Director Shareholding

Gooch & Housego PLC
04 January 2008

                      Gooch & Housego PLC (the 'Company')

                             Director Shareholding


Pursuant to rule 17, the Company has today been notified of the following
interest in the Company's Ordinary 20p shares ('Shares'):


Schedule Five


(a) the identity of the directors concerned;

Ian W Bayer

(b) the date on which the disclosure was made to it;

27 December 2007

(c)  the date on which the deal or relevant change to the holding was effected;

27 December 2007

(d) the price, amount and class of the AIM securities concerned;

84,942 Ordinary Shares of 20p each at a price of 400 pence per share

(e) the nature of the transaction;

Exercise of options and sale of resulting shares


(f) the nature and extent of the director's interest in the transaction;

Holding following the transaction

10,000 20p Ordinary Shares (0.05%)


(g) where a deal takes place when it is in any close period under rule 21, the
date upon which any previous binding commitment was notified or the date upon
which the Exchange granted permission to deal in order to mitigate severe
personal hardship

N/A



(h) where the notification concerns a related financial product, the detailed
nature of the exposure.

N/A



For further information, please contact:

Gooch & Housego PLC                                  Tel: [phone]
Gareth CW Jones

Oriel Securities                                     Tel: [phone]
Scott Richardson Brown










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