RNS Number : 7637W

Halma PLC

13 February 2017

HALMA plc

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

In conformity with the Transparency Directive, Halma plc ('Halma') is required to announce to the market the receipt of notifications of major interests in shares.  Halma received the notice below on 13 February 2017 in respect of Massachusetts Financial Services Company.

Carol Chesney

Company Secretary, Halma plc

Tel +44 (0)1494 721111

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:   Halma plc

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights		X
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:	MFS Investment Management
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):	MFS invests in securities of the issuer on behalf of its various mutual funds and institutional account clients.
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:	9 February 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified:	10 February 2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	10.00%

8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of Shares	Number of Voting Rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		% of  voting rights
			Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
Ordinary Shares (GB0004052071)	37,841,275	37,841,275			37,848,103		9.98%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion Period	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.	% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Exercise price	Expiration date	Exercise/ Conversion period	Number of voting rights instrument refers to	% of voting rights
					Nominal	Delta

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
37,848,103	9.98%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Entity	Holding	Percentage held
MFS Investment Management (LUX) S.a.r.l.	93,611	0.02%
MFS Investment Management Canada Ltd.	113,883	0.03%
MFS Investment Management	31,801,579	8.39%
MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc.	1,588,990	0.42%
MFS International (U.K.) Ltd.	3,608,479	0.95%
MFS Investment Management K.K.	122,651	0.03%
MFS Heritage Trust Company	518,910	0.14%
Notifiable interest	37,848,103	9.98%
Shares outstanding	379,183,140

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:	N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:	N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:	N/A

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

15. Contact telephone number:

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