Portfolio Update

British Portfolio Trust PLC
01 September 2005



                                      BRITISH PORTFOLIO TRUST PLC
                                 TOP 10 HOLDINGS AS AT 31 August 2005

Stock Name                                                                Market Value               %
                                                                                 £

BP                                                                           6,298,341             8.54
Vodafone Group                                                               4,906,861             6.65
HSBC                                                                         4,780,263             6.48
Glaxosmithkline                                                              4,444,140             6.02
Royal Dutch Shell                                                            3,247,042             4.40
Royal Bank of Scotland                                                       2,739,505             3.71
Astrazeneca                                                                  1,920,345             2.60
Barclays                                                                     1,779,868             2.41
BT Group                                                                     1,605,405             2.18
HBOS                                                                         1,555,984             2.11

Total Gross Assets                                                          73,786,170


Enquiries:

Peter Ingram
Company Secretary
Tel. [phone]

1 September 2005




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