SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16a
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
09
October 2025
LLOYDS BANKING GROUP plc
(Translation
of registrant's name into English)
5th Floor
25 Gresham Street
London
EC2V 7HN
United Kingdom
(Address
of principal executive offices)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports
under
cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form
20-F..X.. Form 40-F
Index
to Exhibits
Item
No.
1 Regulatory News Service Announcement, 09 October
2025
re: Schroders
Personal Wealth Acquisition
9 October
2025
ACQUISITION OF SCHRODERS PERSONAL WEALTH
Lloyds Banking Group is today announcing the full acquisition of
Schroders Personal Wealth (SPW), the wealth management and advice
business previously operated as a Joint Venture with Schroders
Group. Lloyds Banking Group has acquired the remaining 49.9% of
share capital from Schroders in exchange for its 19.1% stake in
Cazenove Capital. The transaction involved no cash
consideration.
SPW, which will in due course be rebranded as Lloyds Wealth, offers
a personalised advice led proposition, backed by strong investment
expertise. The acquired business supports c.£17 billion in
assets under administration, on behalf of c.60,000 clients (both
Lloyds and non-Lloyds customers) and delivered operating profit of
c.£45 million in the first half of 2025. The acquisition
accelerates delivery of the Group's wealth strategy to deepen
relationships in a high value segment whilst creating a
differentiated, more integrated, banking and investment proposition
combining expert face to face advice with powerful digital tools.
It also supports the Group's ambition to deliver an end to end
wealth offering, including; execution only share dealing,
self-select digital investment and pension propositions, and full
financial planning with advice. Full ownership will allow the Group
to more effectively manage the existing business, whilst
facilitating a seamless customer journey for existing and new
customers. Going forward, we will continue to transform and grow
the wealth business with this full advice proposition, available to
more than 3 million mass affluent banking customers across Lloyds,
Halifax and Bank of Scotland as well as Scottish Widows and new to
bank customers.
After this transaction Schroders will continue to manage SPW's
customer assets and the existing Scottish Widows mandate as part of
a multi-year agreement. In addition, Lloyds Banking Group will
continue to partner with Cazenove Capital to offer services to its
high net worth customers.
The acquisition is not expected to have a material financial impact
on the Group, or to impact full year guidance, with the exception
that, given the associated costs of the acquired business, we now
expect Group operating costs to modestly exceed the guidance of
c.£9.7 billion in 2025. The capital impact is immaterial to
the Group. From an accounting perspective the Group currently
recognises its share of the JV profit after tax within other
operating income. From the date of the acquisition, 9 October,
SPW will be a fully owned subsidiary of the Group and its results
will therefore be fully consolidated.
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For further information:
Investor Relations
Douglas Radcliffe
+44 (0)20 7356 1571
Group Investor Relations Director
douglas.radcliffe@lloydsbanking.com
Corporate Affairs
Matt Smith
+44 (0)77 8835
2487
Head of Media Relations
matt.smith@lloydsbanking.com
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This document contains certain forward-looking statements within
the meaning of Section 21E of the US Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, and section 27A of the US Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, with respect to the business, strategy, plans and/or
results of Lloyds Banking Group plc together with its subsidiaries
(the Group) and its current goals and expectations. Statements that
are not historical or current facts, including statements about the
Group's or its directors' and/or management's beliefs and
expectations, are forward-looking statements.
Words such as, without limitation, 'believes', 'achieves',
'anticipates', 'estimates', 'expects', 'targets', 'should',
'intends', 'aims', 'projects', 'plans', 'potential', 'will',
'would', 'could', 'considered', 'likely', 'may', 'seek',
'estimate', 'probability', 'goal', 'objective', 'deliver',
'endeavour', 'prospects', 'optimistic' and similar expressions or
variations on these expressions are intended to identify
forward-looking statements. These statements concern or may affect
future matters, including but not limited to: projections or
expectations of the Group's future financial position, including
profit attributable to shareholders, provisions, economic profit,
dividends, capital structure, portfolios, net interest margin,
capital ratios, liquidity, risk-weighted assets (RWAs),
expenditures or any other financial items or ratios; litigation,
regulatory and governmental investigations; the Group's future
financial performance; the level and extent of future impairments
and write-downs; the Group's ESG targets and/or commitments;
statements of plans, objectives or goals of the Group or its
management and other statements that are not historical fact and
statements of assumptions underlying such statements. By their
nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty
because they relate to events and depend upon circumstances that
will or may occur in the future.
