26 March 2015
LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
2015 NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ("AGM")
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.1, Lloyds Banking Group plc (the "Company") has submitted today the 2015 Notice of Annual General Meeting (the "AGM Notice") to the National Storage Mechanism.
The AGM Notice will shortly be available for inspection at www.hemscott.com/nsm.do
A copy of the AGM Notice is available through the 'Shareholder Meetings' ('Shareholder Info') page within the 'Investors & Performance' section of our website www.lloydsbankinggroup.com.
Mailing of the AGM Notice, proxy forms for the 2015 Annual General Meeting ("AGM") and related ancillary documentation to shareholders will commence tomorrow.
The AGM will be held at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre, The Exchange, Edinburgh EH3 8EE on Thursday 14 May 2015 at 11.00 am.
The AGM Notice seeks shareholder approval for a number of resolutions, including amendments to the Company's articles of association ("Articles"). It is proposed that the Company's Articles be amended:
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· in relation to the limited voting shares to align them with changes to the UK Listing Authority Rules (specifically Rule 9.2.21); and
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· to delete references within the Articles to deferred shares. On 5 November 2010, the Company cancelled all of the deferred shares in the capital of the Company which were in issue.
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If approved, the Company's Articles will be amended with effect from the conclusion of the AGM. A summary of the changes proposed to the Articles is set out in the explanatory notes to the AGM Notice. The Articles, including all the proposed changes, are available for inspection at the Company's head office at 25 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7HN and the Company's registered office at The Mound, Edinburgh EH1 1YZ up to and including the date of the AGM. The Articles will also be made available for inspection at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre, The Exchange, Edinburgh EH3 8EE, from 10.00 am on Thursday 14 May 2015 until the end of the AGM.
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For further information:
Investor Relations
Douglas Radcliffe +44 (0) 20 7356 1571
Interim Investor Relations Director
Email: douglas.radcliffe@finance.lloydsbanking.com
Group Corporate Affairs
Matt Smith +44 (0) 20 7356 3522
Head of Corporate Media
Email: matt.smith@lloydsbanking.com