Bank Of Georgia Group Regulatory News (BGEO)

London, 11 July 2022

Bank of Georgia Group PLC announces market purchase of shares for its Employee Benefit Trusts

Bank of Georgia Group PLC (the "Group") was notified by Sanne Fiduciary Services Limited ("Sanne"), acting as trustee as below, that Sanne, through an independent broker, carried out the following purchases in the Group's ordinary shares with a nominal value of £0.01 each (Shares) on the London Stock Exchange:

Rubicon Executive Equity Compensation Trust and BOG Group Employee Trust hold Shares for the purpose of satisfying awards to be awarded to beneficiaries of each trust. The executive directors and persons discharging managerial responsibility of the Group are potential beneficiaries under these trusts and are therefore treated as having an interest in such Shares.

For further information, upon settlement of the above transactions, the two trusts will hold a total of 2,304,437 Shares, representing approximately 4.69% of the Group's issued ordinary share capital.

Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification: 

Link Company Matters Limited, Company Secretary

About Bank of Georgia Group PLC

Bank of Georgia Group PLC ("Bank of Georgia Group" or the "Group" and on the LSE: BGEO LN) is a UK incorporated holding company. The Group mainly comprises: a) retail banking and payment business (Retail Banking); and b) corporate banking and investment banking operations (Corporate and Investment Banking) in Georgia. JSC Bank of Georgia ("Bank of Georgia", "BOG", or the "Bank"), a systematically important and leading universal bank in Georgia, is the core entity of the Group. The Bank is a leader in the payments business and financial mobile application, with strong retail and corporate banking franchises. In line with our digital strategy, the Group focuses on expanding technological and advanced data analytics capabilities to offer more personalised solutions and seamless experiences to our customers. Employee empowerment, customer satisfaction, and data-driven decision-making, together with the strength of the banking franchise, are key enablers of the Group's sustainable value creation. By building on its competitive strengths and uncovering more opportunities, the Group is committed to delivering strong profitability sustainably and maximising shareholder value. The Group expects to benefit from the growth of the Georgian economy, and through both its Retail Banking and Corporate and Investment Banking operations, it aims to deliver on its strategy and its key medium-term objectives ̶ at least 20% return on average equity (ROAE) and c.10% growth of its loan book.

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