Company Announcement

For immediate release

Castle Trust Direct plc (the 'Issuer')

10 Norwich Street

London

EC4A 1BD

£20,000,000 Fortress Bond (Issue 13) 5 Year November 2014 Notes (the 'Issue 13 Notes')

ISIN: GB00BNFX5101

£20,000,000 Fortress Bond (Issue 47) 3 Year (Growth) May 2015 Notes (the 'Issue 47 Notes')

ISIN: GB00BVYV8Z67

£20,000,000 Fortress Bond (Issue 54) 3 Year (Income) June 2015 Notes (the 'Issue 54 Notes')

ISIN: GB00BVYV9649

£20,000,000 Fortress Bond (Issue 82) 1 Year (Income) October 2015 Notes (the 'Issue 82 Notes')

ISIN: GB00BYYTLR49

£20,000,000 Fortress Bond (Issue 83) 1 Year (Growth) October 2015 Notes (the 'Issue 83 Notes')

ISIN: GB00BYYTLS55

£20,000,000 Fortress Bond (Issue 84) 2 Year (Income) October 2015 Notes (the 'Issue 84 Notes')

ISIN: GB00BYYTLT62

£20,000,000 Fortress Bond (Issue 85) 2 Year (Growth) October 2015 Notes (the 'Issue 85 Notes')

ISIN: GB00BYYTLV84

£20,000,000 Fortress Bond (Issue 86) 3 Year (Income) October 2015 Notes (the 'Issue 86 Notes')

ISIN: GB00BYYTLW91

£20,000,000 Fortress Bond (Issue 87) 3 Year (Growth) October 2015 Notes (the 'Issue 87 Notes')

ISIN: GB00BYYTLX09

£20,000,000 Fortress Bond (Issue 88) 5 Year (Income) October 2015 Notes (the 'Issue 88 Notes')

ISIN: GB00BYYTLY16

£20,000,000 Fortress Bond (Issue 89) 5 Year (Growth) October 2015 Notes (the 'Issue 89 Notes')

ISIN: GB00BYYTLZ23

14 January 2016

Announcement of Partial Delisting:

The Issuer announces that it has requested the Irish Stock Exchange to delist 10,000 of the Issue 13 Notes detailed above from the Main Securities Market.

The Issuer announces that it has requested the Irish Stock Exchange to delist 15,000 of the Issue 47 Notes detailed above from the Main Securities Market.

The Issuer announces that it has requested the Irish Stock Exchange to delist 39,814 of the Issue 54 Notes detailed above from the Main Securities Market.

The Issuer announces that it has requested the Irish Stock Exchange to delist 18,928,372 of the Issue 82 Notes detailed above from the Main Securities Market.

The Issuer announces that it has requested the Irish Stock Exchange to delist 13,375,301 of the Issue 83 Notes detailed above from the Main Securities Market.

The Issuer announces that it has requested the Irish Stock Exchange to delist 19,469,665 of the Issue 84 Notes detailed above from the Main Securities Market.

The Issuer announces that it has requested the Irish Stock Exchange to delist 17,998,105 of the Issue 85 Notes detailed above from the Main Securities Market.

The Issuer announces that it has requested the Irish Stock Exchange to delist 18,922,336 of the Issue 86 Notes detailed above from the Main Securities Market.

The Issuer announces that it has requested the Irish Stock Exchange to delist 18,119,598 of the Issue 87 Notes detailed above from the Main Securities Market.

The Issuer announces that it has requested the Irish Stock Exchange to delist 19,223,489 of the Issue 88 Notes detailed above from the Main Securities Market.

The Issuer announces that it has requested the Irish Stock Exchange to delist 19,323,007 of the Issue 89 Notes detailed above from the Main Securities Market.

This is effective immediately.

For further information please contact:

Mary McDougall - Marketing Manager (Investments)

0207 166 6294

This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of

The Irish Stock Exchange

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