NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's) Sept. 19, 2008--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services today placed its ratings on 12 Lloyds TSB Bank PLC bond issues (nine jointly supported and three letter of credit (LOC)-supported) on CreditWatch with negative implications (see list). These rating actions follow our Sept. 18, 2008, placement of our certificate of deposit local currency rating on Lloyds TSB Bank on CreditWatch negative (see "Lloyds TSB Group Ratings Placed On Watch Neg; HBOS On Watch Dev, On Announced Acquisition" on RatingsDirect, the real-time Web-based source for Standard&Poor's credit ratings, research, and risk analysis, at www.ratingsdirect.com). The ratings on the three affected LOC-supported issues are based on the credit and liquidity support provided by Lloyds TSB Bank. The