# EDGAR Filing Document

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**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001167831-26-000002

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 6-K

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**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Lloyds Bank plc
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001167831
- **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:** 001-35079
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26574928

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 25 GRESHAM STREET
- **STREET 2:** LONDON EC2V 7HN
- **CITY:** UNITED KINGDOM
- **STATE:** X0
- **ZIP:** 00000
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 442076261500

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 25 GRESHAM STREET
- **STREET 2:** LONDON EC2V 7HN
- **CITY:** UNITED KINGDOM
- **STATE:** X0
- **ZIP:** 00000

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** LLOYDS TSB BANK PLC
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20020220

**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

**FORM 6-K**

**REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER** 

**PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16** 

**UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934**

29 January 2026

Commission File number 001-35079

**LLOYDS BANK plc**

(Translation of registrant's name into English)

**33 Old Broad Street**

**London**

**EC2N 1HZ**

**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 ☒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)

________.

This report on Form 6-K shall be deemed incorporated by reference into the company's Registration Statement on Form F-3 (File

No. 333-287829-01) and to be a part thereof from the date on which this report is filed, to the extent not superseded by

documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.

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**RISK FACTORS**

Set out below is a summary of certain risk factors which could affect Lloyds Bank plc (the "Bank") and its subsidiary

and associated undertakings' (together with the Bank, the "Lloyds Bank Group") future results and prospects and

may cause them to differ from expected results materially. The factors discussed below should not be regarded as

a complete and comprehensive statement of all potential risks and uncertainties that Lloyds Bank Group's

businesses face.

**Economic and financial risks**

**1. Lloyds Bank Group's businesses are subject to inherent and indirect risks arising from general** 

**macroeconomic conditions in the UK in particular, but also in the Eurozone, the US, Asia and globally**

Lloyds Bank Group's businesses are subject to inherent and indirect risks arising from general and sector-specific

economic conditions in the markets in which it operates. Lloyds Bank Group is particularly exposed to economic

conditions in the UK, where Lloyds Bank Group's earnings are predominantly generated and its operations are

concentrated, but it also has some credit exposure in countries outside the UK, and UK economic conditions are

themselves heavily influenced by developments elsewhere in the global economy.

*Economic risks*

Weak or unstable economic conditions in the UK or globally can create a challenging operating environment for

Lloyds Bank Group, manifested through developments such as reduced economic activity, increased

unemployment, reduced personal income levels, increased cost of living, over-indebtedness and reduced corporate

profitability. Such conditions can reduce borrowers' ability to repay loans including by increasing corporate, small

and medium-sized enterprises ("SME") or personal insolvency rates, can increase tenant and other types of

defaults, and raise realised losses on defaulting loans by decreasing property prices or the value of other collateral

held as security. Moreover, divergence in economic performance between countries and regions could induce

fluctuations in commodity prices and changes in foreign exchange rates.

Recent years have demonstrated the vulnerability of a highly interlinked global economy. The COVID-19 pandemic

triggered disruption to global supply chains at a scale not previously experienced whilst the Russian invasion of

Ukraine triggered a large rise in European energy prices. Recent changes in global tariff policies could slow growth

and disrupt supply chains through higher import costs and uncertainty. Other unexpected global developments

could have similar consequences. Contagion of country or region-specific developments could spread quickly

through financial markets which may have negative global economic impacts. Monetary policy has not yet

succeeded in returning inflation back to target levels in many jurisdictions, creating elevated uncertainty for the

future path of global interest rates and the stability of economic growth – keeping policy too tight for too long

could prompt a slide into recession; loosening too quickly could re-ignite inflation pressures and require renewed

policy tightening, again resulting in recession.

High levels of government debt across the advanced economies combined with fiscal spending pressures from

ageing populations, climate change and security concerns raise risks of economic instability through periods of

investor concern over debt sustainability. This could trigger surges in market interest rates and/or sudden reduction

in government spending plans. Such developments could be transmitted across jurisdictions.

Many asset prices have so far proved more resilient than expected to the rise in interest rates that has occurred

over the past three years. The stretched valuations of some asset prices increase the risk of a correction. Valuations

could weaken significantly, including if interest rates do not fall back as markets currently expect or growth

expectations are not met. Levels of valuations can feed back to changes in credit standards in both directions.

Conversely, if interest rates continue to lower, the Group may face reduced income.

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*Geopolitical risks*

Political and geopolitical developments could also affect the wider economic environment, as well as the financial

condition of Lloyds Bank Group's customers, clients and counterparties, including governments and other financial

institutions. Any resulting adverse changes affecting the economies of the countries in which Lloyds Bank Group

has significant direct and indirect credit exposures could have a material adverse effect on Lloyds Bank Group's

results of operations, financial condition or prospects.

Lloyds Bank Group is also subject to risks from the domestic political sphere, including changes to public spending

and fiscal policy. The UK experiences inequalities across incomes and regions, and although political intentions are

to reduce such inequalities the implications for Lloyds Bank Group's customers, financial condition and prospects

are unclear due to the potential for unintended consequences of policy changes.

Geopolitical developments have the potential to accentuate the key economic risks in the current economic

conjuncture, or to act as the trigger that upsets the finely balanced position of the global economic cycle. In

particular, crystallisation of some geopolitical risks might be expected to simultaneously worsen the outlook for

economic activity while adding to inflationary pressure through their impacts on commodity and energy markets

and global supply chains. Such developments would mirror the twin supply-side shocks that emerged in the

aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine and complicate the task of calibrating an

appropriate setting of monetary policy.

Pertinent geopolitical risks include, but are not limited to, any wider global implications of the US intervention

within Venezuela or any other territories; an escalation of conflicts in the Middle East – most impactful for the

global economy if energy supply from the region becomes significantly disrupted; a further escalation of Russia's

war in Ukraine to a wider conflict; further deterioration in the relationship between the US and China and the

potential for conflict in Taiwan; strains in the relations between the US and other countries as a result of tariffs or

other changes in economic policy and more gradually, increasing barriers to free trade and diversity of supply

chains as a result of inter-bloc economic competition and efforts to re-shore strategic production. Acts of terrorism

or war are ever-present risks, and may increasingly take the form of cyber attacks, either state-sponsored or not.

*Other risks*

Outside of the standard economic and financial risks, and the implications of geopolitical developments, Lloyds

Bank Group faces a large number of other risks which may have broader economic and financial consequences. Any

and all such events described herewith could have a material adverse effect on Lloyds Bank Group's business,

financial condition, results of operations, prospects, liquidity, capital position and credit ratings (including

potential changes of outlooks or ratings), as well as on its customers, borrowers, counterparties, employees and

suppliers.

Pertinent risks include, but are not confined to, risks relating to climate change, epidemiological and health-related

developments, technological disruptions, artificial intelligence ("AI") including its wider adoption and a sharp

decrease of the value of firms developing this technology due to a potential "AI bubble" burst, the impact of cyber

attacks on systems affecting Lloyds Bank Group's ability to meet consumer needs, and disruption to critical UK

infrastructure.

Any of the above risks could have a material adverse effect on the results of operations, financial condition or

prospects of Lloyds Bank Group.

**2. Lloyds Bank Group's businesses are subject to inherent and perceived risks concerning liquidity and** 

**funding, particularly if the availability of traditional sources of funding such as retail deposits or access to** 

**wholesale funding markets becomes more limited**

Liquidity and funding continues to remain a key area of focus for Lloyds Bank Group and the industry as a whole.

Like all major banks, Lloyds Bank Group is dependent on confidence in the short and long-term wholesale funding

markets and Lloyds Bank Group's ability to access those markets. Lloyds Bank Group relies on customer savings

and transmission balances, as well as ongoing access to the global wholesale funding markets to meet its funding

needs. The ability of Lloyds Bank Group to gain access to wholesale and retail funding sources on satisfactory

economic terms depends on, amongst other things, continued confidence in the Group's soundness and market

reputation, and is subject to a number of factors (including those outside its control), such as liquidity constraints,

general market conditions, regulatory requirements, the encouraged or mandated repatriation of deposits by

foreign wholesale or central bank depositors and the level of confidence in the UK banking system.

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Lloyds Bank Group's profitability or solvency could be adversely affected if access to liquidity and funding is

constrained, made more expensive for a prolonged period of time or if Lloyds Bank Group experiences an unusually

high and unforeseen level of withdrawals. In such circumstances, Lloyds Bank Group may not be in a position to

continue to operate or meet its regulatory minimum liquidity requirements without additional funding support,

which it may be unable to access (including government and central bank facilities).

Lloyds Bank Group is also subject to the risk of deterioration of the commercial soundness and/or perceived

soundness of other financial services institutions within and outside the UK. Financial services institutions that deal

with each other are interrelated as a result of trading, investment, clearing, counterparty and other relationships.

This presents systemic risk, as was seen during the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Credit Suisse in 2023, and

may adversely affect financial intermediaries, such as clearing agencies, clearing houses, banks, securities firms and

exchanges with which Lloyds Bank Group interacts on a daily basis, any of which could have a material adverse

effect on Lloyds Bank Group's ability to raise new funding. A default by, or even concerns about the financial

resilience of, one or more financial services institutions could lead to further significant systemic liquidity problems,

or losses or defaults by other financial institutions, which could have a material adverse effect on Lloyds Bank

Group's results of operations, financial condition or prospects.

Corporate and institutional counterparties may also seek to reduce aggregate credit exposures to Lloyds Bank

Group (or to all banks) which could increase Lloyds Bank Group's cost of funding and limit its access to liquidity.

The funding structure employed by Lloyds Bank Group may also prove to be inefficient, thus giving rise to a level of

funding cost where the cumulative costs are not sustainable over the longer term.

In addition, medium-term growth in Lloyds Bank Group's lending activities will rely, in part, on the availability of

retail deposit funding on appropriate terms, which is dependent on a variety of factors outside Lloyds Bank

Group's control, such as general macroeconomic conditions and market volatility, the confidence of retail

depositors in the economy, the financial services industry and Lloyds Bank Group, as well as the availability and

extent of deposit guarantees. Increases in the cost of retail deposit funding will impact on Lloyds Bank Group's

margins and affect profit, and a lack of availability of retail deposit funding could have a material adverse effect on

its future growth. Any loss in consumer confidence in Lloyds Bank Group could significantly increase the amount of

retail deposit withdrawals in a short period of time. See "Economic and Financial Risks – Lloyds Bank Group's

businesses are subject to inherent and indirect risks arising from general macroeconomic conditions in the UK in

particular, but also in the Eurozone, the US, Asia and globally".

