Holding in Company

Gooch & Housego PLC 6 September 2001 Reference: AIM - Notification of Substantial Shareholdings Gooch & Housego PLC hereby confirm that they have been notified today by Friends Ivory Sime, on behalf of their client The AIM Trust plc, that on 4 September 2001 they reduced their shareholding by 100,000 Ordinary Shares to 1,569,000 Ordinary Shares, representing 8.72% of the total issued share capital of Gooch & Housego PLC. For further information please contact: Mr Ian Bayer at Gooch & Housego plc - Tel: 01460 52271