Holding(s) in Company

British Assets Trust PLC
14 December 2006

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1. Name of company


British Assets Trust plc



2. Name of shareholder having a major interest


Barclays plc



3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18


Gerrard Ltd - 4,636,803
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd - 371,788
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd - 629,226
Barclays Global Investors Ltd - 3,684,066
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd - 8,859



4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them


Barclays Trust Co & Others - 26,000
Barclays Trust Co as Exec/Adm -  2,665
Barclays Trust Co DMC69 - 24,000
Barclays Trust Co R69 - 576,561
Barclays Capital Nominees Ltd - 1,400
BOISS Nominees Ltd A/C 4224361 - 356,321
Chase Nominees Ltd A/C 16376 - 138,846
Chase Nominees Ltd A/C 28270 - 90,950
Gerrard Nominees Limited A/C ERI - 13,300
Greig Middleton Nominees Limited A/C GM1 - 343,189
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) A/C 16331 -  85,480
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) A/C 16341 - 195,358
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) A/C 16400 - 2,897,402
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) A/C 18409 - 291,497
RC Greig Nominees Limited A/C RC1 - 3,008,291
RC Greig Nominees Limited A/C AK1 - 501,515
RC Greig Nominees Limited A/C BL1 - 152,010
RC Greig Nominees Limited A/C CM1 - 145,955
RC Greig Nominees Limited A/C GP1 - 313,931
RC Greig Nominees Limited A/C SA1 - 158,612
Durlacher Nominees Ltd - 7,459



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


n/a



6. Percentage of issued class


n/a



7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed


n/a



8. Percentage of issued class


n/a



9. Class of security


Ordinary



10. Date of transaction


n/a



11. Date company informed


13/12/06



12. Total holding following this notification


9,330,742



13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


3.02



14. Any additional information






15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


Susan Edgar 0131 718 1000



16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification


Gordon Hay Smith, F&C Asset Management



17. Date of notification


14/12/06



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