Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: notification of major interests in shares

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying          FINSBURY WORLDWIDE        
issuer of existing shares to which voting         PHARMACEUTICAL TRUST PLC     
rights are attached:                                                           
                                                                               
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or             
boxes):                                                                        
                                                                               
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                              X     
                                                                               
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result           
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights             
are attached                                                                   
                                                                               
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                               
                                                                               
Other (please specify):                                                        
                                                                               
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the        ASSET VALUE INVESTORS LIMITED  
notification obligation:                           (ON BEHALF OF CLIENTS)      
                                                                               
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different            SEE SECTION 9          
from 3.):                                                                      
                                                                               
5. Date of the transaction and date on which           2 FEBRUARY 2007         
the threshold is crossed or reached:                                           
                                                                               
6. Date on which issuer notified:                      8 FEBRUARY 2007         
                                                                               
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:           ABOVE 3%             
                                                                               
8. Notified details: N/A                                                       

A: Voting rights attached to shares                                            
                                                                               
Class/type  Situation         Resulting situation after the triggering         
of shares   previous to the   transaction                                      
            Triggering                                                         
if possible transaction                                                        
using the                                                                      
ISIN CODE                                                                      
                                                                               
                                                                               

Number of   Number   Number of Number of voting    % of voting               
Shares      of       shares    rights ix           rights                    
            Voting                                                           
            Rights   Direct    Direct x  Indirect  Direct   Indirect         
            viii                         xi                                  
                                                                             
25p             2,744,500      3,744,500 3,744,500 N/A      6.56%    N/A     
ORDINARY                                                                     

B: Financial Instruments                                                       
                                                                               
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction xii                       
                                                                               
Type of         Expiration  Exercise/          Number of voting    % of voting 
financial       date xiii   Conversion Period/ rights that may be  rights      
instrument                  Date xiv           acquired if the                 
                                               instrument is                   
                                               exercised/                      
                                               converted.                      
                                                                               
      N/A       N/A                N/A         N/A                 N/A         

Total (A+B)                                                                    
                                                                               
Number of voting rights                % of voting rights                      
                                                                               
              3,744,500                                 6.56%                  

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the 
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable xv:                  
                                                                               
BONY NOMINEES - 570,911 SHARES - AVI VALUE FUND LLC                            
                                                                               
CHASE NOMINEES - 1,966,440 SHARES - BRITISH EMPIRE SECURITIES                  
                                                                               
STATE STREET NOMINEES - 140,028 SHARES - CARNEGIE CORPORATION                  
                                                                               
BONY NOMINEES - 195,922 SHARES - CF AVI GLOBAL FUND                            
                                                                               
MELLON NOMINEES - 149,095 SHARES - COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY (NON VOTING)            
                                                                               
PICTET NOMINEES - 96,698 SHARES - LORD NORTH STREET                            
                                                                               
CHASE NOMINEES - 150,562 SHARES - ROCKEFELLER UNIVERSITY                       
                                                                               
NORTRUST NOMINEES - 474,844 SHARES - YALE UNIVERSITY                           

Proxy Voting:                                                                  
                                                                               
10. Name of the proxy holder:                                  N/A             
                                                                               
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will                  N/A             
cease to hold:                                                                 
                                                                               
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold              N/A             
voting rights:                                                                 

13. Additional information:       NOTIFICATION USING SHARES IN ISSUE FIGURE OF 
                                        57, 056,881 AS AT 1 FEBRUARY 2007      
                                                                               
14. Contact name:                        Company Secretarial Department        
                                                                               
15. Contact telephone number:                     020 7426 6219