The board of Gooch & Housego PLC proposed an unchanged final dividend of 8.3 pence per share for the financial year ended 30 September 2025 (2024: 8.3 pence per share), for approval at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 27 February 2026, representing a total dividend for the year of 13.2 pence. Payment of the dividend will be made on 6 March 2026, to shareholders on the register as at 30 January 2026.
Gooch & Housego PLC is a United Kingdom-based company. The Company is a manufacturer of specialist optoelectronic components, materials and systems and specialist instrumentation and life sciences devices. It operates through three segments: Industrial, Aerospace and Defense, and Life Sciences/Bio Photonics. The Industrial segment comprises the Industrial laser market for use in the semiconductor and microelectronic industries, but also includes other Industrial applications such as metrology, telecommunications, and scientific research. The Companyâs products include Acousto-Optics, Crystal Optics, Electro-Optics, Fiber Optics, Precision Optics, Lens Systems, and Vision Systems. Its Aerospace and Defense solutions include satellite communications, optical imaging in harsh environments, airborne and spaceborne navigation, laser directed energy weapons, laser protection in the field. Its Industrial and Telecom solutions include lidar systems, laser-based semiconductor manufacturing.
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