Re: Mr A.W. Gooch

Gooch & Housego PLC 16 September 2005 For immediate release 16 September 2005 Gooch & Housego PLC Mr A W Gooch, co-founder of Gooch & Housego passed away on 15 September after a long period of illness. Mr Gooch was Chairman of Gooch & Housego PLC until February 2005, when he retired as a director and took up the honorary position of Founder and President. -end- This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange