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28 Mar 2019 17:24
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, Andrew Boteler, Chief Financial Officer, exercised 17,601 options vested under the Gooch & Housego PLC 2013 Long Term Incentive Plan and subsequently sold 17,601 ordinary shares of 20p each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of £12.40 per Ordinary Share. Also on 28 March 2019, Andrew Boteler and persons closely connected to him, sold a further 1,850 Ordinary Shares at a price of £12.55 per Ordinary share.
Following this, Andrew Boteler has an interest in 24,331 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 |
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a) | Name | Andrew Boteler |
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2 | Reason for the notification |
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a) | Position/status | Chief Financial 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 instrument, type of instrument. Identification code | Ordinary shares of 20 pence each GB0002259116 |
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b) | Nature of transaction | (1) Exercise of share options with an exercise price of zero pence per share (2) Sale of ordinary shares
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c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) |
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(1) Nil (2) 1,240.0p 1,255.0p | 17,601 17,601 925 |
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Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
19,451 £229,861 |
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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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1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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a) | Name | Lindsay Boteler |
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2 | Reason for the notification |
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a) | Position/status | Person closely associated to the Chief Financial Officer Andrew Boteler |
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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 instrument, type of instrument. Identification code | Ordinary shares of 20 pence each GB0002259116 |
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b) | Nature of transaction | Sale of ordinary shares
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c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | Price(s) | Volume(s) |
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1,255.0p
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Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
Not applicable |
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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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