Director/PDMR Shareholding

JSC Bank of Georgia Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilty or Connected Persons In connection with the operation of the Joint Stock Company Bank of Georgia (the 'Bank') Executive Equity Compensation Plan (the 'Plan'), the Bank hereby announces in accordance with DR3.1.2R and DR3.1.4R(1)(a) that a total of 206,000 nil-cost options for ordinary shares of the Bank in the form of global depositary receipts ('GDRs') have been granted to selected executives of the Bank in respect of the financial year ended 31 December 2005, under the rules of the Plan. The Plan, which was established on 6 November 2006, is implemented through a Jersey trust administered by Abacus Corporate Trustee Limited (the 'Trustee'). The following 'Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities' ('PDMR') were granted nil-cost options for shares in the form of GDRs by the Trustee. The Trustee recommended that the above awards vest in three tranches: (i) the first tranche vested on 31 December 2006; (ii) the second tranche will vest on 31 December 2007; and (iii) the third tranche will vest on 31 December 2008. -0- *T Name Position 1st 2nd 3rd Total Tranche Tranche Tranche Number of GDRs Awarded ----------------- ------------------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ----------- Lado Gurgenidze Chairman of the Supervisory Board 30,000 30,000 30,000 90,000 Irakli Gilauri Chief Executive Officer 16,666 16,666 16,668 50,000 Sulkhan Gvalia Deputy Chief Executive Officer 13,333 13,333 13,334 40,000 Macca Ekizashvili Head of Investor Relations 2,000 2,000 2,000 6,000 Eka Kvantrishvili Head of Retail Banking 2,000 2,000 2,000 6,000 Ramaz Kukuladze Deputy Chief Executive Officer 1,666 1,666 1,668 5,000 Giorgi Head of Asset & Wealth Paresishvili Management 1,666 1,666 1,668 5,000 Thea Jokhadze Head of Funding 166 166 168 500 Gvantsa Shengelia Head of Compliance, Reporting and Analysis 166 166 168 500 *T A total number of 206,000 nil-cost options for shares in the form of GDRs were granted on 29 December 2006. Each GDR represents one ordinary share. The executives to whom the options were granted received notification of such grants on 18 January 2007. The vested options may be exercised at any time during the10-year period after the award date. Under the rules of the Plan, no payment is made upon the grant, vesting or exercise of an option award. About Bank of Georgia About Bank of Georgia Bank of Georgia, a leading universal Georgian bank, is the largest bank by total assets, gross loans and total equity in the country. The bank has 99 branches and approximately 405,000 retail clients. The bank offers a full range of retail banking and corporate and investment banking services to its customers across Georgia. The bank also provides a wide range of corporate and retail insurance products through its wholly-owned subsidiary, BCI, as well as asset & wealth management services. Bank of Georgia has 'B+/B' rating with a stable outlook from Standard & Poor's; 'B3/NP' (FC) and 'Baa3/P-3' (LC) ratings with a stable outlook from Moody's; and a 'B-/B' credit rating with a positive outlook from FitchRatings. For further information, please visit www.bog.ge/ir or contact: -0- *T Macca Ekizashvili, Head of Investor Relations +995 32 444 256 mekizashvili@bog.ge Lado Gurgenidze, Chairman of the Supervisory lgurgenidze@bog.ge Board +995 32 444 103 Irakli Gilauri, Chief Executive Officer +995 32 444 109 igilauri@bog.ge *T This press release is not an offer of securities for sale in the United States. The securities referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the 'Securities Act'), and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to US persons unless the securities are registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act is available. No public offering of the securities will be made in the United States. Other selling restrictions are applicable.
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