Non-Executive Director Appointment.

Secure Trust Bank PLC

12 June 2025

SECURE TRUST BANK PLC

("STB" or the "Company")

Non-Executive Director Appointment

The Company is pleased to announce the appointment of Steve Colsell as an independent Non-Executive Director and member of the Audit and Nomination Committees with immediate effect.  

Steve has 40 years' experience within Financial Services, specialising in banking and insurance. During his executive career he served as divisional CFO (Wealth, Asset Finance & International) of Lloyds Banking Group plc, CFO for Insurance and Investment at HBOS plc and Group Finance Director of Kensington Group PLC. Prior to this he held a number of senior roles at Zurich Financial Services.

Steve also brings extensive non-executive experience and is currently the Chair of Family Assurance Friendly Society Limited (trading as OneFamily) and a Non-Executive Director of Pepper Money Group where he also Chairs the Audit and Risk Committees. He was previously a Non-Executive Director of Quilter Financial Planning where he chaired the Audit Committee, Starling Bank and St James's Place PLC.

Jim Brown, Chairman of STB said "Steve brings a wealth of accounting, risk and regulatory experience, combined with a strategic mind-set and proven leadership skills.  He is a strong addition to the Board and we look forward to working with him to deliver value for our stakeholders."

There are no additional matters that would require disclosure pursuant to UKLR 6.4.8 of the Listing Rules of the UK Financial Conduct Authority.

Enquiries:

Secure Trust Bank PLC

David McCreadie, Chief Executive Officer

Tel: +44 (0) 121 693 9100

Investec Bank plc (Joint Broker)

David Anderson

Christopher Baird

Maria Gomez de Olea

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7597 5970

Shore Capital Stockbrokers (Joint Broker)

Mark Percy / Sophie Collins (Corporate Advisory)

Guy Wiehahn (Corporate Broking)

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7408 4090

Camarco

Ed Gascoigne-Pees, Geoffrey Pelham-Lane, Sean Palmer

securetrustbank@camarco.co.uk

Tel: +44 (0) 7591 760844

About STB

Secure Trust Bank is an established, well‐funded and capitalised UK retail bank with over 70‐years of trading history. Secure Trust Bank operates principally from its head office in Solihull, West Midlands, and has 904 employees (full‐time equivalent) as at 31 December 2024. The Group's diversified lending portfolio currently focuses on two sectors:

(i)            Business finance through its Real Estate Finance and Commercial Finance divisions; and

(ii)           Consumer finance through its Vehicle Finance and Retail Finance divisions.

Secure Trust Bank PLC is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority.

Secure Trust Bank PLC, Yorke House, Arleston Way, Solihull, B90 4LH.