Investment and Growth Strategy
Listed
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BANK OF GEORGIA
BANK OF GEORGIA OVERVIEW
http://bankofgeorgiagroup.com/
INVESTMENT RATIONALE
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The first entity from Georgia to be listed on the premium segment of the Main Market of the
London Stock Exchange (LSE: BGEO) since February 2012.
High standards of transparency and governance.
Leading market position¹ in Georgia by assets (37.8%), loans (36.1%), client deposits (38.9%)
and equity (34.7%) as at 31 December 2022.
Growing market: The banking sector's assets growth rate at 22.6% (CAGR over 2003-1Q23).
Strongest retail banking franchise: 44.4% market share in deposits of individuals, 38.8% market
share in loans to individuals, as at 31-Dec-22.
Sustainable growth combined with strong capital, liquidity and robust profitability, with ROAE
above 20%.
VALUE CREATION POTENTIAL
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Loan book y-o-y growth c.10%.
Regular progressive semi-annual capital distribution with 30-50% dividend/share buyback
payout ratio.
20%+ ROAE.
OWNERSHIP
Georgia Capital owns 20.6%² of Bank of Georgia Group PLC. As long as Georgia Capital's stake
in BoG is greater than 9.9%, it will exercise its voting rights in Bank of Georgia Group in
accordance with the votes cast by all other shareholders on all shareholder votes at any
general meeting.
Banking business key medium-term targets
ROAE
20%+
LOAN BOOK
GROWTH
C.10%
Market opportunity
Banking sector assets, loans and deposits
CAGR 22.6%
GEORGIA
CAPITAL
70.0
67.3
60.6
56.9
47.2
44.7 44.8
43.0
39.7
38.2
34.6
31.9
30.1
44.3 43.3
25.2
26.6
37.2
20.6
22.3
34.6
17.3
12.7
14.4
1.3
0.8
1.7 0.9 2.51.7 4.22.7
7.2
8.9
10.6
13.0
8.3
4.6
6.0
5.2
6.3
7.7 8.7
10.5
0.7
1.0 1.3 2.1 3.2
3.6
4.0 5.5
7.6 9.7
11.6
GA
18.9
16.0
26.2
23.0
19.8
17.0
14.3
Deposits, GEL bln:
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Source: NBG
Assets, GEL bln
Loans, GEL bln
Robust capital management track record
Maintain regular progressive semi-annual dividend payouts: aiming 30%-50% dividend/share
buyback payout ratio;
Under its ongoing share buyback and cancellation programme the Bank repurchased 1,670,446
ordinary shares at a total cost of GEL 112.7 million in 2022. The programme was further extended of
an additional GEL 148 million in February 2023.
In 2022, BOG paid interim dividend of GEL 1.85 per ordinary share in respect of the period ended 30
June 2022.
On 16 February 2023, the Bank announced its Board intention to recommend a final dividend for
2022 of GEL 5.80 per ordinary share at the Bank's 2023 Annual General Meeting. This will make a
total dividend paid in respect of the Bank's 2022 earnings of GEL 7.65 per share.
Georgia Capital PLC | 1. Market data based on standalone accounts as published by the NBG www.nbg.gov.ge 2. Following the participation in BoG's share buybacks, GCAP's holding in the Bank decreased to
20.3% as of 31-Mar-23 from 20.6% as of 31-Dec-22.
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