Portfolio Update

British Portfolio Trust PLC
04 October 2005

                                      BRITISH PORTFOLIO TRUST PLC
                                TOP 10 HOLDINGS AS AT 30 September 2005

Stock Name                                      Market Value             %
                                                    £

BP                                                6,714,411             8.20
HSBC                                              4,906,024             5.99
Glaxosmithkline                                   4,787,913             5.84
Vodafone Group                                    4,769,323             5.82
Royal Dutch Shell                                 3,379,169             4.12
Royal Bank of Scotland                            2,724,272             3.33
Astrazeneca                                       2,000,091             2.44
Barclays                                          1,845,103             2.25
BT Group                                          1,657,583             2.02
HBOS                                              1,527,791             1.86

Total Gross Assets                               81,923,394


Enquiries:

Peter Ingram
Company Secretary
Tel. [phone]

4 October 2005



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