Banking Sector Financial Highlights
Returning capital to shareholders
Capital distribution*
GEL millions
PAYOUT
RATIO:**
36% 33% 34% 32% 30% 30%
35%
37%
Number of shares outstanding (period-end)***
millions
49.2
49.2
49.2
49.2
47.5
1.5
2.0
1.6
45.9
2.3
2.5
2.1
535
Interim
188
dividends/
buyback
257
47.6
47.2
47.5
46.9
45.0
43.8
196
72
80
98 102 122 124
73
No dividend
124
347
62
paid due to
Covid-19
184
40
134
pandemic
84
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
1H22
1H23
Dec-18
Dec-19
Dec-20
Dec-21
Dec-22
Sep-23
■Dividend paid for the year
■Share buyback
Ordinary shares outstanding
Treasury shares outstanding
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In August 2023, the Board of Directors declared an interim dividend of GEL 3.06 per ordinary share in respect of the period ended 30 June 2023 to ordinary
shareholders of Bank of Georgia Group PLC. The interim dividend was paid on 27 October 2023
In addition, the Board announced a further share buyback and cancellation programme totalling GEL 62 million. The Company commenced the share buyback and
cancellation programme in October 2023, and as at 31 October 2023 the Company bought back 83,826 ordinary shares at a total cost of GEL 9.2 million, out of
which 75,425 shares were cancelled as of 2 November 2023
*The 2022 figure for the dividend was revised based on the number of shares eligible for the final dividend
**For the purpose of total payout ratio calculation, total buyback amount is divided by outstanding shares before the beginning of the respective programme
***Treasury shares are provided per IFRS and mainly include shares held by Executive and Employee trusts
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