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
01 February, 2008
LLOYDS TSB 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.
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contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
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Index to Exhibits
Item
No. 1 Regulatory News Service Announcement, dated 01 February, 2008
re: Directorate Change
07/08
1 February 2008
LLOYDS TSB GROUP APPOINTS NEW NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
The board is pleased to announce the appointment of Sir David Manning, GCMG, CVO
as a non-executive director of both Lloyds TSB Group plc and Lloyds TSB Bank plc
from 1st May 2008.
Sir Victor Blank, Chairman of Lloyds TSB Group, said: "We are delighted that Sir
David has accepted our invitation to join the board in May. His wise counsel
and particular knowledge, skills and experience, gained during a distinguished
career in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, will be invaluable to our group.
We are pleased to have secured his services following his retirement as Her
Majesty's Ambassador to the United States of America."
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1. Biographical details are attached.
2. To comply with paragraph LR 9.6.13R of the UK Listing Authority listing
rules, the company confirms that:
(i) Sir David has not held any directorship in any publicly quoted company
at any time in the past five years;
(ii) there are no matters required by paragraphs LR 9.6.13R (2) to (6)
of the listing rules to be disclosed in relation to Sir David Manning;
and
(iii)under the rules on the acceptance of outside appointments by Crown
servants, Sir David applied for permission to accept this appointment.
The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on the
advice of the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments, approved
the application subject to the 3 month waiting period from Sir David's
last day of Crown service normally applied to Crown servants at
Sir David's level, and the condition that, for 12 months from that
same date, he should not become personally involved in lobbying UK
Government Ministers or officials on behalf of Lloyds TSB Group plc.
Sir David Manning
Biographical details:
2003 - 2007: Washington, USA (Ambassador)
2001 - 2003: Foreign Policy Adviser to the Prime Minister
2001: UK Delegation NATO Brussels (Ambassador)
1998 - 2000: Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Deputy Under-Secretary)
1995 - 1998: Tel Aviv, Israel (Ambassador)
1994 - 1995: Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Head of Policy Planning
Staff)
1994: UK member of Contact Group on Bosnia (International
Conference on Former Yugoslavia)
1993 - 1994: Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Head of Eastern Department)
1990 - 1993: Moscow, Russia (Counsellor, Head of Chancery)
1988 - 1990: Counsellor on loan to Cabinet Office
1984 - 1988: Paris, France (1st Secretary)
1982 - 1984: Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Deputy Head of Policy
Planning Staff)
1980 - 1982: Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Soviet Department)
1977 - 1980: New Delhi, India (2nd later 1st Secretary)
1974 - 1977: Warsaw, Poland (3rd later 2nd Secretary)
1972 - 1974: Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Mexico/Central America
Department)
1972: Entered Foreign and Commonwealth Office
For further information:-
Investor Relations
Michael Oliver +44 (0) 20 7356 2167
Director of Investor Relations
Email: michael.oliver@ltsb-finance.co.uk
Media
Mary Walsh +44 (0) 20 7356 2121
Director of Corporate Relations
Email: mary.walsh@lloydstsb.co.uk
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This announcement contains forward looking statements with respect to the
business, strategy and plans of the Lloyds TSB Group, its current goals and
expectations relating to its future financial condition and performance. By
their nature, forward looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because
they relate to events and depend on circumstances that will occur in the future.
The Group's actual future results may differ materially from the results
expressed or implied in these forward looking statements as a result of a
variety of factors, including UK domestic and global economic and business
conditions, risks concerning borrower credit quality, market related risks such
as interest rate risk and exchange rate risk in its banking business and equity
risk in its insurance businesses, changing demographic trends, unexpected
changes to regulation, the policies and actions of governmental and regulatory
authorities in the UK or jurisdictions outside the UK, including other European
countries and the US, changes in customer preferences, competition and other
factors. Please refer to the latest Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the
US Securities and Exchange Commission for a discussion of such factors. The
forward looking statements contained in this announcement are made as at the
date of this announcement, and the Group undertakes no obligation to update any
of its forward looking statements.
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 TSB GROUP plc
(Registrant)
By: M D Oliver
Name: M D Oliver
Title: Director of Investor Relations
Date: 01 February, 2008