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

12 AUGUST 2011


LLOYDS BANKING GROUP plc

(Translation of registrant's name into English)

25 Gresham Street
London
EC2V 7HN
United Kingdom

(Address of principal executive offices)



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This report on Form 6-K shall be deemed incorporated by reference into the company's Registration Statement on Form F-3 (File Nos. 333-167844; 333-167844-01) and to be a part thereof from the date on which this report is filed, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.

 


 
 
 
 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This report on Form 6-K contains the interim report of Lloyds Banking Group plc, which includes the unaudited consolidated interim results for the half-year ended 30 June 2011, and is being incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement with File Nos. 333-167844 and 333-167844-01.

As discussed in note 59 on page F-124 of the audited consolidated financial statements included in the Group’s Annual Report on Form 20-F and in note 22 on page 115 of this Form 6-K, the Group made a provision of £3,200 million in the year ended 31 December 2010 in connection with the sale of payment protection insurance.  This provision was made following a UK High Court judgment handed down before the Group’s Form 20-F was filed but after the approval and publication of the Group’s UK annual report and accounts.  In accordance with IAS 10, the provision was recorded in the Group’s 2010 income statement included in the Form 20-F, whereas it has been recorded in the Group’s 2011 first half results for UK reporting purposes.
 
 

 
 
 

 

BASIS OF PRESENTATION
This report covers the results of Lloyds Banking Group plc (the Company) together with its subsidiaries (the Group) for the half-year ended 30 June 2011.
Statutory basis
Statutory results are set out on pages 88 to 135 and discussed on pages 2 to 4.  However, a number of factors have had a significant effect on the comparability of the Group’s financial position and results.  As a result, comparison on a statutory basis of the 2011 interim results with 2010 is of reduced benefit.
Combined businesses basis
In order to provide more meaningful and relevant comparatives, the results of the Group are also presented on a 'combined businesses' basis.  The key principles adopted in the preparation of the combined businesses basis of reporting are described below.
· 
In order to reflect the impact of the acquisition of HBOS, the amortisation of purchased intangible assets has been excluded; and the unwind of acquisition-related fair value adjustments is shown as one line in the combined businesses income statement.
· 
In order to better present the business performance the following items, not related to acquisition accounting, have also been excluded:
 
– integration costs;
– volatility arising in insurance businesses;
– curtailment gains and losses in respect of the Group’s defined benefit pension schemes;
– customer goodwill payments provision;
 
– payment protection insurance provision;
– sale costs in respect of the EU mandated retail business disposal; and
– loss on disposal of businesses.
Unless otherwise stated income statement commentaries throughout this document compare the half-year to 30 June 2011 to the half-year to 30 June 2010, and the balance sheet analysis compares the Group balance sheet as at 30 June 2011 to the Group balance sheet as at 31 December 2010.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This announcement contains forward looking statements with respect to the business, strategy and plans of the Lloyds Banking Group, its current goals and expectations relating to its future financial condition and performance.  Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the Group or the Group’s management’s beliefs and expectations, are forward looking statements.  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 business, strategy, plans and/or results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in these forward looking statements as a result of a variety of risks, uncertainties and other factors, including, without limitation, UK domestic and global economic and business conditions; the ability to derive cost savings and other benefits, as well as the ability to integrate successfully the acquisition of HBOS; the ability to access sufficient funding to meet the Group’s liquidity needs; changes to the Group’s credit ratings; risks concerning borrower or counterparty credit quality; instability in the global financial markets; changing demographic and market related trends; changes in customer preferences; changes to regulation, accounting standards or taxation, including changes to regulatory capital or liquidity requirements; the policies and actions of governmental or regulatory authorities in the UK, the European Union, or jurisdictions outside the UK, including other European countries and the US; the ability to attract and retain senior management and other employees; requirements or limitations imposed on the Group as a result of HM Treasury’s investment in the Group; the ability to complete satisfactorily the disposal of certain assets as part of the Group’s EU state aid obligations; the extent of any future impairment charges or write-downs caused by depressed asset valuations; exposure to regulatory scrutiny, legal proceedings or complaints, actions of competitors 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 together with examples of forward looking statements.  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.
 
 
 
 

 
 
CONTENTS
 
Page 
Summary of results (unaudited)
   
Statutory information (IFRS)
Group performance (unaudited)
   
Combined businesses information
Segmental analysis of profit before tax by division (unaudited)
Reconciliation of combined businesses profit before tax to statutory (IFRS) (loss) profit before tax for the half-year (unaudited)
Segmental analysis by division (unaudited)
Group performance (unaudited)
10 
Divisional performance (unaudited)
 
Retail
12 
Wholesale
16 
Commercial
23 
Wealth and International
26 
Insurance
33 
Group Operations
41 
Central items
42 
   
Additional information on a combined businesses basis (unaudited)
43 
Basis of preparation of combined businesses information
43 
Banking net interest margin
46 
Integration costs and benefits
47 
Impairment charge
48 
Volatility arising in insurance businesses
49 
Number of employees (full-time equivalent)
51 
   
Risk management
52 
Risk management approach
53 
Principal risks and uncertainties
53 
   
Statutory information (IFRS)
87 
Condensed interim financial statements (unaudited)
 
Consolidated income statement (unaudited)
88 
Consolidated statement of comprehensive income (unaudited)
89 
Consolidated balance sheet (unaudited)
90 
Consolidated statement of changes in equity (unaudited)
92 
Consolidated cash flow statement (unaudited)
95 
Statutory notes (unaudited)
96 
 
 
 

 
LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
SUMMARY OF RESULTS (UNAUDITED)
 
   
Half-year
to 30 June
2011
   
Half-year
to 30 June
2010
   
Change
since
30 June
2010
   
Half-year
to 31 Dec
2010
 
Results
    £m       £m    
%
      £m  
                               
Statutory (IFRS)
                             
Total income, net of insurance claims
    10,854       12,591       (14 )     12,365  
Total operating expenses
    (6,428 )     (5,811 )     (11 )     (10,659 )
Trading surplus
    4,426       6,780       (35 )     1,706  
Impairment
    (4,491 )     (5,423 )     17       (5,529 )
(Loss) profit before tax
    (51 )     1,296               (4,215 )
Profit (loss) attributable to equity shareholders
    31       596               (3,252 )
Earnings (loss) per share
    0.0     0.9             (4.8 )p 
                                 
Combined businesses basis (note 1, page 43)
                               
Total income, net of insurance claims
    10,178       12,481       (18 )     10,963  
Operating expenses1
    (5,332 )     (5,435 )     2       (5,493 )
Trading surplus
    4,846       6,896       (30 )     5,470  
Impairment
    (5,422 )     (6,554 )     17       (6,627 )
Profit before tax
    1,104       1,603       (31 )     609  

1
Excluding impairment of tangible fixed assets of £150 million in the half-year to 30 June 2010.


Capital and balance sheet
 
As at
30 June
2011
   
As at
31 Dec
 2010
   
Change
since
31 Dec
2010
%
 
                   
Statutory (IFRS)
                 
Loans and advances to customers1
    £587.8bn       £592.6bn       (1 )
Customer deposits2
    £399.9bn       £393.6bn       2  
Loan to deposit ratio3
    144     154        
Risk-weighted assets
    £383.3bn       £406.4bn       (6 )
Core tier 1 capital ratio
    10.1     9.6        

1
Includes reverse repos of £19.7 billion (31 December 2010: £3.1 billion).
2
Includes repos of £5.0 billion (31 December 2010: £11.1 billion).
3
Excludes repos of £5.0 billion (31 December 2010: £11.1 billion) and reverse repos of £19.7 billion (31 December 2010: £3.1 billion).
 
 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
STATUTORY INFORMATION (IFRS)

GROUP PERFORMANCE (UNAUDITED)
(STATUTORY BASIS – IFRS)

   
Half-year
to 30 June
2011
   
Half-year
to 30 June
2010
   
Half-year
to 31 Dec
2010
 
   
£ million
   
£ million
   
£ million
 
                   
Interest and similar income
    13,437       14,661       14,679  
Interest and similar expense
    (7,448 )     (7,623 )     (9,171 )
Net interest income
    5,989       7,038       5,508  
Fee and commission income
    2,153       2,219       2,196  
Fee and commission expense
    (690 )     (812 )     (870 )
Net fee and commission income
    1,463       1,407       1,326  
Net trading income
    3,118       1,245       14,479  
Insurance premium income
    4,125       4,300       3,848  
Other operating income
    1,508       1,790       2,526  
Other income
    10,214       8,742       22,179  
Total income
    16,203       15,780       27,687  
Insurance claims
    (5,349 )     (3,189 )     (15,322 )
Total income, net of insurance claims
    10,854       12,591       12,365  
Payment protection insurance provision
                (3,200 )
Other operating expenses
    (6,428 )     (5,811 )     (7,459 )
Total operating expenses
    (6,428 )     (5,811 )     (10,659 )
Trading surplus
    4,426       6,780       1,706  
Impairment
    (4,491 )     (5,423 )     (5,529 )
Share of results of joint ventures and associates
    14       (61 )     (27 )
Loss on disposal of businesses
                (365 )
(Loss) profit before tax
    (51 )     1,296       (4,215 )
Taxation
    109       (630 )     955  
Profit (loss) for the period
    58       666       (3,260 )

Review of results
The consolidated income statement shows a loss before tax of £51 million for the half-year to 30 June 2011.  This compares to a profit before tax of £1,296 million for the half-year to 30 June 2010; however, the results for the half-year to 30 June 2010 included a pension curtailment credit in relation to the Group’s defined benefit pension schemes of £1,019 million and liability management gains of £423 million which were not repeated in the half-year to 30 June 2011.  The Group reported a loss before tax of £4,215 million in the half-year to 31 December 2010 as a result of the payment protection insurance provision of £3,200 million, the customer goodwill payments provision of £500 million and a loss on disposal of businesses of £365 million.

Net interest income decreased by £1,049 million, or 15 per cent, from £7,038 million to £5,989 million in the half-year to 30 June 2011, reflecting lower interest-earning asset balances across loans and receivables together with a reduced net interest margin as a result of continued high wholesale funding costs, a competitive deposit market and the effect of refinancing a significant amount of government and central bank facilities.  In addition, net interest income was reduced by a £388 million increase in the amount payable to unit holders in those Open-Ended Investment Companies included in the consolidated results of the Group.
 
 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC

Review of results (continued)

Other income increased by £1,472 million, or 17 per cent, to £10,214 million in the half-year to 30 June 2011 compared to £8,742 million, due to higher levels of net trading income arising from increases in the value of assets held to support insurance and investment contracts (although this is largely matched by an increase in the related claims expense), partly offset by a £428 million adverse movement in the mark-to-market adjustment arising from the equity conversion feature of the Group’s enhanced capital notes and the non-recurrence of the £423 million of gains on liability management transactions which arose in the half-year to 30 June 2010.
 
Overall total income increased by £423 million, or 3 per cent, from £15,780 million in the half-year to 30 June 2010 to £16,203 million in the half-year to 30 June 2011.

Insurance claims increased by £2,160 million, or 68 per cent, to £5,349 million in the half-year to 30 June 2011 compared to £3,189 million in the half-year to 30 June 2010, reflecting the increase in liabilities to policyholders as a result of gains on policyholder investments in the long-term insurance business.

Operating expenses increased by £617 million, or 11 per cent, to £6,428 million in the half-year to 30 June 2011 compared to £5,811 million in the half-year to 30 June 2010.  Adjusting for the £1,019 million pension curtailment gain in 2010 which was not repeated in 2011, costs were £402 million lower.  The Group continues to benefit from cost synergies as a result of the on-going integration of the Lloyds TSB and HBOS businesses.  Staff costs excluding the curtailment gain were £140 million lower, in part due to the closure of the Group’s operations in Ireland; depreciation and amortisation was £116 million lower, following a reduction in operating lease assets; and there was a £137 million reduction in the charge for the impairment of tangible fixed assets.
 
Impairment losses decreased by £932 million, or 17 per cent, from £5,423 million in the half-year to 30 June 2010 to £4,491 million in the half-year to 30 June 2011, reflecting improved credit quality experience in both Retail and Wholesale, partly offset by increased impairments in Ireland and Australia.  The improvement in Retail was driven by the unsecured portfolio and reflects risk management initiatives, improved business quality and a stabilising economy.  The improvement in Wholesale reflected lower impairments in the former HBOS corporate real estate and real estate-related portfolios, the stabilising UK and US economies in 2010 and the continuing low interest rate environment in 2011.  The increased charges in Ireland reflect the fact that the Group has allowed for a greater than previously anticipated fall in commercial real estate prices.  In Australasia, although economic performance has been robust overall, the Group's portfolio has significant geographical and sector concentrations and these assets continue to be a concern.

The taxation credit of £109 million on a loss before tax of £51 million reflects adjustments in respect of policyholder interests and the benefit of deferred tax assets not previously recognised, in respect of tax losses, more than offsetting the charge arising from the reduction of the Group’s deferred tax asset as a consequence of the decrease in the main rate of UK corporation tax to 26 per cent.

Total assets have decreased by £13,487 million, or 1 per cent, from £992,438 million at 31 December 2010 to £978,951 million at 30 June 2011 reflecting the Group’s balance sheet reduction plans.  However, in the Merlin agreement with the UK Government, the Group and four other major UK banks announced in February the intention to enhance support for the UK economic recovery by delivering increased gross business lending in 2011 compared to 2010.  The Merlin banks further agreed to provide the capacity to support additional gross new lending of up to £190 billion to creditworthy UK businesses, including £76 billion for SMEs, if sufficient demand emerges.  Based on performance in the first half of 2011, the Group is on track to deliver its full year contribution to the Merlin lending agreement, subject to sufficient demand for finance being maintained in the current economic climate.  The Group actively looks at all opportunities to support UK businesses and continues to innovate in the market to meet its customers’ needs.

Customer deposits increased by £6,286 million, or 2 per cent, from £393,633 million at 31 December 2010 to £399,919 million at 30 June 2011 as a result of deposit-raising initiatives, including continued strong deposit inflows in the Group’s Wealth and International online deposit business.
 
 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
Review of results (continued)

Shareholders’ equity increased by £1,184 million, or 3 per cent, to £44,909 million at 30 June 2011 compared to £43,725 million at 31 December 2010 mainly as a result of increases in the available-for-sale and cash flow hedging reserves.  The Group’s total capital ratio was 15.0 per cent (31 December 2010: 14.5 per cent) with a tier 1 capital ratio of 11.6 per cent (31 December 2010: 11.0 per cent) and a core tier 1 capital ratio of 10.1 per cent (31 December 2010: 9.6 per cent); the Group’s capital base was little changed over the half-year and the improved capital ratios are mainly due to decreases in risk-weighted assets.
 
 
 
 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
SEGMENTAL ANALYSIS OF PROFIT BEFORE TAX BY DIVISION (UNAUDITED)
(COMBINED BUSINESSES BASIS)

   
Half-year
to 30 June
2011
   
Half-year
to 30 June
2010
   
Half-year
to 31 Dec
2010
 
   
£ million
   
£ million
   
£ million
 
                   
Retail
    2,200       2,495       2,221  
                         
Wholesale1
    1,429       585       2,333  
                         
Commercial1
    262       157       182  
                         
Wealth and International
    (2,080 )     (1,609 )     (3,215 )
                         
Insurance
    543       469       633  
                         
Group Operations and Central items:
                       
Group Operations
    (62 )     (56 )     (7 )
Central items
    (1,188 )     (438 )     (1,538 )
      (1,250 )     (494 )     (1,545 )
Profit before tax
    1,104       1,603       609  

1
Given the importance of the Group’s role in the UK’s economic recovery through actively supporting SME lending, the Group is now reporting Commercial separately.  Commercial comprises the Group’s SME business and was previously part of Wholesale.  Comparatives have been restated accordingly.

The basis of preparation of the Group’s segmental results is set out in note 1 on page 43.

The Group Executive Committee (GEC), which is the chief operating decision maker for the Group, reviews the Group’s internal reporting based around these segments (which reflect the Group’s organisational and management structures) in order to assess the performance and allocate resources; this reporting is on a combined businesses basis, which the GEC believes best represents the underlying performance of the Group.  These combined businesses segmental results for the periods shown above are therefore presented in compliance with IFRS 8 Operating Segments.  However, the aggregate total of the combined businesses segmental results constitutes a non-GAAP measure as defined in the United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s Regulation G and a reconciliation of the aggregated total to the statutory consolidated IFRS income statement is therefore provided in note 1 on page 44.

To enable meaningful comparisons to be made with prior periods, the income statement commentaries in the following pages are on a combined businesses basis (see ‘basis of preparation’).  Certain commentaries also exclude the unwind of fair value adjustments.

Management uses the aggregated total of the combined businesses segmental results, a non-GAAP measure, as a measure of performance and believes that it provides important information for investors because it is a comparable representation of the Group’s performance.  Profit before tax is the comparable GAAP measure to profit before tax on a combined businesses basis; a reconciliation of the Group’s statutory consolidated IFRS income statement to its combined businesses income statement is shown in note 1 on page 44.  Readers should be aware that the combined businesses basis excludes certain items, as indicated in the tables in note 1, reflected in the Group’s statutory consolidated IFRS results.
 
 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC

RECONCILIATION OF COMBINED BUSINESSES PROFIT BEFORE TAX TO
STATUTORY (IFRS) (LOSS) PROFIT BEFORE TAX FOR THE HALF-YEAR (UNAUDITED)

   
Half-year
to 30 June
2011
   
Half-year
to 30 June
2010
   
Half-year
to 31 Dec
2010
 
   
£ million
   
£ million
   
£ million
 
                   
Profit before tax – combined businesses
    1,104       1,603       609  
Integration costs
    (642 )     (804 )     (849 )
Volatility arising in insurance businesses (note 5, page 49)
    (177 )     (199 )     505  
Amortisation of purchased intangibles
    (289 )     (323 )     (306 )
Customer goodwill payments provision
                (500 )
Pension curtailment gain (loss) (note 4, page 103)
          1,019       (109 )
Payment protection insurance provision (note 22, page 115)
                (3,200 )
EU mandated retail business disposal costs
    (47 )            
Loss on disposal of businesses
                (365 )
(Loss) profit before tax – statutory
    (51 )     1,296       (4,215 )
 
 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
SEGMENTAL ANALYSIS BY DIVISION (UNAUDITED)
(COMBINED BUSINESSES BASIS)


   
Retail
   
Wholesale
   
Commercial
   
Wealth 
and Int’l
   
Insurance
   
Group
Operations
and
Central
items
   
Group
 
Half-year to 30 June 2011
    £m       £m       £m       £m       £m       £m       £m  
                                                         
Net interest income
    4,163       1,401       649       509       (142 )     (202 )     6,378  
Other income
    884       1,337       218       631       1,319       (391 )     3,998  
Total income
    5,047       2,738       867       1,140       1,177       (593 )     10,376  
Insurance claims
                            (198 )           (198 )
Total income, net of insurance claims
    5,047       2,738       867       1,140       979       (593 )     10,178  
Operating expenses
    (2,221 )     (1,312 )     (471 )     (792 )     (415 )     (121 )     (5,332 )
Trading surplus
    2,826       1,426       396       348       564       (714 )     4,846  
Impairment
    (1,173 )     (1,557 )     (160 )     (2,532 )                 (5,422 )
Share of results of joint ventures and associates
    3       9                               12  
Profit (loss) before tax and fair value unwind
    1,656       (122 )     236       (2,184 )     564       (714 )     (564 )
Fair value unwind1
    544       1,551       26       104       (21 )     (536 )     1,668  
Profit (loss) before tax
    2,200       1,429       262       (2,080 )     543       (1,250 )     1,104  
                                                         
Banking net interest margin2
    2.26     1.64     4.35     1.47                     2.07
Cost:income ratio3
    44.0     47.9     54.3     69.5     42.4             52.4
Impairment as a % of
average advances (annualised)4
    0.65     2.02     1.07     7.89                     1.77
                                                         
                                                         
Key balance sheet and other items
                                                       
As at 30 June 2011
 
£bn
   
£bn
   
£bn
   
£bn
   
£bn
   
£bn
   
£bn
 
                                                         
Loans and advances to customers
    357.8       149.8       28.7       51.1               0.4       587.8  
Customer deposits
    242.3       85.0       32.7       38.9               1.0       399.9  
Risk-weighted assets
    109.6       176.6       26.8       56.4               13.9       383.3  

1
The net credit in the first half of 2011 of £1,668 million is mainly attributable to a reduction in the impairment charge of £931 million as losses reflected in the acquisition balance sheet valuations of the lending and securities portfolios have been incurred.
2
The calculation basis for banking net interest margins is set out in note 2 on page 46.
3
Operating expenses divided by total income net of insurance claims.
4
Impairment on loans and advances to customers divided by average loans and advances to customers, excluding reverse repurchase transactions, gross of allowance for impairment losses.
 
 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
SEGMENTAL ANALYSIS BY DIVISION (UNAUDITED) (continued)
(COMBINED BUSINESSES BASIS)

   
Retail
   
Wholesale
   
Commercial
   
Wealth 
and Int’l
   
Insurance
   
Group
Operations
and
Central
items
   
Group
 
Half-year to 30 June 2010
    £m       £m       £m       £m       £m       £m       £m  
                                                         
Net interest income
    4,636       1,576       571       596       (136 )     (332 )     6,911  
Other income
    836       1,988       227       605       1,320       855       5,831  
Total income
    5,472       3,564       798       1,201       1,184       523       12,742  
Insurance claims
                            (261 )           (261 )
Total income, net of insurance claims
    5,472       3,564       798       1,201       923       523       12,481  
Costs:
                                                       
Operating expenses
    (2,233 )     (1,401 )     (481 )     (744 )     (423 )     (153 )     (5,435 )
Impairment of tangible fixed assets
          (150 )                             (150 )
      (2,233 )     (1,551 )     (481 )     (744 )     (423 )     (153 )     (5,585 )
Trading surplus
    3,239       2,013       317       457       500       370       6,896  
Impairment
    (1,335 )     (2,801 )     (190 )     (2,228 )                 (6,554 )
Share of results of joint ventures and associates
    8       (60 )           (2 )     (10 )     2       (62 )
Profit (loss) before tax and fair value unwind
    1,912       (848 )     127       (1,773 )     490       372       280  
Fair value unwind
    583       1,433       30       164       (21 )     (866 )     1,323  
Profit (loss) before tax
    2,495       585       157       (1,609 )     469       (494 )     1,603  
                                                         
Banking net interest margin
    2.44     1.51     3.82     1.65                     2.08
Cost:income ratio
    40.8     39.3     60.3     61.9     45.8             43.5
Impairment as a % of
average advances (annualised)
    0.72     3.11     1.28     6.56                     2.01
                                                         
                                                         
Key balance sheet and other items
                                                       
As at 30 June 2010
 
£bn
   
£bn
   
£bn
   
£bn
   
£bn
   
£bn
   
£bn
 
                                                         
Loans and advances to customers
    368.0       155.9       28.7       57.6               1.9       612.1  
Customer deposits
    230.7       128.4       30.8       30.3               0.2       420.4  
Risk-weighted assets
    106.8       251.5       29.2       59.3               16.4       463.2  
 
 
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SEGMENTAL ANALYSIS BY DIVISION (UNAUDITED) (continued)
(COMBINED BUSINESSES BASIS)

   
Retail
   
Wholesale
   
Commercial
   
Wealth
and Int’l
   
Insurance
   
Group
Operations
and
Central
items
   
Group
 
Half-year to 31 Dec 2010
    £m       £m       £m       £m       £m       £m       £m  
                                                         
Net interest income
    4,742       1,675       604       580       (127 )     (563 )     6,911  
Other income
    771       1,691       230       555       1,494       (408 )     4,333  
Total income
    5,513       3,366       834       1,135       1,367       (971 )     11,244  
Insurance claims
                            (281 )           (281 )
Total income, net of insurance claims
    5,513       3,366       834       1,135       1,086       (971 )     10,963  
Operating expenses
    (2,411 )     (1,351 )     (511 )     (792 )     (431 )     3       (5,493 )
Trading surplus
    3,102       2,015       323       343       655       (968 )     5,470  
Impairment
    (1,412 )     (1,263 )     (192 )     (3,760 )                 (6,627 )
Share of results of joint ventures and associates
    9       (35 )           (6 )           3       (29 )
Profit (loss) before tax and fair value unwind
    1,699       717       131       (3,423 )     655       (965 )     (1,186 )
Fair value unwind
    522       1,616       51       208       (22 )     (580 )     1,795  
Profit (loss) before tax
    2,221       2,333       182       (3,215 )     633       (1,545 )     609  
                                                         
Banking net interest margin
    2.49     1.54     3.93     1.61                     2.12
Cost:income ratio
    43.7     40.1     61.3     69.8     39.7     50.1
Impairment as a % of
average advances (annualised)
    0.76     1.31     1.19     11.29                     2.02
                                                         
                                                         
Key balance sheet and other items
                                                       
As at 31 December 2010
 
£bn
   
£bn
   
£bn
   
£bn
   
£bn
   
£bn
   
£bn
 
                                                         
Loans and advances to customers
    363.7       144.6       28.6       55.3               0.4       592.6  
Customer deposits
    235.6       93.0       31.3       32.8               0.9       393.6  
Risk-weighted assets
    109.3       196.1       26.6       58.7               15.7       406.4  
 
 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC

 
GROUP PERFORMANCE (UNAUDITED)
(COMBINED BUSINESSES BASIS)

The discussion below is on a combined businesses basis (see basis of preparation).

Profit before tax on a combined businesses basis was £499 million, or 31 per cent, lower at £1,104 million in the half-year to 30 June 2011 compared to £1,603 million in the half-year to 30 June 2010.  This reflected the absence in 2011 of £423 million of gains from liability management exercises which had benefited the first half of 2010, and £236 million of mark-to-market losses arising from the equity conversion feature of the Group’s Enhanced Capital Notes in the first half of 2011, compared to gains of £192 million in the first half of 2010.

Net interest income was £533 million, or 8 per cent, lower at £6,378 million in the half-year to 30 June 2011 compared to £6,911 million in the half-year to 30 June 2010, as a result of a reduction in interest-earning assets as the Group’s targeted balance sheet reduction takes effect as well as subdued lending demand and continued customer deleveraging, continued high wholesale funding costs, a competitive deposit market and the effect of refinancing a significant amount of government and central bank facilities.

Other income was £1,833 million, or 31 per cent, lower at £3,998 million in the half-year to 30 June 2011 compared to £5,831 million in the half-year to 30 June 2010.  However, other income in the half-year to 30 June 2011 included losses on sale of treasury assets, as part of the Group’s targeted balance sheet reduction (although there is little impact on profit before tax, since these losses were largely offset by an accelerated fair value unwind) and £236 million of mark-to-market losses arising from the equity conversion feature of the Group’s Enhanced Capital Notes; whereas there were mark-to-market gains on the equity conversion feature of £192 million in the half-year to 30 June 2010 as well as gains of £423 million from liability management exercises, which were not repeated in 2011.

Insurance claims were £63 million, or 24 per cent, lower at £198 million in the half-year to 30 June 2011 compared to £261 million in the half-year to 30 June 2010 mainly reflecting lower unemployment claims combined with favourable experiene on the home book as the freeze events in January 2011 were less severe than those of January 2010.

Costs were £253 million, or 5 per cent, lower at £5,332 million in the half-year to 30 June 2011 compared to £5,585 million in the half-year to 30 June 2010.  This reduction reflects the absence in the half-year to 30 June 2011 of the £150 million charge in relation to impairment of tangible fixed assets incurred in 2010, together with further integration-related savings and lower levels of operating lease depreciation in Wholesale, partially offset by increased employers’ National Insurance contributions, and higher sales tax, inflation and other costs

The impairment charge was £1,132 million, or 17 per cent, lower at £5,422 million in the half-year to 30 June 2011 compared to £6,554 million in the half-year to 30 June 2010, with higher charges in Ireland and Australasia more than offset by improvements elsewhere in the Group, particularly the substantial fall in the Wholesale division’s impairment charge compared to the first half of 2010.

Retail’s impairment charge reduced by 12 per cent, driven by the unsecured portfolio, supported by prudent risk management, improved business quality, and a stabilising economy.

The Wholesale impairment charge reduced from £2,801 million in the first half of 2010 to £1,557 million in the first half of 2011.  The decrease in this period has continued to be primarily driven by lower impairment from the HBOS heritage corporate real estate and real estate related asset portfolios, together with the stabilising UK and US economic environment in 2010 and so far in 2011 a low interest rate environment helping to maintain defaults at a relatively lower level.  This was partly offset by increased impairment on leveraged acquisition finance exposures.
 
 
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The Commercial impairment charge reduced from £190 million in the first half of 2010 to £160 million in the first half of 2011, due to an increase in the overall quality of the portfolio and the stabilisation of the UK economy.

In Wealth and International, impairment charges totalled £2,532 million, an increase of 14 per cent from £2,228 million in the first half of 2010.  This was predominantly as a result of our Irish portfolio where the Group has allowed for further falls in commercial real estate prices, as well as weakness in the Australasian portfolio, where the Group has significant geographical and sector concentrations; the Group also took a charge of £70 million in the first half of 2011 as a result of losses arising from the earthquake in New Zealand.

The share of results of joint ventures and associates was a credit of £12 million in the half-year to 30 June 2011 compared to a loss of £62 million in the half-year to 30 June 2010.

The fair value unwind was £345 million, or 26 per cent, higher at £1,668 million in the half-year to 30 June 2011 compared to £1,323 million in the half-year to 30 June 2010.  This principally reflected an accelerated fair value unwind of £649 million in relation to the treasury asset sales, partly offset by a reduced credit to the impairment charge due to lower impairment charges on the heritage  HBOS Wholesale portfolios.
 
 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
DIVISIONAL PERFORMANCE (UNAUDITED)

RETAIL

 
Key highlights
 
·  
Profit before tax decreased to £2,200 million, compared to £2,495 million in the first half of 2010.
 
·  
Profit before tax and fair value unwind was £1,656 million, a reduction of 13 per cent compared with the first half of 2010, driven by higher funding costs and muted demand for credit.
 
·  
Total income decreased by 8 per cent, driven by lower net interest income, largely as a result of higher funding costs, muted demand for credit, the continued impact from previous de-risking of the lending portfolio with a corresponding reduction in impairments and increased competition for deposits while we continued to reduce our funding gap.
 
·  
Operating expenses reduced by 1 per cent compared with the first half of 2010.  However the cost:income ratio increased to 44.0 per cent, as a result of the reduction in income.  Operating expenses benefited from cost synergies partly offset by investment in our digital platforms, improvements to complaints handling processes and inflation.
 
·  
The impairment charge reduced to £1,173 million, down by 12 per cent, particularly driven by the reduction in the unsecured charge reflecting the impact of the Group’s prudent risk appetite with improved new business quality and effective portfolio management.  Credit performance across the business also continues to be supported by the Group’s risk management processes, a continued subdued UK economic recovery and low interest rates.
 
·  
Customer deposit growth continued during the first half of 2011, with balances increasing by £6.7 billion, or 3 per cent, from 31 December 2010.  This growth was largely driven by strong UK tax-free cash Individual Savings Account (ISA) balance growth where Retail achieved growth greater than its share of balances outstanding.
 
·  
Loans and advances to customers decreased by £5.9 billion, or 2 per cent, from 31 December 2010 as customers continued to reduce their personal indebtedness.  In particular, customers continued to pay down unsecured debts.  In the first half of 2011 gross mortgage lending was £12.9 billion, which was equivalent to a market share of over 20 per cent, as Retail continued to support the housing market and first time buyers.
 
 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
RETAIL (continued)

   
Half-year
to 30 June
2011
   
Half-year
to 30 June
2010
   
Change
since
30 June
2010
   
Half-year
to 31 Dec
2010
 
      £m       £m    
%
      £m  
                               
Net interest income
    4,163       4,636       (10 )     4,742  
Other income
    884       836       6       771  
Total income
    5,047       5,472       (8 )     5,513  
Operating expenses
    (2,221 )     (2,233 )     1       (2,411 )
Trading surplus
    2,826       3,239       (13 )     3,102  
Impairment
    (1,173 )     (1,335 )     12       (1,412 )
Share of results of joint ventures and associates
    3       8       (63 )     9  
Profit before tax and fair value unwind
    1,656       1,912       (13 )     1,699  
Fair value unwind
    544       583       (7 )     522  
Profit before tax
    2,200       2,495       (12 )     2,221  
                                 
Banking net interest margin
    2.26     2.44             2.49
Cost:income ratio
    44.0     40.8             43.7
Impairment as a % of average
advances (annualised)
    0.65     0.72             0.76
                                 
                                 
           
As at
30 June
2011
   
As at
31 Dec
2010
   
Change
since
31 Dec
2010
 
           
£bn
   
£bn
   
%
 
                                 
Loans and advances to customers
                               
Secured
            333.1       337.3       (1 )
Unsecured
            24.7       26.4       (6 )
              357.8       363.7       (2 )
Customer deposits
                               
Savings
            202.3       195.3       4  
Current accounts
            40.0       40.3       (1 )
              242.3       235.6       3  
Total customer balances
            600.1       599.3          
                                 
Risk-weighted assets
            109.6       109.3          

 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC

RETAIL (continued)

Financial performance
Profit before tax decreased to £2,200 million compared to £2,495 million in the first half of 2010, a reduction of £295 million.

Profit before tax and fair value unwind decreased to £1,656 million, a reduction of 13 per cent compared with the first half of 2010, driven by higher funding costs and the muted demand for credit.

Total income decreased by £425 million, or 8 per cent, to £5,047 million.  This was driven by a reduction in net interest income of £473 million, partially offset by an increase in other income of £48 million.

Net interest income reduced by 10 per cent when compared with the first half of 2010.  One of the main drivers was the increase in wholesale funding costs which were not matched by average customer rates, particularly as mortgage standard variable rates remained constant over the period.  Income growth was also constrained by muted demand for both secured and unsecured credit.  Previous de-risking of the lending portfolio, with a relative reduction in unsecured balances, also contributed to the reduction in income albeit with a corresponding reduction in impairment.  Finally, increased competition for deposits resulted in an increase in the average rate paid on customer deposits while the Group continued to reduce its reliance on wholesale funding.

Other income increased by 6 per cent in the first half of 2011 to £884 million from £836 million largely as a result of the sale of Visa Inc shares which resulted in a profit of £41 million in the first half 2011.

Total income is analysed as follows and reflects the trends discussed above:
   
Half-year
to 30 June
2011
         
Half-year
to 30 June
2010
   
Change
since
30 June
2010
   
Half-year
to 31 Dec
2010
 
      £m             £m    
%
      £m  
                                       
Mortgages and Savings
    2,151               2,294       (6 )     2,445  
Consumer Banking
    2,896               3,178       (9 )     3,068  
Total income
    5,047               5,472       (8 )     5,513  

Operating expenses fell by 1 per cent compared with the first half of 2010 (8 per cent compared with the second half of 2010) and the cost:income ratio was 44.0 per cent.  Operating expenses benefited from cost synergies partly offset by investment in our digital platforms, improvements to the complaints handling processes and inflation.  During the first half of the year Retail successfully completed the consolidation of the branch counters and the ATM network onto one IT system significantly simplifying its infrastructure.

The impairment charge on loans and advances decreased by £162 million, or 12 per cent, to £1,173 million largely driven by reductions in the unsecured charge (when compared to the second half of 2010 the reduction was £239 million, or 17 per cent).  The unsecured impairment charge reduced to £878 million from £1,282 million in the first half of 2010 reflecting the impact of the Group’s prudent risk appetite with improved new business quality, effective portfolio management and a reduction in unsecured balances.  Credit performance across the business also continued to be supported by the Group’s risk management processes, a continued subdued economic recovery in the UK and low interest rates.  The secured impairment charge increased to £295 million from £53 million in the first half of 2010 largely reflecting a less favourable outlook for house prices compared with the Group’s outlook at the end of the first half of 2010.
 
 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC

 
RETAIL (continued)

The fair value unwind net credit of £544 million compared with £583 million in the first half of 2010.  The net impact of the unwind was slightly smaller than in the first half of 2010.  This reflected a lower net credit related to the mortgage portfolios as fewer mortgages reached the end of their product term and moved to standard variable rate products, which was broadly offset by an increase in the impairment unwind which resulted from the higher secured impairment charge.

Balance sheet progress
Total loans and advances to customers decreased by £5.9 billion, or 2 per cent, to £357.8 billion, compared to 31 December 2010.  This was driven by reduced customer demand for new credit and existing customers continuing to reduce their personal indebtedness.  The reduction in lending to customers was in part due to the repayment of unsecured debt where balances reduced by £1.7 billion, or 6 per cent.  Secured balances reduced by £4.2 billion, or 1 per cent.  The proportion of mortgages on standard variable rate, or equivalent products, now stands at 52 per cent and is expected to rise only modestly during the remainder of 2011.

The UK mortgage market for both house purchase and re-mortgaging in the first half of 2011 was broadly flat compared with the first half of 2010, with gross market lending of £64.0 billion compared to £64.1 billion, respectively.  Retail’s gross mortgage lending was £12.9 billion in the first half of 2011.  Retail’s new mortgage lending continued to be focused on supporting the housing market with 70 per cent of lending being for house purchase rather than re-mortgaging.  Retail remains the largest lender to UK first time buyers, helping over 24,000 customers buy their first home in the first half of 2011.

During the first half of 2011 Retail continued to develop its mortgage offering to support customers.  This included rolling out a new mortgage sales platform that has improved the processing of mortgage applications and significantly simplified the mortgage application process for both customers and advisors.  In addition, it ensures that customer data only needs to be entered onto one system, so reducing the potential for error.  Retail has also further developed its products including the Lend a Hand mortgage, which now allows local authorities to act as the ‘helper’ and enables first-time buyers to get onto the housing ladder with just a 5 per cent deposit.

Risk-weighted assets increased by £0.3 billion to £109.6 billion compared to 31 December 2010.  This reflected the impact of lower lending balances being offset by the impact of a less favourable outlook for house prices compared with the end of 2010.

Total customer deposits increased by £6.7 billion, or 3 per cent, to £242.3 billion in the first six months of 2011.  This increase was largely driven by strong growth in tax free cash ISA balances.  Retail continues to perform well in the savings market despite the high levels of competition, with a strong stable of savings brands providing customers with a range of products to meet their savings needs.

 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC

WHOLESALE

 
Key highlights
 
·  
Profit before tax was £1,429 million compared to a profit before tax of £585 million in the first half of 2010.
 
·  
Loss before tax and fair value unwind was £122 million, an improvement of £726 million mainly reflecting significantly decreased impairments and lower costs, offset by reduced income.
 
·  
Net interest income decreased by 11 per cent to £1,401 million.  This largely reflects a lower asset balance sheet.  The banking net interest margin improved from 1.51 per cent in the first half of 2010 to 1.64 per cent in the first half of 2011.
 
·  
Other income decreased to £1,337 million, as targeted balance sheet reductions resulted in losses of £670 million on treasury asset sales within Corporate Markets, broadly offset by a related accelerated fair value unwind of £649 million, and a lower level of operating lease asset income in Asset Finance.
 
·  
Operating expenses decreased by 6 per cent to £1,312 million, reflecting reduced levels of operating lease depreciation and further cost savings achieved from the integration programme, partially offset by additional staff related costs in Corporate Markets and continued investment in customer facing resource and systems.
 
·  
Impairment charges decreased significantly to £1,557 million, compared to £2,801 million in the first half of 2010.  The total impairment charge is 44 per cent lower than the first half of last year and continues to be driven by the HBOS heritage corporate real estate and real estate related asset portfolios, but with increased impairment on leveraged acquisition finance exposures.
 
·  
Customer deposits excluding repos decreased 2 per cent, since 31 December 2010, to £81.0 billion as a small increase in deposits in Corporate Markets was more than offset by a decline in more price sensitive deposits in Treasury and Trading.
 
·  
Risk-weighted assets reduced by £19.5 billion to £176.6 billion compared to December 2010, in line with the reduction on the balance sheet.
 
 
 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 

WHOLESALE (continued)

   
Half-year
to 30 June
2011
   
Half-year
to 30 June
2010
   
Change
since
30 June
2010
   
Half-year
to 31 Dec
2010
 
      £m       £m    
%
      £m  
                               
Net interest income
    1,401       1,576       (11 )     1,675  
Other income
    1,337       1,988       (33 )     1,691  
Total income
    2,738       3,564       (23 )     3,366  
Costs:
                               
Operating expenses
    (1,312 )     (1,401 )     6       (1,351 )
Impairment of tangible fixed assets
          (150 )              
      (1,312 )     (1,551 )     15       (1,351 )
Trading surplus
    1,426       2,013       (29 )     2,015  
Impairment
    (1,557 )     (2,801 )     44       (1,263 )
Share of results of joint ventures and associates
    9       (60 )             (35 )
(Loss) profit before tax and fair value unwind
    (122 )     (848 )     86       717  
Fair value unwind
    1,551       1,433       8       1,616  
Profit before tax
    1,429       585               2,333  
                                 
Corporate Markets
    (527 )     (1,212 )             257  
Treasury and Trading
    255       259               169  
Asset Finance
    150       105               291  
(Loss) profit before tax and fair value unwind
    (122 )     (848 )             717  
                                 
Banking net interest margin
    1.64     1.51             1.54
Cost:income ratio
(excl. impairment of tangible fixed assets)
    47.9     39.3             40.1
Impairment as a % of average
advances (annualised)
    2.02     3.11             1.31
                                 
 
Key balance sheet and other items
         
As at 
30 June 
2011
   
As at 
31 Dec 
2010
   
Change 
since 
31 Dec 
2010
 
           
£bn
   
£bn
   
%
 
                                 
Loans and advances to customers excl reverse repos
      130.1       141.5       (8 )
Reverse repos
            19.7       3.1          
Loans and advances to customers
            149.8       144.6       4  
Loans and advances to banks
            10.2       12.4       (18 )
Debt securities
            15.5       25.8       (40 )
Available-for-sale financial assets
            16.7       29.5       (43 )
              192.2       212.3       (9 )
                                 
Customer deposits excluding repos
            81.0       82.8       (2 )
Repos
            4.0       10.2          
Customer deposits including repos
            85.0       93.0       (9 )
                                 
Risk-weighted assets
            176.6       196.1       (10 )

 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC

WHOLESALE (continued)

Financial performance
Profit before tax was £1,429 million compared to a profit before tax of £585 million in the first half of 2010.  A reduction of £826 million in total income was more than offset by a significant decrease in the impairment charge which reduced by £1,244 million to £1,557 million, reflecting the stabilising UK economic climate.

Loss before tax and fair value unwind of £122 million improved £726 million on the loss of £848 million in the first half of 2010, primarily driven by the significant decrease in the impairment charge.

Total income decreased by £826 million, or 23 per cent, to £2,738 million, mainly driven by a 33 per cent decrease in other operating income.  This was primarily a result of the £670 million loss on disposal of treasury assets, which was broadly offset by a related accelerated fair value unwind of £649 million.

Net interest income decreased by £175 million, or 11 per cent, to £1,401 million.  The decrease reflects lower interest-earning asset balances in line with the Group’s targeted balance sheet reduction, mainly in loans and advances to customers, debt securities and available-for-sale financial asset positions.  This was offset by a 13 basis points increase in banking net interest margin.

Banking net interest income, which excludes trading activity, decreasing by £105 million, to £1,179 million primarily as a result of a reduced balance sheet.  However, this income reduction was partly offset by an increase in deposit margins and income.  Asset margins decreased as the benefit of higher customer rates was offset by the increased cost of funding.

Other income decreased by £651 million, or 33 per cent, to £1,337 million, primarily reflecting the effect of the asset disposals from the Group’s targeted balance sheet reduction in Corporate Markets, and a lower asset base and associated income in Asset Finance.  This was partially offset by valuation gains and profits on disposals in the Equity business within Corporate Markets and the recovery of assets previously written down in Treasury and Trading.

Operating expenses decreased by £89 million, or 6 per cent, to £1,312 million primarily from a reduction in the level of operating lease depreciation in Asset Finance and a continued focus on cost management including savings attributable to the integration programme.  This was partially offset by additional staff costs and continued investment in customer facing resource and systems.

The impairment charge decreased by £1,244 million to £1,557 million in the first half of 2011, reflecting a sustained decrease since the peak in the first half 2009.  As a percentage of average loans and advances to customers, the impairment charge improved to 2.02 per cent in the first half of 2011 compared to 3.11 per cent in the first half of 2010.  This was due to the stabilising economic environment, continued low interest rates which helped to maintain defaults at a reduced level, and the stabilisation of corporate real estate prices.

The share of results from joint ventures and associates comprised a small profit of £9 million, an improvement of £69 million, due to a lower level of impairments and share of losses than in the previous year.

Fair value unwind increased £118 million to £1,551 million, mainly due to asset disposals (including treasury asset disposals) and favourable exchange rate movements.  This was partially offset by a decrease in the fair value unwind relating to HBOS loans and receivables that were acquired on acquisition, reflecting lower impairments.
 
 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
WHOLESALE (continued)

Balance sheet progress
The division's asset balances (comprising loans and advances to customers and banks, debt securities and available-for-sale financial assets) reduced by £20.1 billion, or 9 per cent, to £192.2 billion, primarily reflecting deleveraging by customers and continuing active de-risking of the balance sheet by either selling down or reducing holdings in debt securities and available-for-sale positions, offset by an increase in reverse repo balances as liquidity was invested in high quality primary liquid assets on a secured basis.

Loans and advances to customers increased £5.2 billion, or 4 per cent to £149.8 billion.  In Corporate Markets, balances decreased by £10.0 billion, or 8 per cent, as demand for new corporate lending and refinancing of existing facilities were more than offset by the level of maturities, reflecting a continued trend of subdued corporate lending, customer deleveraging and asset sales in non-core sectors.  Available-for-sale financial asset balances reduced by £12.8 billion, or 43 per cent, to £16.7 billion and debt securities decreased by £10.3 billion, or 40 per cent, to £15.5 billion, as Corporate Markets reduced its balance sheet through treasury and other asset sales or not replenishing holdings after amortisations or maturities.  Loans and advances to banks decreased by £2.2 billion, or 18 per cent, as the division refocused the balance sheet.

Customer deposits excluding repos decreased by 2 per cent to £81.0 billion, due to a reduction in price sensitive customer deposits in Treasury and Trading, partially offset by an increase in deposits in Corporate Markets in line with the Group’s funding strategy.

Risk-weighted assets decreased by £19.5 billion, or 10 per cent, to £176.6 billion, primarily reflecting the balance sheet reductions including treasury asset sales and the run down in other non-core asset portfolios, but also the impact of subdued corporate lending.
 
 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
WHOLESALE (continued)

Corporate Markets
   
Half-year
to 30 June
2011
   
Half-year
to 30 June
2010
   
Change
since
30 June
2010
   
Half-year
to 31 Dec
2010
 
      £m       £m    
%
      £m  
                               
Net interest income
    1,076       1,170       (8 )     1,324  
Other income
    528       1,129       (53 )     885  
Total income
    1,604       2,299       (30 )     2,209  
Costs:
                               
Operating expenses
    (697 )     (691 )     (1 )     (727 )
Impairment of tangible fixed assets
          (150 )              
      (697 )     (841 )     17       (727 )
Trading surplus
    907       1,458       (38 )     1,482  
Impairment
    (1,442 )     (2,609 )     45       (1,191 )
Share of results of joint ventures and associates
    8       (61 )             (34 )
(Loss) profit before tax and fair value unwind
    (527 )     (1,212 )     57       257  
                                 
Cost:income ratio
(excl. impairment of tangible fixed assets)
    43.5     30.1             32.9
Impairment as a % of average advances (annualised)
    2.00     3.13             1.32
                                 
           
As at
30 June
2011
   
As at
31 Dec
2010
   
Change
since
31 Dec
2010
 
Key balance sheet items
         
£bn
   
£bn
   
%
 
                                 
Loans and advances to customers
            121.6       131.6       (8 )
Customer deposits
            63.0       61.3       3  
Risk-weighted assets
            156.7       175.5       (11 )

Loss before tax and fair value unwind decreased by £685 million to £527 million, due to a significant decrease in the impairment charge, which more than offset the decrease in income.  Net interest income decreased by £94 million, or 8 per cent.  This reflected lower interest-earning asset balances as a result of the ongoing focus on reducing the balance sheet and also higher wholesale funding costs.  Despite the increased funding costs, net interest income benefited from improved deposit margins from the increased market value of deposits.

Other income was £601 million lower, or 53 per cent, also reflecting the effects of disposals from the Group’s targeted balance sheet reduction in Wholesale Markets.  This was partially offset by valuation gains and profits on disposals in the Equity business.

Operating expenses were in line with prior year, which included increased costs in Wholesale Markets from continued investment in customer facing resource and systems, offset by decreases in other areas as the synergy benefits from integration are being realised.

The impairment charge decreased by £1,167 million to £1,442 million in the first half of 2011 reflecting a sustained decrease since the peak in the first half of 2009.  This was due to the stabilising economic environment, low interest rates which helped to maintain defaults at reduced levels and the stabilisation of UK real estate prices.

A favourable variance of £150 million occurred on impairment of tangible fixed assets, which was incurred on assets held on the balance sheet as a result of the consolidation of certain entities over which the Group exercised control in the first half of 2010.
 
 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
WHOLESALE (continued)

Treasury and Trading
   
Half-year
to 30 June
2011
   
Half-year
to 30 June
2010
   
Change
since
30 June
2010
   
Half-year
to 31 Dec
2010
 
      £m       £m    
%
      £m  
                               
Net interest income
    133       188       (29 )     136  
Other income
    241       167       44       155  
Total income
    374       355       5       291  
Operating expenses
    (119 )     (96 )     (24 )     (122 )
Profit before tax and fair value unwind
    255       259       (2 )     169  
                                 
Cost:income ratio
    31.8     27.0             41.9
                                 
           
As at
30 June
2011
   
As at
31 Dec
2010
   
Change
since
31 Dec
2010
 
Key balance sheet and other items
         
£bn
   
£bn
   
%
 
                                 
Loans and advances to customers1
            20.7       4.1          
Customer deposits2
            22.0       31.7       (31 )
Risk-weighted assets
            9.1       8.6       6  

1
Of which reverse repos represent £19.7 billion (31 December 2010: £3.1 billion).
2
Of which repos represent £4.0 billion (31 December 2010: £10.2 billion).

Profit before tax and fair value unwind decreased by £4 million to £255 million.

Total income increased by £19 million, or 5 per cent.  Income benefited primarily from the settlement of a claim which originated from losses booked in 2008 associated with a number of high profile financial services company failures, offset by lower performance in the underlying business as a result of difficult markets and reduced customer activity.  Trading flows are managed with the overriding aim of providing a service to customers, whilst maintaining Treasury and Trading’s conservative risk appetite.

Operating expenses increased by £23 million to £119 million reflecting the continued and controlled investment in people and systems, in particular the back office infrastructure, to support internal risk management and the growth ambitions in the larger customer franchise business.  Operating costs in the first half of 2011 were marginally lower than in the second half of 2010.
 
 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
WHOLESALE (continued)

Asset Finance
   
Half-year
to 30 June
2011
   
Half- year
to 30 June
2010
   
Change
since
30 June
2010
   
Half-year
to 31 Dec
2010
 
      £m       £m    
%
      £m  
                               
Net interest income
    192       218       (12 )     215  
Other income
    568       692       (18 )     651  
Total income
    760       910       (16 )     866  
Operating expenses
    (496 )     (614 )     19       (502 )
Trading surplus
    264       296       (11 )     364  
Impairment
    (115 )     (192 )     40       (72 )
Share of results of joint ventures and associates
    1       1               (1 )
Profit before tax and fair value unwind
    150       105       43       291  
                                 
Cost:income ratio
    65.3     67.5             58.0
Impairment as a % of average advances (annualised)
    2.51     3.20             1.37
                                 
           
As at 
30 June 
2011
   
As at
31 Dec
2010
   
Change
since
31 Dec
2010
 
Key balance sheet and other items
         
£bn
   
£bn
   
%
 
                                 
Loans and advances to customers
            7.5       8.9       (16 )
Operating lease assets
            2.7       3.0       (10 )
Risk-weighted assets
            10.8       12.0       (10 )

Profit before tax and fair value unwind was £150 million, compared to £105 million in the first half of 2010.  The £45 million improvement was due to lower costs and impairment charges, which were partially offset by lower income.

Total income decreased by £150 million, or 16 per cent, to £760 million as a result of lower business volumes, including assets held under operating leases, the benefit of sales tax-related claims settled last year and a £21 million loss on disposal of Hill Hire plc.  The lower business volumes are in-line with a targeted reduction in this asset class and were partly offset by improved margins.

Operating expenses decreased by £118 million, or 19 per cent, to £496 million.  This reflected an £85 million, or 20 per cent, decrease in depreciation charges on assets held under operating leases due to lower fleet size and a year-on-year improvement in used car values.  Other costs decreased by £33 million, or 18 per cent, reflecting strong cost management and savings achieved from integration.

The impairment charge decreased by £77 million to £115 million, reflecting a stabilising economic environment and an improvement in market conditions for both the retail and non-retail consumer finance businesses.  The lower impairment charge has been driven by a reduction in new cases entering arrears, the reduced book size and a better mix in the credit quality of new business being written.
 
 
Page 22 of 135

 
LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC

COMMERCIAL

Key highlights
 
· 
Profit before tax was £262 million compared to £157 million in the first half of 2010.
 
· 
Profit before tax and fair value unwind was £236 million compared to £127 million in the first half of 2010, driven by higher income and reduced impairments.
 
· 
Net interest income increased by 14 per cent to £649 million, mainly reflecting the growth in deposit balances over the period and the value of attracting and retaining working capital credit balances at attractive margins.
 
· 
Other income decreased by 4 per cent to £218 million which reflects the subdued trading activity in the early part of the year and the greater use of electronic banking facilities by customers.
 
· 
Operating expenses decreased by 2 per cent to £471 million through cost efficiency and a reducing fraud loss exposure from improvements implemented at the end of 2010 in online security.
 
· 
Impairment charges on financial assets have decreased to £160 million compared to £190 million in the first half of 2010.  There has been an overall improvement in the credit quality of the portfolio and a reduction in overall defaults as the UK economy has steadied and the continuing programme of process improvements is delivering results.
 
· 
Customer deposits have also increased by 4 per cent since the end of 2010.  This increase reflects the ongoing success in the recruitment and retention of customers combined with targeted support in various customer segments especially education and legal.
 
· 
Focus continues on strengthening customer relationships through deepening and understanding individual business requirements.  Commercial Finance, the Group’s invoice discounting, factoring and equipment finance business, enjoyed positive net growth of approximately 10 per cent.  Commercial has generated in excess of 50,000 referrals for a business insurance product and has grown its foreign exchange and international payments facility for small and medium-sized businesses.
 
 
Page 23 of 135

 
LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
COMMERCIAL (continued)

 
Half-year
to 30 June
2011
   
Half-year
to 30 June
2010
   
Change
since
30 June
2010
   
Half-year
to 31 Dec
2010
 
      £m       £m    
%
      £m  
                               
Net interest income
    649       571       14       604  
Other income
    218       227       (4 )     230  
Total income
    867       798       9       834  
Operating expenses
    (471 )     (481 )     2       (511 )
Trading surplus
    396       317       25       323  
Impairment
    (160 )     (190 )     16       (192 )
Profit before tax and fair value unwind
    236       127       86       131  
Fair value unwind
    26       30       (13 )     51  
Profit before tax
    262       157       67       182  
                                 
Banking net interest margin
    4.35     3.82             3.93
Cost:income ratio
    54.3     60.3             61.3
Impairment as a % of average advances (annualised)
    1.07     1.28             1.19
                                 
           
As at
30 June
2011
   
As at
31 Dec
2010
   
Change
since
31 Dec
2010
 
Key balance sheet and other items
         
£bn
   
£bn
   
%
 
                                 
Loans and advances to customers
            28.7       28.6          
Customer deposits
            32.7       31.3       4  
Risk-weighted assets
            26.8       26.6       1  
 
 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
COMMERCIAL (continued)

Financial performance
Profit before tax was £262 million compared to a profit of £157 million for the comparable period in 2010.  The improvement of £105 million was predominantly due to higher net interest income, good cost management and a reduced level of impairments as the UK economy stabilises and improves.

Total income increased by £69 million, or 9 per cent, mainly driven by a 14 per cent increase in net interest income.

Net interest income grew by 14 per cent, or £78 million, as deposit balances and working capital credit balances increased.

Other income reduced by 4 per cent, or £9 million, due to the growing use by customers of electronic banking facilities and other reduced cost account services.

Operating expenses decreased by 2 per cent, or £10 million, primarily as a result of productivity and efficiency gains and the higher use of electronic banking coupled with the implementation of increased online fraud prevention security.

The impairment charge decreased by £30 million, or 16 per cent, due to an increase in the overall credit quality of the portfolio and the stabilisation of the UK economy and consequently an overall reduction in the level of defaults.

Balance sheet progress
Commercial’s asset balances (comprising loans and advances to customers) increased by £0.1 billion since December 2010 reflecting a fall of £0.3 billion in the non-core real estate portfolio more than offset by an increase in term lending and asset-based finance of £0.4 billion where Commercial has attracted new small and medium sized enterprise (SME) customers with term lending and invoice finance requirements to switch from other providers, and has also successfully encouraged existing SME customers to invest in their businesses.  Significant effort in promoting support has included running nearly 400 customer events in the first half of 2011.

Customer deposits increased by £1.4 billion since December 2010 reflecting customers’ desire to retain liquidity and be cautious about investment.

Risk-weighted assets increased by £0.2 billion to £26.8 billion since December 2010 primarily reflecting the growth in assets.
 
 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC

WEALTH AND INTERNATIONAL

 
Key highlights
 
·  
Loss before tax increased to £2,080 million compared to £1,609 million in the first half of 2010.
 
·  
Loss before tax and fair value unwind increased by £411 million to £2,184 million, compared to £1,773 million in the first half of 2010, due to lower income, higher costs and a higher impairment charge in International.
 
·  
In Wealth, profit before tax decreased by 11 per cent to £139 million and in International the loss before tax increased by 20 per cent to £2,323 million.
 
·  
Net interest income decreased by 15 per cent to £509 million, reflecting lower lending volumes and a 18 basis point reduction in the banking net interest margin, partly offset by the favourable impact of foreign currency movements, particularly the Australian dollar, higher deposit balances and improving deposit margins.
 
·  
Other income increased by 4 per cent to £631 million, with foreign exchange benefits in International and increasing funds under management in the Wealth businesses, partly offset by the non-recurrence of the gains on the sale of non-core businesses in Wealth recognised in the first half of 2010.
 
·  
Operating expenses increased by 6 per cent to £792 million, due to higher regulatory costs in the Wealth businesses, investment in growth in our Wealth businesses and our International on-line deposit taking operation and the effect of foreign currency rates, partly offset by benefits from cost saving initiatives across all businesses.
 
·  
The impairment charge amounted to £2,532 million, compared to £2,228 million in the first half of 2010, reflecting the continued deterioration in real estate values in Ireland and in Australasian property markets to which the Group is exposed.
 
·  
Loans and advances to customers decreased by £4.2 billion, or 8 per cent, to £51.1 billion, reflecting net repayments of £3.7 billion and additional impairment provisions in the International businesses, partly offset by foreign exchange movements of £2.0 billion.
 
·  
Customer deposits increased by £6.1 billion, or 19 per cent, to £38.9 billion, in the main due to continued strong inflows in our Wealth and International on-line deposit business.
 
 
 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
WEALTH AND INTERNATIONAL (continued)

   
Half-year
to 30 June
2011
   
Half-year
to 30 June
2010
   
Change
since
30 June
2010
   
Half-year
to 31 Dec
2010
 
      £m       £m    
%
      £m  
                               
Net interest income
    509       596       (15 )     580  
Other income
    631       605       4       555  
Total income
    1,140       1,201       (5 )     1,135  
Operating expenses
    (792 )     (744 )     (6 )     (792 )
Trading surplus
    348       457       (24 )     343  
Impairment
    (2,532 )     (2,228 )     (14 )     (3,760 )
Share of results of joint ventures and associates
          (2 )             (6 )
Loss before tax and fair value unwind
    (2,184 )     (1,773 )     (23 )     (3,423 )
Fair value unwind
    104       164       (37 )     208  
Loss before tax
    (2,080 )     (1,609 )     (29 )     (3,215 )
                                 
Wealth
    139       156       (11 )     113  
International
    (2,323 )     (1,929 )     (20 )     (3,536 )
Loss before tax and fair value unwind
    (2,184 )     (1,773 )     (23 )     (3,423 )
                                 
Banking net interest margin
    1.47     1.65             1.61
Cost:income ratio
    69.5     61.9             69.8
Impairment as a % of average advances (annualised)
    7.89     6.56             11.29
                                 
                                 
           
As at
30 June
2011
   
As at
31 Dec
2010
   
Change
since
31 Dec
2010
 
Key balance sheet and other items
         
£bn
   
£bn
   
%
 
                                 
Loans and advances to customers
            51.1       55.3       (8 )
Customer deposits
            38.9       32.8       19  
Total customer balances
            90.0       88.1       2  
                                 
Risk-weighted assets
            56.4       58.7       (4 )
 
 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
WEALTH AND INTERNATIONAL (continued)

Financial performance
Loss before tax and fair value unwind increased by 23 per cent to £2,184 million due to lower income, higher costs and a higher impairment charge in International, predominantly in Ireland.

Total income decreased by 5 per cent to £1,140 million.  Net interest income decreased by 15 per cent, reflecting lower lending balances and the increased strain of impaired lending in International, partly offset by higher deposit balances, improving deposit margins in Wealth and the impact of the stronger Australian dollar in International.  Other income increased by 4 per cent, mainly due to foreign exchange benefits in International and increasing funds under management partly offset by the non-recurrence of gains on sale of businesses recognised in the first half of 2010 in Wealth.

Operating expenses increased by 6 per cent, due to increased investment in the International deposit business, the impact of the stronger Australian dollar and additional investment and regulatory costs in Wealth.

The impairment charge increased by 14 per cent to £2,532 million, reflecting the state of the commercial real estate market in Ireland and a further decline in valuations in Australasian property markets to which the Group is exposed.

Balance sheet progress
 
Loans and advances to customers decreased by £4.2 billion to £51.1 billion, reflecting net repayments of £3.7 billion and additional impairment provisions in the International businesses, partly offset by foreign exchange movements of £2.0 billion.
 
Customer deposits increased by £6.1 billion to £38.9 billion mainly due to continued strong deposit inflows in our Wealth and International on-line deposit businesses.
 
 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
WEALTH AND INTERNATIONAL (continued)

Wealth
   
Half-year
to 30 June
2011
   
Half-year
to 30 June
2010
   
Change
since
30 June
2010
   
Half-year
to 31 Dec
2010
 
      £m       £m    
%
      £m  
                               
Net interest income
    181       161       12       184  
Other income
    500       539       (7 )     479  
Total income
    681       700       (3 )     663  
Operating expenses
    (513 )     (520 )     1       (527 )
Trading surplus
    168       180       (7 )     136  
Impairment
    (29 )     (23 )     (26 )     (23 )
Share of results of joint ventures and associates
          (1 )              
Profit before tax and fair value unwind
    139       156       (11 )     113  
                                 
Cost:income ratio
    75.3     74.3             79.5
Impairment as a % of average advances (annualised)
    0.63     0.49             0.47
                                 
                                 
           
As at
30 June
2011
   
As at
31 Dec
2010
   
Change
since
31 Dec
2010
 
Key balance sheet and other items
         
£bn
   
£bn
   
%
 
                                 
Loans and advances to customers
            9.0       9.1       (1 )
Customer deposits
            27.3       26.8       2  
Risk-weighted assets
            9.3       10.4       (11 )

Profit before tax and fair value unwind decreased by 11 per cent to £139 million mainly due to lower income.

Total income decreased by 3 per cent to £681 million.  Net interest income increased by 12 per cent, reflecting higher deposit balances and improving deposit margins.  Other income decreased by 7 per cent, mainly due to the non-recurrence of gains on sale of non-core businesses recognised in the first half of 2010.

Operating expenses decreased by 1 per cent, with benefits from cost saving initiatives partly offset by increased regulatory costs.  The impairment charge increased £6 million, or by 26 per cent.
 
 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
 
WEALTH AND INTERNATIONAL (continued)

Funds under management
   
As at
30 June
2011
   
As at
30 June
2010
   
As at
31 Dec
2010
 
   
£bn
   
£bn
   
£bn
 
                   
Scottish Widows Investment Partnership (SWIP)
                 
Internal
    120.7       110.9       118.2  
External
    26.7       25.5       28.0  
      147.4       136.4       146.2  
Other Wealth:
                       
St James’s Place
    29.1       22.4       27.0  
Invista Real Estate
    2.5       5.4       5.3  
Private and International Banking
    14.3       14.3       13.5  
Closing funds under management
    193.3       178.5       192.0  
                         
   
Half-year
to 30 June
2011
   
Half-year
to 30 June
2010
   
Half-year
to 31 Dec
2010
 
   
£bn
   
£bn
   
£bn
 
                         
Opening funds under management
    192.0       184.1       178.5  
Inflows:
                       
SWIP
– internal
    1.0       1.1       0.9  
 
– external
    0.7       2.0       6.9  
Other
    3.8       3.7       3.0  
      5.5       6.8       10.8  
Outflows:
                       
SWIP
– internal
    (4.4 )     (0.5 )     (5.1 )
 
– external
    (1.8 )     (6.6 )     (6.7 )
Other
    (2.1 )     (2.1 )     (3.0 )
      (8.3 )     (9.2 )     (14.8 )
Investment return, expenses and commission
    4.1       (2.5 )     17.6  
Net operating increase (decrease) in funds
    1.3       (4.9 )     13.6  
Sale of Bank of Scotland Portfolio Management Service
          (0.7 )     (0.1 )
Closing funds under management
    193.3       178.5       192.0  

Funds under management of £193.3 billion increased by £1.3 billion.  Net outflows of £8.3 billion reflect withdrawals from insurance funds impacting SWIP, partially offset by strong net inflows in St. James’s Place plc and Private Banking.  Increases in global equity values increased funds under management by a further £4.1 billion.
 
 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
WEALTH AND INTERNATIONAL (continued)

International
   
Half-year
to 30 June
2011
   
Half-year
to 30 June
2010
   
Change
since
30 June
2010
   
Half-year
to 31 Dec
2010
 
      £m       £m    
%
      £m  
                               
Net interest income
    328       435       (25 )     396  
Other income
    131       66       98       76  
Total income
    459       501       (8 )     472  
Operating expenses
    (279 )     (224 )     (25 )     (265 )
Trading surplus
    180       277       (35 )     207  
Impairment
    (2,503 )     (2,205 )     (14 )     (3,737 )
Share of results of joint ventures and associates
          (1 )             (6 )
Loss before tax and fair value unwind
    (2,323 )     (1,929 )     (20 )     (3,536 )
                                 
Cost:income ratio
    60.8     44.7             56.1
Impairment as a % of average advances (annualised)
    9.09     7.54             13.13
                                 
                                 
           
As at
30 June
2011
   
As at
31 Dec
2010
   
Change
since
31 Dec
2010
 
Key balance sheet and other items
         
£bn
   
£bn
   
%
 
                                 
Loans and advances to customers
            42.1       46.2       (9 )
Customer deposits
            11.6       6.0       93  
Risk-weighted assets
            47.1       48.3       (2 )

Loss before tax and fair value unwind increased by £394 million to £2,323 million mainly as a result of a higher impairment charge, reflecting an increase of £222 million in Ireland and £132 million in Australia.

Total income decreased by 8 per cent, but was 18 per cent lower in constant currency, reflecting lower interest-earning assets and the increased strain of higher impaired assets.

Operating expenses increased by 25 per cent in both actual and constant currency terms, reflecting the continued development of International’s on-line deposit business partly offset by cost saving initiatives across the International business.

The impairment charge and loans and advances to customers are summarised by key geography in the following table.

 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
WEALTH AND INTERNATIONAL (continued)

International (continued)
   
Impairment charges
   
Loans and advances
to customers
 
                               
   
Half-year
to 30 June
2011
   
Half-year
to 30 June
2010
   
Half-year
to 31 Dec
2010
   
As at
30 June
2011
   
As at
31 Dec
2010
 
      £m       £m       £m    
£bn
   
£bn
 
                                     
Ireland
    1,779       1,557       2,707       17.7       19.6  
Australia
    586       454       908       10.6       12.3  
Wholesale Europe
    111       145       65       6.5       6.9  
Latin America/Middle East
    23       43       54       0.4       0.6  
Netherlands
    4       6       3       6.9       6.8  
      2,503       2,205       3,737       42.1       46.2  

The impairment charge increased by £298 million, or 14 per cent, to £2,503 million due to increased impairment charges in Ireland, reflecting actual and anticipated further falls in the commercial real estate market in Ireland.

Balance sheet progress
Loans and advances to customers decreased by £4.1 billion or 9 per cent, to £42.1 billion due to net repayments of £3.7 billion across all businesses and further impairment provisions, partly offset by an increase due to foreign exchange movements of £2.0 billion.  The division is focused on de-risking and right-sizing the balance sheet, focusing on key Group relationships, as well as reducing concentrations in Commercial Real Estate.

Customer deposits increased by £5.6 billion, or 93 per cent, to £11.6 billion driven by continued strong performance in our International on-line deposit business.

 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
 
INSURANCE

Key highlights
 
· 
Profit before tax increased by 16 per cent to £543 million, compared to £469 million in the first half of 2010.
 
· 
Profit before tax and fair value unwind increased by 15 per cent to £564 million, although the first half of 2010 included a charge of £70 million in respect of the Group’s decision to cease writing new payment protection insurance (PPI) business.  Excluding this charge, profit before tax and fair value unwind was in line with the first half of 2010.
 
· 
Total income, net of insurance claims, increased by £56 million to £979 million.  This reflects the non-recurrence of the £70 million charge as detailed above, lower PPI related income, partially offset by the continued change in mix within Life, Pensions and Investments UK (LP&I UK) towards more profitable protection business and improved claims experience within General Insurance (GI).
 
· 
Operating expenses decreased by 2 per cent or £8 million to £415 million due mainly to a continued focus on cost management and delivery of integration synergies.
 
·
LP&I UK margin increased to 4.2 per cent from 3.5 per cent in 2010.  The improved margin reflects the continued focus on value and the strategic choices made in respect of product and channel propositions, in particular the higher proportion of protection business now sold.  The Internal Rate of Return (IRR) on new business has continued to increase in the first half of 2011 and is in excess of 16 per cent.
 
· 
LP&I UK sales of £5,595 million (PVNBP) reduced by 9 per cent, partly reflecting the continuing change in mix away from savings products towards more profitable protection business, following the launch of our integrated bancassurance proposition in June 2010.  Sales through our Intermediary channel have increased by 17 per cent to £3,407 million reflecting increased sales of Corporate Pensions.
 
· 
General Insurance profits increased by 10 per cent to £214 million primarily due to lower unemployment and freeze claims year-on-year after taking account of continuing lower income resulting from the Group ceasing to write new PPI business in 2010.
 
 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
INSURANCE (continued)

   
Half-year
to 30 June
2011
   
Half-year
to 30 June
2010
   
Change
since
30 June
2010
   
Half-year
to 31 Dec
2010
 
      £m       £m    
%
      £m  
                               
Net interest income
    (142 )     (136 )     (4 )     (127 )
Other income
    1,319       1,320               1,494  
Total income
    1,177       1,184       (1 )     1,367  
Insurance claims
    (198 )     (261 )     24       (281 )
Total income, net of insurance claims
    979       923       6       1,086  
Operating expenses
    (415 )     (423 )     2       (431 )
Share of results of joint ventures and associates
          (10 )              
Profit before tax and fair value unwind
    564       490       15       655  
Fair value unwind
    (21 )     (21 )             (22 )
Profit before tax
    543       469       16       633  
                                 
Profit before tax and fair value unwind by business unit
                         
Life, Pensions and Investments:
                               
UK business
    347       273       27       410  
European business
    10       19       (47 )     91  
General Insurance
    214       195       10       177  
Other1
    (7 )     3               (23 )
Profit before tax and fair value unwind
    564       490       15       655  

1
Includes certain Group and divisional costs and income not allocated to business units, as well as the division’s share of results of joint ventures and associates.  The half-year to 30 June 2010 included an accounting gain on disposal of £13 million from the sale of the Group’s joint venture investment in esure.

 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
 
INSURANCE (continued)

Financial performance
Profit before tax and fair value unwind increased by 15 per cent to £564 million, although the first half of 2010 included a charge of £70 million in respect of the Group’s decision to cease writing new PPI business.  Excluding this charge profit before tax and fair value unwind is in line with the first half of 2010.

Total income, net of insurance claims, increased by £56 million to £979 million which reflects the non-recurrence of the £70 million charge as detailed above, lower PPI related income, partially offset by the continued change in mix within LP&I UK towards more profitable protection business, and improved claims experience within GI.

The continued focus on cost management and delivery of integration synergies resulted in a decrease in operating expenses.

Capital management and operational efficiency
Following the significant work undertaken in 2010 to optimise the Insurance division’s contribution to Group capital, this work has remained a major focus during 2011.  The Insurance division remains well capitalised as assessed using the Insurance Groups Directive (IGD) regulatory measure of surplus capital and is progressing well with its implementation of Solvency II requirements.

The Insurance division continues to focus on cost reduction with operating expenses decreasing by 2 per cent in the first half of 2011.  Efficiencies have been achieved without compromising the quality of customer service and customer satisfaction scores have remained robust across the division.

In July 2011 all the legal entities in the Insurance division were brought under one common holding company to create a single insurance group.

 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
 
INSURANCE (continued)

Life, Pensions and Investments

UK business
   
Half-year
to 30 June
2011
   
Half-year
to 30 June
2010
   
Change
since
30 June
2010
   
Half-year
to 31 Dec
2010
 
      £m       £m    
%
      £m  
                               
Net interest income
    (123 )     (116 )     (6 )     (111 )
Other income
    727       645       13       763  
Total income
    604       529       14       652  
Operating expenses
    (257 )     (256 )             (242 )
Profit before tax and fair value unwind
    347       273       27       410  
                                 
Profit before tax and fair value unwind by business unit
                         
New business profit
– insurance business1
    201       166       21       166  
 
– investment business1
    (33 )     (34 )     3       (31 )
Total new business profit
    168       132       27       135  
Existing business profit
    178       234       (24 )     230  
Experience and assumption changes
    1       (93 )             45  
Profit before tax and fair value unwind
    347       273       27       410  
                                 
Life, Pensions and Investments sales (PVNBP)
    5,595       6,151       (9 )     4,165  

1
As required under IFRS, products are split between insurance and investment contracts depending on the level of insurance risk contained.  For insurance contracts, the new business profit includes the net present value of profits expected to emerge over the lifetime of the contract, including profits anticipated in periods after the year of sale; for investment contracts the figure reflects the profit in the year of sale only, after allowing for the deferral of initial income and expenses.  Consequently the recognition of profit for investment contracts is deferred relative to insurance contracts.

 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
 
INSURANCE (continued)

Life, Pensions and Investments UK (LP&I UK) delivered profit growth, before tax and fair value unwind, of £74 million, or 27 per cent, although the first half of 2010 included a £70 million charge from the Group’s decision to cease writing new PPI business.  Excluding this charge, profit before tax and fair value unwind increased by £4 million or 1 per cent.

Total new business profit increased by £36 million, or 27 per cent, to £168 million.  The increase is primarily attributable to the focus on value over volume initiated as part of the post-integration strategy.  The integration of the intermediary sales forces in 2009, including the repositioning of the product set, is now resulting in increased Corporate Pensions sales (62 per cent higher than for the period ended 30 June 2010 on a PVNBP basis).  The launch of the integrated bancassurance proposition in June 2010 has resulted in the continuing change in mix within the bancassurance channel away from savings products towards more profitable protection business.

Existing business profit decreased by £56 million, or 24 per cent, to £178 million.  The decrease predominantly reflects the impact of the Group’s decision to cease writing new PPI business in the second half of 2010, a reduction in the assumed rate of return, and a lower volume of shareholder net assets earning returns as a result of capital repatriation initiatives in 2010.

The charge in respect of experience and assumption changes reduced from a charge of £93 million in the first half of 2010 to a credit of £1 million in the first half of 2011.  The reduction mainly reflects the absence of the £70 million charge in 2010 from the Group’s decision to cease writing new PPI business.  The absence of the 2010 charge was partially offset by a degree of adverse short-term persistency experience in the period.

The capital positions of the UK life insurance companies within the Insurance division remain robust.  The estimated Insurance Groups Directive (IGD) capital surplus for the Scottish Widows insurance group was £1.2 billion (31 December 2010: £1.3 billion), and the estimated IGD capital surplus for the HBOS insurance group was £1.7 billion (31 December 2010: £1.6 billion).

European business
Profit before tax decreased by £9 million, 47 per cent, to £10 million.  Although sales (PVNBP) have decreased by 7 per cent from first half of 2010, the campaign ‘Heidelberger Leben Goes Mainstream Market’ which was launched in April 2010, and which aims to position HLE as a key provider for independent brokers, resulted in a doubling of sales in this segment in the first half of the year compared to the first half of 2010.

 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
 
INSURANCE (continued)

New business
In the bancassurance channel the reduction reflects a change in mix away from savings products towards more profitable protection business. Sales of OEICs were further adversely affected by a reduction in the volume of capital protected product sales.  However, sales of protection products increased by 33 per cent.

Within the intermediary channel the increase of £474 million, or 15 per cent, mainly reflects strong sales of corporate pensions in LP&I UK.

The direct channel, although relatively small at this time, is performing well and is being developed for future growth.

An analysis of the present value of new business premiums (PVNBP) for business written by the Insurance division, split between the UK and European Life, Pensions and Investments businesses is given below:

         
Half-year
to 30 June
2011
         
Half-year
to 30 June
2010
   
Change
since
30 June
2010
   
Half-year
to 31 Dec
2010
 
Analysis by product
 
UK
   
Europe
   
Total
   
UK
   
Europe
   
Total
         
Total
 
      £m       £m       £m       £m       £m       £m    
%
      £m  
                                                               
Protection
    376       18       394       280       16       296       33       334  
Payment protection
    11             11       54             54       (80 )     16  
Savings and investments
    633       99       732       925       112       1,037       (29 )     895  
Individual pensions
    780       51       831       942       52       994       (16 )     753  
Corporate and
other pensions
    2,350             2,350       1,437             1,437       64       1,313  
Retirement income
    394             394       536             536       (26 )     353  
Managed fund business
    58             58       70             70       (17 )     107  
Life and pensions
    4,602       168       4,770       4,244       180       4,424       8       3,771  
OEICs
    993             993       1,907             1,907       (48 )     726  
Total
    5,595       168       5,763       6,151       180       6,331       (9 )     4,497  
                                                                 
Analysis by channel
                                                               
Bancassurance
    1,850             1,850       2,956             2,956       (37 )     1,476  
Intermediary
    3,407       168       3,575       2,921       180       3,101       15       2,776  
Direct
    338             338       274             274       23       245  
Total
    5,595       168       5,763       6,151       180       6,331       (9 )     4,497  

 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
 
INSURANCE (continued)

Funds under management
The table below shows the funds of the Life, Pensions and Investment companies within the Insurance division.  These funds are predominantly managed within the Group by the Wealth and International division.

   
Half-year
to 30 June
2011
   
Half-year
to 30 June
2010
   
Half-year
to 31 Dec
2010
 
   
£bn
   
£bn
   
£bn
 
                   
Opening funds under management
    133.1       122.1       123.2  
                         
UK business
                       
Premiums
    5.6       6.3       4.9  
Claims and surrenders
    (7.5 )     (8.1 )     (6.8 )
Net outflow of business
    (1.9 )     (1.8 )     (1.9 )
Investment return, expenses and commission
    2.3       (0.6 )     11.1  
Other movements1
          4.1       0.2  
Net movement
    0.4       1.7       9.4  
                         
European business
                       
Net movement
    0.1       (0.1 )     0.5  
                         
Dividends and capital repatriation
    (0.3 )     (0.5 )      
Closing funds under management
    133.3       123.2       133.1  
                         
Managed by the Group
    107.6       103.4       109.3  
Managed by third parties
    25.7       19.8       23.8  
Closing funds under management
    133.3       123.2       133.1  

1
Other movements in funds under management incorporate alignment changes and the inclusion of managed pension funds.

 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
 
INSURANCE (continued)

General Insurance
   
Half-year
to 30 June
2011
   
Half-year
to 30 June
2010
   
Change
   
Half-year
to 31 Dec
2010
 
      £m       £m    
%
      £m  
                               
Home insurance
                             
Underwriting income (net of reinsurance)
    449       455       (1 )     467  
Commission receivable
    38       35       9       40  
Commission payable
    (67 )     (70 )     4       (65 )
      420       420               442  
Payment protection insurance
                               
Underwriting income1
    185       292       (37 )     252  
Commission receivable
    38       (23 )             50  
Commission payable
    (152 )     (134 )     (13 )     (184 )
      71       135       (47 )     118  
Other
                               
Underwriting income (net of reinsurance)
    2       3       (33 )     3  
Commission receivable
    13       22       (41 )     28  
Commission payable
    (2 )     (9 )     78       (6 )
Other (including investment income)
    4       (9 )             (25 )
      17       7                
Net operating income
    508       562       (10 )     560  
Claims paid on insurance contracts (net of reinsurance)
    (198 )     (261 )     24       (281 )
Operating income, net of claims
    310       301       3       279  
Operating expenses
    (96 )     (106 )     9       (102 )
Profit before tax and fair value unwind
    214       195       10       177  
                                 
Combined ratio
    73     77             80

1
The Group ceased writing new PPI business on 23 July 2010.  Underwriting income therefore relates primarily to existing business.


Profit before tax and fair value unwind from General Insurance increased by 10 per cent to £214 million.  The increase was primarily due to improved unemployment and freeze claims period-on-period, after taking account of continuing lower income as a result of the Group ceasing to write new PPI business on 23 July 2010.

Total income for home insurance was in line with the first half of 2010 at £420 million and reflects the maturity and competitiveness of the market.

Reduced claims of £198 million, 24 per cent lower than in the first half of 2010, mainly reflect lower unemployment claims combined with favourable experience on the home book as the freeze events in January 2011 were less severe than those of January 2010.  Claims continue to be positively impacted by a reduction in the size of the book which has resulted in lower claims overall.

Operating expenses decreased by £10 million, or 9 per cent, to £96 million primarily as a result of the continuing delivery of integration savings and a continued focus on cost management.
 
 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
 
GROUP OPERATIONS

   
Half-year
to 30 June
2011
   
Half-year
to 30 June
20101
   
Change
since
30 June
2010
   
Half-year
to 31 Dec
20101
 
      £m       £m    
%
      £m  
                               
Net interest income
    (29 )     (36 )     19       (36 )
Other income
    23       15       53       34  
Total income
    (6 )     (21 )     71       (2 )
                                 
Direct costs:
                               
Information technology
    (551 )     (609 )     10       (598 )
Operations
    (303 )     (319 )     5       (319 )
Property
    (467 )     (486 )     4       (483 )
Procurement
    (28 )     (30 )     7       (29 )
Support functions
    (48 )     (52 )     8       (56 )
      (1,397 )     (1,496 )     7       (1,485 )
Result before recharges to divisions
    (1,403 )     (1,517 )     8       (1,487 )
Total net recharges to divisions
    1,341       1,460       (8 )     1,478  
Share of results of joint ventures and associates
          1               2  
Loss before tax
    (62 )     (56 )     (11 )     (7 )

1
2010 comparative figures have been amended to reflect the impact of centralising operations across the Group as part of the integration programme.

Financial performance
2011 direct costs decreased by £99 million, or 7 per cent, to £1,397 million reflecting the continued focus on cost management and the delivery of integration synergy savings.

Information Technology costs decreased by 10 per cent, with integration savings offsetting inflationary rises.

Operations costs decreased by 5 per cent, through the continuing rationalisation of our major Operations functions.

Group Property costs decreased by 4 per cent, with the continuing consolidation of the heritage property portfolios delivering further integration benefits.

Procurement costs decreased by 7 per cent, reflecting the impact of negotiated lower third party costs on centrally managed contracts.  In addition, Procurement has helped to deliver Group-wide synergies.
 
 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
 
CENTRAL ITEMS

   
Half-year
to 30 June
2011
   
Half-year
to 30 June
2010
   
Half-year
to 31 Dec
2010
 
      £m       £m       £m  
                         
Net interest expense
    (173 )     (296 )     (527 )
Other income
    (414 )     840       (442 )
Total income
    (587 )     544       (969 )
Operating expenses
    (65 )     (117 )     10  
Trading surplus
    (652 )     427       (959 )
Share of results of joint ventures and associates
          1       1  
(Loss) profit before tax and fair value unwind
    (652 )     428       (958 )
Fair value unwind
    (536 )     (866 )     (580 )
Loss before tax
    (1,188 )     (438 )     (1,538 )

Central items include income and expenditure not recharged to the divisions, including the costs of certain central and head office functions and the financial impact of hedge accounting.

Net interest expense improved by £123 million to £173 million.  This improvement came primarily from other interest rate risk management activities in the banking book and a lower unwind expense from terminated hedge relationships, offset by an increase in unrecovered wholesale funding costs.

Other income decreased by £1,254 million to £(414) million.  Liability management gains of £423 million arose on transactions undertaken in 2010 as part of the Group's management of capital, which exchanged certain debt securities for ordinary shares or other debt instruments.  There were no comparable transactions in 2011.  In addition, there was a £428 million adverse change in the mark-to-market movement arising from the equity conversion feature of the Group’s Enhanced Capital Notes, along with a £497 million adverse movement within Banking Volatility.

Operating expenses reduced by £52 million to £65 million primarily due to lower pension costs held centrally.

Fair value unwind reduced by £330 million to £(536) million primarily due to the effect of liability management transactions and deal maturities leading to a reduced amortisation rate.

 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON A COMBINED BUSINESSES BASIS (UNAUDITED)

1.
Basis of preparation of combined businesses information

Readers should be aware that the combined businesses basis has been presented for comparative purposes only and is neither intended to provide proforma information nor to show the results of the Group as if the acquisition of HBOS had taken place at an earlier date.

Comparisons of results on a statutory basis are of reduced benefit due to a number of factors.  In order to provide more meaningful and relevant comparatives, the results of the Group and divisions are presented on a 'combined businesses' basis.  The key principles adopted in the preparation of the combined businesses basis of reporting are described below.

· 
In order to reflect the impact of the acquisition of HBOS, the following adjustments have been made:
 
 
the amortisation of purchased intangible assets has been excluded; and
 
 
the unwind of acquisition-related fair value adjustments is shown as one line in the combined businesses income statement.

· 
In order to better present the business performance the following items, not related to acquisition accounting, have also been excluded:
 
 
integration costs;
 
 
insurance and policyholder interests volatility;
 
 
curtailment gains and losses in respect of the Group’s defined benefit pension schemes;
 
 
the customer goodwill payments provision;
 
 
the payment protection insurance provision;
 
 
sale costs in respect of the EU mandated retail business disposal (Project Verde); and
 
 
loss on disposal of businesses.
 
The following tables set out a reconciliation from the statutory (IFRS) results to the combined business results.
 
 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
 
1.
Basis of preparation of combined businesses information (continued)

       
Removal of:
       
Half-year to 30 June 2011
Lloyds
Banking
Group
statutory
   
Acquisition
related
items1
   
Volatility
arising in
insurance
businesses
   
Insurance
gross up
   
Fair value
unwind
   
Combined
businesses
 
      £m       £m       £m       £m       £m       £m  
                                                 
Net interest income
    5,989             (10 )     102       297       6,378  
Other income
    10,214             187       (5,332 )     (1,071 )     3,998  
Total income
    16,203             177       (5,230 )     (774 )     10,376  
Insurance claims
    (5,349 )                 5,151             (198 )
Total income, net of insurance claims
    10,854             177       (79 )     (774 )     10,178  
Operating expenses
    (6,428 )     978             79       39       (5,332 )
Trading surplus (deficit)
    4,426       978       177             (735 )     4,846  
Impairment
    (4,491 )                       (931 )     (5,422 )
Share of results of joint ventures and associates
    14                         (2 )     12  
Fair value unwind
                              1,668       1,668  
(Loss) profit before tax
    (51 )     978       177                   1,104  

1
Comprises integration costs (£642 million) and the amortisation of purchased intangibles (£289 million) and EU mandated retail business disposal costs (£47 million).


         
Removal of:
       
Half-year to 30 June 2010
 
Lloyds  Banking  Group
statutory
   
Acquisition
related items
including  pension
curtailment
gain1
   
Volatility
arising in
insurance
businesses
   
Insurance
gross up
   
Fair value
unwind
   
Combined
businesses
 
      £m       £m       £m       £m       £m       £m  
                                                 
Net interest income
    7,038             11       (321 )     183       6,911  
Other income
    8,742             188       (2,686 )     (413 )     5,831  
Total income
    15,780             199       (3,007 )     (230 )     12,742  
Insurance claims
    (3,189 )                 2,926       2       (261 )
Total income, net of
insurance claims
    12,591             199       (81 )     (228 )     12,481  
Costs:
                                               
Operating expenses
    (5,609 )     56             81       37       (5,435 )
Impairment of tangible fixed assets
    (202 )     52                         (150 )
      (5,811 )     108             81       37       (5,585 )
Trading surplus (deficit)
    6,780       108       199             (191 )     6,896  
Impairment
    (5,423 )                       (1,131 )     (6,554 )
Share of results of joint ventures and associates
    (61 )                       (1 )     (62 )
Fair value unwind
                              1,323       1,323  
Profit before tax
    1,296       108       199                   1,603  

1
Comprises integration costs (£804 million), the amortisation of purchased intangibles (£323 million) and the pension curtailment gain (£1,019 million).

 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
 
1.
Basis of preparation of combined businesses information (continued)
 
       
Removal of:
       
Half-year to 31 Dec 2010
 
Lloyds
Banking
Group
statutory
 
Acquisition
related
items
including
pension
curtailment
loss1
   
Volatility
arising in
insurance
businesses
   
Insurance
gross up
   
Payment
protection
insurance
provision,
customer  goodwill  payments  provision  and loss on
disposal of
businesses2
   
Fair value
unwind
   
Combined
businesses
 
      £m       £m       £m       £m       £m       £m       £m  
                                                         
Net interest income
    5,508             15       1,270             118       6,911  
Other income
    22,179             (520 )     (16,476 )           (850 )     4,333  
Total income
    27,687             (505 )     (15,206 )           (732 )     11,244  
Insurance claims
    (15,322 )                 15,041                   (281 )
Total income, net of insurance claims
    12,365             (505 )     (165 )           (732 )     10,963  
Operating expenses
    (10,659 )     1,264             165       3,700       37       (5,493 )
Trading surplus (deficit)
    1,706       1,264       (505 )           3,700       (695 )     5,470  
Impairment
    (5,529 )                             (1,098 )     (6,627 )
Share of results of joint ventures and associates
    (27 )                             (2 )     (29 )
Loss on disposal of businesses
    (365 )                       365              
Fair value unwind
                                    1,795       1,795  
(Loss) profit before tax
    (4,215 )     1,264       (505 )           4,065             609  

1
Comprises integration costs (£849 million), the amortisation of purchased intangibles (£306 million) and the pension curtailment loss (£109 million).
2
Comprises the payment protection insurance provision (£3,200 million), the customer goodwill payments provision (£500 million) and the loss on disposal of businesses (£365 million).

 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
 
2. 
Banking net interest margin
 
   
Half-year
to 30 June
2011
   
Half-year 
to 30 June
2010
   
Half-year
to 31 Dec
2010
 
      £m       £m       £m  
                         
Banking net interest margin
                       
Banking net interest income
    6,211       6,646       6,740  
                         
Average interest-earning assets
    604,804       644,701       630,190  
                         
Banking net interest margin
    2.07 %     2.08 %     2.12 %

Average interest-earning assets, which are calculated gross of related impairment allowances, relate solely to customer and product balances in the banking businesses on which interest is earned.

A reconciliation of banking net interest income to Group net interest income showing the items that are excluded in determining banking net interest income follows:

   
Half-year
to 30 June
2011
   
Half-year
to 30 June
2010
   
Half-year
to 31 Dec
2010
 
      £m       £m       £m  
                         
Banking net interest income – combined businesses
    6,211       6,646       6,740  
Insurance division
    (142 )     (136 )     (127 )
Other net interest income (including trading activity)
    309       401       298  
Group net interest income – combined businesses
    6,378       6,911       6,911  
                         
Fair value unwind
    (297 )     (183 )     (118 )
Insurance gross up
    (102 )     321       (1,270 )
Volatility arising in insurance businesses
    10       (11 )     (15 )
Group net interest income – statutory
    5,989       7,038       5,508  

 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
 
3.
Integration costs and benefits

The Group is on schedule to substantially complete the integration programme in the autumn of this year, and to deliver run-rate cost synergies and other operating efficiencies of £2 billion per annum from the programme by the end of 2011.

The sustainable run-rate synergies achieved as at 30 June 2011 totalled £1,750 million, excluding a number of one-off savings.  The table below analyses the run-rate synergies as at 30 June 2011 by division and the 2011 target run-rate of £2 billion.

   
2011
       
   
Synergy
run-rate
as at
30 June  2011
   
Allocation  of Group  Operations  run-rate to  divisions
   
Run-rate
by market  facing  division
   
Target
run-rate
by market
facing
division
 
      £m       £m       £m       £m  
                                 
Retail
    319       346       665       867  
Wholesale and Commercial
    293       197       490       532  
Wealth and International
    263       30       293       242  
Insurance
    179       52       231       239  
Group Operations
    657       (657 )            
Central items
    39       32       71       120  
Total
    1,750             1,750       2,000  

Cost synergies continue to be delivered through the integration of HBOS operations, processes and IT systems.  These synergies arise through procurement; property; IT cost savings and job reductions, of which 28,000 have been announced to date.

A key final step to completing the programme is the migration of HBOS retail and commercial customer accounts to the Lloyds TSB IT platform.  This significant programme is now in the final stages of testing and is expected to be completed in the autumn.  The completion of integration moves the Group to a single platform which is a key enabler for many of the transformational initiatives announced as part of the Strategic Review at the end of June 2011.

Integration costs of £642 million were incurred in the half-year and have been excluded from the combined businesses results.  This brings the total integration costs since the HBOS acquisition to £3,391 million.

 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
 
4. 
Impairment charge
 
   
Half-year
to 30 June
2011
   
Half-year
to 30 June
2010
   
Half-year
to 31 Dec
2010
 
      £m       £m       £m  
Retail:
                       
Secured
    295       53       239  
Unsecured
    878       1,282       1,173  
Total Retail
    1,173       1,335       1,412  
Wholesale
    1,509       2,748       1,107  
Commercial
    159       189       182  
Wealth and International
    2,528       2,227       3,758  
Total impairment losses on loans and advances to customers
    5,369       6,499       6,459  
Loans and advances to banks
          (6 )     (7 )
Debt securities classified as loans and receivables
    17       15       42  
Available-for-sale financial assets
    32       49       66  
Other credit risk provisions
    4       (3 )     67  
Total impairment charge
    5,422       6,554       6,627  
                         
Charge for impairment losses on loans and advances to customers as % of average lending (annualised):
                       
Retail:
                       
Secured
    0.18 %     0.03 %     0.14 %
Unsecured
    6.46 %     8.27 %     7.94 %
Total Retail
    0.65 %     0.72 %     0.76 %
Wholesale
    2.02 %     3.11 %     1.31 %
Commercial
    1.07 %     1.28 %     1.19 %
Wealth and International
    7.89 %     6.56 %     11.29 %
Total
    1.77 %     2.01 %     2.02 %

 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
 
5. 
Volatility arising in insurance businesses

The Group's statutory result is affected by insurance volatility, caused by movements in financial markets, and policyholder interests volatility, which primarily reflects the gross up of policyholder tax included in the Group’s tax charge.

In the first half of 2011 the Group’s statutory loss before tax included negative insurance and policyholder interests volatility totalling £177 million compared to negative volatility of £199 million in the first half of 2010.

Volatility comprises the following:
   
Half-year
to 30 June
2011
   
Half-year
to 30 June
2010
 
      £m       £m  
                 
Insurance volatility
    (69 )     (162 )
Policyholder interests volatility1
    (106 )     (91 )
Total volatility
    (175 )     (253 )
Insurance hedging arrangements
    (2 )     54  
Total
    (177 )     (199 )

1
Includes volatility relating to the Group’s interest in St James’s Place.

Insurance volatility
The Group’s insurance businesses have liability products that are supported by substantial holdings of investments, including equities, property and fixed interest investments, all of which are subject to variations in their value.  The value of the liabilities does not move exactly in line with changes in the value of the investments, yet IFRS requires that the changes in both the value of the liabilities and investments be reflected within the income statement.  As these investments are substantial and movements in their value can have a significant impact on the profitability of the Group, management believes that it is appropriate to disclose the division’s results on the basis of an expected return in addition to results based on the actual return.

The expected sterling investment returns used to determine the normalised profit of the business, which are based on prevailing market rates and published research into historical investment return differentials, are set out below:

United Kingdom (Sterling)
 
2011
   
2010
   
2009
 
   
%
   
%
   
%
 
                   
Gilt yields (gross)
    3.99       4.45       3.74  
Equity returns (gross)
    6.99       7.45       6.74  
Dividend yield
    3.00       3.00       3.00  
Property return (gross)
    6.99       7.45       6.74  
Corporate bonds in unit-linked and with-profit funds (gross)
    4.59       5.05       4.34  
Fixed interest investments backing annuity liabilities (gross)
    4.78       5.30       5.72  

The impact on the results due to the actual return on these investments differing from the expected return (based upon economic assumptions made at the beginning of the year) is included within insurance volatility.  Changes in market variables also affect the realistic valuation of the guarantees and options embedded within the With Profits Funds, the value of the in-force business and the value of shareholders’ funds.
 
 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
 
5.
Volatility arising in insurance businesses (continued)

The negative insurance volatility during the six months ended 30 June 2011 in the Insurance division was £69 million, primarily reflecting lower cash returns compared to long-term expectations.  The more adverse charge in the first half of 2010 was primarily driven by a deterioration in equity markets which has not been experienced in the current period.

Group hedging arrangements
To protect against further deterioration in equity market conditions, and the consequent negative impact on the value of in-force business on the Group balance sheet, the Group purchased put option contracts in 2010, financed by selling some upside potential from equity market movements.  These expired on 21 January 2011.  The charge for these options was £4 million.  New protection against significant market falls was acquired in January 2011 to replace the expired contracts.  There was no initial cost associated with these hedging arrangements.  On a mark-to-market valuation basis a gain of £2 million was recognised in relation to the new contracts in 2011.  The 2011 option contracts expire on 20 January 2012.

Policyholder interests volatility
The application of accounting standards results in the introduction of other sources of significant volatility into the pre-tax profits of the life, pensions and investments business.  In order to provide a clearer representation of the performance of the business, and consistent with the way in which it is managed, adjustments are made to remove this volatility from underlying profits.  The effect of these adjustments is separately disclosed as policyholder interests volatility; there is no impact upon profit attributable to equity shareholders over the long term.

The most significant of these additional sources of volatility is policyholder tax.  Accounting standards require that tax on policyholder investment returns should be included in the Group’s tax charge rather than being offset against the related income.  The impact is, therefore, to either increase or decrease profit before tax with a corresponding change in the tax charge.  Over the longer term the charges levied to policyholders to cover policyholder tax on investment returns and the related tax provisions are expected to offset.  In practice timing and measurement differences exist between provisions for tax and charges made to policyholders.  Consistent with the normalised approach taken in respect of insurance volatility, differences in the expected levels of the policyholder tax provision and policyholder charges are adjusted through policyholder interests volatility.  Other sources of volatility include the minorities’ share of the profits earned by investment vehicles which are not wholly owned by the long-term assurance funds.

During the six months to 30 June 2011, the statutory results before tax in both the Insurance and Wealth and International divisions included a charge to other income which relates to policyholder interests volatility totalling £106 million (half-year to 30 June 2010: £91 million charge).  This charge included the impact of deferred tax asset impairments due to less optimistic economic forecasts and changes in expected policyholder tax provisions.  Policyholder tax liabilities decreased during the first half of 2011 and led to a tax credit during the period.
 
 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
 
6. 
Number of employees (full-time equivalent)
   
As at
30 June
2011
   
As at
31 Dec
2010
 
             
Retail
    54,714       53,839  
Wholesale
    11,376       12,067  
Commercial
    6,110       6,034  
Wealth and International
    8,307       8,348  
Insurance
    9,433       9,764  
Group Operations
    19,564       18,465  
Central items
    2,841       2,881  
      112,345       111,398  
Agency staff (full-time equivalent)
    (8,486 )     (7,168 )
Total number of employees (full-time equivalent)
    103,859       104,230  

 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
 
RISK MANAGEMENT

 
Page
Risk management approach
53
Principal risks and uncertainties
53
Economy
53
Liquidity and funding
55
Credit risk
60
Market risk
83
Insurance risk
83
Legal and regulatory
84
Customer treatment
85
People
85
Integration
86
State funding and state aid
86

The income statement numbers in this section have been presented on a combined businesses basis.

 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
 
RISK MANAGEMENT APPROACH

There have been no material changes to the Group’s approach to risk management as described in the risk management report within the Lloyds Banking Group Form 20-F for the year ended 31 December 2010.

PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES

The principal risks and uncertainties facing the Group for the remaining six months of the year are set out below, together with details of how they have evolved during the first half of the 2011 and continue to be actively managed by the Group.

Economy
The global economic recovery has slowed in the first half of 2011.  Sharp increases in the price of oil and other commodities across the turn of the year, driven by emerging market strength in 2010, have impacted consumers’ disposable incomes across the world and led to tighter monetary policy in emerging markets.  Earlier fiscal stimulus in the US economy has now come to an end, and fiscal tightening is underway across Europe, particularly sharply in the most highly indebted countries.  Whilst many advanced economies need an improvement in their net external trade position to offset weak consumer and government spending, current emerging market economic policies are not fully geared towards providing a strong engine of global growth through raising their own domestic demand.  Highly indebted Eurozone countries are struggling to generate the growth needed to put their debt levels on a sustainable path given the scale of near-term austerity measures also required and the lack of help in the adjustment from interest rates or the exchange rate.  Greece has required a second bail-out, agreed at the 21 July 2011 Eurozone summit meeting, but it is still unclear that it will be able eventually to service all its debt, so financial markets remain volatile and risk of contagion to other countries is unlikely to dissipate near-term.

All these factors together suggest that the global recovery is likely to continue to be weak and hesitant in comparison to other post-war recoveries.  The degree of weakness in early 2011 was also exacerbated by the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, which has disrupted global manufacturing supply chains and caused some loss of production.

Current data show that the UK economy experienced very little underlying growth over the nine months to end of the second quarter of 2011.  Consumer confidence and spending was hit by the fall in real disposable incomes.  House prices have been falling gradually and commercial property prices have flattened off.  Nevertheless, employment has continued to rise and our customers’ current account transactions suggest that the underlying trend in households’ income growth began to improve during the second quarter of 2011.

The Group’s central scenario is for modest recovery to continue, assuming the recent Eurozone agreement on sovereign debt is enacted quickly and followed up by further measures for Greece.  For the UK, the current projection reflected in our outlook, of 1.5 per cent Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth in 2011 and 2.3 per cent in 2012 is broadly in line with consensus.  Households’ real spending growth should begin to improve as the squeeze from high inflation begins to reduce towards the end of the year.  Net exports should continue to rise, reflecting the weakness of sterling.  Unemployment should decline slowly, with companies reducing cost ratios through continued low wage growth.  But with underlying inflationary pressures higher than before the recession, as the economy becomes more stable interest rates will need to rise gradually, and will act as a restraint on the recovery.  Further improvements in the corporate failure rate are expected to be only gradual to the end of 2012.  Both residential and commercial property prices are expected to end this year 2 per cent lower than at the end of 2010, and then rise only very slowly.
 
 
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Economy (continued)

The US economic recovery is assumed to continue in the second half of 2011, as production recovers from the impacts of the Japanese earthquake, and in the Eurozone there is expected to be a continuing wide divergence between recovery in the stronger low-deficit countries and the higher deficit countries that will struggle to grow at all.  The Irish economy, to which we have exposure, is expected to be only flat in 2011, and will not return to its pre-recession growth rate.  House prices there are expected to fall by 10 per cent during 2011 and slightly further in 2012; commercial property prices are expected to fall further during 2011, but be flat over 2012.

Downside risks around this scenario remain significant.  Further increases in inflation could damage already weak consumer confidence, or result in earlier increases in interest rates if wage growth started to respond.  Financial markets may remain unstable and continue to put extra pressure on other Eurozone economies outside Greece, given that current measures may fall short of solving Greece’s problems.  Since any shock to growth would also worsen the outlook for both public finances and bank capital and funding, a relatively small initial shock could throw economies onto a much weaker path as governments are forced to tighten fiscal policy even further or financial institutions are constrained in their ability to lend.  A ‘double-dip’ scenario – a second shallower recession following closely the one that the economy is just emerging from – would result in further significant increases in corporate failures and unemployment during late 2011 and through 2012.  In addition, residential and commercial property would suffer a second period of falling prices, tenant defaults would increase and central banks would have limited ability to cushion the downturn.

Impact on the Group’s markets
Mortgage market balances outstanding grew by just 0.2 per cent in the year to May, after 0.4 per cent growth in the year to end 2010.  Unsecured consumer borrowing has, however, begun to pick up slightly from its extremely weak levels of 2010, although it is still very weak compared to longer term trends.  Deposit market growth has also remained low, with growth in balances slowing to 2.1 per cent in May 2011 from 3 per cent at end 2010, as deteriorating disposable incomes have squeezed savings flows.

Businesses also continue to reduce their indebtedness.  Non-financial corporations have continued to reduce borrowing so far in 2011.  Rising profits and weak investment spending boosted companies’ deposit growth in the latter part of 2009 and the first half of 2010, but deposits are now declining slowly.

Low interest rates have been a key benefit to consumers and businesses.  Arrears and defaults rose by much less during the recession than in previous recessions, and began to improve in 2010 despite the weakness of the recovery in the economy.  The number of individual insolvencies during the second half of 2010 was 8.9 per cent lower than a year earlier, and 15.5 per cent lower than a year earlier in the first quarter of 2011.  The number of company liquidations in England and Wales rose in the first quarter of 2011, however, by 3.7 per cent from the fourth quarter of 2010 level, although they remain almost 18 per cent down from the mid 2009 peak and the failure of active companies has remained flat at 0.7 per cent.

We expect that a continuation of subdued economic recovery will be accompanied by a period of modest growth in the Group’s core markets for several years.  Consumers and businesses will continue to deleverage slowly.  Retail deposit growth will be limited by the pressure on consumers’ disposable incomes from relatively high inflation and cuts in welfare benefits.  Arrears trends should continue to improve, but less quickly than in 2010.

 
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Liquidity and funding

Liquidity and funding continues to remain a key area of focus for the Group and the industry as a whole.  Like all major banks, the Group is dependent on confidence in the short and long term wholesale funding markets.  Should the Group, due to exceptional circumstances, be unable to continue to source sustainable funding, its ability to fund its financial obligations could be impacted.

The combination of right-sizing the balance sheet and continued development of the retail deposit base has seen the Group’s wholesale funding requirement significantly reduce in the past two years.  The progress the Group has made to date in diversifying its funding sources has further strengthened its funding base.

During the first half of 2011 the Group accelerated term funding initiatives and the run down of certain non-core asset portfolios allowing a further reduction in total Government and central bank facilities.  The ratio of customer loans to deposits improved to 144 per cent compared with 154 per cent at 31 December 2010.  Loans and advances reduced by £21.4 billion and customer deposits increased by £12.4 billion.

The second quarter of 2011 has seen funding markets’ risk appetite reduce as a result of escalating European sovereign concerns.  During this period the Group has continued to fund successfully with no material change to the Group’s short-term maturity profile.  The Group anticipates that wholesale markets will remain vulnerable to periods of disruption and to mitigate this risk has deliberately pre-funded much of the year’s term funding requirement during the first half.

The Group term funding ratio (wholesale funding with a remaining life of over one year as a percentage of total wholesale funding) of 49 per cent was broadly stable (50 per cent at 31 December 2010).  The wholesale funding position includes debt issued under the legacy Government Credit Guarantee Scheme, for which the last maturity will occur in October 2012.

The Group has maintained its liquidity levels in excess of the ILG regulatory minimum (FSA’s Individual Liquidity Adequacy Standards) at all times.  Funding projections show the Group will achieve the proposed Basel 3 liquidity and funding metrics in advance of expected implementation dates.  The Liquidity Coverage Ratio is due to be implemented on 1 January 2015 and the Net Stable Funding Ratio has a 1 January 2018 implementation date.

The key dependencies on successfully funding the Group’s balance sheet include the continued functioning of the money and capital markets; successful right-sizing of the Group’s balance sheet; the repayment of the Government Credit Guarantee Scheme facilities in accordance with the agreed terms; no more than limited further deterioration in the UK’s and the Group’s credit rating; and no significant or sudden withdrawal of deposits resulting in increased reliance on money markets.  Additionally, the Group has entered into a number of EU state aid related obligations to achieve reductions in certain parts of its balance sheet by the end of 2014.  These are assumed within the Group’s funding plan.  The requirement to meet this deadline may result in the Group having to provide funding to support these asset reductions and/or disposals and may also result in a lower price being achieved.

 
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Liquidity and funding (continued)

Group funding position
   
As at
30 June  2011
   
As at
31 Dec
2010
   
Change
 
   
£bn
   
£bn
   
%
 
                   
Funding Requirement
                 
Loans and advances to customers1
    568.1       589.5       (4 )
Loans and advances to banks2
    9.0       10.5       (14 )
Debt securities
    15.5       25.7       (40 )
Available-for-sale financial assets – secondary3
    16.2       25.7       (37 )
Cash balances4
    3.2       3.6       (11 )
Funded assets
    612.0       655.0       (7 )
On balance sheet primary liquidity assets5
                       
Reverse repos
    23.3       7.3          
Balances at central banks – primary4
    52.0       34.5       51  
Available-for-sale financial assets – primary
    16.6       17.3       (4 )
Held to maturity
    7.8       7.9       (1 )
Trading and other financial assets
    1.2                
      100.9       67.0       51  
Other assets6
    266.1       270.5       (2 )
Total Group assets
    979.0       992.5       (1 )
Less: Other liabilities6
    (228.6 )     (232.3 )        
Funding requirement
    750.4       760.2       (1 )
                         
Funded by
                       
Customer deposits7
    394.9       382.5       3  
Wholesale funding
    295.6       298.0       (1 )
Group funding
    690.5       680.5       1  
Repos
    14.4       35.1       (59 )
Total equity
    45.5       44.6       (2 )
Total funding
    750.4       760.2       (1 )

1
Excludes £19.7 billion (31 December 2010: £3.1 billion) of reverse repos.
2
Excludes £15.3 billion (31 December 2010: £15.6 billion) of loans and advances to banks within the insurance businesses and £3.9 billion (31 December 2010: £4.2 billion) of reverse repos.
3
Secondary liquidity assets comprise a diversified pool of highly rated unencumbered collateral (including retained issuance).
4
Cash balances and Balances at central banks – primary are combined in the Group's balance sheet.
5
Primary liquidity assets are FSA eligible liquid assets including UK Gilts, US Treasuries, Euro AAA government debt and unencumbered cash balances held at central banks.
6
Other assets and other liabilities primarily include balances in the Group's insurance businesses and the fair value of derivative assets and liabilities.
7
Excluding repos of £5.0 billion (31 December 2010: £11.1 billion).

 
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Liquidity and funding (continued)

Group funding by type
   
As at
30 June
2011
   
As at
30 June
2011
   
As at
31 Dec
2010
   
As at
31 Dec
2010
 
   
£bn
   
%
   
£bn
   
%
 
                         
Deposits from banks1
    21.9       3.2       26.4       3.9  
Debt securities in issue:1
                               
Certificates of deposit
    46.4       6.7       42.4       6.2  
Commercial paper
    27.3       4.0       32.5       4.8  
Medium-term notes2
    86.6       12.5       87.7       12.9  
Covered bonds
    39.1       5.6       32.1       4.7  
Securitisation
    37.1       5.4       39.0       5.7  
      236.5       34.2       233.7       34.3  
                                 
Subordinated liabilities1
    37.2       5.4       37.9       5.6  
Total wholesale funding3
    295.6       42.8       298.0       43.8  
Customer deposits
    394.9       57.2       382.5       56.2  
Total Group funding4
    690.5       100.0       680.5       100.0  

1
A reconciliation to the Group’s balance sheet is provided on page 59.
2
Medium term notes include £37.1 billion of funding from the Credit Guarantee scheme.
3
The Group’s definition of wholesale funding aligns with that used by other international market participants; including interbank deposits, debt securities in issue and subordinated liabilities.
4
Excluding repos and total equity.


Total wholesale funding is analysed by residual maturity as follows:

   
As at
30 June  2011
   
As at
30 June
2011
   
As at
31 Dec
2010
   
As at
31 Dec
2010
 
   
£bn
   
%
   
£bn
   
%
 
                         
Less than one year
    151.7       51.3       148.6       49.9  
One to two years
    29.4       9.9       46.8       15.7  
Two to five years
    60.6       20.5       52.3       17.6  
More than five years
    53.9       18.3       50.3       16.8  
Total wholesale funding
    295.6       100.0       298.0       100.0  

 
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Liquidity and funding (continued)

Term issuance
Going into 2011 the Group anticipated that periods of market volatility (as experienced in 2010) could recur and therefore leave the wholesale markets vulnerable to disruption.  To mitigate this, the Group deliberately pre-funded much of the Group’s term funding requirement in the first quarter.  At the half-year, the Group has completed in excess of three-quarters of its targeted annual wholesale term issuance for 2011 targeting periods when markets were open and receptive to new issues and using a broad mix of products and currencies.  As a result of this the Group is in position to be more selective as to which products and markets in which it will participate during the second half of 2011.

   
Sterling
   
US Dollar
   
Euro
   
Other
currencies
   
Total
   
   
£bn
   
£bn
   
£bn
   
£bn
   
£bn
   
                             
Covered bonds
    1.3             2.2             3.5  
Securitisation
    1.3       2.1       1.7       0.2       5.3  
Medium-term notes
    0.2       4.3       2.6       2.5       9.6  
Private placements1
    2.5       0.4       3.5       0.4       6.8  
Total Issuance
    5.3       6.8       10.0       3.1       25.2  

1
Private placements include structured bonds and term repos.

Liquidity portfolio
The table below illustrates the Group’s holding of highly liquid unencumbered assets.  This liquidity is available for deployment at immediate notice, subject to complying with regulatory requirements, and is a key component of the Group’s liquidity management process.

   
As at
30 June
2011
   
As at
31 Dec
2010
 
   
£bn
   
£bn
 
             
Primary liquidity1
    100.9       97.5  
Secondary liquidity2
    117.5       62.4  
Total
    218.4       159.9  

1
Primary liquidity is defined as FSA eligible liquid assets (UK Gilts, US Treasuries, Euro AAA government debt; unencumbered cash balances held at central banks).
2
Secondary liquidity comprises a diversified pool of highly rated unencumbered collateral (including retained issuance).

Following the introduction of the FSA’s Individual Liquidity Guidance under ILAS (Individual Liquidity Adequacy Standard), the Group now manages its liquidity position as a coverage ratio (proportion of stressed outflows covered by primary liquid assets) rather than by reference to a quantum of liquid assets; the liquidity position reflects a buffer over the regulatory minimum.  The Group receives no recognition under ILAS for assets held for secondary liquidity purposes.

In addition to primary liquidity holdings the Group has significant capacity to apply for the Discount Window facility in the event of future liquidity problems.

 
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Liquidity and funding (continued)
 
The following tables reconcile figures reported on page 57.

               
As at 30 June 2011
 
   
Included in
funding
analysis
(above)
   
Repos
   
Fair value
and other
accounting
methods
   
Balance
sheet
 
   
£bn
   
£bn
   
£bn
   
£bn
 
                         
Deposits from banks
    21.9       9.4             31.3  
Debt securities in issue
    236.5             (5.3 )     231.2  
Subordinated liabilities
    37.2             (1.6 )     35.6  
Total wholesale funding
    295.6       9.4                  
Customer deposits
    394.9       5.0             399.9  
Total
    690.5       14.4                  

               
As at 31 December 2010
 
   
Included in
funding
analysis
(above)
   
Repos
   
Fair value
and other
accounting
methods
   
Balance
sheet
 
   
£bn
   
£bn
   
£bn
   
£bn
 
                         
Deposits from banks
    26.4       24.0             50.4  
Debt securities in issue
    233.7             (4.8 )     228.9  
Subordinated liabilities
    37.9             (1.7 )     36.2  
Total wholesale funding
    298.0       24.0                  
Customer deposits
    382.5       11.1             393.6  
Total
    680.5       35.1                  

 
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Credit risk – Group

As at 30 June 2011
 
Loans and
advances
to
customers
   
Impaired  loans
   
Impaired
loans
as a % of  closing
advances
   
Impairment  provisions1
   
Impairment
provisions
as a % of  impaired
loans
 
      £m       £m    
%
      £m    
%
 
                                     
Retail
    362,441       9,390       2.6       3,003       32.0  
Wholesale
    143,983       29,249       20.3       12,811       43.8  
Commercial
    29,694       2,993       10.1       933       31.2  
Wealth and International
    64,119       23,836       37.2       12,824       53.8  
Hedging and other items
    20,176                          
      620,413       65,468       10.6       29,571       45.2  
Impairment provisions
    (29,571 )                                
Fair value adjustments
    (2,999 )                                
Total Group
    587,843                                  
                                         
As at 31 December 2010
                                       
Retail
    368,981       9,750       2.6       3,096       31.8  
Wholesale
    158,002       31,658       20.0       14,863       46.9  
Commercial
    29,649       2,856       9.6       992       34.7  
Wealth and International
    66,368       20,342       30.7       10,684       52.5  
Hedging and other items
    3,378                          
      626,378       64,606       10.3       29,635       45.9  
Impairment provisions
    (29,635 )                                
Fair value adjustments
    (4,146 )                                
Total Group
    592,597                                  

1
Impairment provisions include collective unimpaired provisions.

Total impairment charge
 
Half-year
to 30 June
2011
   
Half-year
to 30 June
2010
   
Change
   
Half-year
to 31 Dec
2010
 
      £m       £m    
%
      £m  
                               
Retail
    1,173       1,335       12       1,412  
Wholesale
    1,557       2,801       44       1,263  
Commercial
    160       190       16       192  
Wealth and International
    2,532       2,228       (14 )     3,760  
Total impairment charge
    5,422       6,554       17       6,627  

Total impairment charge comprises:
   
Half-year
to 30 June
2011
   
Half-year
to 30 June
2010
   
Change
   
Half-year
to 31 Dec
2010
 
      £m       £m    
%
      £m  
                               
Total impairment losses on loans and advances to customers
    5,369       6,499       17       6,459  
Loans and advances to banks
          (6 )             (7 )
Debt securities classified as loans and receivables
    17       15       (13 )     42  
Available-for-sale financial assets
    32       49       35       66  
Other credit risk provisions
    4       (3 )             67  
Total impairment charge
    5,422       6,554       17       6,627  

 
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Credit risk – Group (continued)

Overview
 
· 
The Group achieved a reduction in its impairment charge in the first half of 2011 to £5,422 million (from £6,554 million in the first half of 2010 and £6,627 million in the second half of 2010), due to the stabilisation of the UK economic environment (including UK corporate real estate prices), together with continued low UK interest rates and effective portfolio management.
 
· 
Prudent, ‘through the cycle’ credit policies and procedures are in place throughout the Group, focusing on development of enduring client relationships.  As a result of this approach, the credit quality of new lending remains strong.  Very little new origination took place outside the UK.
 
· 
The Group’s current level of impairment is being managed successfully in the current challenging economic environment by the Wholesale business support units and Retail collection and recovery units.
 
· 
The Group’s exposure to Ireland is being closely managed.  In the first half, we have taken additional provisions in Ireland due to further falls in the commercial real estate market as previously anticipated.  We believe that further vulnerability exists.  A dedicated UK-based business support team is in place to manage the winding down of the Irish book.
 
Outlook – Group

Based on its latest economic assumptions of a continued modest UK recovery from recession, as set out on page 53, the Group expects an improved impairment charge in 2011 compared with 2010.  However, there are material downside risks to impairment charges, with a number of factors potentially causing cashflow stress and higher levels of default amongst wholesale customers into 2012.  These include, in the UK, fragile consumer and business confidence, potential interest rate and inflation rises and reduced consumer spending.  A ‘double-dip’ scenario – a second shallower recession following closely the one from which the economy is just emerging – also remains a downside risk.  This is because it would result in further significant increases in corporate failures and unemployment during late 2011 and through 2012, as well as causing a second period of falling prices for residential and commercial property and a likely rise in tenant defaults.

Downside risks from financial market instability are also significant.  Uncertainty over the best way forward for highly indebted Eurozone countries could keep financial markets volatile and the risk of contagion to other Eurozone countries is unlikely to dissipate near term.

The Group continues to monitor closely liquidity and economic conditions in its key overseas markets of Ireland and Australasia.  In Ireland, the fragility of the economy and political system could still cause further credit quality deterioration within the Group’s book as it winds down.  Australia, while benefiting from a commodities export boom, continues to be affected by deteriorating property markets in the geographic areas and property classes where the Group is exposed.
 
 
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Credit risk – Group (continued)

Exposures to selected eurozone countries
On 15 July 2011 the European Banking Authority (EBA) announced the results of its EU-wide stress test conducted in cooperation with the FSA, the European Central Bank, the European Commission and the European Systemic Risk Board.  The EU-wide stress test, carried out across 90 banks covering over 65 per cent of the EU banking system total assets, sought to assess the resilience of European banks to severe shocks and their specific solvency in hypothetical stress events under certain restrictive conditions.  The Group’s core tier 1 capital ratio, when stressed in accordance with the EBA’s defined methodology, at 7.7 per cent, remains well above the capital benchmark required.

At about the same time as the EBA announcement, the FSA published draft proposals for disclosures to be made by UK banks at 30 June 2011 on direct sovereign debt and related exposures, to be shown by reference to accounting values; the Group has sought to adopt these proposals.

The Group has direct exposure to certain European countries which have been identified on the basis of their higher bond yields compared to the rest of the Eurozone and the UK – Belgium, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Spain.  This is consistent with the countries recommended for disclosure by the FSA.

The Group manages its exposures to individual countries through authorised country limits which take into account economic, financial, political and social factors.  In addition the Group manages its indirect risks to the selected countries by establishing and monitoring risk limits for individual banks and financial institutions outside of these countries where they have direct exposures to the selected countries.  The profiles of these banks and financial institutions are monitored on a regular basis and exposures managed accordingly.

Sovereigns, banking groups and asset-backed securities

As at 30 June 2011
 
Direct
sovereign
   
Banking
groups
   
Asset-
backed
securities
   
Total
 
      £m       £m       £m       £m  
                                 
Belgium
    87       318             405  
Greece
                70       70  
Ireland
          366       373       739  
Italy
    35       1,780       48       1,863  
Portugal
          241       424       665  
Spain
    67       2,136       450       2,653  
Total
    189       4,841       1,365       6,395  

Approximately half of the overall positions of £6.4 billion relate to structures where there are underlying assets securing the obligations (ABS or Covered Bonds); the balance are generally floating rate notes or short term unsecured money market exposures or general banking facilities.

Direct sovereign (including central banks)
As at 30 June 2011, the Group had minimal exposure, in aggregate, which could be considered to be direct recourse to the sovereign risk of Belgium, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Spain.  This includes the national governments and central banks in these countries.  Direct sovereign exposures include those to the Export Credit Agencies for Italy and Spain.  Since 2009, the Group has proactively managed and reduced limits and exposures to these countries.

Undrawn committed facilities and contingents total £110 million.  Derivatives with sovereigns and sovereign referenced credit default swaps are immaterial.
 
 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
Credit risk – Group (continued)

Banking groups
Exposures are to banking groups headquartered in these countries and their major subsidiaries and comprise:

As at 30 June 2011
 
Fixed and
floating rate notes
   
Covered
bonds
   
Money
market,
short-term
and other
exposures
   
Derivatives
   
Total
 
      £m       £m       £m       £m       £m  
                                         
Belgium
    242             77       (1 )     318  
Greece
                             
Ireland
          145       220       1       366  
Italy
    216             1,542       22       1,780  
Portugal
          150       90       1       241  
Spain
    163       1,584       370       19       2,136  
Total
    621       1,879       2,299       42       4,841  

The Fixed and floating rate notes (FRNs) are all classified as available-for-sale financial assets and have an overall weighted maturity of less than two years.  They are all rated A- or better.  Further, in respect of the Spanish exposures a quarter matures in the autumn and the balance is government guaranteed.  They are shown at fair value with a charge of £6 million having been taken to available-for-sale reserves; no impairments have been recognised. There have been significant reductions in FRN positions during the first half of 2011 from £2,701 million at 31 December 2010 to £621 million at 30 June 2011.  The reductions have been a result of asset sales and maturities.

The covered bonds are ultimately secured on a pool of mortgage assets in the countries concerned; 80 per cent are AA- rated or better.  The bonds benefit from over-collateralisation and are all classified as available-for-sale financial assets, with an overall weighted maturity of approximately five years.  They are shown at fair value with a charge of £262 million having been taken to available-for-sale reserves; no impairments have been recognised.

Money market, short-term and other exposures are to major banks in the countries concerned.  These are predominantly short-term and include general banking facilities, money market and repo facilities.  No impairments are held against these exposures.  In addition there are unutilised money market lines and repo facilities of approximately £2.5 billion predominantly in respect of Spanish and Italian banks.  Bank limits have been closely monitored with amounts and tenors reduced where appropriate.  Of the exposures:
 
· 
Italy – approximately 90 per cent of the exposure is to institutions rated at least A-.
 
· 
Spain – approximately 80 per cent of the exposure is to institutions rated at least A-.
 
Derivatives are shown at fair value adjusted where master netting agreements exist and net of collateral of £191 million.  There are no credit default swap positions in place where the counterparty bank is domiciled in one of the selected Eurozone countries.  There are credit default swap positions referenced to banking groups domiciled in Italy (net long of £10 million) and Spain (net long of £2 million and net short of £6 million).
 
 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
Credit risk – Group (continued)

Asset-backed securities
Asset-backed securities where the underlying assets are located in the countries concerned are analysed between those which are included in loans and receivables and those which are included in available-for-sale financial assets.  In the majority of cases the underlying assets are residential mortgages and the securities are predominantly A rated or higher.

As at 30 June 2011
 
Loans and receivables
   
Available-
for-sale
financial
assets
         
Weighted
average
maturity
 
   
Current
carrying  value
   
Fair
value
   
Current  carrying
value
   
Total
carrying
value
   
Years
 
      £m       £m       £m       £m        
                                       
Belgium
                             
Greece
    36       23       34       70       6  
Ireland
    170       135       203       373       8  
Italy
    33       36       15       48       2  
Portugal
    232       194       192       424       9  
Spain
    246       208       204       450       8  
Total
    717       596       648       1,365       8  

The loans and receivables are held at amortised cost, net of £4 million impairment allowances.  The available-for-sale financial assets are shown at fair value with a charge of £202 million having been taken to available-for-sale reserves.  Significant reductions have been achieved during the first half of 2011 with the overall portfolio of asset-backed securities relevant to the selected countries reducing from £2,677 million at 31 December 2010 to £1,365 million at 30 June 2011 predominantly through asset sales.

Financial assets held for trading and assets held by insurance businesses

As at 30 June 2011
 
Financial  assets  held for  trading
   
Assets
held by
Insurance  businesses
   
Total
 
      £m       £m       £m  
                         
Belgium
    1       477       478  
Greece
                 
Ireland
    3       79       82  
Italy
    221       143       364  
Portugal
    21             21  
Spain
    149       211       360  
Total
    395       910       1,305  

Financial assets held for trading
These exposures are a direct result of flows within the credit trading market-making business.  The exposure is made up of £85 million of corporates (predominantly utility companies), and £310 million financial positions.  These positions are managed on a relative value basis, held at fair value, marked to market with movements being taken through the profit and loss on a daily basis.  All positions are liquid and in line with trading policy.

 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
Credit risk – Group (continued)

Assets held by insurance businesses
Within the Group’s insurance businesses, related exposures of £910 million are held outside the with profits and unit linked funds.  Approximately £250 million of these exposures relate to direct investments where the issuer is resident in Belgium, Spain, Italy or Ireland and the credit rating is consistent with the tight credit criteria defined under the appropriate investment mandate.  The remaining exposures relate to interests in two funds administered by SWIP (the Global Liquidity Fund and the Short Term Fund) where in line with the investment mandates, cash is invested in the money markets.

Corporate and retail exposures
The Group’s corporate and retail exposures to Belgium, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Spain are classified as loans and receivables, and exclude undrawn commitments:

   
Corporate exposures
   
Retail exposures
 
As at 30 June 2011
 
Loans and
advances
to
customers
   
Impairment
provisions
   
Net
exposure
   
Loans and
advances
to
customers
   
Impairment
provisions
   
Net
exposure
 
      £m       £m       £m       £m       £m       £m  
                                                 
Belgium
    563       7       556                    
Greece
    773             773                    
Ireland
    17,210       7,958       9,252       7,920       886       7,034  
Italy
    173       1       172                    
Portugal
    146             146       10             10  
Spain
    2,050       124       1,926       1,835       30       1,805  
Total
    20,915       8,090       12,825       9,765       916       8,849  

Greek exposures
The exposures in Greece principally relate to shipping loans to Greek shipping companies where the assets are generally secured and the vessels operate in international waters; repayment is mainly dependent on international trade and the industry is less sensitive to the Greek economy.

Irish exposures
The gross exposure in Ireland excludes Irish lending to customers domiciled in the UK.  Further details on Irish exposures are provided on page 81.

