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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
 
 
16 July 2015


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
 
 
 
 
 
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
15 July 2015
6. Date on which issuer notified:
15 July 2015
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii
Below 15%
         
 
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
11,350,584,475
11,350,584,475
10,693,646,646
10,693,646,646
  
14.98%
  
 
 
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
10,693,646,646
14.98%
 
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
     
 
 
 
 
 
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: Interim Investor Relations Director
                                                                                      
                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                        
Date: 16 July 2015