Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

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

ü

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

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.):

ARBUTHNOT LATHAM (NOMINEES) LIMITED

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

15 JUNE 2016

6. Date on which issuer notified:

15 JUNE 2016

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

Between 50% and 19%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type ofshares

if possible usingthe ISIN CODE

Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

NumberofShares

NumberofVotingRights

Numberof shares

Number of votingrights

% of voting rights

Direct

Direct

Indirect

Direct

Indirect

9,444,538

9,444,538

3,444,538

3,444,538

18.93%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Expirationdate

Exercise/Conversion Period

Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.

% of votingrights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financialinstrument

Exercise price

Expiration date

Exercise/Conversion period

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

3,444,538

18.93%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name:

15. Contact telephone number:

Note: Annex should only be submitted to the FCA not the issuer

Annex: Notification of major interests in share

A: Identity of the persons or legal entity subject to the notification obligation

Full name

(including legal form of legal entities)

ARBUTHNOT BANKING GROUP PLC

Contact address

(registered office for legal entities)

ARBUTHNOT HOUSE

7 WILSON STREET

LONDON EC2M 2SN

Phone number & email

020-7012 2426

Other useful information

(at least legal representative for legal persons)

B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable

Full name

JEREMY ROBIN KAYE

Contact address

ARBUTHNOT HOUSE

7 WILSON STREET

LONDON EC2M 2SN

Phone number & email

020 7012 2430

Other useful information

(e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation)