Holding(s) in Company

Finsbury Technology Trust PLC
27 April 2006

                    NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Name of company

Finsbury Technology Trust PLC

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

Lazard Asset Management LLC Group

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

State Street Nominees - 2,612,644 shares
Mellon Nominees (UK) - 441,356 shares
Vidacos Nominees - 23,300 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

Ordinary shares of 25p each

10. Date of transaction

24 April 2006

11. Date company informed

27 April 2006

12. Total holding following this notification

3,077,300

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification*

12.16%

14. Any additional information

* Based on the issued share capital of 25,305,312 Ordinary shares as at 
24 April 2006

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

For and on behalf of Close Finsbury Asset Management Limited



Date of notification


27 April 2006



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