FORM 8.1

DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREE COMPANIES OR THEIR ASSOCIATES

FOR THEMSELVES OR FOR DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS

(Rules 8.1(a) and (b)(i) of the Takeover Code)

1. KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing (Note 1)           Lloyds TSB Group Plc and its Subsidiaries
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Company dealt in                          Lloyds TSB Group (LLOY)
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Class of relevant security to which the   Ord 25p
 dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)
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Date of dealing                           6th October 2008
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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)

                                                        Long                           Short
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                                           Number (%)                     Number (%)
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(1) Relevant securities                    128,013,699                    2.143
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(2) Derivatives (other than options)
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(3) Options and agreements to
 purchase/sell
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Total                                      128,013,699                    2.143
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(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
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                                           Number (%)                     Number (%)
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(1) Relevant securities
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(2) Derivatives (other than options)
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(3) Options and agreements to
 purchase/sell
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Total
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(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:               Details
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3. DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale                       Number of securities               Price per unit (Note 5)
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Purchase                            117,130                            2.8845
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Transfer Out                        49,041                             N/A
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(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name,       Long/short (Note 6)    Number of securities (Note 7)   Price per unit (Note 5)
e.g. CFD
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(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

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

Product name, e.g. call option     Number of securities              Exercise price per unit (Note 5)
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(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)

Nature of transaction (Note 8)     Details                           Price per unit (if applicable) (Note
                                                                      5)
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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.
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES/NO

Date of disclosure                                          7th October 2008
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Contact name                                                Central Disclosure Unit
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Telephone number                                            01444 418336
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Name of offeree/offeror with which associated               Lloyds TSB Group
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Specify category and nature of associate status (Note 10)   Offeror
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Notes

The Notes on Form 8.1 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

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