Spanish corporate exposures
The corporate exposure in Spain is mainly local lending (85 per cent of the total Spanish exposures) comprising corporate loans and project finance facilities (77 per cent) and commercial real estate (23 per cent).  The corporate loans and project finance facilities have impaired lending of 3 per cent which is fully provided.  The commercial real estate is 22 per cent impaired, with a coverage ratio of 49 per cent.  The remaining 15 per cent represents loans extended by the Wholesale division to corporate and commercial real estate clients domiciled in Spain, with an impairment provision of £37 million.

Spanish retail exposures
The Spanish exposures are predominantly secured residential mortgages, where about half of the borrowers are expatriates.  The average marked-to-market loan-to-value is 63 per cent and impaired loans represent 5 per cent of the total exposures, with a coverage ratio of 30 per cent.

 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
Credit risk – Retail

As at 30 June 2011
 
Loans and
advances to
customers
   
Impaired
loans
   
Impaired
loans as
a % of
closing  loans and
advances
   
Impairment
provisions1
   
Impairment
provisions
as a % of
impaired
loans
 
      £m       £m    
%
      £m    
%
 
                                     
Secured
    336,446       6,695       2.0       1,697       25.3  
Unsecured
    25,995       2,695       10.4       1,306       48.5  
Total gross lending
    362,441       9,390       2.6       3,003       32.0  
Impairment provisions
    (3,003 )                                
Fair value adjustments
    (1,642 )                                
Total Retail
    357,796                                  
                                         
As at 31 December 2010
                                       
Secured
    341,069       6,769       2.0       1,589       23.5  
Unsecured
    27,912       2,981       10.7       1,507       50.6  
Total gross lending
    368,981       9,750       2.6       3,096       31.8  
Impairment provisions
    (3,096 )                                
Fair value adjustments
    (2,154 )                                
Total Retail
    363,731                                  

1
Impairment provisions include collective unimpaired provisions.


   
As at
30 June
2011
   
As at
31 Dec
2010
 
      £m       £m  
                 
Secured
               
Mainstream
    260,805       265,368  
Buy to let
    47,272       46,356  
Specialist
    28,369       29,345  
      336,446       341,069  
Unsecured
               
Credit cards
    10,543       11,207  
Personal loans
    12,915       13,881  
Bank accounts
    2,537       2,624  
Others, including joint ventures
          200  
      25,995       27,912  
Total Retail gross lending
    362,441       368,981  
 
 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
Credit risk – Retail (continued)

Overview
 
· 
The Retail impairment charge was £1,173 million, a decrease of £239 million, or 17 per cent, from the second half of 2010 and a decrease of £162 million, or 12 per cent, from the first half of 2010.
 
· 
The decrease in the Retail impairment charge was driven by the unsecured portfolio as a result of the improved quality of new business and effective portfolio management.  The Retail impairment charge for loans and advances to customers, as a percentage of average loans and advances to customers, decreased to 0.65 per cent from 0.76 per cent in the second half of 2010.
 
· 
Average loan-to-value on new mortgage lending in the first half of the year was 61.3 per cent (60.9 per cent for 2010) whilst the average indexed loan-to-value on the mortgage portfolio was 55.6 per cent (55.6 per cent at 31 December 2010).
 
· 
The overall assets entering arrears in the first half of 2011, compared to the second half of 2010, was lower in both unsecured and secured lending.
 
Impairment charge
   
Half-year
to 30 June
2011
   
Half-year
to 30 June
2010
   
Change
   
Half-year
to 31 Dec
2010
 
      £m       £m    
%
      £m  
                               
Secured
    295       53               239  
Unsecured
    878       1,282               1,173  
Total impairment charge
    1,173       1,335       12       1,412  

Retail’s impairment charge decreased by £239 million to £1,173 million in the first half of 2011, compared with the second half of 2010, and decreased by £162 million, compared with the first half of 2010.  This improvement was driven primarily by the improved quality of new business and effective portfolio management, combined with the continued slow recovery of the economy.  Across Retail in the first half of 2011, there were fewer assets going into arrears compared to the second half of 2010.  The impairment charge on loans and advances to customers, as a percentage of average loans and advances to customers, decreased to 0.65 per cent from 0.76 per cent in the second half of 2010.

Impaired loans and provisions
Retail impaired loans decreased by £0.4 billion to £9.4 billion compared with 31 December 2010 and, as a percentage of closing loans and advances to customers, remained stable at 2.6 per cent compared to 31 December 2010.  Impairment provisions, as a percentage of impaired loans, increased to 32.0 per cent from 31.8 per cent at 31 December 2010.

Secured impairment charge
The secured impairment charge increased by £56 million, to £295 million, compared to the second half of 2010 and increased by £242 million compared with the first half of 2010.  The low impairment charge in the first half of 2010 was driven by rising house prices and a then favourable outlook for house prices against a background of stable arrears.  The Group’s current outlook is less favourable which has resulted in an increase in the impairment charge in the first half of 2011.  The impairment charge for loans and advances to customers, as a percentage of average loans and advances to customers, increased to 0.18 per cent from 0.14 per cent in the second half of 2010.
 
 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
Credit risk – Retail (continued)

Impairment provisions held against secured assets reflect management’s view of appropriate allowance for incurred losses.  The Group holds appropriate impairment provisions for customers who are experiencing financial difficulty, either on a forbearance arrangement or who are able to maintain their repayments whilst interest rates are very low.

Secured impaired loans
Impaired loans decreased to £6.7 billion at 30 June 2011 from £6.8 billion at 31 December 2010 and, as a percentage of closing loans and advances to customers, remained stable at 2.0 per cent compared to 31 December 2010.

The number of customers going into arrears was lower in the first half of 2011 in comparison with the second half of 2010.  Specialist lending remains closed to new business and this book has been in run-off since 2009.

Secured arrears
The percentage of mortgage cases greater than three months in arrears (excluding repossessions) remained stable at 2.3 per cent at 30 June 2011 compared to 31 December 2010.


Greater than three months in arrears (excluding repossessions)
 
Number of cases
   
Total mortgage
accounts %
   
Value of debt1
   
Total mortgage
balances %
 
   
30 June 
2011
   
31 Dec 
2010
   
30 June 
2011
   
31 Dec 
2010
   
30 June 
2011
   
31 Dec 
2010
   
30 June 
2011
   
31 Dec 
2010
 
   
Cases
   
Cases
   
%
   
%
    £ m     £ m    
%
   
%
 
                                                     
Mainstream
    53,890       55,675       2.0       2.1       6,056       6,247       2.3       2.4  
Buy to let
    7,839       7,577       1.8       1.8       1,163       1,157       2.5       2.5  
Specialist
    13,693       12,582       7.2       6.4       2,416       2,262       8.5       7.7  
Total
    75,422       75,834       2.3       2.3       9,635       9,666       2.9       2.8  

1
Value of debt represents total book value of mortgages in arrears but not repossessed.

The stock of repossession cases increased from 3,043 at 31 December 2010 to 3,176 at 30 June 2011 but decreased against the stock of repossessions as at 30 June 2010 of 3,195.  This still represents a relatively low proportion of the portfolio and is broadly consistent with prior years.
 
 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
Credit risk – Retail (continued)

Secured loan-to-value analysis
The average loan-to-value ratio (LTV) for new mortgages written in the first half of 2011 was 61.3 per cent compared with 60.9 per cent for 2010.  The mortgage portfolio with an indexed LTV in excess of 100 per cent decreased to 12.2 per cent (£41.0 billion) as at 30 June 2011, compared with 13.2 per cent (£44.9 billion) at 31 December 2010.  The tables below show LTVs across the principal mortgage portfolios.

The increased average LTVs for impaired Buy to let mortgages is driven by the seasoning of higher risk lending that was closed at the start of 2009.

As at 30 June 2011
 
Mainstream
   
Buy to let
   
Specialist1
   
Total
 
   
%
   
%
   
%
   
%
 
                         
Less than 60%
    33.0       12.0       14.4       28.4  
60% to 70%
    12.4       12.2       9.6       12.1  
70% to 80%
    17.1       24.1       17.0       18.1  
80% to 90%
    15.5       17.5       20.4       16.2  
90% to 100%
    11.4       17.8       19.2       13.0  
Greater than 100%
    10.6       16.4       19.4       12.2  
Total
    100.0       100.0       100.0       100.0  
Average loan-to-value:
                               
Stock of residential mortgages
    51.9       74.5       72.6       55.6  
New residential lending
    60.4       66.1       n/a       61.3  
Impaired mortgages
    72.3       99.4       87.0       78.4  
                                 
As at 31 December 2010
 
Mainstream
   
Buy to let
   
Specialist1
   
Total
 
   
%
   
%
   
%
   
%
 
                                 
Less than 60%
    33.0       11.4       14.0       28.5  
60% to 70%
    12.1       11.1       9.4       11.7  
70% to 80%
    16.1       21.9       15.9       16.8  
80% to 90%
    15.3       18.0       21.3       16.2  
90% to 100%
    11.9       19.1       20.0       13.6  
Greater than 100%
    11.6       18.5       19.4       13.2  
Total
    100.0       100.0       100.0       100.0  
Average loan-to-value:
                               
Stock of residential mortgages
    51.9       75.6       72.9       55.6  
New residential lending
    60.0       66.5       n/a       60.9  
Impaired mortgages
    72.3       97.8       87.3       78.0  

1
Specialist lending is closed to new business and is in run-off.
 
 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
Credit risk – Retail (continued)

Unsecured
In the first half of 2011 the impairment charge on unsecured loans and advances to customers reduced by £295 million to £878 million compared with the second half of 2010 and reduced by £404 million compared with the first half of 2010.  This reflected a continuation of improving portfolio trends resulting from the Group’s prudent risk appetite, with a focus on lending towards existing customers, combined with stable unemployment.

A combination of reduced demand from customers for personal unsecured borrowing and the Group’s prudent risk policy contributed to loans and advances to customers reducing by £1.9 billion to £26.0 billion in the six months ended 30 June 2011.

Impaired loans decreased by £0.3 billion in the half-year to £2.7 billion which represented 10.4 per cent of loans and advances to customers at 30 June 2011, compared with 10.7 per cent at 31 December 2010.  The reduction in impaired loans is a result of tightening credit policy across the credit lifecycle, including stronger controls on customer affordability.  Retail’s exposure to revolving credit products has been actively managed to ensure that it is appropriate to customers’ changing financial circumstances.  The portfolios show a level of early arrears for accounts acquired since 2009 which are at pre-recession levels, highlighting an underlying improvement in the risk profile of the business.

Impairment provisions decreased by £0.2 billion in the half-year, compared with 31 December 2010, to £1.3 billion.  Impairment provisions, as a percentage of impaired loans, decreased to 48.5 per cent at 30 June 2011 from 50.6 per cent at 31 December 2010.  Provision coverage reduced as a consequence of fewer assets entering collections coupled with continued write down of charged off assets to their net realisable value.
 
 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
Credit risk – Wholesale
 
As at 30 June 2011
   
Balance
     
Impaired
loans
     
Impaired
loans as a % of closing advances
     
Impairment provisions1
     
Impairment
provisions
as a % of
impaired
loans
 
      £m       £m      
%
      £m      
%
 
Corporate Markets
                                       
Corporate
    73,760       5,750       7.8       3,252       56.6  
Corporate Real Estate BSU
    23,673       16,212       68.5       6,263       38.6  
Wholesale Equity
    140       114       81.4       110       96.5  
Wholesale Markets
    36,843       5,561       15.1       2,177       39.1  
Total Corporate Markets
    134,416       27,637       20.6       11,802       42.7  
Treasury and Trading
    1,021                          
Asset Finance
    8,546       1,612       18.9       1,009       62.6  
Total Wholesale
    143,983       29,249       20.3       12,811       43.8  
Reverse repos
    19,690                                  
Impairment provisions
    (12,811 )                                
Fair value adjustments
    (1,094 )                                
Loans and advances to customers
    149,768                                  
                                         
Loans and advances to banks
    10,193                                  
Debt securities2
    15,524                                  
Available-for-sale financial assets3
    16,655                                  
                                         
                                         
As at 31 December 2010
                                       
Corporate Markets
                                       
Corporate4
    80,670       6,635       8.2       3,629       54.7  
Corporate Real Estate BSU
    26,151       17,518       67.0       8,092       46.2  
Wholesale Equity
    140       108       77.1       107       99.1  
Wholesale Markets
    40,042       5,718       14.3       1,992       34.8  
Total Corporate Markets
    147,003       29,979       20.4       13,820       46.1  
Treasury and Trading
    1,050                          
Asset Finance
    9,949       1,679       16.9       1,043       62.1  
Total Wholesale
    158,002       31,658       20.0       14,863       46.9  
Reverse repos
    3,096                                  
Impairment provisions
    (14,863 )                                
Fair value adjustments
    (1,562 )                                
Loans and advances to customers
    144,673                                  
                                         
Loans and advances to banks
    12,401                                  
Debt securities
    25,779                                  
Available-for-sale financial assets
    29,458                                  

1
Impairment provisions include collective unimpaired provisions.
2
Of which Wholesale Markets is £15,026 million, Wholesale Equity £339 million, Treasury and Trading £150 million, Asset Finance £7 million, and Corporate £2 million.
3
Of which Wholesale Markets is £11,585 million, Wholesale Equity £1,916 million, Treasury and Trading £3,129 million and Corporate £25 million.
4
2010 figures for Corporate have been restated for transfers to Commercial.
 
 
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Credit risk – Wholesale (continued)

Overview
 
·  
Impairment losses have fallen significantly over the last 12 months to £1,557 million in the first half of 2011 from £2,801 million for the first half of 2010.  Impairments in the second half of 2010 were lower at £1,263 million reflecting the benefit of a number of writebacks due to asset disposals and impairment releases in that period.
 
·  
The decrease in the underlying impairment charge in the first half of 2011 reflects stabilising UK economic conditions (including UK corporate real estate prices), together with the continuing low interest rate environment but offset by higher charges in leveraged finance.
 
·  
Compared to the first half of 2010, the reduction has been driven primarily by lower impairments experienced in corporate real estate and real estate related portfolios.
 
·  
Since the onset of the Greek debt crisis, the Group has proactively managed down banking and trading book exposures to peripheral Eurozone countries.  Divestment strategy was focused on balance sheet reduction and disposing of higher risk positions.
 
·  
A robust credit risk management and control framework is in place across the combined portfolios and a prudent risk appetite approach (based on Lloyds TSB’s model) has been embedded across the division.  Significant resources have been deployed into the Business Support Units focused on key and vulnerable obligors and asset classes.
 
Impairment charge
   
Half-year 
to 30 June 
2011
   
Half-year 
to 30 June 
2010
   
Change
   
Half-year 
to 31 Dec 
2010
 
      £m       £m    
%
      £m  
                               
Corporate Markets
    1,442       2,609       45       1,191  
Asset Finance
    115       192       40       72  
Total impairment charge
    1,557       2,801       44       1,263  

Wholesale’s total impairment charge decreased by £1,244 million, or 44 per cent, to £1,557 million compared to £2,801 million for the first half of 2010.  Against the background of the stabilising UK and US economic environment in 2010 and in the first half of 2011, a low interest rate environment helping to maintain defaults at a lower level and an appropriately impaired heritage HBOS portfolio against our base case economic assumptions, impairment charges have decreased substantially compared with the first half of 2010.  The increase from the second half of 2010 reflects the benefit in that period of the disposal of certain assets and a number of releases.  Impairment charges as an annualised percentage of average loans and advances to customers reduced to 2.02 per cent from 3.11 per cent in the first half of 2010.

Corporate Markets impairment charge reduced by £1,167 million, or 45 per cent, to £1,442 million compared to £2,609 million for the first half of 2010, reflecting a stabilisation of UK economic conditions and UK corporate real estate prices.
 
 
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Credit risk – Wholesale (continued)

In Asset Finance, the impairment charge reduced by £77 million, or 40 per cent, to £115 million compared to £192 million for the first half of 2010, reflecting a stabilising UK economy, low interest rate environment and improving asset quality.  Against the second half of 2010, the impairment charge in the first half of 2011 is £43 million higher.  The increase is a result of exceptional releases and recoveries in the second half of 2010 relating to a number of writebacks in non retail and sales tax-related reclaims.

Impaired loans and provisions
Wholesale’s impaired loans reduced by £2,409 million to £29,249 million compared with 31 December 2010.  The reduction is due primarily to write-offs on irrecoverable assets and the sale of previously impaired assets, partly offset by new impaired assets, mainly in the Corporate Real Estate Business Support Unit (CRE BSU).  Impairment provisions also reduced as a result of the write-offs and new impaired assets in the corporate real estate related portfolios impairing at a lower impairment rate.  As a result, impairment provisions as a percentage of impaired loans reduced to 43.8 per cent from 46.9 per cent at 31 December 2010.  As a percentage of closing advances, impaired loans increased to 20.3 per cent from 20.0 per cent at 31 December 2010.  This increase is essentially a factor of the reducing level of total loans and advances to customers as at 30 June 2011 compared with 31 December 2010.  We continue to monitor our vulnerable portfolios within Wholesale and, where appropriate, remedial risk mitigating actions are being undertaken.
 
 
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Credit risk – Wholesale (continued)

Corporate
The £73,760 million of loans and advances to customers in the Corporate portfolio is structured across a number of different portfolios and sectors as discussed below:

UK Corporate – Major corporate balance sheets remained relatively stable during the first half of 2011 with corporates continuing to reduce debt and build up liquidity reserves.  There is some evidence of mergers and acquisition activity but some consumer related sectors in the UK are now seeing signs of a slowdown in spending.

US Corporate – The balance sheets of the US Major Corporates continue to be strong with good levels of liquidity and there is evidence of some mergers and acquisition activity.  The overall impairment position is one of modest net write backs with new impairments on existing cases more than offset by recoveries.

Mid-market Corporate – Customers in the corporate mid-market are predominantly UK-focused and heavily dependent on the domestic economy.  As such, many continue to experience challenging trading conditions, particularly in sectors driven by discretionary expenditure, where sentiment is weighed down by concerns over job security, public sector austerity measures, higher tax levels and inflation-related declines in spending power.  Businesses with access to international markets have held up more strongly and this includes not only direct exporters but also sectors such as retail, hotels and leisure able to access a more international customer base, with such businesses tending to be geographically concentrated in London and the South East of England.

Corporate Real Estate Outside of London and the South East of England, activity in the Corporate Real Estate market remains weak, in part due to declining values and the focus on prime properties and prime tenants.  Rental growth, where achievable by our clients in the regions, is slow.  Market demand for debt is low, with little demand seen for new facilities from our core customers, despite messaging that we are open for business which meets our lending criteria.  Customers are adopting a ‘wait and see’ approach, de-gearing where they can, and conserving cash.  In addition, with a significant proportion of our assets supporting property investments, tenant default is an area of continuing vulnerability especially where the lending is underpinned by secondary or tertiary assets.  With a continuing high level of loan maturities due over the next few years, refinancing risk remains an issue.

Financial Institutions – Corporate maintains relationships with many major financial institutions throughout the world.  These relationships are either client focused or held to support the Group’s funding, liquidity and general hedging requirements.  Continuing concerns over sovereign fiscal deficits and public sector debt levels have necessitated increased scrutiny and risk reduction of the European banking sector, in particular banks domiciled in the weaker eurozone peripheral countries.  Trading exposures are in large part either short term or collateralised and inter bank activity is mainly with high investment grade counterparties.
 
 
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Credit risk – Wholesale (continued)
 
Corporate Real Estate Business Support Unit
The Corporate Real Estate Business Support Unit has continued to make good progress executing on its active asset management programme for the complex portfolio of over 1,800 cases it manages.  Despite the market for capital values improving 17.3 per cent from its trough in 2009, we have seen this improving trend in the market begin to weaken for all but prime or central London based real estate.  With the exception of prime or central London real estate, the Group remains cautious on its outlook for property.

The management of the portfolio has focused on continuing to support its long term customers and at the same time reduce the exposure to real estate via managed sales, building on the successful realisation of over £4 billion of cash receipts in 2010.  During the first six months of this year, the team have achieved £1.8 billion of additional real estate sales.  Subject to property market conditions, further significant sales are anticipated in the second half.
 
Wholesale Equity
The Wholesale Equity portfolio (assets representing ‘Equity Risk’ including ordinary equity, preference shares and debt securities) totals £5.3 billion (split £4.2 billion on balance sheet commitments and £1.1 billion as yet undrawn, the majority of which relates to the Funds Investment business).

The valuation of the portfolio has shown a positive trend in the first half of 2011 despite volatility in some sectors.  Whilst private equity transaction volumes have increased in the first half of 2011 against the second half of 2010, Lloyds Development Capital continues with its cautious and robust approach to assessment of opportunities.  Value recovery is still seen as fragile although there are some increasing signs of growing investor confidence.

Wholesale Markets
Loans and advances to customers of £36.8 billion largely comprise balances in the Structured Corporate Finance portfolio, which includes Acquisition Finance (leveraged lending), Project Finance and asset based finance (principally in main rail, aviation and shipping).  The leveraged finance portfolio continues to be affected by the economic environment, although the rate of new problem loans abated during 2010 and this trend has continued during the first half of 2011.  However, a number of sectors remain vulnerable, especially retail, leisure and healthcare, and refinancing risk is also an issue for Acquisition Finance, with significant loan maturities due in the next few years.  In Ship Finance, the container sector has strengthened, following a sharp downturn in 2009, but the tankers and dry bulk sectors remain fragile.

Wholesale Markets is also responsible for the treasury assets portfolio which mainly encompasses a portfolio of asset-backed securities and financial institution floating rate note positions.  Further details of Wholesale’s asset-backed securities portfolio is provided in note 16 on page 111 of the statutory information.  The size of the treasury assets portfolio continues to be actively reduced through asset sales and from bond maturities.
 
 
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Credit risk – Wholesale (continued)

Treasury and Trading
Treasury and Trading acts as the link between the wholesale markets and the Group’s balance sheet management activities and provides pricing and risk management solutions to both internal and external clients.

The portfolio comprises £8.6 billion of loans and advances to banks, £3.1 billion of available-for-sale debt securities and £1.0 billion of loans and advances to customers (excluding reverse repos).

The majority of Treasury and Trading’s funding and risk management activity is transacted with investment grade counterparties and Sovereign central banks and much of it is on a short-term or secured basis, such as repos.  Derivative transactions with wholesale counterparties are typically collateralised under a Credit Support Annex in conjunction with the ISDA Master Agreement.  Treasury and Trading has reduced its government bond portfolio in response to growing concern over market conditions in Europe.  As at 30 June 2011, the credit quality of the government bond portfolio was almost solely AAA rated sovereign debt.

Asset Finance
The credit quality of the retail portfolios has improved marginally during the first half of the year.  Impairments in the first half of 2011 were lower than anticipated, particularly in the Personal Financial Services unsecured portfolio and the retail motor loans portfolio.  Asset quality also continues to improve in response to the continuing strategy to enhance the quality of new business written (especially Motor Finance) and following the closure of Personal Financial Services to new business.  The credit quality profile across the non-retail portfolios also continues to be relatively stable, and impairment levels have reduced against both the first and second half of 2010, reflecting a material slow down in new default cases.  Exposures to the Fleet Operator sector, particularly a small number of daily/flexi rental operators, continue to require intensive management to support customers through their financial difficulties.
 
 
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Credit risk – Commercial

   
Balance
   
Impaired 
loans
   
Impaired 
loans as a 
% of 
closing 
advances
   
Impairment 
provisions1
   
Impairment 
provisions 
as a % of 
impaired 
loans
 
      £m       £m    
%
      £m    
%
 
                                     
Commercial
    29,694       2,993       10.1       933       31.2  
Impairment provisions
    (933 )                                
Fair value adjustments
    (77 )                                
Loans and advances to customers
    28,684                                  
                                         
As at 31 December 2010
                                       
Commercial2
    29,649       2,856       9.6       992       34.7  
Impairment provisions
    (992 )                                
Fair value adjustments
    (103 )                                
Loans and advances to customers
    28,554                                  

1
Impairment provisions include collective unimpaired provisions.
2
2010 figures have been restated for transfers from Corporate.

 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC

Credit risk – Commercial (continued)

Overview
 
·  
Impairment losses have fallen over the last 12 months to £160 million in the first half of 2011 from £190 million for the first half of 2010, and from £192 million in the second half of 2010.
 
·  
The decrease in impairments in the first half of 2011 reflects a stabilising although uncertain UK economic environment, together with the continuing low interest rate environment.
 
·  
Portfolio metrics including delinquencies and assets under close monitoring, whilst improving through supportive management actions, remain above benign levels, although there has been a reduction in the level of flows into Business Support.
 
·  
Commercial continue to operate rigorous processes to enhance control and monitoring activities which play a crucial role in identifying customers showing early signs of financial distress and bringing them into Commercial’s support model.
 
Impairment charge
   
Half-year 
to 30 June 
2011
   
Half-year 
to 30 June 
2010
   
Change
   
Half-year 
to 31 Dec 
2010
 
      £m       £m    
%
      £m  
                               
Total impairment charge
    160       190       16       192  

Commercial’s impairment charge decreased £30 million, or 16 per cent, compared to £190 million for the first half of 2010 reflecting stabilising UK economic conditions and a low interest rate environment helping to maintain defaults at a lower level and the application of a prudent credit risk appetite approach for new business.  Impairment charges as an annualised percentage of average loans and advances to customers reduced to 1.07 per cent from 1.28 per cent in the first half of 2010.

Impaired loans and provisions
Commercial’s impaired loans increased by £137million to £2,993million compared with 31December 2010.  The small increase is mainly due to deterioration of cases in Business Support Unit.  Impairment provisions reduced as a result of lower default rates in the £0 to £2 million collective impaired portfolio.  As a result, impairment provisions as a percentage of impaired loans reduced to 31.2per cent from 34.7 per cent at 31 December 2010.  As a percentage of closing loans and advances to customers, impaired loans increased to 10.1 per cent from 9.6per cent at 31 December 2010.

 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
Credit risk – Wealth and International

 
 
 
As at 30 June 2011
 
Loans and 
advances 
to 
customers
   
Impaired 
loans
   
Impaired 
loans 
as a % of 
closing  advances
   
Impairment  provisions1
   
Impairment  provisions 
as a % of 
impaired 
loans
 
      £m       £m    
%
      £m    
%
 
                                     
Wealth
    9,226       434       4.7       125       28.8  
International
                                       
Ireland
    27,574       17,672       64.1       9,858       55.8  
Australia
    12,915       4,540       35.2       2,295       50.6  
Wholesale Europe
    6,956       952       13.7       429       45.1  
Other
    7,448       238       3.2       117       49.2  
      54,893       23,402       42.6       12,699       54.3  
Wealth and International
    64,119       23,836       37.2       12,824       53.8  
Impairment provisions
    (12,824 )                                
Fair value adjustments
    (186 )                                
Total
    51,109                                  
                                         
As at 31 December 2010
                                       
Wealth
    9,472       353       3.7       116       32.9  
International
                                       
Ireland
    27,428       14,445       52.7       7,763       53.7  
Australia
    14,587       4,187       28.7       2,208       52.7  
Wholesale Europe
    7,322       1,007       13.8       420       41.7  
Other
    7,559       350       4.6       177       50.6  
      56,896       19,989       35.1       10,568       52.9  
Wealth and International
    66,368       20,342       30.7       10,684       52.5  
Impairment provisions
    (10,684 )                                
Fair value adjustments
    (327 )                                
Total
    55,357                                  

1
Impairment provisions include collective unimpaired provisions.

Impairment charge
   
Half-year 
to 30 June 
2011
   
Half-year 
to 30 June
2010
   
Change
   
Half-year 
to 31 Dec 
2010
 
      £m       £m    
%
      £m  
                               
Wealth
    29       23       (26 )     23  
International
                               
Ireland
    1,779       1,557       (14 )     2,707  
Australia
    586       454       (29 )     908  
Wholesale Europe
    111       145       23       65  
Other International
    27       49       45       57  
      2,503       2,205       (14 )     3,737  
Total impairment charge
    2,532       2,228       (14 )     3,760  
 
 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
Credit risk – Wealth and International (continued)

Overview
 
·  
Impairment charges have fallen significantly compared to the second half of 2010.  However material losses continue to be incurred due to further provisioning requirements in portfolios in Ireland and Australasia.
 
·  
The Group's Irish portfolio has continued to deteriorate with a further 11 per cent of the portfolio being classified as impaired in the period.
 
·  
Impairment coverage has increased in Ireland due to further falls in the commercial real estate market as previously anticipated.  The Group believes that further vulnerability exists.
 
·  
A dedicated UK-based Business Support Unit credit team is now in place to manage the wind down of the Irish book; however the Irish market is extremely illiquid with limited opportunities for disposals in the short term.
 
·  
The Group's portfolio in Australasia is exposed to real estate concentrations in specific regions where market conditions remain challenging and asset valuations continue to decline.
 
Impairment charges
Wealth and International’s impairment charge in the first half of 2011 increased by £304 million to £2,532 million compared with the first half of 2010 and reduced by £1,228 million compared with the second half of 2010.  Impairment charges as an annualised percentage of average loans and advances to customers increased to 7.89 per cent from 6.56 per cent in the first half of 2010 but decreased from 11.29 per cent compared with the second half of 2010.

Impaired loans and provisions
Total impaired loans increased by £3,494 million to £23,836 million compared with £20,342 million at 31 December 2010 and as a percentage of closing loans and advances to customers increased to 37.2 per cent from 30.7 per cent at 31 December 2010.  The increase in impaired loans predominantly relates to the Group's book in Ireland where a further 11 per cent of the portfolio became impaired during the first six months of 2011 reflecting ongoing difficulties in the economy and an illiquid market.  Impaired loans in the Australasian book increased by 8 per cent in the first half as write offs were more than offset by the migration of further cases to impaired status.
 
Impairment provisions as a percentage of impaired loans increased to 53.8 per cent from 52.5 per cent at 31 December 2010.  The increase in impaired coverage in the Group's portfolio in Ireland reflects an allowance for further falls in commercial real estate and a continuing decline in residential real estate prices.  Impaired coverage in Australia has reduced slightly due to the impact of write offs and new impaired cases in the period requiring lower provisioning levels.

 
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Credit risk – Wealth and International (continued)

Wealth
Total impaired loans increased by £81 million, or 23 per cent, to £434 million compared with £353 million at 31 December 2010 and as a percentage of closing loans and advances increased to 4.7 per cent from 3.7 per cent at 31 December 2010.  This increase is mainly attributable to a deterioration in a small number of large single exposures.  Impairment charges increased by £6 million to £29 million compared with both the first half of 2010 and the second half of 2010.  Impairment charges as an annualised percentage of average loans and advances to customers increased to 0.6 per cent from 0.5 per cent in both the first half of 2010 and the second half of 2010.

Ireland
Total impaired loans increased by £3,227 million, or 22 per cent, to £17,672 million compared with £14,445 million at 31 December 2010 and as a percentage of closing loans and advances increased to 64.1 per cent from 52.7 per cent at 31 December 2010.  Impairment charges increased by £222 million to £1,779 million compared to the first half of 2010 but decreased by £928 million compared to the second half of 2010.  Impairment charges as an annualised percentage of average loans and advances to customers increased to 13.2 per cent from 11.1 per cent in the first half of 2010 but decreased from 20.0 per cent compared with the second half of 2010.

Continuing weakness in the Irish economy resulted in an increase in impaired wholesale loans in the first six months of 2011.  Wholesale coverage levels have been increased due to further falls in the commercial real estate market.  The majority of Irish retail provisions relate to a residential mortgage portfolio where impairment charges have increased in relation the second half of 2010 due to a continued decline in residential property prices and higher arrears levels, including customers on a forbearance arrangement.

   
As at 30 June 2011
   
As at 31 December 2010
 
   
Gross 
loans
   
Impaired 
loans
   
Provisions
   
Gross 
loans
   
Impaired 
loans
   
Provisions
 
      £m       £m       £m       £m       £m       £m  
                                                 
Commercial Real Estate
    11,869       10,831       5,943       11,685       9,232       4,791  
Corporate
    7,785       5,597       3,029       8,070       4,343       2,356  
Retail
    7,920       1,244       886       7,673       870       616  
Total
    27,574       17,672       9,858       27,428       14,445       7,763  

The most significant contribution to impairment in Ireland is the commercial real estate portfolio.  Impairment provisions provide 55 per cent coverage on impaired commercial real estate loans.  Mortgage lending at the half-year comprised 96 per cent of the retail portfolio with impaired loans of £1.2 billion and impairment coverage of 65 per cent.

 
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Credit risk – Wealth and International (continued)

Australia
In Australia, the Corporate and Asset Finance businesses are of scale and profitable, operating in a strong and developed economy that has good growth prospects.  These ongoing businesses will continue to be managed for maximum value whilst maintaining a tight focus on running off the legacy commercial property exposures.