Lloyds Bank Group makes use of central bank funding schemes such as the Bank of England's ("BoE") Term Funding

Scheme with additional incentives for SMEs (the "TFSME"). Following the closure of this scheme in 2021, the Group

has replaced a portion of this funding which matured in the fourth quarter of 2025. The Group will have to replace

outstanding drawings in 2027 and beyond. If the wholesale funding markets were to suffer stress or central bank

provision of liquidity to the financial markets is abruptly curtailed, or Lloyds Bank Group's credit ratings are

downgraded or its access to markets is constrained, it is possible that wholesale funding will be more expensive or

prove more difficult to obtain.

Any of the refinancing or liquidity risks mentioned above, in isolation or in concert, could have a material adverse

effect on Lloyds Bank Group's results of operations and its ability to meet its financial obligations as they fall due.

For further information on how regulation may impact Lloyds Bank Group's liquidity and funding, see "Regulatory

and Legal Risks".

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**3. A reduction in Lloyds Bank Group's credit rating(s) could materially adversely affect Lloyds Bank Group's** 

**results of operations, financial condition or prospects**

Rating agencies regularly evaluate Lloyds Banking Group plc and entities within Lloyds Bank Group, and their

ratings of debt are based on a number of factors which can change over time, including Lloyds Bank Group's

financial strength as well as factors not entirely within its control, such as conditions affecting the financial services

industry generally, and the legal and regulatory frameworks affecting its legal structure, business activities and the

rights of its creditors. In light of the difficulties in the financial services industry and the financial markets, there can

be no assurance that Lloyds Banking Group plc and Lloyds Bank Group will maintain their current rating(s). The

credit rating agencies may also revise the ratings methodologies applicable to issuers within a particular industry or

political or economic region. If credit rating agencies perceive there to be adverse changes in the factors affecting

an issuer's credit rating, including by virtue of change to applicable ratings methodologies, the credit rating

agencies may downgrade, suspend or withdraw the ratings assigned to an issuer and/or its securities. A downgrade

of an entity of Lloyds Bank Group may materially adversely affect the other individual Lloyds Bank Group entities

and/or Lloyds Banking Group plc. Downgrades of Lloyds Bank Group's entities' credit rating(s) could lead to

additional collateral posting and cash outflow, significantly increase Lloyds Bank Group's borrowing costs, limit its

issuance capacity in the capital markets and weaken Lloyds Bank Group's competitive position in certain markets.

**4. Lloyds Bank Group's businesses are inherently subject to the risk of market fluctuations, which could have** 

**a material adverse effect on the results of operations, financial condition or prospects of Lloyds Bank** 

**Group**

Lloyds Bank Group's businesses are inherently subject to risks in financial markets including changes in, and

increased volatility of, interest rates, inflation rates, credit spreads, foreign exchange rates, commodity, equity,

bond and property prices and the risk that its customers act in a manner which is inconsistent with Lloyds Bank

Group's business, pricing and hedging assumptions. Movements in these markets will continue to have a significant

adverse or positive impact on Lloyds Bank Group in a number of key areas.

In addition, Lloyds Bank Group's banking and trading activities are also subject to market movements. For

example, changes in interest rate levels, yield curves and spreads affect the interest rate margin realised between

lending and borrowing costs. The potential for future volatility and margin changes remains. As a result of

competitive pressures in the market for loans and deposits, Lloyds Bank Group may be restricted in its ability to

change interest rates applying to customers in response to changes in official and market rates resulting in reduced

margins.

Changes in foreign exchange rates, including with respect to the US dollar and the Euro, may also have a material

adverse effect on Lloyds Bank Group's financial position and/or forecasted earnings. Please also see "Economic and

Financial Risks – Lloyds Bank Group's businesses are subject to inherent and indirect risks arising from general

macroeconomic conditions in the UK in particular, but also in the Eurozone, the US, Asia and globally" and

"Economic and Financial Risks – Lloyds Bank Group's businesses are subject to inherent risks concerning borrower

and counterparty credit quality which have affected and may adversely impact the recoverability and value of

assets on Lloyds Bank Group's balance sheet".

**5. Market conditions have resulted, and are expected to result in the future, in material changes to the** 

**estimated fair values of financial assets of Lloyds Bank Group, including negative fair value adjustments**

Lloyds Bank Group has exposures to securities, derivatives and other investments, including asset-backed

securities, structured investments and private equity investments that are recorded by Lloyds Bank Group at fair

value, which may be subject to further negative fair value adjustments in view of the volatile global markets and

challenging economic environment.

In volatile markets, hedging and other risk management strategies (including collateralisation and the purchase of

credit default swaps) may not be as effective as they are in normal market conditions, due in part to the

decreasing credit quality of hedge counterparties, and general illiquidity in the markets within which transactions

are executed.

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In circumstances where fair values are determined using financial valuation models, Lloyds Bank Group's valuation

methodologies may require it to make assumptions, judgements and estimates in order to establish fair value.

These valuation models are complex, and the assumptions used are difficult to make and are inherently uncertain.

This uncertainty may be amplified during periods of market volatility and illiquidity. Any consequential

impairments, write-downs or adjustments could have a material adverse effect on Lloyds Bank Group's results of

operations, capital ratios, financial condition or prospects.

Any of these factors could cause the value ultimately realised by Lloyds Bank Group for its securities and other

investments to be lower than their current fair value or require Lloyds Bank Group to record further negative fair

value adjustments, which may have a material adverse effect on its results of operations, financial condition or

prospects. Please also see "Economic and Financial Risks – Lloyds Bank Group's businesses are subject to inherent

and indirect risks arising from general macroeconomic conditions in the UK in particular, but also in the Eurozone,

the US, Asia and globally" and "Economic and Financial Risks – Lloyds Bank Group's businesses are subject to

inherent risks concerning borrower and counterparty credit quality which have affected and may adversely impact

the recoverability and value of assets on Lloyds Bank Group's balance sheet".

**6. Lloyds Bank Group's businesses are subject to inherent risks concerning borrower and counterparty credit** 

**quality which have affected and may adversely impact the recoverability and value of assets on Lloyds** 

**Bank Group's balance sheet**

Lloyds Bank Group has exposures to many different products, counterparties, obligors and other contractual

relationships and the credit quality of its exposures can have a significant impact on its earnings. Credit risk

exposures are categorised as either "retail" or "corporate" and reflect the risks inherent in Lloyds Bank Group's

lending and lending-related activities.

Lending decisions, and decisions related to other exposures (including, but not limited to, undrawn commitments,

derivative, equity, contingent and/or settlement risks), are dependent on Lloyds Bank Group's assessment of each

customer's ability to repay and the value of any underlying security. Such assessments may also take into account

future forecasts, which may be less reliable due to the uncertainty of their accuracy and probability. There is an

inherent risk that Lloyds Bank Group has incorrectly assessed the credit quality and/or the ability or willingness of

borrowers to repay, possibly as a result of incomplete or inaccurate disclosure by those borrowers or as a result of

the inherent uncertainty that is involved in the exercise of constructing and using models to estimate the risk of

lending to counterparties. Risks to Lloyds Bank Group may be exacerbated by the concentration of exposures in

some areas, where a significant proportion of its business activities relate to a single obligor, related/connected

group of obligors or a similar type of customer (borrower, sovereign, financial institution or central counterparty),

product, industrial sector or geographic location, including the UK.

Adverse changes in the credit quality of Lloyds Bank Group's UK and/or international borrowers and counterparties

or collateral held in support of exposures, or in their behaviour or businesses, may reduce the value of Lloyds Bank

Group's assets and materially increase its write-downs and allowances for impairment losses. Credit risk can be

affected by a range of factors outside Lloyds Bank Group's control, which include but are not limited to an adverse

economic environment (please see "Lloyds Bank Group's businesses are subject to inherent and indirect risks

arising from general macroeconomic conditions in the UK in particular, but also in the Eurozone, the US, Asia and

globally") and an increase in credit spreads, reduced physical and financial asset values, changes in foreign

exchange rates or interest rates, changes in consumer and customer demands and requirements, changes in the

credit rating of individual counterparties, changes to insolvency regimes which make it harder to enforce against

counterparties, counterparty challenges to the interpretation or validity of contractual arrangements, negative

reputational impact or direct campaigns which adversely impact customers, industries or sectors and any external

factors of a political, legislative, environmental or regulatory nature, including changes in accounting rules and

changes to tax legislation and rates.

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Lloyds Bank Group's credit exposure includes both unsecured and secured exposures. The importance of

residential mortgage lending (in the UK and, to a lesser extent, the Netherlands) and commercial real estate

lending, gives Lloyds Bank Group significant exposure to impacts of changes in property values. Any significant fall

in prices, and reduced rental payments and/or increases in tenant defaults alongside, would lead to higher

impairment charges which could materially affect Lloyds Bank Group's overall results of operations, financial

condition or prospects. Elevated interest rates since 2021 have raised the risk of such price declines. Changes in

property taxation may also impact valuations. 'Payment shock' for mortgage customers refinancing from fixed rate

mortgages taken out prior to 2022 could prompt some of these borrowers to default or down-size, increasing the

supply of property for sale and putting downward pressure on prices.

The level of interest rates affects affordability of all household borrowing, including mortgages and other consumer

borrowing (e.g. credit cards or unsecured personal loans), and could lead to an increase in delinquencies, defaults

and higher impairment charges on both secured and unsecured retail exposures.

Lloyds Bank Group also has exposure to vehicle prices through its vehicle financing subsidiaries. Vehicle prices can

be volatile, as seen in recent years. Any significant deterioration in used vehicle prices can have a large negative

impact on the profitability of existing vehicle finance contracts. In addition, the transition of the motor sector from

vehicles with internal combustion engines to electric vehicles may result in an increased imbalance of supply vs

demand of second hand vehicles which could push down average vehicle prices, resulting in increased provisions,

losses and accelerated depreciation charges. Government policy may also impact consumer demand for electric

vehicles leading to additional price volatility.

Lloyds Bank Group's corporate lending portfolio contains substantial exposure to large and mid-sized, public and

private companies. These exposures are subject to credit risk driven by economic, geopolitical and other risks

(please see "Economic and Financial Risks – Lloyds Bank Group's businesses are subject to inherent and indirect

risks arising from general macroeconomic conditions in the UK in particular, but also in the Eurozone, the US, Asia

and globally"). Risks may come from changes in customers' revenues or costs driven by pressures from their own

customers or suppliers, or may come from customers' own financial robustness including exposure to changes in

interest rates or foreign exchange rates. Where debt levels are high or debt payments high relative to revenues,

customers are subject to refinancing risk; despite interest rates beginning to lower, the risk remains elevated

following large interest rates rises since 2021. Companies have experienced unusually large increases in costs (staff,

energy, national insurance and raw materials) in recent years, and not all has been passed on in pricing, leaving

average profitability lower than usual and increasing credit risk.

Providing support to customers under the COVID-19 government schemes meant that Lloyds Bank Group extended

its lending risk appetite in line with the various scheme guidelines at the time, guaranteed by the UK Government

or by the BoE, as applicable, in respect of the schemes. This may lead to additional losses should the lending

process be deemed non-compliant with the guidelines, which could lead to the Group not being able to enforce

the guarantee. These schemes (Bounce Back Loans Scheme ("BBLS"), Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan

Scheme ("CBILS") and Coronavirus Large Business Interruption Loan Scheme ("CLBILS")) closed to new

applications on 31 March 2021.

Repayments on government lending scheme loans commenced from the second quarter of 2021. However, BBLS

benefits from Pay As You Grow options which may materially delay repayments through, for example, extended

payment holidays, and have the potential to delay recognition of customer financial difficulties.

Lloyds Bank Group has significant credit exposure to certain individual counterparties in higher risk and cyclical

asset classes and sectors. Lloyds Bank Group's corporate and financial institution clients and portfolios are also

susceptible to an increased probability of significant default following material unexpected events, resulting in the

potential for large losses. As in the UK, Lloyds Bank Group's lending business overseas is also exposed to a small

number of long-term customer relationships and these single name concentrations place the Group at risk of

increased loss should default occur.

In addition, climate change and transition targets are likely to have a significant impact on many of Lloyds Bank

Group's customers, as well as on various industry sectors that Lloyds Bank Group operates in. There is a risk that

borrower and counterparty credit quality and collateral/asset valuations could be adversely affected as a result of

these changes. See also "Business and Operational Risks – Lloyds Bank Group is subject to the financial and non-

financial risks related with ESG matters, for example, climate change and human rights issues".

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*Financial institutions and financial markets*

Any disruption to the liquidity or transparency of the financial markets may result in Lloyds Bank Group's inability

to sell or syndicate securities, loans or other instruments or positions held (including through underwriting),

thereby leading to concentrations in these positions. These positions and concentrations could expose Lloyds Bank

Group to losses or increased losses if the mark-to-market value of the securities, loans or other instruments or

positions declines causing Lloyds Bank Group to take write-downs. Moreover, the inability to reduce Lloyds Bank

Group's positions not only increases the market and credit risks associated with such positions, but also increases

the level of risk-weighted assets on Lloyds Bank Group's balance sheet, thereby increasing its capital requirements

and funding costs, all of which could materially adversely affect Lloyds Bank Group's results of operations, financial

condition or prospects. Financial markets turbulence could result in reductions in the value of financial collateral,

requiring counterparties to post additional funds. Instances where counterparties are unable to meet these margin

calls, whether due to operational issues, failure of Lloyds Bank Group's counterparties receiving funds expected

from their own counterparties or a lack of borrower liquidity, could place Lloyds Bank Group at risk of loss should

default occur.

The highly interconnected nature of the financial services ecosystem exposes Lloyds Bank Group to a heightened

level of contagion and systemic risk. Despite the diversified range of products and services offered by Lloyds Bank

Group (across a range of sectors and geographies), the underlying commonalities in exposures can lead to

unexpected levels of concentration and correlation risk once aggregated across clients and sectors. For example,

this may include: (i) similarities in security to support lending and trading activity; (ii) common use of, and exposure

to, core financial services infrastructure (such as custodians, clearing houses and payment banks); and (iii)

underlying exposures being governed by the same regulation. Although the exposure to certain risk types, including

but not limited to credit, will vary across different areas of Lloyds Bank Group, this interconnectedness results in a

higher propensity for risk transfer, both internally and across the wider financial services sector, meaning the

financial quantification of risk is difficult. The shadow banking sector (including private credit), which is the

provision of credit intermediation to borrowers by institutions which are not formally regulated as banks, has

grown significantly in recent years, and now represents a significant proportion of the global financial system,

giving rise to indirect risks across the financial system, through interconnectedness and asset price volatility. Whilst

Lloyds Bank Group monitors and controls direct exposure to the shadow banking sectors, Lloyds Bank Group

remains at risk from direct and indirect risks, which could materially increase its write-downs and allowances for

impairment losses. Please also see "Economic and Financial Risks – Lloyds Bank Group's businesses are subject to

inherent and indirect risks arising from general macroeconomic conditions in the UK in particular, but also in the

Eurozone, the US, Asia and globally".

**7. Lloyds Bank Group'sdefined benefit pension schemes are subject to longevity and market risks**

Lloyds Bank Group's defined benefit pension schemes are exposed to longevity risk. Increases in life expectancy

(longevity) beyond current allowances will increase the cost of pension scheme benefits. Adverse market

movements may also have an adverse effect upon the financial condition of the defined benefit pension schemes.

Scheme assets are invested in a diversified portfolio of debt securities, equities and other return-seeking assets. If

the assets underperform the discount rate used to calculate the defined benefit obligation, this will reduce the

surplus or increase the deficit.

Adverse developments in any of these factors could adversely affect Lloyds Bank Group's financial condition,

results of operations or prospects.

**8. Lloyds Bank Group may be required to record Credit Value Adjustments, Funding Value Adjustments and** 

**Debit Value Adjustments on its derivative portfolio, which could have a material adverse effect on its** 

**results of operations, financial condition or prospects**

Lloyds Bank Group seeks to limit and manage counterparty credit risk exposure to market counterparties. Credit

Value Adjustment ("CVA") and Funding Value Adjustment ("FVA") reserves are held against uncollateralised

derivative exposures and a risk management framework is in place to mitigate the impact on income of reserve

value changes. CVA is an expected loss calculation that incorporates current market factors including counterparty

credit spreads. FVA reserves are held to capitalise the cost of funding uncollateralised derivative exposures. Lloyds

Bank Group also calculates a Debit Value Adjustment to reflect own credit spread risk as part of the fair value of

derivative liabilities.

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Deterioration in the creditworthiness of financial counterparties, or large adverse financial market movements

could impact the size of CVA and FVA reserves and result in a material charge to Lloyds Bank Group's profit and

loss account which could have a material adverse effect on its results of operations, financial condition or

prospects.

**Regulatory and legal risks**

**1. Lloyds Bank Group and its businesses are subject to substantial regulation and oversight. Adverse legal or** 

**regulatory developments could have a material adverse effect on Lloyds Bank Group's business, results of** 

**operations, financial condition or prospects**

Lloyds Bank Group and its businesses are subject to legislation, laws, regulation, court proceedings, policies and

voluntary codes of practice in the UK, the EU, the US and the other markets in which it operates. Adverse legal or

regulatory developments could have a material adverse effect on Lloyds Bank Group's business, results of

operations, financial condition or prospects including from events which are beyond its control, such as:

(i)external bodies applying or interpreting standards, laws, regulations or contracts differently to Lloyds Bank

Group;

(ii)changes to the prudential or wider regulatory environment;

(iii)changes in competitive and pricing environments, including markets investigations, or one or more of Lloyds

Bank Group's regulators intervening to mandate the pricing of Lloyds Bank Group's products as a consumer

protection measure;

(iv)one or more of Lloyds Bank Group's regulators intervening to prevent or delay the launch of a product or

service, or prohibiting an existing product or service or otherwise intervening to change the way in which a

product or service is marketed, sold or operated;

(v)further requirements relating to financial or non-financial reporting, corporate governance, corporate

structure and conduct of business and employee compensation;

(vi)expropriation, nationalisation, confiscation of assets and changes in legislation relating to foreign

ownership;

(vii)changes to regulation and legislation relating to economic and trading sanctions, money laundering and

terrorist financing;

(viii)developments in the international or national legal environment resulting in regulation, legislation and/or

litigation targeting entities such as Lloyds Bank Group for investing in, or lending to, organisations deemed

to be responsible for, or contributing to, climate change;

(ix)legal or regulatory changes which influence business strategy, particularly the rate of growth of the business,

or which impose conditions on the sales and servicing of products which have the effect of making such

products unprofitable or unattractive to sell; and

(x)rapid development of financial services technologies and digital assets is likely to have commensurate

impact on the pace of regulatory change.

These laws and regulations include increased regulatory oversight, particularly in respect of conduct issues, data

protection, product governance and prudential regulatory developments, including ring-fencing.

Unfavourable developments across any of these areas, both in and outside the UK, including as a result of the

factors above, could materially affect Lloyds Bank Group's access to markets or ability to maintain appropriate

liquidity or capital, increase its funding costs, constrain the operation of its business and/or have a material

adverse effect on its business, results of operations, financial condition or prospects.

**2. The financial impact of legal or other proceedings and regulatory risks may be material and is difficult to** 

**quantify. Amounts eventually paid may materially exceed the amount of provisions set aside to cover** 

**such risks, or existing provisions may need to be materially increased in response to changing** 

**circumstances**

Where provisions have already been taken in published financial statements of Lloyds Bank Group or results

announcements for ongoing legal or regulatory matters, these have been recognised, in accordance with IAS 37

("Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets") ("IAS 37"), as the best estimate of the expenditure

required to settle the obligation as at the reporting date. Such estimates are inherently uncertain, and it is possible

that the eventual outcomes may differ materially from current estimates, resulting in future increases or decreases

to the required provisions, or actual losses that exceed or fall short of the provisions taken.

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Provisions have not been taken where no obligation (as defined in IAS 37) has been established, whether

associated with a known or potential future litigation or regulatory matter. Accordingly, an adverse decision in any

such matters could result in significant losses to Lloyds Bank Group which have not been provided for.

Lloyds Bank Group is exposed to a number of complaints, including certain complaints referred to the Financial

Ombudsman Service, that could develop into matters that may require redress and result in significant losses for

Lloyds Bank Group. Such losses could have an adverse impact on Lloyds Bank Group's financial condition and

operations.

