Top Ten Holdings

Taverners Trust PLC
02 August 2005

In accordance with UKLA Listing Rule 21.20 (1)(ii) and on behalf of the
investment trusts under its management, Aberdeen Asset Managers Limited
announces the following list representing the Company's 10 largest investments
and where appropriate, any investment with a value greater than 5% of the
Company's gross assets as at 31 July 2005:


THE TAVERNERS TRUST PLC

Top 10 Portfolio Assets
NAME                                            Market Value  % Ttl Gross Assets
UK TREASURY BILL 0% 30/08/05 GBP                10,460,014    38.73
WOLVERHAMPTON & DUDLEY BREWERIES GBP29.5        2,053,800     7.60
PUNCH TAVERNS ORD GBP NPV                       2,020,950     7.48
RESTAURANT GROUP ORD GBP0.25                    1,690,000     6.26
GREENE KING ORD GBP0.25                         1,614,000     5.98
ENTERPRISE INNS ORD GBP0.05                     1,227,000     4.54
MITCHELLS & BUTLERS ORD GBP0.070833             1,068,000     3.95
LUMINAR GROUP ORD GBP0.25                       950,187       3.52
BRAKSPEAR (WH) & SONS ORD GBP0.25               772,725       2.86
HARDYS & HANSONS ORD GBP0.05                    723,250       2.68





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