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RNS Number : 3938U

Gooch & Housego PLC

28 March 2019

Immediate Release

Gooch & Housego PLC

("G&H" or the "Company")

Director Shareholding

Gooch & Housego PLC (AIM: GHH), the specialist manufacturer of photonic components & systems, announces that the Company was notified on 28 March 2019 that, on the same date, Mark Webster, Chief Executive Officer, exercised 28,437 options vested under the Gooch & Housego PLC 2013 Long Term Incentive Plan and in order to satisfy the income tax obligations subsequently sold 13,500 ordinary shares of 20p each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of GBP12.40 per Ordinary Share.

Following this, Mark Webster has an interest in 36,366 Ordinary Shares in the Company, representing 0.1% of the Company's total issued share capital.

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them.

 
 
 1     Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
        / person closely associated 
 a)    Name                                   Mark Webster 
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 2     Reason for the notification 
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 a)    Position/status                        Chief Executive Officer 
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 b)    Initial notification/Amendment         Initial Notification 
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 3     Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
        auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
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 a)    Name                                   Gooch & Housego Plc 
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 b)    LEI                                    213800DO3D00KYOPA952 
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 4     Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for 
        (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; 
        (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions 
        have been conducted 
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 a)    Description of the financial           Ordinary shares of 20 pence each 
        instrument, type of instrument.        GB0002259116 
        Identification code 
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 b)    Nature of transaction                       (1) Exercise of share options with 
                                                    an exercise price of zero pence 
                                                    per share, and (2) subsequent sale 
                                                    of ordinary shares 
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 c)    Price(s) and volume(s)                 Price(s)                 Volume(s) 
      -------------------------------------  -----------------------  -------------------- 
                                                   (1) Nil                        28,437 
                                                    (2) 1,240.0p                   13,500 
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  Aggregated information 
   - Aggregated volume                          13,500 
   - Price                                      GBP167,400 
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 e)    Date of the transaction                28 March 2019 
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 f)    Place of the transaction               London Stock Exchange 
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For further information please contact:

Gooch & Housego PLC

   Mark Webster/ Andy Boteler                               Tel 01460 256470

Buchanan

   Mark Court/Sophie Cowles                                  Tel 0207 466 5000

Investec Bank plc, (NOMAD and Broker)

   Patrick Robb / David Anderson                            Tel 0207 597 4000

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