Lion Finance Group PLC () is a UK incorporated,

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with its

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, England, and its

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Tbilisi Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი, ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), ( ka, ტფილისი, tr ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Georgia (country), largest city of Georgia ( ...

, Georgia. Lion Finance Group's main subsidiaries provide banking and financial services through leading, customer-centric,

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s –

Bank of Georgia , logo = Bank of Georgia logo.png , image =Bank-of-georgia-hq.jpg , image_size = , image_caption = Head office of Bank of Georgia in Tbilisi, Georgia. , type = Joint Stock Company , traded_as = GeSEGEB , area_served = Georgia , key_peop ...

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and Ameriabank in

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. The group's subsidiaries also include investment bank

Galt & Taggart Galt & Taggart is an investment banking arm of Lion Finance Group, a financial services holding company listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: BGEO). The company offers investment banking services, including brokerage, financial advisory, ca ...

, Belarusian bank Belarusky Narodny Bank and other small companies in banking, payment and non-banking sectors. Lion Finance Group is listed on the premium segment of the main market of the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the

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History

On October 14, 2011, Bank of Georgia Holdings PLC was incorporated in the UK to allow

and its related companies to secure a listing on the

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. On February 28, 2012, this went ahead and Bank of Georgia Holdings's shares were duly admitted to the London Stock Exchange. In August 2015, the business underwent a restructuring to separate the banking and investment businesses under a new holding company. On November 20, 2015, Bank of Georgia Holdings changed its name to BGEO Group. In August 2018, it was decided to separate the banking and investment businesses. Two separate companies, Bank of Georgia plc and Georgia Capital plc were incorporated in the UK. Each BGEO Group Shareholder received one Georgia Capital Share and one Bank of Georgia Group share. The investment business was transferred to Georgia Capital plc, which was demerged and listed on the London Stock Exchange on May 28, 2018. In February 2024, Bank of Georgia Group announced the proposed acquisition of 100% of a leading bank in Armenia, Ameriabank, for approximately $303.6 million. The acquisition completed on May 24, 2024. On February 6, 2025 Bank of Georgia Group plc changed its name to Lion Finance Group plc.

Shareholders

As at 31 March 2022, the Group's top ten shareholders were JSC Georgia Capital (19.90%), Harding Loevner LP (4.30%),

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(3.70%),

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(3.50%), M&G Investment Management Ltd (3.40%),

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(DFA) LP (3.40%),

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Inc (2.50%),

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LP (2.40%),

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LLC (2.10%),

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(2.10%).

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References

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