Company Information
| Company Information | |
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| Number of Shares Out | 70,044.22m |
| Number of Shares Floating | 71,891.85m |
| Number of Common Share Holders | |
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Lloyds Banking Group launched a share buy-back programme on Friday, to repurchase up to £1.75bn of ordinary shares, as it had previously announced on 20 February.
Lloyds Banking (LLOY) Dividend History
| Type | Dividend Amount | Payment Date |
|---|
| Interim | 1.12 | 13/09/2019 |
| Final | 2.14 | 21/05/2019 |
| Interim | 1.07 | 26/09/2018 |
| Final | 2.05 | 29/05/2018 |
Since the start of 2020, Lloyds' share price has hit new multi-year lows, plummeting over 50% during the Covid-19 pandemic. It's yet to make much of a recovery, still sitting at around 28p per share.
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PwC will continue to audit Lloyds until the year ending 31 December 2020, subject to reappointment by shareholders at the respective annual general meetings, and on completion of the 2020 audit will stand down.
Profits at Lloyds Banking Group collapsed in the first quarter, crashing 95% after the bank was forced to take a £1.4bn charge to cover a surge in bad debts linked to the Covid-19 outbreak.
Stock buybacks refer to the repurchasing of shares of stock by the company that issued them. A buyback occurs when the issuing company pays shareholders the market value per share and re-absorbs that portion of its ownership that was previously distributed among public and private investors.
Consensus Rating. Lloyds Banking Group plc (LLOY. L) has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on 10 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.
In terms of why is Lloyds' share price so low, the bank's dependency on the UK economy for its income could be a main reason. As well as suffering to a great extent alongside other countries from Covid-19, the UK is also facing political and economic risks caused by Brexit.
On 13 February 2009, Lloyds Banking Group said that the losses at HBOS were greater than had been anticipated, at around £10 billion. The share price of Lloyds Banking Group fell 32% on the London Stock Exchange, carrying other bank shares with it.
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To track down lost shares the first step should be to contact the company's share registrar, in cases where the company name is known. There are three main registrars in the UK – Capita, Lloyds TSB / Equiniti and ComputerShare. For contact information see below.
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Our brandsLloyds Banking Group has many household names like Lloyds Bank, Halifax, Bank of Scotland and Scottish Widows. The Group has a unique customer proposition enabling us to serve the financial needs of our customers in one place.
