Georgia Capital PLC GHG signs $35 million financing package with EBRD (8913Z)
20 September 2022 - 4:00PM
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Georgia Capital PLC
20 September 2022
London, 20 September 2022
Georgia Healthcare Group signs US$ 35 million financing package
with EBRD
Georgia Capital PLC (the "Company") announces that Georgia
Healthcare Group ("GHG") and its 100% subsidiary JSC Evex Hospitals
("Evex") have signed a US$ 35 million, 5-year financing package
with European Bank for Reconstruction and Development ("EBRD").
The US$ 25 million Loan Agreement signed by GHG is comprised of
two tranches:
-- A US$ 10 million tranche will replace the existing US$ 10
million loan with EBRD, signed in 2020, to support its critical
healthcare infrastructure in the fight against Covid-19 .
-- The loan's second, uncommitted, tranche, of US$ 15 million,
is designated for financing the 11% minority shareholder buyout of
GHG's retail (pharmacy) business in 2023, in line with the buyout
scheme announced in 2021.
A US$ 10 million tranche, signed by Evex, will enable it to
upgrade 15 hospitals and purchase medical equipment that will
enhance the value proposition of Evex to its patients. It will also
partly refinance recently matured private local bonds.
EBRD President Odile Renaud-Basso , signed the agreement, saying
: "It is great to be in Tbilisi, signing this agreement with our
longstanding clients in person. With our support, they have played
a significant role in Georgia's ability to fight the Covid-19
pandemic. We are delighted to help strengthen their operations and
bolster Georgia's healthcare infrastructure for years to come."
Irakli Gilauri , Chairman and CEO of Georgia Capital, commented:
"I am pleased to announce that GHG and one of its subsidiaries,
Evex Hospitals, have successfully completed another two long-term
funding transactions with EBRD. The recently signed deals will
contribute to the enhancement of the Georgian healthcare
infrastructure. I would like to thank EBRD, our established
partner, who has been supporting Georgia Capital in improving the
future of our community by building sustainable businesses of
tomorrow, and look forward to working on other exciting projects in
the future."
Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making
notification: Giorgi Alpaidze, Chief Financial Officer
About Georgia Capital PLC
Georgia Capital 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 Group'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) a hospitals business, (iii) an insurance
business (P&C and medical insurance); (iv) a clinics and
diagnostics business, (v) a renewable energy business (hydro and
wind assets) and (vi) an education 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
20.6% equity stake in LSE premium-listed Bank of Georgia Group PLC
("BoG"), a leading universal bank in Georgia.
JSC Georgia Capital has, as
of the date hereof, the following
credit ratings:
S&P Global 'B+'/FC & 'B+'/LC
Moody's B1/CFR & B1/PDR
For further information, please visit 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 +995 322 005 000 +44 203 178 4034 + 995 322 005 045
ir@gcap.ge ir@gcap.ge ir@gcap.ge
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