Portfolio Update

British Portfolio Trust PLC
03 May 2006



                                      BRITISH PORTFOLIO TRUST PLC
                                  TOP 10 HOLDINGS AS AT 28 April 2006

Stock Name                                                                Market Value               %
                                                                                     £


BP                                                                           5,977,371             6.97

GlaxoSmithKline                                                              4,310,867             5.03

HSBC                                                                         4,128,920             4.82

Royal Dutch Shell 'B' Shares                                                 4,112,511             4.80

Vodafone Group                                                               3,556,306             4.15

Royal Bank of Scotland Group                                                 2,671,790             3.12

Astrazeneca                                                                  2,299,705             2.68

Barclays                                                                     2,206,714             2.57

Anglo American                                                               1,931,909             2.25

HBOS                                                                         1,722,904             2.01

Total Gross Assets                                                          85,714,097


Enquiries:

Peter Ingram
Company Secretary
Tel. [phone]

3 May 2006






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