TIDMLLOY

RNS Number : 2826O

Lloyds Banking Group PLC

26 May 2015

 
 TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES(i) 
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 1. Identity of the issuer or                                         LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC 
  the underlying issuer 
  of existing shares to which 
  voting rights are 
  attached: (ii) 
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 2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate 
  box or boxes): 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                       S 
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 An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial                               .. 
  instruments which may result in the acquisition 
  of shares already issued to which voting rights 
  are attached 
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 An acquisition or disposal of instruments with                                   .. 
  similar economic effect to qualifying financial 
  instruments 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                 .. 
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 Other (please                                                                    .. 
  specify): 
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 3. Full name of person(s)                                              BlackRock, Inc. 
  subject to the 
  notification obligation: 
  (iii) 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) 
  (if different from 3.):(iv) 
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 5. Date of the transaction                                               12 May, 2015 
  and date on 
  which the threshold is 
  crossed or 
  reached: (v) 
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 6. Date on which issuer                                                  13 May, 2015 
  notified: 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are 
  crossed or                                                        Voting rights attached to 
  reached: (vi, vii)                                              shares holding has gone above 
                                                                                5% 
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 8. Notified details: 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix) 
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 Class/type     Situation previous                      Resulting situation after the 
  of             to the triggering                       triggering transaction 
  shares         transaction 
 
  if possible 
  using 
  the ISIN 
  CODE 
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                Number              Number              Number          Number of voting           % of voting 
                 of                  of                  of              rights                     rights (x) 
                 Shares              Voting              shares 
                                     Rights 
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                                                        Direct          Direct     Indirect        Direct      Indirect 
                                                                        (xi)        (xii) 
-------------      --------------    --------------    --------------  ---------  --------------  ----------  ----------- 
 GB0008706128   3,500,027,763       3,500,027,763       N/A             N/A        3,599,451,380   N/A         5.04% 
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 B: Qualifying Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of            Expiration        Exercise/                           Number of voting           % of voting 
 financial           date              Conversion                          rights that                rights 
 instrument          (xiii)            Period (xiv)                        may be 
                                                                           acquired if 
                                                                           the 
                                                                           instrument 
                                                                           is 
                                                                           exercised/ 
                                                                           converted. 
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 C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect 
  to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi) 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of          Exercise          Expiration        Exercise/         Number of voting           % of voting 
 financial         price            date              Conversion         rights instrument          rights (xix, 
 instrument                         (xvii)            period             refers to                  xx) 
                                                      (xviii) 
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 CFD                                                                    69,305,385                 Nominal       Delta 
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                                                                                                   0.09%         0.09% 
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 Total (A+B+C) 
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 Number of voting rights                                  Percentage of voting rights 
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 3,668,756,765                                            5.14% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the 
  voting rights and/or the 
  financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: 
  (xxi) 
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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder: 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy 
  holder will cease 
  to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will 
  cease to hold 
  voting rights: 
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 13. Additional information:                                    BlackRock Regulatory Threshold 
                                                                Reporting Team 
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 14. Contact name:                                              Tim Dudley 
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 15. Contact telephone number:                                  020 7743 1540 
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