RNS Number : 7291G
  Genus PLC
  27 October 2008
   

    
TR-1:   notification of major interests in shares 


 1. Identity of the issuer or                    Genus Plc
 the underlying issuer of
 existing shares to which
 voting rights are attached:
 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 
 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
 Other (please specify):______________
 3. Full name of person(s)            Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
 subject to the notification
 obligation:
 4. Full name of shareholder(s)     Legal & General Assurance (Pensions
 (if different from 3.):                 Management) Limited (PMC)

 5. Date of the transaction                   22 October 2008
 (and date on which the
 threshold is crossed or
 reached if different):
 6. Date on which issuer                      24 October 2008
 notified:
 7. Threshold(s) that is/are        From 5% - 4% (L&G)
 crossed or reached:

 8. Notified details:

 A: Voting rights attached to shares
 Class/type of shares            Situation previous to the Triggering        Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
  if possible using the ISIN     transaction 
 CODE
                                 Number of Shares      Number of Voting      Number of shares   Number of voting       % of voting
                                                       Rights                                   rights                 rights
                                                                                                Direct     Indirect    Direct  Indirect
 ORD                             3,008,121             3,008,121             2,959,489          2,959,489              4.97
 GBP 0.10

 B: Financial Instruments
 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
 Type of financial instrument   Expiration date   Exercise/ Conversion  Number of voting      % of voting rights
                                                  Period/ Date          rights that may be
                                                                        acquired if the
                                                                        instrument is
                                                                        exercised/
                                                                        converted. 
                                                                                                 

 Total (A+B)
 Number of voting rights  % of voting rights
        2,959,489                4.97




 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
 the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
 Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect)
 (Group) (3,433,288 -5.76% = Total Position) 
 Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings)
 Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)  (3,433,288
 -5.76% = Total Position)
 Legal & General Investment Management Limited
 (Indirect) (LGIM) (3,433,288 -5.76% = Total
 Position)
 Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (2,959,489 -4.97 % = LGAS, LGPL &
                                    PMC)
 Legal & General Investment      Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited
 Management (Holdings) Limited   (Direct) (LGIH) 
 (Direct) (LGIMHD) (2,211,368 -
 3.71 % = PMC)  
 Legal & General Assurance       Legal & General Assurance Society Limited
 (Pensions Management) Limited   (LGAS & LGPL) 
 (PMC) (2,211,368 - 3.71 % =
 PMC)  
                                 Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) 
                                 (LGPL)


 Proxy Voting:
 10. Name of the 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:     Notification using the total voting rights
                                             figure of 59,505,030
 14. Contact name:                            Helen Lewis (LGIM)
 15. Contact telephone number:                  020 3124 3851


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