Holding(s) in Company

TR-1 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of     FINSBURY           
existing shares to which voting rights are attached:      WORLDWIDE          
                                                          PHARMACEUTICAL     
                                                          TRUST PLC          
                                                                             
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or           
boxes):                                                                      
                                                                             
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                  
                                                                             
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result      X      
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights           
are attached                                                                 
                                                                             
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                             
                                                                             
Other (please specify):                                                      
                                                                             
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification     EAST RIDING OF     
obligation:                                               YORKSHIRE COUNCIL  
                                                                             
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):    -                  
                                                                             
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the          30 MARCH 2007      
threshold is crossed or reached:                                             
                                                                             
6. Date on which issuer notified:                         2 APRIL 2007       
                                                                             
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:           27%                
                                                                             
8. Notified details: 27.30%                                                  
                                                                             

 

A: Voting rights attached to shares                                            
                                                                               
Class/type   Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering    
of shares    the Triggering        transaction                                 
 if possible transaction                                                       
using the                                                                      
ISIN CODE    Number   Number of    Number of Number of voting   % of voting    
             of       Voting       shares    rights             rights         
             Shares   Rights                                                   
                                                                               
                                   Direct    Direct    Indirect Direct Indirect
                                                                               
ORDINARY     1,800,000             1,800,000 1,800,000 N/A      3.45%  N/A     
SHARES                                                                         
                                                                               
GB0003385308                                                                   
                                                                               
                                                                               
                                                                               

 

B: Financial Instruments                                                      
                                                                              
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                          
                                                                              
Type of    Expiration Exercise/         Number of voting rights that   % of   
financial  date       Conversion        may be acquired if the         voting 
instrument            Period/ Date      instrument is exercised/       rights 
                                        converted.                            
                                                                              
WARRANTS   31 JULY    EACH YEAR ON 31   2,950,000                      27.30% 
(NON       2009       JULY BETWEEN 2005 (NON VOTING)                   (NON   
VOTING)               AND 2009 INC.                                    VOTING)
                                                                              

 

Total (A+B)                                                                   
                                                                              
Number of voting rights                     % of voting rights                
                                                                              
1,800,000                                   3.45                              
                                                                              

 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the  
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable                       
                                                                                
N/A                                                                             
                                                                                

 

Proxy Voting:                                                       
                                                                    
10. Name of the proxy holder:                                    N/A
                                                                    
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:     N/A
                                                                    
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights: N/A
                                                                    

 

13. Additional    VOTING RIGHTS (BOX A) BASED ON 52,142,781 ORDINARY SHARES (TO
information:      WHICH VOTING RIGHTS ARE ATTRIBUTABLE) IN ISSUE.              
                  NON VOTING RIGHTS (BOX B) BASED ON 10,804,056 WARRANTS IN    
                  ISSUE.                                                       
                                                                               
14. Contact name: MARK POPE                                                    
                                                                               
15. Contact       020 3 008 4913                                               
telephone number: