# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001160106
**File Stem:** 0000950103-26-001631
**Filing Date:** 2026-2
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000950103-26-001631.hdr.sgml**: 20260204

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000950103-26-001631

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 6-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260204

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260204

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260204

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Lloyds Banking Group plc
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001160106
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** COMMERCIAL BANKS, NEC [6029]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 02 Finance
- **EIN:** 000000000
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** X0

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 6-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-15246
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26598877

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 25 GRESHAM STREET
- **CITY:** LONDON
- **STATE:** X0
- **ZIP:** EC2V 7HN
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 44 0 20 7626 1500

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 25 GRESHAM STREET
- **CITY:** LONDON
- **STATE:** X0
- **ZIP:** EC2V 7HN

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** LLOYDS TSB GROUP PLC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20010926

**FORM 6-K**

**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

**Report of Foreign Private Issuer Pursuant to Rule** **13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER the Securities Exchange Act of 1934**

For February 4, 2026

Commission File Number: 001-15246

**LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC**<br> 33 Old Broad Street

London EC2N 1HZ<br> United Kingdom

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F __<u>X</u>__ Form 40-F _____

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):

EXPLANATORY NOTE

In connection with the issuance by Lloyds Banking Group plc of (i) $1,250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.241% Senior Callable Fixed to Fixed Rate Notes due 2030, (ii) $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.668% Senior Callable Fixed to Fixed Rate Notes due 2047 and (iii) $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Senior Callable Floating Rate Notes due 2030, Lloyds Banking Group plc is filing the following document solely for incorporation into the Registration Statement on Form F-3ASR (File No. 333-287829):

**Exhibit List**

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| **Exhibit No.** | **Description** |
| [1.1](dp241106_ex0101.htm) | [Underwriting Agreement for the 4.241% Senior Callable Fixed to Fixed Rate Notes due 2030, 5.668% Senior Callable Fixed to Fixed Rate Notes due 2047 and Senior Callable Floating Rate Notes due 2030, dated as of February 3, 2026](dp241106_ex0101.htm) |

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**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.

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| | | LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC<br> (Registrant) | LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC<br> (Registrant) | LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC<br> (Registrant) |
| Dated: | February 4, 2026 | By: | /s/ Kristofer Middleton | /s/ Kristofer Middleton |
|  |  |  | Name: | Kristofer Middleton |
|  |  |  | Title: | Head of Term Issuance and Capital Structuring |

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## Exhibit 1.1

**EXHIBIT 1.1**

**LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC<br> (a public limited company incorporated under the laws of<br> Scotland and registered in Scotland)<br> SENIOR DEBT<br> UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT<br> DATED: February 3, 2026**

**LLOYDS BANKING GROUP plc<br> Underwriting Agreement**

BMO Capital Markets Corp.

151 West 42nd Street

New York, NY 10036

United States

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

270 Park Ave

New York, NY 10017

United States

Lloyds Securities Inc.

1095 Avenue of the Americas, 34th Floor

New York, NY 10036

United States

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

1585 Broadway

New York, NY 10036

United States

Santander US Capital Markets LLC

437 Madison Avenue, 8<sup>th</sup> Floor

New York, NY 10022

United States

TD Securities (USA) LLC

1 Vanderbilt Avenue, 11th Floor

New York, NY 10017

United States

<br> As Representatives of the several Underwriters<br> named in Schedule I to the Pricing Agreement (as defined below)

**$1,250,000,000 4.241% Senior Callable Fixed to Fixed Rate Notes due 2030**

**$1,000,000,000 5.668% Senior Callable Fixed to Fixed Rate Notes due 2047**

**$500,000,000 Senior Callable Floating Rate Notes due 2030**

**February 3, 2026**

Ladies and Gentlemen:

From time to time Lloyds Banking Group plc, a public limited company incorporated and registered in Scotland, United Kingdom (the "**Company**"), proposes to enter into one or more Pricing Agreements (each a "**Pricing Agreement**") in the form of Annex I hereto, with such additions and deletions as the parties thereto may determine, and, subject to the terms and conditions stated herein and therein, to issue and sell to the several firms named in Schedule I to the applicable Pricing Agreement (such firms constituting the "**Underwriters**" with respect to such Pricing Agreement and the securities specified therein), or to purchasers procured by them, certain of the Company's debt securities specified in Schedule II to such Pricing Agreement (with respect to such Pricing Agreement, the "**Securities**").

The terms of, and rights attached to, any particular issuance of Securities shall be as specified in the Pricing Agreement relating thereto and in or pursuant to a senior debt securities indenture (as hereto amended and supplemented and as may be further amended and supplemented from time to time, the "**Indenture**") between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee ("**Trustee**"). The offering of the Securities will be governed by this Agreement, as supplemented by the Pricing Agreement. From and after the date of the execution and delivery of the Pricing Agreement, this Agreement shall be deemed to incorporate the Pricing Agreement.

1. Particular sales
 of the Securities may be made from time to time to the Underwriters of such Securities, or
 to purchasers procured by them, for whom the firms designated as representatives of the Underwriters
 of such Securities in the Pricing Agreement relating thereto will act as representatives
 (the "**Representatives** "). The term "**Representatives** "
 also refers to a single firm acting as sole representative of the Underwriters and to an
 Underwriter or Underwriters who act without any firm being designated as its or their representatives.
 This Agreement shall not be construed as an obligation of the Company to sell any of the
 Securities or as an obligation of any of the Underwriters to purchase, or procure purchasers
 for, the Securities. The obligation of the Company to issue and sell any of the Securities
 and the obligation of any of the Underwriters to purchase, or procure purchasers for, any
 of the Securities shall be evidenced by the Pricing Agreement with respect to the Securities
 specified therein. Each Pricing Agreement shall specify the aggregate principal amount of
 such Securities, any option to purchase additional Securities, the initial public offering
 price of such Securities, the percentage of the principal amount of the Securities (the "**Purchase Price**") to the Underwriters of such Securities, the names of the Underwriters of
 such Securities, the names of the Representatives of such Underwriters and the principal
 amount of such Securities to be purchased by each Underwriter, or by purchasers procured
 by such Underwriter, and shall set forth the date, time and manner of delivery of such Securities
 and payment therefor. The Pricing Agreement shall also specify (to the extent not set forth
 in the Indenture and the Registration Statement (as defined below), the Disclosure Package
 (as defined below) and prospectus with respect thereto) the terms of such Securities. A Pricing
 Agreement shall be executed in writing (and may be in counterparts), and may be evidenced
 by an exchange of facsimile communications or any other rapid transmission device designed
 to produce a written record of communications transmitted. The obligations of the Underwriters
 under this Agreement and each Pricing Agreement shall be several and not joint.

The Company has prepared and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "**Commission**") an "automatic shelf registration statement" as defined under Rule 405 under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "**1933 Act**") on Form F-3 (No. 333- 287829), including any post-effective amendment thereto required to be filed by the Commission, and related preliminary prospectus for the registration of, among other securities, certain debt securities of the Company, including the Securities, in accordance with the provisions of the 1933 Act, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder (the "**1933 Act Regulations**").

The registration statement on Form F-3, as amended to the date on which it became effective prior to the date of this Agreement (including any prospectus supplement relating to the Securities and any other information, if any, deemed to be part of such registration statement pursuant to Rule 430B of the 1933 Act Regulations), and the prospectus constituting a part thereof (including in each case all documents, if any, incorporated by reference therein to such date) are hereinafter referred to as the "**Registration Statement**" and the "**Prospectus**", respectively, *except that* (i) if any revised prospectus or prospectus supplement shall be provided to the Underwriters by the Company for use in connection with the offering of the Securities which differs from the Prospectus on file at the Commission at the time the Registration Statement became effective (whether or not such revised prospectus is required to be filed by the Company pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the 1933 Act Regulations) the term "**Prospectus**" shall refer to such revised prospectus or include such prospectus supplement, as the case may be, from and after the time such revised prospectus or prospectus supplement is first provided to the Underwriters for such use, and (ii) if the Company files any documents pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15 of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "**1934 Act**"), after the Registration Statement became effective and prior to the termination of the offering of the Securities by the Underwriters, which documents are deemed to be or, in the case of a Report on Form 6-K, are designated as being incorporated by reference into the Prospectus pursuant to Form F-3 under the 1933 Act Regulations, the term "**Prospectus**" shall refer to said prospectus as modified to include the documents so filed from and after the time said documents are filed with or furnished to the Commission. The term "**Preliminary Prospectus**" means any preliminary form of the Prospectus (including any preliminary prospectus supplement), which is used prior to the filing of the Prospectus and first filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the 1933 Act Regulations. The term "**Free Writing Prospectus**" has the meaning set forth in Rule 405 of the 1933 Act Regulations. The term "**Issuer Free Writing Prospectus**" means (i) any material that satisfies the conditions set forth in Rule 433 of the 1933 Act Regulations and (ii) any roadshow presentation, including any Bloomberg roadshow presentation. The term "**Disclosure Package**" means (i) the Preliminary Prospectus, if any, and otherwise the Prospectus, (ii) any Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses identified in Annex II hereto, (iii) the final term sheets prepared and filed pursuant to Section 5(d) of this Agreement (the "**Term Sheets**") and (iv) any other Free Writing Prospectus that the parties hereto shall hereafter expressly agree in writing to treat as part of the Disclosure Package.

"**Applicable Time**" means the time specified in the Pricing Agreement on the date hereof or such other time as agreed by the Company and the Representatives.

