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TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi |
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1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer |
Bank of Georgia Holdings plc |
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2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): |
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached |
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An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments |
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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Other (please specify): |
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the |
Harvey Sawikin and Ian Hague as principals of Firebird Advisors, LDC, Firebird Management, LLC, and Firebird Avrora Advisors, LLC |
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) |
Firebird Fund, L.P. Firebird New Russia Fund, Ltd. Firebird Republics Fund, Ltd. Firebird Avrora Fund, Ltd. |
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5. Date of the transaction and date on |
February 28, 2012 |
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6. Date on which issuer notified: |
February 29, 2012 filed with FSA; 26 April 2012 received by the issuer |
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or |
8% |
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8. Notified details: |
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A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix |
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Class/type of
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Situation previous |
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Number of voting |
% of voting rights x |
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Direct |
Direct xi |
Indirect xii |
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Indirect |
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Ordinary |
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2,897,661 |
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2,897,661 |
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8.07% |
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B: Qualifying Financial Instruments |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting |
% of voting |
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C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi |
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Resulting situation after the triggering transaction |
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Type of financial |
Exercise price |
Expiration date xvii |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
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% of voting rights xix, xx
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Nominal |
Delta |
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Total (A+B+C) |
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Number of voting rights |
Percentage of voting rights |
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2,897,661 |
8.07% |
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9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
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The voting rights associated with the shares described in Question 8 are held directly by Firebird Fund, L.P., which holds the voting rights associated with 313,004 ordinary shares of the issuer, representing 0.87% of the total voting rights of the issuer, Firebird New Russia Fund, Ltd., which holds the voting rights associated with 450,638 ordinary shares of the issuer, representing 1.25% of the total voting rights of the issuer, Firebird Avrora Fund, Ltd., which holds the voting rights associated with 974,600 ordinary shares of the issuer, representing 2.71% of the total voting rights of the issuer, and Firebird Republics Fund, Ltd., which holds the voting rights associated with 1,159,379 ordinary shares of the issuer, representing 3.23% of the total voting rights of the issuer. Firebird Advisors, LDC serves as the general partner of Firebird Fund, L.P. and is controlled by Harvey Sawikin and Ian Hague, who control the exercise of these voting rights. Firebird Management, LLC serves as the investment manager of Firebird New Russia Fund, Ltd. and Firebird Republics Fund, Ltd. and is controlled by Harvey Sawikin and Ian Hague, who control the exercise of these voting rights. Firebird Avrora Advisors, LLC serves as the investment manager of Firebird Avrora Fund, Ltd. and is controlled by Harvey Sawikin and Ian Hague, who control the exercise of these voting rights.
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Proxy Voting: |
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10. Name of the proxy holder: |
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11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease |
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12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold |
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14. Contact name: |
Harvey Sawikin |
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15. Contact telephone number: |
001-212-698-9260 |
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