Earnings release
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RNS Number : 4529OGooch & Housego PLC30 July 2026 30 July 2026 Gooch & Housego PLC Trading Update Gooch & Housego PLC ("G&H" or the "Group") today provides a brief update on current trading,alongside the publication of the scheme document relating to the recommended cash acquisition ofG&H by Greenlight Bidco Limited (the "Acquisition"). As disclosed in the announcement of the Acquisition on 16 July 2026, the Group's trading performancefor the financial year ending 30 September 2026 ("FY26") is expected to be more heavily weightedtowards Q4 than previously anticipated, reflecting the impact of supply-chain constraints on the timing oforder book conversion and programme deliveries, and global uncertainties remain a risk to the near-term execution of G&H's strategy. The Board's expectations for FY26 currently remain unchanged. - Ends - For further information, please contact: Gooch & Housego PLC Charlie Peppiatt, Chief Executive Officer Tel: +44 (0) 1460 256 440 James Corte, Chief Financial Officer www.gandh.com Burson Buchanan (Financial Communications) Henry Harrison-Topham, Sophie Wills and Abigail Gilchrist Tel: +44 (0) 20 7466 5000G&H@buchanan.uk.com Investec Bank plc (NOMAD and Broker) Christopher Baird, Carlton Nelson and Charles Craven Tel: +44 (0) 20 7597 5970 Notes to editorsGooch & Housego is a photonics technology business with operations in the USA and Europe. A worldleader in its field, the company researches, designs, engineers and manufactures advanced photonicsystems, components and instrumentation for applications in the Aerospace and Defence, Industrial andTelecom, and Life Sciences sectors. World-leading design, development and manufacturing expertise isoffered across a broad range of complementary technologies. It is headquartered in Ilminster, Somerset,UK. For more information please visit www.gandh.com. For more information, pleasevisit www.gandh.com. All financial information included in this announcement is sourced from unaudited managementaccounts and excludes any specific items. This announcement contains certain forward-lookingstatements that are based on management's current expectations or beliefs as well as assumptionsabout future events. These are subject to risk factors associated with, amongst other things, theeconomic and business circumstances occurring from time to time in the countries and sectors in whichG&H operates. It is believed that the expectations reflected in these statements are reasonable but theymay be affected by a wide range of variables which could cause actual results, and G&H's plans andobjectives, to differ materially from those currently anticipated or implied in the forward-lookingstatements. Investors should not place undue reliance on any such statements. Nothing in thisannouncement should be construed as a profit forecast.
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