Director Share Purchase

RNS Number : 2871F

Gooch & Housego PLC

06 March 2020

 

Immediate Release

Gooch & Housego PLC

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

Director Share Purchase

Gooch & Housego PLC (AIM:GHH), the specialist manufacturer of photonic components and systems announces that the Company was notified on 5 March 2020 that, on the same date, the Chairman and persons closely associated to the Chairman acquired ordinary shares of 20p each in the capital of the company ("Ordinary Shares") pursuant to their participation in the Dividend Reinvestment Plan ("DRIP").  These purchases were in relation to dividends paid on shares held in the individuals' names. 

Gary Bullard, Chairman, purchased 17 Ordinary Shares at a price of £12.30 per Ordinary Share.

Elaine Sullivan, a person closely associated to Gary Bullard, purchased 25 Ordinary Shares at a price of £12.07 per Ordinary Share.

Following this purchase, Gary Bullard has an interest in 7,066 Ordinary Shares in the Company, representing 0.03% of the Company's total issued share capital.

Notification and public disclosure of transactions by persons discharging managerial responsibilities and persons closely associated with them.

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name		Gary Bullard
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status		Chairman
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		Purchase of ordinary shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)		Price(s) £12.30		Volume(s) 17
d)	Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume -  Price		N/A
e)	Date of the transaction		5 March 2020
f)	Place of the transaction		London Stock Exchange

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name		Elaine Sullivan
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status		Person Closely Associated to the Chairman Gary Bullard
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		Purchase of ordinary shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)		Price(s) £12.07		Volume(s) 25
d)	Aggregated information -  Aggregated volume -  Price		N/A
e)	Date of the transaction		5 March 2020
f)	Place of the transaction		London Stock Exchange

For further information please contact:

Gooch & Housego PLC

Mark Webster/ Chris Jewell     Tel [phone]

Buchanan

Mark Court/Charlotte Slater  Tel [phone]

Investec Bank plc, (NOMAD and Broker)

Chris Baird / Patrick Robb / David Anderson  Tel [phone]

 

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