Portfolio Update

Brunner Investment Trust PLC
02 August 2006



                                 THE BRUNNER INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

                                 TOP 10 HOLDINGS AS AT 31 July 2006

Stock Name                                                          Market Value               %
                                                                        £

4.5% Treasury Stock                                                   24,972,250            8.75
BP                                                                    11,603,982            4.06
Royal Dutch Shell 'B' Shares                                          11,426,079            4.00
GlaxoSmithKline                                                       11,305,095            3.96
HSBC                                                                   7,811,540            2.74
Royal Bank of Scotland Group                                           5,710,602            2.00
BHP Billiton                                                           5,622,427            1.97
Barclays                                                               5,425,926            1.90
HBOS                                                                   5,388,196            1.89
Rio Tinto                                                              4,898,585            1.72

Total Gross Assets                                                   285,502,279




Enquiries:

Kirsten Salt
Company Secretary
Tel: [phone]

2 August 2006

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