Moody's upgrades TBC Bank Credit Rating

Moody's Investors Service (Moody's) has announced today that it has upgraded the credit rating of JSC TBC Bank ("TBC Bank"), subsidiary of TBC Bank Group PLC. The Bank's local-currency deposit rating has been increased to Ba2 from Ba3 and its foreign-currency deposit rating to Ba3 from B1. The ratings continue to carry a stable outlook.

This change was driven by Moody's upgrade of Georgia's government bond ratings to Ba2 stable from Ba3 stable on 11 September 2017.

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About Moody's

Moody's is an essential component of the global capital markets, providing credit ratings, research, tools and analysis that contribute to transparent and integrated financial markets. Moody's Corporation (NYSE: MCO) is the parent company of Moody's Investors Service, which provides credit ratings and research covering debt instruments and securities.

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 38.0% of loans and 39.8% of non-banking deposits as at 30 June 2017, according to the data published by the National Bank of Georgia.