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11th May 2020

Gooch & Housego PLC

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

Appointment of Non-Executive Director

Gooch & Housego PLC (AIM: GHH), the specialist manufacturer of optical components and systems, is pleased to announce that Louise Evans has been appointed to the Company's Board as a Non- Executive Director, and Chair of the Audit Committee, with effect from 11th May 2020.

Louise brings extensive experience from her strategic leadership roles in both listed and privately owned technical engineering groups. She has substantial expertise in the areas of financial management and M&A as well as the implementation of internal control and risk management frameworks.

Louise is a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee of AIM-quoted AB Dynamics plc and a Board advisor to low carbon commodity broker SCB Group.

Louise was Group Finance Director of Braemar Shipping Services plc from 2015 to 2018 and previously Group Financial Director of Williams Grand Prix Holdings plc. Louise is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales.

Gary Bullard, Chairman of G&H, commented:

"I am delighted to welcome Louise to the Board. She has significant experience at Board level in listed and international businesses. Going forwards, I am sure she will make a valuable contribution to the continuing growth of the Group."

For further information contact: -

Mark Webster/Chris Jewell

Gooch & Housego PLC

01460 256440

Mark Court /Charlotte Slater

Buchanan

020 7466 5000

Chris Baird/ Patrick Robb/

Investec Bank plc

020 7597 5970

David Anderson

Louise Margaret Evans (aged 46 years) currently holds or has held the following directorships or partnerships in the past five years:

Current Directorships or Partnerships

Past Directorships or Partnerships

AB Dynamics plc

A.C.M. Shipping Services Limited

ACM Sale & Purchase Limited

ACM Shipping CIS Limited

ACM Shipping EBT Limited

ACM Shipping USA Limited

ACM Tankers Limited

Alchemy Trading Company Limited

Asian Energy Services Pte Ltd

Braemar ACM Group Limited

Braemar ACM Shipbroking (Dry Cargo) Limited

Braemar ACM Shipbroking (USA) Inc.

Braemar ACM Shipbroking Group Limited

Braemar ACM Shipbroking Limited

Braemar ACM Shipbroking Pte Limited

Braemar ACM Shipbroking Pty Limited

Braemar ACM Valuations Limited

Braemar Atlantic Securities Holdings Limited

Braemar Atlantic Securities Limited

Braemar Burness Maritime Limited

Braemar Chartering Limited

Braemar Container Shipping and Chartering Limited

Braemar Developments Limited

Braemar Financial Holdings Germany GmbH

Braemar Financial Holdings Limited

Braemar Futures Limited

Braemar Holdings (USA) Inc

Braemar Howells Consultancy Limited

Braemar Marine Limited

Braemar Maritime Limited

Braemar Naves Corporate Finance GmbH

Braemar Naves Corporate Finance Limited

Braemar Response Limited

Braemar Seascope (Beijing) Limited

Braemar Seascope Shipping Limited

Braemar Seascope Technical Services Limited

Braemar Shipbrokers Limited

Braemar Shipping Services plc

Braemar Tankers Limited

Braemar Technical Services (Adjusting) Limited

Braemar Technical Services (Adjusting) Pte Ltd

Braemar Technical Services (Engineering) Inc

Braemar Technical Services (Engineering) Limited

Braemar Technical Services (Offshore) Pte Limited

Braemar Technical Services (USA) Inc

Braemar Technical Services Holdings Limited

Braemar Technical Services Inc

Braemar Technical Services Limited

Braemar Technical Services Pte Ltd

BS Energy Services Limited

BTS (Offshore) Pte Ltd (Nevis)

Burness Marine (Gas) Limited

Burness Marine (Tankers) Limited

Cagnoil Limited

CB (Newcastle) Ltd

Cory Brothers (USA) Inc

Cory Brothers Shipping Agencies (S) Pte Ltd

Cory Brothers Shipping Agency Limited

Cory Logistics Limited

Fred Olsen Freight Limited

Freight Action Limited

GFL (UK) Limited

Gorman Cory Shipping Agency Limited

Lawrence Holt & Company Limited

Lemstock Limited

London Central Cruise Moorings Limited

Morrison Shipping Agency Limited

Morrison Shipping Limited

Morrison Tours Limited

Morrison Tours Logistics Limited

Orca Shipping Limited

Persona Logistics Services Limited

Planetwide Group Limited

Planetwide Limited

Portabella Limited

Red Dragon Line Limited

Seascope Capital Services Limited

Seascope Projects Limited

Seascope Sale & Purchase Limited

Seascope Shipping Investments Limited

Seascope Shipping Limited

Seascope Shipping Services Limited

ShipTrak Limited

South African Liner Services Limited

Wavespec (North East) Limited

The Infertility Network (UK)

There is no further information to be disclosed pursuant to Rule 17 or Schedule Two paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies in respect of the appointment of Louise Evans.

Notes to editors

Gooch & Housego is a photonics technology business headquartered in Ilminster, Somerset, UK with operations in the USA and Europe. A world leader in its field, the company researches, designs, engineers and manufactures advanced photonic systems, components and instrumentation for applications in the Aerospace & Defence, Industrial, Life Sciences and Scientific Research sectors. World leading design, development and manufacturing expertise is offered across a broad range of complementary technologies.

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