** Secure Trust Bank's STBS.L shares rise 5% to 1,155p, highest since August 2022
** Lender reports 36.3% rise in adjusted pre-tax profits for H1 2025 to 23.3 million pounds($31.63 million)
** Loan book expands 6.1% to 3.8 billion pounds in the six months ended June 30, 2025
** Company on track to deliver 8 million pounds of annualised cost savings by end of 2025
** Including session's gains, STBS up over 223% YTD
($1 = 0.7368 pounds)
(Reporting by Atharva Singh in Bengaluru)
((Atharva.singh@thomsonreuters.com))