Last checked at 28 Mar 2019 17:25
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, Alex Warnock, Chief Operating Officer, exercised 21,240 options vested under the Gooch & Housego PLC 2013 Long Term Incentive Plan and in order to satisfy the income tax obligations subsequently sold 10,084 ordinary shares of 20p each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of £12.40 per Ordinary Share.
Following this, Alex Warnock has an interest in 28,403 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 | Alex Warnock |
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2 | Reason for the notification |
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a) | Position/status | Chief Operating 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, and (2) subsequent 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 | 21,240 10,084 |
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Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
10,084 £125,042 |
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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