London, 27 March 2023
Georgia Capital announces market purchase of shares for its Executive Equity Compensation Trust
Georgia Capital PLC (CGEO or the Group) was notified by Apex Group Fiduciary Services (Apex), acting as trustee of the JSC Georgia Capital Executive Equity Compensation Trust (the Trust), that Apex, through an independent broker, purchased in the market 62,734 CGEO ordinary shares with a nominal value of 0.01 each (Shares) at a price of £7.49 (rounded to two decimal points) per Share, traded on 24 March 2023 with a settlement date of 28 March 2023.
The Trust holds the Shares for the purpose of satisfying awards to be awarded to beneficiaries of the Trust. The executive directors and persons discharging managerial responsibility of the Group are potential beneficiaries under the Trust and are therefore treated as having an interest in such Shares. Upon settlement of the above transaction, the Trust will hold a total of 4,257,802 Shares, representing approximately 9.50% of CGEO's issued ordinary share capital.
Of the 4,257,802 Shares held by the Trust, 1,715,912 are allocated to existing awards.
Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification: Link Company Matters Limited, Company Secretary
About Georgia Capital PLC
Georgia Capital (LEI: 213800Q65T5GNBOW7H65) is a platform for buying, building 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 Group's focus is typically on larger-scale investment opportunities in Georgia, which have the potential to reach at least GEL 300 million equity value over 3-5 years from the initial investment and to monetise them through exits, as investments mature. Georgia Capital currently has the following portfolio businesses: (i) a retail (pharmacy) business, (ii) a hospitals business, (iii) an insurance business (P&C and medical insurance); (iv) a clinics and diagnostics business, (v) a renewable energy business (hydro and wind assets) and (vi) an education business; Georgia Capital also holds other small private businesses across different industries in Georgia; a 20.0% equity stake in the water utility business and a 20.6% equity stake (at 31-Dec-22) in LSE premium-listed Bank of Georgia Group PLC ("BoG"), a leading universal bank in Georgia.
JSC Georgia Capital has, as of the date hereof, the following credit ratings: |
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S&P Global |
'B+'/FC & 'B+'/LC |
Moody's |
B1/CFR & B1/PDR |
For further information, please visit www.georgiacapital.ge or contact:
Irakli Gilauri |
Giorgi Alpaidze |
Michael Oliver |
Shalva Bukia |
Chairman and Chief Executive |
Chief Financial Officer |
Adviser to the Chairman & CEO |
Head of Investor Relations |
+995 322 005 000 |
+44 203 178 4034 |
+ 995 322 005 045 |
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