UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Amendment No. 1 to
SCHEDULE TO
(RULE 14d-100)
TENDER OFFER STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(d)(1) OR 13(e)(1) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
(Name of Subject Company (Issuer) and Name of Filing Person (Offeror))
Lloyds Banking Group plc 7.625% Fixed Rate Reset Additional Tier 1 Perpetual Subordinated Contingent Convertible Securities Callable 2023 (ISIN XS1043552188 and Common Code 104355218)
(Title and CUSIP No. of Class of Securities)
Lloyds Banking Group plc
25 Gresham Street
London EC2V 7HN
United Kingdom
011-44-207-626-1500
(Name, Address
and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Filing Person)
Kelvina Smith
Chief Legal Officer
Lloyds Securities Inc.
and
Deputy Chief Legal Officer, North America
Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets plc
1095 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
212-930-5047
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Agent for Service)
Copies to:
Connie Milonakis Davis Polk & Wardwell London LLP 5 Aldermanbury Square London EC2V 7HR United Kingdom Tel. No.: +44-20-7418-1327 |
Diana Billik Allen & Overy LLP 52 avenue Hoche CS 90005 75379 Paris Cedex 08, France Tel. No.: +33 (0)1 40 06 5400 |
o | Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer. |
Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the statement relates:
o | third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1. | |
x | issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4. | |
o | going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3. | |
o | amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2. |
Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the tender offer: x
If applicable, check the appropriate box(es) below to designate the appropriate rule provision(s) relied upon:
o | Rule 13e-4(i) (Cross-Border Issuer Tender Offer) |
o | Rule 14d-1(d) (Cross-Border Third-Party Tender Offer) |
INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT
This Amendment No. 1 (this “Amendment No. 1”) amends and supplements the tender offer statement on Schedule TO filed on September 12, 2022 (the “Original Schedule TO” and together with this Amendment No. 1, the “Schedule TO”) filed pursuant to Rule 13e-4 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, in connection with an offer (the “Offer”) by Lloyds Banking Group plc (the “Offeror” or“LBG”) to purchase for cash, on the terms and conditions described in the offer to purchase dated September 12, 2022 (the “Offer to Purchase”), any and all of the outstanding 7.625% Fixed Rate Reset Additional Tier 1 Perpetual Subordinated Contingent Convertible Securities Callable 2023 issued by the Offeror (the “Securities”).
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in the Original Schedule TO and the Offer to Purchase, as applicable.
Item 11. Additional Information
On October 11, 2022, LBG issued a press release announcing the final results of the Offer, which expired at 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on October 7, 2022. Based on information provided by the Tender Agent, £924,331,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Securities were validly tendered and not validly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Deadline. The Offeror has accepted all Securities that were validly tendered and not validly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Deadline. The Settlement Date is expected to be October 13, 2022. A copy of the press release is filed as exhibit (a)(5)(ii) to the Schedule TO and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 12. Exhibits.
Item 12 of the Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following exhibits thereto:
Number | Description |
(a)(5)(ii) | Press release, dated October 11, 2022. |
SIGNATURES
After due inquiry and to the best knowledge and belief of the undersigned, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Date: October 11, 2022
LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC |
By: | /s/ Claire-Elizabeth Padley | |||
Name: | Claire-Elizabeth Padley | |||
Title: | Non Bank Entities Treasurer & Head of Capital and Recovery and Resolution |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Number | Description |
(a)(1)* | Offer to Purchase, dated September 12, 2022. |
(a)(2) | Not applicable. |
(a)(3) | Not applicable. |
(a)(4) | Not applicable. |
(a)(5)(i)* | Press release, dated September 12, 2022. |
(a)(5)(ii) | Press release, dated October 11, 2022. |
(b) | Not applicable. |
(d)(1)* | Trust Deed dated April 1, 2014 between LBG and BNY Mellon Corporate Trustee Services Limited |
(d)(2)* | Supplemental Trust Deed dated December 7, 2020 between LBG and BNY Mellon Corporate Trustee Services Limited |
(g) | Not applicable. |
(h) | Not applicable. |
* | Previously filed. |
Exhibit (a)(5)(ii)
News Release | ![]() |
11 October 2022
Lloyds Banking Group plc ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF TENDER OFFER FOR ONE SERIES OF ITS STERLING DENOMINATED ADDITIONAL TIER 1 SECURITIES
Lloyds Banking Group plc (“LBG”) today announced the final results of its previously announced cash tender offer (the “Offer”) for any and all of one series of its outstanding Sterling denominated Additional Tier 1 Securities (the “Securities”). The Offer was made on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated 12 September 2022 (the “Offer to Purchase”). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this announcement have the same meaning as in the Offer to Purchase.
