Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares                               

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying     FINSBURY WORLDWIDE             
issuer of existing shares to which voting       PHARMACEUTICAL TRUST PLC       
rights are attached:                                                           
                                                                               
2. Reason for notification (yes/no)                                            
                                                                               
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                          X         
                                                                               
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result           
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights             
are attached                                                                   
                                                                               
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                               
                                                                               
Other (please specify):An update in the total voting rights                    
triggered this notification                                                    
                                                                               
3. Full name of person(s) subject to    BRITISH EMPIRE SECURITIES AND GENERAL  
notification obligation:                TRUST PLC                              
                                                                               
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if      JP MORGAN --- CHASE NOMINEES LIMITED A/
different from 3):                      C CREST BT01C                          
                                                                               
5. Date of transaction (and date on     24 APRIL 2009                          
which the threshold is crossed or                                              
reached if different):                                                         
                                                                               
6. Date on which issuer notified:       28 APRIL 2009                          
                                                                               
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or  4%                                     
reached:                                                                       

8: Notified Details                                                           
                                                                              
A: Voting rights attached to shares                                           
                                                                              
Class/type Situation         Resulting situation after the triggering         
of shares  previous to the   transaction                                      
           triggering                                                         
If         transaction                                                        
possible                                                                      
use ISIN                                                                      
code                                                                          
                                                                              
GB                                                                            
0003385308                                                                    
                                                                              

Number of Number of Number of Number of voting   Percentage of                 
shares    voting    shares    rights             voting rights                 
          rights                                                               
1,948,117           1,602,784                                                  
          1,948,117                                                            
                              Direct    Indirect Direct   Indirect             
                                                                               
                              1,602,784          3.978%                        
                                                                               

B: Financial Instruments                                                       
                                                                               
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                           
                                                                               
Type of        Expiration     Exercise/       No. of voting      Percentage of 
financial      date           conversion      rights that may be voting rights 
instrument                    period/date     acquired (if the                 
                                              instrument                       
                                              exercised/                       
                                              converted)                       
                                                                               

Total (A+B)                                                                    
                                                                               
Number of voting rights                 Percentage of voting rights            
                                                                               
1,602,784                               3.978%                                 

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

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

13. Additional information:                                                    
                                                                               
14 Contact name:                        PHOENIX ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED
                                        --- COMPANY SECRETARY                  
                                                                               
15. Contact telephone name:             01245 398950                           

Annex: Notification of major interests in shares                               

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification         
obligation                                                                     
                                                                               
Full name                               BRITISH EMPIRE SECURITIES AND GENERAL  
                                        TRUST PLC                              
(including legal form of legal                                                 
entities)                                                                      
                                                                               
Contact address                         PHOENIX ADMINISTRATION SERVICES LIMITED
                                        --- COMPANY SECRETARY                  
(registered office for legal entities)                                         
                                        SPRINGFIELD LODGE                      
                                                                               
                                        COLCHESTER ROAD                        
                                                                               
                                        CHELMSFORD                             
                                                                               
                                        CM2 5PW                                
                                                                               
Phone number & email                    01245 398950                           
                                                                               
Other useful information                                                       
                                                                               
(at least legal representative for                                             
legal persons)                                                                 

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable                                     
                                                                               
Full name                               MARK POPE                              
                                                                               
Contact address                         FROSTROW CAPITAL LLP                   
                                                                               
                                        25 SOUTHAMPTON BUILDINGS               
                                                                               
                                        LONDON                                 
                                                                               
                                        WC2A 1AL                               
                                                                               
Phone number & email                    0203 008 4913                          
                                                                               
                                        [e-mail]                 
                                                                               
Other useful information                FROSTROW CAPITAL IS THE COMPANY        
                                        SECRETARY TO THE FINSBURY WORLDWIDE    
(e.g. functional relationship with the  PHARMACEUTICAL TRUST PLC               
person or legal entity subject to the                                          
notification obligation)                                                       

C: Additional information                                                      
                                                                               

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