Director/PDMR Shareholding

Genus PLC
18 October 2007



For Immediate Release                                            18 October 2007

                                   Genus plc
                                ('the Company')

                             Director Shareholding


On 18 October 2007, Richard Wood exercised options over 57,884 Ordinary Shares
pursuant to the Company's 2000 Share Option Scheme at an exercise price of 192.5
pence. On the same date, he exercised nil cost options over 100,762 Ordinary
Shares pursuant to the Company's 2004 Performance Share Plan. Both of the above
amounts, together with 59,400 shares owned by Richard Wood were sold on 18
October 2007 at a price of 700 pence per share. The latter shares were sold
following the recent changes to business asset taper relief.

Following these transactions highlighted above, Richard Wood remains the 
beneficial owner of 410,285 conditional shares awarded to him under the 
Company's 2004 Performance Share Plan.


For further enquiries please contact:

Ian Farrelly

Group Company Secretary

Genus plc                                          01256 345 996



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