Directors' Share Awards

Genus PLC
07 December 2005


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                            7 December 2005


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

                   Issue of Equity to Employee Benefit Trust

                            Directors' Share Awards

The Company announces that, under the provision 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
68,560 shares and to Mr David Timmins, Group Finance Director, as to 29,020
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:


Genus plc
John Hawkins, Chairman                      Tel: [phone]

Bridgewell Ltd
Fred Ward                                   Tel: [phone]




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