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STM Group Plc

("STM" or "the Company" or "the Group")

Board Changes

STM Group Plc (AIM: STM), the cross border financial services provider, announces the following changes to its Board of Directors.

The Company is pleased to announce the appointment of Malcolm Berryman as a Non-Executive Director, which took effect on 1 May 2016. Malcolm is an actuary with extensive experience of the financial services industry. As former group chief executive of Liverpool Victoria and a non-executive on both public and private company boards, Malcolm has expertise in customer facing development, corporate governance, mergers, acquisitions and business transformation activities. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries,

The Company also announces that Jonathan Shearman has tendered his resignation as Non-Executive Director, to allow him to spend more time on other commitments. He will step down from the Board on 30 June 2016.

Commenting on the Board changes Alan Kentish, Interim CEO, said: "I am very pleased to welcome Malcolm to the Board and look forward to his contribution given his extensive experience as a former chief executive of a large financial services organisation and his public company exposure.

"I am equally disappointed to be announcing Jonathan's resignation and we wish him every success in the future. The Board would like to thank him for his significant contribution during his time on the Board.

"To support STM's ongoing growth strategy and strengthen the Group's corporate governance structure, a further non-executive director is expected to be appointed in the coming months to complement the new Board composition."

Malcolm Berryman commented: "I am very pleased to have the opportunity to join STM at a time of such growth. The recent years have been transformational as the business has demonstrated the potential in its international product based model. I hope to bring my experience of growing financial services based businesses to supplement the in depth product and markets experience of the existing Board."

The following details in relation to the appointment of Mr Berryman are disclosed in accordance with Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules:

Director's full name: Malcolm Leonard Berryman

Director's age: 61 years

Mr Berryman has no interest in any ordinary shares or options in the Company.

There are no other disclosures in accordance with Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules.

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Notes to editors:

STM is a multi-jurisdictional financial services group listed on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange. The Group specialises in the delivery of a wide range of financial service products to professional intermediaries and in the administration of assets for international clients in relation to retirement, estate and succession planning, and wealth structuring.

Today, STM has trading operations in Gibraltar, Malta, Jersey, and Spain. It has also recently opened satellite offices in South East Asia, the Middle East, and South Africa. The Group continues to expand through the development of additional products and services that its ever-more sophisticated clients demand.

STM has, for example, a dedicated international pensions division which specialises in Qualifying Recognised Overseas Pension Schemes (QROPS) and Qualifying Non-UK Pension Schemes (QNUPS); it also has a Gibraltar Life Insurance Company, STM Life Assurance PCC PLC, which provides life insurance bonds - wrappers in which a variety of investments, including investment funds, can be held.

Further information on STM Group Plc can be found at www.stmgroupplc.com