SPROTT FOCUS TRUST INC. — Director's Dealing 2003

Oct 31, 2003

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ROYCE FOCUS TRUST INC (FUND)
CIK: 0000825202
Period of Report: 2003-10-31

Reporting Person: GEORGE W WHITNEY (Vice President, VP - Investment Adviser)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2003-10-31	Common Stock	P	4200	$8.05	Acquired	168948	Indirect

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	353570	Direct

Footnotes

F1: 50,294 shares held by children.