Genus PLC — AGM Information 2012

Nov 8, 2012

GENUS PLC COMPANY NUMBER: 2972325

THE COMPANIES ACT 2006

PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED BY SHARES

RESOLUTIONS OF GENUS PLC

At the Annual General Meeting of Genus plc (the 'Company') duly convened and held at the Apollo Hotel, Aldermaston Roundabout, Basingstoke Hampshire RG24 9NU at 11.00am on 8 November 2012, the following resolutions were passed:

As Ordinary Resolutions:

Resolution 11:

THAT the directors be generally and unconditionally authorised in accordance with $11.$ section 551 of the Companies Act 2006 (the 'Act') to allot shares in the Company up to a maximum aggregate nominal amount of $£1,569,374$ being 15,693,749 ordinary shares of 10 pence each ("Ordinary Shares"), such authority to expire on the conclusion of the Company's Annual General Meeting next following but so that the Company may, before the expiry of such period, make an offer or agreement which would or might require shares to be allotted after such expiry and the directors may allot shares in pursuance of such an offer or agreement as if the authority conferred hereby had not expired.

Resolution 12:

THAT the amendments to the rules of the Genus plc 2004 Performance Share Plan (the 12. 'PSP') as described on page 44 of the Directors' Report and contained in the amended rules of the PSP produced in draft to this Annual General meeting and, for the purposes of identification, initialled by the Chairman, be approved and the directors be authorised to adopt the amended PSP and to do all such other acts and things as they may consider appropriate to implement the amendments to the PSP.

As Special Resolutions:

Resolution 13:

• THAT subject to and conditional on the passing of resolution 11, the directors be $13.$ empowered, pursuant to section 570 and section 573 of the Act, to allot equity securities (within the meaning of sections 560 of the Act) for cash pursuant to the authority conferred by resolution 11 as if section 561(1) of the Act did not apply to any such allotment, provided that this power shall be limited to the allotment of equity securities:
• 13.1 in connection with an offer of such securities by way of rights issue; and
• 13.2 otherwise than pursuant to sub-paragraph 13.1 above up to an aggregate nominal amount of £301,478 being 3,014,782 Ordinary Shares representing not more than 5 per cent of the issued share capital of the Company as at 30 June 2012,

and shall expire on the conclusion of the Company's Annual General Meeting next following save that the Company may, before such expiry, make an offer or agreement which would or might require equity securities to be allotted after such expiry and the directors may allot equity securities in pursuance of any such offer or agreement as if the power had not expired. This power applies in relation to a sale of treasury shares as if all references in this resolution to an allotment included any such sale and in the first paragraph of this resolution the words "pursuant to the authority conferred by resolution 11" were omitted in relation to such a sale.

In this resolution, 'rights issue' means an offer of equity securities open for acceptance for a period fixed by the directors to holders on the register on a fixed record date in proportion as nearly as may be to their respective holdings, but subject to such exclusions or other arrangements as the directors may deem necessary or expedient to deal with any fractional entitlements or legal or practical difficulties under the laws of, or the requirement of any recognised regulatory body or any stock exchange in, any territory or any other matter.

• THAT subject to and in accordance with article 9 of the Company's Articles of $14.$ Association, the Company be generally and unconditionally authorised to make market purchases (within the meaning of section 693(4) of the Act) of Ordinary Shares on such terms as the directors think fit provided that:
• 14.1 the maximum number of Ordinary Shares hereby authorised to be purchased is 6,029,565 (representing 10 per cent of the Company's issued ordinary share capital as at 30 June 2012);
• 14.2 the minimum price, exclusive of any expenses which may be paid for an Ordinary Share is 10 pence;
• 14.3 the maximum price, exclusive of any expenses, which may be paid for an Ordinary Share is an amount equal to the higher of: (a) 105 per cent of the average of the middle market quotations for an Ordinary Share, as derived from the London Stock Exchange Daily Official List, for the five business days immediately before the day on which such share is contracted to be purchased; and (b) the amount stipulated by Article $5(1)$ of the Buy-back and Stabilisation Regulation 2003; and
• 14.4 the authority conferred by this resolution shall expire on the conclusion of the Company's Annual General Meeting next following or 18 months after the date of its passing (whichever occurs first), except that the Company may, before such expiry, enter into a contract for the purchase of Ordinary Shares which may be completed by or executed wholly or partly after the expiration of this authority.

Resolution 15:

1. THAT a general meeting, other than an Annual General Meeting, may be called on not less than 14 clear days' notice and that such authority shall expire on the conclusion of the Company's Annual General Meeting next following.

In ally Ian Farrelly

Company Secretary

8 November 2012