Total Voting Rights

Finsbury Worldwide Pharmaceutical Trust PLC

1 October 2008

Finsbury Worldwide Pharmaceutical Trust PLC

Voting Rights and Capital

In accordance with the Financial Services Authority's Disclosure and
Transparency Rules, Finsbury Worldwide Pharmaceutical Trust PLC announces the
following:

As at 30 September 2008, Finsbury Worldwide Pharmaceutical Trust PLC's capital
consists of ordinary shares of 25p, with each ordinary share holding one voting
right, and also warrants to subscribe for ordinary shares. The total number of
ordinary shares in issue is 43,607,481. The Company has 812,000 ordinary shares
in Treasury. The total number of warrants to subscribe for ordinary shares in
issue is 10,745,610.

Therefore, the total number of voting rights in Finsbury Worldwide
Pharmaceutical Trust PLC is 43,607,481.

The above figure (43,607,481) may be used by shareholders as the denominator
for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to
notify their interest in Finsbury Worldwide Pharmaceutical Trust PLC, or a
change to their interest in Finsbury Worldwide Pharmaceutical Trust PLC, under
the Financial Services Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

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Frostrow Capital LLP

Company Secretary

Tel: [phone]

1 October 2008