Portfolio Update

British Portfolio Trust PLC
02 August 2006


                                      BRITISH PORTFOLIO TRUST PLC

                                  TOP 10 HOLDINGS AS AT 31 July 2006

Stock Name                                                          Market Value               %
                                                                         £

BP                                                                     5,699,046             6.98
GlaxoSmithKline                                                        4,428,901             5.43
Royal Dutch Shell 'B' Shares                                           4,131,386             5.06
Energy XXI                                                             3,599,352             4.41
HSBC                                                                   3,252,850             3.99
Royal Bank of Scotland Group                                           2,598,651             3.18
Vodafone Group                                                         2,510,279             3.08
Astrazeneca                                                            2,482,740             3.04
Anglo American                                                         1,849,172             2.27
Barclays                                                               1,765,609             2.16

Total Gross Assets                                                    81,603,178


Enquiries:

Peter Ingram
Company Secretary
Tel. [phone]

2 August 2006

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