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HalmaAnnouncement

29/10/2014 12:29

RNS Number : 0036P
Halma PLC
13 August 2014
HALMA plc

DIRECTORS' AND PDMRs' SHARE TRANSACTIONS
AND PURCHASE OF OWN SHARES

In accordance with 3.1.2R of the Disclosure Rules, notification is hereby given of transactions in the 10p ordinary shares of Halma by Directors and senior executives (persons discharging managerial responsibility 'PDMRs'), as follows:
VESTING OF PERFORMANCE SHARE AWARDS
Notification is given relating to Performance Share Plan ('PSP') awards originally granted on 12 August 2011 and which vested on 12 August 2014 at 73.69% of the original award in accordance with the Rules of the PSP and the relevant performance criteria. Further to the vesting, shares were sold on 12 August 2014, primarily to finance the associated tax liabilities, at 581.28 pence per share (the volume weighted average share price for 11 August 2014). Details are as set out below.
After the transactions set out above, the beneficial holdings of Directors and PDMRs, including family interests, in the 10p ordinary shares of Halma have increased as follows:

No of shares
vested
12.08.14
No of shares
sold


No of shares
retained
Increased
beneficial
holding
% of issued
ordinary
share capital
excluding
treasury shares
Andrew J Williams
121,526
106,526
15,000
540,529
0.1427
Kevin J Thompson
76,322
68,322
8,000
368,511
0.0973
Neil Quinn
59,549
49,549
10,000
311,264
0.0822
Adam J Meyers
65,255
55,255
10,000
312,073
0.0824
Nigel J B Trodd
33,007
28,007
5,000
232,495
0.0614
Charles E Dubois
38,865
33,865
5,000
103,478
0.0273
Philippe Felten
16,684
0
16,684
16,684
0.0044
Martin Zhang
17,083
4,271
12,812
56,793
0.0150
Carol T Chesney
7,306
2,355
4,951
68,666
0.0181
PURCHASE OF OWN SHARES
Halma plc purchased 518,732 of its ordinary shares on 12 August 2014 through Investec Bank plc at the volume weighted average price for 11 August 2014 of 581.28 penceper share. The purchased shares will not be subject to cancellation and will all be held as treasury shares in order to satisfy future awards under the Halma plc Performance Share Plan 2005 ('PSP').
Following the above transactions, Halma plc holds 879,956 ordinary shares as treasury shares. The total number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held as treasury shares) is 378,720,848 shares.
GRANT OF PERFORMANCE SHARE AWARDS
Following the vesting of the 2011 PSP awards, notification is given relating to PSP awards over Halma 10p ordinary shares granted on 12 August 2014 and vesting on 12 August 2017, subject to performance criteria. Awards are granted for nil consideration. Details are as set out below:


Granted 12.08.14
Vesting 12.08.17
No of shares
Total outstanding
PSP awards
12.08.14
No of shares
Andrew J Williams
117,748
374,052
Kevin J Thompson
77,829
246,936
Neil Quinn
59,203
187,211
Adam J Meyers
62,821
207,996
Nigel J B Trodd
38,743
112,237
Charles E Dubois
39,768
121,832
Philippe Felten
37,512
113,186
Martin Zhang
27,592
71,525
Jennifer Ward
25,337
25,337
Carol T Chesney
8,271
25,921
The awards granted lapse on their third anniversary to the extent that the performance criteria are not met.
Contact for further information:
Andrew Williams
Chief Executive, Halma plc
Tel: +44 (0)1494 721111
Carol Chesney
Company Secretary, Halma plc
Tel: +44 (0)1494 721111
A copy of this announcement, together with other information about Halma, may be viewed on its website: www.halma.com

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