The planned
sale of Lloyds shares has captured the public’s imagination, with tens
of thousands of savers registering their interest in just three days.
More
than 120,000 have signed up for updates from investment firm Hargreaves
Lansdown since the £2billion sell-off was announced by the Chancellor
on Monday.
The sale will complete the UK’s biggest privatisation in 20 years.
The
Government has already announced that it will offer at least £2billion
of Lloyds shares to the public next spring, with a discount of 5 per
cent on the market price.
The sale will complete the re-privatisation of Lloyds seven years after it received a £20.5billion bailout.
Taxpayers now own less than 12 per cent of the bank, down from 43 per cent after it was rescued
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