Director Shareholding

Gooch & Housego PLC
1 March 2001


                    Director's dealings

Gooch & Housego PLC (the 'Company') was informed today that its chairman and
chief executive, A.W. Gooch, yesterday purchased 50,000 shares of the Company at
300p per share.  Mr Gooch's beneficial interest in the share capital of the
Company following this purchase is 1,586,008 shares, representing 8.81 per cent
of the issued share capital of the company.

For further information please contact:

Mr I W Bayer at Gooch & Housego PLC  Telephone [phone]