As at 15th December 2011, the under mentioned have notified the company that they had an interest in 3% or more of its issued ordinary share capital.
| Number | % Holding | |
| Blackrock Investment Management | 3,259,549 | 14.92% |
| Gooch/Virgin Family Trusts | 2,647,869 | 12.12% |
| Standard Life Investments | 1,678,558 | 7.68% |
| Investec Wealth & Investment | 847,972 | 3.88% |
| Deutsche Bank as principal | 704,409 | 3.22% |
Save for these interests, the directors have not been notified that any person is directly or indirectly interested in 3% or more of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company.
The issued capital of 21,850,798 may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculation by which they will determine whether they are required to notify their interest in, or a change in their interest in, Gooch & Housego PLC under the FSA’s Disclosure and Transparency Rules.
Shares not in the public domain
As at 15th December 2011 the percentage of AIM securities which are not in the public domain1 was 35.1%.
1 Defined as founders of the business, directors and any shareholder owning over 5 per cent