Lloyds Bank Group recognised a further £800 million provision in the third quarter of 2025 following the FCA's

announcement in October 2025 that it intends to implement a motor finance commission redress scheme. As at 31

December 2025, the total provision recognised is £1,950 million.The Supreme Court judgment in Johnson v

FirstRand Bank Limited in August 2025 found that there was an unfair relationship under s.140A of the Consumer

Credit Act (CCA). Following the Supreme Court judgment, the FCA published Consultation Paper CP25/27 in

October 2025 setting out detailed proposals for a scheme (including their proposed basis) to redress unfair

customer relationships.The increased provision reflects the increased likelihood of a higher number of scheme

cases (i.e. discretionary commission arrangements, commercial tie or high commission arrangements) being eligible

for redress, including those dating back to 2007 and also the likelihood of a higher level of redress than anticipated

in the previous scenario-based provision; the FCA's proposed redress calculation approach is less closely linked to

customer loss than previously anticipated.Lloyds Bank Group has made representations to the FCA on a number

of aspects of the proposed scheme. On 3 December 2025, the FCA announced that the pause on motor finance

complaints handling would be lifted on 31 May 2026 for complaints made in relation to the subject matter of the

scheme, and that this timeline may be superseded in due course by the operational timetable to be set out in the

final scheme rules. The FCA also lifted the pause on handling motor finance complaints in respect of leasing

products on 5 December 2025. Lloyds Bank Group continues to receive new complaints as well as claims in the

County Courts in respect of motor finance commissions. A large number of those claims have been stayed, as has a

claim in the Competition Appeal Tribunal. In April 2026, the Court of Appeal is expected to consider whether, in

the context of motor finance claims, it is possible for multiple unfair relationship claims to be dealt with via one

omnibus claim form.In establishing the provision estimate, Lloyds Bank Group has considered the potential impact

of the FCA's proposed redress scheme, as well as a number of possible modifications to the scheme which might

arise as a result of the consultation. Lloyds Bank Group will continue to assess developments and potential impacts

following the announcement by the FCA of the final scheme rules, which are expected by the end of March 2026.

The ultimate financial impact will be determined by a number of factors still to be resolved, in particular the final

scheme rules, customer response rates, scheme operating costs, any further interventions and any broader

implications of legal proceedings and complaints. Given the significant level of uncertainty in terms of the final

outcome, the ultimate financial impact could materially differ from the amount provided. The total £1,950 million

provision represents Lloyds Bank Group's current best estimate of the potential impact of the motor finance issue.

In 2017, the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") introduced a cut-off date of 29 August 2019 for customer PPI

complaints. The courts are not bound by the FCA's complaints deadline. Customers therefore continue to bring

litigation claims beyond the FCA's deadline for complaints, which could have a material adverse effect on Lloyds

Bank Group's reputation, business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. Lloyds Bank Group

continues to challenge PPI litigation cases, with mainly operational costs and legal fees associated with litigation

activity recognised within regulatory and legal provisions.

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Also, climate and sustainability-related disclosures are a rapidly evolving area and increasingly expose Lloyds Bank

Group to risk in the face of legal and regulatory expectations, regulatory enforcement and class action risk. Lloyds

Bank Group in the UK and elsewhere is increasingly becoming subject to more extensive climate and sustainability-

related legal and regulatory requirements. In the UK, these include mandatory requirements by the FCA and under

the Companies Act 2006 to make climate-related disclosures consistent with the recommendations of the Task

Force on Climate related Financial Disclosures ("TCFD"). In addition, the UK government has announced plans to

establish a framework to assess the suitability of the UK-endorsed International Sustainability Standards Board

("ISSB") standards IFRS S1 and IFRS S2 for endorsement in the UK. If this assessment process concludes with an

affirmative endorsement decision, it would result in the creation of the first two UK Sustainability Reporting

Standards ("SRS"). The UK government consulted on the exposure drafts of UK SRS from June 2025 until

September 2025. These standards will form part of a wider Sustainability Disclosure Reporting framework led by

HM Treasury. Further regulatory requirements may emerge as part of the developing UK and European

sustainability-related disclosure requirements. In some jurisdictions, particularly the United States, regulatory and

enforcement activity around climate and sustainability initiatives is becoming increasingly politicised. This has

resulted in a polarisation between promoting more extensive climate and sustainability-related requirements, and

challenging climate, nature and sustainability-related initiatives on the basis of allegations that they could breach

applicable laws. At the same time, Lloyds Bank Group's stakeholders may hold differing views on ESG matters

more generally, potentially generating negative attention in traditional and social media, and Lloyds Bank Group

may potentially be subject to conflicting supervisory directives, as certain US and non-US authorities prioritise

ESG-related issues while US Congress and some US states pursue opposing priorities. These potentially conflicting

dynamics may lead to investor pressure, reputational impacts, misperceptions of Lloyds Bank Group's ESG

practices and regulatory procedures. The current and expected regulatory developments in climate and

sustainability-related disclosures further expose Lloyds Bank Group to reputational, regulatory enforcement and

class action risk.

Further, no assurance can be given that Lloyds Bank Group will not incur liability in connection with any past,

current or future non-compliance with legislation or regulation, and any such non-compliance could be significant

and materially adversely affect its reputation, business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.

**3. Lloyds Bank Group faces risks associated with its compliance with a wide range of laws and regulations**

Lloyds Bank Group is exposed to risk associated with compliance with laws and regulations, including:

(i)certain aspects of Lloyds Bank Group's activities and business may be determined by the relevant

authorities, the Financial Ombudsman Service, regulatory bodies or the courts to not have been conducted

in accordance with applicable laws or regulations;

(ii)the possibility of alleged mis-selling of financial products or the mishandling of complaints related to the

sale of such products by or attributed to a member of Lloyds Bank Group, resulting in disciplinary action or

requirements to amend sales processes, withdraw products, or provide restitution to affected customers, all

of which may require additional provisions and significant time and attention;

(iii)risks relating to compliance with, or enforcement actions in respect of, existing and/or new regulatory or

reporting requirements, including as a result of a change in focus of regulation or a transfer of responsibility

for regulating certain aspects of Lloyds Bank Group's activities and business to other regulatory bodies;

(iv)risks relating to failure to assess the resilience of banks to potential adverse economic or financial

developments including implication from regulatory stress test results;

(v)contractual and other obligations may either not be enforceable as intended or may be enforced against

Lloyds Bank Group in an adverse way;

(vi)the intellectual property of Lloyds Bank Group (such as trade names) may not be adequately protected;

(vii)Lloyds Bank Group may be liable for damages to third parties harmed by the conduct of its business; and

(viii)the risk of regulatory proceedings, enforcement actions and/or private litigation, arising out of regulatory

investigations or otherwise (brought by individuals or groups of plaintiffs) in the UK and other jurisdictions.

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Regulatory and legal actions pose a number of risks to Lloyds Bank Group, including substantial monetary damages

or fines, the amounts of which are difficult to predict and may exceed the amount of provisions set aside to cover

such risks. See "Regulatory and Legal Risks – The financial impact of legal or other proceedings and regulatory risks

may be material and is difficult to quantify. Amounts eventually paid may materially exceed the amount of

provisions set aside to cover such risks, or existing provisions may need to be materially increased in response to

changing circumstances". In addition, Lloyds Bank Group may be subject, including as a result of regulatory actions,

to other penalties and injunctive relief, civil or private litigation arising out of a regulatory investigation or

otherwise, the potential for criminal prosecution in certain circumstances and regulatory restrictions on Lloyds

Bank Group's business, including the potential requirement to hold additional capital. These potential outcomes

can have a negative effect on Lloyds Bank Group's reputation as well as taking a significant amount of

management time and resources away from the implementation of its strategy.

Lloyds Bank Group may settle litigation or regulatory proceedings prior to a final judgment or determination of

liability to avoid the cost, management efforts or negative business, regulatory or reputational consequences of

continuing to contest liability, even when Lloyds Bank Group believes that it has no liability or when the potential

consequences of failing to prevail would be disproportionate to the costs of settlement. Furthermore, Lloyds Bank

Group may, for similar reasons, reimburse counterparties for their losses even in situations where Lloyds Bank

Group does not believe that it is legally compelled to do so. Failure to manage these risks adequately could

materially affect Lloyds Bank Group, both financially and reputationally.

Regulatory divergence, including for example with respect to Payment Service Regulations, Consumer Credit

Directive, General Data Protection Regulations, Edinburgh Reforms, as a consequence of the UK's exit from the EU

and developments in both the UK and the EU, and Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy, is

likely to result in increased compliance costs on Lloyds Bank Group and potential barriers to cross-border trade in

financial services and loss of customers. The Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 ("FSMA") revokes retained EU

law on financial services and markets and gives HM Treasury broad powers to make regulations restating and

revising that law and designating additional activities for regulation in the UK.

General changes in government, central bank or regulatory policy, or changes in regulatory regimes may influence

investor decisions in particular markets in which Lloyds Bank Group operates, and which may change the structure

of those markets and the products offered or may increase the costs of doing business in those markets.

**4. Lloyds Bank Group is subject to the risk of having insufficient capital resources and/or not meeting** 

**liquidity requirements**

Under PRA requirements, Lloyds Bank Group (as the ring-fenced bank sub-group) became subject to prudential

requirements on a sub-consolidated basis from 1 January 2019. These requirements are in addition to the

requirements that the Bank must meet under the existing prudential regime on an individual basis.

If the Bank and/or Lloyds Bank Group has, or is perceived to have, a shortage of regulatory capital and/or is, or is

perceived to be, unable to meet its regulatory minimum liquidity requirements, then it may be subject to

regulatory interventions and actions and may suffer a loss of confidence in the market with the result that access

to sources of liquidity and funding may become constrained, more expensive or unavailable. This, in turn, may

affect Lloyds Bank Group's capacity to continue its business operations, pay future dividends to its parent and

make other distributions or pursue acquisitions or other strategic opportunities, impacting future growth potential.

See also the risk factor above entitled "Economic and Financial Risks - Lloyds Bank Group's businesses are subject

to inherent and perceived risks concerning liquidity and funding, particularly if the availability of traditional sources

of funding such as retail deposits or the access to wholesale funding markets becomes more limited".

A shortage of capital could arise, including from (i) a depletion of Lloyds Bank Group and/or the Bank's capital

resources through increased costs or liabilities and reduced asset values which could arise as a result of the

crystallisation of credit-related risks, regulatory and legal risks, business and economic risks, operational risks,

financial soundness-related risks and other risks; and/or (ii) changes to the actual level of risk faced by Lloyds Bank

Group and/or the Bank requiring higher capital to be held; and/or (iii) changes required by legislation or set by the

regulatory authorities increasing the amount of minimum capital requirements and/or the risk weightings

applicable to its assets.

