Portfolio Update

British Portfolio Trust PLC
02 May 2007


                          BRITISH PORTFOLIO TRUST PLC


List of Top Ten Investments and all Holdings over 5% of Gross Assets at 30 April
2007, announced in accordance with Listing Rule 15.4.11 (2).

          Holding                                   % of Gross Assets
BP                                                         5.76
GlaxoSmithKline                                            5.22
Royal Dutch Shell                                          4.48
Vodafone Group                                             3.99
Energy XXI                                                 3.92
HSBC                                                       3.74
Royal Bank of Scotland                                     3.47
Anglo American                                             2.66
Astrazeneca                                                2.51
Barclays                                                   2.46


Enquiries :

Peter Ingram
Company Secretary
Tel. [phone]

2 May 2007


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