Holding(s) in Company

Secure Trust Banking Group PLC
13 August 2002


                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

SECURE TRUST BANKING GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

EXETER ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED

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.

FOREST NOMINEES LIMITED 
GCE 21 ACCOUNT                  200,000

GRANGE NOMINEES LIMITED 
GI ACCOUNT                      100,000

EXETER EQUITY INCOME FUND        40,000

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.



6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

100,000

8)   (0.73%) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

ORDINARY 1P SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

12 AUGUST 2002 

11)  Date company informed

13 AUGUST 2002

12)  Total holding following this notification

340,000
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

2.51%

14)  Any additional information



15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries

J.R. KAYE
SECRETARY
020 7374 0417

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

     Date of Notification ...13 AUGUST 2002......




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