LONDON, Feb 13 (Reuters) - State-backed Lloyds Banking Group said it paid 395 million pounds ($655 million) inbonuses last year, up 8 percent on the year before, as itreported a profit for the first time since it was rescued bytaxpayers six years ago.
Lloyds, 33-percent owned by the government, said it paid a1.7 million bonus to Chief Executive Antonio Horta-Osorio.
The bank reported a statutory profit of 415 million poundsfor 2013 compared with a loss of 606 million the year before.Underlying profit more than doubled to 6.2 billion.