Total impaired loans increased by £353 million, or 8 per cent, to £4,540 million compared with £4,187 million at 31 December 2010.  The increase in impaired loans in the period reflects further deterioration in the commercial real estate portfolio and the migration to impaired of a material corporate exposure which was partly offset by write offs.  Total impaired loans as a percentage of closing loans and advances increased to 35.2 per cent from 28.7 per cent at 31 December 2010 reflecting higher impaired loans and a high level of redemptions on the performing book.

Impairment charges increased by £132 million to £586 million compared to the first half of 2010 but decreased by £322 million compared to the second half of 2010.  Impairment charges as an annualised percentage of average loans and advances to customers increased to 8.8 per cent from 6.3 per cent in the first half of 2010 but decreased from 12.3 per cent compared with the second half of 2010.

Impairment on the Group's commercial real estate portfolio in Australasia was the main contributor to the half-year charge.  This portfolio is heavily exposed to Australian non-metropolitan and New Zealand real estate markets where market conditions remain challenging and asset valuations continue to decline.  A specific charge of £70 million was also incurred in the period as a result of losses arising from the earthquake in New Zealand.

Wholesale Europe
Total impaired loans decreased by £55 million, or 5 per cent, to £952 million compared with £1,007 million at 31 December 2010 and as a percentage of closing loans and advances decreased to 13.7 per cent from 13.8 per cent at 31 December 2010.  Impairment charges decreased by £34 million to £111 million compared to the first half of 2010 but increased by £46 million compared to the second half of 2010.  Impairment charges as an annualised percentage of average loans and advances to customers decreased to 3.1 per cent from 3.7 per cent in the first half of 2010 but increased from 1.7 per cent compared with the second half of 2010.  Commercial real estate was the primary driver of the impairment charge in Wholesale Europe reflecting provisions on a small number of specific transactions.

Other International
Total impaired loans decreased by £112 million, or 32 per cent, to £238 million compared with £350 million at 31 December 2010 and as a percentage of closing loans and advances decreased to 3.2 per cent from 4.6 per cent at 31 December 2010.  Impaired loans predominantly relate to a limited number of corporate exposures and the reduction in impaired balances primarily reflects write offs in respect of two loans that have been exited in the period.  Impairment charges decreased by £22 million to £27 million compared to the first half of 2010 and by £30 million compared to the second half of 2010.  Impairment charges as an annualised percentage of average loans and advances to customers decreased to 0.7 per cent from 1.2 per cent in the first half of 2010 and from 1.5 per cent in the second half of 2010.

 
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Market risk

Market risk is managed within a Board approved framework using a range of metrics to monitor the Group’s profile against its stated appetite and potential market conditions.

The principal market risks are as follows:

·  
There is a risk to the Group’s banking income arising from the level of interest rates and the margin of interbank rates over central bank rates.  A further banking risk arises from competitive pressures on product terms in existing loans and deposits, which sometimes restrict the Group in its ability to change interest rates applying to customers in response to changes in interbank and central bank rates.

·  
The main equity market risks arise in the life assurance companies and staff pension schemes.  Credit spread risk arises in the life assurance companies, pension schemes and banking businesses.  Equity market movements and changes in credit spreads impact the Group’s results.

Continuing concerns about the fiscal position in peripheral Eurozone countries resulted in increased credit spreads in the areas affected, and fears of contagion affected the Euro and widened spreads between central bank and interbank rates.

Insurance risk
The major sources of insurance risk are within the insurance businesses and the staff defined benefit pension schemes.

Insurance risk is inherent in the insurance business and can be affected by customer behaviour.  Insurance risks accepted relate primarily to mortality, longevity, morbidity, persistency, expenses, property and unemployment.

The primary insurance risk carried by the Group’s defined benefit pension schemes is related to longevity.

Insurance risks typically, and longevity in particular, crystallise gradually over time.  Actuarial assumption setting for financial reporting and liability management requires expert judgement as to when evidence of an emerging trend is sufficient to require an alteration to long-run assumptions.
 
 
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Legal and regulatory

Legal and regulatory exposure is driven by the significant volume of current legislation and regulation within the UK and overseas with which the Group has to comply, along with new or proposed legislation and regulation which needs to be reviewed, assessed and embedded into day-to-day operational and business practices across the Group as a whole.  This is particularly the case in the current market environment, which continues to witness high levels of government and regulatory intervention in the banking sector.

Lloyds Banking Group faces increased political and regulatory scrutiny as a result of the Group's perceived size and systemic importance following the acquisition of HBOS Group.  At the time of the acquisition, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) identified some competition concerns in the UK personal current accounts and mortgages markets and for SME banking in Scotland.  The OFT reiterated that it would keep these under review and consider whether to refer any banking markets to the Competition Commission if it identifies any prevention, restriction or distortion of competition.

The UK Government appointed an Independent Commission on Banking (ICB) to review possible structural measures to reform the banking system and promote stability and competition.  The ICB has announced that it intends to publish its final report on the 12 September 2011.  The Government has indicated its support for initial proposals put forward by the ICB that would require capital ring-fencing of the retail activities of banks from their investment banking activities.  The Interim Report also referenced a desire to see the EU state aid mandated retail business divestment ‘substantially enhanced’.  We continue to play a constructive role in the debate and to consult with the ICB.  The Treasury Select Committee is also conducting an examination of competition in retail banking.  It is too early to quantify the potential impact of these developments on the Group.

In April 2011, the FSA commenced an internal reorganisation as a first step in a process towards the formal transition of regulatory and supervisory powers from the FSA to the new Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for conduct of business supervision and the Prudential Regulatory Authority (PRA) for capital and liquidity supervision in 2012.  Until this time the responsibility for regulating and supervising the activities of the Lloyds Banking Group and its subsidiaries will remain with the FSA.  In addition, the European Banking Authority, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority and the European Securities and Markets Authority as new EU Supervisory Authorities are likely to have greater influence on regulatory approaches across the EU.  These could lead to changes in how the Group is regulated and supervised on a day-to-day basis.

Evolving capital and liquidity requirements continue to be a priority for the Group.  In September 2010 and further updated in June 2011,  the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision put forward proposals for a reform package which changes the regulatory capital and liquidity standards, the definition of ‘capital’, introduces new definitions for the calculation of counterparty credit risk and leverage ratios, additional capital buffers and development of a global liquidity standard.  Implementation of these changes is expected to be phased in between 2012 and 2018.

Other notable regulatory initiatives include the Dodd-Frank Act in the US (which affects the financial services industry by addressing, among other issues, systemic risk oversight, bank capital standards, the liquidation of failing systemically significant financial institutions, over-the-counter derivatives, the ability of banking entities to engage in proprietary trading activities and invest in hedge funds and private equity (these restrictions are known as the ‘Volcker Rule’), consumer and investor protection, hedge fund registration, securitisation, investment advisors, shareholder ‘say on pay’, the role of credit-rating agencies, and more) and the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) which is intended to ensure the US government can determine the ownership of US assets in foreign accounts and which will require non-US financial institutions to enter into disclosure compliance agreements with the US Treasury and all non-financial non-US entities to report and/or certify their ownership or be subject to 30 per cent withholding.
 
 
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Legal and regulatory (continued)

The Group is currently assessing the impacts of these regulatory developments which could have a material effect on the Group and will participate in the consultation and calibration processes to be undertaken by the various regulatory bodies during 2011.  The Insurance division is progressing its plans to achieve Solvency II compliance.  The Group continues to work closely with the regulatory authorities and industry associations to ensure that it is able to identify and respond to proposed regulatory changes and mitigate against risks to the Group and its stakeholders.

Customer treatment
Customer treatment and how the Group manages its customer relationships affects all aspects of the Group’s operations and is closely aligned with achievement of the Group’s strategic aim – to create deep long lasting relationships with its customers.  The Group’s conduct risk strategy has been developed to support achievement of this strategic aim, by placing the customer, and ensuring we consistently get the right outcomes for them, at the heart of what the Group does.  There remains a high level of scrutiny regarding the treatment of customers by financial institutions from the press, politicians and regulatory bodies.

The FSA continues to drive focus on conduct of business activities through its new approach to supervision of Conduct Risk, replacing the previous 'Treating Customers Fairly' initiative for retail customers.  Under this new regime the FSA is placing greater emphasis on product governance and contract terms in general, and increasingly will seek to intervene much earlier in the product lifecycle to prevent customer detriment.  The FSA also continues to carry out thematic reviews on a variety of issues across the industry as a whole, for example complaints handling.  The Group actively engages with the regulatory authorities and other stakeholders on these key customer treatment challenges, which includes for example, Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) (see note 22 on page 115 of the statutory information).

The Group has policies, procedures and governance arrangements in place to facilitate the fair treatment of customers.  Since the acquisition of HBOS, the Group has aligned its Treating Customers Fairly approach, governance and management information arrangements, with customer impact being a key factor in assessing every integration proposition.  The Group regularly reviews its product range to ensure that it meets regulatory requirements and is competitive in the market place.  Nonetheless there is a risk that certain aspects of the Group’s business may be determined by the authorities or the courts as not being conducted in accordance with applicable laws or regulations, or with what is fair and reasonable in their opinion.  The Group may also be liable for damages to third parties harmed by the conduct of its business.

People
The people risk profile is being driven principally by the factors outlined below:

·  
The scale and pace of organisational, legislative, and regulatory change
 
·  
Integration and other strategic initiatives
 
·  
The implementation of EU State Aid requirements
 
·  
The Independent Commission on Banking’s (ICB) proposals for banking reform.

Failure to manage the related people risks would significantly impact Group’s ability to deliver against its strategic objectives.

The factors above may result in greater uncertainty for colleagues and increased stretch, particularly for senior talent and key subject matter experts, as well as potentially increasing retention risk in key colleague populations.  The Group continues to proactively mitigate these risks, closely engaging with the EU and ICB, and actively managing union and regulatory relationships, through this period of significant organisational and transformational change.
 
 
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Integration

The integration of the two heritage organisations is now in its final stages.  The Group’s Integration Execution Board, chaired by the Group Operations Director, continues to oversee the integration process and progress is regularly reviewed by the Group Executive Committee and Group Board.  While there continue to be delivery risks to the remaining elements of the programme, the Group has now completed more than two years of integration activity and has a fully functioning governance framework to manage the associated risks.  There is a clear understanding of the remaining deliverables to ensure the ongoing consistent provision of good quality service to our customers, together with effective delivery against our integration objectives.

State funding and state aid
HM Treasury currently holds approximately 40.2 per cent of the Group’s ordinary share capital.  United Kingdom Financial Investments Limited (UKFI) as manager of HM Treasury's shareholding continues to operate in line with the framework document between UKFI and HM Treasury managing the investment in the Group on a commercial basis without interference in day-to-day management decisions.  There is a risk that a change in Government priorities could result in the framework agreement currently in place being replaced leading to interference in the operations of the Group, although there have been no indications that the Government intends to change the existing operating arrangements.

The Group made a number of undertakings to HM Treasury arising from the capital and funding support, including the provision of additional lending to certain mortgage and business sectors for the two years to 28 February 2011, and other matters relating to corporate governance and colleague remuneration.  The lending commitments were subject to prudent commercial lending and pricing criteria, the availability of sufficient funding and sufficient demand from creditworthy customers.  These lending commitments were delivered in full in the second year.  A new agreement between five major UK banks (including the Group) and the Government in relation to gross business lending capacity in the 2011 calendar year is subject to a similar set of criteria.

In addition, the Group is subject to European state aid obligations in line with the restructuring plan agreed with HM Treasury and the EU College of Commissioners in November 2009, which is designed to support the long-term viability of the Group and address any competition distortions arising from the benefits of state aid.  This has placed a number of requirements on the Group including asset reductions in certain parts of its balance sheet by the end of 2014 and the disposal of certain portions of its business by the end of November 2013, including in particular the disposal of some parts of its retail banking business.  The Group is working closely with the EU Commission, HM Treasury and the Monitoring Trustee appointed by the EU Commission.

 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC

STATUTORY INFORMATION (IFRS)

 
Page 
Condensed interim financial statements (unaudited)
 
Consolidated income statement (unaudited)
88 
Consolidated statement of comprehensive income (unaudited)
89 
Consolidated balance sheet (unaudited)
90 
Consolidated statement of changes in equity (unaudited)
92 
Consolidated cash flow statement (unaudited)
95 
   
Notes (unaudited)
 
1
Accounting policies, presentation and estimates
96 
2
Segmental analysis
98 
3
Other income
102 
4
Operating expenses
103 
5
Impairment
104 
6
Loss on disposal of businesses
104 
7
Taxation
105 
8
Earnings per share
106 
9
Trading and other financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
106 
10
Derivative financial instruments
107 
11
Loans and advances to customers
108 
12
Allowance for impairment losses on loans and receivables
108 
13
Securitisations and covered bonds
109 
14
Debt securities classified as loans and receivables
110 
15
Available-for-sale financial assets
110 
16
Credit market exposures
111 
17
Customer deposits
113 
18
Debt securities in issue
113 
19
Subordinated liabilities
114 
20
Share capital
114 
21
Reserves
115 
22
Payment protection insurance
115 
23
Contingent liabilities and commitments
116 
24
Capital ratios
120 
25
Related party transactions
123 
26
Future accounting developments
124 
27
Events after the balance sheet date
125 
28
Condensed consolidating financial information
125 
 
 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
CONDENSED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT (UNAUDITED)

         
Half-year 
to 30 June
2011
   
Half-year 
to 30 June 
2010
   
Half-year 
to 31 Dec 
2010
 
   
Note
   
£ million
   
£ million
   
£ million
 
                         
Interest and similar income
          13,437       14,661       14,679  
Interest and similar expense
          (7,448 )     (7,623 )     (9,171 )
Net interest income
          5,989       7,038       5,508  
Fee and commission income
          2,153       2,219       2,196  
Fee and commission expense
          (690 )     (812 )     (870 )
Net fee and commission income
          1,463       1,407       1,326  
Net trading income
          3,118       1,245       14,479  
Insurance premium income
          4,125       4,300       3,848  
Other operating income
          1,508       1,790       2,526  
Other income
    3       10,214       8,742       22,179  
Total income
            16,203       15,780       27,687  
Insurance claims
            (5,349 )     (3,189 )     (15,322 )
Total income, net of insurance claims
            10,854       12,591       12,365  
Payment protection insurance provision
                        (3,200 )
Other operating expenses
            (6,428 )     (5,811 )     (7,459 )
Total operating expenses
    4       (6,428 )     (5,811 )     (10,659 )
Trading surplus
            4,426       6,780       1,706  
Impairment
    5       (4,491 )     (5,423 )     (5,529 )
Share of results of joint ventures and associates
            14       (61 )     (27 )
Loss on disposal of businesses
    6                   (365 )
(Loss) profit before tax
            (51 )     1,296       (4,215 )
Taxation
    7       109       (630 )     955  
Profit (loss) for the period
            58       666       (3,260 )
                                 
Profit (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests
            27       70       (8 )
Profit (loss) attributable to equity shareholders
            31       596       (3,252 )
Profit (loss) for the period
            58       666       (3,260 )
                                 
Basic earnings (loss) per share
    8       0.0     0.9     (4.8 )p 
Diluted earnings (loss) per share
    8       0.0     0.9     (4.8 )p 
                                 
Dividend per share for the period
                         
Dividend for the period
                         
 
 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
CONDENSED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (continued)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)

   
Half-year 
to 30 June 
2011
   
Half-year 
to 30 June 
2010
   
Half-year 
to 31 Dec 
2010
 
   
£ million
   
£ million
   
£ million
 
                   
Profit (loss) for the period
    58       666       (3,260 )
Other comprehensive income:
                       
Movements in revaluation reserve in respect of available-for-sale financial assets:
                       
Change in fair value
    437       1,255       (24 )
Income statement transfers in respect of disposals
    52       (147 )     (252 )
Income statement transfers in respect of impairment
    29       36       78  
Other income statement transfers
    25       (185 )     75  
Taxation
    (123 )     (357 )     14  
      420       602       (109 )
Movement in cash flow hedging reserve:
                       
Effective portion of changes in fair value
    516       (535 )     (513 )
Net income statement transfers
    103       312       620  
Taxation
    (176 )     73       (43 )
      443       (150 )     64  
Currency translation differences:
                       
Currency translation differences, before tax
    (77 )     95       (224 )
Taxation
          (1 )     1  
      (77 )     94       (223 )
Other comprehensive income for the period, net of tax
    786       546       (268 )
Total comprehensive income for the period
    844       1,212       (3,528 )
                         
Total comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interests
    25       67       (10 )
Total comprehensive income attributable to equity shareholders
    819       1,145       (3,518 )
Total comprehensive income for the period
    844       1,212       (3,528 )
 
 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
CONDENSED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (continued)

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (UNAUDITED)

         
As at 
30 June 
2011
   
As at 
31 December 
2010
 
Assets
 
Note
   
£ million
   
£ million
 
                   
Cash and balances at central banks
          55,240       38,115  
Items in course of collection from banks
          1,392       1,368  
Trading and other financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
    9       155,181       156,191  
Derivative financial instruments
    10       45,256       50,777  
Loans and receivables:
                       
Loans and advances to banks
            28,170       30,272  
Loans and advances to customers
    11       587,843       592,597  
Debt securities
    14       15,521       25,735  
              631,534       648,604  
Available-for-sale financial assets
    15       32,793       42,955  
Held-to-maturity investments
            7,842       7,905  
Investment properties
            6,441       5,997  
Investments in joint ventures and associates
            427       429  
Goodwill
            2,016       2,016  
Value of in-force business
            7,482       7,367  
Other intangible assets
            3,257       3,496  
Tangible fixed assets
            7,874       8,190  
Current tax recoverable
            558       621  
Deferred tax assets
            5,122       5,028  
Retirement benefit assets
            845       736  
Other assets
            15,691       12,643  
Total assets
            978,951       992,438  
 
 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
CONDENSED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (continued)

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (UNAUDITED)

         
As at 
30 June 
2011
   
As at 
31 December 
2010
 
Equity and liabilities
 
Note
   
£ million
   
£ million
 
Liabilities
                 
Deposits from banks
          31,294       50,363  
Customer deposits
    17       399,919       393,633  
Items in course of transmission to banks
            1,312       802  
Trading and other financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss
            27,290       26,762  
Derivative financial instruments
    10       36,049       42,158  
Notes in circulation
            1,048       1,074  
Debt securities in issue
    18       231,194       228,866  
Liabilities arising from insurance contracts and
participating investment contracts
            80,274       80,729  
Liabilities arising from non-participating investment contracts
            52,823       51,363  
Unallocated surplus within insurance businesses
            649       643  
Other liabilities
            30,899       29,696  
Retirement benefit obligations
            400       423  
Current tax liabilities
            105       149  
Deferred tax liabilities
            412       247  
Other provisions
            4,152       4,732  
Subordinated liabilities
    19       35,585       36,232  
Total liabilities
            933,405       947,872  
                         
Equity
                       
Share capital
    20       6,881       6,815  
Share premium account
    21       16,541       16,291  
Other reserves
    21       12,363       11,575  
Retained profits
    21       9,124       9,044  
Shareholders’ equity
            44,909       43,725  
Non-controlling interests
            637       841  
Total equity
            45,546       44,566  
Total equity and liabilities
            978,951       992,438  
 
 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
CONDENSED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (continued)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (UNAUDITED)

   
Attributable to equity shareholders
             
   
Share  capital 
and  premium
   
Other 
reserves
   
Retained 
profits
   
Total
   
Non- 
controlling 
interests
   
Total
 
   
£ million
   
£ million
   
£ million
   
£ million
   
£ million
   
£ million
 
                                     
Balance at 1 January 2011
    23,106       11,575       9,044       43,725       841       44,566  
Comprehensive income
                                               
Profit for the period
                31       31       27       58  
Other comprehensive income
                                               
Movements in revaluation reserve in respect of available-for-sale financial assets, net of tax
          422             422       (2 )     420  
Movements in cash flow hedging reserve, net of tax
          443             443             443  
Currency translation differences, net of tax
          (77 )           (77 )           (77 )
Total other comprehensive income
          788             788       (2 )     786  
Total comprehensive income
          788       31       819       25       844  
Transactions with owners
                                               
Dividends
                            (22 )     (22 )
Issue of ordinary shares
    316                   316             316  
Movement in treasury shares
                (282 )     (282 )           (282 )
Value of employee services:
                                               
Share option schemes
                146       146             146  
Other employee award schemes
                185       185             185  
Change in non-controlling interests
                            (207 )     (207 )
Total transactions with owners
    316             49       365       (229 )     136  
Balance at 30 June 2011
    23,422       12,363       9,124       44,909       637       45,546  

 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
CONDENSED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (continued)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (UNAUDITED) (continued)

   
Attributable to equity shareholders
             
   
Share  capital 
and  premium
   
Other 
reserves
   
Retained 
profits
   
Total
   
Non- 
controlling 
interests
   
Total
 
   
£ million
   
£ million
   
£ million
   
£ million
   
£ million
   
£ million
 
                                     
Balance at 1 January 2010
    24,944       7,217       11,117       43,278       829       44,107  
Comprehensive income
                                               
Profit for the period
                596       596       70       666  
Other comprehensive income
                                               
Movements in revaluation reserve in respect of available-for-sale financial assets, net of tax
          605             605       (3 )     602  
Movements in cash flow hedging reserve, net of tax
          (150 )           (150 )           (150 )
Currency translation differences, net of tax
          94             94             94  
Total other comprehensive income
          549             549       (3 )     546  
Total comprehensive income
          549       596       1,145       67       1,212  
Transactions with owners
                                               
Dividends
                            (8 )     (8 )
Issue of ordinary shares
    2,237                   2,237             2,237  
Redemption of preference shares
    11       (11 )                        
Movement in  treasury shares
                22       22             22  
Value of employee services:
                                               
Share option schemes
                64       64             64  
Other employee award schemes
                27       27             27  
Change in non-controlling interests
                            (5 )     (5 )
Total transactions with owners
    2,248       (11 )     113       2,350       (13 )     2,337  
Balance at 30 June 2010
    27,192       7,755       11,826       46,773       883       47,656  

 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
CONDENSED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (continued)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY (UNAUDITED) (continued)

   
Attributable to equity shareholders
             
   
Share  capital 
and  premium
   
Other 
reserves
   
Retained 
profits
   
Total
   
Non- 
controlling 
interests
   
Total
 
   
£ million
   
£ million
   
£ million
   
£ million
   
£ million
   
£ million
 
                                     
Balance at 1 July 2010
    27,192       7,755       11,826       46,773       883       47,656  
Comprehensive income
                                               
Loss for the period
                (3,252 )     (3,252 )     (8 )     (3,260 )
Other comprehensive income
                                               
Movements in revaluation reserve in respect of available-for-sale financial assets, net of tax
          (107 )           (107 )     (2 )     (109 )
Movements in cash flow hedging reserve, net of tax
          64             64             64  
Currency translation differences, net of tax
          (223 )           (223 )           (223 )
Total other comprehensive income
          (266 )           (266 )     (2 )     (268 )
Total comprehensive income
          (266 )     (3,252 )     (3,518 )     (10 )     (3,528 )
Transactions with owners
                                               
Dividends
                            (39 )     (39 )
Cancellation of deferred shares
    (4,086 )     4,086                          
Movement in treasury shares
                (2 )     (2 )           (2 )
Value of employee services:
                                               
Share option schemes
                90       90             90  
Other employee award schemes
                382       382             382  
Change in non-controlling interests
                            7       7  
Total transactions with owners
    (4,086 )     4,086       470       470       (32 )     438  
Balance at 31 December 2010
    23,106       11,575       9,044       43,725       841       44,566  

 
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CONDENSED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) (continued)

CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT (UNAUDITED)

   
Half-year 
to 30 June 
2011
   
Half-year 
to 30 June 
2010
   
Half-year 
to 31 Dec 
2010
 
   
£ million
   
£ million
   
£ million
 
                   
(Loss) profit before tax
    (51 )     1,296       (4,215 )
Adjustments for:
                       
Change in operating assets
    19,532       11,662       20,198  
Change in operating liabilities
    (12,712 )     (3,538 )     (42,145 )
Non-cash and other items
    2,243       2,286       12,087  
Tax (paid) received
    (74 )     (141 )     473  
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
    8,938       11,565       (13,602 )
                         
Cash flows from investing activities
                       
Purchase of financial assets
    (14,196 )     (17,521 )     (29,369 )
Proceeds from sale and maturity of financial assets
    24,390       18,555       27,444  
Purchase of fixed assets
    (1,354 )     (1,059 )     (2,157 )
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets
    713       928       426  
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired
    (8 )     (7 )     (66 )
Disposal of businesses, net of cash disposed
    238       239       189  
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
    9,783       1,135       (3,533 )
                         
Cash flows from financing activities
                       
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests
    (22 )     (8 )     (39 )
Interest paid on subordinated liabilities
    (1,230 )     (1,047 )     (895 )
Proceeds from issue of subordinated liabilities
          1,968       1,269  
Repayment of subordinated liabilities
    (924 )           (684 )
Change in non-controlling interests
    (10 )     (5 )     7  
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
    (2,186 )     908       (342 )
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
    10       181       298  
Change in cash and cash equivalents
    16,545       13,789       (17,179 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    62,300       65,690       79,479  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
    78,845       79,479       62,300  

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash and balances at central banks (excluding mandatory deposits) and amounts due from banks with a maturity of less than three months.
 
 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
NOTES (UNAUDITED)

1.         Accounting policies, presentation and estimates

These condensed consolidated interim financial statements as at and for the half-year to 30 June 2011 have been prepared in accordance with the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the Financial Services Authority (FSA) and with International Accounting Standard 34 (IAS 34), Interim Financial Reporting as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).  They do not include all of the information required for full annual financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the Group’s consolidated financial statements on Form 20-F as at and for the year ended 31 December 2010 which were prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as issued by the IASB.  Copies of the 2010 Form 20-F are available on the Group’s website and are available upon request from Group Secretariat, Lloyds Banking Group plc, 25 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7HN.

The directors consider that it is appropriate to continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the condensed interim financial statements.  In reaching this assessment, the directors have considered projections for the Group’s capital and funding position and have had regard to the factors set out in Principal risks and uncertainties: Liquidity and funding on page 55.

Accounting policies
The accounting policies are consistent with those applied by the Group in its 2010 Form 20-F.

In accordance with IAS 34, the Group’s income tax expense for the half-year to 30 June 2011 is based on the best estimate of the weighted-average annual income tax rate expected for the full financial year.  This best estimate takes into account the reduction in the main rate of corporation tax from 28 per cent to 26 per cent that was effective from 1 April 2011 but does not take into account the impact of the further reduction to 25 per cent which was substantively enacted on 5 July 2011 and will be effective from 1 April 2012.

In accordance with IAS 19 Employee Benefits and the Group’s normal practice, the valuation of the Group’s pension schemes will be formally updated at the year end.  No valuation adjustment has therefore been made at 30 June 2011.

Critical accounting estimates and judgements
The preparation of the Group’s financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that impact the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses.  Due to the inherent uncertainty in making estimates, actual results reported in future periods may be based upon amounts which differ from those estimates.  Estimates, judgements and assumptions are continually evaluated and are based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances.  There have been no significant changes in the basis upon which estimates have been determined, compared to that applied at 31 December 2010.
 
 
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1.         Accounting policies, presentation and estimates (continued)

New accounting pronouncements
The Group has adopted the following new standards and amendments to standards which became effective for financial years beginning on or after 1 January 2011.  None of these standards or amendments to standards have had a material impact on these condensed interim financial statements.

 
(i)
Amendment to IAS 32 Financial Instruments: Presentation – ‘Classification of Rights Issues’.  Requires rights issues denominated in a currency other than the functional currency of the issuer to be classified as equity regardless of the currency in which the exercise price is denominated.

 
(ii)
IFRIC 19 Extinguishing Financial Liabilities with Equity Instruments.  Clarifies that when an entity renegotiates the terms of its debt with the result that the liability is extinguished by the debtor issuing its own equity instruments to the creditor, a gain or loss is recognised in the income statement representing the difference between the carrying value of the financial liability and the fair value of the equity instruments issued; the fair value of the financial liability is used to measure the gain or loss where the fair value of the equity instruments cannot be reliably measured.

 
(iii)
Improvements to IFRSs (issued May 2010).  Sets out minor amendments to IFRS standards as part of the annual improvements process.

 
(iv)
Amendment to IFRIC 14 Prepayments of a Minimum Funding Requirement.  Applies when an entity is subject to minimum funding requirements and makes an early payment of contributions to cover those requirements and permits such an entity to treat the benefit of such an early payment as an asset.

 
(v)
IAS 24 Related Party Disclosures (Revised).  Simplifies the definition of a related party and provides a partial exemption from the requirement to disclose transactions and outstanding balances with the government and government-related entities.  The Group has taken advantage of this exemption which requires the Group to provide details of only significant transactions with the government and government-related entities.  Details of related party transactions are disclosed in note 25 on page 123.

 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC

2.         Segmental analysis

Lloyds Banking Group provides a wide range of banking and financial services in the UK and in certain locations overseas.

The Group Executive Committee (GEC) has been determined to be the chief operating decision maker for the Group.  The Group’s operating segments reflect its organisational and management structures.  GEC reviews the Group’s internal reporting based around these segments in order to assess performance and allocate resources.  This assessment includes a consideration of each segment’s net interest revenue and consequently the total interest income and expense for all reportable segments is presented on a net basis.  The segments are differentiated by the type of products provided, by whether the customers are individuals or corporate entities and by the geographical location of the customer.

The segmental results and comparatives are presented on a combined businesses basis, the basis reviewed by the chief operating decision maker; during the half-year ended 30 June 2011 the chief operating decision maker has commenced reviewing the results of the Group’s Commercial business separately to the Wholesale segment.  As a consequence, the Group’s activities are now organised into five financial reporting segments: Retail, Wholesale, Commercial, Wealth and International, and Insurance.

Retail offers a broad range of retail financial service products in the UK, including current accounts, savings, personal loans, credit cards and mortgages.  It is also a major general insurance and bancassurance distributor, selling a wide range of long-term savings, investment and general insurance products.

The Wholesale division serves businesses with turnover above £15 million with a range of propositions segmented according to customer need.  The division comprises Corporate Markets, Treasury and Trading and Asset Finance.

Commercial serves in excess of a million small and medium-sized enterprises and community organisations with a turnover of up to £15 million.  Customers range from start-up enterprises to established corporations, with a range of propositions aligned to customer needs.  Commercial comprises Commercial Banking and Commercial Finance, the invoice discounting and factoring business.

Wealth and International was created in 2009 to give increased focus and momentum to the Group's private banking and asset management activities and to closely co-ordinate the management of its international businesses.  Wealth comprises the Group's private banking, wealth and asset management businesses in the UK and overseas.  International comprises corporate, commercial, asset finance and retail businesses, principally in Australia and Continental Europe.

The Insurance division provides long-term savings, investment and protection products distributed through bancassurance, intermediary and direct channels in the UK.  It is also a distributor of home insurance in the UK with products sold through the retail branch network, direct channels and strategic corporate partners.  The division consists of three business units: Life, Pensions and Investments UK; Life Pensions and Investments Europe; and General Insurance.

Other includes the results of managing the Group’s technology platforms, branch and head office property estate, operations (including payments, banking operations and collections) and procurement services, the costs of which are predominantly recharged to the other divisions.  It also reflects other items not recharged to the divisions, including hedge ineffectiveness and certain capital and wholesale liquidity funding costs.
 
 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
2.         Segmental analysis (continued)

Inter-segment services are generally recharged at cost, with the exception of the internal commission arrangements between the UK branch and other distribution networks and the insurance product manufacturing businesses within the Group, where a profit margin is also charged.  Inter-segment lending and deposits are generally entered into at market rates, except that non-interest bearing balances are priced at a rate that reflects the external yield that could be earned on such funds.

For those derivative contracts entered into by business units for risk management purposes, the business unit retains the amount that would have been recognised on an accrual accounting basis (an amount equal to the interest element of the next payment on the swap) and transfers the remainder of the fair value of the swap to the central group segment where the resulting accounting volatility is managed though the establishment of hedge accounting relationships.  Any change in fair value of the hedged instrument attributable to the hedged risk is also recorded within the central group segment.  This allocation of the fair value of the swap and change in fair value of the hedged instrument attributable to the hedged risk avoids accounting asymmetry in segmental results and records volatility in the central group segment where it is managed.

