Issue of New Ordinary Shares

Genus PLC
5 January 2001


The Company announces that it has today applied for 75,000 new ordinary shares
of 10p each, fully paid to be admitted to trading on AIM. These shares have
been issued under the terms of the Company's 1996 Executive Share Option
Scheme.

Dealings in the new ordinary shares are expected to commence at 8:30 a.m. on
11 January 2001.