Gooch & Housego Regulatory News (GHH)

11 Apr 2007 07:01

Gooch & Housego PLC11 April 2007 For Immediate Release 11 April 2007 Gooch & Housego PLC (The "Company") Half-Year Trading Update Gooch and Housego PLC, the specialist manufacturer of acousto-optic andelectro-optic devices, precision optical components, crystals, instruments formeasuring optical radiation and hyperspectral imaging systems, today announces atrading up-date for its half-year to 31 March 2007. We have continued to build upon our strong customer relationships and to makethe most of the opportunities that have presented themselves. As a result,trading for the first half-year is slightly ahead of expectations. In parallel,we are implementing our programme of reorganisation and investment in facilitiesand new product development to sustain longer term growth. Some of these newproducts will reach the market in the second half of the year. For further information please contact: Gareth Jones, Chief Executive Officer, 01460 52271Susanna Gale, Buchanan Communication Ltd, 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