Vianet Group PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (5001E)

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RNS Number : 5001E

Vianet Group PLC

09 February 2018

9 February 2018

Vianet Group

("Vianet", the "Group" or the "Company")

Director/PDMR Shareholding

James Dickson has been notified that as a result of an administrative error by his SIPP provider 12,760 ordinary shares of 10p each in the capital of the company ("Ordinary Shares"), were purchased at a price of GBP1.37 as a result of the dividend payment being reinvested on 2 February 2018. On realisation of the error the SIPP provider sold the 12,760 shares at a price of GBP1.23.

As a consequence of these transactions James Dickson's resultant holding in the Company remains unchanged at 4,889,259 shares in the Company which represents approximately 17.3% of the Company's issued share capital.

The Company makes the following disclosures in accordance with article 19(3) of the Market Abuse Regulation:

 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial 
       responsibilities / person closely associated 
---  ---------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                       James Dickson 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 2    Reason for the notification 
---  ---------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status            Non-Executive Chairman 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 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             Ordinary Shares of 10p each 
       the financial 
       instrument, type 
       of instrument              ISIN: GB00B13YVN56 
 
       Identification 
       code 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the              Purchase of Ordinary Shares 
       transaction 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)       Price(s)          Volume(s) 
                                   ----------------  ---------- 
                                    137p per share    12,760 
                                   ----------------  ---------- 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information 
 
 
       - Aggregated volume 
                                   N/A - single transaction 
 
       - Price 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction    2 February 2018 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 f)   Place of the transaction   London Stock Exchange, XLON 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------- 
 
 
 1    Details of the person discharging managerial 
       responsibilities / person closely associated 
---  --------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Name                       James Dickson 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------ 
 2    Reason for the notification 
---  --------------------------------------------------------- 
 a)   Position/status            Non-Executive Chairman 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------ 
 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             Ordinary Shares of 10p each 
       the financial 
       instrument, type 
       of instrument              ISIN: GB00B13YVN56 
 
       Identification 
       code 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------ 
 b)   Nature of the              Sale of Ordinary Shares 
       transaction 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------ 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)       Price(s)         Volume(s) 
                                   ---------------  ---------- 
                                    GBP1.2304 per 
                                     share           12,760 
                                   ---------------  ---------- 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------ 
 d)   Aggregated information 
 
 
       - Aggregated volume 
                                   N/A - single transaction 
 
       - Price 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------ 
 e)   Date of the transaction    2 February 2018 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------ 
 f)   Place of the transaction   London Stock Exchange, XLON 
---  -------------------------  ------------------------------ 
 

For further information, please contact:

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

This information is provided by RNS

The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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