Based on information provided by the Tender Agent, £924,331,000 aggregate principal amount of the Securities listed in the table below were validly tendered and not validly withdrawn by 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on 7 October 2022 (the “Expiration Deadline”), as more fully set forth below. LBG has accepted all Securities that were validly tendered and not validly withdrawn prior to the Expiration Deadline. The Settlement Date is expected to be 13 October 2022.
The table below sets forth, among other things, the principal amount of the Securities validly tendered and accepted pursuant to the Offer:
Securities |
ISIN |
Purchase Price(1) |
Aggregate Principal Amount Accepted |
Aggregate Principal Amount Outstanding After Completion of the Offer |
LBG 7.625% Fixed Rate Reset Additional Tier 1 Perpetual Subordinated Contingent Convertible Securities Callable 2023 | XS1043552188 | £1,020.00 | £924,331,000 | £135,301,000 |
(2) | Per £1,000 in principal amount of Securities accepted for purchase. |
Kroll Issuer Services Limited acted as tender agent for the Offer. Lloyds Securities Inc. and UBS AG London Branch acted as Dealer Managers for the Offer. Questions regarding the Offer should be directed to:
Tender Agent | |
Kroll Issuer Services Limited | Email: lbg@is.kroll.com |
The Shard 32 London Bridge Street, SE1 9SG London, United Kingdom |
Telephone: +44 207 704 0880 |
Dealer Managers | |
Lloyds Securities Inc. | Tel: +1 (212) 827-3145 Email: lbcmliabilitymanagement@lloydsbanking.com Attn: Liability Management Group |
UBS AG London Branch | Tel: +1 888 719 4210 (U.S. Toll Free) Tel: +1 203 719 4210 (U.S.) Tel: +44 20 7568 1121 (Europe) Email: ol-liabilitymanagement-eu@ubs.com Attn: Liability Management Group |
Further Information
This announcement contains inside information in relation to the Securities and is disclosed in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) 596/2014 as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (“UK MAR”). For the purposes of UK MAR and Article 2 of the binding technical standards published by the Financial Conduct Authority in relation to UK MAR as regards Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1055, this announcement is made by Douglas Radcliffe, Group Investor Relations Director.
For further information please contact:
Group Corporate Treasury:
Liz Padley
Non Bank Entities Treasurer & Head of Capital and Recovery and Resolution
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7158 1737
Email: Claire-Elizabeth.Padley@LloydsBanking.com
Investor Relations:
Douglas Radcliffe
Group Investor Relations Director
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7356 1571
Email: Douglas.Radcliffe@LloydsBanking.com
Corporate Affairs:
Matthew Smith
Head of Media Relations
Tel: +44 (0)20 7356 3522
Email: matt.smith@lloydsbanking.com
EX-FILINGFEES
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FILING FEE
SC TO-I
(Form Type)
Lloyds Banking Group plc
Table 1: Transaction Valuation
Transaction Valuation(1) | Fee Rate |
Amount of Filing Fee(2) | |
Fees to Be Paid | - | $92.7 | - |
Fees Previously Paid | $1,449,847,613.76 | $134,400.87 | |
Total Transaction Valuation | $1,449,847,613.76 | ||
Total Fees Due for Filing | $134,400.87 | ||
Total Fees Previously Paid | $134,400.87 | ||
Total Fee Offsets | - | ||
Net Fee Due | $0.00 |
(1) |
Estimated for purposes of calculating the amount of the filing fee only. Calculated as the aggregate maximum purchase price to be paid for $1,227,265,782 7.625% Fixed Rate Reset Additional Tier 1 Perpetual Subordinated Contingent Convertible Securities Callable 2023 (the “Securities) in the offer, assuming 100% of the Securities will be purchased at the purchase price of $1,020.00 per $1,000 principal amount of the Securities being tendered and based on the latest pound sterling/U.S. dollar exchange rate of £1.00/U.S. $1.1582, as announced by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board on September 2, 2022. The fee of $134,400.87 was paid in connection with the filing of the Schedule TO-I by Lloyds Banking Group plc (File No. 005-84476) on September 12, 2022 (the “Schedule TO”). This is the final amendment to the Schedule TO and is being filed to report the results of the offer. |
(2) | Calculated at $92.70 per $1,000,000 of the Transaction Valuation, pursuant to Rule 0-11 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. |