Holding(s) in Company

Genus PLC
15 December 2005


Genus plc ('the Company')

Notification of Major Interests in Shares

The Company received a notification dated 2 December 2005 from Lansdowne
Partners Limited on behalf of Lansdowne Partners Limited Partnership, on behalf
of client funds that it manages, informing Genus that they have an interested in
1,800,000 ordinary shares representing 3.26% of the issued ordinary share
capital of the Company.

15 December 2005



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