Holding in Company

Secure Trust Banking Group PLC
30 October 2000

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

SECURE TRUST BANKING GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

PRUDENTIAL PLC

3)   Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of 
     holding of the Shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a 
     non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
     holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

AS 2 ABOVE

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the 
     number of shares held by each of them.

CHASE NOMS LTD                   21,000
PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK):
     PAC  AC                  1,260,000
     PHL  AC                    100,000
     PPL  AC                      8,000  
SCOT AM MANAGED INDEX TRUST       7,000

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.



6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed



8)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

ORDINARY 1P SHARES

10)  Date of transaction



11)  Date company informed

23 OCT 2000

12)  Total holding following this notification

1,396,000
               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

10.03

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

S. J. LOCKLEY
FINANCE DIRECTOR
020 7600 4022

16)  Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for 
     making this notification 

                              
     Date of Notification ... 30 OCTOBER 2000..........