Portfolio Update

British Portfolio Trust PLC
03 October 2006



                           BRITISH PORTFOLIO TRUST PLC

                     TOP 10 HOLDINGS AS AT 29 SEPTEMBER 2006



Stock Name                                      Market Value            %
                                                £

BP                                              5,137,977             6.26
GlaxoSmithKline                                 4,252,463             5.18
Royal Dutch Shell 'B' Shares                    3,802,133             4.63
Energy XXI                                      3,650,083             4.44
HSBC                                            3,262,900             3.97
Royal Bank of Scotland Group                    2,744,928             3.34
Vodafone Group                                  2,645,532             3.22
Astrazeneca                                     2,535,144             3.09
Barclays                                        1,893,532             2.31
HBOS                                            1,890,272             2.30

Total Gross Assets                             82,127,639


Enquiries:

Peter Ingram
Company Secretary
Tel. [phone]

3 October 2006




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