Lloyds Banking Group PLC — Director's Dealing 2017

Apr 18, 2017

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.20549

FORM 6-K

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

18 April 2017

LLOYDS BANKING GROUP plc

(Translation of registrant's name into English)

5th Floor

25 Gresham Street

London

EC2V 7HN

United Kingdom

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports

under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F..X.. Form 40-F

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information

contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the

Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes No ..X..

If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule

12g3-2(b): 82- __

Index to Exhibits

Item

No. 1 Regulatory News Service Announcement, dated 18 April 2017

re: Director/PDMR Shareholding

18 April 2017

LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC ('GROUP') - NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTION BY PERSON DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES ('PDMR') IN ORDINARY SHARES OF THE GROUP OF 10 PENCE EACH ('SHARES')

Group Chief Executive Acquisition of Shares

As described in the Summary Remuneration Announcement, the form of the Group Chief Executive's increase in base salary will follow that for 2016, with 2 per cent delivered in cash (in line with other colleagues) and the remainder delivered in Shares .

In this respect, the Group announces that, after the settlement of income tax and national insurance contributions, 5,107 Shares were acquired on 18 April 2017 on behalf of António Horta-Osório in respect of his April 2017 salary. The acquisition price was 62.69 pence per Share.

ENQUIRIES:

Investor Relations Douglas Radcliffe Group Investor Relations Director Email: douglas.radcliffe@ finance.lloydsbanking.com Group Corporate Affairs Matt Smith Head of Corporate Media Email: matt.smith@lloydsbanking.com +44 (0) 20 7356 1571 +44 (0) 20 7356 3522

NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM

| 1 — a) | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities /
person closely associated — Name | António
Horta-Osório | |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | Reason for the notification | | |
| a) | Position/status | Group
Chief Executive | |
| b) | Initial notification / Amendment | Initial
Notification | |
| 3 | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant,
auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | | |
| a) | Name | Lloyds
Banking Group plc | |
| b) | LEI | 549300PPXHEU2JF0AM85 | |
| 4 | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each
type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date;
and (iv) each place where transactions have been
conducted | | |
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of
instrument Identification
code | Ordinary Shares of 10p each GB0008706128 | |
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Acquisition of Shares - Portion of the Group Chief Executive's
increase in base salary delivered in Shares (as described in the
Summary Remuneration Announcement) in respect of April 2017
salary. | |
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | | |
| | | Price(s) | Volume(s) |
| | | GBP00.
626900 | 5,107 |
| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A (Single Transaction) | |
| e) | Date of the transaction | 18
April 2017 | |
| f) | Place of the transaction | London
Stock Exchange (XLON) | |

Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

LLOYDS BANKING GROUP plc

(Registrant)

By: Douglas Radcliffe

Name: Douglas Radcliffe

Title: Group Investor Relations Director

Date: 18 April 2017

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