Power of Attorney

    Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of Noel Donnelly and Kyle Breidenstine, signing singly, and with
full power of substitution, as the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-
fact to:

        (1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
        undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of PepGen Inc., a
        Delaware corporation (the "Company"), from time to time the following
        Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") forms: Forms 3, 4, and 5
        in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
        1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and the rules thereunder;

        (2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
        undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute
        any such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete and execute any amendment or
        amendments thereto, and timely file such form with the SEC and any
        stock exchange or similar authority; and

        (3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with
        the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of
        benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the
        undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such
        attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of
        Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and
        conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-
        fact's discretion.

    The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such
attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein
granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in
serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, is not assuming, nor
is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply
with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

    This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,
unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact. This Power of Attorney shall expire as to any
individual attorney-in-fact if such attorney-in-fact ceases to be an officer of
the Company. This Power of Attorney may be filed with the SEC as a confirming
statement of the authority granted herein.

    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 13th day of April, 2022.


 /s/ Joshua Resnick
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Printed Name: Joshua Resnick