REG - Georgia Capital PLC - Completion of water utility put and cash receipt

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29/07/2025 10:15

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RNS Number : 9955S  Georgia Capital PLC  29 July 2025

London, 29 July 2025

 

 

Completion of the water utility put option exercise and receipt of cash
proceeds

 

Further to the announcement on 26 June 2025, where Georgia Capital PLC
("GCAP") reported that its wholly owned subsidiary, JSC Georgia Capital, had
exercised its option to put a 20% equity stake in Georgia Global Utilities
JSC, GCAP today announces that the transaction has closed and the cash
proceeds of US$ 70.4 million have been fully received. The use of proceeds, in
line with GCAP's 360-degree capital management framework, will be announced
together with Georgia Capital PLC's 2Q25 and 1H25 results, currently scheduled
for release on 6 August 2025.

 

 

 

Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification:
Giorgi Alpaidze, Chief Financial Officer

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 Company'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) an insurance business (P&C and medical insurance), and
(iii) a healthcare services business. Georgia Capital also holds other small
private businesses across different industries in Georgia; a 20% equity stake
in the water utility business and a 19.3% equity stake (as at 31-Mar-25) in
LSE listed Lion Finance Group PLC ("Lion Finance Group" or the "Bank"),
formerly known as "Bank of Georgia Group PLC", the holding company of leading
universal banks in Georgia and Armenia.

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

 S&P Global      'BB-'/FC & 'BB-'/LC

 For further information, please visit www.georgiacapital.ge
(http://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
 ir@gcap.ge (mailto:ir@gcap.ge)  +995 322 005 000                +44 203 178 4034                   + 995 322 005 045
                                 ir@gcap.ge (mailto:ir@gcap.ge)  ir@gcap.ge (mailto:ir@gcap.ge)     ir@gcap.ge (mailto:ir@gcap.ge)

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should not be construed as an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to
buy any securities.

 

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