Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 7923U

Genus PLC

19 May 2008

For Immediate Release

19 May 2008

Genus plc

('the Company')

Director/PDMR Dealings

The Company has been notified that 67,700 ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the Company ('Ordinary Shares') were today sold on behalf of Richard Wood, Chief Executive, at a price of 860 pence per Ordinary Share. The shares were sold as a result of 67,700 Ordinary Shares vesting today in favour of Richard Wood under the Company's Performance Share Plan.

Richard Wood's direct shareholding in the Company now stands at 14,200 Ordinary Shares which represent 0.0002% of the issued share capital of the Company which is currently 59,404,476 Ordinary Shares. In addition, he remains the beneficial owner of 342,585 conditional share awards under the Company's Performance Share Plan.

The Company has also been notified that Ian Biggs, Chief Operating Officer for the Americas, today sold 46,000 Ordinary Shares at a price of 860 pence per Ordinary Share as a result of such Ordinary Shares vesting in his favour today under the Company's Performance Share Plan. Ian Bigg's direct shareholding in the Company now stands at 3,375 Ordinary Shares which represent 0.00006% of the issued share capital of the Company. In addition, he remains the beneficial owner of 134,254 conditional share awards under the Company's Performance Share Plan.

In addition the Company has been notified that Thomas Philip Acton, Chief Operating Officer for Europe and the Far East today sold 32,000 Ordinary Shares at a price of 860 pence per Ordinary Share as a result of such Ordinary Shares vesting in his favour today under the Company's Performance Share Plan. Thomas Philip Acton's direct shareholding in the Company now stands at 21,104 Ordinary Shares which represent 0.0004% of the issued share capital of the Company. In addition, he remains the beneficial owner of 99,085 conditional share awards under the Performance Share Plan.