Half-year to 30 June 2011
 
Net
interest
income
   
Other
income
   
Total
income
   
Profit (loss)
before
tax
   
External
revenue
   
Inter-
segment
revenue
 
      £m       £m       £m       £m       £m       £m  
                                                 
Retail
    4,163       884       5,047       2,200       6,359       (1,312 )
Wholesale
    1,401       1,337       2,738       1,429       1,512       1,226  
Commercial
    649       218       867       262       675       192  
Wealth and International
    509       631       1,140       (2,080 )     1,092       48  
Insurance
    (142 )     1,319       1,177       543       1,635       (458 )
Other
    (202 )     (391 )     (593 )     (1,250 )     (897 )     304  
Group –
combined businesses basis
    6,378       3,998       10,376       1,104       10,376        
Insurance grossing adjustment
    (102 )     5,332       5,230                        
Integration costs
                      (642 )                
Volatility arising in insurance businesses
    10       (187 )     (177 )     (177 )                
Fair value unwind
    (297 )     1,071       774                        
Amortisation of purchased intangibles
                      (289 )                
EU mandated retail business disposal costs
                      (47 )                
Group – statutory
    5,989       10,214       16,203       (51 )                

 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
2.         Segmental analysis (continued)

Segment external assets
 
As at 
30 June 
2011
   
As at 
31 Dec 
20101
 
      £m       £m  
                 
Retail
    362,840       369,170  
Wholesale2
    319,146       327,055  
Commercial2
    28,902       28,938  
Wealth and International
    82,538       85,508  
Insurance
    144,078       143,300  
Other
    41,447       38,467  
Total Group
    978,951       992,438  
                 
Segment customer deposits
               
Retail
    242,342       235,591  
Wholesale2
    84,999       92,951  
Commercial2
    32,702       31,311  
Wealth and International
    38,906       32,784  
Other
    970       996  
Total Group
    399,919       393,633  

1
Segment total assets as at 31 December 2010 have been restated to reflect the reclassification of certain central adjustments.
2
As explained on page 98, the Group’s Commercial business is now reviewed as a separate segment to Wholesale; comparative figures have been restated accordingly.


Segment external liabilities
 
As at 
30 June 
2011
 
      £m  
         
Retail
    279,178  
Wholesale
    250,811  
Commercial
    33,303  
Wealth and International
    73,106  
Insurance
    132,738  
Other
    164,269  
Total Group
    933,405  

No comparatives have been provided in respect of segment external liabilities as this information has not previously been provided to the chief operating decision maker.
 
 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
2.         Segmental analysis (continued)

Half-year to 30 June 2010
 
Net
interest
income
   
Other
income
   
Total
income
   
Profit (loss)
before tax
   
External
revenue
   
Inter-
segment
revenue
 
      £m       £m       £m       £m       £m       £m  
                                                 
Retail
    4,636       836       5,472       2,495       7,208       (1,736 )
Wholesale1
    1,576       1,988       3,564       585       1,484       2,080  
Commercial1
    571       227       798       157       790       8  
Wealth and International
    596       605       1,201       (1,609 )     1,617       (416 )
Insurance
    (136 )     1,320       1,184       469       1,454       (270 )
Other
    (332 )     855       523       (494 )     189       334  
Group – combined businesses basis
    6,911       5,831       12,742       1,603       12,742        
Insurance grossing adjustment
    321       2,686       3,007                        
Integration costs
                      (804 )                
Volatility arising in insurance businesses
    (11 )     (188 )     (199 )     (199 )                
Fair value unwind
    (183 )     413       230                        
Amortisation of purchased intangibles
                      (323 )                
Pension curtailment gain
                      1,019                  
Group – statutory
    7,038       8,742       15,780       1,296                  

1
As explained on page 98, the Group’s Commercial business is now reviewed as a separate segment to Wholesale; comparative figures have been restated accordingly.

Half-year to 31 December 2010
 
Net
interest
income
   
Other
income
   
Total
income
   
Profit (loss) before tax
   
External
Revenue
   
Inter-
segment
 revenue
 
      £m       £m       £m       £m       £m       £m  
                                                 
Retail
    4,742       771       5,513       2,221       6,395       (882 )
Wholesale1
    1,675       1,691       3,366       2,333       1,107       2,259  
Commercial1
    604       230       834       182       588       246  
Wealth and International
    580       555       1,135       (3,215 )     1,383       (248 )
Insurance
    (127 )     1,494       1,367       633       1,726       (359 )
Other
    (563 )     (408 )     (971 )     (1,545 )     45       (1,016 )
Group – combined businesses basis
    6,911       4,333       11,244       609       11,244        
Insurance grossing adjustment
    (1,270 )     16,476       15,206                        
Integration costs
                      (849 )                
Volatility arising in insurance businesses
    (15 )     520       505       505                  
Fair value unwind
    (118 )     850       732                        
Amortisation of purchased intangibles
                      (306 )                
Pension curtailment loss
                      (109 )                
Customer goodwill payments provision
                      (500 )                
Loss on disposal of businesses
                      (365 )                
Payment protection insurance provision
                      (3,200 )                
Group – statutory
    5,508       22,179       27,687       (4,215 )                

1
As explained on page 98, the Group’s Commercial business is now reviewed as a separate segment to Wholesale; comparative figures have been restated accordingly.
 
 
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3.         Other income
   
Half-year
to 30 June
2011
   
Half-year
to 30 June
2010
   
Half-year
to 31 Dec
2010
 
      £m       £m       £m  
                         
Fee and commission income:
                       
Current account fees
    530       506       580  
Credit and debit card fees
    402       407       405  
Other fees and commissions
    1,221       1,306       1,211  
      2,153       2,219       2,196  
Fee and commission expense
    (690 )     (812 )     (870 )
Net fee and commission income
    1,463       1,407       1,326  
Net trading income
    3,118       1,245       14,479  
Insurance premium income
    4,125       4,300       3,848  
Gains on capital transactions1
          423        
Other
    1,508       1,367       2,526  
Other operating income
    1,508       1,790       2,526  
Total other income
    10,214       8,742       22,179  

1
During 2010, as part of the Group's management of capital, the Group exchanged certain existing subordinated debt securities for new subordinated debt securities and ordinary shares.  These exchanges resulted in a gain on extinguishment of the existing liabilities of £423 million in the half-year to 30 June 2010, being the difference between the carrying amount of the securities extinguished and the fair value of the new securities issued together with related fees and costs.
 
 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
4.
Operating expenses
   
Half-year
to 30 June
2011
   
Half-year
to 30 June
20101
   
Half-year
to 31 Dec
20101
 
      £m       £m       £m  
                         
Administrative expenses
                       
Staff costs:
                       
Salaries
      2,294       2,139       2,181  
Social security costs
    214       192       204  
Pensions and other post-retirement benefit schemes:
                       
Net curtailment (gains) losses2
          (1,019)       109  
Other
    209       347       281  
      209       (672)       390  
Restructuring costs
    15       70       49  
Other staff costs
    439       563       506  
      3,171       2,292       3,330  
Premises and equipment:
                       
Rent and rates
    282       312       290  
Hire of equipment
    11       11       7  
Repairs and maintenance
    93       97       102  
Other
    146       149       209  
      532       569       608  
Other expenses:
                       
Communications and data processing
    530       575       551  
Advertising and promotion
    210       172       190  
Professional fees
    327       257       485  
Customer goodwill payments provision
                500  
Other
    489       524       583  
      1,556       1,528       2,309  
      5,259       4,389       6,247  
Depreciation and amortisation
    1,104       1,220       1,212  
Impairment of tangible fixed assets3
    65       202        
Total operating expenses, excluding payment protection insurance provision
    6,428       5,811       7,459  
Payment protection insurance provision (note 22)
                3,200  
Total operating expenses
    6,428       5,811       10,659  

1
During 2011, the Group has reviewed the analysis of certain cost items and as a result has reclassified some items of expenditure; comparatives for 2010 have been restated accordingly.
2
Following changes by the Group to the terms of its UK defined benefit pension schemes in the half-year to 30 June 2010, all future increases to pensionable salary are capped each year at the lower of: Retail Prices Index inflation; each employee’s actual percentage increase in pay; and 2 per cent of pensionable pay.  These changes led to a curtailment gain of £1,019 million recognised in the income statement in the half-year to 30 June 2010.
During the second half of 2010 there was a change in commutation factors in certain defined benefit schemes; this led to a curtailment loss of £109 million recognised in the income statement in the half-year to 31 December 2010.
3
£65 million (half-year to 30 June 2010: £52 million) of the impairment of tangible fixed assets related to integration activities.

 
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5. 
Impairment
   
Half-year
to 30 June
2011
   
Half-year
to 30 June
2010
   
Half-year
to 31 Dec
2010
 
      £m       £m       £m  
                         
Impairment losses on loans and receivables:
                       
Loans and advances to banks
          (6 )     (7 )
Loans and advances to customers
    4,441       5,378       5,349  
Debt securities classified as loans and receivables
    16       9       48  
Impairment losses on loans and receivables (note 12)
    4,457       5,381       5,390  
Impairment of available-for-sale financial assets
    32       45       61  
Other credit risk provisions
    2       (3 )     78  
Total impairment charged to the income statement
    4,491       5,423       5,529  


6. 
Loss on disposal of businesses

In the second half of 2010, the Group reached agreement to dispose of its interests in two wholly-owned subsidiary companies through which an oil drilling rig construction business acquired through a previous lending relationship operated; the sale was completed in January 2011.  These companies, which had gross assets of £860 million, were sold to Seadrill Limited; a loss of £365 million arose on disposal, which was recognised in the half-year to 31 December 2010.

 
 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC

7. 
Taxation

A reconciliation of the tax credit (charge) that would result from applying the standard UK corporation tax rate to the (loss) profit before tax, to the actual tax credit (charge), is given below:
 
   
Half-year
to 30 June
2011
   
Half-year
to 30 June
2010
   
Half-year
to 31 Dec
2010
 
      £m       £m       £m  
                         
(Loss) profit before tax
    (51 )     1,296       (4,215 )
                         
Tax credit (charge) thereon at UK corporation tax rate of 26.5 per cent (2010: 28 per cent)
    14       (363 )     1,180  
Factors affecting tax charge:
                       
UK corporation tax rate change
    (191 )           (169 )
Disallowed and non-taxable items
    34       131       (126 )
Overseas tax rate differences
    15       (267 )     401  
Gains exempted or covered by capital losses
    51       22       43  
Policyholder interests
    99       (8 )     (219 )
Tax losses where deferred tax not previously recognised
    148       (123 )     (364 )
Adjustments in respect of previous years
    (63 )     32       186  
Effect of profit (loss) in joint ventures and associates
    4       (17 )     (8 )
Other items
    (2 )     (37 )     31  
Tax credit (charge)
    109       (630 )     955  

On 23 March 2011, the Government announced that the corporation tax rate applicable from 1 April 2011 would be 26 per cent.  This change passed into legislation on 29 March 2011.  The enacted reduction in the main rate of corporation tax from 28 per cent to 27 per cent with effect from 1 April 2011 had been incorporated in the Group’s deferred tax calculations as at 31 December 2010.  The additional change in the main rate of corporation tax from 27 per cent to 26 per cent has resulted in a further reduction in the Group’s net deferred tax asset at 30 June 2011 of £197 million, comprising the £191 million charge included in the income statement and a £6 million charge included in equity.

The proposed further reductions in the rate of corporation tax by 1 per cent per annum to 23 per cent by 1 April 2014 are expected to be enacted separately each year starting in the second half of 2011.  The effect of these further changes upon the Group’s deferred tax balances and leasing business cannot be reliably quantified at this stage.

 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC

8. 
Earnings (loss) per share
   
Half-year
to 30 June
2011
   
Half-year
to 30 June
2010
   
Half–year
to 31 Dec
2010
 
                   
Basic
                 
Profit (loss) attributable to equity shareholders
    £31 m     £596 m     £(3,252 )m 
Weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue
    68,220     66,151     68,067
Earnings (loss) per share
    0.0     0.9     (4.8 )p 
                         
Fully diluted
                       
Profit (loss) attributable to equity shareholders
    £31 m     £596 m     £(3,252 )m 
Weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue
    68,908     66,425     68,067
Earnings (loss) per share
    0.0     0.9     (4.8 )p 
 
9. 
Trading and other financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
   
As at
30 June
2011
   
As at
31 Dec
2010
 
      £m       £m  
                 
Trading assets
    22,291       23,707  
                 
Other financial assets at fair value through profit or loss:
               
Loans and advances to customers
    121       325  
Debt securities
    41,369       41,946  
Equity shares
    91,400       90,213  
      132,890       132,484  
Total trading and other financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
    155,181       156,191  

Included in the above is £130,060 million (31 December 2010: £129,702 million) of assets relating to the insurance businesses.
 
 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC

10.
Derivative financial instruments
   
As at 30 June 2011
   
As at 31 December 2010
 
   
Fair value
of assets
   
Fair value
of liabilities
   
Fair value
of assets
   
Fair value
of liabilities
 
      £m       £m       £m       £m  
                                 
Hedging
                               
Derivatives designated as fair value hedges
    5,046       834       4,972       1,235  
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges
    2,455       2,766       2,432       3,163  
Derivatives designated as net investment hedges
    2             2        
      7,503       3,600       7,406       4,398  
Trading and other
                               
Exchange rate contracts
    7,993       3,861       8,811       4,551  
Interest rate contracts
    26,516       26,876       31,131       31,670  
Credit derivatives
    110       124       256       207  
Embedded equity conversion feature
    941             1,177        
Equity and other contracts
    2,193       1,588       1,996       1,332  
      37,753       32,449       43,371       37,760  
Total recognised derivative assets/liabilities
    45,256       36,049       50,777       42,158  

The Group reduces exposure to credit risk by using master netting agreements and by obtaining cash collateral.  Of the derivative assets of £45,256 million at 30 June 2011 (31 December 2010: £50,777 million), £28,008 million (31 December 2010: £31,740 million) are available for offset under master netting arrangements.  These do not meet the criteria under IAS 32 to enable derivative assets to be presented net of these balances.  Of the remaining derivative assets of £17,248 million (31 December 2010: £19,037 million), cash collateral of £3,498 million (31 December 2010: £1,429 million) was held and a further £9,445 million (31 December 2010: £8,385 million) was due from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) banks.

The embedded equity conversion feature of £941 million (31 December 2010: £1,177 million) reflects the value of the equity conversion feature contained in the Enhanced Capital Notes issued by the Group in 2009; the loss of £236 million arising from the change in fair value in the half-year to 30 June 2011 (half-year to 30 June 2010: gain of £192 million; half-year to 31 December 2010: loss of £812 million) is included within net trading income.
 
 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC

11. 
Loans and advances to customers
         
As at
30 June
2011
   
As at
31 Dec
2010
 
              £m       £m  
                         
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
            5,674       5,558  
Energy and water supply
            3,850       3,576  
Manufacturing
            11,925       11,495  
Construction
            9,369       7,904  
Transport, distribution and hotels
            33,752       34,176  
Postal and communications
            1,554       1,908  
Property companies
            70,239       78,263  
Financial, business and other services
            69,942       59,363  
Personal:
                       
Mortgages
            353,724       356,261  
Other
            32,452       36,967  
Lease financing
            8,145       8,291  
Hire purchase
            6,420       7,208  
              607,046       610,970  
Allowance for impairment losses on loans and advances (note 12)
            (19,203 )     (18,373 )
Total loans and advances to customers
            587,843       592,597  

Loans and advances to customers include advances securitised under the Group's securitisation and covered bond programmes.  Further details are given in note 13 on page 109.

12. 
Allowance for impairment losses on loans and receivables
   
Half-year
to 30 June
2011
   
Half-year
to 30 June
2010
   
Half-year
to 31 Dec
2010
 
      £m       £m       £m  
                         
Opening balance
    18,951       15,380       17,216  
Exchange and other adjustments
    693       (97 )     209  
Advances written off
    (4,555 )     (3,406 )     (3,719 )
Recoveries of advances written off in previous years
    123       86       130  
Unwinding of discount
    (112 )     (128 )     (275 )
Charge to the income statement (note 5)
    4,457       5,381       5,390  
Balance at end of period
    19,557       17,216       18,951  
                         
In respect of:
                       
Loans and advances to banks
    14       94       20  
Loans and advances to customers (note 11)
    19,203       16,688       18,373  
Debt securities (note 14)
    340       434       558  
Balance at end of period
    19,557       17,216       18,951  
 
 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
13. 
Securitisations and covered bonds

The Group's principal securitisation and covered bond programmes, together with the balances of the loans subject to these arrangements and the carrying value of the notes in issue, are listed in the table below.

 
As at 30 June 2011
   
As at 31 December 2010
 
 
Gross
assets
securitised
   
Notes in
issue
   
Gross
assets
securitised
   
Notes in
issue
 
Securitisation programmes
    £m       £m       £m       £m  
                                 
UK residential mortgages
    138,443       105,003       146,200       114,428  
Commercial loans
    12,456       9,925       11,860       8,936  
Irish residential mortgages
    6,067       6,348       6,007       6,191  
Credit card receivables
    6,661       4,931       7,327       3,856  
Dutch residential mortgages
    4,308       4,211       4,526       4,316  
Personal loans
                3,012       2,011  
PPP/PFI and project finance loans
    802       115       776       110  
Motor vehicle loans
    1,628       1,697       926       975  
      170,365       132,230       180,634       140,823  
Less held by the Group
            (93,664 )             (100,081 )
Total securitisation programmes (note 18)
            38,566               40,742  
                                 
Covered bond programmes
                               
Residential mortgage-backed
    89,085       65,566       93,651       73,458  
Social housing loan-backed
    3,220       2,192       3,317       2,181  
      92,305       67,758       96,968       75,639  
Less held by the Group
            (28,504 )             (43,489 )
Total covered bond programmes (note 18)
            39,254               32,150  
                                 
Total securitisation and covered bond programmes
            77,820               72,892  

Securitisation programmes
Loans and advances to customers and debt securities classified as loans and receivables include loans securitised under the Group's securitisation programmes, the majority of which have been sold by subsidiary companies to bankruptcy remote special purpose entities (SPEs).  As the SPEs are funded by the issue of debt on terms whereby the majority of the risks and rewards of the portfolio are retained by the subsidiary, the SPEs are consolidated fully and all of these loans are retained on the Group's balance sheet, with the related notes in issue included within debt securities in issue.  In addition to the SPEs detailed above, the Group sponsors four conduit programmes: Argento, Cancara, Grampian and Landale.

Covered bond programmes
Certain loans and advances to customers have been assigned to bankruptcy remote limited liability partnerships to provide security to issues of covered bonds by the Group.  The Group retains all of the risks and rewards associated with these loans and the partnerships are consolidated fully with the loans retained on the Group's balance sheet and the related covered bonds in issue included within debt securities in issue.

Cash deposits of £41,621 million (31 December 2010: £36,579 million) held by the Group are restricted in use to repayment of the debt securities issued by the SPEs, the term advances relating to covered bonds and other legal obligations.
 
 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
14. 
Debt securities classified as loans and receivables

Debt securities classified as loans and receivables comprise:
         
As at
30 June
2011
   
As at
31 Dec
2010
 
           
£m
      £m  
                       
Asset-backed securities:
                     
Mortgage-backed securities
            8,282       11,650  
Other asset-backed securities
            6,659       12,827  
Corporate and other debt securities
            920       1,816  
              15,861       26,293  
Allowance for impairment losses (note 12)
            (340 )     (558 )
Total
            15,521       25,735  


15. 
Available-for-sale financial assets
         
As at
30 June
2011
   
As at
31 Dec
2010
 
              £m       £m  
                         
Asset-backed securities
            4,869       9,512  
Other debt securities:
                       
Bank and building society certificates of deposit
            552       407  
Government securities
            15,789       12,552  
Other public sector securities
            37       29  
Corporate and other debt securities
            7,180       12,132  
              23,558       25,120  
Equity shares
            2,012       2,255  
Treasury bills and other bills
            2,354       6,068  
Total
            32,793       42,955  

 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC

16. 
Credit market exposures

The Group’s credit market exposures primarily relate to asset-backed securities exposures held in the Wholesale division.  These exposures are classified as loans and receivables, available-for-sale financial assets or trading and other financial assets at fair value through profit or loss depending on the nature of the investment.

   
Loans and
receivables
   
Available-
for-sale
   
Fair value
through
profit
or loss
   
Net  exposure
at 30 June
2011
   
Net  exposure
at 31 Dec
2010
 
      £m       £m       £m       £m       £m  
                                         
Mortgage-backed securities
                                       
US residential
    4,125                   4,125       4,242  
Non-US residential
    2,594       2,508       92       5,194       7,898  
Commercial
    1,456       798             2,254       3,516  
      8,175       3,306       92       11,573       15,656  
Collateralised debt obligations
    1,644       531       141       2,316       5,180  
Federal family education loan programme student loans (FFELP)
    4,026       150             4,176       7,777  
Personal sector
    654       463             1,117       3,967  
Other asset-backed securities
    285       383       12       680       1,035  
Total uncovered asset-backed securities
    14,784       4,833       245       19,862       33,615  
Negative basis1
          36       169       205       1,109  
Total Wholesale asset-backed securities
    14,784       4,869       414       20,067       34,724  
                                         
Direct
    10,921       1,850       414       13,185       22,296  
Conduits
    3,863       3,019             6,882       12,428  
Total Wholesale asset-backed securities
    14,784       4,869       414       20,067       34,724  

1
Negative basis means bonds held with separate matching credit default swap (CDS) protection.

Exposures to monolines
At 30 June 2011, the Group had no direct exposure to sub-investment grade monolines on credit default swap (CDS) contracts.  Its exposure to investment grade monolines through CDS contracts was £9 million (gross exposure: £182 million) and through wrapped loans and receivables was £187 million (gross exposure: £288 million).

The exposure to monolines arising from negative basis trades is calculated as the mark-to-market of the CDS protection purchased from the monoline insurer after credit valuation adjustments.  The exposure to monolines on wrapped loans and receivables and bonds is the internal assessment of amounts that will be recovered on interest and principal shortfalls.

In addition, the Group has £1,558 million (31 December 2010: £1,985 million) of monoline wrapped bonds and £267 million (31 December 2010: £425 million) of monoline liquidity commitments on which the Group currently places no reliance on the guarantor.
 
 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC

16.
Credit market exposures (continued)

Credit ratings
An analysis of external credit ratings as at 30 June 2011 of the Wholesale division’s asset-backed security portfolio by asset class is provided below.

Asset class
Net
exposure
   
AAA
   
AA
      A    
BBB
   
BB
      B    
Below
B
 
      £m       £m       £m       £m       £m       £m       £m       £m  
Mortgage-backed securities
                                                               
US residential
                                                               
Prime
    789       238       403       88       47       11       2        
Alt-A
    3,336       1,587       767       585       311       72       14        
Sub-prime
                                               
      4,125       1,825       1,170       673       358       83       16        
Non-US residential
    5,194       3,004       949       1,116       54       71              
Commercial
    2,254       137       786       835       405       86             5  
      11,573       4,966       2,905       2,624       817       240       16       5  
Collateralised debt obligations
    2,316       437       689       530       224       256       148       32  
FFELP
    4,176       4,072             46       40       18              
Personal sector
    1,117       805       12       238       62                    
Other asset-backed securities
    680       63       42       253       83       238             1  
Total uncovered asset-backed securities
    19,862       10,343       3,648       3,691       1,226       752       164       38  
Negative basis2
                                                               
Monolines
    169             169                                
Banks
    36       36                                      
      205       36       169                                
Total as at 30 June 2011
    20,067       10,379       3,817       3,691       1,226       752       164       38  
Total as at 31 Dec 2010
    34,724       20,805       7,310       3,713       1,764       763       147       222  

1
Collateralised loan obligations.
2
The external credit rating is based on the bond ignoring the benefit of the CDS.
 
 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
17. 
Customer deposits
         
As at
30 June
2011
   
As at
31 Dec
2010
 
              £m       £m  
                         
Sterling:
                       
Non-interest bearing current accounts
            20,370       21,516  
Interest bearing current accounts
            73,388       73,859  
Savings and investment accounts
            223,498       215,733  
Other customer deposits
            49,184       50,414  
Total sterling
            366,440       361,522  
Currency
            33,479       32,111  
Total
            399,919       393,633  

Included above are liabilities of £5,013 million (31 December 2010: £11,145 million) in respect of securities sold under repurchase agreements.


18. 
Debt securities in issue

   
As at 30 June 2011
   
As at 31 December 2010
 
   
At fair value
through
profit or
loss
   
At
amortised
cost
   
Total
   
At fair value
through  profit or loss
   
At
amortised
cost
   
Total
 
      £m       £m       £m       £m       £m       £m  
                                                 
Medium-term notes issued
    7,485       77,445       84,930       6,665       80,975       87,640  
Covered bonds (note 13)
          39,254       39,254             32,150       32,150  
Certificates of deposit
          46,580       46,580             42,276       42,276  
Securitisation notes (note 13)
          38,566       38,566             40,742       40,742  
Commercial paper
          29,349       29,349             32,723       32,723  
      7,485       231,194       238,679       6,665       228,866       235,531  

 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC

19.
Subordinated liabilities

The Group’s subordinated liabilities are comprised as follows:
   
As at
30 June
2011
   
As at
31 Dec
2010
 
      £m       £m  
                 
Preference shares
    1,109       1,165  
Preferred securities
    4,614       4,538  
Undated subordinated liabilities
    2,048       2,002  
Enhanced capital notes
    9,174       9,235  
Dated subordinated liabilities
    18,640       19,292  
Total subordinated liabilities
    35,585       36,232  

The movement in subordinated liabilities during the period was as follows:
      £m  
         
At 1 January 2011
    36,232  
Repurchases and redemptions during the period
    (924 )
Foreign exchange and other movements
    277  
At 30 June 2011
    35,585  
 
20. 
Share capital

Movements in share capital during the period were as follows:
   
Number of
 shares
       
   
(million)
      £m  
               
Ordinary shares of 10p each
             
At 1 January 2011
    68,074       6,807  
Issued in the period
    652       66  
At 30 June 2011
    68,726       6,873  
                 
Limited voting ordinary shares of 10p each
               
At 1 January and 30 June 2011
    81       8  
Total share capital
            6,881  

The shares issued in the period were in respect of employee share schemes.
 
 
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21. 
Reserves
         
Other reserves
       
   
Share
premium
   
Available 
for-sale
   
Cash flow
hedging
   
Merger
and other
   
Total
   
Retained
profits
 
      £m       £m       £m       £m       £m       £m  
                                                 
At 1 January 2011
    16,291       (285 )     (391 )     12,251       11,575       9,044  
Issue of ordinary shares
    250                                
Profit for the period
                                  31  
Movement in treasury shares
                                  (282 )
Value of employee
services
                                  331  
Change in fair value of available-for-sale assets (net of tax)
          374                   374        
Change in fair value of hedging derivatives
(net of tax)
                364             364        
Transfers to income statement (net of tax)
          48       79             127        
Exchange and other
                      (77 )     (77 )      
At 30 June 2011
    16,541       137       52       12,174       12,363       9,124  
                                                 
 
22. 
Payment protection insurance

There has been extensive scrutiny of the Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) market in recent years.

In October 2010, the UK Competition Commission confirmed its decision to prohibit the active sale of PPI by a distributor to a customer within seven days of a sale of credit.  This followed the completion of its formal investigation into the supply of PPI services (other than store card PPI) to non-business customers in the UK in January 2009 and a referral of the proposed prohibition to the Competition Appeal Tribunal.  The Competition Commission consulted on the wording of a draft Order to implement its findings from October 2010, and published the final Order on 24 March 2011 which became effective on 6 April 2011.  Following an earlier decision to stop selling single premium PPI products, the Group ceased to offer PPI products to its customers in July 2010.

On 29 September 2009 the FSA announced that several firms had agreed to carry out reviews of past sales of single premium loan protection insurance.  Lloyds Banking Group agreed in principle that it would undertake a review in relation to sales of single premium loan protection insurance made through its branch network since 1 July 2007.  That review will now form part of the ongoing PPI work referred to below.

On 1 July 2008, the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) referred concerns regarding the handling of PPI complaints to the Financial Services Authority (FSA) as an issue of wider implication.  On 29 September 2009 and 9 March 2010, the FSA issued consultation papers on PPI complaints handling.  The FSA published its Policy Statement on 10 August 2010, setting out evidential provisions and guidance on the fair assessment of a complaint and the calculation of redress, as well as a requirement for firms to reassess historically rejected complaints which had to be implemented by 1 December 2010.

On 8 October 2010, the British Bankers’ Association (BBA), the principal trade association for the UK banking and financial services sector, filed an application for permission to seek judicial review against the FSA and the FOS.  The BBA sought an order quashing the FSA Policy Statement and an order quashing the decision of the FOS to determine PPI sales in accordance with the guidance published on its website in November 2008.
 
 
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22.
Payment protection insurance (continued)

The Judicial Review hearing was held in late January 2011 and on 20 April 2011 judgment was handed down by the High Court dismissing the BBA’s application.  On 9 May 2011, the BBA confirmed that the banks and the BBA did not intend to appeal the judgment.

Since publication of the judgment, the Group has been in discussions with the FSA with a view to seeking clarity around the detailed implementation of the Policy Statement.  As a result, and given the initial analysis that the Group has conducted of compliance with applicable sales standards, which is continuing, the Group has concluded that there are certain circumstances where customer contact and/or redress will be appropriate.  Accordingly the Group made a provision in its income statement in the second half of the year ended 31 December 2010 of £3,200 million in respect of the anticipated costs of such contact and/or redress, including administration expenses.  There are still a number of uncertainties as to the eventual costs from any such contact and/or redress given the inherent difficulties of assessing the impact of detailed implementation of the Policy Statement for all PPI complaints, uncertainties around the ultimate emergence period for complaints, the availability of supporting evidence and the activities of claims management companies, all of which will significantly affect complaints volumes, uphold rates and redress costs.
 
23. 
Contingent liabilities and commitments

Interchange fees
The European Commission has adopted a formal decision finding that an infringement of European Commission competition laws has arisen from arrangements whereby MasterCard issuers charged a uniform fallback interchange fee in respect of cross-border transactions in relation to the use of a MasterCard or Maestro branded payment card.  The European Commission has required that the fee be reduced to zero for relevant cross-border transactions within the European Economic Area.  This decision has been appealed to the General Court of the European Union (the General Court).  Lloyds TSB Bank plc and Bank of Scotland plc (along with certain other MasterCard issuers) have successfully applied to intervene in the appeal in support of MasterCard’s position that the arrangements for the charging of a uniform fallback interchange fee are compatible with European Union competition laws.  The OFT has also intervened in the General Court appeal supporting the European Commission position.  An oral hearing took place on 8 July 2011 but judgment is not expected for six to twelve months.  MasterCard has reached an understanding with the European Commission on a new methodology for calculating intra-European Economic Area multi-lateral interchange fees on an interim basis pending the outcome of the appeal.
 
Meanwhile, the European Commission is pursuing an investigation with a view to deciding whether arrangements adopted by Visa for the levying of uniform fallback interchange fees in respect of cross-border payment transactions also infringe European Union competition laws.  In this regard Visa reached an agreement with the European Commission to reduce the level of interchange for cross-border debit card transactions to the interim levels agreed by MasterCard.  The UK's OFT has also commenced similar investigations relating to the interchange fees in respect of domestic transactions in relation to both the MasterCard and Visa payment schemes.  The ultimate impact of the investigations on the Group can only be known at the conclusion of these investigations and any relevant appeal proceedings.
 
 
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23.
Contingent liabilities and commitments (continued)

US sanctions
In January 2009 Lloyds TSB Bank plc announced the settlement it had reached with the US Department of Justice and the New York County District Attorney's Office in relation to their investigations into historic US dollar payment practices involving countries, persons or entities subject to the economic sanctions administered by the US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC).  On 22 December 2009 OFAC announced the settlement it had reached with Lloyds TSB Bank plc in relation to its investigation and confirmed that the settlement sum due to OFAC had been fully satisfied by Lloyds TSB Bank plc’s payment to the Department of Justice and the New York District Attorney’s Office.  No further enforcement actions are expected in relation to the matters set out in the settlement agreements.

On 26 February 2009, a purported shareholder filed a derivative civil action in the Supreme Court of New York, Nassau County against certain current and former directors, and nominally against Lloyds TSB Bank plc and Lloyds Banking Group plc, seeking various forms of relief.  The derivative action is at an early stage and settlement is being discussed and the ultimate outcome is not expected to have a material impact on the Group.

Interbank offered rate setting investigations
Several government agencies in the UK, US and overseas, including the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the US SEC, the US Department of Justice and the FSA as well as the European Commission, are conducting investigations into submissions made by panel members to the bodies that set various interbank offered rates.  The Group, and/or its subsidiaries, were (at the relevant time) and remain members of various panels that submit data to these bodies.  The Group has received requests from some government agencies for information and is co-operating with their investigations.  In addition, recently the Group has been named in private purported class action suits in the US with regard to the setting of London interbank offered rates (LIBOR) by members of the LIBOR setting panel.  It is currently not possible to predict the scope and ultimate outcome of the various regulatory investigations or purported private class action suits, including the timing and scale of the potential impact of any investigations and class action suits on the Group.

Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS)
The FSCS is the UK's independent statutory compensation fund for customers of authorised financial services firms and pays compensation if a firm is unable to pay claims against it.  The FSCS is funded by levies on the industry (and recoveries and borrowings where appropriate).  The levies raised comprise both management expenses levies and, where necessary, compensation levies on authorised firms.

Following the default of a number of deposit takers in 2008, the FSCS borrowed funds from HM Treasury to meet the compensation costs for customers of those firms.  The borrowings with HM Treasury, which total circa £20 billion, are on an interest-only basis until 31 March 2012 and the FSCS and HM Treasury are currently discussing the terms for refinancing these borrowings to take effect from 1 April 2012.

Whilst it is expected that the substantial majority of the principal will be repaid from funds the FSCS receives from asset sales, surplus cash flow or other recoveries in relation to the assets of the firms that defaulted, to the extent that there remains a shortfall, the FSCS will raise compensation levies on all deposit-taking participants.  The amount of any future compensation levies also depends on a number of factors including the level of protected deposits and the population of deposit-taking participants and will be determined at a later date.  As such, although the Group’s share of such compensation levies could be significant, the Group has not recognised a provision in respect of them in these financial statements.
 
 
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23.
Contingent liabilities and commitments (continued)

Litigation in relation to insurance branch business in Germany
Clerical Medical Investment Group Limited is subject to claims in the German courts, relating to a number of aspects of with-profits policies issued by Clerical Medical but sold by independent intermediaries in Germany, principally during the late 1990s and early 2000s.  Where appropriate the Group is defending the claims and any subsequent appeals, including appeals to the Federal Court of Justice.  It is not currently practicable to reliably estimate the potential financial effects, which could be significant, as these can only be known after the final determination of the proceedings, the timing of which remains uncertain.

FSA investigation into Bank of Scotland
As previously disclosed, in 2009 the FSA commenced a supervisory review into HBOS.  The supervisory review has now been superseded as the FSA has commenced enforcement proceedings against Bank of Scotland plc in relation to its Corporate division pre 2009.  The proceedings are ongoing and the Group is co-operating fully.  It is too early to predict the outcome or estimate reliably any potential financial effects of the enforcement proceedings but they are not currently expected to be material.

Other legal actions and regulatory matters
In the course of its business, the Group is engaged in discussions with the FSA in relation to a range of conduct of business matters, including complaints handling, packaged bank accounts, product terms and sales processes.  The Group is keen to ensure that any regulatory concerns regarding the Group’s processes, product governance, sales processes or contract terms are understood and addressed.  The ultimate impact on the Group of these discussions can only be known at the conclusion of such discussions.

In addition, during the ordinary course of business the Group is subject to other threatened and actual legal proceedings (which may include class action lawsuits brought on behalf of customers, shareholders or other third parties), regulatory investigations, regulatory challenges and enforcement actions, both in the UK and overseas.  All such material matters are periodically reassessed, with the assistance of external professional advisers where appropriate, to determine the likelihood of the Group incurring a liability.  In those instances where it is concluded that it is more likely than not that a payment will be made, a provision is established to management's best estimate of the amount required to settle the obligation at the relevant balance sheet date.  In some cases it will not be possible to form a view, either because the facts are unclear or because further time is needed properly to assess the merits of the case and no provisions are held against such matters.  However the Group does not currently expect the final outcome of any such case to have a material adverse effect on its financial position.
 
 
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23.
Contingent liabilities and commitments (continued)

Contingent liabilities and commitments arising from the banking business
   
As at
30 June
2011
   
As at
31 Dec
2010
 
      £m       £m  
                 
Contingent liabilities
               
Acceptances and endorsements
    55       48  
Other:
               
Other items serving as direct credit substitutes
    1,297       1,319  
Performance bonds and other transaction-related contingencies
    2,762       2,812  
      4,059       4,131  
Total contingent liabilities
    4,114       4,179  
                 
Commitments
               
Documentary credits and other short-term trade-related transactions
    172       255  
Forward asset purchases and forward deposits placed
    716       887  
                 
Undrawn formal standby facilities, credit lines and other commitments to lend:
               
Less than 1 year original maturity:
               
Mortgage offers made
    9,360       8,113  
Other commitments
    58,146       60,528  
      67,506       68,641  
1 year or over original maturity
    41,518       47,515  
Total commitments
    109,912       117,298  

 
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24. 
Capital ratios

Capital resources
 
As at
30 June
2011
   
As at
31 Dec
2010
 
      £m       £m  
                 
Core tier 1
               
Shareholders’ equity
    44,909       43,725  
Regulatory adjustments:
               
Non-controlling interests
    110       317  
Regulatory post-retirement benefit adjustments
    (625 )     (1,052 )
Available-for-sale revaluation reserve
    (137 )     285  
Cash flow hedging reserve
    (52 )     391  
Other items
    (208 )     (11 )
      43,997       43,655  
Less: deductions from core tier 1
               
Goodwill and other intangible assets
    (4,295 )     (4,406 )
Excess of expected losses over impairment allowances at 50 per cent
    (627 )      
Securitisation positions at 50 per cent
    (191 )     (214 )
Core tier 1 capital
    38,884       39,035  
                 
Preference share capital1
    1,545       1,507  
Preferred securities1
    4,365       4,338  
Less: deductions from tier 1
               
Material holdings in financial companies at 50 per cent
    (233 )     (69 )
Total tier 1 capital
    44,561       44,811  
                 
Tier 2
               
Available-for-sale revaluation reserve in respect of equities
    308       462  
Undated subordinated debt
    1,951       1,968  
Eligible provisions
    1,506       2,468  
Dated subordinated debt
    22,806       22,547  
                 
Less: deductions from tier 2
               
Excess of expected losses over impairment allowances at 50 per cent
    (627 )      
Securitisation positions at 50 per cent
    (191 )     (214 )
Material holdings in financial companies at 50 per cent
    (233 )     (69 )
Total tier 2 capital
    25,520       27,162  
                 
Supervisory deductions
               
Unconsolidated investments – life
    (10,113 )     (10,042 )
Unconsolidated investments – general insurance and other
    (2,308 )     (3,070 )
Total supervisory deductions
    (12,421 )     (13,112 )
Total capital resources
    57,660       58,861  
                 
Risk-weighted assets
    383,267       406,372  
                 
Core tier 1 capital ratio
    10.1     9.6
Tier 1 capital ratio
    11.6     11.0
Total capital ratio
    15.0     14.5

1
Covered by grandfathering provisions issued by FSA.
 
 
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24.
Capital ratios (continued)

Tier 1 capital
Core tier 1 capital has decreased by £151 million mainly due to an increase in excess of expected losses over impairment losses, reflecting the gradual reduction of legacy lending that is subject to very high provision levels and replacement with new lending, partially offset by a decrease in respect of the post-retirement benefits adjustment which is now based on the accounting balance sheet.

Tier 2 capital
Tier 2 capital has decreased in the period by £1,642 million reflecting the increase in excess of expected losses over impairment losses, as noted above, and a reduction in eligible provisions.

Supervisory deductions
Supervisory deductions mainly consist of investments in subsidiary undertakings that are not within the banking group for regulatory purposes.  These investments are primarily the Scottish Widows and Clerical Medical life and pensions businesses together with general insurance business.  Also included within deductions for other unconsolidated investments are investments in non-financial entities that are held by the Group's private equity (including venture capital) businesses.  During the period there has been a decrease in supervisory deductions primarily due to reduced holdings in private equity businesses, and in some cases changes to the level and/or nature of investments resulting in a reclassification as material holdings.

The movements in core tier 1 and total capital in the year are shown below:
   
Core tier 1
   
Total
 
      £m       £m  
                 
At 1 January 2011
    39,035       58,861  
Profit attributable to ordinary shareholders
    31       31  
Decrease in regulatory post-retirement benefit adjustments
    427       427  
Decrease in goodwill and intangible assets deductions
    111       111  
Increase in excess of expected losses over impairment losses
    (627 )     (1,254 )
Increase in material holding deduction
          (328 )
Decrease in eligible provisions
          (962 )
Decrease in supervisory deductions from total capital
          691  
Other movements
    (93 )     83  
At 30 June 2011
    38,884       57,660  
 
 
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24.
Capital ratios (continued)
Risk-weighted assets
 
As at
30 June
2011
   
As at
31 Dec
2010
 
      £m       £m  
Divisional analysis of risk-weighted assets:
               
Retail
    109,624       109,254  
Wholesale1
    176,581       196,164  
Commercial1
    26,798       26,552  
Wealth and International
    56,351       58,714  
Group Operations and Central items
    13,913       15,688  
      383,267       406,372  
                 
Risk type analysis of risk-weighted assets:
               
Foundation IRB
    98,468       114,490  
Retail IRB
    106,522       105,475  
Other IRB
    6,628       14,483  
Advanced approach
    211,618       234,448  
Standardised approach
    124,125       124,492  
Credit risk
    335,743       358,940  
Operational risk
    31,650       31,650  
Market and counterparty risk
    15,874       15,782  
Total risk-weighted assets
    383,267       406,372  

1
As explained on page 98, the Group’s Commercial business is now reviewed as a separate segment to Wholesale; comparative figures have been restated accordingly.

Risk-weighted assets decreased by £23,105 million to £383,267 million.  Retail risk-weighed assets remained broadly stable in the period, with the impact of lower lending balances being offset by the impact of a less favourable outlook for house prices compared with the end of 2010.  The reduction in Wholesale risk-weighted assets of £19,583 million primarily reflects the balance sheet reductions including treasury asset sales and the run down in other non-core asset portfolios, but also the impact of subdued corporate lending.  Risk-weighted assets within Wealth and International have reduced as a result of asset run-off, partly offset by foreign exchange movements.

 
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25.
Related party transactions

UK Government
In January 2009, the UK Government through HM Treasury became a related party of the Company following its subscription for ordinary shares issued under a placing and open offer.  As at 30 June 2011, HM Treasury held a 40.2 per cent (31 December 2010: 40.6 per cent) interest in the Company’s ordinary share capital and consequently HM Treasury remained a related party of the Company during the half-year to 30 June 2011.

From 1 January 2011, in accordance with IAS 24 (Revised), UK Government-controlled entities became related parties of the Group.  The Group regards the Bank of England and banks controlled by the UK Government, comprising The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, Northern Rock plc, Northern Rock (Asset Management) plc and Bradford & Bingley plc, as related parties.

Since 31 December 2010, the Group has had the following significant transactions with the UK Government or UK Government-related entities:

Government and central bank facilities
During the half-year to 30 June 2011, the Group has participated in HM Treasury’s Credit Guarantee Scheme and the Bank of England’s UK Special Liquidity Scheme.  HM Treasury's Credit Guarantee Scheme charges a commercial fee for the guarantee of new short and medium-term debt issuance; the fee payable to HM Treasury on guaranteed issues is based on a per annum rate of 50 basis points plus the median five-year credit default swap spread.  Further details of the UK Special Liquidity Scheme, including the fees payable to the Bank of England by participants, are available on the Bank of England’s website.

At 30 June 2011 the Group had £37,096 million of debt issued under the aforementioned schemes (31 December 2010: £94,925 million).  The facilities have various maturity dates, the last of which is in the fourth quarter of 2012.  During the half-year to 30 June 2011, the Group repaid £57,829 million under the aforementioned schemes.

Lending commitments
The formal lending commitments entered into in connection with the Group’s proposed participation in the Government Asset Protection Scheme have now expired and in February 2011, the Company (together with Barclays, Royal Bank of Scotland, HSBC and Santander) announced, as part of the ‘Project Merlin’ agreement with HM Treasury, its capacity and willingness to increase business lending (including to small and medium-sized enterprises) during 2011.

Business Growth Fund
In May 2011 the Group agreed, together with The Royal Bank of Scotland plc (and three other non-related parties), to subscribe for shares in the Business Growth Fund plc which is the company created to fulfil the role of the Business Growth Fund as set out in the British Bankers’ Association’s Business Taskforce Report of October 2010.

Other government-related entities
Other than the transactions referred to above, there were no other significant transactions with the UK Government and UK Government-controlled entities (including UK Government-controlled banks) during the period that were not made in the ordinary course of business or that were unusual in their nature or conditions.

Other related party transactions
Except as noted above, other related party transactions for the half-year to 30 June 2011 are similar in nature to those for the year ended 31 December 2010.
 
 
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26. 
Future accounting developments

The following pronouncements will be relevant to the Group but are not applicable for the year ending 31 December 2011 and have not been applied in preparing these condensed interim financial statements.  The full impact of these accounting changes is currently being assessed by the Group.

Effective for the Group for the year ending 31 December 2012
(i)
Amendments to IFRS 7 Financial Instruments DisclosuresTransfers of Financial Assets.  Requires additional disclosures in respect of risk exposures arising from transferred financial assets.

(ii)
Amendments to IAS 12 Income Taxes – Deferred Tax: Recovery of Underlying Assets.  Introduces a rebuttable presumption that investment property measured at fair value is recovered entirely through sale and that deferred tax in respect of such investment property is recognised on that basis.

Effective for the Group for the year ending 31 December 2013
(i)
IFRS 9 Financial Instruments.  Replaces those parts of IAS 39 Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement relating to the classification, measurement and derecognition of financial assets and liabilities.  Requires financial assets to be classified into two measurement categories, fair value and amortised cost, on the basis of the objectives of the entity’s business model for managing its financial assets and the contractual cash flow characteristics of the instrument.  The available-for-sale financial asset and held-to-maturity investment categories in the existing IAS 39 will be eliminated.  The requirements for financial liabilities and derecognition are broadly unchanged from IAS 39.

 
IFRS 9 is the initial stage of the project to replace IAS 39.  Future stages are expected to result in amendments to IFRS 9 to deal with changes to impairment of financial assets measured at amortised cost and hedge accounting.  Although the effective date of IFRS 9 is currently annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2013, the IASB has not yet finalised the replacement of IAS 39 and is expected to propose changing the effective date of IFRS 9 to annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2015 to facilitate the adoption of the entire replacement of IAS 39.  Until all stages of the replacement project are complete, it is not possible to determine the overall impact on the financial statements of the replacement of IAS 39.

(ii)
Amendments to IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements – Presentation of Items of Other Comprehensive Income.  Requires entities to group items presented in other comprehensive income on the basis of whether they are potentially reclassified to profit or loss subsequently.

(iii)
IFRS 10 Consolidated Financial Statements.  Supersedes IAS 27 Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements and SIC-12 Consolidation – Special Purpose Entities and establishes principles for the preparation of consolidated financial statements when an entity controls one or more entities.

(iv)
IFRS 11 Joint Arrangements.  Supersedes IAS 31 Interests in Joint Ventures and SIC-13 Jointly Controlled Entities – Non-Monetary Contributions by Venturers and establishes principles for financial reporting by parties to a joint arrangement.

(v)
IFRS 12 Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities.  Requires an entity to disclose information that enables users of financial statements to evaluate the nature of, and risks associated with, its interests in other entities and the effects of those interests on its financial position, financial performance and cash flows.

(vi)
IFRS 13 Fair Value Measurement.  The standard defines fair value, sets out a framework for measuring fair value and requires disclosures about fair value measurements and applies to IFRSs that require or permit fair value measurements or disclosures about fair value measurements.
 
 
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26.
Future accounting developments (continued)

(vii)
Amendment to IAS 27 Separate Financial Statements.  Contains accounting and disclosure requirements for investments in subsidiaries, joint ventures and associates when an entity presents separate financial statements.  The standard no longer deals with consolidated financial statements which are dealt with in IFRS 10.

(viii)
Amendment to IAS 28 Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures.  Prescribes the accounting for investments in associates and sets out the requirements for the application of the equity method when accounting for investments in associates and joint ventures.

(ix)
IAS 19 Employee Benefits (Revised).  Prescribes the accounting and disclosure by employers for employee benefits.  Actuarial gains and losses (remeasurements) in respect of defined benefit pension schemes are no longer deferred using the corridor approach and are recognised immediately in other comprehensive income.
 
27. 
Events after the balance sheet date

The Finance (No. 3) Bill 2011, which included the legislation in respect of the Bank Levy, received Royal Assent on 19 July 2011.  Under the legislation, the Group will only become liable to pay the Bank Levy at 31 December 2011 and, as a result, the Group has not accrued for this cost during the first half of 2011.  The Group expects that the cost of the Bank Levy for 2011 will be approximately £260 million.

28. 
Condensed consolidating financial information

Lloyds TSB Bank plc (LTSB Bank) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and intends to offer and sell certain securities in the US from time to time utilising a registration statement on Form F-3 filed with the SEC by the Company.  This will be accompanied by a full and unconditional guarantee by the Company.

LTSB Bank intends to utilise an exception provided in Rule 3-10 of Regulation S-X which allows it to not file its financial statements with the SEC.  In accordance with the requirements to qualify for the exception, presented below is condensed consolidating financial information for:

·  
The Company on a stand-alone basis as guarantor;
·  
LTSB Bank on a stand-alone basis as issuer;
·  
Non-guarantor subsidiaries of the Company and non-guarantor subsidiaries of LTSB Bank on a combined basis (Subsidiaries);
·  
Consolidation adjustments; and
·  
Lloyds Banking Group’s consolidated amounts (the Group)

Under IAS 27, the Company and LTSB Bank account for investments in their subsidiary undertakings at cost less impairment.  Rule 3-10 of Regulation S-X requires a company to account for its investments in subsidiary undertakings using the equity method, which would increase/(decrease) the result for the period of the Company and LTSB Bank in the information below by £257 million and £(1,226) million, respectively, for the half-year to 30 June 2011; £772 million and £(330) million for the half-year to 30 June 2010; and £(2,629) million and £698 million for the half-year to 31 December 2010.  The net assets of the Company and LTSB Bank in the information below would also be increased by £7,511 million and £6,807 million, respectively, at 30 June 2011; and £6,464 million and £7,495 million at 31 December 2010.
 
 
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28.
Condensed consolidating financial information (continued)

Income statements

For the half-year ended 30 June 2011
 
Company
   
LTSB Bank
   
Subsidiaries
   
Consolidation 
adjustments
   
Group
 
      £m       £m       £m       £m       £m  
                                         
Net interest (expense) income
    (7 )     1,722       4,842       (568 )     5,989  
Other income
    (286 )     4,496       8,356       (2,352 )     10,214  
Total income
    (293 )     6,218       13,198       (2,920 )     16,203  
Insurance claims
                (5,349 )           (5,349 )
Total income, net of insurance claims
    (293 )     6,218       7,849       (2,920 )     10,854  
Operating expenses
    (21 )     (3,338 )     (3,219 )     150       (6,428 )
Trading surplus
    (314 )     2,880       4,630       (2,770 )     4,426  
Impairment
          (1,579 )     (4,246 )     1,334       (4,491 )
Share of results of joint ventures and associates
                9       5       14  
(Loss) profit before tax
    (314 )     1,301       393       (1,431 )     (51 )
Taxation
    88       236       (188 )     (27 )     109  
(Loss) profit for the period
    (226 )     1,537       205       (1,458 )     58  


For the half-year ended 30 June 2010
 
Company
   
LTSB Bank
   
Subsidiaries
   
Consolidation 
adjustments
   
Group
 
      £m       £m       £m       £m       £m  
                                         
Net interest (expense) income
    (48 )     2,070       5,276       (260 )     7,038  
Other income
    (9 )     2,097       6,884       (230 )     8,742  
Total income
    (57 )     4,167       12,160       (490 )     15,780  
Insurance claims
                (3,189 )           (3,189 )
Total income, net of insurance claims
    (57 )     4,167       8,971       (490 )     12,591  
Operating expenses
    (19 )     (2,442 )     (3,354 )     4       (5,811 )
Trading surplus
    (76 )     1,725       5,617       (486 )     6,780  
Impairment
          (1,328 )     (5,755 )     1,660       (5,423 )
Share of results of joint ventures and associates
                (61 )           (61 )
(Loss) profit before tax
    (76 )     397       (199 )     1,174       1,296  
Taxation
    (100 )     77       (174 )     (433 )     (630 )
(Loss) profit for the period
    (176 )     474       (373 )     741       666  
 
 
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Income statements (continued)

For the half-year ended
31 December 2010
 
Company
   
LTSB Bank
   
Subsidiaries
   
Consolidation 
adjustments
   
Group
 
      £m       £m       £m       £m       £m  
                                         
Net interest (expense) income
    (43 )     1,766       4,263       (478 )     5,508  
Other income
    (823 )     1,578       21,050       374       22,179  
Total income
    (866 )     3,344       25,313       (104 )     27,687  
Insurance claims
                (15,348 )     26       (15,322 )
Total income, net of insurance claims
    (866 )     3,344       9,965       (78 )     12,365  
Operating expenses
    (19 )     (4,800 )     (5,953 )     113       (10,659 )
Trading surplus
    (885 )     (1,456 )     4,012       35       1,706  
Impairment
          (1,127 )     (5,508 )     1,106       (5,529 )
Share of results of joint ventures and associates
                (31 )     4       (27 )
Loss on sale of businesses
                8       (373 )     (365 )
(Loss) profit before tax
    (885 )     (2,583 )     (1,519 )     772       (4,215 )
Taxation
    262       646       183       (136 )     955  
(Loss) profit for the period
    (623 )     (1,937 )     (1,336 )     636       (3,260 )

 
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Balance sheets

At 30 June 2011
 
Company
   
LTSB Bank
   
Subsidiaries
   
Consolidation
adjustments
   
Group
 
      £m       £m       £m       £m       £m  
                                         
Assets
                                       
Cash and balances at central banks
          52,730       2,510             55,240  
Items in course of collection from banks
          1,047       345             1,392  
Trading and other financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
          5,170       150,382       (371 )     155,181  
Derivative financial instruments
    1,462       21,358       27,965       (5,529 )     45,256  
Loans and receivables:
                                       
Loans and advances to banks
          163,291       179,259       (314,380 )     28,170  
Loans and advances to customers
    6,164       250,778       413,970       (83,069 )     587,843  
Debt securities
          638       36,055       (21,172 )     15,521  
      6,164       414,707       629,284       (418,621 )     631,534  
Available-for-sale financial assets
    3,199       21,046       16,718       (8,170 )     32,793  
Held-to-maturity investments
          7,842                   7,842  
Investment properties
                6,441             6,441  
Investments in joint ventures and associates
          6       421             427  
Goodwill
                2,872       (856 )     2,016  
Value of in-force business
                6,146       1,336       7,482  
Other intangible assets
          146       246       2,865       3,257  
Tangible fixed assets
          1,600       6,230       44       7,874  
Current tax recoverable
    99       834       541       (916 )     558  
Deferred tax assets
    3       3,403       4,608       (2,892 )     5,122  
Retirement benefit assets
          584       189       72       845  
Investment in subsidiary undertakings
    38,194       40,033             (78,227 )      
Other assets
    969       2,021       14,208       (1,507 )     15,691  
Total assets
    50,090       572,527       869,106       (512,772 )     978,951  
 
 
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Balance sheets (continued)

At 30 June 2011
 
Company
   
LTSB Bank
   
Subsidiaries
   
Consolidation
adjustments
   
Group
 
      £m       £m       £m       £m       £m  
                                         
Equity and liabilities
                                       
                                         
Liabilities
                                       
Deposits from banks
          120,947       231,633       (321,286 )     31,294  
Customer deposits
    7,843       231,079       234,186       (73,189 )     399,919  
Items in course of transmission to banks
          505       807             1,312  
Trading and other financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss
          12,445       14,845             27,290  
Derivative financial instruments
            19,171       22,354       (5,476 )     36,049  
Notes in circulation
                1,048             1,048  
Debt securities in issue
    532       127,330       124,416       (21,084 )     231,194  
Liabilities arising from insurance contracts and participating investment contracts
                80,290       (16 )     80,274  
Liabilities arising from non-participating investment contracts
                52,823             52,823  
Unallocated surplus within insurance businesses
                649             649  
Other liabilities
    62       4,758       27,855       (1,776 )     30,899  
Retirement benefit obligations
          307       236       (143 )     400  
Current tax liabilities
          24       1,029       (948 )     105  
Deferred tax liabilities
          2       1,326       (916 )     412  
Other provisions
          2,362       1,732       58       4,152  
Subordinated liabilities
    4,255       14,787       30,770       (14,227 )     35,585  
Total liabilities
    12,692       533,717       825,999       (439,003 )     933,405  
                                         
Equity
                                       
Shareholders’ equity
    37,398       38,810       42,458       (73,757 )     44,909  
Minority interests
                649       (12 )     637  
Total equity
    37,398       38,810       43,107       (73,769 )     45,546  
Total equity and liabilities
    50,090       572,527       869,106       (512,772 )     978,951  
 
 
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Balance sheets (continued)

At 31 December 2010
 
Company
   
LTSB Bank
   
Subsidiaries
   
Consolidation adjustments
   
Group
 
      £m       £m       £m       £m       £m  
                                         
Assets
                                       
Cash and balances at central banks
          35,585       2,530             38,115  
Items in course of collection from banks
          997       371             1,368  
Trading and other financial assets at fair value through profit or loss
          4,587       151,710       (106 )     156,191  
Derivative financial instruments
    1,664       21,322       31,739       (3,948 )     50,777  
Loans and receivables:
                                       
Loans and advances to banks
          152,596       159,888       (282,212 )     30,272  
Loans and advances to customers
    5,821       251,173       415,914       (80,311 )     592,597  
Debt securities
          1,479       48,676       (24,420 )     25,735  
      5,821       405,248       624,478       (386,943 )     648,604  
Available-for-sale financial assets
    3,103       24,951       23,050       (8,149 )     42,955  
Held-to-maturity investments
          7,905                   7,905  
Investment properties
                5,997             5,997  
Investments in joint ventures and associates
          6       429       (6 )     429  
Goodwill
                2,864       (848 )     2,016  
Value of in-force business
                6,020       1,347       7,367  
Other intangible assets
          118       224       3,154       3,496  
Tangible fixed assets
          1,531       7,519       (860 )     8,190  
Current tax recoverable
    109       828       394       (710 )     621  
Deferred tax assets
    6       3,233       4,586       (2,797 )     5,028  
Retirement benefit assets
          530       152       54       736  
Investment in subsidiary undertakings
    38,194       40,155             (78,349 )      
Other assets
    1,040       1,243       11,582       (1,222 )     12,643  
Total assets
    49,937       548,239       873,645       (479,383 )     992,438  
 
 
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Balance sheets (continued)

At 31 December 2010
 
Company
   
LTSB Bank
   
Subsidiaries
   
Consolidation adjustments
   
Group
 
      £m       £m       £m       £m       £m  
                                         
Equity and liabilities
                                       
                                         
Liabilities
                                       
Deposits from banks
          118,337       220,725       (288,699 )     50,363  
Customer deposits
    7,988       223,812       232,106       (70,273 )     393,633  
Items in course of transmission to banks
          506       296             802  
Trading and other financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss
          11,268       15,494             26,762  
Derivative financial instruments
          20,260       26,154       (4,256 )     42,158  
Notes in circulation
                1,074             1,074  
Debt securities in issue
    549       115,122       137,591       (24,396 )     228,866  
Liabilities arising from insurance contracts and participating investment contracts
                80,750       (21 )     80,729  
Liabilities arising from non-participating investment contracts
                51,363             51,363  
Unallocated surplus within insurance businesses
                643             643  
Other liabilities
    65       3,800       26,976       (1,145 )     29,696  
Retirement benefit obligations
          292       207       (76 )     423  
Current tax liabilities
          19       867       (737 )     149  
Deferred tax liabilities
                940       (693 )     247  
Other provisions
          2,189       2,445       98       4,732  
Subordinated liabilities
    4,074       15,574       30,870       (14,286 )     36,232  
Total liabilities
    12,676       511,179       828,501       (404,484 )     947,872  
                                         
Equity
                                       
                                         
Shareholders’ equity
    37,261       37,060       44,303       (74,899 )     43,725  
Non-controlling interests
                841             841  
Total equity
    37,261       37,060       45,144       (74,899 )     44,566  
Total equity and liabilities
    49,937       548,239       873,645       (479,383 )     992,438  

 
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Cash flow statements

For the half-year ended 30 June 2011
 
Company
   
LTSB Bank
   
Subsidiaries
   
Consolidation adjustments
   
Group
 
      £m       £m       £m       £m       £m  
                                         
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
    479       14,020       (5,074 )     (487 )     8,938  
                                         
Purchase of financial assets
          (8,395 )     (5,801 )           (14,196 )
Proceeds from sale and maturity of financial assets
          12,272       12,118             24,390  
Purchase of fixed assets
          (317 )     (1,037 )           (1,354 )
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets
          27       686             713  
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash disposed
                (8 )           (8 )
Disposal of businesses, net of cash disposed
                238             238  
Net cash provided by investing activities
          3,587       6,196             9,783  
                                         
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests
                (22 )           (22 )
Interest paid on subordinated liabilities
          (405 )     (833 )     8       (1,230 )
Repayment of subordinated liabilities
          (832 )     (92 )           (924 )
Change in non-controlling interests
                (10 )           (10 )
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
          (1,237 )     (957 )     8       (2,186 )
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
          9       1             10  
Change in cash and cash equivalents
    479       16,379       166       (479 )     16,545  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    375       40,389       21,911       (375 )     62,300  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
    854       56,768       22,077       (854 )     78,845  
 
 
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Cash flow statements (continued)

For the half-year ended 30 June 2010
 
Company
   
LTSB Bank
   
Subsidiaries
   
Consolidation adjustments
   
Group
 
      £m       £m       £m       £m       £m  
                                         
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
    (822 )     16,538       (4,805 )     654       11,565  
                                         
Purchase of financial assets
          (8,771 )     (8,750 )           (17,521 )
Proceeds from sale and maturity of financial assets
          4,692       13,863             18,555  
Purchase of fixed assets
          (117 )     (942 )           (1,059 )
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets
          5       923             928  
Additional capital injections to subsidiaries
          (39 )           39        
Capital repayments by subsidiaries
    850                   (850 )      
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired
                (7 )           (7 )
Disposal of businesses, net of cash disposed
                239             239  
Capital lending to subsidiaries
    (876 )                 876        
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
    (26 )     (4,230 )     5,326       65       1,135  
                                         
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests
                (8 )           (8 )
Proceeds from issue of debt securities
                             
Repayment of debt securities in issue
    (350 )                 350        
Interest paid on subordinated liabilities
          (499 )     (677 )     129       (1,047 )
Proceeds from issue of subordinated liabilities
          1,968                   1,968  
Change in non-controlling interests
                (5 )           (5 )
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
    (350 )     1,469       (690 )     479       908  
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
          14       167             181  
Change in cash and cash equivalents
    (1,198 )     13,791       (2 )     1,198       13,789  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    2,837       42,207       23,483       (2,837 )     65,690  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
    1,639       55,998       23,481       (1,639 )     79,479  

 
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Cash flow statements (continued)

For the half-year ended
31 December 2010
 
Company
   
LTSB Bank
   
Subsidiaries
   
Consolidation adjustments
   
Group
 
      £m       £m       £m       £m       £m  
                                         
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
    (1,264 )     (1,808 )     (7,660 )     (2,870 )     (13,602 )
                                         
Purchase of financial assets
          (23,868 )     (10,076 )     4,575       (29,369 )
Proceeds from sale and maturity of financial assets
          10,139       18,090       (785 )     27,444  
Purchase of fixed assets
          (458 )     (1,699 )           (2,157 )
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets
          2       424             426  
Additional capital injections to subsidiaries
          (180 )           180        
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired
                (84 )     18       (66 )
Disposal of businesses, net of cash disposed
          18       189       (18 )     189  
Capital lending to subsidiaries
    (549 )                 549        
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
    (549 )     (14,347 )     6,844       4,519       (3,533 )
                                         
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests
                (39 )           (39 )
Proceeds from issue of debt securities
    549                   (549 )      
Interest paid on subordinated liabilities
          (373 )     (686 )     164       (895 )
Proceeds from issue of subordinated liabilities
          1,269                   1,269  
Repayment of subordinated liabilities
          (353 )     (331 )           (684 )
Change in non-controlling interests
                7             7  
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
    549       543       (1,049 )     (385 )     (342 )
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
          3       295             298  
Change in cash and cash equivalents
    (1,264 )     (15,609 )     (1,570 )     1,264       (17,179 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    1,639       55,998       23,481       (1,639 )     79,479  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
    375       40,389       21,911       (375 )     62,300  


 
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LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC
 
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 BANKING GROUP plc  
       
       
       
 
By:
 /s/ T Tookey 
 
    Name:  Tim J.W.  Tookey  
    Title:  Group Finance Director  
         
    Dated: 12 August 2011  

                                                    
                                                  
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