Genesis Worldwide Receives Notification of Hold...

FOR: GENESIS WORLDWIDE INC. TSX, AIM SYMBOL: GWI February 12, 2009 Genesis Worldwide Receives Notification of Holdings MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Feb. 12, 2009) - Genesis Worldwide Inc. ("Genesis" or the "Company"), (TSX:GWI)(AIM:GWI), a leading provider of "green" building technologies, announces that on February 5, 2009, the Company was notified by Codding Enterprises, a California Limited Partnership, that as at December 29, 2008, Codding held 1,051,400 of the Common Shares of the Company, representing 3.4% of the issued share capital of the Company. As at February 12, 2009, the Company had 30,982,858 Common Shares outstanding. About Genesis Worldwide Inc. Genesis is a leading provider of "green" building technology. Genesis offers licensees a turn-key solution which includes software applications, industrial technologies, and a wide range of services. The Genesis Solution encompasses engineered processes and materials that are environmentally sustainable or "green". Genesis is headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada and has licensees in the United States, Canada, Europe and the Middle East. For additional information about the Company, visit www.genesisworldwide.com. -30- FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT: Genesis Worldwide Inc. Catherine Smyth Manager, Investor Relations (905) 285-9909, ext. 302 Website: www.genesisworldwide.com OR Canaccord Adams Robert Finlay or Ryan Cohen +44 020 7050 6500 -0- Genesis Worldwide Inc.