Holding(s) in Company

Gooch & Housego PLC
09 March 2006



For Immediate Release                                      9 March 2006




                              Gooch & Housego PLC


Gooch & Housego PLC hereby confirm that they have been notified today that
Montanaro UK Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC did, on 6th March 2006,
increase its shareholding by 130,000 Ordinary Shares to 550,327 Ordinary Shares,
representing 3.058% of the total issued share capital of Gooch & Housego PLC.


For further information please contact:


Ian Bayer at Gooch & Housego PLC.

Tel: [phone]



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