Purchase of Own Securities

Secure Trust Banking Group PLC
09 December 2002

SECURE TRUST BANKING GROUP PLC ('the Company')

9 DECEMBER 2002





PURCHASE OF OWN SECURITIES



Pursuant to the general authority granted by shareholders on 16 May 2002, the
Company has today purchased for cancellation 105,000 of its ordinary 1p shares
at a price of 360p per share.



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