Lloyds Bank Group and/or the Bank may address a shortage of capital by acting to reduce leverage exposures and/

or risk-weighted assets, for example by way of business disposals. Such actions may impact the profitability of

Lloyds Bank Group.

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Whilst Lloyds Bank Group monitors current and expected future capital requirements, minimum requirements for

own funds and eligible liabilities ("MREL"), leverage and liquidity requirements, and seeks to manage and plan its

prudential position accordingly and on the basis of current assumptions regarding future regulatory requirements,

there can be no assurance that the assumptions will be accurate in all respects or that it will not be required to

take additional measures to strengthen its capital, MREL, leverage or liquidity position. Market expectations as to

capital and liquidity levels may also increase, driven by, for example, the capital and liquidity levels (or targets) of

peer banking groups.In addition, because Lloyds Banking Group plc and its subsidiary and associated undertakings

(together the "Lloyds Banking Group") operates with a single point of entry resolution strategy, whereby Lloyds

Banking Group plc is the only Lloyds Banking Group entity which is permitted to issue own funds and MREL

instruments to external creditors,from a capital perspective, any new capital or MREL issuances for Lloyds Bank

Group and/or the Bank will be dependent on Lloyds Banking Group having sufficient resources available or the

ability to raise capital or MREL and then downstream.

Lloyds Bank Group's borrowing costs and access to capital markets, as well as its ability to lend or carry out certain

aspects of its business, could also be affected by future prudential regulatory developments in the UK and in other

jurisdictions to which Lloyds Bank Group has exposure.

Any of the risks mentioned above could have a material adverse effect on Lloyds Bank Group's capital resources

and/or liquidity, results of operations, its ability to continue its business operations and its financial condition or

prospects. Please also see "Economic and Financial Risks – Lloyds Bank Group's businesses are subject to inherent

and perceived risks concerning liquidity and funding, particularly if the availability of traditional sources of funding

such as retail deposits or the access to wholesale funding markets becomes more limited".

**5. Lloyds Bank Group must comply with anti-money laundering, counter terrorist financing, anti-bribery,** 

**fraud and sanctions regulations**

Lloyds Bank Group is required to comply with applicable anti-money laundering, anti-terrorism, sanctions, anti-

bribery and other laws and regulations in the jurisdictions in which it operates. These extensive laws and

regulations require Lloyds Bank Group, amongst other things, to adopt and enforce "know your customer" policies

and procedures and to report suspicions of money laundering and terrorist financing, and in some countries

specific transactions to the applicable regulatory authorities. These laws and regulations, which are not always

consistent across jurisdictions, have become increasingly complex and detailed, require robust systems and

sophisticated monitoring and compliance personnel, and have become the subject of enhanced government and

regulatory supervision. Lloyds Bank Group prohibits relationships and transactions related to jurisdictions and

persons (including individuals, vessels, aircrafts, and entities) that are the subject of sanctions administered by

relevant competent authorities including the United Kingdom (including by the Office of Financial Sanctions

Implementation), the United States (including by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the US Department of the

Treasury), the European Union, and the United Nations Security Council. This is reflected in a Group-wide

economic crime prevention policy, which is reviewed regularly. Where relationships and transactions involving

sanctions are identified through Lloyds Bank Group's sanctions control framework, they are reported to the

relevant regulatory body. Furthermore, failure to comply with trade and economic sanctions, both primary and

secondary (which are frequently subject to change by relevant governments and agencies in the jurisdictions in

which Lloyds Bank Group operates), may result in the imposition of fines and other penalties on the Group,

including the revocation of licences.

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Lloyds Bank Group has adopted policies and procedures aimed at detecting and preventing the use of its banking

network and services for money laundering, financing terrorism, bribery, tax evasion, human trafficking, modern

day slavery, wildlife trafficking and related activities. These controls, however, may not eliminate instances where

third parties seek to use Lloyds Bank Group's products and services to engage in illegal or improper activities. In

addition, Lloyds Bank Group, to a large degree, relies upon its relevant counterparties to maintain and properly

apply their own appropriate anti-money laundering procedures. Such measures, procedures and compliance may

not be effective in preventing third parties from using Lloyds Bank Group (and its relevant counterparties) as a

conduit for money laundering and terrorist financing (including illegal cash operations) without Lloyds Bank

Group's (and its relevant counterparties') knowledge. In the course of its business, Lloyds Bank Group engages in

discussions with the PRA, FCA and other UK and overseas regulators on a range of matters including in relation to

anti-money laundering. If Lloyds Bank Group is associated with, or even accused of being associated with, or

becomes a party to, money laundering or terrorist financing, its reputation could suffer and it could become

subject to fines, sanctions and/or legal enforcement (including being added to any "restricted lists" that would

prohibit certain parties from engaging in transactions with Lloyds Bank Group) as well as claims and allegations,

any one of which could have a material adverse effect on its results of operations, financial condition and

prospects.

Lloyds Bank Group is also exposed to risk of fraud and other criminal activities (both internal and external).

Fraudsters may target any of Lloyds Bank Group's products, services and delivery channels, including lending,

internet banking, payments, bank accounts and cards. Fraud losses and their impacts on customers and the wider

society are now an increasing priority for consumer groups, regulators and the UK Government. This may result in

financial loss to Lloyds Bank Group and/or its customers, poor customer experience, reputational damage,

potential litigation and regulatory proceedings.

Any weakness in Lloyds Bank Group's processes, systems or security could have an adverse effect on Lloyds Bank

Group's results and negatively impact customers, which may lead to an increase in complaints and damage to

Lloyds Bank Group's reputation and expose Lloyds Bank Group to liability.

**6. Lloyds Banking Group, including Lloyds Bank Group, is subject to resolution planning requirements, which** 

**could have an adverse impact on Lloyds Bank Group's business**

In July 2019, the BoE and the Prudential Regulation Authority ("PRA") published final rules for a resolvability

assessment framework (the "Resolvability Assessment Framework"), and full implementation of the framework

became effective from 1 January 2022. This requires Lloyds Banking Group to carry out a detailed assessment of its

preparations for resolution and publicly disclose this on a periodic basis. The BoE published the results of their

second assessment of Lloyds Banking Group's preparations for resolution on 6 August 2024. The BoE identified one

area for further enhancement and no shortcomings, deficiencies or substantive impediments to resolvability. The

area for further enhancement is with respect to Lloyds Banking Group's approach to achieving the Adequate

Financial Resources outcome, relating to Lloyds Banking Group's Valuations capabilities. Lloyds Banking Group is

committed to continue enhancing its capabilities and assurance and is working towards addressing the BoE's

findings and targeted work across resolution.In the event the outcome of future assessments as part of the

Resolvability Assessment Framework result in the BoE identifying deficiencies or substantive impediments to

resolvability, there may be further direction from the BoE to remove impediments to ensure the effective exercise

of stabilisation powers which could affect the way in which Lloyds Banking Group manages its business and

ultimately impact the profitability of Lloyds Bank Group. In addition, the public disclosure of the outcome of such

assessments may affect the way Lloyds Banking Group is perceived by the market which, in turn, may affect the

secondary market value of securities issued by the Bank and members of Lloyds Bank Group.

**7. Lloyds Banking Group, including Lloyds Bank Group, is subject to regulatory actions which may be taken** 

**in the event of a bank or Lloyds Banking Group failure**

Under the Banking Act 2009, as amended, (the "Banking Act"), substantial powers have been granted to HM

Treasury, the BoE, the PRA and the FCA (together, the "Authorities") as part of the special resolution regime (the

"SRR"). These powers enable the Authorities to deal with and stabilise UK-incorporated institutions with

permission to accept deposits (including the Bank and other members of Lloyds Bank Group) if they are failing or

are likely to fail to satisfy certain threshold conditions.

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The SRR consists of five stabilisation options: (i) mandatory transfer of all or part of the business of the relevant

entity or the shares of the relevant entity to a private sector purchaser; (ii) transfer of all or part of the business of

the relevant entity to a "bridge bank" established and wholly owned by the BoE; (iii) transfer of all or part of the

relevant entity or "bridge bank" to an asset management vehicle; (iv) bail-in of the relevant entity's equity, capital

instruments and liabilities; and (v) temporary public ownership of the relevant entity. HM Treasury may also take a

parent company of a relevant entity into temporary public ownership where certain conditions are met. Certain

ancillary powers include the power to modify contractual arrangements in certain circumstances.

Under the Banking Act, powers are granted to the BoE which include, but are not limited to: (i) a mandatory

"write-down and conversion power" relating to Tier 1 and Tier 2 capital instruments and (ii) a "bail-in" power

relating to the capital instruments and the vast majority of unsecured liabilities (including the senior unsecured

debt securities issued by the Bank and members of Lloyds Bank Group).While Lloyds Banking Group plc is currently

the resolution entity for Lloyds Banking Group pursuant to the BoE's "single point of entry" resolution model, bail-

in is capable of being applied to all of the Bank and members of Lloyds Bank Group's senior unsecured and

subordinated debt instruments with a remaining maturity of greater than seven days. Such loss absorption powers

give the BoE the ability to write-down or write-off all or a portion of the claims of certain securities of a failing

institution or group and/or to convert certain debt claims into another security, including ordinary shares of the

surviving group entity, if any. Such resulting ordinary shares may be subject to severe dilution, transfer for no

consideration, write-down or write-off. The Banking Act specifies the order in which the mandatory write-down

and conversion power and the bail-in tool should be applied, reflecting the hierarchy of capital instruments in

accordance with the PRA Rulebook and related policies and legislation, with certain amendments for the Capital

Requirements Regulation and otherwise respecting the hierarchy of claims in an ordinary insolvency. Furthermore,

the BoE has published a statement in regards to the UK creditor hierarchy which explains that the UK's bank

resolution framework has a clear statutory order in which shareholders and creditors would bear losses in a

resolution or insolvency scenario and that Additional Tier 1 instruments rank ahead of CET1 and behind Tier 2 in the

hierarchy. Holders of such instruments should expect to be exposed to losses in resolution or insolvency in the

order of their positions in this hierarchy. Moreover, the Banking Act and secondary legislation made thereunder

provides certain limited safeguards for creditors in specific circumstances. For example, a holder of debt securities

issued by the Bank should not suffer a worse outcome as a result of resolution proceedings than it would in

insolvency proceedings. However, this "no creditor worse off" safeguard may not apply in relation to an application

of the write-down and conversion power in circumstances where a stabilisation power is not also used. The

exercise of mandatory write-down and conversion power, or other stabilisation powers under the Banking Act, or

any suggestion of such exercise could materially adversely affect the rights of the holders of equity and debt

securities and the price or value of their investment and/or the ability of Lloyds Bank Group to satisfy its

obligations under such debt securities.

