Portfolio Update

British Portfolio Trust PLC
02 June 2006




                                      BRITISH PORTFOLIO TRUST PLC

                                   TOP 10 HOLDINGS AS AT 31 May 2006

Stock Name                                Market Value               %
                                                     £

BP                                           5,517,913             6.77
GlaxoSmithKline                              4,091,999             5.02
Royal Dutch Shell 'B' Shares                 3,844,076             4.72
HSBC                                         3,649,005             4.48
Vodafone Group                               3,377,804             4.15
Royal Bank of Scotland Group                 2,573,277             3.16
Astrazeneca                                  2,144,772             2.63
Anglo American                               1,781,328             2.19
Barclays                                     1,736,089             2.13
HBOS                                         1,636,982             2.01

Total Gross Assets                          81,465,117


Enquiries:

Peter Ingram
Company Secretary
Tel. [phone]

2 June 2006


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