Manx Financial Regulatory News (MFX)

31 Jan 2008 14:50

Conister Financial Group plc31 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 FidecsNominees Limited on trust for Rock Holdings Limited purchased 25,000 ordinaryshares of 25p each (the "Ordinary Shares") at 80p per share. The total Ordinary Shares held by STM Fidecs Nominees Limited on trust for RockHoldings Limited is now 420,000 representing 0.83 per cent. of the issuedordinary share capital of the Company. Mr Arron FA Banks is beneficiallyinterested 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 theissued share capital of Southern Rock Insurance Company Limited which holds215,000 Ordinary Shares in its own name, with an additional 6,904,645 OrdinaryShares held by STM Fidecs Nominees Limited on trust for Southern Rock InsuranceCompany Limited. The aggregate of these holdings 7,119,645 Ordinary Sharesrepresents 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 inis 7,539,645 representing 14.87 per cent. of the issued ordinary share capitalof the Company. Enquiries For further information, please contact:Conister Financial Group plcJeremiah Linehan Chief Executive OfficerTel 01624 694694 Beaumont Cornish LimitedRoland CornishTel +44 (0) 20 7628 3396 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange