Manx Financial Regulatory News (MFX)

30 May 2008 07:00



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 30 May 2008 

Conister Financial Group plc (the 'Company')

Directors and Employees Share Dealing 

The Company was informed on 29 May 2008 that:

1. STM Fidecs Nominees Limited, on trust for Rock Holdings Limited, purchased 50,000 ordinary shares of 25p each in the Company (the "Ordinary Shares") at 64.5p per share on 29 May 2008.

Following this transaction the total Ordinary Shares held by STM Fidecs Nominees Limited on trust for Rock Holdings Limited is now 6,978,645 representing 13.76 per cent. of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company. Mr Arron FA Banks, a Director of the Company, is beneficially interested in 51 per cent. of the issued share capital of Rock Holdings Limited.

Mr Arron FA Banks is also beneficially interested in 37.5 per cent. of the issued share capital of Southern Rock Insurance Company Limited which holds 215,000 Ordinary Shares in its own name, with an additional 396,000 Ordinary Shares held by STM Fidecs Nominees Limited on trust for Southern Rock Insurance Company Limited. The aggregate of these holdings 611,000 Ordinary Shares represents 1.20 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 7,589,645 representing 14.96 per cent. of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company.

2. Chris Johnstone, Interim Finance Director although not a Director of the Company, also purchased 50,000 ordinary shares of 25p each (the "Ordinary Shares") at 64.5p per share on 29 May 2009. This purchase represents Chris Johnstone's total holding in the Company, and equates to 0.10 per cent. of the issued ordinary share capital of the Company.