Purchase of Own Securities

Secure Trust Banking Group PLC
21 December 2001

SECURE TRUST BANKING GROUP PLC ('the Company')

21 December 2001


PURCHASE OF OWN SECURITIES

Pursuant to the general authority granted by shareholders on 16 May 2001, the
Company has today purchased for cancellation 35,000 of its ordinary 1p shares
at a price of 402.9375p per share.

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