Directors Share Awards

Genus PLC
15 September 2004




FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                    15 September 2004



                                    Genus Plc


The Company announces that, under the provisions of the Genus Plc 2004
Performance Share Plan, conditional nil-cost share awards have been made by the
Remuneration Committee of the Board to Mr Richard Wood, Chief Executive, as to
121,400 shares and to Mr David Timmins, Group Finance Director, as to 86,700
shares. These awards have performance conditions which relate to growth in
earnings per share over a three year period and which trigger vesting on an
incremental basis.



For further information:

John Hawkins, Chairman - Tel. [phone]
Fred Ward, Bridgewell Ltd. - Tel. [phone]



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