Gooch & Housego PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (3934U)

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RNS Number : 3934U

Gooch & Housego PLC

28 March 2019

Immediate Release

Gooch & Housego PLC

("G&H" or the "Company")

Director Shareholding

Gooch & Housego PLC (AIM: GHH), the specialist manufacturer of photonic components & systems, announces that the Company was notified on 28 March 2019 that, on the same date, Alex Warnock, Chief Operating Officer, exercised 21,240 options vested under the Gooch & Housego PLC 2013 Long Term Incentive Plan and in order to satisfy the income tax obligations subsequently sold 10,084 ordinary shares of 20p each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at a price of GBP12.40 per Ordinary Share.

Following this, Alex Warnock has an interest in 28,403 Ordinary Shares in the Company, representing 0.1% of the Company's total issued share capital.

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them.

 
 
 1     Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
        / person closely associated 
 a)    Name                                   Alex Warnock 
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 2     Reason for the notification 
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 a)    Position/status                        Chief Operating Officer 
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 b)    Initial notification/Amendment         Initial Notification 
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 3     Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
        auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
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 a)    Name                                   Gooch & Housego Plc 
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 b)    LEI                                    213800DO3D00KYOPA952 
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 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 
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 a)    Description of the financial           Ordinary shares of 20 pence each 
        instrument, type of instrument.        GB0002259116 
        Identification code 
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 b)    Nature of transaction                       (1) Exercise of share options with 
                                                    an exercise price of zero pence 
                                                    per share, and (2) subsequent sale 
                                                    of ordinary shares 
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 c)    Price(s) and volume(s)                 Price(s)                 Volume(s) 
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                                                   (1) Nil                        21,240 
                                                    (2) 1,240.0p                   10,084 
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  Aggregated information 
   - Aggregated volume                          10,084 
   - Price                                      GBP125,042 
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 e)    Date of the transaction                28 March 2019 
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 f)    Place of the transaction               London Stock Exchange 
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For further information please contact:

Gooch & Housego PLC

   Mark Webster/ Andy Boteler                               Tel [phone] 

Buchanan

   Mark Court/Sophie Cowles                                  Tel [phone] 

Investec Bank plc, (NOMAD and Broker)

   Patrick Robb / David Anderson                            Tel [phone] 

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