Purchase of Own Securities

Secure Trust Banking Group PLC
16 January 2003

SECURE TRUST BANKING GROUP PLC ('the Company')
16 JANUARY 2003

PURCHASE OF OWN SECURITIES

Pursuant to the general authority granted by shareholders on 16 May 2002, the
Company has today purchased for cancellation 110,000 of its ordinary 1p shares
at a price of 410p per share.

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