Holding in Company

Gooch & Housego PLC
6 September 2001


Reference:  AIM - Notification of Substantial Shareholdings

Gooch & Housego PLC hereby confirm that they have been notified today by Friends
Ivory Sime, on behalf of their client The AIM Trust plc, that on 4 September 
2001 they reduced their shareholding by 100,000 Ordinary Shares to 1,569,000 
Ordinary Shares, representing 8.72% of the total issued share capital of Gooch &
Housego PLC.


For further information please contact:

Mr Ian Bayer at Gooch & Housego plc - Tel: [phone]