Secure Trust Bank Regulatory News (STB)

1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attachedii:

Secure Trust Bank PLC

LEI: 213800CXIBLC2TMIGI76

1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer  (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)

UK issuer

2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

X

An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify)iii:

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Ameriprise Financial, Inc

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

Minneapolis, United States of America

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

Name

State Street Nominees Limited

City and country of registered office (if applicable)

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedvi:

13 September 2023

6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):

14 September 2023

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)

% of voting rights through financial instruments(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)

Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)

Total number of voting rights held in issuervii

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached

11.084000

0.000000

11.084000

2,074,429

Position of previous notification (if

applicable)

12.372000

0.000000

12.372000

2,315,628

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reachedviii

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type ofshares

ISIN code (if possible)

Number of voting rightsix

% of voting rights

Direct

(DTR5.1)

Indirect

(DTR5.2.1)

Direct

(DTR5.1)

Indirect

(DTR5.2.1)

GB00B6TKHP66

0

2,074,429

0.000000

11.084000

SUBTOTAL 8. A

2,074,429

11.084000

B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a)

Type of financial instrument

Expirationdatex

Exercise/Conversion Periodxi

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is

exercised/converted.

% of voting rights

SUBTOTAL 8. B 1

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (b)

Type of financial instrument

Expirationdatex

Exercise/Conversion Period xi

Physical or cash

settlementxii

Number of voting rights

% of voting rights

SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the

applicable box with an "X")

Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuerxiii

Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entityxiv (please add additional rows as necessary)

X

Ultimate Controlling Person

Name of controlled undertaking

% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

0.000000

0.000000

0.000000%

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

TAM UK International Holdings Limited

0.000000

0.000000

0.000000%

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

Threadneedle Holdings Limited

0.000000

0.000000

0.000000%

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

TAM UK Holdings Limited

0.000000

0.000000

0.000000%

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited

0.000000

0.000000

0.000000%

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

TC Financing Limited

0.000000

0.000000

0.000000%

Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

Threadneedle Asset Management Limited

11.084000%

0.000000

11.084000%

10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:

Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional informationxvi

Threadneedle Asset Management Limited is wholly owned by TC Financing Limited, which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Asset Management Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly owned by TAM UK Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly owned by Threadneedle Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly owned by TAM UK International Holdings Limited, which is itself wholly owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc.

Place of completion

Swindon, UK

Date of completion

15 September 2023