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HLMA Halma Plc

2,353.00
17.00 (0.73%)
Last Updated: 16:22:41
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Share Name Share Symbol Market Type Share ISIN Share Description
Halma Plc LSE:HLMA London Ordinary Share GB0004052071 ORD 10P
  Price Change % Change Share Price Bid Price Offer Price High Price Low Price Open Price Shares Traded Last Trade
  17.00 0.73% 2,353.00 2,352.00 2,353.00 2,357.00 2,330.00 2,344.00 179,050 16:22:41
Industry Sector Turnover Profit EPS - Basic PE Ratio Market Cap
Electrical Machy, Equip, Nec 1.85B 234.5M 0.6212 37.86 8.88B
Halma Plc is listed in the Electrical Machy, Equip sector of the London Stock Exchange with ticker HLMA. The last closing price for Halma was 2,336p. Over the last year, Halma shares have traded in a share price range of 1,802.00p to 2,520.00p.

Halma currently has 377,500,000 shares in issue. The market capitalisation of Halma is £8.88 billion. Halma has a price to earnings ratio (PE ratio) of 37.86.

Halma Share Discussion Threads

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DateSubjectAuthorDiscuss
28/12/2005
22:39
How long till we see £2.
core holding to portfolio.

elmfield
06/12/2005
10:28
Nice, hold.
elmfield
18/11/2005
12:44
Take over????????
Now that is an old chestnut but......

elmfield
15/11/2005
16:17
Halma always seems to deliver when you least expect, what a great share over the last 20 years or so this has been,
elmfield
09/11/2005
08:03
Rather good aquisition.
elmfield
02/11/2005
12:47
sudden sharp rise today on moderate volume/any ideas ?
manrobert
13/9/2005
13:14
Good news around the corner or what?
elmfield
12/9/2005
07:03
way we go zoooooooooooommmmmmmmmm.
elmfield
07/9/2005
08:28
large trades today.
elmfield
03/8/2005
13:35
Looks as though the market is in love with them today. Latest from Barclays Stockbrokers:

FTSE 350 Risers
Name Price %
Aegis Group 110.75p 9.38
Vedanta Resources 605.00p 6.05
Halma 150.50p 4.51
BPB 739.00p 4.38
Dana Petroleum 725.00p 4.24

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grevis
03/8/2005
10:17
FTSE 350 Risers
Name Price %
Aegis Group 106.00p 4.69
Halma 149.50p 3.82
Vedanta Resources 588.00p 3.07
Rotork 530.00p 3.06
PZ Cussons 1,224.00p 2.86

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grevis
03/8/2005
10:05
FTSE 350 Risers
Name Price %
Aegis Group 105.25p 3.95
Vedanta Resources 589.75p 3.37
PZ Cussons 1,224.00p 2.86
Rotork 528.25p 2.72
Halma 147.50p 2.43

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grevis
03/8/2005
09:33
Upbeat outlook at Halma
an ADVFN competitor
Safety, health and environmental technology group, Halma, said trading during the first quarter has been encouraging.

It said sales and orders are ahead of last year and to date, currency effects have been broadly neutral compared with a significant adverse impact in the previous year.

In a statement ahead of today's annual general meeting chairman Geoff Unwin said the board is cautiously optimistic for the year ahead and that trading remains within the range of current market expectations.

Unwin said progress is being made across the group driven by organic growth and contributions from last year's acquisitions.

Strategic and operational action to position the group for higher growth in the longer term continues and the benefits from these actions should begin to emerge during the second half, Unwin added.

Halma's recent acquisition of Netherlocks Safety Systems BV has contributed to existing momentum in Process Safety but Elevators and Doors and certain specialist businesses have continued to experience sluggish market conditions, Unwin said.

grevis
27/7/2005
10:18
Halma PLC
27 July 2005


HALMA p.l.c.

DISCLOSURE OF INTEREST IN SHARES


Halma p.l.c. has today received notification from Harris Associates L.P. that
following the purchase of 806,000 shares on 25 July 2005, accounts managed by
Harris Associates L.P. became the beneficial owners of 15,176,400 ordinary
shares of the Company. This represents 4.11% of the issued share capital of the
Company.


