For immediate release

26 March 2021

Gooch & Housego PLC ("G&H" or the "Company")

Grant of SAYE Options

Gooch & Housego PLC (AIM: GHH), the specialist manufacturer of optical components & systems, announces that options were granted on 26 March 2021 in accordance with the rules of the Gooch & Housego PLC Save As You Earn Scheme to the following Directors and Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility ("PDMR") of the Company:

Name

Position

Number of Awards Granted in March 2021

Total Number of Unvested awards under all Share Schemes

Mark Webster

Chief Executive Officer

310

111,653

Chris Jewell

Chief Financial Officer

310

79,702

Gareth Crowe

Company Secretary

310

16,746

The options granted under the Save As You Earn Scheme with an exercise price of 1,159 pence per share will be exerciseable for a six month period from 26 March 2024.

For further information contact:

Mark Webster / Chris Jewell

Gooch & Housego PLC

01460 256440

Mark Court / Sophie Wills / Charlotte Slater

Buchanan

020 7466 5000

Christopher Baird / Patrick Robb / David

Investec Bank plc

020 7597 5970

Anderson

Notes to editors

Gooch & Housego is a photonics technology business headquartered in Ilminster, Somerset, UK with operations in the USA and Europe. A world leader in its field, the company researches, designs, engineers and manufactures advanced photonic systems, components and instrumentation for applications in the Aerospace & Defence, Industrial, Life Sciences and Scientific Research sectors. World leading design, development and manufacturing expertise is offered across a broad range of complementary technologies.

1

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

a)

Name

  • 1. Mark Webster

  • 2. Chris Jewell

  • 3. Gareth Crowe

2

Reason for the notification

a)

Position/status

  • 1. Chief Executive Officer

  • 2. Chief Financial Officer

  • 3. Company Secretary

b)

Initial notification/Amendment

Initial notification

3

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

a)

Name

Gooch & Housego Plc

b)

LEI

213800DO3D00KYOPA952

4

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

a)

Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument.

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 20 pence each

GB0002259116

b)

Nature of transaction

Awards made pursuant to the rules of the 2021 Gooch & Housego PLC Save As You Earn Scheme

c)

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)

Volume(s)

  • 1. £11.59

  • 2. £11.59

  • 3. £11.59

  • 1. 310

  • 2. 310

  • 3. 310

Aggregated information

- Aggregated volume

- Price

n/a n/a

e)

Date of the transaction

26 March 2021

f)

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue

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