Statement re Cancellation of Notes
Bank of Georgia
NOTICE OF CANCELLATION
relating to the
U.S.$200,000,000 9.0 per cent. Loan Participation Notes due 2012 issued by BG Finance B.V.
(ISIN: XS0283756624
Common Code: 028375662)
Reference is made to the U.S.$200,000,000 9.0 per cent. Loan Participation Notes (the "Notes") due 2012 issued by BG Finance B.V. (the “Issuerâ€) for the sole purpose of funding a loan (the "Loan") to Joint Stock Company Bank of Georgia ("JSC Bank of Georgia").
JSC Bank of Georgia has purchased Notes in a principal amount of US$69,818,000 with its excess cash and these Notes have now been cancelled. Accordingly, at the date of this notice, US$70,114,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Notes remains outstanding. In accordance with the provisions of Clause 7.6 of the Loan Agreement dated 6 February 2007 between JSC Bank of Georgia and BG Finance B.V., JSC Bank of Georgia has been credited with the prepayment of US$69,818,000 of the principal amount of the Loan together with accrued interest on such amount of the Loan.
For more information contact:
Thea Jokhadze
JSC Bank of Georgia
3 Pushkin Street
Tbilisi
0105
Georgia
Tel.: +995 32 444 192
Email:tjokhadze@bog.ge