Director Shareholdings

For immediate release 13 January 2011

Gooch & Housego PLC (the "Company")

Director Shareholdings

Pursuant to rule 17, the Company has today been notified of the following interest in the Company's Ordinary 20p shares ("Shares"):

Schedule Five

a) The identity of the directors concerned;

Terry Scribbins

b) The date on which the disclosure was made to it;

13th January 2011

c) The date on which the deal or relevant change was effected;

13th January 2011

d) The price, amount and class of the AIM securities concerned;

62,500 shares

e) The nature of the transaction;

Exercise of options and subsequent sale at 505p per share

The nature and extent of the director's interest in ordinary shares following the transaction - zero

f) Where a deal takes place when it is in any close period under rule 21, the date upon which any previous binding commitment was notified or the date upon which the Exchange granted permission to deal in order to mitigate severe personal hardship;

N/A

g) Where the notification concerns a related financial product, the detailed nature of the exposure.

N/A

For further information, please contact:

Gooch & Housego PLC

Gareth Jones / Andrew Boteler Tel: 01460 256440

Buchanan Communications

Tim Thompson/Chris McMahon Tel: 020 7466 5000

Investec PLC

Patrick Robb Tel: 020 7597 5970