Director Shareholding

Genus PLC
09 June 2004


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 9th June 2004

                                  GENUS plc
                          ('Genus' or  'the Company')

                               Director's Dealing

Genus plc announces that it has been notified by the following director by a
notice in writing dated 8th June 2004 that he has purchased the following
Ordinary Shares in the capital of the Company:


Director    Date of     Number of     Price per    Number of     % holding
            purchase     shares          share      shares         in the
                        purchased                  following       Company
                                                    purchase      following
                                                                   purchase

E W White   8 June 2004   9,000           220p       30,002          0.08%



The record date for the proposed dividend is 23rd July 2004 and not 22nd July
2004 as stated in the Preliminary Results announcement dated 3rd June 2004.


ENQUIRIES:

Genus plc                                              Tel: [phone]
Richard Wood, Chief Executive, Genus plc
David Timmins, Group Finance Director, Genus plc

Buchanan Communications                                Tel: [phone]
Charles Ryland/Catherine Miles


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