PRESS RELEASE
Secure Trust Bank PLC
21 October 2026
For immediate release
SECURE TRUST BANK PLC
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Completion of Share Buyback Programme |
Secure Trust Bank PLC (the "Company") announces that the second £5 million tranche of its £10 million share buyback programme announced on 7 September 2026 has been completed in accordance with its terms. This concludes the full £10 million share buyback programme announced on 29 June 2026.
Between 7 September 2026 and 20 October 2026, the Company repurchased 331,134 ordinary shares in aggregate at an average price of 1509.361 pence per share, for an aggregate consideration of approximately £5 million.
Overall, the £10 million share buyback programme resulted in the repurchase of 654,540 ordinary shares at an average price of 1527.790 pence per share.
The Company's planned £10 million share buyback was intended to return excess capital, released from the sale of its Consumer Vehicle Finance business to shareholders alongside its progressive dividend policy.
Enquiries:
Secure Trust Bank PLC
Ian Corfield, Chief Executive Officer
Rachel Lawrence, Chief Financial Officer
Phil Deakin, Strategy and Corporate Development Director
Tel: +44 (0)121 693 9100
Investec Bank plc (Joint Broker)
Christopher Baird
Gordon Hamilton
Tel: +44 (0)20 7597 5970
Shore Capital Stockbrokers (Joint Broker)
Mark Percy
Oliver Jackson
Sophie Collins
Ansh Batura
Tel: +44 (0)20 7408 4090
Camarco
Geoffrey Pelham-Lane, Amrith Uppuluri
Tel: +44 (0) 7733 124 226, +44 (0) 7763 083 058
About STB
STB is an established, well‑funded and capitalised UK retail bank with a more than 72‑year trading track record. STB operates principally from its head office in Solihull, West Midlands. STB's diversified lending portfolio focuses on two lending sectors, with multiple product verticals, supported by a strong deposits franchise:
(i) Business Finance, and
(ii) Retail Finance through its V12 brand.
Secure Trust Bank PLC is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority. Secure Trust Bank PLC, Yorke House, Arleston Way, Solihull, B90 4LH.