Holding(s) in Company

British Portfolio Trust PLC
08 January 2007



                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



1)   Name of company

British Portfolio Trust plc


2)   Name of shareholder having a major interest

Mr Samuel Charles Whitbread


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

As in 2 above.


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

Mr Samuel Charles Whitbread    - 2,264,343
James Capel (Nominees) Limited - 597,949


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired




6)   Percentage of issued class




7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

2,862,292


8)   Percentage of issued class

7.18%


9)   Class of security

Ordinary Shares of 1p each


10)  Date of transaction

Not disclosed


11)  Date company informed

8th January 2007


12)  Total holding following this notification

Nil


13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

Nil


14)  Any additional information




15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

P W I Ingram

020 7065 1467



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


P W I Ingram
Company Secretary



Date of notification             8th January 2007





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