Purchase of Own Securities

Secure Trust Banking Group PLC
16 December 2002

SECURE TRUST BANKING GROUP PLC ('the Company')
16 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 56,000 of its ordinary 1p shares at
a price of 375p per share.

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