Factors that could cause actual business, strategy, targets, plans
and/or results (including but not limited to the payment of
dividends) to differ materially from forward-looking statements
include, but are not limited to: general economic and business
conditions in the UK and internationally (including in relation to
tariffs); imposed and threatened tariffs and changes to global
trade policies; acts of hostility or terrorism and responses to
those acts, or other such events; geopolitical unpredictability;
the war between Russia and Ukraine; the escalation of conflicts in
the Middle East; the tensions between China and Taiwan; political
instability including as a result of any UK general election;
market related risks, trends and developments; changes in client
and consumer behaviour and demand; exposure to counterparty risk;
the ability to access sufficient sources of capital, liquidity and
funding when required; changes to the Group's credit ratings;
fluctuations in interest rates, inflation, exchange rates, stock
markets and currencies; volatility in credit markets; volatility in
the price of the Group's securities; natural pandemic and other
disasters; risks concerning borrower and counterparty credit
quality; risks affecting insurance business and defined benefit
pension schemes; changes in laws, regulations, practices and
accounting standards or taxation; changes to regulatory capital or
liquidity requirements and similar contingencies; the policies and
actions of governmental or regulatory authorities or courts
together with any resulting impact on the future structure of the
Group; risks associated with the Group's compliance with a wide
range of laws and regulations; assessment related to resolution
planning requirements; risks related to regulatory actions which
may be taken in the event of a bank or Group failure; exposure to
legal, regulatory or competition proceedings, investigations or
complaints; failure to comply with anti-money laundering, counter
terrorist financing, anti-bribery and sanctions regulations;
failure to prevent or detect any illegal or improper activities;
operational risks including risks as a result of the failure of
third party suppliers; conduct risk; technological changes and
risks to the security of IT and operational infrastructure,
systems, data and information resulting from increased threat of
cyber and other attacks; technological failure; inadequate or
failed internal or external processes or systems; risks relating to
ESG matters, such as climate change (and achieving climate change
ambitions) and decarbonisation, including the Group's ability along
with the government and other stakeholders to measure, manage and
mitigate the impacts of climate change effectively, and human
rights issues; the impact of competitive conditions; failure to
attract, retain and develop high calibre talent; the ability to
achieve strategic objectives; the ability to derive cost savings
and other benefits including, but without limitation, as a result
of any acquisitions, disposals and other strategic transactions;
inability to capture accurately the expected value from
acquisitions; assumptions and estimates that form the basis of the
Group's financial statements; and potential changes in dividend
policy. A number of these influences and factors are beyond the
Group's control. Please refer to the latest Annual Report on Form
20-F filed by Lloyds Banking Group plc with the US Securities and
Exchange Commission (the SEC), which is available on the SEC's
website at www.sec.gov, for a discussion of certain factors
and risks. Lloyds Banking Group plc may also make or disclose
written and/or oral forward-looking statements in other written
materials and in oral statements made by the directors, officers or
employees of Lloyds Banking Group plc to third parties, including
financial analysts. Except as required by any applicable law or
regulation, the forward-looking statements contained in this
document are made as of today's date, and the Group expressly
disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any
updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained in
this document whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise. The information, statements and opinions contained in
this document do not constitute a public offer under any applicable
law or an offer to sell any securities or financial instruments or
any advice or recommendation with respect to such securities or
financial instruments.
Signatures
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
LLOYDS
BANKING GROUP plc
(Registrant)
By: Douglas
Radcliffe
Name: Douglas
Radcliffe
Title: Group
Investor Relations Director
Date: 09
October 2025
