Purchase of Own Securities

Finsbury Worldwide Pharm Tst PLC
27 March 2000



FINSBURY WORLDWIDE PHARMACEUTICAL TRUST PLC

REPURCHASE OF ORDINARY SHARES

The Board of Finsbury Worldwide Pharmaceutical Trust PLC announces that on 27
March 2000 the Company repurchased for cancellation 500,000 of the Company's
ordinary shares of 25p, representing 1.3% of the issued ordinary share capital,
at a price of 368.0p per share.

Following this repurchase there are 38,640,000 ordinary shares in issue.  The
Company has authority from shareholders to repurchase a further 4,516,986
ordinary shares before its next Annual General Meeting, which will be held in
August 2000.

For and on behalf of Rea Brothers Limited - Secretary

For further information

Mark Mathias
Finsbury Asset Management
020 7426 6240