Holding(s) in Company

Finsbury Worldwide Pharm Tst PLC
12 May 2006

                                   SCHEDULE 10

                    NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Name of company


FINSBURY WORLDWIDE PHARMACEUTICAL TRUST PLC



2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE COUNCIL



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


AS IN 2 ABOVE



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


75,000 WARRANTS



6. Percentage of issued class


0.69%



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed


NIL



8. Percentage of issued class


N/A



9. Class of security


WARRANTS TO SUBSCRIBE FOR ORDINARY SHARES OF 25P EACH



10. Date of transaction


10 MAY 2006



11. Date company informed


12 MAY 2006



12. Total holding following this notification


2,234,346



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


20.68%



14. Any additional information


-



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, SECRETARY



Date of notification


12 MAY 2006



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