2. The Company represents
 and warrants to, and agrees with, each of the Underwriters as of the date hereof, as of the
 Applicable Time, and as of the Time of Delivery referred to in Section 4 hereof that:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) An "automatic
 shelf registration statement" (as defined in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act) on Form
 F-3 in respect of the Securities (File No. 333- 287829), and any post-effective amendment
 thereto, (i) has been prepared by the Company in conformity with the requirements of the
 1933 Act Regulations, (ii) has been filed with the Commission under the 1933 Act not earlier
 than the date that is three years prior to the Time of Delivery (as defined in Section 4
 hereof) and (iii) upon its filing with the Commission, automatically became and is effective
 under the 1933 Act.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The Commission
 has not issued any order preventing or suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement
 or any part thereof or preventing or suspending the use of any Preliminary Prospectus, Disclosure
 Package, Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or the Prospectus; and no proceeding for any such
 purpose or pursuant to Section 8A of the 1933 Act against the Company or related to the offering
 has been, to the Company's knowledge, instituted or threatened by the Commission. The
 Commission has not issued any order directed to any document incorporated by reference in
 the most recent Preliminary Prospectus, if any, or the Prospectus, and, to the Company's
 knowledge, no proceeding has been instituted or threatened by the Commission with respect
 to any document incorporated by reference in the most recent Preliminary Prospectus, if any,
 or the Prospectus. The Commission has not notified the Company of any objection to the use
 of such Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The Company
 has been, and continues to be, a "well-known seasoned issuer" (as defined in
 Rule 405 of the 1933 Act Regulations) and has not been, and continues not to be, an "ineligible
 issuer" (as defined in Rule 405 of the 1933 Act Regulations), in each case at all times
 relevant under the 1933 Act in connection with the offering of the Securities.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The Registration
 Statement conformed on the date on which it became effective and conforms, and any amendment
 to the Registration Statement filed after the date hereof will conform, in all material respects
 to the requirements of the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations. The most recent Preliminary
 Prospectus, if any, conforms, and the Prospectus, and any amendment or supplement thereto,
 will conform, in all material respects to the requirements of the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act
 Regulations when they become effective or are filed with the Commission. The documents incorporated
 by reference in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package, and the most recent Preliminary
 Prospectus, if any, or Prospectus, when they became effective or were filed with the Commission,
 as the case may be, conformed in all material respects, to the requirements of the 1933 Act,
 the 1934 Act or with the Trust Indenture Act (as defined below), as applicable, and the 1933
 Act Regulations, and any further documents so filed and incorporated by reference in the
 Prospectus or any further amendment or supplement thereto, when such documents become effective
 or are filed with the Commission, as the case may be, will conform, in all material respects
 to the requirements of the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act, as applicable, and the 1933 Act Regulations; *provided, however*, that the representations and warranties in this subsection shall
 not apply to that part of the Registration Statement that constitutes the Statement of Eligibility
 (the "**Form T-1**") under the U.S. Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended
 (the "**Trust Indenture Act** "), of the Trustee.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) The Registration
 Statement did not, as of the date on which it became effective, contain any untrue statement
 of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
 to make the statements therein not misleading; *provided, however,* that no representation
 or warranty is made as to information contained in or omitted from the Registration Statement
 in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company through
 the Representatives by or on behalf of any Underwriter specifically for inclusion therein.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) Each of
 (a) the Disclosure Package and (b) any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (not included in Annex
 II) together with the Disclosure Package did not, as of either the Applicable Time or the
 Time of Delivery (as defined in Section 4), contain any untrue statement of a material fact
 or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the
 light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; *provided, however,* that no representation or warranty is made as to information contained in or omitted from
 the Disclosure Package in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished
 to the Company through the Representatives by or on behalf of any Underwriter specifically
 for inclusion therein.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) The Prospectus,
 and any amendment or supplement thereto, will not, as of its date and at the Time of Delivery
 (as defined in Section 4), contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
 a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
 under which they were made, not misleading; *provided, however,* that no representation
 or warranty is made as to information contained in or omitted from the Prospectus in reliance
 upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company through the Representatives
 by or on behalf of any Underwriter specifically for inclusion therein; *provided, further* that the representations and warranties in this subsection shall not apply to the Form T-1
 of the Trustee.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) The audited
 consolidated financial statements (in conjunction with the notes thereto) of the Company
 included in the Disclosure Package and Prospectus present fairly, in all material respects,
 the financial position of the Company and its subsidiary undertakings for the periods specified.
 The audited consolidated annual financial statements of the Company for the financial years
 ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, and the results of their operations and cash flows
 for each of the three years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 were prepared in accordance
 with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting
 Standards Board.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) Since the
 respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure
 Package and the Prospectus, except as otherwise set forth or contemplated therein, there
 has been no material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the results
 of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j) The Company
 (A) has been duly incorporated in Scotland and is validly registered under the laws of Scotland;
 (B) has the requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement
 and the Pricing Agreement and had the requisite corporate power and authority to execute
 and deliver the Indenture and to issue the Securities and, in each case, to perform its obligations
 hereunder and thereunder; (C) has the corporate power and authority to conduct its business
 through its subsidiaries as described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus; and (D)
 has duly authorized, executed and delivered this Agreement and the Pricing Agreement, and
 this Agreement and the Pricing Agreement constitute the valid and legally binding agreement
 of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as rights to indemnity
 or contribution may be limited by applicable law and subject as to enforcement to bankruptcy,
 insolvency, reorganization and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting
 creditors' rights generally and to general equity principles.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(k) The Indenture
 has been duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act and duly authorized, executed and delivered
 by the Company and, assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the Trustee, constitutes
 a valid and legally binding obligation of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its
 terms, subject as to enforcement to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and other laws
 of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights generally and to
 general equity principles.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(l) The forms
 of the Securities have been duly authorized and established in conformity with the provisions
 of the Indenture and, when the Securities have been executed and authenticated in accordance
 with the provisions of the Indenture and delivered to and duly paid for by the purchasers
 thereof, the Securities will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture and will be valid
 and binding obligations of the Company enforceable in accordance with their terms, subject
 to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization and other laws of general applicability relating
 to or affecting creditors' rights generally and to general equity principles.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(m) The Indenture
 and the Securities will conform in all material respects to the descriptions thereof contained
 in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(n) All consents,
 approvals, authorizations, orders and decrees of any court or governmental agency or body
 of the United States or the United Kingdom having jurisdiction over the Company required
 for the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or
 the Pricing Agreement or to permit the Company to effect interest payments in U.S. dollars
 on the Securities in accordance with the terms of the Indenture have been obtained and are
 in full force and effect, except as may be required by U.S. state securities laws (the "**Blue Sky laws** ").

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(o) The execution,
 delivery and performance of this Agreement, the Pricing Agreement and the Indenture, the
 issuance, authentication, sale and delivery of the Securities and the compliance by the Company
 with the respective terms thereof, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
 hereby and thereby, will not conflict with or result in a breach under any agreement or instrument
 to which the Company is a party or by which the Company is bound that is material to the
 Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, nor will such action result in any violation
 of (1) the provisions of the Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company or (2)
 any statute or any order, filing, rule or regulation of any United States, English or Scottish
 court or governmental agency or regulatory body having jurisdiction over the Company except
 for any such violation in (2) above that would not, individually or in the aggregate, have
 a material adverse effect on the condition, financial or otherwise, or on the results of
 operations or the business of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(p) The Company
 is not, and after giving effect to the offer and sales of the Securities and application
 of the proceeds thereof as described in the Prospectus and the Disclosure Package, will not
 be, required to register as an "investment company," as defined in the Investment
 Company Act of 1940, as amended.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(q) There is
 no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or brought by any court or governmental
 agency or body, domestic or foreign, now pending, or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened
 against or affecting the Company or any subsidiary, which is required to be disclosed in
 the Disclosure Package and Prospectus (other than as disclosed therein).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(r) The consolidated
 capitalization of the Company and its subsidiaries set forth in the Disclosure Package and
 Prospectus is true and correct as of the dates specified therein.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(s) Deloitte
 LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm (the "**Independent Accountants** "),
 who have audited the consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries
 as of and for each of the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022 included or incorporated
 by reference in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus, were
 at the time of auditing such financial statements, independent public accountants as required
 by the 1933 Act and the 1933 Act Regulations.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(t) The Company
 has an effective system of internal controls over financial reporting so as to satisfy the
 requirements of section 404 of the U.S. Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 on the basis set forth
 in the Company's most recent annual report filed on Form 20-F, and to otherwise provide
 reasonable assurances that (i) transactions are executed in accordance with management's
 general or specific authorization, (ii) transactions are recorded as necessary to permit
 preparation of financial statements in conformity with IFRS (as adopted by the European Union
 and the United Kingdom) and to maintain accountability for assets, (iii) access to assets
 is permitted only in accordance with management's general or specific authorization
 and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable
 intervals and appropriate action is taken with respect to any differences.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(u) The Company
 has not during the past five years, had any (i) material weaknesses in their internal controls
 over financial reporting (whether or not remediated) or (ii) changes in its internal controls
 over financial reporting that has materially adversely affected, or would be reasonably likely
 to materially adversely affect, its internal controls over financial reporting. The Company
 has not had during the past five years, any fraud that involves any current member of management
 of the Company and no material fraud that involves any employee of the Company or (so far
 as the Company is aware) of any subsidiary.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(v) None of
 the Company or, to the knowledge of the Company, any director, officer, agent, employee or
 affiliate of the Company is currently subject to any sanctions administered by the Office
 of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or any similar sanctions
 imposed by the European Union, the United Kingdom, the United Nations or any other governmental
 authority, to which the Company or any of its affiliates is subject (collectively, the "**Sanctions** ");
 and the Securities are not being issued for the purpose of funding any operations in, financing
 any investment or activities in or making any payments to any country or to any person in
 contravention of prevailing Sanctions, *provided* that this sub-clause shall not apply
 to the extent that it would result in a breach and/or violation of, or a conflict with, (i)
 EU Regulation (EC) 2271/96 of 22 November 1996 as amended from time to time and/or any associated
 and applicable national law, instrument or regulation or (ii) EU Regulation (EC) 2271/96
 as it forms part of domestic law of the United Kingdom by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal)
 Act 2018, as amended from time to time ()"**EUWA** ").

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(w) Neither
 the Company nor any of its subsidiaries or, to the knowledge of the Company and each of its
 subsidiaries, any director, officer, agent, employee or other person associated with or acting
 on behalf of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, is aware of or has taken any action,
 directly or indirectly, that could result in a violation by such persons of the U.S. Foreign
 Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended, or the rules and regulations thereunder (the "**FCPA** ")
 (including, without limitation, making use of the mail or any means or instrument of interstate
 commerce corruptly in furtherance of an offer, payment, promise to pay or authorization of
 the payment of any money, or other property, gift, promise to give, or authorization of the
 giving of anything of value to any "foreign official" (as such term is defined
 in the FCPA) or any foreign political office, in contravention of the FCPA), the UK Bribery
 Act 2010 or any similar law or regulation, to which the Company, any subsidiary thereof,
 any director, officer, agent, employee of the Company or any subsidiary thereof may be subject.
 The Company and each subsidiary thereof have conducted their businesses in compliance with
 the FCPA, the UK Bribery Act 2010 and any applicable similar law or regulation and have instituted
 and maintain policies and procedures designed to ensure, and which are reasonably expected
 to continue to ensure, continued compliance therewith.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(x) The operations
 of the Company and its subsidiaries are and have been conducted at all times in material
 compliance with the money laundering statutes of all jurisdictions, the rules and regulations
 thereunder and any related or similar rules, regulations or guidelines, issued, administered
 or enforced by any governmental agency (collectively, the "**Money Laundering Laws** ")
 and, except as otherwise disclosed in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package
 and the Prospectus, no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental
 agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company and its subsidiaries with
 respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company
 or its subsidiaries, threatened, except in each case where such action, suit or proceeding
 would not result in a material adverse change in the condition, financial or otherwise, or
 in the results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise.

3. Upon the execution
 of the Pricing Agreement applicable to any Securities and authorization by the Representatives
 of the release of such Securities, the Underwriters, acting severally and not jointly, propose
 to offer such Securities for sale upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Prospectus
 (as amended or supplemented).

4. The Securities
 to be purchased by each Underwriter and/or by purchasers procured by such Underwriter pursuant
 to the Pricing Agreement relating thereto, in the form specified in such Pricing Agreement,
 and registered in such names as the Representatives may request upon at least forty-eight
 hours' prior notice to the Company, shall be delivered by or on behalf of the Company
 to the Representatives for the account of such Underwriters, against payment by the Underwriters,
 or by the Representatives on behalf of the Underwriters, of the Purchase Price therefor by
 wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by the Company in accordance
 with the Pricing Agreement, all in the manner and at the place and time and date specified
 in such Pricing Agreement or at such other place and time and date as the Representatives
 and the Company may agree upon in writing, such time and date being herein called the "**Time of Delivery**" for such Securities.

5. The Company agrees
 with each of the Underwriters of any Securities that:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The Company
 will notify the Representatives promptly on becoming aware of (i) any request by the Commission
 for any amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Disclosure
 Package or the Prospectus or for additional information relating to the Registration Statement,
 the Disclosure Package, the Prospectus or the offering of the Securities, and (ii) the issuance
 by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement
 or suspending or preventing the use of any Preliminary Prospectus, if any, Disclosure Package,
 the Prospectus or the initiation of any proceedings for such purpose or the issuance by the
 Commission of any notice of objection to the use of the Registration Statement or any post-effective
 amendment thereto or any request by the Commission for the amending or supplementing of the
 Registration Statement, the Prospectus, the Disclosure Package or any Free Writing Prospectus.
 The Company will make every reasonable effort to prevent the issuance of any such stop order
 and, if any stop order or notice of objection is issued, to obtain the lifting thereof at
 the earliest possible moment.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) If at any
 time prior to the Time of Delivery, any event occurs as a result of which the Disclosure
 Package would then include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material
 fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
 under which they were made, not misleading, the Company will (i) promptly notify the Representatives
 so that any use of the Disclosure Package may cease until it is amended or supplemented;
 (ii) amend or supplement the Disclosure Package to correct such statement or omission; (iii)
 file such amendment or supplement with the Commission; and (iv) supply any such amendment
 or supplement to the Underwriters in such quantities as they may reasonably request.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The Company
 will, for so long as the delivery of a prospectus is required in connection with the offering
 or sale of the Securities (including in circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied
 pursuant to Rule 172 or Rule 173(a) of the 1933 Act Regulations), file promptly all reports
 required to be filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c)
 or 15(d) of the 1934 Act and will give the Representatives notice of its intention to file
 any amendment to the Registration Statement or any amendment or supplement to the Disclosure
 Package or the Prospectus (including any prospectus which the Company proposes for use by
 the Underwriters in connection with the offering of the Securities which differs from the
 Prospectus, whether or not such revised prospectus is required to be filed pursuant to Rule
 424(b) of the 1933 Act Regulations) and, if and to the extent reasonably practicable, will
 furnish the Representatives with copies of any such amendment or supplement a reasonable
 amount of time prior to such proposed filing or use, as the case may be, and will not file
 any such amendment or supplement or use any such prospectus without prior consultation with
 the Representatives, if such prior consultation is reasonably practicable.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The Company
 will prepare the Term Sheets, containing solely a description of the final terms of the Securities
 and the offering thereof, in a form approved by the Representatives and will file each Term
 Sheet not later than the time required by Rule 433(d) of the 1933 Act Regulations.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) The Company
 will prepare the Prospectus in relation to the Securities and file such Prospectus pursuant
 to Rule 424(b) of the 1933 Act Regulations not later than the time required by Rule 424(b)
 of the 1933 Act Regulations following the execution and delivery of the Pricing Agreement
 relating to the Securities.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) If required
 by Rule 430B(h) of the 1933 Act Regulations, the Company will prepare a prospectus and file
 such prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the 1933 Act Regulations not later than may be
 required by such Rule.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) The Company
 will deliver to each Representative a conformed copy of the Registration Statement, as originally
 filed, and of each amendment thereto (including exhibits and documents filed therewith or
 incorporated by reference, as the case may be, into the Registration Statement).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) The Company
 will furnish the Underwriters with copies of the Preliminary Prospectus, if any, the Prospectus
 and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus (including, in each case, any supplement thereto)
 in such quantities as the Representatives may from time to time reasonably request, and will
 use all reasonable efforts to make the initial delivery of the Prospectus by no later than
 9:00 a.m. (New York time) on the second business day prior to the Time of Delivery and, if
 the delivery of a Prospectus (or in lieu thereof, the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) under
 the 1933 Act) is required at any time prior to the expiration of nine months after the time
 of issue of the Prospectus in connection with the offering and sale of the Securities and
 if at such time any event shall have occurred as a result of which the Prospectus as then
 amended or supplemented would include an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
 any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
 circumstances under which they were made when such Prospectus is delivered (or in lieu thereof,
 the notice referred to in Rule 173(a) under the 1933 Act), not misleading, or, if for any
 reason it shall be necessary during such period to amend or supplement the Prospectus in
 order to comply with the 1933 Act, notify the Underwriters and upon the Representatives'
 request prepare and furnish without charge to each Underwriter as many copies as the Representatives
 may from time to time reasonably request of an amended Prospectus or supplement to the Prospectus
 which will correct such statement or omission or effect such compliance, and in case any
 Underwriter is required to deliver a Prospectus (or in lieu thereof, the notice referred
 to in Rule 173(a) under the 1933 Act) in connection with sales of the Securities (including
 in circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172 or 173(a) of
 the 1933 Act Regulations) at any time nine months or more after the time of issue of the
 Prospectus, upon the Representatives' request but at the expense of such Underwriter,
 to prepare and deliver to such Underwriter as many copies as the Representatives may request
 of an amended or supplemented Prospectus complying with Section 10(a)(3) of the 1933 Act.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) The Company
 agrees that, unless it has obtained or will obtain (as the case may be) the prior written
 consent of the Representatives, and each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees with
 the Company that, unless it has obtained or will obtain (as the case may be) the prior written
 consent of the Company, it has not made and will not make any offer relating to the Securities
 that would constitute a free writing prospectus required to be filed by the Company with
 the Commission or retained by the Company under Rule 433 of the 1933 Act Regulations, other
 than the information contained in the Term Sheets; *provided, however,* that the prior
 written consent of the parties hereto shall be deemed to have been given in respect of the
 Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses included in Annex II hereto. Any such free writing prospectus
 consented to by the parties is hereinafter referred to as a "**Permitted Free Writing Prospectus**." The Company agrees that (i) it has treated and will treat, as the
 case may be, each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus as an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus
 and (ii) it has complied and will comply, as the case may be, with the requirements of Rules
 164 and 433 of the 1933 Act Regulations applicable to any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus,
 including in respect of timely filing with the Commission, legending and record keeping.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j) The Company
 will endeavor, in cooperation with the Underwriters, to qualify the Securities for offering
 and sale under the applicable securities laws of such states and other jurisdictions of the
 United States as the Representatives may request; *provided, however*, that the Company
 shall not be obligated to qualify as a foreign corporation in any jurisdiction in which it
 is not so qualified.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(k) The Company
 will make generally available to its security holders as soon as practicable, but in any
 event not later than eighteen months after the effective date of the Registration Statement,
 an earnings statement of the Company and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis (which
 need not be audited) complying with Section 11(a) of the 1933 Act and the rules and regulations
 thereunder (including, at the option of the Company, Rule 158 of the 1933 Act Regulations).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(l) During the
 period beginning from the date of the Pricing Agreement for such Securities and continuing
 to and including the Time of Delivery, the Company will not offer, sell, contract to sell
 or otherwise dispose of, pursuant to a public offering in the United States, any securities
 of the Company which mature more than one year after such Time of Delivery and which are
 substantially similar to such Securities (other than (i) the Securities, (ii) securities
 previously agreed to be sold by the Company and (iii) commercial paper issued in the ordinary
 course of business), except as otherwise may be provided in this Agreement, without the prior
 written consent of the Representatives, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(m) The Company
 will cooperate with the Underwriters and use its best efforts to permit the Securities to
 be eligible for clearance and settlement through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company
 ()"**DTC** "), Euroclear Bank SA/NV, or Clearstream Banking S.A., as the case
 may be.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(n) Unless the
 Pricing Agreement provides otherwise, prior to the first payment date under the terms of
 the Securities, the Securities will be listed on a "recognised stock exchange"
 within Section 1005 of the UK Income Tax Act 2007; as soon as practicable, application will
 be made to list the Securities on such recognised stock exchange.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(o) The Company
 will apply the net proceeds from the sale of the Securities as set forth in the Prospectus.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(p) Prior to
 the issuance of the Securities, the Company will have obtained all consents, approvals, authorizations,
 orders, registrations, qualifications and decrees of any court or governmental agency or
 body of the United States and the United Kingdom necessary or required for the valid issuance
 of the Securities and to permit the Company to make interest payments on the Securities in
 U.S. dollars.

6. The Company will
 pay all expenses incident to the performance of its obligations under this Agreement, any
 Pricing Agreement, the Indenture and the Securities, including (i) the printing and filing
 of the Registration Statement as originally filed and of each amendment thereto, any Issuer
 Free Writing Prospectus, the Prospectus and any related preliminary prospectus (and any amendments
 or supplements thereto) and the cost of furnishing copies thereof to the Underwriters; (ii)
 the printing, if any, of this Agreement, the Pricing Agreement, the Indenture and the blue
 sky survey; (iii) the printing or reproduction, preparation, issuance and delivery of the
 certificates, if any, for the Securities to (or at the direction of) the Underwriters, including
 any transfer or other taxes or duties payable upon the delivery of the Securities to a custodian
 for DTC, Euroclear Bank SA/NV or Clearstream Banking S.A., as the case may be, or the sale
 of the Securities to the Underwriters; (iv) the fees and disbursements of the Company's
 counsel and accountants; (v) the qualification of the Securities under the applicable securities
 laws in accordance with the provisions of Section 5(j) hereof, including filing fees and
 the fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters in connection therewith in an
 aggregate amount not in excess of $5,000 with respect to a particular issue of the Securities
 and in connection with the preparation of any blue sky survey and any legal investment survey;
 (vi) the delivery to the Underwriters of copies of such blue sky survey, if any; (vii) any
 costs, fees and charges of any paying agent appointed under the Indenture; (viii) all expenses
 and listing fees in connection with the listing of the Securities, if any, on a stock exchange
 and the clearance and settlement of the Securities through the facilities of DTC, Euroclear
 Bank SA/NV or Clearstream Banking S.A., as the case may be; (ix) any fees charged by securities
 rating services for rating the Securities; (x) the fees and expenses incurred in connection
 with the filing of any materials with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ()"**FINRA** "),
 if any; (xi) any fees associated with a Bloomberg roadshow presentation; (xii) any United
 Kingdom stamp duty, stamp duty reserve tax or similar tax or duty imposed by the United Kingdom
 or any political subdivision thereof upon the original issuance by, or on behalf of, the
 Company of the Securities, the initial delivery of the Securities, the deposit of the Securities
 with a custodian for DTC, Euroclear Bank SA/NV or Clearstream Banking S.A., as the case may
 be, the purchase by the Underwriters of the Securities pursuant to this Agreement, the sale
 and delivery of the Securities by the Underwriters to the initial purchasers thereof, and
 the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Pricing Agreement and the Indenture; (xiii)
 the fees and expenses of the Trustee and any authorized agent of the Trustee, and the reasonable
 fees and disbursements of counsel for the Trustee in connection with the Indenture and the
 Securities; and (xiv) any value added taxes payable in the United Kingdom in respect of any
 of the above expenses; *provided that* the Company shall have no liability under this
 Agreement for any amounts in respect of tax incurred by any of the Underwriters on its actual
 net income, profits or gains or on any value added tax or similar tax imposed which is recoverable
 by the Underwriter.

If this Agreement is terminated by the Representatives in accordance with the provisions of Section 7 or Section 11(a)(i), (v) and (ix) hereof, the Company shall reimburse the Underwriters for their out-of-pocket expenses, including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for the Underwriters, unless otherwise agreed by the parties.

7. The obligations
 of the Underwriters of any Securities under the Pricing Agreement relating to such Securities
 shall be subject, in the discretion of the Representatives, to the condition that all representations
 and warranties of the Company in or incorporated by reference in the Pricing Agreement relating
 to such Securities are, at and as of the Time of Delivery for such Securities, true and correct,
 the condition that the Company shall have performed all of its obligations hereunder theretofore
 to be performed, and the following additional conditions:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) The Registration
 Statement is effective and at the Time of Delivery no stop order suspending the effectiveness
 of the Registration Statement shall have been issued under the 1933 Act or proceedings therefor
 initiated or threatened by the Commission and no notice of objection of the Commission to
 the use of the Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto pursuant to
 Rule 401(g)(2) under the 1933 Act should have been received. The Prospectus shall have been
 transmitted to the Commission for filing pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the 1933 Act Regulations
 within the time period prescribed by Rule 424(b) of the 1933 Act Regulations; the Term Sheets
 and any other material required to be filed by the Company pursuant to Rule 433(d) of the
 1933 Act Regulations shall have been transmitted to the Commission for filing pursuant to
 Rule 433(d) of the 1933 Act Regulations; and, in each case, prior to the Time of Delivery
 the Company shall have provided evidence satisfactory to the Representatives of such timely
 filing; and no stop order suspending or preventing the use of the Prospectus or any Issuer
 Free Writing Prospectus shall have been initiated or threatened by the Commission; and all
 requests for additional information on the part of the Commission have been complied with.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) At the Time
 of Delivery, the Representatives shall have received:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) The opinion
 and disclosure letter, each dated as of the Time of Delivery, of Davis Polk & Wardwell
 London LLP, U.S. counsel for the Company, with respect to the matters set forth in Annex
 III hereto in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) The opinion,
 dated as of the Time of Delivery, of Davis Polk & Wardwell London LLP, U.K. tax counsel
 for the Company, with respect to the matters set forth in Annex IV hereto in form and substance
 reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) The opinion,
 dated as of the Time of Delivery, of CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP, Scottish solicitors
 to the Company, with respect to the matters set forth in Annex V hereto in form and substance
 reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) The opinion
 and disclosure letter, each dated as of the Time of Delivery, of Allen Overy Shearman Sterling
 LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, with respect to the matters set forth in Annex VI hereto
 in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) The Independent
 Accountants shall have furnished to the Representatives and their respective Non-U.S. selling
 agents (as listed in Annex VII hereto) letters, delivered at a time prior to the execution
 of the Pricing Agreement and dated the date of delivery thereof, with regard to matters customarily
 covered by accountants' "comfort letters" and otherwise in form and substance
 satisfactory to the Representatives.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) The Independent
 Accountants shall have furnished to the Representatives and their respective Non-U.S. selling
 agents (as listed in Annex VII hereto) letters, dated at the Time of Delivery, to the effect
 that it reaffirms the statements made in the letter furnished pursuant to Section 7(c), except
 that the specified "cut-off" date referred to therein shall be a date not more
 than three business days prior to the Time of Delivery.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) Reserved.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) If required
 pursuant to the Pricing Agreement, an application shall have been made for listing the Securities
 on the stock exchange specified therein.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) At the Time
 of Delivery (1) there shall not have been, since the date of the Pricing Agreement or since
 the respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, the
 Disclosure Package and the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, except as
 otherwise set forth or contemplated therein, any material adverse change in the condition,
 financial or otherwise, or in the results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries
 considered as one enterprise, and (2) the Representatives shall have received a certificate
 of the Company executed on its behalf by an officer of the Company, dated as of the Time
 of Delivery, to the effect that (i) the representations and warranties in Section 2 hereof
 are true and correct in all material respects as though expressly made at and as of the Time
 of Delivery; (ii) the Company has complied in all material respects with all agreements hereunder
 and satisfied in all material respects all conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied
 hereunder at or prior to the Time of Delivery; and (iii) no stop order suspending the effectiveness
 of the Registration Statement has been issued and, to the knowledge of the Company, no proceedings
 for that purpose have been initiated or threatened by the Commission.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) The Company
 shall have furnished to the Underwriters a certificate, dated the Time of Delivery, of two
 authorized officers of the Company, stating that to the best knowledge and belief of the
 two authorized officers signing such certificate after reasonable inquiry, the issue and
 sale of the Securities in the manner contemplated in the Disclosure Package and Prospectus
 do not and will not result in a breach, default or acceleration of any payment or amount
 under any contract, agreement or undertaking to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries
 is a party (or by which any such entity is bound), which breach, default or acceleration
 would have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) There shall
 not have occurred any lowering of the rating of any of the Company's securities by
 Moody's Investors Service, Inc., S&P Global Ratings Inc. or Fitch Ratings, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j) If an affiliate
 (as defined in applicable FINRA rules) of the Company is participating in the offering of
 the Securities, FINRA shall not have raised any objection with respect to the fairness and
 reasonableness of the underwriting terms and arrangements.

If any condition specified in this Section 7 shall not have been fulfilled when and as required to be fulfilled and not otherwise waived by the Underwriters, this Agreement may be terminated by the Representatives by notice to the Company at any time at or prior to the Time of Delivery.

8. (a) The Company
 agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, each of the Underwriters' affiliates,
 directors, officers and employees, and each person, if any, who controls any Underwriter
 within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act as follows:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) against any
 and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever, as incurred, arising out of
 any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Registration
 Statement (or any amendment thereto), including the information deemed to be part of the
 Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 430A(b) of the 1933 Act Regulations or, if applicable,
 or the omission or alleged omission therefrom of a material fact required to be stated therein
 or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or arising out of any untrue statement
 or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the Prospectus, the Preliminary
 Prospectus, if any, the Term Sheets, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any related preliminary
 prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto) or the omission or alleged omission therefrom
 of a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
 circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) against any
 and all loss, liability, claim, damage and expense whatsoever, as incurred, to the extent
 of the aggregate amount paid in settlement of any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding
 by any governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or of any claim whatsoever based
 upon any such untrue statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission,
 if such settlement is effected with the written consent of the Company; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) against
 any and all expense whatsoever, as reasonably incurred (including, subject to Section 8(c)
 hereof, the fees and disbursements of counsel chosen by the Representatives), in investigating,
 preparing or defending against any litigation, or any investigation or proceeding by any
 governmental agency or body, commenced or threatened, or any claim whatsoever based upon
 any such untrue statement or omission, or any such alleged untrue statement or omission,
 to the extent that any such expense is not paid under clause (i) or (ii) above;

*provided, however*, that this indemnity agreement shall not apply to any loss, liability, claim, damage or expense to the extent arising out of any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in the Registration Statement (or any amendment thereto), the Prospectus, the Preliminary Prospectus, if any, the Term Sheets, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or any related preliminary prospectus (or any amendment or supplement thereto).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) Each Underwriter
 severally and not jointly agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each of the Company, its
 directors, each of the officers of the Company who signed the Registration Statement, the
 Company's authorized representative in the United States and each person, if any, who
 controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act, against any and all
 loss, liability, claim, damage and expense described in the indemnity contained in subsection
 (a) of this Section 8 as incurred, but only with respect to untrue statements or omissions,
 or alleged untrue statements or omissions, made in the Registration Statement (or any amendment
 thereto), the Prospectus, any related preliminary prospectus (or any amendment or supplement
 thereto) in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company
 by such Underwriter through the Representatives expressly for use in the Registration Statement
 (or any amendment thereto), or the Prospectus or such preliminary prospectus (or any amendment
 or supplement thereto).

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) Each indemnified
 party shall give notice as promptly as reasonably practicable to each indemnifying party
 of any action commenced against it in respect of which indemnity may be sought hereunder,
 but failure to so notify an indemnifying party shall not relieve such indemnifying party
 from any liability which it may have otherwise than on account of this indemnity agreement.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Any indemnifying
 party may participate at its own expense in the defense of such action. In no event shall
 the indemnifying parties be liable for fees and expenses of more than one counsel (in addition
 to any local counsel) separate from their own counsel for all indemnified parties in connection
 with any one action or separate but similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising
 out of the same general allegations or circumstances. In the case of parties indemnified
 pursuant to Section 8(a) above, counsel to the indemnified parties shall be selected by the
 Underwriters, and, in the case of parties indemnified pursuant to Section 8(b) above, counsel
 to the indemnified parties shall be selected by the Company. An indemnifying party may participate
 at its own expense in the defense of any such action; *provided, however,* that counsel
 to the indemnifying party shall not (except with the consent of the indemnified party) also
 be counsel to the indemnified party. No indemnifying party shall, without the written consent
 of the indemnified party, effect the settlement or compromise of, or consent to the entry
 of any judgment with respect to, any pending or threatened action or claim in respect of
 which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the indemnified
 party is an actual or potential party to such action or claim) unless such settlement, compromise
 or judgment (i) includes an unconditional release of the indemnified party from all liability
 arising out of such action or claim and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission
 of fault, culpability or a failure to act, by or on behalf of any indemnified party.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) If the indemnification
 provided for in this Section 8 is unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an indemnified
 party under subsection (a) or (b) above in respect of any losses, claims, damages or liabilities
 (or actions in respect thereof) referred to therein, then each indemnifying party shall contribute
 to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims,
 damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) in such proportion as is appropriate
 to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters
 of the Securities on the other from the offering of the Securities to which such loss, claim,
 damage or liability (or action in respect thereof) relates. If, however, the allocation provided
 by the immediately preceding sentence is not permitted by applicable law or if the indemnified
 party failed to give the notice required under subsection (c) above, then each indemnifying
 party shall, if permitted by applicable law, contribute to such amount paid or payable by
 such indemnified party in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only such relative
 benefits but also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and the Underwriters
 of the Securities on the other in connection with the statements or omissions which resulted
 in such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof), as well as
 any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative benefits received by the Company
 on the one hand and such Underwriters on the other shall be deemed to be in the same proportion
 as the total net proceeds from such offering (before deducting expenses) received by the
 Company bear to the total underwriting discounts, concessions and commissions received by
 such Underwriters. The relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things,
 whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged
 omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by the Company on the one
 hand or such Underwriters on the other and the parties' relative intent, knowledge,
 access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission. The
 Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution
 pursuant to this subsection (e) were determined by pro rata allocation (even if the Underwriters
 were treated as one entity for such purpose) or by any other method of allocation which does
 not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above in this subsection (e).
 The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages
 or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) referred to above in this subsection (e) shall
 be deemed to include any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified
 party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding
 the provisions of this subsection (e), no Underwriter shall be required to contribute any
 amount in excess of the amount by which the total price at which the Securities underwritten
 by it and distributed to the public were offered to the public exceeds the amount of any
 damages which such Underwriter has otherwise been required to pay by reason of such untrue
 or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission. No person guilty of fraudulent
 misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act) shall be entitled
 to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.
 The obligations of the Underwriters of Securities in this subsection (e) to contribute are
 several in proportion to their respective underwriting obligations with respect to such Securities
 and not joint.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) The obligations
 of the Company under this Section 8 shall be in addition to any liability which the Company
 may otherwise have and shall extend, upon the same terms and conditions, to each person,
 if any, who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act; and
 the obligations of the Underwriters under this Section 8 shall be in addition to any liability
 which the respective Underwriters may otherwise have and shall extend, upon the same terms
 and conditions, to each officer and director of the Company and to each person, if any, who
 controls the Company within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act.

9. If one or more
 of the Underwriters shall fail at the Time of Delivery to purchase the Securities which it
 is or they are obligated to purchase under this Agreement and the Pricing Agreement (the
 "**Defaulted Securities** "), the Representatives shall have the right, within
 36 hours thereafter, to make arrangements for one or more of the non-defaulting Underwriters,
 or any other underwriters, to purchase, or procure purchasers for, all, but not less than
 all, of the Defaulted Securities in such amounts as may be agreed upon and upon the terms
 herein set forth; *provided, however,* that if the Representatives shall not have completed
 such arrangements within such 36-hour period, then:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) if the number
 of Defaulted Securities does not exceed 10% of the Securities which the Underwriters are
 obligated to purchase at the Time of Delivery, the non-defaulting Underwriters shall be obligated
 to purchase the full amount thereof in the proportions that their respective underwriting
 obligations under the Pricing Agreement relating to such Securities bear to the underwriting
 obligations of all non-defaulting Underwriters, or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) if the number
 of Defaulted Securities exceeds 10% of the Securities which the Underwriters are obligated
 to purchase or procure purchasers for at the Time of Delivery, the Pricing Agreement relating
 to such Securities shall terminate without liability on the part of any non-defaulting Underwriter.

No action taken pursuant to this Section 9 shall relieve any defaulting Underwriter from liability in respect of its default.

In the event of any such default which does not result in a termination of the relevant Pricing Agreement, either the Representatives or the Company shall have the right to postpone the Time of Delivery for a period not exceeding seven business days in order to effect any required changes in the Registration Statement or Prospectus or in any other documents or arrangements.

10. All representations,
 warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement and any Pricing Agreement, or contained
 in certificates of officers of the Company submitted pursuant hereto, shall remain operative
 and in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any
 Underwriter or any controlling person, or by or on behalf of the Company, and shall survive
 delivery of the Securities to the Underwriters pursuant to this Agreement.

11. (a) The Representatives
 may terminate this Agreement, immediately upon notice to the Company, at any time prior to
 the Time of Delivery (i) if there has been, since the date of the Pricing Agreement or the
 respective dates as of which information is given in the Registration Statement, the Disclosure
 Package and the Prospectus and any amendment or supplement thereto, except as otherwise set
 forth or contemplated therein, any material adverse change in the condition, financial or
 otherwise, or in the results of operations, of the Company and its subsidiaries considered
 as one enterprise, or (ii) if there has occurred any outbreak or escalation of hostilities
 involving the United States or the United Kingdom or the declaration by the United States
 or the United Kingdom of a national emergency or war, or (iii) the occurrence of another
 calamity or crisis or any change in financial, political or economic conditions or currency
 exchange rates or controls in the United States, the United Kingdom or elsewhere, if the
 effect of any such event specified in clauses (ii) and (iii) in the judgment of the Representatives
 (after consultation with the Company if practicable) makes it impracticable or inadvisable
 to market the Securities or enforce contracts for the sale of the Securities in the manner
 contemplated in the Prospectus, or (iv) if there has occurred a suspension or material limitation
 in trading in securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange, London Stock Exchange
 or any other stock exchange on which the Company's securities are listed, or (v) if
 there has occurred a suspension or material limitation in trading the Company's securities
 on the New York Stock Exchange or the London Stock Exchange, or (vi) if there has occurred
 a material adverse change in the financial markets in the United States or in the international
 financial markets in the judgment of the Representatives after consultation with the Company,
 or (vii) if a banking moratorium on commercial banking activities has been declared by the
 relevant authorities in New York or London, or a material disruption in commercial banking
 or securities settlement or clearance services in the United States or the United Kingdom
 has occurred, or (viii) if there has occurred a change or development involving a prospective
 change in the United States or the United Kingdom taxation which has, or will have, a material
 adverse effect on the Company or the Securities or the transfer thereof, or (ix) if there
 is any lowering of the rating of any of the Company's debt securities, preference shares,
 American depositary shares representing preference shares or American depositary receipts
 evidencing American depositary shares representing preference shares, or a public announcement
 that such rating is under surveillance or review, with possible negative implications, in
 each case, by Moody's Investors Service, Inc., S&P Global Ratings Inc. or Fitch
 Ratings, Inc.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) If this
 Agreement is terminated pursuant to Sections 7, 9 or 11 hereof, such termination shall be
 without liability of any party to any other party except as provided in Section 6 or Section
 9 hereof. Notwithstanding any such termination, the provisions of Sections 6, 8, 10 and 14
 shall remain in effect.

12. In all dealings
 hereunder, the Representatives of the Underwriters of the Securities shall act on behalf
 of each of such Underwriters, and the parties hereto shall be entitled to act and rely upon
 any statement, request, notice or agreement on behalf of any Underwriter made or given by
 such Representatives jointly or by such of the Representatives, if any, as may be designated
 for such purpose in the Pricing Agreement.

All statements, requests, notices and agreements hereunder shall be in writing, and if to the Underwriters shall be delivered or sent by mail, email or facsimile transmission to the address of the Representatives as set forth in the Pricing Agreement; and if to the Company shall be delivered or sent by mail, email or facsimile transmission to the address of the Company set forth in the Registration Statement, Attention: Company Secretary; *provided, however*, that any notice to an Underwriter pursuant to Section 8(c) hereof shall be delivered or sent by mail, email or facsimile transmission to such Underwriter at its address set forth in its Underwriters' Questionnaire, or email constituting such Questionnaire, which address will be supplied to the Company by the Representatives upon request. Any such statements, requests, notices or agreements shall take effect upon receipt thereof.

13. This Agreement
 and any Pricing Agreement shall each inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Underwriters
 and the Company and their respective successors. Nothing expressed or mentioned in this Agreement
 or any Pricing Agreement is intended or shall be construed to give any person, firm or corporation,
 other than the Underwriters and the Company and their respective successors and the controlling
 persons and officers, directors and authorized representative of the Company referred to
 in Section 8 and their heirs and legal representatives, any legal or equitable right, remedy
 or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any Pricing Agreement or any provision
 herein or therein contained. This Agreement and any Pricing Agreement and all conditions
 and provisions hereof and thereof are intended to be for the sole and exclusive benefit of
 the Underwriters and the Company and their respective successors, and said controlling persons
 and officers, directors and authorized representative of the Company and their heirs and
 legal representatives, and for the benefit of no other person, firm or corporation. No purchaser
 of Securities from any Underwriter shall be deemed to be a successor by reason merely of
 such purchase.

14. (a) The Company
 irrevocably consents and agrees, for the benefit of the Underwriters, that any legal action,
 suit or proceeding against it with respect to its obligations, liabilities or any other matter
 arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or the Pricing Agreement may be brought
 in the courts of the State of New York or the courts of the United States of America located
 in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York and hereby irrevocably consents and submits
 to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of each such court <u>in personam</u>, generally and unconditionally
 with respect to any action, suit or proceeding for itself and in respect of its properties,
 assets and revenues.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) The Company
 hereby irrevocably designates, appoints, and empowers the Chief Legal Officer, Lloyds Securities
 Inc. and Deputy Chief Legal Officer, North America of Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets plc (or
 any successor thereto), currently of 1095 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036, as
 its designee, appointee and agent to take process, receive and forward process or to be served
 with process for and on its behalf of any and all legal process, summons, notices and documents
 which may be served in any such action, suit or proceeding brought in any such United States
 or State court which may be made on such designee, appointee and agent in accordance with
 legal procedures prescribed for such courts. If for any reason such designee, appointee and
 agent hereunder shall cease to be available to act as such, the Company agrees to designate
 a new designee, appointee and agent in The City of New York on the terms and for the purposes
 of this Section 14 satisfactory to the Representatives. The Company further hereby irrevocably
 consents and agrees to the service of any and all legal process, summons, notices and documents
 out of any of the aforesaid courts in any such action, suit or proceeding by serving a copy
 thereof upon the relevant agent for service of process referred to in this Section 14 (whether
 or not the appointment of such agent shall for any reason prove to be ineffective or such
 agent shall accept or acknowledge such service) or by mailing copies thereof by registered
 or certified air mail, first class, postage prepaid, to each of them at their respective
 addresses specified in or designated pursuant to this Agreement. The Company agrees that
 the failure of any such designee, appointee and agent to give any notice of such service
 to it shall not impair or affect in any way the validity of such service or any judgment
 rendered in any action or proceeding based thereon. Nothing herein shall in any way be deemed
 to limit the ability of any Underwriter to serve any such legal process, summons, notices
 and documents in any other manner permitted by applicable law or to obtain jurisdiction over
 the undersigned or bring actions, suits or proceedings against the undersigned in any jurisdictions,
 and in any manner, as may be permitted by applicable law. The Company hereby irrevocably
 and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection which it
 may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any of the aforesaid actions, suits or
 proceedings arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or the Pricing Agreement
 brought in the United States federal courts or the courts of the State of New York located
 in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York and hereby further irrevocably and unconditionally
 waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action, suit or proceeding
 brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

15. Each Underwriter
 severally and not jointly represents and agrees that: (a) it has only communicated or caused
 to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or
 inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of section 21 of the Financial
 Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended, the "**FSMA** ")) received by it
 in connection with the issue or sale of any Securities in circumstances in which section
 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to the Company; and (b) it has complied and will comply
 with all applicable provisions of the FSMA (and all rules and regulations made pursuant to
 the FSMA) with respect to anything done by it in relation to any Securities in, from or otherwise
 involving the United Kingdom.

16. Each Underwriter
 severally and not jointly represents and agrees that it has not offered, sold or otherwise
 made available and will not offer, sell or otherwise make available any Securities to which
 this Agreement relates, to any retail investor in the European Economic Area. For the purposes
 of this provision, the expression "**retail investor**" means a person who
 is one (or both) of the following:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) a retail
 client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended, "**MiFID II** "); or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) a customer
 within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97 (as amended), where that customer would not
 qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II.

17. Each Underwriter
 severally and not jointly represents and agrees that it has not offered, sold or otherwise
 made available and will not offer, sell or otherwise make available any Securities to which
 this Agreement relates, to any retail investor in the United Kingdom. For the purposes of
 this provision, the expression "**retail investor**" means a person who is
 not a professional client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No
 600/2014 as it forms part of domestic law of the United Kingdom by virtue of the EUWA.

18. The Company
 hereby acknowledges that (a) the purchase, or procurement of purchasers of, and sale of the
 Securities pursuant to this Agreement is an arm's-length commercial transaction between
 the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters and any affiliate through which any Underwriter
 may be acting, on the other, (b) the Underwriters are acting as principal and not as an agent
 or fiduciary of the Company and (c) the Company's engagement of the Underwriters in
 connection with the offering and the process leading up to the offering is as independent
 contractors and not in any other capacity. Furthermore, the Company agrees that it is solely
 responsible for making its own judgments in connection with the offering (irrespective of
 whether any of the Underwriters has advised or is currently advising the Company on related
 or other matters). The Company agrees that it will not claim that the Underwriters have rendered
 advisory services of any nature or respect, or owe an agency, fiduciary or similar duty to
 the Company, in connection with such transaction or the process leading thereto.

19. Time shall be
 of the essence of each Pricing Agreement. As used herein, "**business day** "
 shall mean any day when the Commission's office in Washington, D.C. is open for business.

20. This Agreement
 and each Pricing Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws
 of the State of New York without reference to conflict of laws provisions thereof. Specified
 times of day refer to New York City time.

21. This Agreement
 may be executed in one or more counterparts and, when a counterpart has been executed by
 each party, all such counterparts taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

22. Notwithstanding
 and to the exclusion of any other term of this Agreement, any Pricing Agreement or any other
 agreements, arrangements, or understanding between any UK Bail-in Party and any other party
 (whether or not a UK Bail-in Party) to this Agreement or any Pricing Agreement
 to whom the relevant UK Bail-in Party owes any UK Bail-in Liability (each a "**Relevant UK Bail-in Counterparty** "), each Relevant UK Bail-in Counterparty acknowledges and
 accepts that a UK Bail-in Liability arising under this Agreement or any Pricing Agreement
 may be subject to the exercise of UK Bail-in Powers by the relevant UK resolution authority,
 and acknowledges, accepts, and agrees to be bound by:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) the effect
 of the exercise of UK Bail-in Powers by the relevant UK resolution authority in relation
 to any UK Bail-in Liability of the relevant UK Bail-in Party to any Relevant UK Bail-in Counterparty
 under this Agreement or any Pricing Agreement, that (without limitation) may include and
 result in any of the following, or some combination thereof:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) the reduction
 of all, or a portion, of the UK Bail-in Liability or outstanding amounts due thereon;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) the conversion
 of all, or a portion, of the UK Bail-in Liability into shares, other securities or other
 obligations of the relevant UK Bail-in Party or another person, and the issue to or conferral
 on the (or each) Relevant UK Bail-in Counterparty of such shares, securities or obligations;

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) the cancellation
 of the UK Bail-in Liability; and/or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iv) the amendment
 or alteration of any interest, if applicable, thereon, the maturity or the dates on which
 any payments are due, including by suspending payment for a temporary period; and

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) the variation
 of the terms of this Agreement or any Pricing Agreement, as deemed necessary by the relevant
 UK resolution authority, to give effect to the exercise of UK Bail-in Powers by the relevant
 UK resolution authority.

"**UK Bail-in Legislation**" means Part I of the UK Banking Act 2009 and any other law or regulation applicable from time to time in the UK relating to the resolution of unsound or failing banks, investment firms or other financial institutions or their affiliates (otherwise than through liquidation, administration or other insolvency proceedings).

"**UK Bail-in Liability**" means a liability in respect of which the UK Bail-in Powers may be exercised.

"**UK Bail-in Party**" means any party to this Agreement or any Pricing Agreement in respect of which UK Bail-in Powers may be exercised.

"**UK Bail-in Powers**" means the powers under the UK Bail-In Legislation to cancel, transfer or dilute shares issued by a person that is a bank or investment firm or affiliate of a bank or investment firm, to cancel, reduce, modify or change the form of a liability of such a person or any contract or instrument under which that liability arises, to convert all or part of that liability into shares, securities or obligations of that person or any other person, to provide that any such contract or instrument is to have effect as if a right had been exercised under it or to suspend any obligation in respect of that liability.

23. Where a resolution
 measure is taken in relation to any BRRD undertaking or any member of the same group as that
 BRRD undertaking and that BRRD undertaking or any member of the same group as that BRRD undertaking
 is a party to this Agreement or any Pricing Agreement (any such party to this Agreement or
 any Pricing Agreement being an "**Affected Party** "), each other party to
 this Agreement or any Pricing Agreement agrees that it shall only be entitled to exercise
 any termination right under this Agreement and/or any Pricing Agreement against the Affected
 Party to the extent that it would be entitled to do so under the Special Resolution Regime
 if this Agreement and/or the relevant Pricing Agreement were governed by the laws of any
 part of the United Kingdom.

For the purpose of this Section 23, "resolution measure" means a "crisis prevention measure," "crisis management measure" or "recognised third-country resolution action," each with the meaning given in the "PRA Rulebook: CRR Firms and Non-Authorised Persons: Stay in Resolution Instrument 2015", as may be amended from time to time (the "**PRA Contractual Stay Rules**"), *provided, however,* that "crisis prevention measure" shall be interpreted in the manner outlined in Rule 2.3 of the PRA Contractual Stay Rules; "BRRD undertaking", "group", "Special Resolution Regime" and "termination right" have the respective meanings given in the PRA Contractual Stay Rules.

24. (a) In the
 event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity becomes subject to a proceeding under
 a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer from such Underwriter of this Agreement, and
 any interest and obligation in or under this Agreement, will be effective to the same extent
 as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement,
 and any such interest and obligation, were governed by the laws of the United States or a
 state of the United States.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) In the event
 that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity or a Covered Affiliate of such Underwriter
 becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under
 this Agreement that may be exercised against such Underwriter are permitted to be exercised
 to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution
 Regime if this Agreement were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the
 United States.

"**Covered Affiliate**" has the meaning assigned to the term "affiliate" in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. § 1841(k).

"**Covered Entity**" means any of the following:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) a "**covered entity**" as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R.
 § 252.82(b);

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) a "**covered bank**" as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R.
 § 47.3(b); or

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) a "**covered FSI**" as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R.
 § 382.2(b).

"**Default Right**" has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.

"**U.S. Special Resolution Regime**" means each of (i) the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii) Title II of the U.S. Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please sign and return to us, including counterparts hereof.

Very truly yours,

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| LLOYDS BANKING GROUP plc | LLOYDS BANKING GROUP plc |
| By: | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Kristofer Middleton |
|  | Name: Kristofer Middleton |
|  | Title: Head of Term Issuance and<br> Capital Structuring |

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Accepted as of the date hereof:

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| BMO CAPITAL MARKETS CORP. | BMO CAPITAL MARKETS CORP. |
| By: | /s/ Zain Leela |
|  | Name: Zain Leela |
|  | Title: Managing Director, Head of US FIG DCM |

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[*Signature Page to the Underwriting Agreement*]

Accepted as of the date hereof:

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| J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC | J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC |
| By: | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Saee Athalye |
|  | Name: Saee Athalye |
|  | Title: Vice President |

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[*Signature Page to the Underwriting Agreement*]

Accepted as of the date hereof:

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| LLOYDS SECURITIES INC. | LLOYDS SECURITIES INC. |
| By: | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Thomas O'Rourke |
|  | Name: Thomas O'Rourke |
|  | Title: Director, Capital Markets |

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[*Signature Page to the Underwriting Agreement*]

Accepted as of the date hereof:

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| MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC | MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC |
| By: | /s/ Howard Brocklehurst |
|  | Name: Howard Brocklehurst |
|  | Title: Managing Director |

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[*Signature Page to the Underwriting Agreement*]

Accepted as of the date hereof:

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| SANTANDER US CAPITAL MARKETS LLC | SANTANDER US CAPITAL MARKETS LLC |
| By: | /s/ Richard Zobkiw |
|  | Name: Richard Zobkiw |
|  | Title: Executive Director |

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[*Signature Page to the Underwriting Agreement*]

Accepted as of the date hereof:

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| TD SECURITIES (USA) LLC | TD SECURITIES (USA) LLC |
| By: | &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Luiz Lanfredi |
|  | Name: Luiz Lanfredi |
|  | Title: Managing Director |

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[*Signature Page to the Underwriting Agreement*]

**ANNEX I**

**Pricing Agreement**

BMO Capital Markets Corp.

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

Lloyds Securities Inc.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

Santander US Capital Markets LLC

TD Securities (USA) LLC

As Representatives of the several<br> Underwriters named in Schedule I hereto,

February 3, 2026

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Lloyds Banking Group plc, a public limited company incorporated under the laws of Scotland, and registered in, Scotland (the "**Company**"), proposes, subject to the terms and conditions stated herein and in the Underwriting Agreement, dated February 3, 2026 (the "**Underwriting Agreement**"), between the Company and the several Underwriters signatories thereto, to issue and sell to the Underwriters named in Schedule I hereto (the "**Underwriters**"), or to purchasers procured by them, the securities specified in Schedule II hereto (the "**Securities**"). Each of the provisions of the Underwriting Agreement is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety, and shall be deemed to be a part of this Agreement to the same extent as if such provisions had been set forth in full herein; and each of the representations and warranties set forth therein shall be deemed to have been made at and as of the date of this Pricing Agreement, except that each representation and warranty which refers to the Disclosure Package and/or the Prospectus in Section 2 of the Underwriting Agreement shall be deemed to be a representation or warranty as of the date of the Underwriting Agreement in relation to the Disclosure Package and/or the Prospectus (each as therein defined), as the case may be, and also a representation and warranty as of the date of this Pricing Agreement in relation to the Disclosure Package and/or the Prospectus (as amended or supplemented), as the case may be, relating to the Securities which are the subject of this Pricing Agreement. Each reference to the Representatives herein and in the provisions of the Underwriting Agreement so incorporated by reference shall be deemed to refer to you. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Underwriting Agreement are used herein as therein defined. The Representatives designated to act on behalf of the Underwriters of the Securities pursuant to Section 12 of the Underwriting Agreement and the address of the Representatives referred to in such Section 12 are set forth at the end of Schedule II hereto.

An amendment to the Registration Statement, or a supplement to the Prospectus, as the case may be, relating to the Securities, in the form heretofore delivered to you is now proposed to be filed with the Commission.

Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein (including Schedules I and II hereto) and in the Underwriting Agreement incorporated herein by reference, the Company agrees to issue and sell to each of the Underwriters, or to purchasers procured by them, and each of the Underwriters agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company, or to procure purchasers to purchase from the Company, at the Purchase Price at the Time of Delivery (each as defined in Schedule II hereto), the principal amount of Securities set forth opposite the name of such Underwriter in Schedule I hereto.

If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding, please sign and return to us, including counterparts hereof, and upon acceptance hereof by you, on behalf of each of the Underwriters, this letter and such acceptance hereof, including the provisions of the Underwriting Agreement incorporated herein by reference, shall constitute a binding agreement between each of the Underwriters and the Company. It is understood that your acceptance of this letter on behalf of each of the Underwriters is or will be pursuant to the authority set forth in a form of Agreement among Underwriters, the form of which shall be submitted to the Company for examination upon request, but without warranty on the part of the Representatives as to the authority of the signers thereof.

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Very truly yours,

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| LLOYDS BANKING GROUP plc | LLOYDS BANKING GROUP plc |
| By: |  |
|  | Name: |
|  | Title: |

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Accepted as of the date hereof:

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| BMO CAPITAL MARKETS CORP. | BMO CAPITAL MARKETS CORP. |
| By: |  |
|  | Name: |
|  | Title: |

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[*Signature Page to the Pricing Agreement*]

Accepted as of the date hereof:

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| J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC | J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC |
| By: |  |
|  | Name: |
|  | Title: |

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[*Signature Page to the Pricing Agreement*]

Accepted as of the date hereof:

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|:---|:---|
| LLOYDS SECURITIES INC. | LLOYDS SECURITIES INC. |
| By: |  |
|  | Name: |
|  | Title: |

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[*Signature Page to the Pricing Agreement*]

Accepted as of the date hereof:

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| MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC | MORGAN STANLEY & CO. LLC |
| By: |  |
|  | Name: |
|  | Title: |

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[*Signature Page to the Pricing Agreement*]

Accepted as of the date hereof:

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| SANTANDER US CAPITAL MARKETS LLC | SANTANDER US CAPITAL MARKETS LLC |
| By: |  |
|  | Name: |
|  | Title: |

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[*Signature Page to the Pricing Agreement*]

Accepted as of the date hereof:

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| TD SECURITIES (USA) LLC | TD SECURITIES (USA) LLC |
| By: |  |
|  | Name: |
|  | Title: |

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[*Signature Page to the Pricing Agreement*]

**SCHEDULE I**

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|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
|  |  | Principal Amount of the 2030 Fixed Rate <br> Notes to be Purchased | &nbsp;&nbsp;Principal Amount of the 2047 Fixed Rate <br> Notes to be Purchased | &nbsp;&nbsp;Principal Amount of the Floating Rate <br> Notes to be Purchased |
| BMO Capital Markets Corp. |  | $[•] | $[•] | $[•] |
| J.P. Morgan Securities LLC |  | $[•] | $[•] | $[•] |
| Lloyds Securities Inc. |  | $[•] | $[•] | $[•] |
| Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC |  | $[•] | $[•] | $[•] |
| Santander US Capital Markets LLC |  | $[•] | $[•] | $[•] |
| TD Securities (USA) LLC |  | $[•] | $[•] | $[•] |
| Academy Securities, Inc. |  | $[•] | $[•] | $[•] |
| Siebert Williams Shank & Co., LLC |  | $[•] | $[•] | $[•] |
|  | <u>Total:</u> | $[·] | $[·] | $[·] |

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**SCHEDULE II**

Capitalized terms used herein, unless otherwise stated, shall have the meaning set forth in the Underwriting Agreement.