The BoE also has powers to amend the terms of contracts (for example, varying the maturity of a debt instrument)

and to override events of default or termination rights that might be invoked as a result of the exercise of the

resolution powers, which could have a material adverse effect on the rights of holders of the equity and debt

securities issued by Lloyds Bank Group, including through a material adverse effect on the price of such securities.

The Banking Act also gives the BoE the power to override, vary or impose contractual obligations between a UK

bank, its holding company and its group undertakings for reasonable consideration, in order to enable any

transferee or successor bank to operate effectively. There is also power for HM Treasury to amend the law

(excluding provisions made by or under the Banking Act) for the purpose of enabling it to use the regime powers

effectively, potentially with retrospective effect.

The determination that securities and other obligations issued by Lloyds Bank Group will be subject to loss

absorption is likely to be inherently unpredictable and may depend on a number of factors which may be outside

of Lloyds Bank Group's control. This determination will also be made by the BoE and there may be many factors,

including factors not directly related to the Bank or Lloyds Bank Group, which could result in such a determination.

Because of this inherent uncertainty and given that the relevant provisions of the Banking Act remain largely

untested in practice, it will be difficult to predict when, if at all, the exercise of a loss absorption power may occur

which would result in a principal write-off or conversion to other securities. Moreover, as the criteria that the BoE

will be obliged to consider in exercising any loss absorption power provide it with considerable discretion, holders

of the securities issued by the Lloyds Bank Group may not be able to refer to publicly available criteria in order to

anticipate a potential exercise of any such power and consequently its potential effect on Lloyds Bank Group and

the securities issued by Lloyds Bank Group.

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Potential investors in the securities issued by Lloyds Bank Group should consider the risk that a holder may lose

some or all of its investment, including the principal amount plus any accrued interest, if such statutory loss

absorption measures are acted upon. The Banking Act provides that, other than in certain limited circumstances

set out in the Banking Act, extraordinary governmental financial support will only be available to Lloyds Bank

Group as a last resort once the write-down and conversion powers and resolution tools referred to above have

been exploited to the maximum extent possible. Accordingly, it is unlikely that investors in securities issued by

Lloyds Bank Group will benefit from such support even if it were provided.

Holders of Lloyds Bank Group's securities may have limited rights or no rights to challenge any decision of the BoE

or HM Treasury to exercise the UK resolution powers or to have that decision reviewed by a judicial or

administrative process or otherwise. Accordingly, trading behaviour in respect of such securities is not necessarily

expected to follow the trading behaviour associated with other types of securities that are not subject to such

resolution powers. Further, the introduction or amendment of such resolution powers, and/or any implication or

anticipation that they may be used, may have a significant adverse effect on the market price of such securities,

even if such powers are not used.

The MREL applies to UK financial institutions and mandates the issuance of a minimum level of own funds and

eligible liabilities that are capable of being written-down or converted to equity in order to prepare a financial

institution or its group for a potential failure. From 1 January 2022, Lloyds Banking Group plc and its material

subsidiaries including the Bank have been required to maintain a minimum level of MREL resources in line with the

BoE's MREL statement of policy ("MREL SoP"), being the higher of two times the sum of Pillar 1 and Pillar 2A, or

two times the applicable leverage ratio requirement, calculated on a sub-consolidated basis and on an individual

basis with applicable scalars.

In addition, Lloyds Bank Group's costs of doing business may increase by amendments made to the Banking Act in

relation to deposits covered by the UK Financial Services Compensation Scheme (the "FSCS"). Lloyds Bank Group

contributes to compensation schemes such as the FSCS in respect of banks and other authorised financial services

firms that are unable to meet their obligations to customers. Furthermore, any future reforms to increase the

deposit protection limits, or more broadly, to enhance the SRR could have cost implications for the banking

industry as a whole. The ultimate cost to the industry, which will also include the cost of any compensation or

recapitalisation payments made by the FSCS and, if necessary, the cost of meeting any shortfall after recoveries on

the borrowings entered into by the FSCS, remains uncertain but may be significant and may have a material effect

on Lloyds Bank Group's business, results of operations or financial condition.

**8. Failure to manage the risks associated with changes in taxation rates or applicable tax laws, or** 

**misinterpretation of such tax laws, could materially adversely affect Lloyds Bank Group's results of** 

**operations, financial condition or prospects**

Tax risk is the risk associated with changes in taxation rates, applicable tax laws, misinterpretation of such tax

laws, disputes with relevant tax authorities in relation to historic transactions or conducting a challenge to a

relevant tax authority. Failure to manage this risk adequately could cause Lloyds Bank Group to suffer losses due to

additional tax charges and other financial costs including penalties. Such failure could lead to adverse publicity,

reputational damage and potentially costs materially exceeding current provisions, in each case to an extent which

could have an adverse effect on Lloyds Bank Group's results of operations, financial condition or prospects.

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**Business and operational risks**

**1. Lloyds Bank Group is exposed to operational risks, including the failure to build sufficient resilience into** 

**business operations, and underlying infrastructure and controls, as well as risks which may arise as a result** 

**of the failure of third party services**

Lloyds Bank Group defines operational risks, as the risk of actual or potential impact to Lloyds Bank Group

(financial and/or non-financial) resulting from inadequate or failed internal processes, people, and systems or from

external events. Resilience is core to the management of operational risk within Lloyds Bank Group to ensure that

business processes (including those that are outsourced) can withstand operational risks and can respond to and

meet customer and stakeholder needs when continuity of operations is compromised. Lloyds Bank Group's

businesses are dependent on the accurate and efficient processing and reporting of, and of Lloyds Bank Group's

compliance with, a high volume of complex transactions across a diverse set of products and services. These

products, services and transactions are in different currencies and subject to different legal and regulatory regimes.

Any weakness or errors in these processes or systems or any non-compliance could lead to an impact on Lloyds

Bank Group's results, the reporting of such results, the ability to deliver appropriate customer outcomes which may

lead to an increase in complaints, litigation, enforcement action and/or damage to the reputation of Lloyds Bank

Group, or impact Lloyds Bank Group's financial performance.

Specifically, failure to develop, deliver or maintain effective IT solutions could lead to a material impact on

customer service and business operations. Any prolonged loss of service availability could limit Lloyds Bank Group's

ability to comply with its obligations and to provide products and services safely to its customers, effectively and

efficiently which, could lead to customer redress and could cause longer term damage to Lloyds Bank Group's

brand. See "Business and Operational Risks – Lloyds Bank Group's business is subject to risks related to cybercrime,

technological failure and emerging technologies".

Lloyds Bank Group uses a range of third party suppliers to support the delivery of its strategy, products and

services. These third party suppliers also expose Lloyds Bank Group to operational risk, including through their own

supplier relationships, internal processes, people and systems. Failure to appropriately manage and oversee these

third party risks could impact Lloyds Bank Group's ability to effectively achieve its customer, operational or

business needs and could have a material effect on the Group's business and financial position. Whilst the Group

undertakes assurance and oversight of its suppliers to mitigate these risks, it remains possible that these risks could

result in: a failure, delay or disruption in the provision of services to customers or adversely impact the

performance by the Group, the Group facing unanticipated financial or reputational harm, or becoming subject to

litigation or regulatory investigations and actions. Changing these third party vendors or moving critical services

from one provider to another could pose additional transition risk.

**2. Lloyds Bank Group is exposed to conduct risk**

Lloyds Bank Group is exposed to various forms of conduct risk. Conduct risk arises when Lloyds Bank Group's

activities, behaviours, strategies, or business planning negatively impact customer outcomes, undermine market

integrity, or distort competition. These risks can lead to regulatory action, reputational damage, and financial loss.

Sources of conduct risk include: (i) customer outcomes (products and services that do not provide fair value and

good outcomes, potentially causing customer harm; processes and systems that fail to consider customer needs,

resulting in poor outcomes; unclear, misleading, or untimely customer communications that affect decision-

making; ineffective complaint handling or inadequate support for vulnerable customers); (ii) governance and

culture (a culture that is not sufficiently customer-centric, leading to improper decisions; incentive and reward

schemes that encourage behaviours harmful to customers; outsourcing to third parties without adequate oversight

or alignment with Lloyds Bank Group's standards, creating inconsistent outcomes); (iii) regulatory and market (mis-

selling of financial products, which may require process changes, product withdrawal, or customer restitution;

conduct that could constitute market abuse, distort competition, or create conflicts of interest); (iv) colleague

conduct (colleague behaviours that have an adverse impact on customer, colleagues and the market; colleague

misconduct that has a material impact on Lloyds Bank Group's reputation).

Failure to manage these risks effectively can result in: (i) regulatory censure and enforcement actions, (ii)

reputational damage and loss of customer trust, (iii) financial penalties and costly remediation programs, (iv)

material adverse effects on Lloyds Bank Group's operations, financial condition, or prospects.Please also see

"Regulatory and legal risks – The financial impact of legal or other proceedings and regulatory risks may be material

and is difficult to quantify. Amounts eventually paid may materially exceed the amount of provisions set aside to

cover such risks, or existing provisions may need to be materially increased in response to changing circumstances."

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**3. Lloyds Bank Group's business is subject to risks related to new and emerging technologies**

Lloyds Bank Group faces risks related to innovation with new technologies, such as AI. AI can play an important

role for businesses by improving customer service, increasing personalisation, or streamlining operational processes.

However, the use of AI amplifies risks across existing risk categories and introduces new operational and

competitive risks. Lloyds Bank Group's control and governance framework needs to keep pace with evolving

technology as Lloyds Bank Group must protect privacy and ensure ethical processing of data to maintain customer

and regulator trust and comply with data protection legislation and regulation.

Lloyds Bank Group faces the risk of falling behind industry peers if finance industry participants adopt AI more

effectively or rapidly. Failure to keep pace with industry innovation could result in loss of business opportunities

and erosion of Lloyds Bank Group's competitive standing. AI adoption is a key element of Lloyds Bank Group's

strategy which is necessary to maintain market position and support digitisation goals.

The regulatory landscape for AI is rapidly evolving and varies significantly across jurisdictions, for example, the

European Union has adopted the EU AI Act, while the United States currently lacks a comprehensive federal

framework. This uncertainty creates challenges and potentially increases the legal and regulatory risk as Lloyds

Bank Group must monitor and adapt to new and changing requirements in multiple regions, including data privacy,

transparency, model governance, and sector-specific obligations.

