Director/PDMR Shareholding

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 DTR3.1.2R and DTR3.1.4R(1)(a) that a total of 267,550 nil-cost options for ordinary shares of the Bank in the form of global depositary receipts ('GDRs') have been awarded to selected executives of the Bank in respect of the financial year ended 31 December 2006, 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 Supervisory Board and Management Board Members, determined to be 'Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities' ('PDMR'), were awarded a total of 237,000 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 will vest on 1 January 2008; (ii) the second tranche will vest on 1 January 2009; and (iii) the third tranche will vest on 1 January 2010. -0- *T Name Position 1st 2nd Tranche 3rd Tranche Total Number of Tranche GDRs Awarded ================= =========================================== ========== ============ =============== ================== Lado Gurgenidze Chairman of the Supervisory Board 30,000 30,000 30,000 90,000 ----------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------- ------------ --------------- ------------------ Nicholas Enukidze Vice-Chairman of the Supervisory Board 16,666 16,666 16,668 50,000 ----------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------- ------------ --------------- ------------------ Irakli Gilauri Chief Executive Officer 16,666 16,666 16,668 50,000 ----------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------- ------------ --------------- ------------------ Ramaz Kukuladze Deputy Chief Executive Officer 6,666 6,666 6,668 20,000 ----------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------- ------------ --------------- ------------------ Sulkhan Gvalia Deputy Chief Executive Officer 5,000 5,000 5,000 15,000 ----------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------- ------------ --------------- ------------------ Irakli Burdiladze Chief Financial Officer 4,000 4,000 4,000 12,000 ----------------- ------------------------------------------- ---------- ------------ --------------- ------------------ *T Each GDR represents one ordinary share. The vested options may be exercised at any time during the 10-year period after the vesting 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 Bank of Georgia, a leading universal Georgian bank with operations in Georgia and Ukraine, is the largest bank by assets, loans, deposits and equity in Georgia, with 33% market share by total assets (all data according to the NBG as of March 31 2007). The major component of the Galt & Taggart Index, the bank has 103 branches and over 500,000 retail and more than 50,000 corporate current accounts. 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. 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. Certain statements in this news report are forward-looking statements and, as such, are based on the managements current expectations and are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances.
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