Director Shareholding

Secure Trust Banking Group PLC
21 January 2005

                      SECURE TRUST BANKING GROUP PLC

                OPEN OFFER SHARES ACQUIRED BY DIRECTORS

The Company is aware that, following the allotment of new ordinary 1 pence
shares after the close of the Open Offer on 20 January 2005, the shareholdings
of certain directors have increased as follows:

Director              New shares                 Total Shareholding          %
                      Allotted

Mr H Angest           860,261                     6,980,294               49.04
Mr K N F Deakin            99                           820                0.01
Mr S J Lockley          1,864                        20,696                0.15
Mr R J J Wickham          163                         1,663                0.01 






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