London, 28 March 2014
NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS/PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND CONNECTED PERSONS
The Board of Bank of Georgia Holdings plc (BGH) and the Supervisory Board of JSC Bank of Georgia (Bank or Bank of Georgia) announce the grant on 24 March 2014 of discretionary deferred share compensation awards in respect of 2013 performance in the form of nil-cost options over ordinary shares of BGH to persons discharging managerial responsibilities (PDMRs). The awards were made for nil consideration.
Discretionary deferred share compensation is dependent on both Group performance and the PDMR achieving his key performance indicators. The awards to the PDMRs listed directly below are granted under and are subject to the terms of the PDMRs' service contracts and will vest over a two-year period (50% will vest on 1 January 2015 and 50% will vest on 1 January 2016).
Name of PDMR |
Number of ordinary shares of BGH underlying award |
Irakli Gilauri |
25,000 |
Nikoloz Gamkrelidze |
14,500 |
Archil Gachechiladze |
14,500 |
Avto Namicheishvili |
14,500 |
Irakli Burdiladze |
18,000 |
Mikheil Gomarteli |
15,500 |
Murtaz Kikoria |
18,000 |
Sulkhan Gvalia |
15,500 |
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This notice is given in fulfillment of the obligation under DTR3.1.4 (1)(a)R.
Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification:
Kate Bennett Rea, Company Secretary
About Bank of Georgia Holdings PLC
Bank of Georgia Holdings PLC is a UK-incorporated holding company of Bank of Georgia. Bank of Georgia is the leading Georgian bank, based on total assets (with a 33.8% market share), total loans (with a 32.5% market share) and total deposits (with a 30.4% market share) as of 31 December 2013, all data based on standalone financial information filed by banks in Georgia with the National Bank of Georgia. The Bank offers a broad range of corporate banking, retail banking, wealth management, brokerage and insurance services to its clients.
Bank of Georgia has, as of the date hereof, the following credit ratings:
Standard & Poor's |
'BB-/B' |
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FitchRatings |
'BB-/B' |
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Moody's |
'B1/NP' (FC) & 'Ba3/NP' (LC) |
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For further information, please visit www.bgh.co.uk, www.bog.ge/ir or contact:
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.
