Director Declaration

15 March 2017

Genus plc

Director Declaration

Genus plc (LSE: GNS) today announces that Karim Bitar, Chief Executive, has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director of Spectris plc, the global productivity-enhancing instrumentation and controls company, with effect from 1 July 2017.

This announcement is being made pursuant to 9.6.14 of the Listing Rules.

For further information please contact:

Genus:

Dan Hartley, Group General Counsel & Company Secretary Tel: +44 (0)1256 347100