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24/04/2024 07:00

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RNS Number : 8365L  TBC Bank Group PLC  24 April 2024

JSC TBC Bank Prices US$300 million Perpetual Subordinated Callable Additional
Tier 1 Capital Notes

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UNITED STATES, ITS TERRITORIES AND POSSESSIONS (THE "UNITED STATES") OR TO ANY
U.S. PERSON (AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT
OF 1933, AS AMENDED) OR TO ANY PERSON LOCATED OR RESIDENT IN ANY OTHER
JURISDICTION WHERE IT IS UNLAWFUL TO DISTRIBUTE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.

TBC Bank Group PLC ("TBC PLC") announces that its subsidiary, JSC TBC Bank
(the "Bank"), the leading bank in Georgia, successfully priced US$300 million
10.25% yield Perpetual Subordinated Callable Additional Tier 1 Capital Notes
(the "Notes") on 23 April 2024. The Notes are being offered and sold in
accordance with Rule 144A and Regulation S.

The Notes will be included in the Bank's Additional Tier 1 Capital upon
approval by the National Bank of Georgia and will further strengthen the
Bank's capital base and support the Bank's growth and sustainable development.

Vakhtang Butskhrikidze, CEO, TBC Bank, commented: "We're delighted by the
strong investor demand from the EU, UK, and US for our latest issue,
underscoring their trust in TBC's credit quality. This AT1 offering will
reinforce our capital structure and provide a strong foundation for pursuing
growth opportunities in the mid-term."

The book building followed a series of debt investor calls and enjoyed strong
investor appetite, with institutional investors (Asset Managers and Funds)
from the UK, Continental Europe and the US representing at least three
quarters of the final deal size.

The Notes are expected to be listed on Euronext Dublin's Global Exchange
Market, settled or about 30 April 2024 and rated B2 by Moody's.

Citigroup and J.P. Morgan are acting as Joint Bookrunners and Joint Lead
Managers for the Notes, TBC Capital is acting as Joint Lead Manager and J.P.
Morgan is acting as Development Finance Structuring Agent. Baker &
McKenzie LLP and Dentons Georgia LLC are acting as legal advisors to the Bank,
while Latham & Watkins LLP and BGI Advisory Services Georgia LLC are
acting as legal advisors to the Joint Lead Managers.

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CLIENTS (AS DEFINED IN COBS 3.4) IN THE UK.

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the Securities and Futures Act (Chapter 289) of Singapore - Prescribed Capital
Markets Products and Excluded Investment Products.

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(Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the "Order"); (iii) falling within Article
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relevant persons.

This announcement does not constitute or form a part of any offer or
solicitation to purchase or subscribe for securities in the United States or
in any other jurisdiction where it is unlawful to do so. The securities to
which this announcement relates have not been and will not be registered under
the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") or with any
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jurisdiction and may not be offered, sold, pledged or otherwise transferred in
the United States except pursuant to registration or an exemption from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act and in compliance with any
applicable state securities laws.

This announcement is not intended to be a public offer or advertisement of
securities in Georgia.  No notification has been made to, and no consent has
been sought or obtained from, the National Bank of Georgia (the "NBG") for a
public offering of the securities referred to in this announcement in Georgia.
The securities referred to in this announcement are not intended to and should
not be advertised, marketed, offered, sold or otherwise made available in a
public offering in Georgia to or for the benefit of any Georgian person or
entity, unless and to the extent permitted under Georgian law. The securities
referred to in this announcement may be offered and sold in Georgia only to
persons who are sophisticated investors within the meaning of the Law of
Georgia on Securities Market and its implementing regulations (the
"Sophisticated Investors"). In Georgia, this announcement is only being
distributed to and is directed only at Sophisticated Investors and must not be
released to or passed on to third parties or otherwise made publicly available
in Georgia. Any failure to comply with this restriction may constitute a
violation of Georgian securities laws.

The securities referred to in this announcement are not intended to be offered
or sold and should not be offered or sold to any natural person other than a
sophisticated investor, as defined in and for the purpose of, the Applicable
Banking Regulations (as defined in the terms and conditions of the Notes) in
the minimum U.S. dollar denominations equivalent to GEL 1,000,000 calculated
at the GEL/USD official exchange rate of the NBG set for the date of payment
for the Notes.

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For further enquiries, please contact:

Director of Investor Relations

Andrew Keeley

Or

Head of Investor Relations

Anna Romelashvili
ir@tbcbank.com.ge (mailto:ir@tbcbank.com.ge)

About TBC Bank Group PLC ("TBC PLC").

TBC Bank Group PLC ("TBC PLC") is a public limited company registered
in England and Wales. TBC PLC is the parent company of JSC TBC Bank ("TBC
Bank") and a group of companies that principally operate in Georgia in the
financial sector. TBC PLC also offers non-financial services via TNET, the
largest digital ecosystem in Georgia. Since 2019, TBC PLC has expanded its
operations into Uzbekistan by operating fast growing retail digital
financial services in the country. TBC PLC is listed on the London Stock
Exchange under the symbol TBCG and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. It
is also a member of the FTSE4Good Index Series and the MSCI United Kingdom
Small Cap Index.

TBC Bank, together with its subsidiaries, is a leading universal banking group
in Georgia, with a total market share of 39.3% of customer loans and 40.1% of
customer deposits as of 31 December 2023, according to data published by the
National Bank of Georgia on the analytical tool Tableau.

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