Holding(s) in Company

British Assets Trust PLC
03 August 2005

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Name of company

British Assets Trust plc


2. Name of shareholder having a major interest

Barclays plc


3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18

Gerrard Ltd - 5,118,416
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd - 281,306
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd - 709,210
Barclays Global Investors Ltd - 4,684,731

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them

Barclays Trust Co & Others - 47,943
Barclays Trust Co as Exec/Adm - 12,064
Barclays Trust Co DMC69 - 24,000
Barclays Trust Co R69
BOISS Nominees Ltd A/C 4224361 - 142,588
Chase Nominees Ltd A/C 16376 - 187,867
Gerrard Nominees Limited A/C ERI - 13,300
Greig Middleton Nominees Limited A/C GM1 - 276,624
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) A/C 16331 - 105,425
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) A/C 16341 - 175,881
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) A/C 16400 - 4,122,088
JP Morgan (BGI Custody) A/C 18409 - 232,188
RC Greig Nominees Limited A/C RC1 - 3,062,456
RC Greig Nominees Limited A/C AK1 - 760,447
RC Greig Nominees Limited A/C BL1 - 201,590
RC Greig Nominees Limited A/C CM1 - 207,085
RC Greig Nominees Limited A/C GP1 - 430,310
RC Greig Nominees Limited A/C SA1 - 166,604



5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired

n/a


6. Percentage of issued class

n/a


7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed

n/a


8. Percentage of issued class

n/a


9. Class of security

Ordinary


10. Date of transaction

n/a


11. Date company informed

02/08/05


12. Total holding following this notification

10,793,633


13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

3.33


14. Any additional information




15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Andrew Nicholson 0131 465 1071


16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

Martin Cassels, F&C Asset Management


17. Date of notification

03/08/05


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