Blueprint
 
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
 
 
21 March 2018
 
LLOYDS BANKING 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 21 March 2018
        re: Director/PDMR Shareholding
 
21 March 2018
 
 
 
 
 
LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC ('GROUP') - NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES ('PDMRs') IN ORDINARY SHARES OF THE GROUP OF 10 PENCE EACH ('SHARES')
 
 
This announcement should be read in conjunction with the Summary Remuneration Announcement and disclosures in the 2017 Annual Report and Accounts published on 21 February 2018. The 2017 Annual Report and Accounts is available on the 'Annual Reports' page in the 'Investors & Performance' section of the Group's website www.lloydsbankinggroup.com.
 
Fixed Share Awards
This announcement details the number of Shares acquired by PDMRs in respect of the first quarter of 2018 under the Group's Fixed Share Award, as described in the Summary Remuneration Announcement. In this respect, the Group announces that, after the settlement of income tax and national insurance contributions, Shares were acquired on 19 March 2018 on behalf of the PDMRs as listed in the table below. The acquisition price was 67.396 pence per Share.
 
The Shares will be held on behalf of the PDMRs and will be released over five years, with 20 per cent being released each year on the anniversary of the award.
 
 
Name
Shares
António Horta-Osório
176,939
Juan Colombás
97,710
George Culmer
99,085
Karin Cook
79,819
Antonio Lorenzo
98,261
Vim Maru
89,453
Zak Mian
89,453
David Oldfield
96,333
Janet Pope
68,809
Stephen Shelley
97,710
 
 
ENQUIRIES:
 
Investor Relations
Douglas Radcliffe
Group Investor Relations Director
Email: douglas.radcliffe@finance.lloydsbanking.com
 
Group Corporate Affairs
Fiona Laffan
Director of Corporate Communications
Email: fiona.laffan@lloydsbanking.com
 
+44 (0) 20 7356 1571
 
 
 
 
 
+44 (0) 20 7356 2081
 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM
 
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
 
a)
Name
 
António Horta-Osório
2
Reason for the notification
 
a)
Position/status
 
Group Chief Executive
b)
Initial notification / Amendment
 
Initial Notification
3
 
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 
a)
Name
 
Lloyds Banking Group plc
b)
LEI
 
549300PPXHEU2JF0AM85
 
4
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
 
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
 
Identification code
 
Ordinary Shares of 10p each
 
 
 
GB0008706128
b)
Nature of the transaction
 
 
Acquisition of Shares at GBP 00.67396 each in respect of the first quarter of 2018 under the Group's Fixed Share Award.
 
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Price(s)
Volume(s)
 
Fixed Share Award
 
GBP00.67396
176,939
 
 
 
 
 
 
d)
Aggregated information
 
- Aggregated volume
 
- Price
 
 
N/A
 
 
e)
Date of the transaction
 
19 March 2018
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange (XLON)
 
 
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
 
a)
Name
 
Juan Colombás
 
2
Reason for the notification
 
a)
Position/status
 
Chief Operating Officer
 
b)
Initial notification / Amendment
 
Initial Notification
3
 
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 
a)
Name
 
Lloyds Banking Group plc
b)
LEI
 
549300PPXHEU2JF0AM85
 
4
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
 
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
 
Identification code
 
Ordinary Shares of 10p each
 
 
 
GB0008706128
b)
Nature of the transaction
 
 
Acquisition of Shares at GBP 00.67396 each in respect of the first quarter of 2018 under the Group's Fixed Share Award.
 
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Price(s)
Volume(s)
 
Fixed Share Award
 
GBP00.67396
97,710
 
 
 
 
 
 
d)
Aggregated information
 
- Aggregated volume
 
- Price
 
 
N/A
 
e)
Date of the transaction
 
19 March 2018
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange (XLON)
 
 
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
 
a)
Name
 
George Culmer
 
2
Reason for the notification
 
a)
Position/status
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
b)
Initial notification / Amendment
 
Initial Notification
3
 
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 
a)
Name
 
Lloyds Banking Group plc
b)
LEI
 
549300PPXHEU2JF0AM85
 
4
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
 
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
 
Identification code
 
Ordinary Shares of 10p each
 
 
 
GB0008706128
b)
Nature of the transaction
 
 
Acquisition of Shares at GBP 00.67396 each in respect of the first quarter of 2018 under the Group's Fixed Share Award.
 
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Price(s)
Volume(s)
 
Fixed Share Award
 
GBP00.67396
99,085
 
 
 
 
 
 
d)
Aggregated information
 
- Aggregated volume
 
- Price
 
 
N/A
 
e)
Date of the transaction
 
19 March 2018
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange (XLON)
 
 
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
 
a)
Name
 
Karin Cook
 
2
Reason for the notification
 
a)
Position/status
 
Group Services Director
 
b)
Initial notification / Amendment
 
Initial Notification
3
 
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 
a)
Name
 
Lloyds Banking Group plc
b)
LEI
 
549300PPXHEU2JF0AM85
 
4
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
 
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
 
Identification code
 
Ordinary Shares of 10p each
 
 
 
GB0008706128
b)
Nature of the transaction
 
 
Acquisition of Shares at GBP 00.67396 each in respect of the first quarter of 2018 under the Group's Fixed Share Award.
 
