Holding(s) in Company

Secure Trust Banking Group PLC
25 March 2003

                  DEALINGS BY SUBSTANTIAL SHAREHOLDERS


1)   NAME OF COMPANY

SECURE TRUST BANKING GROUP PLC

2)   NAME OF SHAREHOLDER HAVING A MAJOR INTEREST

THE THROGMORTON TRUST 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.

HSBC GLOBAL CUSTODY NOMINEE (UK)LIMITED
A/C 811664

5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.



6)   ( N/A %) of issued Class

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

500,000

8)   ( 3.86%) of issued Class

9)   Class of security

ORDINARY 1P SHARES

10)  Date of transaction

14 to 18 MARCH 2003

11)  Date company informed

25 MARCH 2003

12)  Total holding following this notification

NIL
               
13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

NIL

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 ...... 25 MARCH 2003






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