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Genus PLC

29 December 2017

Genus plc

Director/PDMR Shareholding

Genus plc (LSE: GNS) announces that, further to the vesting of conditional nil-cost options on 20 November 2017 under the Genus 2014 Performance Share Plan (the 'PSP') as listed in table A below, the Executive Directors and members of the Genus Executive Leadership Team ('GELT') sold ordinary shares in Genus on 28 December 2017, on the London Stock Exchange to offset income tax and social security liabilities due on the exercises, and retained the balance of ordinary shares.

The below notifications, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, give further detail of the number of nil-cost options exercised and ordinary shares sold on 28 December 2017.

For further information please contact:

Genus:

Cara Crichton, Deputy Company Secretary Tel: +44 (0)1256 347100

Table A - GELT 2004 Performance Share Plan Exercises

Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated

Name

1. Karim Bitar

2. Stephen Wilson

3. Jonathan Lightner

4. Dan Hartley

Reason for the notification

Position/status

1. Chief Executive

2. Group Finance Director

3. Chief Scientific Officer & Head of Genus R&D

4. Group General Counsel & Company Secretary

Initial notification

/Amendment

Initial notification

Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor

Name

Genus plc

LEI

54930022EOITNKSIGH56

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

Description of the

Financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 10p each

GB0002074580

Nature of the transaction

1. Exercise of 68,499 nil-cost options under the PSP.

2. Exercise of 40,615 nil-cost options under the PSP.

3. Exercise of 21,191 nil-cost options under the PSP.

4. Exercise of 29,904 nil-cost options under the PSP.

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
1. 0p	68,499
2. 0p	40,615
3. 0p	21,191
4. 0p	29,904

Aggregated information

· Aggregated volume

· Price

Average price(s)	Total volume(s)
1. 0p	68,499
2. 0p	40,615
3. 0p	21,191
4. 0p	29,904

Date of the transaction

2017-12-28

Place of the transaction

Outside a trading venue.

Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted

Description of the

Financial instrument, type of instrument

Identification code

Ordinary shares of 10p each

GB0002074580

Nature of the transaction

1. Sale of 32,292 shares arising from the exercise of nil-cost options under the PSP to offset income tax and social security liabilities due on the exercise.

2. Sale of 19,147 shares arising from the exercise of nil-cost options under the PSP to offset income tax and social security liabilities due on the exercise.

3. Sale of 10,543 shares arising from the exercise of nil-cost options under the PSP to offset income tax and social security liabilities due on the exercise.

4. Sale of 14,098 shares arising from the exercise of nil-cost options under the PSP to offset income tax and social security liabilities due on the exercise.

Price(s) and volume(s)

Price(s)	Volume(s)
1. 2,510.81043p	32,292
2. 2,510.81043p	19,147
3. 2,510.81043p	10,543
4. 2,510.81043p	14,098

Aggregated information

· Aggregated volume

· Price

Average price(s)	Total volume(s)
1. 2,510.81043p	32,292
2. 2,510.81043p	19,147
3. 2,510.81043p	10,543
4. 2,510.81043p	14,098

Date of the transaction

2017-12-28

Place of the transaction

London Stock Exchange, Main Market (XLON)

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