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Price(s)
Volume(s)
 
Fixed Share Award
 
GBP00.67396
79,819
 
 
 
 
 
 
d)
Aggregated information
 
- Aggregated volume
 
- Price
 
 
N/A
 
e)
Date of the transaction
 
19 March 2018
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange (XLON)
 
 
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
 
a)
Name
 
Antonio Lorenzo
 
2
Reason for the notification
 
a)
Position/status
 
Chief Executive, Scottish Widows and Group Director, Insurance and Wealth
 
b)
Initial notification / Amendment
 
Initial Notification
3
 
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 
a)
Name
 
Lloyds Banking Group plc
b)
LEI
 
549300PPXHEU2JF0AM85
 
4
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
 
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
 
Identification code
 
Ordinary Shares of 10p each
 
 
 
GB0008706128
b)
Nature of the transaction
 
 
Acquisition of Shares at GBP 00.67396 each in respect of the first quarter of 2018 under the Group's Fixed Share Award.
 
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Price(s)
Volume(s)
 
Fixed Share Award
 
GBP00.67396
98,261
 
 
 
 
 
 
d)
Aggregated information
 
- Aggregated volume
 
- Price
 
 
N/A
 
 
e)
Date of the transaction
 
19 March 2018
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange (XLON)
 
 
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
 
a)
Name
 
Vim Maru
 
2
Reason for the notification
 
a)
Position/status
 
Group Director, Retail
 
b)
Initial notification / Amendment
 
Initial Notification
3
 
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 
a)
Name
 
Lloyds Banking Group plc
b)
LEI
 
549300PPXHEU2JF0AM85
 
4
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
 
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
 
Identification code
 
Ordinary Shares of 10p each
 
 
 
GB0008706128
b)
Nature of the transaction
 
 
Acquisition of Shares at GBP 00.67396 each in respect of the first quarter of 2018 under the Group's Fixed Share Award.
 
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Price(s)
Volume(s)
 
Fixed Share Award
 
GBP00.67396
89,453
 
 
 
 
 
 
d)
Aggregated information
 
- Aggregated volume
 
- Price
 
 
N/A
 
 
e)
Date of the transaction
 
19 March 2018
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange (XLON)
 
 
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
 
a)
Name
 
Zak Mian
 
2
Reason for the notification
 
a)
Position/status
 
Group Director, Transformation
 
b)
Initial notification / Amendment
 
Initial Notification
3
 
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 
a)
Name
 
Lloyds Banking Group plc
b)
LEI
 
549300PPXHEU2JF0AM85
 
4
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
 
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
 
Identification code
 
Ordinary Shares of 10p each
 
 
 
GB0008706128
b)
Nature of the transaction
 
 
Acquisition of Shares at GBP 00.67396 each in respect of the first quarter of 2018 under the Group's Fixed Share Award.
 
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Price(s)
Volume(s)
 
Fixed Share Award
 
GBP00.67396
89,453
 
 
 
 
 
 
d)
Aggregated information
 
- Aggregated volume
 
- Price
 
 
N/A
 
 
e)
Date of the transaction
 
19 March 2018
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange (XLON)
 
 
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
 
a)
Name
 
David Oldfield
 
2
Reason for the notification
 
a)
Position/status
 
Group Director, Commercial Banking
 
b)
Initial notification / Amendment
 
Initial Notification
3
 
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 
a)
Name
 
Lloyds Banking Group plc
b)
LEI
 
549300PPXHEU2JF0AM85
 
4
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
 
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
 
Identification code
 
Ordinary Shares of 10p each
 
 
 
GB0008706128
b)
Nature of the transaction
 
 
Acquisition of Shares at GBP 00.67396 each in respect of the first quarter of 2018 under the Group's Fixed Share Award.
 
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Price(s)
Volume(s)
 
Fixed Share Award
 
GBP00.67396
96,333
 
 
 
 
 
 
d)
Aggregated information
 
- Aggregated volume
 
- Price
 
 
N/A
 
 
e)
Date of the transaction
 
19 March 2018
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange (XLON)
 
 
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
 
a)
Name
 
Janet Pope
 
2
Reason for the notification
 
a)
Position/status
 
Chief of Staff and Group Director, Corporate Affairs and Responsible Business & Inclusion
b)
Initial notification / Amendment
 
Initial Notification
3
 
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 
a)
Name
 
Lloyds Banking Group plc
b)
LEI
 
549300PPXHEU2JF0AM85
 
4
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
 
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
 
Identification code
 
Ordinary Shares of 10p each
 
 
 
GB0008706128
b)
Nature of the transaction
 
 
Acquisition of Shares at GBP 00.67396 each in respect of the first quarter of 2018 under the Group's Fixed Share Award.
 
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Price(s)
Volume(s)
 
Fixed Share Award
 
GBP00.67396
68,809
 
 
 
 
 
 
d)
Aggregated information
 
- Aggregated volume
 
- Price
 
 
N/A
 
 
e)
Date of the transaction
 
19 March 2018
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange (XLON)
 
 
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
 
a)
Name
 
Stephen Shelley
 
2
Reason for the notification
 
a)
Position/status
 
Chief Risk Officer
 
b)
Initial notification / Amendment
 
Initial Notification
3
 
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 
a)
Name
 
Lloyds Banking Group plc
b)
LEI
 
549300PPXHEU2JF0AM85
 
4
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
 
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
 
Identification code
 
Ordinary Shares of 10p each
 
 
 
GB0008706128
b)
Nature of the transaction
 
 
Acquisition of Shares at GBP 00.67396 each in respect of the first quarter of 2018 under the Group's Fixed Share Award.
 
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Price(s)
Volume(s)
 
Fixed Share Award
 
GBP00.67396
97,710
 
 
 
 
 
 
d)
Aggregated information
 
- Aggregated volume
 
- Price
 
 
N/A
 
 
e)
Date of the transaction
 
19 March 2018
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange (XLON)
 
 
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 BANKING GROUP plc
 (Registrant)
 
 
 
By: Douglas Radcliffe
Name: Douglas Radcliffe
Title: Group Investor Relations Director
 
 
 
 
 
Date: 21 March 2018