As finance industry participants are increasingly incorporating AI into their processes and systems, the risk of AI-

powered cyberattacks, and data and information leaks is correspondingly increasing. Lloyds Bank Group's or Lloyds

Bank Group's customers' sensitive, proprietary, or confidential information could be leaked, disclosed, or revealed

as a result of or in connection with Lloyds Bank Group's or third-party providers' use of generative or other AI

technologies. Any such information that Lloyds Bank Group inputs into a third-party generative or other AI or

machine learning platform could potentially be revealed to others, including if information is used to train the third

party's AI models. Additionally, where an AI model ingests personal information and makes connections using such

data, those technologies may reveal other sensitive, proprietary, or confidential information generated by the

model.

Other risks caused by the use of AI include, among others, those inherent to the models such as potential bias and

errors, legal risks such as IP Copyright risk and malicious risk, colleague risk such as misuse of AI, and customer risks

such as discrimination and vulnerable customer misidentification. Furthermore, the increasing development of

agentic AI systems introduces additional layers of risk across all risk types and challenges in how these are

governed.

In addition to risks associated with AI, Lloyds Bank Group is exposed to risks arising from other emerging

technologies in the financial sector, including cryptocurrencies and digital assets. Uncertainty regarding the

regulation, classification, taxation, and permissible uses of digital assets may result in legal or compliance risks, as

well as potential enforcement actions. Furthermore, the volatility and operational complexity of cryptocurrencies,

digital assets and related technologies may expose Lloyds Bank Group to heightened financial, cybersecurity, and

reputational risks.

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**4. Lloyds Bank Group's business is subject to risks related to cybercrime and technological failure**

Cyber-threats are constantly evolving and increasing in terms of complexity, frequency, impact and severity. The

financial sector remains a primary target for cybercriminals. Attempts are made on a regular basis to compromise

Lloyds Bank Group's IT systems and services, and to steal customer and bank data. Additionally, internal and

external malicious threat actors (e.g. "hacktivists", organised crime, nation-state or insiders) may also fraudulently

attempt to induce employees, customers, third party providers or other users who have access to Lloyds Bank

Group's systems to disclose sensitive information in order to gain access to Lloyds Bank Group's data or that of

customers or employees. Moreover, Lloyds Bank Group does not have direct control over the cybersecurity of the

systems of its clients, customers, counterparties and third party service providers and suppliers, limiting Lloyds

Bank Group's ability to effectively defend against certain threats. Cybersecurity and information security events

can derive from groups or factors such as: internal or external threat actors, human error, fraud or malice on the

part of Lloyds Bank Group's employees or threat actors, including third party providers, or may result from

accidental technological failure. Additionally, remote working arrangements, which emerged during the COVID-19

pandemic and are continuing for many of Lloyds Bank Group's and third party providers' employees, place heavy

reliance on the IT systems that enable remote working and may increase exposure to fraud, conduct, operational

and other risks and may place additional pressure on Lloyds Bank Group's ability to maintain effective internal

controls and governance frameworks. Common types of cyber attacks include, but are not limited to, deployment

of malware to obtain covert access to systems and data; ransomware attacks that render systems and data

unavailable through encryption; denial of service and distributed denial of service ("DDoS") attacks; infiltration via

business email compromise; social engineering, including phishing, vishing and smishing; automated attacks using

botnets; and credential validation or stuffing attacks using login and password pairs from unrelated breaches.

A successful cyber attack or technological failure may impact the confidentiality or integrity of Lloyds Bank Group's

or its clients', employees' or counterparties' information or the availability of services to customers. As a result of

such an event or a failure in Lloyds Bank Group's cybersecurity policies, Lloyds Bank Group could experience a

major disruption in operations, material financial loss, loss of competitive position, regulatory actions, inability to

deliver customer services, breach of client contracts, loss of data or other sensitive information (including as a

result of an outage), reputational harm or legal liability, which, in turn, could have a material adverse effect on its

results of operations, financial condition or prospects.

Lloyds Bank Group may be subject to litigation, sanctions and/or financial losses that are either not insured against

fully or not fully covered through any insurance that it maintains. Lloyds Bank Group may be required to spend

additional resources to notify or compensate customers, modify its protective measures, investigate and remediate

vulnerabilities or other exposures, reinforce the due diligence of and revisit its working relationship with third party

providers and develop and evolve its cybersecurity controls in order to minimise the potential effect of such

attacks. Regulators in the UK, US, Europe and Asia continue to recognise cybersecurity as an important systemic

risk to the financial sector and have highlighted the need for financial institutions to improve their monitoring and

control of, and resilience (particularly of critical services) to cyber attacks, and to provide timely notification of

them, as appropriate. In accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018 and the European Union Withdrawal Act

2018, the Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments Etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019,

as amended by the Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments Etc.) (EU Exit)

Regulations 2020 ("UK Data Protection Framework"), the EU General Data Protection Regulation and European

Banking Authority ("EBA") Guidelines on ICT and Security Risk Management the Group is required to ensure it

implements timely, appropriate and effective organisational and technological safeguards against unauthorised or

unlawful access to the data of Lloyds Bank Group, its customers and its employees. In order to meet this

requirement, Lloyds Bank Group relies on the effectiveness of its internal policies, controls and procedures to

protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information held on its IT systems, networks and devices as

well as with third parties with whom Lloyds Bank Group interacts. A failure to monitor and manage data in

accordance with the UK Data Protection Framework and EBA guidelines may result in financial losses, regulatory

fines and investigations and associated reputational damage.

Lloyds Bank Group expects greater regulatory engagement, supervision and enforcement to continue at a high

level in relation to its overall resilience to withstand IT-related disruption, either through a cyber attack or some

other disruptive event. With increased regulatory engagement, including the EU AI Act 2024 and EU Digital

Operational Resilience Act ("DORA"), supervision and enforcement is uncertain in relation to the scope, cost,

consequence and the pace of change, which could negatively impact Lloyds Bank Group. Due to Lloyds Bank

Group's reliance on technology and the increasing sophistication, frequency and impact of cyber attacks, such

attacks may have a material adverse impact on Lloyds Bank Group, its business, results of operations and outlook.

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**5. Lloyds Bank Group is subject to the financial and non-financial risks related with ESG matters, for** 

**example, climate change and human rights issues**

The risks associated with environmental, social and governance ("ESG") matters remain a key focus for

governments, regulators, investors, consumer groups and wider society, both in the UK and internationally. This

covers topics across environmental (including climate change, as well as biodiversity and loss of natural capital);

social (including human rights issues, financial inclusion, and workforce diversity and inclusion and employee

wellbeing); and governance (including board diversity, culture and ethics, executive compensation, management

structure, employee conduct, data privacy and whistleblowing) matters.

The UK has set legislation to meet Net Zero by 2050, and, in line with this legislation, Lloyds Banking Group has set

several ambitions across its own operations, supply chain and lending and investments to support the

decarbonisation of its business.Making the changes necessary to achieve these ambitions may necessitate material

and accelerated changes to Lloyds Bank Group's business, operating model and existing exposures, including

potential reductions to its exposure to customers that do not align with a transition to a net zero economy or do

not have a credible transition plan, which may have a material adverse effect on Lloyds Bank Group's ability to

achieve its financial targets and generate sustainable returns. In addition, Lloyds Banking Group's ability to achieve

these ambitions, targets and commitments will depend on many factors and uncertainties beyond its direct

control. These include the macroeconomic environment, the extent and pace of climate change, including the

timing and manifestation of physical and transition risks, the effectiveness of actions of governments, legislators,

regulators, businesses, investors, customers and other stakeholders to adapt and/or mitigate the impact of

climate-related risks, changes in customer behaviour and demand, the challenges related with the implementation

and integration of adoption policy tools, changes in the available technology for mitigation and adaptation, the

availability of accurate, verifiable, reliable, consistent and comparable data. These internal and external factors

and uncertainties will make it challenging for Lloyds Banking Group to meet its climate ambitions, targets and

commitments and there is a risk that all or some of them will not be achieved. Any delay or failure in setting,

making progress against or meeting Lloyds Banking Group's climate-related ambitions, targets and commitments

may have a material adverse effect on Lloyds Bank Group, its reputation, business, results of operations, outlook,

market and competitive position and may increase the climate-related risks Lloyds Bank Group faces.

Lloyds Bank Group also recognises the need for a 'just transition', to ensure that the most disadvantaged members

of society are not disproportionally affected by the transition to a net zero economy, for example, workers in

industries that will be displaced by the transition will need to be considered and managed. Although Lloyds

Banking Group is actively seeking to further understand how it integrates 'just transition' considerations alongside

its environmental sustainability strategy, including leveraging insight from external memberships such as the

Financing Just Transition Alliance, greater external attention on this subject could create risks, including potential

reputational damage, for financial institutions, including Lloyds Bank Group.

The move towards a low-carbon economy will also create transition risks, with widespread impacts across all

sectors of the economy and markets in which Lloyds Bank Group operates. The impact of the extensive

commercial, technological, policy and regulatory changes required to achieve transition remains uncertain, but it is

expected to be significant and may be disruptive across the global economy and markets. Some sectors such as

property, energy (including oil and gas), mining, infrastructure, transport (including automotive and aviation) and

agriculture are expected to be particularly impacted. These changes may cause the impairment of asset values,

impact the creditworthiness of Lloyds Bank Group's customers, and impact defaults among retail customers

(including through the ability of customers to repay their mortgages, as well as the impact on the value of the

underlying property), which could result in currently profitable business deteriorating over the term of agreed

facilities. They may also adversely affect a policyholder's returns.

Physical risks from climate change arise from a number of factors, relating to specific weather events and longer

term shifts in the climate. The nature and timing of extreme weather events are uncertain but they are increasing

in frequency and their impact on the economy is predicted to be more acute in the future. The potential impact on

the economy includes, but is not limited to, lower GDP growth, higher unemployment and significant changes in

asset prices and profitability of industries. The physical risks could also lead to the disruption of business activity at

customers' locations. Damage to Lloyds Bank Group customers' properties and operations could disrupt business,

impair asset values and negatively impact the creditworthiness of customers leading to increased default rates,

delinquencies, write-offs and impairment charges in Lloyds Bank Group's portfolios. In addition, Lloyds Bank

Group's premises and operations may also suffer physical damage due to weather events leading to increased costs

and negatively affecting Lloyds Bank Group's business continuity and reputation.

