Dealings by Substantial Shareholders

Finsbury Worldwide Pharm Tst PLC
7 January 2000




                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

FINSBURY WORLDWIDE PHARMACEUTICAL TRUST PLC



2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

FRIENDS IVORY & SIME PLC


3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 
     holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a 
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
     holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

AS IN 2 ABOVE


4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

5,282,500: CHASE NOMINEES LTD
1,497,500: GLOBENET NOMINEES LTD


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

N/A


6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

900,000

8)   (2.24%) of issued Class


9)   Class of security

ORDINARY 25P


10)  Date of transaction

6 JANUARY 2000


11)  Date company informed


7 JANUARY 2000


12)  Total holding following this notification

6,780,000

               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

16.89%


14)  Any additional information

IVORY & SIME ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD AND FRIENDS
PROVIDENT LIFE OFFICE ARE ALSO INTERESTED IN THESE SHARES


15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

NATHAN BROWN
REA BROTHERS LIMITED - SECRETARY
0207 426 6229


16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification

     Date of Notification .... 7 JANUARY 2000 ...



                       DEALINGS BY DIRECTORS


1)  NAME OF COMPANY

FINSBURY WORLDWIDE PHARMACEUTICAL TRUST PLC


2)  NAME OF DIRECTOR

MR IAN IVORY


3)  Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
    holding of the Director named in 2 above or holding of that person's
    spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial
    interest

DIRECTOR NAMED IN 2 ABOVE


4)  Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
    number of shares held by each of them. (If notified)


BANK OF NEW YORK (NOMINEES) LTD - 30,000 SHARES
RBSTB NOMINEES LTD - 25,000 SHARES

5)  Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
    with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)


N/A

6)  Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
    please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
    discretionary

PURCHASE OF SHARES FOR PERSONAL PENSION


7)  Number of shares/amount of
    stock acquired

15,000


8)   (0.04%)
    of issued Class

9)  Number of shares/amount
    of stock disposed

N/A


10)  (N/A%)
   of issued Class


11) Class of security

25P ORDINARY


12) Price per share

237.0P


13) Date of transaction

7 JANUARY 2000


14) Date company informed

7 JANUARY 2000


15) Total holding following this notification

55,000 SHARES


16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

0.14%


     IF A DIRECTOR HAS BEEN GRANTED OPTIONS BY THE COMPANY PLEASE
                    COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING BOXES

17) Date of grant



18) Period during which or date on which exercisable



19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option



20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number.



21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price
    is to be fixed at time of exercise



22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held
    following this notification



23) Any additional information



24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries


NATHAN BROWN
REA BROTHERS LIMITED - SECRETARY
0207 426 6229



25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
    making this notification

    Date of Notification.... 7 JANUARY 2000 .......