Genus PLC — Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement 2020

Oct 16, 2020

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GENUS plc Registered in England and Wales No: 02972325)

Job: 34262_Genus_AR20_Proxy_AW Proof: 04 Proof Read by:

Set-up: Sue from 29153 First Read/Revisions

Operator: Kevin Date: October 13, 2020 12:16 PM

FORM OF PROXY

Form of Proxy for use at the Annual General Meeting of Genus plc (the 'Company') to be held on 25 November 2020 at 11.00am.

I/We, being holder(s) of ordinary shares of 10 pence each ('Ordinary Shares') in the Company, hereby appoint the Chairman of the Annual General Meeting or (see note 1)

Please mark this box to indicate that this proxy appointment is one of multiple appointments being made (see note 2).

I/We authorise and instruct my/our said proxy to vote on a poll in respect of the resolutions to be proposed at the Annual General Meeting as follows:

1. To receive the Company's audited Financial Statements and the Directors' Reports for the year ended 30 June 2020.

Please insert the full name and address of proxy, if not the Chairman as my/our proxy to vote for me/us on my/our behalf at the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held on

1. To approve the Directors' Remuneration Report for the year ended 30 June 2020.

25 November 2020 at 11.00am and at any adjournment of it.

• 1. To declare a final dividend of 19.7 pence perOrdinary Share.
• 1. To elect Iain Ferguson as a Director of the Company.
• 1. To elect Alison Henriksen as a Director of the Company.
• 1. To re-elect Stephen Wilson as a Director of the Company.
• 1. To re-elect LysanneGray as aDirector oftheCompany.
• 1. To re-elect Lykele van derBroek as aDirector oftheCompany.
• 1. To re-elect Lesley Knox as aDirector oftheCompany.
• 1. To re-elect Ian Charles as a Director of the Company.
• 1. To re-appointDeloitte LLP as auditor oftheCompany.
• 1. To authorise the Audit and RiskCommittee oftheBoard to determine the remuneration ofthe auditor.
• 1. To empower the Directors with limited authority to allot Ordinary Shares.

Special Resolutions

• • 1. To empowertheDirectorswith limited authority to allot additional equity securities for cashwithout first offering them to existing shareholders provided that this power be used only in connection with an acquisition or other capital investment.
  • 1. To empower the Directors with limited authority to make one or more market purchases of any Ordinary Shares.
  • 1. To allowaGeneralMeeting otherthan an AnnualGeneralMeeting to be called on notless than 14 clear days' notice.

Please indicate by marking the appropriate boxes in ink like this: ✗ how you wish your votes to be cast in respect of the above resolutions.
On receipt of this card duly signed, in the absence of any specific instructions, the proxy will vote or abstain at his/her discretion.

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proxy is appointed (see notes 1 & 2).

Number of shares in respect of which the

Set-up: Sue from 29153 First Read/Revisions

NOTES:

• 1. Any member entitled to vote at this Meeting may appoint one or more proxies to vote instead of him/her. As set out in the Notice of the Meeting, the meeting will be a closed meeting at which shareholders and their proxies are not entitled to attend. In order for your vote to be counted, you are strongly encouraged to appoint the Chairman as your proxy. If the proxy is being appointed in relation to less than your full voting entitlement, please enter in the box next to the proxy holder's name the number of shares in relation to which he or she is authorised to act as your proxy. If left blank your proxy will be deemed to be authorised in respect of your full voting entitlement.
• 1. To appoint more than one proxy, an additional proxy form(s) may be obtained by contacting Equiniti Registrars on 0371 384 2290, or by contacting the Equiniti overseas helpline on +44 121 415 7047 (lines open 8.30am to 5.30pm, Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays in England and Wales), or you may copy this form. Please indicate in the box next to the proxy holder's name the number of shares in relation to which he or she is authorised to act as your proxy. Please also indicate by marking the box provided if the proxy instruction is one of multiple instructions being given. All forms must be signed and should be returned together.
• 1. To be valid, a duly executed form of proxy for use at the Meeting together, if appropriate, with the power of attorney or other authority (if any) under which it is signed or, a duly certified copy of such power or authority, must be deposited at the offices of Equiniti Registrars, Freepost RTHJ-CLLL-KBKU, Equiniti, Aspect House, Spencer Road, Lancing, BN99 8LU at least 48 hours before the time appointed for holding the Meeting or any adjournment thereof.
• 1. CREST members who wish to appoint a proxy by using the CREST electronic proxy appointment service may do so by using the CREST electronic proxy appointment service. CREST members should refer to the Notice of Annual General Meeting enclosed with this form of proxy which sets out the requirements for the submission of a proxy appointment via CREST.
• 1. Proxy appointment and instructions, however submitted, must be received by 11.00am on 23 November 2020.
• 1. Pursuant to Regulation 41 of the Uncertificated Securities Regulations 2001, the time by which a person must be entered on the register of members of the Company in order to have the right to attend and vote at the Meeting is 6.30pm on 23 November 2020. Changes to entries on the register of members after the relevant time shall be disregarded in determining the rights of any person to attend or vote at the Meeting, notwithstanding any provisions in any enactment, articles of association or other instrument to the contrary.
• 1. In the case of joint registered holders, the vote of the first named in the register who tenders a vote, whether in person or by proxy, will be accepted to the exclusion of the votes of the other joint holders. Where the shares are registered in the name of a company, corporations should affix their common seal or otherwise duly execute this form of proxy in accordance with their articles of association or by signature by a duly authorised officer or agent. Where the shares are registered in the name of a partnership the form of proxy must be executed by two partners stating that they are partners in the partnership. In the case of an individual, this form of proxy must be signed by the member or his/her attorney duly authorised in writing.
• 1. Any alteration made to the form of proxy must be initialled.

Job: 34262_Genus_AR20_Proxy_AW Proof: 04 Proof Read by:

Operator: Kevin Date: October 13, 2020 12:16 PM

• 1. For your convenience, the form of proxy is enclosed.
• 1. If you direct your proxy to abstain from voting on a resolution, this abstention will not constitute a vote in law, which means that the vote will not be counted in the calculation of votes for or against the resolution.
• 1. Unless you give specific instructions on how to vote on a particular resolution, your proxy may vote as he or she thinks fit on any motion to amend a resolution or to adjourn the Meeting, or any other resolution proposed at the Meeting. Should any other resolution be proposed at the Meeting, the proxy may vote as he or she thinks fit.
• 1. This card should not be used for any comments, change of address or other queries. Please send separate instructions.
• 1. All enquiries concerning this form should be directed to Equiniti Limited, Aspect House, Spencer Road, Lancing, West Sussex, BN99 6DA.

GENUS plc

Notification of document availability on Genus plc (the 'Company') website (www.genusplc.com)

This is to notify you that the following documents are available on the Company's website:

• 1. Notice that the 2020 Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held on 25 November 2020 at 11.00am.
• 1. The Company's Annual Report & Accounts 2020.

The website address to access the documents is www.genusplc.com and the documents are located in the Investors section of the website. There are no particular software requirements to view these documents, other than those which are described on the Company's website. Your personalised proxy card for use at the Company's Annual General Meeting is attached to this document. It contains details of proxy appointment deadlines. If you have any queries on the above, please contact Equiniti Registrars on 0371 384 2290* or the Equiniti overseas helpline on +44 121 415 7047.