Portfolio Update

British Portfolio Trust PLC
04 February 2008



                                      BRITISH PORTFOLIO TRUST PLC

                                 TOP 10 HOLDINGS AS AT 31 January 2008

Stock Name                                                                Market Value                %
                                                                                     £

Royal Dutch Shell                                                            4,053,895             5.14
Vodafone Group                                                               4,047,737             5.13
BP                                                                           3,914,116             4.96
Energy XXI                                                                   3,274,643             4.15
GlaxoSmithKline                                                              3,012,117             3.82
HSBC                                                                         2,517,525             3.19
Xstrata                                                                      2,409,120             3.05
Anglo American                                                               2,070,475             2.63
BG Group                                                                     2,015,302             2.56
BT Group Ord                                                                 1,984,976             2.52

Total Gross Assets                                                          78,869,512


Enquiries:

Peter Ingram
Company Secretary
Tel. [phone]

4 February 2008



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