Director/PDMR Shareholding

For immediate release 28 January 2011

Gooch & Housego PLC (the "Company")

Director Shareholdings

Gooch and Housego announces that on the 27 January 2011, Mr Andrew Boteler, Finance Director of the Company, sold 13,000 ordinary shares of 20p each in the Company ("Shares") at a cost of £5.15 per share. On the same day his spouse, Mrs Lindsay Boteler sold 2,000 Shares at a price of £5.15 per share. Accordingly, following the transactions Andrew Boteler now has a beneficial interest in 16,065 ordinary Shares.

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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