Horta-Osório said he was taking his bonus after the share price rose 70 percent last year compared with a performance of rivals of between a 12 percent rise and a 14 percent fall. In 2013 Lloyds' pre-tax profit stood at $690 million, the first time in the black since its $34 billion bailout. "I came to Lloyds three years ago to fix this bank and help taxpayers get their money back," said the Lloyds CEO. "We absolutely consider ourselves back to normal. It's absolutely up to UKFI and the Treasury to decide how and when to dispose of those shares," he said. Horta-Osorio's counterparts at Royal Bank of Scotland and Barclays rejected their 2013 bonuses. Unions attacked Mr Horta-Osorio's refusal to forgo his annual bonus.