Holding(s) in Company

Genus PLC
28 March 2007




                                                                    

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


(1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:

Genus Plc

Sedol 0207458

2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No): (   )

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:                               ( X )

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result 
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are 
attached:                                                                  (   )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:                          (   )

Other (please specify) :                                                   (   )


 
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

   1  Lansdowne Partners Limited being the General Partner of Lansdowne Partners 
      Limited Partnership
 
   2  Lansdowne UK Equity Fund Limited

   3  Lansdowne Partners International
      Limited


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

Morstan Nominees Ltd
(Registered Shareholder)
 

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached
if different):

21/3/2007
 

6. Date on which issuer notified:

28/3/2007
 

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

5%
 

8. Notified details:


 


A: Voting rights attached to shares

 
Class/type of shares            Situation previous to  
if possible using the           the Triggering         
ISIN CODE                       transaction        
                       Number of shares       Number of voting Rights 

Ordinary               2,527,338              2,527,338 
Shares
 

                     Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 
Class/type of shares Number of shares  Number of voting rights    % of voting rights  
if possible using                                                                 
the ISIN CODE                                                                         
                     Direct            Direct     Indirect        Direct    Indirect  

                          0                 0     2,795,243         0.0%       5.01%
 

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 

Type of     Expiration Date  Exercise/Conversion Number of voting     % of voting     
financial                    Period/ Date        rights that may be   rights          
instrument                                       acquired if the                      
                                                 instrument is                        
                                                 exercised/                           
                                                 converted.                           

 

Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights       % of voting rights 

2,795,243                     5.01%
 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:


Lansdowne Partners International Limited is the parent undertaking of
Lansdowne Partners Limited.



Proxy Voting:

 
10. Name of the proxy holder:

Lansdowne Partners Limited
 

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:


 

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:


 

13. Additional information:

    1  Lansdowne Partners Limited being the General 
       Partner of Lansdowne Partners Limited Partnership
       ('LPLP') controls 2,795,243 voting rights
       representing 5.01%

    2  Lansdowne UK Equity Fund Limited owns
       2,661,747 voting rights representing 4.77%

    The balancing 0.24% of shares is held on behalf of
    other client funds managed by LPLP
 

14. Contact name:

Lois Molloy
 

15. Contact telephone number:

[phone]


 

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