Notice of AGM

RNS Number : 2495W

Bgeo Group PLC

25 April 2016

 

London, 25 April 2016

NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Further to the publication on 8 April 2016 of the BGEO Group PLC (BGEO) (LSE: BGEO)  Annual Report and Accounts for the financial year ended 31 December 2015, BGEO announces that it has, today, posted or made available to shareholders the 2016 Notice of Annual General Meeting (Notice of AGM) and related Form of Proxy.

The Notice of AGM and Form of Proxy has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM. The Notice of AGM and Form of Proxy are also available on BGEO's website at www.bgeo.com.

The Annual General Meeting will be held at 12:00 noon (London time) on Thursday, 26 May 2016 at the offices of Baker & McKenzie LLP, 100 New Bridge Street, London EC4V 6JA.

If the annual dividend amount of GEL 2.4 per share (payable in British Pounds Sterling at the prevailing rate), is approved by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting on 26 May

2016, BGEO envisions the following dividend timetable:

Ex-Dividend Date: 7 July 2016

Record Date: 8 July 2016

Currency Conversion Date: 11 July 2016

Payment Date: 22 July 2016

About BGEO Group PLC

BGEO Group PLC is a UK incorporated holding company of a Georgia-based banking group with an investment arm. Its primary business is the leading Georgian bank JSC Bank of Georgia, which has a market share of 33.4% (based on total assets), 32.0% (based on total loans) and 33.0% (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 31 December 2015, the bank served approximately 2.0 million client accounts through one of the largest distribution networks in Georgia, with 266 branches, the country's largest ATM network, comprising 746 ATMs, 2,589 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).

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.bgeo.com 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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