Portfolio Update

Finsbury Worldwide Pharm Tst PLC
05 July 2006



                                                                     5 July 2006





                    FINSBURY WORLDWIDE PHARMACEUTICAL TRUST PLC

                              (the 'Company')





                       QUARTERLY STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS





In compliance with the Listing Rules - Chapter 21 Investment Entities (I)(ii),
the Company discloses the following:



  • Investments valuing greater than 5% of the Company's gross assets comprise
    the following:


Company Name                                                        Value of Investment at      % of Total
                                                                                            Portfolio  Assets
                                                                         30 June 2006
NOVARTIS CHF0.50 REGD                                                     29,050,294               8.75
GENENTECH INC COM STK USD0.02 NPV                                         21,671,217               6.53
AMGEN COM USD0.0001                                                       17,351,875               5.23
LILLY (ELI) & COMPANY COM USD NPV                                         17,182,693               5.18
WYETH COM USD0.333                                                        17,096,007               5.15





  • The ten largest investments held by the Company comprise the following:


Company Name                                                         Value of Investment at      % of Total
                                                                                              Portfolio Assets
                                                                         30 June 2006

NOVARTIS CHF0.50 REGD                                                      29,050,294               8.75
GENENTECH INC COM STK USD0.02 NPV                                          21,671,217               6.53
AMGEN COM USD0.0001                                                        17,351,875               5.23
LILLY (ELI) & COMPANY COM USD NPV                                          17,182,693               5.18
WYETH COM USD0.333                                                         17,096,007               5.15
JOHNSON & JOHNSON COM USD1                                                 15,744,976               4.75
SERONO SA 'B' CHF25                                                        14,909,300               4.49
GEN-PROBE INC USD0.0001                                                    14,300,884               4.31
PFIZER COM USD0.05                                                         13,222,535               3.98
TAKEDA PHARAMACEUTICAL CO NPV                                              13,059,561               3.94







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For further information please contact:

Tracey Lago, Senior Company Secretary

Close Finsbury Asset Management Limited

Telephone: [phone]


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