Portfolio Update

British Portfolio Trust PLC
02 March 2006



                                      BRITISH PORTFOLIO TRUST PLC
                                TOP 10 HOLDINGS AS AT 28 February 2006

Stock Name                                         Market Value               %
                                                       £

BP                                                  5,566,510             6.77
HSBC                                                4,246,640             5.16
GlaxoSmithKline                                     4,003,344             4.87
Royal Dutch Shell 'B' Shares                        3,764,384             4.58
Vodafone Group                                      3,171,008             3.86
Royal Bank of Scotland Group                        2,849,412             3.46
Barclays                                            2,153,559             2.62
Astrazeneca                                         1,998,951             2.43
HBOS                                                1,901,012             2.31
Anglo American                                      1,758,989             2.14

Total Gross Assets                                 82,237,963


Enquiries:

Peter Ingram
Company Secretary
Tel. [phone]

2 March 2006


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