Holding(s) in Company

Finsbury Worldwide Pharm Tst PLC
28 July 2005




                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company


FINSBURY WORLDWIDE PHARMACEUTICAL TRUST PLC



2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


BARCLAYS 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


CHASE NOMINEES LTD (A/C 16376)- 32,215 SHARES
GERRARD NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C ER1) - 10,000 SHARES
GREIG MIDDLETON NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C GM1) - 66,570 SHARES
GREIG MIDDLETON NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C GM3)- 100,000 SHARES
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) (A/C 16331)- 13,324 SHARES
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) (A/C 16341)- 24,027 SHARES
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) (A/C 16400) - 664,502 SHARES
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY) (A/C 18409) - 44,025 SHARES
R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C RC1) - 396,219 SHARES
R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C AK1) - 121,625 SHARES
R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C BL1)  - 37,464 SHARES
R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C CM1) - 23,407 SHARES
R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C GP1) - 62,074 SHARES
R C GREIG NOMINEES LIMITED (A/C SA1) - 70,983 SHARES



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


NOT DISCLOSED



6. Percentage of issued class


NOT DISCLOSED



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed


NOT DISCLOSED



8. Percentage of issued class


NOT DISCLOSED



9. Class of security


25P ORDINARY



10. Date of transaction


25 JULY 2005



11. Date company informed


28 JULY 2005



12. Total holding following this notification


1,666,435 SHARES



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


3.05%



14. Any additional information


Interest through the following legal entities:

GERRARD LTD - 888,342 SHARES

BARCLAYS LIFE ASSURANCE CO LTD - 37,351 SHARES

BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS LTD - 740,742 SHARES



15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


TRACEY LAGO - 020 7426 6219



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


TRACEY LAGO, COMPANY SECRETARY



Date of notification


28 JULY 2005



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