Lloyds Banking Group PLC - Major Shareholding Notification 2017

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RNS Number : 4781Z

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

15 March 2017



TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: 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 the notification 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 on which the threshold is crossed or reached: v	14 March 2017
6. Date on which issuer notified:	14 March 2017
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii	Below 3%


8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Situation previous to the triggering transaction						Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of Shares			Number of Voting Rights			Number of shares		Number of voting rights			% of voting rights x
Direct		Direct xi		Indirect xii	Direct			Indirect
GB0008706128	2,775,972,160			2,775,972,160			2,104,606,310		2,104,606,310			2.95%


B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument			Expiration date xiii		Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv					Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.				% of voting rights


C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument		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
2,104,606,310								2.95%


9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial 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:	Her Majesty's Treasury may make discretionary disclosures if the percentage of its voting rights in Lloyds Banking Group plc falls below 2% and 1% or reaches 0% as a result of further disposals of shares. The disclosures, if made, will be issued by Lloyds Banking Group plc on a voluntary basis, on behalf of Her Majesty's Treasury, via RNS 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

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