Gooch & Housego Regulatory News (GHH)

13 Oct 2005 07:00

Gooch & Housego PLC13 October 2005 For Immediate Release 13 October 2005 Gooch & Housego PLC (The "Company") Year End Trading Update Gooch and Housego PLC, the specialist manufacturer of acousto-optic andelectro-optic devices, precision optical components, crystals, and instrumentsfor measuring optical radiation, today announces a trading up-date for its yearend to 30 September 2005. Gooch and Housego PLC following the completion of its financial year on 30thSeptember 2005 reports steady progress in developing the potential of the groupand in establishing a strategy for long-term growth. A good performance from allthe Company's operations will be reflected in results for the year that areexpected to be slightly ahead of expectations. This confirms the comment made by Gareth Jones, CEO in the Interim ResultsAnnouncement made on 8 June 2005, in which he stated that "we continue to beoptimistic about the future". The Preliminary Results announcement is due to be released on 7th December 2005. For further information please contact: Gareth Jones, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer 01460 52271Tim Thompson, Buchanan Communications 020 7466 5000Andrew Edwards, Oriel Securities Limited 020 7710 7600 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange