Director Shareholding

Lloyds TSB Group PLC
29 April 2005






The London Stock Exchange
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EC4M 7LS                                                       29th April, 2005



Dear Sirs,

Lloyds TSB Group plc ordinary shares of 25p each

Notification of interests of directors

Hill Samuel ESOP Trustees Limited, as trustee of the Lloyds TSB Group Shareplan,
purchased 1,551,899 and 382,913 ordinary shares of 25p each in the capital of
Lloyds TSB Group plc on 27th April, 2005 at 451.06p per share and on 28th April,
2005 at 447p per share respectively. The trustee also acquired 6,747 shares from
one of the other Lloyds TSB Group employees' share trusts. All these shares were
to be held by Lloyds TSB Registrars Corporate Nominee Limited a/c AESOP2
(unallocated shares) in its capacity as nominee, to satisfy allocations of "free
shares" to participants under Shareplan.

Additionally, Hill Samuel ESOP Trustees Limited, as trustee of the Lloyds TSB
Group Shareplan, transferred 28,487 ordinary shares of 25p each in the capital
of Lloyds TSB Group plc from Lloyds TSB Registrars Corporate Nominee Limited a/c
AESOP1 (allocated shares) to Lloyds TSB Registrars Corporate Nominee Limited a/c
AESOP2 (unallocated shares), following the forfeiture of shares, under the rules
of Shareplan, by participants who have left the group.

Hill Samuel ESOP Trustees Limited, as trustee of the Lloyds TSB Group Shareplan,
allocated 8,748,521 ordinary shares of 25p each in the capital of Lloyds TSB
Group plc, held by Lloyds TSB Registrars Corporate Nominee Limited a/c AESOP2
(unallocated shares) in its capacity as nominee, to participants in Shareplan at
457.4p per share to satisfy the award of "free shares" under Shareplan on 28th
April, 2005.

Following the above transactions, the share holding of Lloyds TSB Registrars
Corporate Nominee Limited a/c AESOP2 (unallocated shares) has been reduced to
nil. The following directors, together with some 77,000 other employees, are
potential participants in Shareplan and were, therefore, treated as being
interested in the above transactions.

Mr. J.E. Daniels

Mr. M.E. Fairey

Mr. A.G. Kane

Mr. D.P. Pritchard

Mr. G.T Tate

Mrs. H.A. Weir

This notification is made to comply with paragraph 16.13 of the listing rules.

Yours faithfully,








        A.J. Michie

        Secretary





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