Secure Trust Bank PLC
SECURE TRUST BANK PLC
Notification of Dealing (PDMRs and PCAs)
Secure Trust Bank PLC (the "Company") announces that on 7 April 2025 the following individuals, each PDMRs of the Company, as per the below, exercised their respective options over ordinary shares of 40 pence each ("Ordinary Shares") under the 2017 Deferred Bonus Scheme ("DBP") at an exercise price of 40 pence over a total of 14,065 Ordinary Shares:
| Date | Participants. | Number of shares | Option Price |
| 7 April 2025 | Rachel Lawrence | 12,016 | 40p per share |
| 7 April 2025 | Chris Harper | 589 | 40p per share |
| 7 April 2025 | Julian Hartley | 860 | 40p per share |
| 7 April 2025 | Geoff Ray | 600 | 40p per share |
Rachel Lawrence and Chris Harper have each elected to sell sufficient shares to cover their tax, national insurance liability and associated costs arising from the exercise of the options. Julian Hartley has elected to retain all of the shares arising from his exercise. Geoff Ray has sold all of the shares arising from the exercise.
The Company announces that the following individuals, each PDMRs of the Company, as per the below, exercised their respective options over shares under the 2017 Long Term Incentive Scheme ("LTIP") at an exercise price of 40 pence over a total of 12,885 ordinary shares of 40 pence each ("Ordinary Shares"):
| Date | Participants. | Number of shares | Option Price |
| 7 April 2025 | Katie Docherty | 1,612 | 40p per share |
| 7 April 2025 | Chris Harper | 6,352 | 40p per share |
| 7 April 2025 | Andrew Phillips | 1,715 | 40p per share |
| 7 April 2025 | Geoff Ray | 3,206 | 40p per share |
Katie Docherty has elected to retain all of the shares arising from her exercise. Chris Harper and Andrew Phillips have elected to sell sufficient shares to cover their tax, national insurance liability and associated costs arising from the exercise of the options. Geoff Ray has sold all of the shares arising from the exercise of his LTIP option.
Secure Trust Bank PLC further announces that on 4 April 2025 Mary Hartley, a PCA of Julian Hartley, a PDMR, purchased a total of 18,138 Ordinary Shares of 40p each ("Shares") in the Company at an aggregate price of £5.48 per share.
The relevant notifications set out below are provided in accordance with the requirements of Article 19 of the UK Market Abuse Regulation.
| 1. | Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA") | |||||
| a) | Name | Rachel Lawrence | ||||
| 2. | Reason for the notification
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| a) | Position / status | Director/PDMR | ||||
| b) | Initial notification / amendment | Initial notification | ||||
| 3. | Details of the issuer | |||||
| a) | Name | Secure Trust Bank PLC
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| b) | LEI | 213800CXIBLC2TMIGI76 | ||||
| 4. | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of 40p each in Secure Trust Bank PLC. | ||||
| b) | Identification code | GB00B6TKHP66 | ||||
| c) | Nature of the transaction | Exercise of an option | ||||
| d) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| e) | Aggregated information - Volume - Price | n/a | ||||
| f) | Date of the transaction | 7 April 2025 | ||||
| g) | Place of the transaction | Outside of a trading venue | ||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of 40p each in Secure Trust Bank PLC. | ||||
| b) | Identification code | GB00B6TKHP66 | ||||
| c) | Nature of the transaction | Sale of shares | ||||
| d) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| e) | Aggregated information - Volume - Price | N/A | ||||
| f) | Date of the transaction | 7 April 2025 | ||||
| g) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | ||||
| 1. | Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA") | |||||||
| a) | Name | Chris Harper | ||||||
| 2. | Reason for the notification
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| a) | Position / status | PDMR | ||||||
| b) | Initial notification / amendment | Initial notification | ||||||
| 3. | Details of the issuer | |||||||
| a) | Name | Secure Trust Bank PLC
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| b) | LEI | 213800CXIBLC2TMIGI76 | ||||||
| 4. | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of 40p each in Secure Trust Bank PLC. | ||||||
| b) | Identification code | GB00B6TKHP66 | ||||||
| c) | Nature of the transaction | Exercise of options | ||||||
| d) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| e) | Aggregated information - Volume - Price |
6,941 £0.40
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| f) | Date of the transaction | 7 April 2025 | ||||||
| g) | Place of the transaction | Outside of a trading venue | ||||||
| 4. | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of 40p each in Secure Trust Bank PLC. | ||||||
| b) | Identification code | GB00B6TKHP66 | ||||||
| c) | Nature of the transaction | Sale of shares | ||||||
| d) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| e) | Aggregated information - Volume - Price | N/A | ||||||
| f) | Date of the transaction | 7 April 2025 | ||||||
| g) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | ||||||
| 4. | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||||
| 1. | Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA") | |||||
| a) | Name | Julian Hartley | ||||
| 2. | Reason for the notification
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| a) | Position / status | PDMR | ||||
| b) | Initial notification / amendment | Initial notification | ||||
| 3. | Details of the issuer | |||||
