Holding(s) in Company

British Portfolio Trust PLC
11 December 2006

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1)   Name of company

British Portfolio 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

As in 2 above

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


Registered Holder                       Account Designation              Holding
Barclays Private Bank Ltd                                                680,815
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd                                           26,900
Gerrard Ltd                                                              913,542
                                                     Total             1,621,257





5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

Not disclosed

6)   Percentage of issued class

Not disclosed

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

-

8)   Percentage of issued class

-

9)   Class of security

Ordinary 1p Shares

10)  Date of transaction

Not disclosed

11)  Date company informed

11th December 2006

12)  Total holding following this notification

1,621,257


13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

4.36%


14)  Contact name for queries:



Peter Ingram



15)  Contact telephone number:

020 7065 1467

16)  Name of company official responsible for making this notification


Peter Ingram

Company Secretary



17)   Date of notification


11th December 2006





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