Portfolio Update

British Portfolio Trust PLC
02 February 2007









                          BRITISH PORTFOLIO TRUST PLC





List of Top Ten Investments and all Holdings over 5% of Gross Assets at 31
January 2007, announced in accordance with Listing Rule 15.4.11 (2).




        Holding                                             % of Gross Assets
BP                                                                5.78
GlaxoSmithKline                                                   5.00
Royal Dutch Shell                                                 4.38
Vodafone Group                                                    4.19
Energy XXI                                                        4.07
HSBC                                                              3.79
Royal Bank of Scotland                                            3.74
Astrazeneca                                                       2.64
Barclays                                                          2.55
Anglo American                                                    2.40







Enquiries :



Peter Ingram

Company Secretary

Tel. [phone]



2 February 2007








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