Rule 8.3 - Lloyds TSB Group

Rule 8.3 - Lloyds TSB Group

Norges Bank

FORM 8.3

DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

(Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code)

1. KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing (Note 1)	Norges Bank
Company dealt in	Lloyds TSB Group PLC
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)	Ordinary Shares GBP 0.25
Date of dealing	18 November 2008

2. INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 3)

Â	Long	Short
Â	Number (%)	Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities	74,876,201 1.25%	Â
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	Â	435,000 0,01%
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	Â	Â
Total	74,876,201 1.25%	435,000 0,01%

(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:	Long	Short
Â	Number (%)	Number (%)
(1) Relevant securities	Â	Â
(2) Derivatives (other than options)	Â	Â
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell	Â	Â
Total	Â	Â

(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:

Details

3. DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit (Note 5)
Purchase	432,510	GBP 1.31

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name, e.g. CFD

Long/short (Note 6)

Number of securities (Note 7)

Price per unit (Note 5)

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name, e.g. call option	Writing, selling, purchasing, varying etc.	Number of securities to which the option relates (Note 7)	Exercise price	Type, e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date	Option money paid/received per unit (Note 5)
N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option	Number of securities	Exercise price per unit (Note 5)
N/A	N/A	N/A

(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)

Nature of transaction (Note 8)	Details	Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 5)
N/A	N/A	N/A

4. OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is referenced. If none, this should be stated.

None

Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO

Date of disclosure	19th November 2008
Contact name	On behalf of Norges Bank
Telephone number	004722316641
Name of offeree/offeror with which associated	Â
Specify category and nature of associate status (Note 10)	Â

Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk