RNS Announcement
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii
Lloyds Banking Group plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii
The Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv
The Solicitor for the Affairs of Her Majesty's Treasury
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v
12 December 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii
Below 7%
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type ofshares
if possible usingthe ISIN CODE
Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
NumberofShares
NumberofVotingRights
Numberof shares
Number of votingrights
% of voting rights x
Direct
Direct xi
Indirect xii
Indirect
GB0008706128
5,702,084,663
4,943,698,490
6.93%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Type of financialinstrument
Expirationdate xiii
Exercise/Conversion Period xiv
Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.
% of votingrights
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Exercise price
Expiration date xvii
Exercise/Conversion period xviii
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
% of voting rights xix, xx
Nominal
Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
UK Financial Investments Limited, a company wholly-owned by Her Majesty's Treasury, is entitled to exercise control over the voting rights which are the subject of this notification (pursuant to certain management arrangements with Her Majesty's Treasury).
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information:
The Solicitor for the Affairs of Her Majesty's Treasury is acting as nominee for Her Majesty's Treasury
14. Contact name:
James Neilson
15. Contact telephone number:
020 7270 5813
Holding(s) in Company
07:00:10
13 Dec 2016
Holding(s) in company
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