PDMR Notice and Issue of Equity

Gooch & Housego PLC

09 January 2026

 

For immediate release

9 January 2026

Gooch & Housego PLC

("G&H" or the "Company")

PDMR Notice and Issue of Equity

Gooch & Housego PLC (the "Company") (AIM:GHH), the specialist manufacturer of photonic components and systems, announces that on 9 January 2026 the Company issued and allotted 171,216 new ordinary shares of 20p each in the Company (the "Ordinary Shares") following the vesting of awards granted under the Company's long term incentive plan, including to certain PDMRs.

Issue of Shares and Total Voting Rights

Application has been made for the new Ordinary Shares to be admitted to trading on AIM and it is expected that admission will take place on 12 January 2026. The new Ordinary Shares will rank pari passu with the existing shares of the Company.

Following the issue of these new Ordinary Shares, the Company's issued share capital will consist of 27,370,726 Ordinary Shares, each with one voting right. The Company does not hold any ordinary shares in treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company will be 27,370,726. This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company.

For further information please contact:

Charlie Peppiatt, Chief Executive Officer	Gooch & Housego PLC	[phone]
Mark Court / Sophie Wills / Abigail Gilchrist G&[e-mail]	Burson Buchanan	[phone]
Christopher Baird / David Anderson	Investec Bank plc	[phone]

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Names		1. Charlie Peppiatt 2. Gareth Crowe
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status		1. Charlie Peppiatt - Chief Executive Officer 2. Gareth Crowe - Company Secretary
b)	Initial notification/Amendment		Initial Notification
3	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name		Gooch & Housego Plc
b)	LEI		213800DO3D00KYOPA952
4	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument. Identification code		Ordinary shares of 20 pence each GB0002259116
b)	Nature of transaction		Exercise of share options with an exercise price of zero pence per share
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)		Charlie Peppiatt Price Volume (1) Nil 88,368 (2) Nil 7,564
d)	Aggregated information -      Aggregated volume -      Price		N/A
e)	Date of the transaction		9 January 2026
f)	Place of the transaction		Outside of a trading venue

 

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