GHG.L Regulatory News (GHG)

London, 9 August 2016

Georgia Healthcare Group launches one of the largest outpatient and diagnostic centres in Georgia

Georgia Healthcare Group PLC (the "Group" or "GHG") announces that it has today launched one of the largest outpatient and diagnostic centres in Georgia (the "Centre"). The Centre is part of Deka hospital ("Deka") and is the first department launched at Deka since the start of its renovation in January 2016. The launch of the Centre is one month ahead of schedule, with the full renovation of the 310-bed Deka hospital expected to be completed in May 2017.

Equipped with advanced medical equipment, the Centre will cater to all age groups and will provide a comprehensive range of diagnostic and outpatient services, including radiology, general practitioner and specialist physician consultations, imaging and functional diagnostics, as well as clinical, biochemical and serological laboratory tests.

"I am delighted to announce the completion of the first phase of renovation of Deka hospital and the launch of the flagship diagnostic and ambulatory centre in Georgia. We expect the leading physicians for paediatric and radiology services at the Centre, who have recently been recruited from competitor clinics, will play a key role in developing the Centre, and this is the first step in developing Deka into a flagship multi-profile hospital in a prime location in Tbilisi," commented Nikoloz Gamkrelidze, CEO of Georgia Healthcare Group.

About Georgia Healthcare Group PLC

Georgia Healthcare Group PLC is a UK incorporated holding company of the largest healthcare services provider in the fast-growing, predominantly privately-owned, Georgian healthcare services market. GHG's leadership position is underpinned by offering the most comprehensive range of inpatient and outpatient services targeting the mass market segment through its vertically integrated network of 36 hospitals and ten ambulatory clinics, as at 31 March 2016. GHG is the single largest market participant, accounting for 26.7% of total hospital bed capacity in the country as of 31 March 2016. GHG is also the largest provider of medical insurance in Georgia with a 38.3% market share based on net insurance premiums earned and approximately 206,000 insurance customers as at 31 March 2016. GHG employed a total of c.9,700 people as at 31 March 2016, including 2,762 physicians

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