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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.

For filings with the FCA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex

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	20 September 2013
6. Date on which issuer notified:	20 September 2013
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii	33%

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	27,608,563,642	27,608,563,642	23,326,529,533	23,326,529,533		32.7%

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
23,326,529,533	32.7%

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
For notes on how to complete form TR-1 please see the FCA website.

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: September 20, 2013

	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 for Financial Stability

	UK Financial Investments Ltd

	By:	/s/ Jim O’Neill
		Name: Jim O’Neill
		Title: Chief Executive