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
 
 
 
13 December 2017
 
 
 

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
 
Item
 
 
 
             
No.1            
Regulatory News Service Announcement, dated 13 December 2017
 
                       
     re: Director/PDMR Shareholding
 
 
 
13 December 2017
 
 
Transfer of Shares
The Group announces that Zak Mian, a Senior Manager and PDMR, has sold 29,673 ordinary shares from his personal holding at a price of 67.445 pence per share and purchased 29,509 ordinary shares at a price of 67.43394 pence per share via an ISA.
 
Monthly Share Incentive Plan
The Group announces that shares were acquired for PDMRs by Equiniti Share Plan Trustees Limited AESOP 1 account under the Lloyds Banking Group Share Incentive Plan.
 
The notifications below, made in accordance with the requirements of the EU Market Abuse Regulation, provides further detail.
 
 
NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PERSONS CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH THEM
 
 
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
 
a)
Name
 
António Horta-Osório
2
Reason for the notification
 
a)
Position/status
 
Group Chief Executive
b)
Initial notification / Amendment
 
Initial Notification
3
 
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 
a)
Name
 
Lloyds Banking Group plc
b)
LEI
 
549300PPXHEU2JF0AM85
 
4
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
 
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
 
Identification code
 
Ordinary Shares of 10p each
 
 
 
GB0008706128
b)
Nature of the transaction
 
 
Acquisition of Shares under the Lloyds Banking Group Share Incentive Plan
 
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Price(s)
 
Volume(s)
 
Partnership Shares
 
GBP00.66795
225
 
Matching Award
 
GBP00.0000
67
 
 
 
 
 
 
d)
Aggregated information
 
- Aggregated volume
- Price
 
 
292
See 4(c)
 
e)
Date of the transaction
 
11 December 2017
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange (XLON)
 
 
 
1
 
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
 
a)
Name
 
Juan Colombás
2
Reason for the notification
 
a)
Position/status
 
Chief Operating Officer
 
b)
Initial notification / Amendment
 
Initial Notification
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 
a)
Name
 
Lloyds Banking Group plc
b)
LEI
549300PPXHEU2JF0AM85
 
4
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
 
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
 
Identification code
 
Ordinary Shares of 10p each
 
 
 
GB0008706128
b)
Nature of the transaction
 
 
Acquisition of Shares under the Lloyds Banking Group Share Incentive Plan
 
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Price(s)
 
Volume(s)
 
Partnership Shares
 
GBP00.66795
187
 
Matching Award
 
GBP00.0000
67
 
 
 
 
 
 
d)
Aggregated information
 
- Aggregated volume
 
- Price
 
 
254
 
See 4(c)
 
e)
Date of the transaction
 
11 December 2017
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange (XLON)
 
 
 
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
 
a)
Name
 
George Culmer
2
Reason for the notification
 
a)
Position/status
Chief Financial Officer
 
b)
Initial notification / Amendment
 
Initial Notification
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 
a)
Name
 
Lloyds Banking Group plc
b)
LEI
549300PPXHEU2JF0AM85
 
4
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
 
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
 
Identification code
 
Ordinary Shares of 10p each
 
 
 
GB0008706128
b)
Nature of the transaction
 
 
Acquisition of Shares under the Lloyds Banking Group Share Incentive Plan
 
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Price(s)
 
Volume(s)
 
Partnership Shares
 
GBP00.66795
187
 
Matching Award
 
GBP00.0000
67
 
 
 
 
 
 
d)
Aggregated information
 
- Aggregated volume
 
- Price
 
 
254
 
See 4(c)
 
e)
Date of the transaction
 
11 December 2017
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange (XLON)
 
 
 
 
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
 
a)
Name
 
Karin Cook
2
Reason for the notification
 
a)
Position/status
 
Group Services Director
 
b)
Initial notification / Amendment
 
Initial Notification
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 
a)
Name
 
Lloyds Banking Group plc
b)
LEI
 
549300PPXHEU2JF0AM85
 
4
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
 
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
 
Identification code
 
Ordinary Shares of 10p each
 
 
 
GB0008706128
b)
Nature of the transaction
 
 
Acquisition of Shares under the Lloyds Banking Group Share Incentive Plan
 
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Price(s)
 
Volume(s)
 
Partnership Shares
 
GBP00.66795
187
 
Matching Award
 
GBP00.0000
67
 
 
 
 
 
 
d)
Aggregated information
 
- Aggregated volume
 
- Price
 
 
254
 
See 4(c)
 
e)
Date of the transaction
 
11 December 2017
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange (XLON)
 
 
 
 
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
 
a)
Name
 
Antonio Lorenzo
2
Reason for the notification
 
a)
Position/status
 
Chief Executive, Scottish Widows and Group Director, Insurance and Wealth
 
b)
Initial notification / Amendment
 
Initial Notification
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 
a)
Name
 
