Portfolio Update

British Portfolio Trust PLC
03 January 2008


BRITISH PORTFOLIO TRUST PLC


In accordance with the Listing Rule 15.6.8 (1), the Company announces that at
close of business on 31 December 2007 it had the following investments in other
listed closed-ended investment funds which themselves do not have stated
investment policies to invest no more than 15% of their gross assets in other
listed closed-ended investment funds:



None.



Enquiries:
Peter Ingram
Tel: [phone]
3 January 2008





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