Director Shareholding

Gooch & Housego PLC
13 March 2001


                             GOOCH & HOUSEGO PLC

                             Director's Dealings

Gooch & Housego PLC (the 'Company') has been informed that its Chairman and
Chief Executive, A.W. Gooch, has today, 13 March 2001, purchased 25,000 shares
of the Company at 300p per share. Mr Gooch's beneficial interest in the share
capital of the Company following this purchase is 1,646,008 shares, representing
9.14 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]