Lloyds Banking Group plc
b)
LEI
 
549300PPXHEU2JF0AM85
 
4
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
 
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
 
Identification code
 
Ordinary Shares of 10p each
 
 
 
GB0008706128
b)
Nature of the transaction
 
 
Acquisition of Shares under the Lloyds Banking Group Share Incentive Plan
 
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Price(s)
 
Volume(s)
 
Partnership Shares
 
GBP00.66795
225
 
Matching Award
 
GBP00.0000
67
 
 
 
 
 
 
d)
Aggregated information
 
- Aggregated volume
 
- Price
 
 
292
 
See 4(c)
 
e)
Date of the transaction
 
11 December 2017
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange (XLON)
 
 
 
 
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
 
a)
Name
 
Zak Mian
2
Reason for the notification
 
a)
Position/status
 
Group Director, Transformation
 
b)
Initial notification / Amendment
 
Initial Notification
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 
a)
Name
 
Lloyds Banking Group plc
b)
LEI
549300PPXHEU2JF0AM85
 
4
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
 
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
 
Identification code
 
Ordinary Shares of 10p each
 
 
 
GB0008706128
b)
Nature of the transaction
 
 
Acquisition of Shares under the Lloyds Banking Group Share Incentive Plan
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Price(s)
 
Volume(s)
 
Partnership Shares
 
GBP00.66795
45
 
Matching Award
 
GBP00.0000
66
 
 
 
 
 
 
d)
Aggregated information
 
- Aggregated volume
 
- Price
 
 
111
 
See 4(c)
 
e)
Date of the transaction
 
11 December 2017
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange (XLON)
 
4
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
 
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
 
Identification code
 
Ordinary Shares of 10p each
 
 
 
GB0008706128
b)
Nature of the transaction
 
 
Transfer of ordinary shares to ISA via sale and purchase.
 
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Price(s)
 
Volume(s)
 
Sale of Shares:
 
GBP00.67445
29,673
 
 
 
 
 
 
d)
Aggregated information
 
- Aggregated volume
 
- Price
 
 
 
N/A (single transaction)
 
e)
Date of the transaction
 
11 December 2017
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange (XLON)
 
4
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
 
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
 
Identification code
 
Ordinary Shares of 10p each
 
 
 
GB0008706128
b)
Nature of the transaction
 
 
Transfer of ordinary shares to ISA via sale and purchase.
 
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Price(s)
 
Volume(s)
 
Purchase of Shares:
 
GBP00.6743394
29,509
 
 
 
 
 
 
d)
Aggregated information
 
- Aggregated volume
 
- Price
 
 
 
N/A (single transaction)
 
e)
Date of the transaction
 
11 December 2017
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange (XLON)
 
 
 
 
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
 
a)
Name
 
Janet Pope
2
Reason for the notification
 
a)
Position/status
 
Chief of Staff and Group Director, Corporate Affairs and Responsible Business & Inclusion
 
b)
Initial notification / Amendment
 
Initial Notification
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 
a)
Name
 
Lloyds Banking Group plc
b)
LEI
549300PPXHEU2JF0AM85
 
4
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
 
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
 
Identification code
 
Ordinary Shares of 10p each
 
 
 
GB0008706128
b)
Nature of the transaction
 
 
Acquisition of Shares under the Lloyds Banking Group Share Incentive Plan
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Price(s)
 
Volume(s)
 
Partnership Shares
 
GBP00.66795
187
 
Matching Award
 
GBP00.0000
67
 
 
 
 
 
 
d)
Aggregated information
 
- Aggregated volume
 
- Price
 
 
254
 
See 4(c)
 
e)
Date of the transaction
 
11 December 2017
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange (XLON)
 
 
 
 
1
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
 
a)
Name
 
Stephen Shelley
2
Reason for the notification
 
a)
Position/status
 
Chief Risk Officer
 
b)
Initial notification / Amendment
 
Initial Notification
3
Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
 
a)
Name
 
Lloyds Banking Group plc
b)
LEI
549300PPXHEU2JF0AM85
 
4
Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
 
a)
Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument
 
Identification code
 
Ordinary Shares of 10p each
 
 
 
GB0008706128
b)
Nature of the transaction
 
 
Acquisition of Shares under the Lloyds Banking Group Share Incentive Plan
c)
Price(s) and volume(s)
 
 
 
 
 
 
Price(s)
 
Volume(s)
 
Partnership Shares
 
GBP00.66795
225
 
Matching Award
 
GBP00.0000
67
 
 
 
 
 
 
d)
Aggregated information
 
- Aggregated volume
 
- Price
 
 
292
 
See 4(c)
 
e)
Date of the transaction
 
11 December 2017
f)
Place of the transaction
London Stock Exchange (XLON)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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: Group Investor Relations Director
 
 
 
Date: 13 December 2017