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
 
 
(10 October 2016)
 

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 10 October 2016
        re: Director/PDMR Shareholding
 
 
 
 
 
 
10 October 2016
 
 
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")
 
The Group announces that an option to acquire Shares was granted on 10 October 2016 under the Lloyds Banking Group Sharesave Scheme 2007, an "all-employee" share plan, at 47.49 pence per Share to each of the following PDMRs:
 
Name
Sharesave Options
António Horta-Osório
14,554
Juan Colombás
29,109
George Culmer
14,554
Andrew Bester
14,554
Simon Davies
29,109
Zak Mian
29,109
Matt Young
29,109
 
 
ENQUIRIES:
Investor Relations
Douglas Radcliffe
Group Investor Relations Director
Email: douglas.radcliffe@finance.lloydsbanking.com
 
Group Corporate Affairs
Matt Smith
Head of Corporate Media
 
 
+44 (0) 20 7356 1571
 
 
 
 
 
+44 (0) 20 7356 3522
 
 
The following notifications, made pursuant to Article 19(3) of the Market Abuse Regulation, provide further details.  
 
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
Options over Ordinary Shares of 10p each
granted on 10 October 2016 at GBP 00.4749 per Share under the Lloyds Banking Group Sharesave Scheme 2007, an all-employee share plan.
 
 
N/A
b)
 
Nature of the transaction
 
 
Option granted under the Lloyds Banking Group Sharesave Scheme 2007, an "all-employee" share plan, at 47.49 pence per Share.
c)
 
Price(s) and volume(s)
 
 
 
 Price(s)
 
Volume(s)
GBP 00.4749
14,554
d)
 
Aggregated information
 
- Aggregated volume
 
- Price
 
N/A
 
 
e)
 
Date of the transaction
10 October 2016
f)
 
Place of the transaction
 
Outside a trading venue
 
1
 
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
 
a)
 
Name
 
Juan Colombás
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
Options over Ordinary Shares of 10p each
granted on 10 October 2016 at GBP 00.4749 per Share under the Lloyds Banking Group Sharesave Scheme 2007, an all-employee share plan.
 
 
N/A
b)
 
Nature of the transaction
 
 
Option granted under the Lloyds Banking Group Sharesave Scheme 2007, an "all-employee" share plan, at 47.49 pence per Share.
c)
 
Price(s) and volume(s)
 
 
 
 Price(s)
Volume(s)
GBP 00.4749
29,109
d)
 
Aggregated information
 
- Aggregated volume
 
- Price
 
N/A
 
 
e)
 
Date of the transaction
 
10 October 2016
f)
 
Place of the transaction
 
Outside a trading venue
 
 
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
Options over Ordinary Shares of 10p each
granted on 10 October 2016 at GBP 00.4749 per Share under the Lloyds Banking Group Sharesave Scheme 2007, an all-employee share plan.
 
 
N/A
b)
 
Nature of the transaction
 
 
Option granted under the Lloyds Banking Group Sharesave Scheme 2007, an "all-employee" share plan, at 47.49 pence per Share.
c)
 
Price(s) and volume(s)
 
 
 
 Price(s)
 
Volume(s)
GBP 00.4749
14,554
 
d)
 
Aggregated information
 
- Aggregated volume
 
- Price
 
N/A
 
 
e)
 
Date of the transaction
 
10 October 2016
f)
 
Place of the transaction
 
Outside a trading venue
 
 
1
 
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
 
a)
 
Name
 
Andrew Bester
2
 
Reason for the notification
 
a)
 
Position/status
 
Group Director & Chief Executive, Commercial Banking
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
Options over Ordinary Shares of 10p each
granted on 10 October 2016 at GBP 00.4749 per Share under the Lloyds Banking Group Sharesave Scheme 2007, an all-employee share plan.
 
 
N/A
b)
 
Nature of the transaction
 
 
Option granted under the Lloyds Banking Group Sharesave Scheme 2007, an "all-employee" share plan, at 47.49 pence per Share.
c)
 
Price(s) and volume(s)
 
 
 
 Price(s)
Volume(s)
GBP 00.4749
14,554
d)
 
Aggregated information
 
- Aggregated volume
 
- Price
 
N/A
 
 
e)
 
Date of the transaction
 
10 October 2016
f)
 
Place of the transaction
 
Outside a trading venue
 
 
1
 
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
 
a)
 
Name
 
Simon Davies
2
 
Reason for the notification
 
a)
 
Position/status
 
Chief People, Legal and Strategy 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
Options over Ordinary Shares of 10p each
granted on 10 October 2016 at GBP 00.4749 per Share under the Lloyds Banking Group Sharesave Scheme 2007, an all-employee share plan.
 
 
N/A
b)
 
Nature of the transaction
 
 
Option granted under the Lloyds Banking Group Sharesave Scheme 2007, an "all-employee" share plan, at 47.49 pence per Share.
c)
 
Price(s) and volume(s)
 
 
 
 Price(s)
Volume(s)
GBP 00.4749
29,109
 
d)
 
Aggregated information
 
- Aggregated volume
 
- Price
 
N/A
 
 
e)
 
Date of the transaction
 
10 October 2016
f)
 
Place of the transaction
 
Outside a trading venue
 
 
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, Digital
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
Options over Ordinary Shares of 10p each
granted on 10 October 2016 at GBP 00.4749 per Share under the Lloyds Banking Group Sharesave Scheme 2007, an all-employee share plan.
 
 
N/A
b)
 
Nature of the transaction
 
 
Option granted under the Lloyds Banking Group Sharesave Scheme 2007, an "all-employee" share plan, at 47.49 pence per Share.
c)
 
Price(s) and volume(s)
 
 
 
 Price(s)
 
Volume(s)
GBP 00.4749
29,109
d)
 
Aggregated information
 
- Aggregated volume
 
- Price
 
N/A
 
 
e)
 
Date of the transaction
 
10 October 2016
f)
 
Place of the transaction
 
Outside a trading venue
 
 
1
 
Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
 
a)
 
Name
 
Matt Young
2
 
Reason for the notification
 
a)
 
Position/status
 
Group Corporate Affairs 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
 
Options over Ordinary Shares of 10p each
granted on 10 October 2016 at GBP 00.4749 per Share under the Lloyds Banking Group Sharesave Scheme 2007, an all-employee share plan.
 
 
N/A
b)
 
Nature of the transaction
 
 
Option granted under the Lloyds Banking Group Sharesave Scheme 2007, an "all-employee" share plan, at 47.49 pence per Share.
c)
 
Price(s) and volume(s)
 
 
 
 
 Price(s)
 
Volume(s)
GBP 00.4749
29,109
 
d)
 
Aggregated information
 
- Aggregated volume
 
- Price
 
N/A
 
 
e)
 
Date of the transaction
 
10 October 2016
f)
 
Place of the transaction
 
Outside a trading venue
 
 
 
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: 10 October 2016