Director's Holding in Company

RNS Number:4264M
Conister Trust PLC
24 January 2008






FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                          24 January 2008



                       Conister Trust plc (the 'Company')

                       Directors Shareholding and Dealing


The Company was informed on 23 January 2008 that as at the close of business on
the 18 January 2008 6,508,645 ordinary shares of 25p each in the Company
('Ordinary Shares') held by STM Fidecs Nominees Limited on trust for Rock
Holdings Limited, in which Mr Arron FA Banks has a beneficial interest in by
virtue of his beneficial holding of 51 per cent. of the issued share capital of
Rock Holdings Limited, were transferred for 80.5pence each to STM Fidecs
Nominees Limited on trust for Southern Rock Insurance Company Limited. Mr Arron
FA Banks is beneficially interested in 37.5 per cent. of the issued share
capital of Southern Rock Insurance Company Limited.


Further, the Company was informed on 23 January 2008 that, on 21 January 2008
STM Fidecs Nominees Limited on trust for Rock Holdings Limited purchased 25,000
ordinary shares of 25p each (the "Ordinary Shares") at 79p per share, and on 22
January 2008 STM Fidecs Nominees Limited on trust for Rock Holdings Limited
purchased 50,000 ordinary shares of 25p each (the "Ordinary Shares") at 79p per
share.


Following these transactions Southern Rock Insurance Company Limited holds
215,000 Ordinary Shares in its own name, with an additional 6,904,645 Ordinary
Shares held by STM Fidecs Nominees Limited on trust for Southern Rock Insurance
Company Limited. The aggregate of these holdings 7,119,645 Ordinary Shares
represents 14.04 per cent. of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company.


The total Ordinary Shares held by STM Fidecs Nominees Limited on trust for Rock
Holdings Limited is now 370,000 representing 0.73 per cent. of the issued
ordinary share capital of the Company.


The total Ordinary Shares in which Arron FA Banks has a beneficial interest in
is 7,489,645 representing 14.77 per cent. of the issued ordinary share capital
of the Company.



Enquiries

For further information, please contact:

Conister Trust plc
Jeremiah Linehan Chief Executive Officer
Tel [phone]

Beaumont Cornish Limited
Roland Cornish
Tel [phone]




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