Vianet Group PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (5324E)

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RNS Number : 5324E

Vianet Group PLC

04 July 2019

4 July 2019

Vianet Group plc

(the "Company")

Director/PDMR Shareholding

The Company announces that pursuant to terms of Vianet's LTIP, as announced on 22 December 2015, the following Directors have qualified under the Plan rules for an award, the net proceeds of which have been used to purchase in aggregate, a total of 11,543 ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the capital of the Company (the "Share Awards") at a price of 130.5p:

 
 Name (Director/PDMR)    No. of Share        Total number       % of issued 
                               Awards         of Ordinary    ordinary share 
                                              Shares held          capital. 
                                         post Share Award 
 Stewart Darling                6,493             195,480              0.68 
                        -------------  ------------------  ---------------- 
 Mark Foster                    5,050             333,050              1.16 
                        -------------  ------------------  ---------------- 
 

The Share Awards are being satisfied by the transfer of Shares from the Company's EBT. Following the transfer of Shares the EBT holds 218,564 ordinary shares representing 0.76% of the Company's issued share capital. In addition to the above, Mr Foster transferred 5,050 shares to his wife Karen Foster.

The notifications below, made in accordance with the requirements of the Market Abuse Regulation, provide further details in relation to Share Awards to the Company's Directors and PDMRs.

 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
       / person closely associated 
 a)   Name                             1. Stewart Darling 
                                        2. Mark Foster 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 2    Reason for the notification 
     ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status                  1. Chief Executive Officer/Director 
                                        2. Chief Financial Officer/Director 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 b)   Initial notification        Initial 
       / amendment 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
       auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
     ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                        VIANET GROUP PLC 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 b)   LEI                         2138007KAM1HB8E7E134 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 4    Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for 
       (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; 
       (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have 
       been conducted 
     ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Description of the          Ordinary Shares of 10p each 
       financial instrument, 
       type of instrument          ISIN: GB00B13YVN56 
       Identification code 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 b)   Nature of the transaction   Share Awards 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)        Price(s)               Volume(s) 
                                          1. 130.5p per 
                                           share            6,493 
                                           2. 130.5p per 
                                            share             5,050 
                                                           ---------- 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 d)   Aggregated information 
       - Aggregated volume          N/A - single transaction 
       - Price 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 e)   Date of the transaction     3 July 2019 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 f)   Place of the transaction    Outside of a trading venue 
     --------------------------  ------------------------------------------ 
 
 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities 
       / person closely associated 
 a)   Name                             1. Mark Foster 
                                        2. Karen Foster 
     --------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 2    Reason for the notification 
     --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status                        1. Chief Financial Officer/Director 
                                              2. Wife of Mark Foster, Chief 
                                              Financial Officer 
     --------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 b)   Initial notification        Initial 
       / amendment 
     --------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
       auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
     --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                        VIANET GROUP PLC 
     --------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 b)   LEI                         2138007KAM1HB8E7E134 
     --------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 4    Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for 
       (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; 
       (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have 
       been conducted 
     --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Description of the          Ordinary Shares of 10p each 
       financial instrument, 
       type of instrument          ISIN: GB00B13YVN56 
       Identification code 
     --------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the transaction        1. Transfer of shares 
                                        2. Receipt of shares 
     --------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)        Price(s)             Volume(s) 
                                                1. Nil         1. 5,050 
                                                 2. Nil         2. 5,050 
                                                         --------------- 
     --------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information 
       - Aggregated volume          N/A - single transaction 
       - Price 
     --------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction     3 July 2019 
     --------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction    Outside of a trading venue 
     --------------------------  ----------------------------------------------- 
 

For further information, please contact:

 
 VIANET GROUP PLC 
 James Dickson - Chairman        T: [phone] 
  Mark Foster - CFO               800 
 Cenkos Securities (Nominated 
  Adviser & Broker) 
 Stephen Keys                    [phone] 
 

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