Holding in Company

Secure Trust Banking Group PLC
19 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.

PRUDENTIAL CLIENT (MSS) NOMINEES LIMITED
     PAC ACCT     1,260,000
     PHL ACCT       100,000
     PPL ACCT         8,000


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.



6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

140,000


8)   (1.0%) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

ORDINARY 1P SHARES


10)  Date of transaction

18 OCTOBER 2000


11)  Date company informed

19 OCTOBER 2000


12)  Total holding following this notification

1,368,000

               
              
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

9.83


14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

J.R. KAYE - SECRETARY
020 7600 3831


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

     Date of Notification    19 OCTOBER 2000