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RNS Number : 7944Y
Gooch & Housego PLC
11 September 2015 
 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi  
 
 
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer                                                                                                               Gooch & Housego plc                   
 of existing shares to which voting rights are                                                                                                                                                          
 attached:ii                                                                                                                                                                                            
 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):                                                                                        
 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                                                                                      ü                                     
 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached                                        
 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments                                                                                             
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                                                                                                                                       
 Other (please specify):                                                                                                                                                                                  
 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the                                                                                                                         Octopus Investments Nominees Limited  
 notification obligation:iii                                                                                                                                                                            
 4. Full name of shareholder(s)                                                                                                                                   n/a                                   
  (if different from 3.):iv                                                                                                                                                                             
 5. Date of the transaction and date on                                                                                                                           09/09/2015                            
 which the threshold is crossed or                                                                                                                                                                      
 reached:v                                                                                                                                                                                              
 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                                                                                                                10/09/2015                            
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or                                                                                                                           11%                                   
 reached: vi, vii                                                                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 
 
 8. Notified details: n/a                                                                           
 A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix                                                        
 Class/type of                                                                                      Situation previous           Resulting situation after the triggering transaction  
 shares                                                                                             to the triggering                                                                  
 if possible using                                                                                  transaction                                                                        
 the ISIN CODE                                                                                                                                                                         
 Number                                                                                             Number                       Number                                                Number of voting          % of  voting rights x                         
 of                                                                                                 of                           of shares                                             rights                                                                  
 Shares                                                                                             Voting                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                    Rights                                                                                                                                                     
 Direct                                                                                             Direct xi                    Indirect xii                                          Direct                    Indirect                                      
 GB0002259116                                                                                       2636473                      2636473                                               2650438                   2650438                                                                   11.02%    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments                                                                
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                               
 Type of financial                                                                                  Expiration                   Exercise/                                             Number of voting          % of voting                                   
 instrument                                                                                         date xiii                    Conversion Period xiv                                 rights that may be        rights                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                       acquired if the                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                       instrument is                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                       exercised/ converted.                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                    
 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi  
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                               
 Type of financial                                                                                  Exercise price               Expiration date xvii                                  Exercise/                 Number of voting rights instrument refers to  % of voting rights xix, xx  
 instrument                                                                                                                                                                            Conversion period xviii                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Nominal                     Delta   
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                    
 Total (A+B+C)                                                                                      
 Number of voting rights                                                                            Percentage of voting rights  
 2650438                                                                                            11.02%                       
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 
 
 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the  
 financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi                  
 n/a                                                                             
                                                                                 
 Proxy Voting:                                                                   
 10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                   n/a            
 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease                             n/a            
 to hold:                                                                                       
 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold                               n/a            
 voting rights:                                                                                 
                                                                                 
 13. Additional information:                                                                    
 14. Contact name:                                                               Niki Read      
 15. Contact telephone number:                                                   020 7776 7969  
                                                                                                  
 
 
 Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FCA not the issuer                                                                 
 Annex: Notification of major interests in share                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
 A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation                                              
 Full name (including legal form of legal entities)                                                                             Peter Orsi                    
 Contact address (registered office for legal entities)                                                                         33 Holborn, London, EC1N 2HT  
 Phone number & email                                                                                                           020 7710 2877                 
 Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons)                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                              
 B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable                                                                                     
 Full name                                                                                                                                                    
 Contact address                                                                                                                                              
 Phone number & email                                                                                                                                         
 Other useful information(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)                                
                                                                                                                                
 C: Additional information                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
 For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FCA website.                                                             
 
 
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