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
 
 
25 June 2015

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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under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
 
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Index to Exhibits
 
 


25 June 2015
 

LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC ("GROUP") - NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS BY PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITIES ("PDMRs") IN ORDINARY SHARES OF THE GROUP OF 10 PENCE EACH ("SHARES")
 
2014 Group Annual Bonus and Deferred Bonus Awards for 2012 and 2013 performance

The first tranche of bonus awards in respect of 2014 performance for members of the Group Executive Committee other than the Group Chief Executive and Executive Directors vests in June 2015. As already described in the Summary Remuneration announcement on 27 February 2015, these awards are released in Shares based on the prevailing share price.

The release today of tranches of the 2012 and 2013 Deferred Bonus Awards incorporates performance adjustments following the Group's settlement as announced on 5 June 2015.

 
In this respect, the Group announces that on 25 June 2015, after the settlement of income tax and national insurance contributions, the PDMRs listed in the table below received the number of Shares as set out by their name. The Shares were acquired for nil consideration.
 
Name
Shares
Juan Colombás1
44,355
George Culmer1
357,526
Andrew Bester
180,286
Karin Cook2
78,886
Antonio Lorenzo
135,723
Vim Maru
74,704
David Oldfield2
32,273
Miguel-Ángel Rodríguez-Sola
116,548
Toby Strauss
50,023
Matt Young
133,367

1 The 2012 Deferred Bonus Award was awarded to Juan Colombás before he joined the Board as an Executive Director in November 2013 and accordingly vests in tranches from 2013 to 2016. The 2012 Deferred Bonus Award for George Culmer vests in two tranches in 2015.
2 2014 bonus award release only. Karin Cook and David Oldfield were not members of the Group Executive Committee during the relevant period of the PPI complaint handling investigation and accordingly their Deferred Bonus Awards for 2012 and 2013 were not frozen and were released in March 2015.

Mr Horta-Osório's annual bonus awards for 2012, 2013 and 2014 performance are subject to additional conditions including deferral for five years and accordingly will not be released in 2015. Juan Colombás and George Culmer's annual bonus awards for 2013 and 2014 performance are subject to deferral until at least March 2016 and 2017 respectively and accordingly do not vest in 2015.

Fixed Share Awards in 2015
On 25 June 2015, after the settlement of income tax and national insurance contributions, Shares were acquired on behalf of the PDMRs as listed in the table below in respect of the second quarter of 2015 under the Group's Fixed Share Award. The acquisition price was 87.12 pence per Share.

 
The Shares will be held on behalf of the PDMRs and will be released over five years, with 20 per cent being released each year on the anniversary of the award.
 
Name
Shares
António Horta-Osório
136,880
Juan Colombás
75,588
George Culmer
76,652
Andrew Bester
74,523
Karin Cook
22,813
Antonio Lorenzo
69,839
Vim Maru
61,748
David Oldfield
61,748
Miguel-Ángel Rodríguez-Sola
62,280
Toby Strauss
61,748
Matt Young
53,231
 
Executive Directors and Members of the Group Executive Committee continue to meet their current shareholding requirements.
 
These disclosures are made pursuant to the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rule 3.1.4. The transactions took place in the UK and the Shares are listed on the London Stock Exchange.
 
ENQUIRIES:

Investor Relations
Douglas Radcliffe                                                       +44 (0) 20 7356 1571
Investor Relations Director
Email: [email protected]

Group Corporate Affairs
Matt Smith                                                                    +44 (0) 20 7356 3522
Head of Corporate Media
Email: [email protected]
 

 

 
 
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: Interim Investor Relations Director
                                                                                      
                                           
 
 
 
 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                         
Date: 25 June 2015