Directors Dealing

Finsbury Worldwide Pharm Tst PLC
14 September 2000

                                  SCHEDULE 11
         NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS


1. Name of company                  2. Name of director
                                                      
 Finsbury Worldwide Pharmaceutical          Mr Anthony Townsend
             Trust PLC              

3. Please state whether             4. Name of the registered holder(s)
notification indicates that it is   and, if more than one holder, the
in respect of holding of the        number of shares held by each of
director named in 2 above or        them. (if notified)
holding of that person's spouse or  
children under the age.of 18 or in       The Corporation of Lloyds
respect of a non-beneficial
interest
                 
     Director named in 2 above

5. Please state whether             6. Please state the nature of the
notification relates to a person(s) transaction.  For PEP transactions
 connected with the director named  please indicate whether
in 2 above and identify the         general/single co PEP and if
connected person(s)                 discretionary/non-discretionary
                                                      
                N/A                              not stated
                                                      
7. Number of         8. Percentage  9. Number of          10. Percentage
shares/amount of     of issued      shares/amount of      of issued
stock acquired       class          stock disposed        class
                                                          
        nil               N/A                441              0.001%
                                                                 

11. Class of         12. Price per  13. Date of      14. Date company
security             share          transaction      informed
                                                              
    25p Ordinary         £6.23       14th September  14th September 2000
                                          2000
15) Total holding following this    16) Total percentage holding of
notification                        issued class following this
                                          notification
          206,859 shares                           0.53%
                                    
If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following
boxes.
17. Date of grant                   18. Period during which or date on
                                    which exercisable
                                    
19. Total amount paid (if any) for  20. Description of shares or
grant of the option                 debentures involved: class, number
                                    
21. Exercise price (if fixed at     22. Total number of shares or
time of grant) or indication        debentures over which options
      that price is to be fixed at        held following this
time of exercise                    notification
                                    

23. Any additional information      24. Name of contact and telephone
                                    number for queries
                                         Nicola Payne
                                         Tel. [phone]