UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 144
NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

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SEC USE ONLY

DOCUMENT SEQUENCE NO.

CUSIP NUMBER

Transmit for filing 3 copies of this form concurrently with either placing an order with a broker to execute sale or executing a sale directly with a market maker.

1 (a) NAME OF ISSUER (Please type or print)

(b) IRS IDENT. NO.

(c) S.E.C. FILE NO.

WORK LOCATION

Royce Focus Trust, Inc.

59-2876580

333-34325

STREET

CITY

STATE

ZIP CODE

(e) TELEPHONE NO.

745 Fifth Avenue

New York

NY

10151

AREA
CODE

NUMBER

800

221-4268

NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE SECURITIES ARE TO BE SOLD

RELATIONSHIP TO ISSUER

ADDRESS STREET

CITY

STATE

ZIP CODE

745 Fifth Avenue

New York

NY

10151

Title of the Class of Securities To Be Sold

Name and Address of Each Broker Through Whom the Securities are to be Offered or Each Market Maker who is Acquiring the Securities

SEC USE ONLY

Number of Shares
or Other Units
To Be Sold
(See instr. 3(c))

Aggregate
Market
Value
(See instr. 3(d))

Number of Shares
or Other Units
Outstanding
(See instr. 3(e))

Approximate Date of Sale
(See instr. 3(f))
(MO. DAY YR.)

Name of Each Securities Exchange
(See instr. 3(g))

Broker-Dealer
File Number

Goldman Sachs & Co.
One New York Plaza, 41st Floor
New York, NY 10004

194,549

1,507,755 (based on 1/14/11
market close)

19,759,064

1/18/11

NasdaqGS

(a)

Name of issuer

3.

(a)

Title of the class of securities to be sold

(b)

Issuer's I.R.S. Identification Number

(b)

Name and address of each broker through whom the securities are intended to be sold

(c)

Issuer's S.E.C. file number, if any

(c)

Number of shares or other units to be sold (if debt securities, give the aggregate face amount)

(d)

Issuer's address, including zip code

(d)

Aggregate market value of the securities to be sold as of a specified date within 10 days prior to the filing of this notice

(e)

Issuer's telephone number, including area code

(e)

Number of shares or other units of the class outstanding, or if debt securities the face amount thereof outstanding, as shown by the most recent report or statement published by the issuer

(f)

Approximate date on which the securities are to be sold

(a)

Name of person for whose account the securities are to be sold

(g)

Name of each securities exchange, if any, on which the securities are intended to be sold

(b)

Such person's relationship to the issuer (e.g., officer, director, 10% stockholder, or member of immediate family of any of the foregoing)

(c)

Such person's address, including zip code

Title of the Class

Date you Acquired

Nature of Acquisition Transaction

Name of Person from Whom Acquired
(If gift, also give date donor acquired)

Amount of Securities Acquired*

Date of Payment

Nature of Payment

12/23/03

Dividend Reinvestment

15,824

12/23/03

Shares issued in reinvestment

REMARKS:

1.

* Shares held by a charitable foundation established by Mr. Royce and members of his family. Neither Mr. Royce nor any family member has a pecuniary interest in shares held by the charitable foundation.

Name and Address of Seller

Title of Securities Sold

Date of Sale

Amount of Securities Sold

Gross Proceeds

INSTRUCTIONS:

ATTENTION:

See the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition. In addition, information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the person filing this notice.

The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to be sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly disclosed. If such person has adopted a written trading plan or given tading instructions to satisfy Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, by signing the form and indicating the date that the plan was adpopted or the instruction given, that person makes such representation as of the plan adoption date or instruction date.