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In the UK, the PRA has updated supervisory expectations for how firms manage the financial risks related to

climate change, as outlined in Supervisory Statement SS5/25. Lloyds Bank Group must adequately embed the risks

associated with climate change identified above into its risk framework to appropriately measure, manage and

disclose the risks it faces as a result of climate change and the transition to a low-carbon economy. If it fails to

adapt to the changing regulatory requirements and market expectations on a timely basis, this could have an

adverse impact on Lloyds Bank Group's regulatory compliance, as well as its results of operations, financial

condition, capital requirements and prospects.

Beyond climate change, understanding of the potential nature-related risks facing firms continues to evolve. This

includes risks that can be represented more broadly by economic dependency on nature, with potential for

significant economic impact. These risks arise when the provision of natural services such as water availability, air

quality, and soil quality are compromised by overpopulation, urban development, increased sewage discharge,

natural habitat and ecosystem loss and other environmental stresses beyond climate change. This is an evolving

and complex area which requires collaborative approaches with partners, stakeholders and peers to help measure

and mitigate negative impacts of financing activities on the environment and all living things within it, as well as

supporting nature-based solutions, habitat restoration and biodiversity markets. These risks can manifest in a

variety of ways, across all principal risk types, for both Lloyds Bank Group and its customers.

There is also focus (and sometimes differing views) across investors, regulators, civil society and customers

regarding how businesses address social issues, including tackling inequality, improving financial inclusion and

access to finance, working conditions, workplace health, safety and employee wellbeing, workforce diversity and

inclusion, data protection and management, human rights and supply chain management which may impact Lloyds

Bank Group's employees, customers, and their business activities and the communities in which they operate. The

key human rights risks that currently impact Lloyds Bank Group include discrimination, in particular with respect to

its employees and customers, modern slavery, human rights and labour conditions in its supply chains, its investee

companies and those of its customers. In respect of modern slavery, the Group continues to focus on related risks

including, but not limited to, economic crime, external supplier risk, treatment of vulnerable customers and credit

risk, implementing policies, controls and assurance activities with the aim of protecting customers most at risk, and

upholding commitments to ethical and responsible practices as set out in the Group's Modern Slavery Statement.

Failure to manage these risks may result in negative impacts on Lloyds Bank Group's people (both in terms of hiring

and retention), its business and its reputation. Such failure could also lead to breaches of rapidly evolving legal and

regulatory requirements and expectations in certain markets, and this could have reputational, legal and financial

consequences for Lloyds Bank Group.

In addition to regulatory expectations for climate-related risks, companies face evolving disclosure requirements

for ESG-related risks, as covered in the risk factor entitled "Regulatory and legal risks - The financial impact of legal

or other proceedings and regulatory risks may be material and is difficult to quantify. Amounts eventually paid may

materially exceed the amount of provisions set aside to cover such risks, or existing provisions may need to be

materially increased in response to changing circumstances".

There also remains ongoing focus on greenwashing risks that may arise if Lloyds Bank Group is perceived to

overstate, misrepresent, or inadequately substantiate its ESG commitments, practices, or product offerings.

Further, the growing scrutiny from regulators, investors, and customers regarding the authenticity and

transparency of ESG-related claims increases the likelihood of these risks materialising. Changes in regulatory

frameworks, public expectations, or industry standards could also amplify the impact of greenwashing allegations.

Failing to meet or understand the growing number of requirements around sustainability-related reporting across

different jurisdictions, including evolving US legislation, presents a risk to the Group's compliance through its

financial reporting. Such risks can lead to significant reputational damage, and potential regulatory or legal

consequences, including fines, penalties or lawsuits.

ESG ratings from agencies and data providers which rate how Lloyds Bank Group manages environmental, social

and governance risks are increasingly influencing investment decisions or being used as a basis to compare the

sustainability of financial services providers. Any reduction in Lloyds Bank Group's ESG ratings could have a

negative impact on Lloyds Bank Group's reputation, influence investors' risk appetite and impact on customers'

willingness to deal with Lloyds Bank Group.

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**6. Lloyds Bank Group's businesses are conducted in competitive environments, which are subject to ongoing** 

**regulatory scrutiny, and Lloyds Bank Group's financial performance depends upon management's ability** 

**to respond effectively to competitive pressures and any regulatory developments**

The markets for UK financial services, and the other markets within which Lloyds Bank Group operates, remain

competitive, and management expects the competition to continue to intensify. This expectation is due to a range

of factors including: the growing involvement of large technology firms in financial services, competitor behaviour,

new entrants to the market (including a number of new retail banks as well as non-traditional financial services

providers), changes in customer needs, technological developments such as the growth of digital banking, new

business models such as buy now pay later and the impact of regulatory actions. Lloyds Bank Group's financial

performance and its ability to maintain existing or capture additional market share depends significantly upon the

competitive environment and management's response thereto.

In its final report as part of the Strategic Review of Retail Banking in 2022, the FCA recognised that the greater

competition in retail banking is driving greater choice and lower prices for consumers and small businesses, despite

the financial impact of the pandemic. This has particularly been seen in the mortgage and consumer credit markets

where competition has intensified leading to lower yields.

Additionally, the internet, mobile and digital technologies are changing customer behaviour and the competitive

environment. There has been a steep rise in customer use of mobile banking over the last several years. Lloyds Bank

Group faces competition from established providers of financial service as well as from banking business developed

by non-financial companies, including technology companies with strong brand recognition.

The competitive environment can be, and is, influenced by intervention by the UK Government competition

authorities. This includes the Competition and Markets Authority, which has launched several investigations

directed at financial services in the past and, under new powers, has ongoing investigations into the supply of

digital services by large technology firms with market power. In addition, the FCA has undertaken numerous

market reviews, and/or European regulatory bodies and/or governments of other countries in which Lloyds Bank

Group operates, including in response to any perceived lack of competition within these markets. This may

significantly impact the competitive position of Lloyds Bank Group relative to its international competitors, which

may be subject to different forms of government intervention.

As a result of any restructuring or evolution in the market, there may emerge one or more new viable competitors

in the UK banking market or a material strengthening of one or more of Lloyds Bank Group's existing competitors

in that market. Any of these factors or a combination thereof could have an impact on the profitability or

prospects of Lloyds Bank Group.

**7. Lloyds Bank Group could fail to attract, retain and develop high calibre talent**

Lloyds Bank Group's success depends on its ability to attract, retain and develop high calibre talent. Attracting

additional and retaining existing skilled personnel is fundamental to the continued growth of Lloyds Bank Group.

Personnel costs, including salaries, continue to increase as the general level of prices and the standard of living

increases in the countries in which Lloyds Bank Group does business and as industry-wide demand for suitably

qualified personnel increases. No assurance can be given that Lloyds Bank Group will successfully attract new

personnel or retain existing personnel required to continue to grow its business and to successfully execute and

implement its business strategy.

**8. Lloyds Bank Group may fail to execute its ongoing strategic change initiatives, and the expected benefits** 

**of such initiatives may not be achieved on time or as planned**

In order to maintain and enhance Lloyds Bank Group's strategic position, it continues to invest in new initiatives

and programmes. Lloyds Bank Group acknowledges the challenges faced with delivering these initiatives and

programmes alongside the extensive agenda of regulatory and legal changes whilst safely operating existing

systems and controls. The successful completion of these programmes and Lloyds Bank Group's other strategic

initiatives requires complex judgements, including forecasts of economic conditions in various parts of the world,

and can be subject to significant risks. For example, Lloyds Bank Group's ability to execute its strategic initiatives

successfully may be adversely impacted by a significant global macroeconomic downturn, legacy issues, limitations

in its management or operational capacity and capability or significant and unexpected regulatory change in the

countries in which it operates.

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Failure to execute Lloyds Bank Group's strategic initiatives successfully could have an adverse effect on Lloyds

Bank Group's ability to achieve the stated targets and other expected benefits of these initiatives, and there is also

a risk that the costs associated with implementing such initiatives may be higher than expected or benefits may be

less than expected. Both of these factors could materially adversely impact Lloyds Bank Group's results of

operations, financial condition or prospects.

**9. Lloyds Bank Group may be unable to fully capture the expected value from acquisitions, which could** 

**materially and adversely affect its results of operations, financial condition or prospects**

Lloyds Bank Group may from time to time undertake acquisitions as part of its growth strategy.Acquisitions that

the Group has made or makes in the future could subject it to a number of risks, such as: (i) the rationale and

assumptions underlying the business plans supporting the valuation of a target business may prove inaccurate, in

particular with respect to synergies and expected commercial demand; (ii) Lloyds Bank Group may fail to

successfully integrate any acquired business, including its technologies, products and personnel; (iii) Lloyds Bank

Group may fail to retain key employees, customers and suppliers of any acquired business; (iv) Lloyds Bank Group

may be required or wish to terminate pre-existing contractual relationships, which could prove costly and/or be

executed at unfavourable terms and conditions; (v) Lloyds Bank Group may fail to discover certain contingent or

undisclosed liabilities in businesses that it acquires, or its due diligence to discover any such liabilities may be

inadequate; and (vi) it may be exposed to new or increased regulatory risk or it may be necessary to obtain

regulatory and other approvals in connection with certain acquisitions and there can be no assurance that such

approvals will be obtained and even if granted, that there will be no burdensome conditions attached to such

approvals, all of which could materially and adversely affect Lloyds Bank Group's results of operations, financial

conditions or prospects.

**10. Lloyds Bank Group's financial statements are based, in part, on assumptions and estimates**

The preparation of Lloyds Bank Group's financial statements requires management to make judgements, estimates

and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. Due to the inherent

uncertainty in making estimates, actual results reported in future periods may be based upon amounts which differ

from those estimates. Estimates, judgements and assumptions are continually evaluated and are based on

historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable

under the circumstances. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is

revised and in any future periods affected.

Lloyds Bank Group and the Bank's financial statements are prepared using judgements, estimates and assumptions

based on information available at the reporting date. If one or more of these judgements, estimates and

assumptions is subsequently revised as a result of new factors or circumstances emerging, there could be a material

adverse effect on the Bank and/or Lloyds Bank Group's results of operations, financial condition or prospects and a

corresponding impact on its funding requirements and capital ratios.

**SIGNATURE**

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 authorised.

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| LLOYDS BANK plc | LLOYDS BANK plc |
| By: | /s/ William Chalmers |
| Name: | William Chalmers |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
| Dated: | 29 January 2026 |

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