RNS Number:1645H
Honeywell International Inc
10 January 2005

Not for release, publication or distribution in or into Australia, Canada, Japan
                              or the United States


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                                                                January 10, 2005


                          HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.

                POSTING OF OFFER DOCUMENT TO NOVAR SHAREHOLDERS


Recommended cash offers by JPMorgan on behalf of Honeywell Acquisitions Limited
   (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Honeywell International Inc.) for Novar plc


Further to the announcement on December 13, 2004 of the Offers, Honeywell
Acquisitions Limited is pleased to announce that the Offer Document containing
the full terms and conditions of the Offers is being posted to Novar
Shareholders today, together with the Forms of Acceptance.

To accept the Offers in respect of Novar Shares, the relevant Forms of
Acceptance should be completed, signed and returned or an electronic acceptance
made in accordance with the instructions set out in the Offer Document and in
the Forms of Acceptance as soon as possible and, in any event, so as to be
received or settle by no later than 3.00 p.m. (London time) on January 31, 2005.

Terms defined in the Offer Document have the same meanings in this announcement.

Enquiries

JPMorgan                                              Tel: +44 (0) 20 7742 4000


Larry Slaughter
Eamon Brabazon

Citigate Dewe Rogerson                                Tel: +44 (0) 20 7638 9571

Anthony Carlisle
Sarah Gestetner

This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or an invitation to
purchase or subscribe for any securities or the solicitation of an offer to buy
or subscribe for any securities, pursuant to the Offers or otherwise.

JPMorgan, which is regulated in the United Kingdom by the Financial Services
Authority, is acting for Honeywell and the Offeror in connection with the Offers
and no one else and will not be responsible to anyone other than Honeywell or
the Offeror for providing the protections afforded to customers of JPMorgan or
for providing advice in relation to the Offers.  The contents of this
announcement have been approved by J.P. Morgan plc of 125 London Wall, London
EC2Y 5AJ.

The directors of the Offeror and members of the Executive Committee accept
responsibility for all information contained in this announcement. To the best
of the knowledge and belief of the directors of the Offeror and the members of
the Executive Committee (who have taken all reasonable care to ensure that such
is the case), the information contained in this announcement is in accordance
with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such
information.

The Offers will not be made, directly or indirectly, to, or for the account or
benefit of, US Persons or in or into, or by use of the mails or any other means
or instrumentality (including, without limitation, telephonic or electronic) of
interstate or foreign commerce of, or any facility of a national, state or other
securities exchange of, Australia, Canada, Japan or the United States, and the
Offers will not be capable of acceptance by or for the account or benefit of US
Persons or by any such use, means, instrumentality or facility or from within
Australia, Canada, Japan or the United States.  Accordingly, copies of formal
documentation relating to the Offers are not being, and must not be, directly or
indirectly, mailed or otherwise forwarded, distributed to, or sent to, or for
the account or benefit of, US Persons or in or into or from Australia, Canada,
Japan or the United States and persons receiving this announcement (including
custodians, nominees and trustees) must not distribute or send it into or from
Australia, Canada, Japan or the United States.  Doing so may render invalid any
related purported acceptance of the Offers.  In the event that Honeywell extends
the Offers in the US or to or for the account or benefit of US Persons at some
future time, it will do so in satisfaction of the procedural and filing
requirements of the US securities laws at that time, to the extent applicable
thereto.

The release, publication or distribution of this announcement in certain
jurisdictions may be restricted by law and therefore persons in any such
jurisdictions into which this announcement is released, published or distributed
should inform themselves about and observe such restrictions.


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