UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

SCHEDULE 13D/A

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 
(Amendment No. 23)

 

 

 

Lloyds Banking Group plc

(Name of Issuer)

 

 

 

Ordinary Shares

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

 

 

539439109

(CUSIP Number)

 

 

 

Stephen Parker

1 Horse Guards Road

London

SW1A 2HQ

(+44) 20 7270 5666

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

 

 

December 12, 2016

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

HM Treasury;

UK Financial Investments Ltd

Names of Reporting Persons

 

 

 

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Sections 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box ¨.

 

Explanatory note: In lieu of providing the information called for by Schedule 13D, Her Majesty's Treasury is furnishing a copy of “TR-1: Notification of Major Interest in Shares”, which is the standard form for any notification required to be delivered under the UK Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules to an issuer whose shares are listed on a relevant European Economic Area market (and to the UK Financial Services Authority) following the acquisition or disposal of certain interests in the shares or voting rights in such issuer. The UK Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules implement the European Transparency Directive (EU Directive 2004/109/EC). This modified Schedule 13D is filed pursuant to no-action relief granted by the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission in a no-action letter dated December 10, 2008.

 

 

 

 
   

  

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 12 December 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified: 12 December 2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii Below 7%

 

   

 

  

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

 

GB0008706128

 

 

5,702,084,663

 

5,702,084,663

 

4,943,698,490

 

4,943,698,490

 

 

6.93%

 

 

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

 

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights % of voting rights xix,
instrument price date xvii Conversion instrument refers to xx
      period xviii      
          Nominal Delta
             
             

 

Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
4,943,698,490 6.93%

 

   

 

  

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: 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

 

   

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

Date: December 13, 2016

  

  Her Majesty’s Treasury, a department of Her Majesty’s Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
   
  By: /s/ Lowri Khan
     
    Name:  Lowri Khan
     
    Title:  Director, Financial Stability (HMT)

 

  UK Financial Investments Ltd
   
  By: /s/ Oliver Holbourn
     
    Name:  Oliver Holbourn
     
    Title:  Chief Executive (UKFI)