Director Shareholding

Finsbury Worldwide Pharm Tst PLC
28 November 2000

                                 SCHEDULE 11

         NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

 1. Name of company

Finsbury Worldwide Pharmaceutical Trust PLC


2) Name of director

J A V Townsend

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 or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest

As above


4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them (if notified)

Corporation of Lloyd's


5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

Director named in 2 above

6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
discretionary

not stated

 7. Number of shares/amount of
    stock acquired

    n/a

    8) Percentage of issued class

    n/a

    9) Number of shares/amount
    of stock disposed

    223

    10) Percentage of issued class

    0.00058

    11) Class of security

    Ordinary shares of 25 pence each

    12) Price per share

    6.325p

    13) Date of transaction

    28 November 2000

    14) Date company informed

    28 November 2000

    15) Total holding following this notification

    206,636

    16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


    0.53%


    17) Any additional information