Harris Associates L.P. confirm that all holdings in the ordinary shares of the
Company are for investment purposes only.

grevis
22/7/2005
17:12
2 x 2.89 million shares bought in the last half hour. Who is buying this time!
grevis
19/7/2005
12:32
Halma PLC
19 July 2005




HALMA p.l.c. ('Halma')

ACQUISITION OF NETHERLOCKS SAFETY SYSTEMS B.V.


Halma, the leading safety and environmental technology group, announces that on
19 July 2005 it completed the acquisition of Netherlocks Safety Systems B.V.
('Netherlocks') based in Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands. The vendors of
the company are Jacqal B.V., Wolgeest B.V. and Krissan Projects B.V.


The purchase price includes an initial cash consideration of €3 million (£2.07
million), to be funded from Halma's current cash resources. Additional payments
of up to €7 million (£4.8 million) are conditional on profit growth over the
current and following financial year.


Unaudited accounts for the year ended 31 December 2004 show that Netherlocks
generated profit before tax of €742,000 (£512,000) on sales of €2,706,000
(£1,866,000).


Founded in 1993, Netherlocks is globally active in the process interlocking,
valve control and machine guarding markets. The business is particularly well
positioned to benefit from the significant growth opportunities in the
petrochemical sector, one of its key markets.


Andrew Williams, Halma's Chief Executive, commented:


'The addition of Netherlocks will provide us with further strength in a growing
market for our Process Safety business. Making bolt-on acquisitions of this
nature, which increase our product range and distribution capability, remains an
important element of our Group Strategy.'



For further information, please contact:


Halma p.l.c. +44 (0)1494 721111
Andrew Williams, Chief Executive
Kevin Thompson, Finance Director


Hogarth Partnership Limited +44 (0)20 7357 9477
Rachel Hirst/Andrew Jaques




A copy of this announcement, together with other information about Halma, may be
viewed on its website:
www.halma.com

grevis
19/7/2005
10:40
3 x 200K buys have just shown up and the price has taken off!
grevis
18/7/2005
13:50
We are seeing strong buying of Halma today!
grevis
15/7/2005
12:41
Halma develops and sells products for use in the enhancement of public safety and for minimising hazards in the workplace. Its six business divisions cover the development and supply of visual warning systems, toxic gas and smoke detectors, electronic alarm systems and water leakage detectors.

Recent deals have taken the company into medical tests that show some promise. The company has no debt and good dividend growth

Halma at new record
Date: 21 June 2005

LONDON (ShareCast) - Engineer and fire safety products specialist Halma reported another record year despite difficult trading conditions and an adverse currency and raw material hit of £2.5m.

Underlying profits in the year to March rose to £50.4m, from £50.3m, despite currencies moving against it. Sales rose 2% to £299.1m. Pre-tax profits came in at £44.9m against £36.9m.

Resistors and water had a difficult year, chairman Geoff Unwin said, though other sectors held their own or were better.

'Overall, despite little fundamental help from our markets, we remain cautiously optimistic for the year ahead,' he added.

The dividend for the year goes up by 5% to 6.5p.

grevis
14/7/2005
15:13
Some big buyers have just turned up!
grevis
12/7/2005
14:41
Halma PLC
12 July 2005


HALMA p.l.c.

INTEREST NOTIFIED UNDER SECTION 198 COMPANIES ACT 1985



Halma p.l.c. received the following notification on 8 July 2005 from Silchester International Investors
Limited.



Silchester International Investors Limited ('Silchester') acts as an Investment Manager for a number of
commingled funds (its 'Clients'). In acting for its Clients, Silchester are given full discretion over
their investments, and are empowered to vote on their behalf. However, Silchester do not act as their
Custodian, and therefore shares are not held in the name of Silchester, but in the nominee name of its
Clients' Custodian bank.



In addition, Silchester holds 49.9% of the issued share capital of Sanderson Asset Management Limited ('
Sanderson'), a UK limited company that also acts as an Investment Manager for a number of commingled funds
and separate accounts. In acting for its clients, Sanderson are given full discretion over their
investments, and are empowered to vote on their behalf. However, Sanderson do not act as its clients'
Custodian and therefore shares are not held in Sanderson's name, but in the nominee name of Sanderson's
clients' Custodian bank.



