Portfolio Update

British Portfolio Trust PLC
02 December 2005





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

Stock Name                                                         Market Value               %
                                                                         £

BP                                                                           6,325,747             8.17
Vodafone Group                                                               4,045,228             5.23
HSBC                                                                         4,036,270             5.21
GlaxoSmithKline                                                              3,960,401             5.12
Royal Dutch Shell 'B' Shares                                                 3,224,589             4.17
Royal Bank of Scotland Group                                                 2,794,516             3.61
Astrazeneca                                                                  2,025,913             2.62
Barclays                                                                     1,903,089             2.46
BT Group                                                                     1,593,293             2.06
HBOS                                                                         1,562,249             2.02

Total Gross Assets                                                          77,418,891


Enquiries:

Peter Ingram
Company Secretary
Tel. [phone]

2 December 2005











              



          


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