fibre cables and assemblies, predominantly custom designed for OEMs. They sell into diverse end markets where high performance light delivery or measurement is required. Approximately half of their revenues come from medical/biomedical, spectroscopic and analytical instrument applications. Fiberguide will join Halma's Photonics business within its Health and Analysis sector. Unaudited accounts for the calendar year 2007 show revenues of $10.7 million...

Proxy votes lodged in favour of the Chairman The 2008 Annual General Meeting of Halma p.l.c. took place on Thursday 31 July 2008 at the Berkeley Hotel, Wilton Place, London SW1X 7RL. All resolutions were passed on a show of hands. The table below shows the number of proxy votes cast. Issued share capital excluding treasury shares: 373,560,532 Total proxy votes lodged in favour of the Chairman: 258,098,248 Total proxy votes as % of issued share capital: 69% Resolution Votes % of total proxies lodged by res'n Poll Yes/no 1. Report and Accounts For 256,823,843 99.94 No Open 1,200,086 Against 74,319 0.03 Withheld 84,020 0.03 Total 258,182,268 2. Declaration of dividend For 256,985,336 100.00 No Open 1,196,694 Against 0 0.00 Withheld 238 0.00 Total 258,182,268 3. Report...

Halma, the leading safety, health and sensor technology group, is holding its 114th AGM later today, at which Geoff Unwin, Chairman, will make the following statement. This announcement comprises the Group’s Interim Management Statement relating to the period 30 March – 31 July 2008 and includes the first quarter’s trading. “Revenue and order intake for the first quarter of this financial year showed good growth over last year, which is in line with the Board’s expectations. “Underlying organic growth in all three Halma sectors (Infrastructure Sensors, Health & Analysis and Industrial Safety) was boosted further by a positive impact from currency movements of approximately 3%. In...

Double digit growth in revenue and profit Halma, the leading safety, health and sensor technology group, today announces its preliminary results for the year to 29 March 2008. Highlights include: Strong organic growth* in all three business sectors and across geographic regions. Revenue from continuing operations up 13% to £395.1 million (2007: £351.1 million), including 8% organic growth*. Pre-tax profit from continuing operations** up 11% to £72.8 million (2007: £65.6 million), including 7% organic growth*. Adjusted earnings...

Halma p.l.c., the leading safety, health and sensor technology group, today announces the forthcoming retirement of Keith Roy as an Executive Director and the appointment of Adam Meyers to the Board. Keith Roy, 57, has given notice that he will retire and resign as a Director with effect from 31 July 2008. In accordance with Halma's internal succession planning processes and to ensure a smooth handover, Adam Meyers will be appointed as an Executive Director with immediate effect. Adam Meyers, 46, has been a member...

Halma, the leading safety, health and sensor technology group today makes an Interim Management Statement prior to its financial year end on 29 March 2008. The trading trends of the first half, as outlined in the half year report published on 29 November 2007, have continued. Order intake has continued to show steady organic growth and all three business sectors are making progress. Strategic actions to grow geographically and to deepen our presence...