Statement regarding recent media speculation
13/01/2025 07:00
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RNS Number : 0559T Georgia Capital PLC 13 January 2025
London, 13 January 2025
Statement regarding recent media speculation
Georgia Capital Plc's (GCAP) Board of Directors would like to address media
speculation as reported late last week by Radio Liberty Georgia. The report
speculated that certain members of the US House of Representatives have sent a
letter to the new US administration calling for action against a list of 25
individuals, including GCAP's Chair and CEO, Irakli Gilauri, in relation to
recent political events in Georgia.
The Board has no basis for assessing the origin of the list of names. We are,
however, actively engaged in contacting the relevant US officials to clarify
the circumstances. GCAP is a London listed public company whose main
shareholders are predominantly US and European institutional investors. Mr.
Gilauri leads the company in upholding the highest standards of corporate
governance. We have a broad stakeholder base, and our policy has always been
to not involve the company in the country's political process.
The Board has full confidence in Mr. Gilauri and rejects any suggestion that
the US or any other government should be considering action against him. We
are confident that, when furnished with relevant information, the responsible
authorities would reach the same conclusion.
GCAP, in continuing to maintain the highest standards of governance, will take
every necessary action to respond to unwarranted accusations against the
company and Mr. Gilauri.
Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification:
Michael Oliver, Adviser to the Chairman & CEO.
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), (iii) a
hospitals business, (iv) a renewable energy business (hydro and wind assets),
(v) an education business and (vi) a clinics and diagnostics 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 c.20%
equity stake in LSE listed Bank of Georgia Group PLC ("BoG"), 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
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