TBC Bank : is Named the Best Bank in Georgia by EMEA Finance Magazine

TBC Bank has been named the Best Bank in Georgia 2017 by EMEA Finance magazine for the seventh consecutive year. This is recognition of the Bank's strong financial performance, outstanding digital banking services and superior customer experience. In addition, TBC Bank won the award for Best Investment Bank in Georgia 2017 and our subsidiary, TBC Capital, was named the Best Broker in Georgia 2017.

'We are proud to receive the Best Bank in Georgia 2017 and the Best Investment Bank in Georgia 2017 awards from EMEA Finance magazine. I would like to use this opportunity to express my gratitude to the whole TBC team for their dedication and hard work. We are also delighted that our subsidiary, TBC Capital, has been named the Best Broker in Georgia 2017 thanks to its relentless efforts,' commented TBC Bank's Chief Executive Officer Vakhtang Butskhrikidze.

'Georgia is an emerging-markets darling with aspirations to join the middle-income countries quickly. The economy has been transforming itself for well over a decade, and one bank has ridden this wave of reform and renewal all the way to the top. This bank is TBC Bank who have become Georgia's leading bank through consistently upgrading services, products, systems and processes,' commented Christopher Moore, CEO and publisher, EMEA Finance Limited.

About EMEA Finance

EMEA Finance is a bi-monthly magazine focused on the financial markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Since its launch in 2008 the magazine has become a leading source of information for its executive-level audience across the financial services and corporate sectors. EMEA Finance Limited, the publisher of EMEA Finance, is an integrated publishing company focused exclusively on reporting on the financial community and happenings across the EMEA Region. More information is available about EMEA Finance's editorial endeavors, conferences and events on www.emeafinance.com.

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Head of Investor Relations
Anna Romelashvili
ir@tbcbank.com.ge

About TBC Bank Group PLC ('TBC PLC')

TBC PLC is a public limited company registered in England and Wales that was incorporated in February 2016. TBC PLC became the parent company of JSC TBC Bank ('TBC Bank') on 10 August 2016. TBC PLC is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol TBCG.

TBC Bank, together with its subsidiaries, is the leading universal banking group in Georgia, with a total market share of 38.2% of loans and 39.8% of non-banking deposits as at 31 December 2017, according to the data published by the National Bank of Georgia.