Secure Trust Bank Regulatory News (STB)

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached:

SECURE TRUST BANK PLC

2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

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Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation:

ARBUTHNOT BANKING GROUP PLC

4. Full name of shareholder(s)  (if different from 3.):

CANACCORD NOMINEES LIMITED

THNPRN ACCOUNT

5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached:

3 November 2014

6. Date on which issuer notified:

3 November 2014

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: i

53/52%