Top 10 Holdings

British Assets Trust PLC
04 July 2006


To:                RNS
From:              British Assets Trust plc
Date:              04-Jul-06



Listing Rule 15


In accordance with paragraph 15.4.11(2) of the Listing Rules British Assets
Trust plc announces its top ten holdings, including all holdings with a value
greater than 5% of its gross assets, as at 30-Jun-06:




British Assets Trust
Top 10 Holdings

Company                                            % Total Assets
BP                                                 6.1
HSBC                                               4.7
Glaxosmithkline                                    4.0
Royal Dutch Shell B                                3.9
Vodafone                                           3.4
RBS Grp                                            2.8
Astrazeneca                                        2.0
Anglo American                                     1.7
HBOS                                               1.6
Tesco                                              1.6
Holdings greater than 5% of total fund value
BP                                                 6.1





For further information please contact:



Gordon Hay Smith
F&C Asset Management plc
0131 465 1000





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