Trading Update

9 Apr 2008 07:00

Gooch & Housego PLC09 April 2008 For immediate release 9 April 2008 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 2008. During the first half of the year we integrated our five optoelectroniccomponents businesses and established a new global sales organisation, enablingus to grow our order book despite challenging market conditions. As previouslyreported, weakness in some of our main markets resulted in trading during thefirst quarter being slower than expected but we have seen considerableimprovement in the second quarter and we are anticipating a stronger second halfyear. We remain optimistic about the medium term given our market leadingposition, our pipeline of new products and our plans for the ongoing developmentof the business. For further information please contact: Gareth Jones, Chief Executive Officer, 01460 256440Tim Thompson, 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