EX-99.906 CERT 3 e86255_ex12b.htm
Item 12(b):

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

Name of Issuer: ROYCE FOCUS TRUST, INC.

In connection with the Report on Form N-CSR of the above-named issuer that is accompanied by this certification, the undersigned hereby certifies, to his knowledge, that:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all materials respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the issuer.

Date: |  | August 27, 2008 |  |
|  |  |  | /s/Charles M. Royce
|  |  |  | Charles M. Royce
|  |  |  | President

Item 12(b):

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

Name of Issuer: ROYCE FOCUS TRUST, INC.

In connection with the Report on Form N-CSR of the above-named issuer that is accompanied by this certification, the undersigned hereby certifies, to his knowledge, that:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all materials respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the issuer.

Date: |  | August 27, 2008 |  |
|  |  |  | /s/John D. Diederich
|  |  |  | John D. Diederich
|  |  |  | Chief Financial Officer