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| Taxpayer to own 43% of superbank | Taxpayer to own 43% of superbank |
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| The Treasury is to own 43.4% of the merged Lloyds HBOS bank, after few shareholders bought new shares. | The Treasury is to own 43.4% of the merged Lloyds HBOS bank, after few shareholders bought new shares. |
| Only 0.24% of the 7.5 billion shares HBOS offered to existing shareholders were taken up while Lloyds TSB saw only 0.5% of its offered shares purchased. | |
| The newly named Lloyds Banking Group will control about 25% of British customers' personal bank accounts and about 28% of the mortgage market. | The newly named Lloyds Banking Group will control about 25% of British customers' personal bank accounts and about 28% of the mortgage market. |
| The deal is expected to gain court approval in Edinburgh later on Monday. | The deal is expected to gain court approval in Edinburgh later on Monday. |
| Lloyds TSB chief executive Eric Daniels said: "We are pleased that the capital-raising process has completed and that the new, combined group will have a strong financial position". | Lloyds TSB chief executive Eric Daniels said: "We are pleased that the capital-raising process has completed and that the new, combined group will have a strong financial position". |
| The government pledged to underwrite both banks' rights issues as part of its £37bn rescue of the UK banking system in October last year. | The government pledged to underwrite both banks' rights issues as part of its £37bn rescue of the UK banking system in October last year. |
| Both banks have found it tough to raise capital given continuing uncertainty in world financial markets. | |
| Shares in both banks rose on Monday morning after they announced the results of the share take-up. Lloyds added 6.6% while HBOS climbed 5.8%. | |
| Intervention | Intervention |
| The government stepped in last year in a bid to prevent further turmoil in the financial system as it became clear that HBOS was in difficulty. | The government stepped in last year in a bid to prevent further turmoil in the financial system as it became clear that HBOS was in difficulty. |
| While the size of the new firm would usually have triggered competition worries, the government waived such concerns arguing that the deal would help maintain the stability of the banking sector. | While the size of the new firm would usually have triggered competition worries, the government waived such concerns arguing that the deal would help maintain the stability of the banking sector. |
| But there have been worries that the bank could limit choice for consumers. | |
| At the end of 2008, the Office of Fair Trading said there could be a "substantial lessening of competition" in personal current accounts, bank services for smaller firms, and the mortgage market as a result of the transaction. | At the end of 2008, the Office of Fair Trading said there could be a "substantial lessening of competition" in personal current accounts, bank services for smaller firms, and the mortgage market as a result of the transaction. |
| The government has also intervened and taken a majority stake in Royal Bank of Scotland in a bid to improve its fortunes. | The government has also intervened and taken a majority stake in Royal Bank of Scotland in a bid to improve its fortunes. |
| The new Lloyds Banking Group is set to start trading next week, provided the merger is approved. |