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I.
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Form F-N shall be filed with the Commission in connection with the filing of a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 by:
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1.
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a foreign issuer that is a foreign bank or foreign insurance company excepted from the definition of an investment company by rule 3a-6 [17 CFR 270.3a-6] under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 Act”);
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a foreign issuer that is a finance subsidiary of a foreign bank or foreign insurance company, as those terms are defined in rule 3a-6 under the 1940 Act, if such finance subsidiary is excepted from the definition of investment company by rule 3a-5 [17 CFR 270.3a-5] under the 1940 Act; or
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a foreign issuer that is excepted from the definition of investment company by rule 3a-1 [17 CFR 270.3a-1] under the 1940 Act because some or all of its majority-owned subsidiaries are foreign banks or foreign insurance companies excepted from the definition of investment company by rule 3a-6 under the 1940 Act.
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II.
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Notwithstanding paragraph (I), the following foreign issuers are not required to file Form F-N:
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a foreign issuer that has filed Form F-X [17 CFR 239.42] under the Securities Act of 1933 with the Commission with respect to the securities being offered; and
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a foreign issuer filing a registration statement relating to debt securities or non-voting preferred stock that has on file with the Commission a currently accurate Form N-6C9 [17 CFR 274.304, rescinded] under the 1940 Act.
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III.
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Six copies of the Form F-N, one of which shall be manually signed, shall be filed with the Commission at its principal office. A Form F-N filed in connection with any other Commission form should not be bound together with or be included only as an exhibit to, such other form.
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Name of issuer or person filing (“Filer”): Lloyds Banking Group plc
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B.
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This is (select one):
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Identify the filing in conjunction with which this Form is being filed
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The Filer is incorporated or organized under the laws of (Name of the jurisdiction under whose laws the filer is organized or incorporated)
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United Kingdom
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E.
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The Filer designates and appoints (Name of United States person serving as agent) Kevin P. McKendry, Chief U.S. Counsel of Lloyds TSB Bank plc (“Agent”) located at 1095 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York 10036, telephone: (212) 930 8920 as the agent of the Filer upon whom may be served any process, pleadings, subpoenas, or other papers in:
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(a)
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any investigation or administrative proceeding conducted by the Commission, and
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(b)
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any civil suit or action brought against the Filer or to which the Filer has been joined as defendant or respondent, in any appropriate court in any place subject to the jurisdiction of any state or of the United States or any of its territories or possessions or of the District of Columbia,
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F.
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Each person filing this Form stipulates and agrees to appoint a successor agent for service of process and file an amended Form F-N if the Filer discharges the Agent or the Agent is unwilling or unable to accept service on behalf of the Filer at any time until six years have elapsed from the date of the Filer’s last registration statement or report, or amendment to any such registration statement or report, filed with the Commission under the Securities Act of 1933 or Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Filer further undertakes to advise the Commission promptly of any change to the Agent’s name or address during the applicable period by amendment of this Form referencing the file number of the relevant registration form in conjunction with which the amendment is being filed.
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Each person filing this form undertakes to make available, in person or by telephone, representatives to respond to inquiries made by the Commission staff, and to furnish promptly, when requested to do so by the Commission staff, information relating to the securities registered pursuant to the form referenced in paragraph E or transactions in said securities
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