18 Jan 2013 14:09

Annex DTR3
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Notification of Transactions of Directors and Connected Persons
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All relevant boxes should be completed inblock capital letters.
1. | Name of the issuer       Gooch & Housego plc | 2. | State  whether  the  notification  relates  to  (i)  a transaction notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.2 R, (ii)  a  disclosure  made  in  accordance  with  LR 9.8.6R(1)  or  (iii)  a  disclosure  made  in  accordance with section 793 of the Companies Act (2006).   DTR 3.1.2 R |
3. | Name of director      Andrew Boteler     | 4. | State  whether  notification  relates  to  a  person connected  with  a  director named in 3 and identify the connected person    N/A |
5. | Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest   3 | 6. | Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or financial instruments relating to shares    Ordinary Shares of 20 pence each |
7. | Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if more than one, the number of shares held by each of them   Andrew Boteler: 16,065 Ordinary Shares   | 8 | State the nature of the transaction     Exercise of options |
9. | Number  of  shares,  debentures  or  financial instruments relating to shares acquired    9,934 Ordinary Shares of 20 pence each | 10. | Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that  class  should  not  be  taken  into  account  when calculating percentage)   0.04% of total issued share capital  |
11. | Number  of  shares,  debentures  or  financial instruments relating to shares disposed    N/A | 12. | Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that  class  should  not  be  taken  into  account  when calculating percentage)   N/A |
13. | Price per share or value of transaction   Nil Cost Options | 14. | Date and place of transaction   18 January 2013 |
15. | Total  holding  following  notification  and  total percentage  holding  following  notification  (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)  25,999 Ordinary Shares, equating to 0.1% of total issued share capital | 16. | Date issuer informed of transaction      18 January 2013 |
If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by the issuer complete the following boxes
17 | Date of grant | 18. | Period during which or date on which exercisable |
19. | Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option | 20. | Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number) |
21. | Exercise  price  (if  fixed  at  time  of  grant)  or indication that price is to be fixed at the time of exercise | 22. | Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following notification |
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23. | Any additional information   N/A | 24. | Name of contact and telephone number for queries  Andrew Boteler (Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary) |
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Name of authorised officialof issuer responsible for making notification: Andrew Boteler
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Date of notification 18 January 2013
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Notes:  This form is intended foruse by an issuer to make a RIS notification required byDTR 3.1.4.
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(1) An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating to the shares or debenturesof the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and 24.
(2) An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating the shares of the
issuer should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8,13, 14, 16, 23and 24.
(3) An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a director should complete boxes 1 to 3 and 17 to 24.
(4) An issuermaking a notification in respect of a financial instrument relating to the shares of the issuer (other than a debenture) should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11,
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