Georgia Capital announces results of audit tender

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Georgia Capital PLC
12 November 2018
 

                London, 12 November 2018

 

 

 

Georgia Capital PLC announces results of audit tender

Georgia Capital PLC ("the Group" or "Georgia Capital") proposes that Ernst & Young LLP ("EY") be re-appointed as the Group's auditor. A resolution to approve the re-appointment of EY will be put to shareholders at the Company's AGM in 2019.

 

This proposal follows a competitive tender process for the statutory audit contract overseen by the Audit Committee of Georgia Capital, resulting in a recommendation which was approved by the Board. The Board would like to thank all firms who participated in the audit tender and looks forward to working with EY again.

 

 

Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification: Nino Rekhviashvili, Head of Investor relations

 

 

About Georgia Capital PLC

Georgia Capital is the holding company of a diversified group focused on investing in and developing businesses in Georgia with holdings in sectors that are expected to benefit from the continued growth and further diversification of the Georgian economy, the opening of the Georgian economy to Europe and economic development in the wider region. The Group seeks to capture growth in the sectors in which it currently operates and drive the development of new high-growth businesses in Georgia, which it intends to add either by acquiring businesses in their early development stage or by establishing greenfield businesses, often consolidating fragmented or underdeveloped markets. The Group currently has four key portfolio companies: (i) GGU, a water utility and renewable energy business; (ii) m2, a residential and commercial property developer; (iii) Aldagi, the foremost provider of property and casualty insurance products in Georgia; and (iv) Teliani, a leading wine and beer producer in Georgia.

In addition to its portfolio companies, the Group holds investments in two London Stock Exchange premium-listed Georgian businesses: GHG, (57% stake), the parent company of the largest and diversified healthcare provider in Georgia, which operates in the healthcare services, pharmacy and medical insurance sectors; and Bank of Georgia Group PLC, (19.9% stake), a leading universal bank in Georgia.

 

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

 

 

S&P Global

'B+'/FC & 'B+'/LC

Moody's

B2/CFR & B2/PDR

 

For further information, please visit www.georgiacapital.ge or contact: 

 

Irakli Gilauri

Giorgi Alpaidze

Nino Rekhviashvili

Chairman and Chief Executive

Chief Financial Officer

Head of Investor Relations

+995 322 005 035

+995 322 005 000

+ 995 322 005 045

igilauri@gcap.ge

giorgi.alpaidze@gcap.ge

ir@gcap.ge

 

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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