Transaction in Own Shares

For immediate release

                                                                5 February 2007

                  FINSBURY WORLDWIDE PHARMACEUTICAL TRUST PLC                  

                                (the "Company")                                

                    MARKET PURCHASE OF COMPANY'S OWN SHARES                    

Notification is given, pursuant to the authority granted at the Annual General
Meeting of the Company held on 14 July 2006 to make market purchases of the
Company's own shares up to an aggregate maximum of 8,630,065, that a market
total of 330,000 Ordinary shares of 25p each in the capital of the Company was
purchased by the Company today at a price of 490.0p per share. Such shares will
be held by the Company as treasury shares.

The total number of Ordinary shares held by the Company in treasury following
the purchase and non-cancellation of Ordinary shares is 2,198,000. The number
of Ordinary shares that the Company has in issue, less the total number of
Ordinary shares held by the Company in treasury following such purchase, is
55,246,881.

For and on behalf of

Close Investments Limited

Company Secretary

For further information, please contact:

Tracey Lago

Close Investments Limited

Tel: [phone]