GHG announces indicative IPO price range

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Bank of Georgia Holdings PLC

26 October 2015

 

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London, 26 October 2015

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BGH's healthcare subsidiary announces indicative price range for its IPO

Bank of Georgia Holdings PLC's ("BGH") healthcare subsidiary Georgia Healthcare Group PLC ("GHG") has today announced  an indicative price range for the initial public offering of its ordinary shares, which are expected to be admitted to listing on the premium listing segment of the Official List and to trading on the London Stock Exchange plc (the "IPO").

Details of GHG's announcement can be found at the following link: http://ghg.com.ge/news

About Bank of Georgia Holdings PLC

Bank of Georgia Holdings PLC is a UK incorporated holding company of a Georgia-based banking group with an investment arm. It's primary business is the leading Georgian bank JSC Bank of Georgia, which has a market share of 36.0% (based on total assets), 33.4% (based on total loans) and 31.6% (based on client deposits). The banking business offers a broad range of retail banking, corporate banking, investment management and P&C insurance services. As of 30 June 2015, the bank served approximately 1.9 million client accounts through one of the largest distribution networks in Georgia, with 246 branches, the country's largest ATM network, comprising 685 ATMs, 2,284 Express pay (self-service) terminals and a full-service remote banking platform and a modern call center. The investment business primarily consists of the largest healthcare group in Georgia (Georgia Healthcare Group), real estate business (m2) and utility business (Georgia Global Utilities).

JSC Bank of Georgia has, as of the date hereof, the following credit ratings:

Standard & Poor's	'BB-/B'
FitchRatings	'BB-/B'
Moody's	'B1/NP' (FC) & 'Ba3/NP' (LC)

For further information, please visit www.bgh.co.uk or contact: 

Irakli Gilauri	Michael Oliver	Ekaterina (Eka) Shavgulidze
Group CEO	Adviser to the CEO	Head of Investor Relations
[phone]	[phone]	[phone]
[e-mail]	[e-mail]	[e-mail]

This news report is presented for general informational purposes only and should not be construed as an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities

 

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