Director's Shareholding

Conister Financial Group plc
31 January 2008



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                            31 January 2008


                  Conister Financial Group plc (the 'Company')

                       Directors Shareholding and Dealing


The Company was informed on 30 January 2008 that, on 30 January 2008 STM Fidecs
Nominees Limited on trust for Rock Holdings Limited purchased 25,000 ordinary
shares of 25p each (the 'Ordinary Shares') at 80p per share.

The total Ordinary Shares held by STM Fidecs Nominees Limited on trust for Rock
Holdings Limited is now 420,000 representing 0.83 per cent. of the issued
ordinary share capital of the Company. Mr Arron FA Banks is beneficially
interested in 51 per cent. of the issued share capital of Rock Holdings Limited.

Mr Arron FA Banks is also beneficially interested in 37.5 per cent. of the
issued share capital of Southern Rock Insurance Company Limited which holds
215,000 Ordinary Shares in its own name, with an additional 6,904,645 Ordinary
Shares held by STM Fidecs Nominees Limited on trust for Southern Rock Insurance
Company Limited. The aggregate of these holdings 7,119,645 Ordinary Shares
represents 14.04 per cent. of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company.

The total Ordinary Shares in which Arron FA Banks has a beneficial interest in
is 7,539,645 representing 14.87 per cent. of the issued ordinary share capital
of the Company.



Enquiries

For further information, please contact:
Conister Financial Group plc
Jeremiah Linehan Chief Executive Officer
Tel [phone]

Beaumont Cornish Limited
Roland Cornish
Tel [phone]




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