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For immediate release |
9 January 2026 |
Gooch & Housego PLC
("G&H" or the "Company")
PDMR Notice and Issue of Equity
Gooch & Housego PLC (the "Company") (AIM:GHH), the specialist manufacturer of photonic components and systems, announces that on 9 January 2026 the Company issued and allotted 171,216 new ordinary shares of 20p each in the Company (the "Ordinary Shares") following the vesting of awards granted under the Company's long term incentive plan, including to certain PDMRs.
Issue of Shares and Total Voting Rights
Application has been made for the new Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM and it is expected that admission will take place on 12 January 2026. The new Ordinary Shares will rank pari passu with the existing shares of the Company.
Following the issue of these new Ordinary Shares, the Company's issued share capital will consist of 27,370,726 Ordinary Shares, each with one voting right. The Company does not hold any ordinary shares in treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company will be 27,370,726. This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company.
For further information please contact:
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Charlie Peppiatt, Chief Executive Officer |
Gooch & Housego PLC |
+44 (0) 1460 256440 |
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Mark Court / Sophie Wills / Abigail Gilchrist |
Burson Buchanan |
+44 (0) 20 7466 5000 |
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Christopher Baird / David Anderson |
Investec Bank plc |
+44 (0) 20 7597 5970 |
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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Names |
1. Charlie Peppiatt 2. Gareth Crowe |
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Reason for the notification |
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Position/status |
1. Charlie Peppiatt - Chief Executive Officer 2. Gareth Crowe - Company Secretary |
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Initial notification/Amendment |
Initial Notification |
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Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor |
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Name |
Gooch & Housego Plc |
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LEI |
213800DO3D00KYOPA952 |
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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 instrument, type of instrument. Identification code |
Ordinary shares of 20 pence each GB0002259116 |
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Nature of transaction |
Exercise of share options with an exercise price of zero pence per share |
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Price(s) and volume(s) |
Charlie Peppiatt
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Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
N/A |
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Date of the transaction |
9 January 2026 |
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Place of the transaction |
Outside of a trading venue |
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