Annual Information Update

British Assets Trust PLC
23 December 2005


                            British Assets Trust plc
                           Annual Information Update


Pursuant to the requirements of the Prospectus Rule 5.2, the following
summarises the information that has been published or made available to the
public by British Assets Trust plc ('the Company') over the 12 months to 22nd
December 2005.

The Company uses the London Stock Exchange RNS service to make announcements to
the market.   Copies of announcements can be obtained from the RNS service using
the following link http://www.londonstockexchange.com/en-gb/pricesnews/
marketnews/.    For Name/Code you can use the Company's short code BSET/L

Report and Accounts can be inspected at the UK Listing Authority's Document
Viewing Facility, which is situated at:

Financial Services Authority
25 The North Colonnade
Canary Wharf
London
E14 5HS

Tel: [phone]

Report and accounts are also available on the Company's website,
www.british-assets.co.uk, or from the Company Secretary, F&C Asset Management
plc, 80 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 3BU.

Copies of documents filed with Companies House can be obtained by contacting the
Companies House Contact Centre on 0870 33 33 636.

NOTES:
          
     •    Notifications of the Company's Net Asset Value are released daily on
          the RNS service and are not detailed individually in the list below.
          
     •    Notifications of the Company's ten largest holdings are released each
          quarter on the RNS service, under the heading 'Top 10 Holdings', and 
          are not detailed individually in the list below.
          
     •    Some of the information listed may be out of date at the date of
          submission of this Annual Information Update.



                                         Date of Publication/ Filing
Information published on RNS

Holdings in Company - AXA Investment     21 December 2005
Managers Ltd

Transaction in Own Shares                19 December 2005

Final results                            16 November 2005

Transaction in Own Shares                26 October 2005

Director's Dealings - Dr Christopher     11 October 2005
Masters

Third Quarterly Dividend                 19 August 2005

Transaction in Own Shares                04 August 2005

Holding in Company - Barclays            03 August 2005

Holding in Company - Friends Provident   08 July 2005
Group

Transaction in Own Shares                07 July 2005

Directorate Change - Sir Malcolm         31 May 2005
Rifkind

Transaction in Own Shares                17 May 2005

Interim Results 2005                     13 May 2005

Transaction in Own Shares                27 April 2005

Transaction in Own Shares                25 February 2005

Director's Dealings - Lynn Ruddick       08 February 2005

First Quarterly Dividend                 27 January 2005

Transaction in Own Shares                05 January 2005


Documents filed with the Registrar of
Companies

Companies Form No.169                    08 December 2005

Companies Form No.169                    26 September 2005

Companies Form No.169                    01 July 2005

Companies Form No.169                    28 June 2005

3 Companies Forms No.169                 07 April 2005

Annual return Form 363s                  21 January 2005

Annual Accounts for year ended 30        14 January 2005
September 2004

AGM - Resolutions                        10 January 2005


Printed Publications submitted to the UK
Listing Authority's Document Viewing
Facility

Annual report & accounts 2005            25 November 2005
Interim report & accounts 2005           31 May 2005


                      This information is provided by RNS
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