20th Jan 2009 09:52
TR-1 (i) NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached (ii):
2. Reason for the notification State Yes/No An acquisition or disposal of voting rights No
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may No result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached An event changing the breakdown of voting rights No Other (please specify): Disclosure of holdings following the Yes acquisition, by Lloyds Banking Group plc, of HBOS plc. This notification supersedes any notifications previously issued by Lloyds TSB Group plc and/or HBOS plc.
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation Lloyds (iii):
Banking Group plc 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv): See Section 9
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is 16.01.2009 crossed
or reached if different) (v): 6. Date on which issuer notified: 19.01.2009 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Direct/ Indirect 7% 8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering shares to transaction (vii) if possible the Triggering using the ISIN transaction (vi) CODE Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting of of of rights (ix) rights Shares Voting shares Rights (viii) Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect (x) (xi) Ord 10p 7,709,839 7,709,839 335,925 335,925 8,630,739 0.269% 6.904% GB0001528156 B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)
Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of financial date (xiii) Conversion rights that may be voting instrument Period/ Date (xiv) acquired if the rights instrument is exercised/ converted N/A Total (A+B) Number of voting rights % of voting rights 8,966,664 7.172%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):
7,648,158 shares (6.118%) are held by State Street Nominees Ltd. Shares are under the control of Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Scottish Widows Group Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds TSB Bank plc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group plc (Indirect Interests).
Proxy Voting:10. Name of the proxy holder: N/A 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold: N/A 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting N/A
rights: 13. Additional information: Notification using the total voting rights figure of 125,016,372 14. Contact name: Trevor Bradbury 15. Contact telephone number: 0119 9320123
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