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
06 July
2020
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)
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Index
to Exhibits
Item
No.
1 Regulatory News Service Announcement, dated 06 July
2020
re: Lloyds Banking Group Leadership
Succession
6 July
2020
LEADERSHIP SUCCESSION AT LLOYDS BANKING GROUP
Following the announcement last year that Lord Blackwell intended
to retire as Chairman of Lloyds Banking Group over the coming year,
the Group is pleased to announce that Robin Budenberg CBE has been
selected as his successor. Robin will join the Group Board on
October 1st 2020 and take over as Chair in early 2021 when Lord
Blackwell steps down from the Board.
During a long career with S.G. Warburg/UBS Investment Bank, Robin
Budenberg worked closely with the Government in 2008 as an advisor
on the recapitalisation of the UK banking industry. In 2009
he became Chief Executive, then Chairman, of UK Financial
Investments (UKFI) with responsibility for managing the UK
Government's investment in UK banks, including Lloyds. In
2014, Robin became London Chairman of Centerview Partners, the US
based independent advisory firm, and in 2016 he was appointed
Chairman of The Crown Estate, which has a diverse £14 billion
portfolio with its profits remitted to the Treasury for the benefit
of the public finances. Before he assumes the role of Chair of
Lloyds Banking Group he will step down from his current roles at
Centerview Partners and on the boards of Big Society Trust and
Charity Bank, but will continue as Chairman of The Crown
Estate. His selection followed an extensive search process
led by the Group's Senior Independent Director, Alan
Dickinson.
With the Chair succession now in place, António
Horta-Osório has also informed the Board of his intention to
step down as Chief Executive in 2021 after having delivered three
strategic plans and completed 10 years in the role next
year.
António has agreed to time his stepping down as Group CEO to
support a smooth transition, with a target date at the end of June
next year, at which point he will retire from Lloyds. Until then he
will continue to be completely focused with the executive team on
delivering the remainder of the current strategic plan (GSR3), as
well as the plans put in place to address the Covid 19 pandemic
effects and support our customers during these difficult
times.
This planned leadership succession will allow a new Chief Executive
to work with the new Chair in the next stage of the Group's
development and transformation.
Lord Blackwell comments:
"I am delighted to welcome Robin Budenberg to the Board as my
successor. His knowledge of the Group combined with his broad
experience in both financial services and other strategic advisory
roles give him an outstanding background to provide the Board
leadership required to support the continued transformation of the
Group.
I would also like to take this opportunity to pay tribute to the
outstanding contribution that António Horta-Osório has
made to first turning round and then leading the strategic
development of the Group over the last decade. His personal
commitment and strong vision have driven a period of massive and
successful change in the Group, restoring Lloyds to its preeminent
position in Helping Britain Prosper as the UK's leading retail and
commercial bank. During his tenure, he has overseen a comprehensive
transformation of the Group's balance sheet, operations, and
customer propositions, including the repayment of the UK
Government's £21bn investment and evolution of the Group into
the UK's largest digital bank.
His decision to announce now his planned retirement allows for an
orderly succession process to appoint a new Chief Executive next
year to work with the new Chair."
Robin Budenberg comments:
"Lloyds will play a vital role as Britain recovers from the current
crisis. It is a great honour and challenge to take on the
role of Chair at this time and I hope to continue Norman and
António's work, initially alongside António, in pursuing
Lloyds' core purpose of Helping Britain Prosper and in building the
culture of the bank in order to support that purpose."
António Horta-Osório comments:
"It is of course with mixed emotions that I announce my intention
to step down as Chief Executive of Lloyds Banking Group by June
next year. I am lucky to have had the support of a superb Board and
executive team on whom I will continue to rely as we complete our
current strategic plan, transforming the Group into the bank of the
future.
Everyone at Lloyds has unified around our purpose of Helping
Britain Prosper and our customers and communities are seeing our
commitment to that now, more than ever.
I have been honoured to play my part in the transformation of large
parts of our business. I know that when I leave the group next
year, it has the strategic, operational and management strength to
build further on its leading market position".
This announcement contains information that qualified or may have
qualified as inside information and is disclosed in accordance with
the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) 596/2014 ("MAR"). For the purposes
of MAR, this announcement is made by Kate Cheetham, Group General
Counsel & Company Secretary.
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For further information:
Investor Relations
Douglas Radcliffe
Group Investor Relations Director
Group Corporate Affairs
Matt Smith
Head of Media Relations
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+44 (0) 20 7356 1571
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Notes:
There are no other matters to be disclosed under listing rule
9.6.13R in relation to Robin Budenberg's appointment.
On assuming the role of Chair, Robin Budenberg's compensation will
remain unchanged from that of the current Chairman, at
£772,850 p.a. for 2020.
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: 06
July 2020