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
January 31, 2005
LLOYDS TSB 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 31 January 2005
re: Directorate Change
19/05 31 January 2005
LLOYDS TSB GROUP BOARD CHANGE
David Pritchard will be retiring from the board and the group when his current
term as Deputy Chairman comes to an end at the annual general meeting in May
2005. He has served on the board for 7 years: as Group Executive Director,
Wholesale & International Banking and Group Treasurer for 5 years, and,
subsequently, as Deputy Chairman for 2 years.
Maarten van den Bergh, Chairman of Lloyds TSB Group plc, said "We shall miss
David's wise counsel. His knowledge of financial markets, in particular, has
been of great value to the group and I have much enjoyed working with him over
the past years."
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BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS
DAVID PRITCHARD
David Pritchard became Deputy Chairman in April 2003 having previously served as
Group Executive Director, Wholesale and International Banking.
He Joined TSB Group as treasurer in 1995 and was seconded for a two year term to
the Securities and Investments Board in 1996, following TSB's merger with Lloyds
Bank. At the Securities and Investments Board, he was responsible for the
regulatory supervision and policy of the UK's markets and exchanges, and for all
the Securities and Investments Board's international activities. He returned to
the Group in May 1998 when he became Group Treasurer.
While at the Securities and Investments Board, David chaired the team drawn from
the regulatory bodies which merged to form the Financial Services Authority.
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For further information:-
Investor Relations
Michael Oliver +44 (0) 20 7356 2167
Director of Investor Relations
E-mail: michael.oliver@ltsb-finance.co.uk
Ian Gordon +44 (0) 20 7356 1264
Senior Manager, Investor Relations
E-mail: ian.gordon@ltsb-finance.co.uk
Media
Terrence Collis +44 (0) 20 7356 2078
Director of Group Corporate Communications
E-mail: terrence.collis@lloydstsb.co.uk
Mary Walsh +44 (0) 20 7356 2121
Head of Media Relations
E-mail: mary.walsh@lloydstsb.co.uk
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This announcement contains forward looking statements with respect to the
business, strategy and plans of the Lloyds TSB Group and its current goals and
expectations relating to its future financial condition and performance.
Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about Lloyds TSB
Group's or management's beliefs and expectations, are forward looking
statements. By their nature, forward looking statements involve risk and
uncertainty because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that will
occur in the future. Lloyds TSB Group's actual future results may differ
materially from the results expressed or implied in these forward looking
statements as a result of a variety of factors, including UK domestic and global
economic and business conditions, risks concerning borrower credit quality,
market related risks such as interest rate risk and exchange rate risk in its
banking businesses and equity risk in its insurance businesses, inherent risks
regarding changing demographic developments, catastrophic weather and similar
contingencies outside Lloyds TSB Group's control, any adverse experience in
inherent operational risks, any unexpected developments in regulation or
regulatory actions, changes in customer preferences, competition, industry
consolidation, acquisitions and other factors. For more information on these
and other factors, please refer to Lloyds TSB Group's Annual Report on Form 20-F
filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission and to any subsequent
reports furnished by Lloyds TSB Group to the US Securities and Exchange
Commission or to the London Stock Exchange. The forward looking statements
contained in this announcement are made as of the date hereof, and Lloyds TSB
Group undertakes no obligation to update any of its forward looking statements.
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 TSB GROUP plc
(Registrant)
By: M D Oliver
Name: M D Oliver
Title: Director of Investor Relations
Date: 31 January 2005