**Title of Securities:**

[·]% Senior Callable Fixed-to-Fixed Rate Notes due 2030 (the "**2030 Fixed Rate Notes**")

[·]% Senior Callable Fixed-to-Fixed Rate Notes due 2047 (the "**2047 Fixed Rate Notes**")

Senior Callable Floating Rate Notes due 2030 (the "**Floating Rate Notes**")

Aggregate Principal Amount:

$[·] principal amount of the 2030 Fixed Rate Notes

$[·] principal amount of the 2047 Fixed Rate Notes

$[·] principal amount of the Floating Rate Notes

**Price to Public:** 

[·]% of the principal amount of the 2030 Fixed Rate Notes

[·]% of the principal amount of the 2047 Fixed Rate Notes

[·]% of the principal amount of the Floating Rate Notes

**Purchase Price by Underwriters:** 

[·]% of the principal amount of the 2030 Fixed Rate Notes

[·]% of the principal amount of the 2047 Fixed Rate Notes

[·]% of the principal amount of the Floating Rate Notes

**Underwriting Commission:** 

[·]% in respect of the 2030 Fixed Rate Notes

[·]% in respect of the 2047 Fixed Rate Notes

[·]% in respect of the Floating Rate Notes

**Form of Securities:** 

Book-entry only form represented by one or more global securities deposited with a custodian for DTC, Euroclear Bank SA/NV and Clearstream Banking S.A., as the case may be.

**Specified Funds for Payment of Purchase Price:** 

Wire transfer of immediately available funds

**Time of Delivery:**

February [·], 2026

**Applicable Time:**

[·] [a.m./p.m.] (New York time), February [·], 2026

**Indenture:**

Indenture dated as of July 6, 2010 between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee, as supplemented by a twenty-third supplemental indenture to be dated February [·], 2026 (together, the "**Indenture**").

**Maturity:**

February [·], 2030 in respect of the 2030 Fixed Rate Notes

February [·], 2047 in respect of the 2047 Fixed Rate Notes

**February [·], 2030 in respect of the Floating Rate Notes**

**Interest Rate:**

In respect of the 2030 Fixed Rate Notes [·]% from (and including) February [·], 2026 to (but excluding) February [·], 2029 (the "**2030 Fixed Rate Notes Reset Date**"); and from, and including, the 2030 Fixed Rate Notes Reset Date, the 2030 Fixed Rate Notes will bear interest at a fixed annual rate equal to the U.S. Treasury Rate (as defined in the preliminary prospectus supplement filed with the SEC on February [·], 2026 (the "**Preliminary Prospectus Supplement**")) as determined by the calculation agent on the 2030 Fixed Rate Notes Reset Determination Date (as defined in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement), plus [·]%, payable semi-annually in arrear.

In respect of the 2047 Fixed Rate Notes [·]% from (and including) February [·], 2026 to (but excluding) February [·], 2046 (the "**2047 Fixed Rate Notes Reset Date**"); and from, and including, the 2047 Fixed Rate Notes Reset Date, the 2047 Fixed Rate Notes will bear interest at a fixed annual rate equal to the U.S. Treasury Rate (as defined in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement) as determined by the calculation agent on the 2047 Fixed Rate Notes Reset Determination Date (as defined in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement), plus [·]%, payable semi-annually in arrear.

In respect of the Floating Rate Notes: Floating interest rate equal to the sum of the SOFR Index Average (calculated as described in the section titled "Description of Senior Notes—Calculation of Floating Rate Notes Interest Rate," beginning on page S-28 of the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement), reset quarterly plus [•]% per annum, subject to a minimum rate per annum of 0.00% from (and including) February [•], 2026 to (but excluding) February [•], 2030.

**Interest Payment Dates:** 

From (and including) February [·], 2026 to (but excluding) the 2030 Fixed Rate Notes Reset Date, interest on the 2030 Fixed Rate Notes will be payable semi-annually in arrear on February [·] and August [·] of each year, beginning on August [·], 2026. From (and including) the 2030 Fixed Rate Notes Reset Date to (but excluding) February [·], 2030, interest on the 2030 Fixed Rate Notes will be payable semi-annually in arrear on August [·], 2029 and February [·], 2030.

From (and including) February [·], 2026 to (but excluding) the 2047 Fixed Rate Notes Reset Date, interest on the 2047 Fixed Rate Notes will be payable semi-annually in arrear on February [·] and August [·] of each year, beginning on August [·], 2026. From (and including) the 2047 Fixed Rate Notes Reset Date to (but excluding) February [·], 2047, interest on the 2047 Fixed Rate Notes will be payable semi-annually in arrear on August [·], 2046 and February [·], 2047.

From (and including) February [•], 2026 to (but excluding) February [•], 2030, interest on the Floating Rate Notes will be payable quarterly in arrear, on February [•], May [•], August [•] and November [•] of each year, beginning on May [•], 2026.

**Interest Rate Reset Dates:**

Interest will be reset on February [·], 2029 in respect of the 2030 Fixed Rate Notes.

Interest will be reset on February [·], 2046 in respect of the 2047 Fixed Rate Notes.

Interest will be reset quarterly in respect of the Floating Rate Notes.

**Interest Record Dates:**

Interest will be paid on the Securities to holders of record of each Security in respect of the principal amount thereof outstanding 15 calendar days immediately preceding the relevant Interest Payment Date, whether or not a business day.

**Redemption Provisions:** 

The Securities may be redeemed as described in the Prospectus.

**Sinking Fund Provisions:** 

No sinking fund provisions.

**Closing Location for Delivery of Securities:** 

Offices of Davis Polk & Wardwell London LLP, The Whittington Building, 4A Frederick's Place, London EC2R 8AB, United Kingdom

**Names and Addresses of Representatives:** 

**Designated Representatives:** 

BMO Capital Markets Corp.

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

Lloyds Securities Inc.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

Santander US Capital Markets LLC

TD Securities (USA) LLC

**Addresses for Notices:**

BMO Capital Markets Corp.

151 West 42nd Street

New York, NY 10036

United States

Tel: 888-200-0266

Attention: Legal Department

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

270 Park Ave

New York, NY 10017

United States

Fax: 212-834-6081

Attention: Investment Grade Syndicate Desk

Lloyds Securities Inc.

1095 Avenue of the Americas, 34th Floor

New York, NY 10036

United States

Email: NALSIBondSyndicate@lbusa.com

Attention: US Bond Syndicate

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

1585 Broadway, 29th Floor

New York, NY 10036

United States

Tel: +1 (212) 761-6691

Fax: +1 (212) 507-8999

Attention: Investment Banking Division

Santander US Capital Markets LLC

437 Madison Avenue, 8th Floor

New York, NY 10022

Email: DCMAmericas@santander.us

Attention: Debt Capital Markets

TD Securities (USA) LLC

1 Vanderbilt Avenue, 11th Floor

New York, NY 10017

United States

Email: USTransactionAdvisory@tdsecurities.com

Attention: DCM – Transaction Advisory Group

**Identifying Information:**

2030 Fixed Rate Notes CUSIP: 53944YBG7

2030 Fixed Rate Notes ISIN: US53944YBG70

2047 Fixed Rate Notes CUSIP: 53944YBJ1

2047 Fixed Rate Notes ISIN: US53944YBJ10

Floating Rate Notes CUSIP: 53944YBH5

Floating Rate Notes ISIN: US53944YBH53

**Stock Exchange Listing:** 

The New York Stock Exchange

**Other Terms:** 

The Securities will have additional terms as more fully described in the Disclosure Package and the Prospectus.

**ANNEX II**

***Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses Included in Disclosure Package***

None.

**ANNEX VII**

**THE NON-U.S. SELLING AGENTS OF THE UNDERWRITERS**

Banco Santander, S.A.

Ciudad Grupo Santander

Edificio Encinar

Av. de Cantabria s/n

28660 Boadilla del Monte

Madrid

Spain

Bank of Montreal, London Branch

Sixth Floor, 100 Liverpool Street

London EC2M 2AT

United Kingdom

J.P. Morgan Dublin plc

200 Capital Dock

79 Sir John Rogerson's Quay

Dublin 2

Ireland

J.P. Morgan Markets Limited

25 Bank Street

Canary Wharf

London E14 5JP

United Kingdom

Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets plc

33 Old Broad Street

London EC2N 1HZ

United Kingdom

Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc

25 Cabot Square

Canary Wharf

London E14 4QA

United Kingdom

TD Global Finance unlimited company

One Molesworth Street, 5th Floor

Dublin 2, D02 RF29

Ireland

The Toronto-Dominion Bank

60 Threadneedle Street

London EC2R 8AP

United Kingdom