Portfolio Update

British Portfolio Trust PLC
02 August 2007



                                      BRITISH PORTFOLIO TRUST PLC

                                 TOP 10 HOLDINGS AS AT 01 August 2007

Stock Name                                                                Market Value               %
                                                                                     £

Royal Dutch Shell                                                            4,551,905             5.22
BP                                                                           4,234,161             4.85
Energy XXI                                                                   3,996,057             4.58
GlaxoSmithKline                                                              3,750,062             4.30
Vodafone Group                                                               3,463,551             3.97
HSBC                                                                         3,061,900             3.51
Royal Bank of Scotland                                                       2,650,893             3.04
BT                                                                           2,184,210             2.50
Anglo American                                                               2,183,410             2.50
Barclays                                                                     1,962,413             2.25

Total Gross Assets                                                          87,237,148


Enquiries:

Peter Ingram
Company Secretary
Tel. [phone]

02 August 2007


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