Portfolio Update

British Portfolio Trust PLC
04 February 2008


                          BRITISH PORTFOLIO TRUST PLC

List of Top Ten Investments and all Holdings over 5% of Gross Assets at 31
January 2008 n accordance with Listing Rule 15.6.8(2).

                     Holding                                                   % of Gross Assets

Royal Dutch Shell                                                                    5.14
Vodafone Group                                                                       5.13
BP                                                                                   4.96
Energy XXI                                                                           4.15
GlaxoSmithKline                                                                      3.82
HSBC                                                                                 3.19
Xstrata                                                                              3.05
Anglo American                                                                       2.63
BG Group                                                                             2.56
BT Group Ord                                                                         2.52


Enquiries :

Peter Ingram
Company Secretary
Tel. [phone]

4 February 2008



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