At 30 March 2012, the total number of shares issued by Lloyds Banking Group plc with rights to vote which are exercisable in all circumstances at general meetings is 69,431,144,289 ordinary shares of 10p each, which includes shares represented by American Depositary Receipts. No shares are held in treasury.
That figure may be used by shareholders as the 'denominator' for the calculations by which they will determine whether they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, Lloyds Banking Group plc under the Financial Services Authority's disclosure and transparency rules.
Lloyds TSB Bank plc, Lloyds TSB Scotland plc and Bank of Scotland plc (members of Lloyds Banking Group), are authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. FSA authorisation can be checked on the FSA’s Register at: www.fsa.gov.uk/register/home.do. Lloyds TSB Bank plc, Lloyds TSB Scotland plc and Bank of Scotland plc are members of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme and the Financial Ombudsman Service.