Silchester's share ownership in Sanderson does not allow Silchester to exercise any direct or indirect
control over Sanderson's investment strategy, philosophy or implementation, the investments that Sanderson
may purchase or sell on behalf of its clients, or the manner in which Sanderson may vote proxies that arise
from its client investments. However, Silchester is deemed to have an 'interest' in shares that Sanderson
controls by virtue of Section 203(2)(b) of the Companies Act 1985.



Recent purchases/sales of shares in Halma p.l.c. by Silchester, on behalf of its clients, have resulted in
Silchester having an interest in the following shares (also see table below):


SILCHESTER 65,887,378


Recent purchases/sales of shares in Halma p.l.c. by Sanderson, on behalf of its clients, have resulted in
Sanderson having an interest in the following shares, and Silchester having an interest over the same shares
for the purposes of Section 203(2)(6) of the Companies Act 1985 (also see table below):


SANDERSON 10,078,500


Silchester's records show that Halma p.l.c. have the following shares in that class:




HALMA p.l.c. 368,800,919


As such, Silchester has an interest over 20.60% of the shares of that class. One of Silchester's clients
controls 11.33% of the shares of that class and another client controls 5.02%. This interest is being
notified in fulfillment of the obligations imposed by Sections 198-202 of the Companies Act 1985. Silchester
does not have an interest mentioned in Section 208(5) of the Companies Act 1985 in any of the shares to
which this notification relates.

grevis
10/7/2005
14:00
Halma goes XD in 10 days. Paying 3.92p per share. Worth buying if only for the dividend.
grevis
02/7/2005
12:51
21/06/05 08:10 Dollar woes hit Halma

Halma said it remains 'cautiously optimistic' on the current year, as the British maker of safety devices such as gas and fire detectors reported flat annual profits, crimped by the weak dollar.

In the year ended April 2 pretax profit before exceptionals and goodwill inched to £50.4m from £50.3m. Sales from continuing operations climbed 7% to £299m, boosted by the acquisitions of Ocean Optics and Diba in the year.

The company, which makes around a third of its sales and profits in the dollar, said in April profit would be flat. Analysts at ABN Amro were expecting pretax profit of £50.4m, on sales of £290.5m.

Halma said the total currency impact sliced £10 from turnover and £1.6m from profit.

Halma has been struggling to lift sales across its divisions, which includes elevator and door safety, high power electrical resistors and optics in the face of price transparency over the internet and deflation through lower manufacturing costs.

The total dividend was raised 5% to 6.5p, payable from earnings of 7.97p a share, up from 6.09p last time.

'Actions to reposition the group for higher growth will continue both operationally and structurally,' CEO, Andrew Williams, who took the helm in February, said.

'I am looking for greater consistency of performance across the group to deliver the sustained organic growth which provides valuable returns for shareholders.'

Financial analysts have suggested the company may need to carry out further acquisitions to drive growth.

The two purchases in its optics and specialist sector last year are performing ahead of its expectations, the company said today. The division posted 12% underlying profit growth across the year.

Its biggest unit, which makes fire and gas sensors, posted record sales in fiscal 2005, with profits slightly ahead.

Profit and sales rose marginally at its elevator and door unit, as US voice communication equipment sales fell significantly. BEA, its door safety business, performed slightly better in the second half than flagged at the interim stage, Halma said.

Its water business has been positioned for better future growth, the company said, while margins at its resistor business came under 'intense pressure' from stainless steel price increases. 'Vigorous action' has been taken since year end and two sites have already been consolidated, it added.

grevis
02/7/2005
12:47
Well said superjock. Halma is now at the bottom end of its trading range. It peaked at 1.69p in January and hit a low of 140p a few weeks ago, due to a falling dollar. As Halma derives a large percentage of its profits from the US, strengthening of the dollar should now be earnings enhancing.
grevis
01/7/2005
13:28
At last it seems people are seeing the value in this share.
superjock
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