Annual Information Update

British Empire Sec & Gen Tst PLC
11 December 2007

                BRITISH EMPIRE SECURITIES AND GENERAL TRUST PLC



                         ANNUAL INFORMATION UPDATE 2007



Pursuant to Prospectus Rule 5.2 set out below is the information which has been
published or made available to the public during the past 12 months, some of
which may now be out of date.



Published as RNS announcements

(These may be viewed on  either  www.companyannouncements.com or
www.londonstockexchange.com  or the UK Wire website.)



Net Asset Value Declarations:



Net Asset Values are declared as RNS Announcements every business day and are
accordingly not listed here.  NAV announcements may be viewed at either
www.londonstockexchange.com or www.companyannouncements.com



Portfolio Updates:


01 December 2006         03 January 2007           01 February 2007         02 March 2007
03 April 2007            02 May 2007               04 June 2007             02 July 2007
02 August 2007           03 September 2007         02 October 2007          01 November 2007
04 December 2007



Holdings in Company:


18 January 2007           05 February 2007         12 February 2007         16 March 2007
20 March 2007 (x2)        21 March 2007            29 March 2007            04 April 2007
17 May 2007               21 May 2007              24 July 2007             31 July 2007
06 November 2007



Monthly Updates:


08 January 2007          18 January 2007           19 February 2007         19 March 2007
12 April 2007            17 May 2007               20 June 2007             18 July 2007
23 August 2007           11 September 2007         29 October 2007          16 November 2007
11 December 2007



Other announcements:

15 December 2006                     Results of AGM

21 December 2006                     Total voting rights

04 January 2007                      Equities Index Stock interest

01 February 2007                     Director / PDMR share dealing

21 February 2007                     Transaction in own shares

28 February 2007                     Director / PDMR share dealing

03 April 2007                        Director / PDMR share dealing

10 April 2007                        Equities Index Stock interest

11 May 2007                          Interim results

13 June 2007                         Transaction in own shares

05 July 2007                         Director / PDMR share dealing

10 July 2007                         Equities Index Stock interest

24 September 2007                    Directors directorships

15 October 2007                      Equities Index Stock interest

13 November 2007                     Full year results

11 December 2007                     Annual Information Update



Circulars/Publications Issued

16 May 2007                          Interim Report

22 November 2007                     Report & Accounts



Filed with The Registrar of Companies

14 December 2006                 Report & Accounts for the y/e 30 September 2006

30 January 2007                  363s - Annual Return




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