Director Shareholding

Finsbury Worldwide Pharm Tst PLC
24 April 2001

                                 SCHEDULE 11

         NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

 1. Name of company

    Finsbury Worldwide Pharmaceutical Trust PLC

    2) Name of director

    J A V Townsend

    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 or in
    respect of a non-beneficial interest

    As 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)

    The Corporation of Lloyds

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

    As above in 2

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

    Not stated

    7) Number of shares/amount of
    stock acquired

    n/a

    8) Percentage of issued class

    n/a

    9) Number of shares/amount
    of stock disposed

    6,630

    10) Percentage of issued class

    0.02%

    11) Class of security

    Ordinary shares of 25p each

    12) Price per share

    550p

    13) Date of transaction

    24 April 2001

    14) Date company informed

    24 April 2001

    15) Total holding following this notification

    200,006

    16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

    0.51%



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Secretary

24 April 2001