Holding(s) in Company

Secure Trust Banking Group PLC
30 September 2002


                  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.

      PRUCLT HSBC GIS NOM (UK)
      PAC AC   665,000
      PHL AC   100,000

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

      -

6)   (-%) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

      35,000

8)   (0.26%) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

      ORDINARY 1p SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

      26 SEPTEMBER 2002

11)  Date company informed

      27 SEPTEMBER 2002

12)  Total holding following this notification

      765,000
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

      5.64%

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    

      S.J. Lockley


     Date of Notification ....30 September 2002......


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