Business Context and Reporting Period
This Form 6-K filing by Lloyds TSB Group plc (now Lloyds Banking Group Plc) is dated December 21, 2005. The document serves as a Regulatory News Service (RNS) announcement regarding the notification of director and employee shareholding interests under the Lloyds TSB Group Shareplan.
Key Financial Metrics
The filing text does not provide a clear value for revenue, profit, cash flow, margins, debt, or liquidity. This report is strictly a disclosure of shareholding movements and does not contain financial performance data.
Material Changes
The material change reported is a transfer of 51,095 ordinary shares (25p each) from the allocated share account (AESOP1) to the unallocated share account (AESOP2). This transfer occurred following the forfeiture of shares by participants who left the group. Consequently, the unallocated pool held by Lloyds TSB Registrars Corporate Nominee Limited now totals 582,462 shares.
Guidance, Outlook, and Risks
The filing contains no management commentary, financial guidance, outlook, or discussion of risks and contingencies. The document is a compliance notification made pursuant to paragraph 3.1.4(R)(1)(b) of the disclosure rules.
Key Facts for Investor Verification
- Share Transfer: 51,095 shares were moved from allocated to unallocated status due to employee departures.
- Unallocated Pool Size: The total unallocated shares held by the trustee are 582,462.
- Interested Parties: Six named directors (J.E. Daniels, T.A. Dial, M.E. Fairey, A.G. Kane, G.T. Tate, H.A. Weir) and approximately 77,000 other employees are treated as interested in the unallocated shares.
- Trustee: Hill Samuel ESOP Trustees Limited acts as the trustee for the Shareplan.