EBRD reduces its stake in Georgia’s TBC Bank

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has reduced its equity stake in TBC Bank, Georgia’s largest Bank, by selling 1.65 million shares in an accelerated bookbuild placed on the London Stock Exchange, Report says, citing Interfax.

The shares sold by the EBRD on 4 December 2020 represent 3 percent of TBC Bank’s total shares.

The EBRD retains a 5 percent stake in Georgia’s largest lender. The EBRD is confident in the Bank’s strong performance and bright prospects, remaining fully supportive of its strategic development and its plans for domestic and cross-border expansion.

The EBRD acquired shares in TBC Bank in 2009 as part of a larger funding package to strengthen the Bank’s capital base and support the expansion of its activities. In 2012, together with other international financial institutions as shareholders, the EBRD participated in a rights issue by TBC Bank. Subsequently, the lender was successfully listed on the London Stock Exchange in 2014.

The EBRD is a leading institutional investor in Georgia. Since its operations in the country, the Bank has invested over €4.1 billion in 258 projects in the financial, corporate, infrastructure and energy sectors, with 79 percent of these investments in the private sector.