Secure Trust Bank : First Day of Dealings on the Main Market

12 October 2016

Secure Trust Bank PLC ('Secure Trust' or the 'Company')

First Day of Dealings on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange

Further to previous announcements Secure Trust is pleased to announce that the Company's shares will today be admitted to the premium segment of the Official List of the UK Listing Authority (the 'Official List') and to trading on London Stock Exchange plc's main market ('Main Market') for listed securities (together, 'Admission'). Dealings in the Company's shares will commence on the Main Market at 8.00 a.m. on 12 October 2016 and trading in the Company's shares on the AIM market of London Stock Exchange plc ('AIM') will be cancelled simultaneously therewith.

The Company is not raising any funds or issuing any new shares in connection with Admission. No shares have been offered or marketed to the public in the UK or elsewhere in connection with Admission or the publication of the related prospectus. The Company's shares will continue to be registered with their existing ISIN number GB00B6TKHP66 and SEDOL number B6TKHP6. The Company's TIDM code on the London Stock Exchange will continue to be 'STB'. At Admission there will be 18,191,894 ordinary shares in the Company in issue.

The prospectus prepared by the Company in connection with Admission is available for inspection on the Company's website at www.securetrustbank.com/corporate-information and is available on the National Storage Mechanism at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM. Copies of the prospectus are also available at the Company's registered office at One Arleston Way, Shirley, Solihull, West Midlands, B90 4LH.

Paul Lynam, Chief Executive, said:

'Secure Trust Bank has been in business since 1952 and since our IPO on AIM on 2 November 2011, we have delivered total shareholder returns of nearly 300%. Today's Listing on the Main Market is another very important milestone in our development. I congratulate all of my colleagues on this considerable achievement. The Directors continue to believe that over time Brexit will create more opportunities than threats for well-funded and well-capitalised smaller banks. We look to the future with confidence.'

Enquiries:

Secure Trust Bank PLC Paul Lynam, Chief Executive Officer Neeraj Kapur, Chief Financial Officer	Tel: [phone]
Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited (Sponsor and Broker) Robin Mann Gareth Hunt Stewart Wallace	Tel: [phone]
Canaccord Genuity Limited (Nomad and Joint broker) Sunil Duggal Andrew Buchanan	Tel: [phone]
Bell Pottinger (Financial PR) Dan de Belder Aarti Iyer	Tel: [phone]

Disclaimer

Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited ('Stifel') has been appointed as sponsor in relation to Admission. Stifel, which is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in the United Kingdom, is acting exclusively for the Company and no-one else in connection with Admission and will not regard any other person as a client in relation to Admission and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to its clients or for advising any other person on the contents of the prospectus or on any other transaction or arrangement referred to in this announcement.

This announcement does not contain or constitute an offer of, or the solicitation of an offer to buy or subscribe for, the securities referred to herein to any person in any jurisdiction, including the United States, or in any jurisdiction to whom or in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful.

This announcement contains statements that are, or may be deemed to be, 'forward-looking statements'. These forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including the terms 'believes', 'estimates', 'plans', 'projects', 'anticipates', 'expects', 'intends', 'may', 'will' or 'should' or, in each case, their negative or other variations or comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy, plans, objectives, goals, future events or intentions. Forward-looking statements may and often do differ materially from actual results. The forward-looking statements reflect the Company's current view with respect to future events and are subject to risks relating to future events and other risks, uncertainties and assumptions relating to the Company's business, results of operations, financial position, liquidity, prospects, growth and strategies. The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and cannot be relied upon as a guide to future performance and each of the Company, Stifel and their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, affiliates or advisers expressly disclaim any obligation to supplement, amend, update or revise any of the forward-looking statements made herein, except where it would be required to do so under applicable law.

Certain figures contained in this announcement, including financial information, have been subject to rounding adjustments. Accordingly, in certain instances, the sum or percentage change of the numbers contained in this announcement may not conform exactly with the total figure given.