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Annual General Meeting held on 24 July 2012

25 July 2012

Proxy votes lodged in favour of the Chairman

Issued share capital excluding treasury shares 378,629,376
Total proxy votes lodged in favour of the Chairman 287,449,871
Total proxy votes as % of issued share capital excluding treasury shares 76%

The 2012 Annual General Meeting of Halma plc took place on Tuesday 24 July 2012 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.

Resolution Votes Total
For and
Discretion		 % of total
proxies
lodged by
resolution		 Poll
Yes/no
1 Report and Accounts For 285,926,624 ) 287,431,272 99.73 No
Discretion 1,504,648 )
Against 599 0.00
Withheld 774,755 0.27
Total 288,206,626
2 Declaration of dividend For 285,941,505 ) 287,449,272 99.74 No
Discretion 1,507,767 )
Against 599 0.00
Withheld 756,755 0.26
Total 288,206,626
3 Remuneration Report For 281,551,825 ) 283,054,496 98.21 No
Discretion 1,502,671 )
Against 865,779 0.30
Withheld 4,286,351 1.49
Total 288,206,626
4 Re-election: Geoff Unwin For 284,223,543 ) 285,728,891 99.14 No
Discretion 1,505,348 )
Against 1,703,549 0.59
Withheld 774,186 0.27
Total 288,206,626
5 Re-election: Andrew Williams For 276,168,600 ) 277,669,836 96.34 No
Discretion 1,501,236 )
Against 9,768,840 3.39
Withheld 767,950 0.27
Total 288,206,626
6 Re-election: Kevin Thompson For 285,228,048 ) 286,733,396 99.49 No
Discretion 1,505,348 )
Against 699,715 0.24
Withheld 773,515 0.27
Total 288,206,626
7 Re-election: Stephen Pettit For 285,500,447 ) 287,005,795 99.58 No
Discretion 1,505,348 )
Against 419,724 0.15
Withheld 781,107 0.27
Total 288,206,626
8 Re-election: Neil Quinn For/Discretion 285,233,288 ) 286,738,636 99.49 No
Discretion 1,505,348 )
Against 696,435 0.24
Withheld 771,555 0.27
Total 288,206,626
9 Re-election: Jane Aikman For 285,458,111 ) 286,963,459 99.57 No
Discretion 1,505,348 )
Against 419,862 0.15
Withheld 823,305 0.28
Total 288,206,626
10 Re-election: Adam Meyers For 285,242,249 ) 286,747,597 99.49 No
Discretion 1,505,348 )
Against 691,176 0.24
Withheld 767,853 0.27
Total 288,206,626
11 Re-election: Lord Blackwell For 285,484,618 ) 286,986,562 97.62 No
Discretion 1,501,944 )
Against 433,190 2.26
Withheld 786,874 0.12
Total 288,206,626
12 Re-election: Steven Marshall For 285,535,134 ) 287,040,632 99.60 No
Discretion 1,505,498 )
Against 388,560 0.13
Withheld 777,434 0.27
Total 288,206,626
13 Election: Daniela Barone Soares For 285,370,179 ) 286,879,833 99.56 No
Discretion

1,509,654

 )
Against 476,562 0.17
Withheld 781,981 0.27
Total 288,138,376
14 Re-appointment of Auditors For 285,784,980 ) 287,290,328 99.70 No
Discretion 1,505,348 )
Against 78,127 0.03
Withheld 769,921 0.27
Total 288,138,376
15 Auditors' Remuneration For 285,554,012 ) 287,058,660 99.62 No
Discretion 1,504,648 )
Against 306,162 0.11
Withheld 773,554 0.27
Total 288,138,376
16 Authority to allot shares For 284,474,089 ) 285,987,984 99.25 No
Discretion 1,513,895 )
Against 1,369,649 0.48
Withheld 780,743 0.27
Total 288,138,376
17 Disapplication of pre-emption rights For 285,549,860 )

287,052,785

 99.62 No
Discretion 1,502,925 )
Against 243,852 0.09
Withheld 839,039 0.29
Total 288,135,676
18 Authority to purchase own shares For 285,616,036 ) 287,123,961 99.65 No
Discretion 1,507,925 )
Against 189,030 0.06
Withheld 825,385 0.29
Total 288,138,376
19 Notice of general meetings For 271,333,805 ) 272,837,182 94.69 No
Discretion 1,503,377 )
Against 14,524,448 5.04
Withheld 776,746 0.27
Total 288,138,376
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