| a) | Name | Secure Trust Bank PLC
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| b) | LEI | 213800CXIBLC2TMIGI76 | ||||
| 4. | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of 40p each in Secure Trust Bank PLC. | ||||
| b) | Identification code | GB00B6TKHP66 | ||||
| c) | Nature of the transaction | Exercise of an option | ||||
| d) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| e) | Aggregated information - Volume - Price | N/A | ||||
| f) | Date of the transaction | 7 April 2025 | ||||
| g) | Place of the transaction | Outside of a trading venue | ||||
| 1. | Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA") | |||||||
| a) | Name | Geoff Ray | ||||||
| 2. | Reason for the notification
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| a) | Position / status | PDMR | ||||||
| b) | Initial notification / amendment | Initial notification | ||||||
| 3. | Details of the issuer | |||||||
| a) | Name | Secure Trust Bank PLC
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| b) | LEI | 213800CXIBLC2TMIGI76 | ||||||
| 4. | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of 40p each in Secure Trust Bank PLC. | ||||||
| b) | Identification code | GB00B6TKHP66 | ||||||
| c) | Nature of the transaction | Exercise of options | ||||||
| d) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| e) | Aggregated information - Volume - Price |
3,806 £0.40
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| f) | Date of the transaction | 7 April 2025 | ||||||
| g) | Place of the transaction | Outside of a trading venue | ||||||
| 4. | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of 40p each in Secure Trust Bank PLC. | ||||||
| b) | Identification code | GB00B6TKHP66 | ||||||
| c) | Nature of the transaction | Sale of shares | ||||||
| d) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| e) | Aggregated information - Volume - Price | N/A | ||||||
| f) | Date of the transaction | 7 April 2025 | ||||||
| g) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | ||||||
| 4. | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||||
| 1. | Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA") | |||||
| a) | Name | Andrew Phillips | ||||
| 2. | Reason for the notification
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| a) | Position / status | PDMR | ||||
| b) | Initial notification / amendment | Initial notification | ||||
| 3. | Details of the issuer | |||||
| a) | Name | Secure Trust Bank PLC
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| b) | LEI | 213800CXIBLC2TMIGI76 | ||||
| 4. | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of 40p each in Secure Trust Bank PLC. | ||||
| b) | Identification code | GB00B6TKHP66 | ||||
| c) | Nature of the transaction | Exercise of an option | ||||
| d) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| e) | Aggregated information - Volume - Price | N/A | ||||
| f) | Date of the transaction | 7 April 2025 | ||||
| g) | Place of the transaction | Outside of a trading venue | ||||
| 4. | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of 40p each in Secure Trust Bank PLC. | ||||
| b) | Identification code | GB00B6TKHP66 | ||||
| c) | Nature of the transaction | Sale of shares | ||||
| d) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| e) | Aggregated information - Volume - Price | N/A | ||||
| f) | Date of the transaction | 7 April 2025 | ||||
| g) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | ||||
| 1. | Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA") | |||||
| a) | Name | Katie Docherty | ||||
| 2. | Reason for the notification
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| a) | Position / status | PDMR | ||||
| b) | Initial notification / amendment | Initial notification | ||||
| 3. | Details of the issuer | |||||
| a) | Name | Secure Trust Bank PLC
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| b) | LEI | 213800CXIBLC2TMIGI76 | ||||
| 4. | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of 40p each in Secure Trust Bank PLC. | ||||
| b) | Identification code | GB00B6TKHP66 | ||||
| c) | Nature of the transaction | Exercise of an option | ||||
| d) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| e) | Aggregated information - Volume - Price | N/A | ||||
| f) | Date of the transaction | 7 April 2025 | ||||
| g) | Place of the transaction | Outside of a trading venue | ||||
| 1. | Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ("PCA") | |||||||
| a) | Name | Mary Hartley | ||||||
| 2. | Reason for the notification
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| a) | Position / status | PCA to Julian Hartley, PDMR | ||||||
| b) | Initial notification / amendment | Initial notification | ||||||
| 3. | Details of the issuer | |||||||
| a) | Name | Secure Trust Bank PLC
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| b) | LEI | 213800CXIBLC2TMIGI76 | ||||||
| 4. | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | |||||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument | Ordinary shares of 40p each in Secure Trust Bank PLC. | ||||||
| b) | Identification code | GB00B6TKHP66 | ||||||
| c) | Nature of the transaction | Purchase of Shares | ||||||
| d) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| e) | Aggregated information - Volume - Price |
18,138 £5.48 | ||||||
| f) | Date of the transaction | 4 April 2025 | ||||||
| g) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange | ||||||
Enquiries:
Lisa Daniels
Company Secretary
Secure Trust Bank PLC
+44 121 693 9100
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