Portfolio Update

British Portfolio Trust PLC
04 April 2006



                                      BRITISH PORTFOLIO TRUST PLC

                                  TOP 10 HOLDINGS AS AT 31 March 2006

Stock Name                                                               Market Value                 %
                                                                               £

BP                                                                           5,840,418             6.93
HSBC                                                                         4,207,400             4.99
GlaxoSmithKline                                                              4,166,802             4.94
Royal Dutch Shell 'B' Shares                                                 3,925,865             4.66
Vodafone Group                                                               3,498,291             4.15
Royal Bank of Scotland Group                                                 2,795,677             3.32
Astrazeneca                                                                  2,201,733             2.61
Barclays                                                                     2,168,056             2.57
Anglo American                                                               1,835,107             2.18
Prudential                                                                   1,749,428             2.07

Total Gross Assets                                                          84,332,396


Enquiries:

Peter Ingram
Company Secretary
Tel. [phone]

4 April 2006

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