Vianet Group PLC Director/PDMR Shareholding (0121L)

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RNS Number : 0121L

Vianet Group PLC

19 December 2018

19 December 2018

Vianet Group PLC

(the "Company")

Director/PDMR Shareholding

The Company announces that Christopher Williams, Non-Executive Director, has informed the Company that he purchased 1,000 ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the capital of the Company ("Ordinary Shares"), at a price of GBP1.0422 per share on 18 December 2018. Furthermore, on 19 December 2018 he purchased an additional 2,000 Ordinary Shares at a price of GBP1.0422 per share.

Following these transactions, Mr Williams holds 14,250 Ordinary Shares representing approximately 0.05% per cent 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                          Christopher Williams 
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 2    Reason for the notification 
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 a)   Position/status               Non-Executive Director 
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 b)   Initial notification          Initial 
       /Amendment 
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 3    Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, 
       auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor 
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 a)   Name                          Vianet Group PLC 
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 b)   LEI                           2138007KAM1HB8E7E134 
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 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 
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      Transaction 1 
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 a)   Description of the            Ordinary Shares of 10 pence each 
       financial instrument, 
       type of instrument 
                                     ISIN: GB00B13YVN56 
       Identification code 
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 b)   Nature of the transaction     Purchase of Ordinary Shares 
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 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)          Price(s)         Volume(s) 
                                       GBP1.0422 per 
                                        share           1,000 
                                                       ---------- 
     ----------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information 
 
       - Aggregated volume 
 
                                      N/A - single transaction 
       - Price 
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 e)   Date of the transaction       18 December 2018 
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 f)   Place of the transaction      London Stock Exchange, XLON 
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      Transaction 2 
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 a)   Description of the            Ordinary Shares of 10 pence each 
       financial instrument, 
       type of instrument 
                                     ISIN: GB00B13YVN56 
       Identification code 
     ----------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 b)   Nature of the transaction     Purchase of Ordinary Shares 
     ----------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 c)   Price(s) and volume(s)          Price(s)         Volume(s) 
                                       GBP1.0422 per 
                                        share           2,000 
                                                       ---------- 
     ----------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 d)   Aggregated information 
 
       - Aggregated volume 
 
                                      N/A - single transaction 
       - Price 
     ----------------------------  ---------------------------------- 
 e)   Date of the transaction       19 December 2018 
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 f)   Place of the transaction      London Stock Exchange, XLON 
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Enquiries:

 
 Vianet Group plc 
 James Dickson, Chairman   Tel: [phone] 
  Stewart Darling, CEO 
  Mark Foster, CFO                 www.vianetplc.com 
 
   Cenkos Securities plc 
 Stephen Keys              Tel: [phone] 
                                      www.cenkos.com 
 

Media enquiries:

 
 Yellow Jersey PR 
 Sarah Hollins                               Tel: [phone] 
  Henry Wilkinson                                             137 
  [e-mail]               Tel: [phone] 
                                           www.yellowjerseypr.com 
 

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