Total Voting Rights

Gooch & Housego PLC
31 May 2007




            Gooch & Housego PLC (the 'Company' or 'Gooch & Housego')

                              Total Voting Rights



In conformity with the Transparency Directives transitional provision 6 we would
like to notify the market of the following:


On 9th May 2007 the Company's issued Share Capital was increased by the issue 
of 647,399 (six hundred and forty seven thousand three hundred and ninety
nine) ordinary shares of 20p each. These will rank pari-passu in all respects
with the existing shares in issue and have been issued in part-consideration for
the acquisition of SIFAM Fibre Optics Ltd.


The Company' share capital now consists of 18,710,053 ordinary shares of 20p
each with voting rights and holds zero ordinary shares in Treasury.


The above figure of 18,710,053 (Eighteen million seven hundred and ten thousand
and fifty three) may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the
calculation by which they will determine if they are required to notify their
interest in or a change in their interest in, Gooch & Housego under the FSA's
Disclosure and Transparency Rules.





Contacts


Gooch & Housego PLC
Ian W Bayer                            Tel: [phone]


Oriel Securities
Scott Richardson-Brown                 Tel: [phone]








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