RNS Number : 7512M

Genus PLC

11 May 2015



TR-1: Notifications 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
2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights			Yes
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached			No
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments			No
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights			No
Other (please specify):___________________________			No
3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:	Ameriprise Financial, Inc. and its group
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):	See additional information under 13.
5. Date of transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:	7th May 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:	8th May 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:	Above the threshold of 5%

8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares If possible use ISIN code	Situation previous to the triggering transaction		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
	Number of shares	Number of voting rights	Number of shares	Number of voting rights		Percentage of voting rights
			Direct	Direct	Indirect	Direct	Indirect
GB0002074580	3,047,426	3,047,426	33,851	33,851	3,027,970	0.055%	4.967%

 

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/ conversion period	No. of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.	Percentage of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Exercise Price	Expiration date	Exercise / conversion period	No. of voting rights instrument refers to	Percentage of voting rights
					Nominal	Delta

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights	Percentage of voting rights
3,061,821	5.022%

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

Ameriprise Financial, Inc., which through intermediate holding companies controls the voting rights of Columbia Management Investment Advisers, Columbia Wanger Asset Management, Threadneedle Management Luxembourg S.A. and Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Ltd, which itself controls the voting rights of Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd, Threadneedle International Ltd and Threadneedle Pensions Ltd.

Proxy Voting:
10. Name of proxy holder:	N/A
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:	N/A
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:	N/A

13. Additional information:

Registered Owner

Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 39364	1,238,087
The Bank Of New York ( Nominees ) Limited	A/c 52401 81	36,611
The Bank Of New York ( Nominees ) Limited	A/c PTG 10972	131,988
The Bank Of New York ( Nominees ) Limited	A/c PTG 14556	2,960
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited	A/c 740190	16,667
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited	A/c 739874	87,639
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Limited	A/c 740311	8,799
Nortrust Nominees LTD	A/c ZPS11	148,556
Chase Nominees Ltd	A/c 44729	65,947
Securities Services Nominees Limited	A/c 07000000700	189,117
State Street Bank & Trust Boston	A/c MKCB	219,916
Nortrust Nominees LTD	A/c ZLA05	107,424
Nortrust Nominees LTD	A/c ZLA07	554,056
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 07197	33,851
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 10479	1,228
Nortrust Nominees LTD	A/c ZLA12	23,962
Nortrust Nominees LTD	A/c ZLA14	7,323
Nortrust Nominees LTD	A/c 34789	63,156
Littledown Nominees Ltd	A/c 10488	124,534

14 Contact name:

Mark Powney, Threadneedle Group

15. Contact telephone name:

+44 (0) 1793 363 135

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