Holding(s) in Company

Genus PLC
14 October 2004



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                          14 October 2004


                                   GENUS PLC
                                ('the Company')

Genus plc has been notified by Jupiter Asset Management Limited by a notice in
writing dated 13 October 2004, that it is interested in 3,773,500 ordinary
shares of 10p each in the capital of the Company, which represents 10.64% of the
ordinary shares in issue.

The said ordinary shares are registered in the name of Jupiter Asset Management
Limited, 1 Grosvenor Place, London SW1X 7JJ, which does not hold any shares
beneficially, but holds them as an investment manager acting on behalf of
discretionary clients.

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