Month End Portfolio Info

British Assets Trust PLC
15 November 2007

British Asset Trust plc



ALL DATA AS AT 31st October 2007



THIS DATA WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE F&C ASSET MANAGEMENT WEB-SITE, 
http://www.fandc.com/ FROM APPROXIMATELY 19 November 2007.






Top Ten Equity Holdings

BP                                        5.2%
Vodafone                                  4.4%
HSBC                                      2.5%
Royal Dutch Shell                         2.3%
Anglo American                            2.1%
AstraZeneca                               2.0%
Centrica                                  1.9%
Standard Life Euro Private Equity Trust   1.9%
Prudential                                1.8%
Barclays                                  1.8%

Total                                    25.9%





Country

UK                                       62.5%
Europe (ex UK)                            6.2%
North America                            10.4%
Japan                                     3.1%
Far East (ex Japan)                       5.6%
Corporate Bonds                           5.4%
Cash                                      6.8%

Total                                   100.0%




Actual gearing:                        115.8
Potential gearing:                     124.1


















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