Business Context and Reporting Period
This Form 6-K filing by Lloyds Banking Group Plc, dated July 15, 2021, reports a regulatory news service announcement regarding a change in major shareholdings. The filing details a notification received on July 14, 2021, concerning an acquisition of voting rights that crossed a statutory threshold on July 13, 2021.
Key Financial Metrics
This filing does not contain financial performance data such as revenue, profit, cash flow, margins, debt, or liquidity. It is strictly a disclosure of shareholder ownership changes.
Material Changes
The material change reported is the increase in voting rights held by Harris Associates L.P. (Chicago, USA). The shareholder's total position in Lloyds Banking Group Plc increased from 4.995770% to 5.016250% of voting rights attached to shares. This change resulted in a total holding of 3,560,036,794 voting rights.
Guidance, Outlook, and Risks
The filing text does not provide management commentary, financial guidance, outlook, risks, contingencies, or unusual items. The document serves solely to disclose the crossing of the 5% voting rights threshold by a major shareholder.
Key Facts for Investor Verification
- Shareholder: Harris Associates L.P.
- Threshold Crossed: 5% of voting rights.
- Current Holding: 5.016250% (3,560,036,794 shares).
- Previous Holding: 4.995770%.
- Date of Threshold Crossing: July 13, 2021.
- Instrument Type: Direct voting rights attached to shares (ISIN GB0008706128); no financial instruments were reported.