The following announcement is made in accordance with DTR 5
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuerof existing shares to which voting rights areattached: ii
TBC Bank Group Plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
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An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):
3. Full name of person(s) subject to thenotification obligation: iii
International Finance Corporation (IFC)*
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv
N/A
5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: v
August 17, 2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed orreached: vi, vii
Above 6%
(*) IFC is an international organization established by Articles of Agreement among its member countries, including United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and as such, enjoys certain immunities, privileges and exemptions, including the freedom of all of its property and assets from restrictions, regulations, controls and moratoria of any nature. The voluntary provision by IFC of the following information does not in any way constitute or imply a waiver, termination or modification by IFC of any privilege, immunity or exemption of IFC granted in the Articles of Agreement establishing IFC, international conventions, or applicable law.
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares viii, ix
Class/type ofshares
if possible usingthe ISIN CODE
Situation previousto the triggeringtransaction
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
NumberofShares
NumberofVotingRights
Numberof shares
Number of votingrights
% of voting rights x
Direct
Direct xi
Indirect xii
Indirect
GB00BYT18307
3,076,968
2,855,052
5.81%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Type of financialinstrument
Expirationdate xiii
Exercise/Conversion Period xiv
Number of votingrights that may beacquired if theinstrument isexercised/ converted.
% of votingrights
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Exercise price
Expiration date xvii
Exercise/Conversion period xviii
Number of voting rights instrument refers to
% of voting rights xix, xx
Nominal
Delta
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights
Percentage of voting rights
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or thefinancial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Total disclosable holding for International Finance Corporation: 2,855,052 (5.81%)
Direct: International Finance Corporation
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will ceaseto hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to holdvoting rights:
13. Additional information:
This disclosure has been calculated based on issued share capital of the issuer of 49,159,880 ordinary shares.
14. Contact name:
Gokhan Kont
15. Contact telephone number:
+90 212 385 30 23
If you have any questions, please contact:
Head of Investor Relations
Anna Romelashvili
ir@tbcbank.com.ge
About TBC Bank Group PLC
TBC Bank Group PLC is a public limited company registered in England and Wales that was incorporated in February 2016. TBC Bank Group PLC is the parent company of JSC TBC Bank.