Vianet Group PLC Holding(s) in Company (5907O)

TIDMVNET

RNS Number : 5907O

Vianet Group PLC

21 August 2017

   TR-1:               notification of major interests in shares 
 
 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying 
  issuer of existing shares to which voting                                   Vianet Group PLC 
  rights are attached: 
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 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate 
  box or boxes) 
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 An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                     ü 
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 An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which 
  may result in the acquisition of shares already issued 
  to which voting rights are attached 
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 An event changing the breakdown of voting rights 
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 Other (please specify):___________________________________________ 
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 3. Full name of person(s) subject to                                   Helium Special Situations 
  the notification obligation:                                                     Fund 
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 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different 
  from 3.): 
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 5. Date of the transaction (and date                                          18/08/2017 
  on which the threshold is crossed or 
  reached if different): 
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 6. Date on which issuer notified:                                             21/08/2017 
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 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 
  or reached:                                                                      7% 
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 8. Notified details:                                                             n/a 
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 A: Voting rights attached to shares 
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 Class/type      Situation previous         Resulting situation after the triggering 
  of shares       to the Triggering          transaction 
  if possible     transaction 
  using the 
  ISIN CODE 
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                 Number        Number       Number       Number of voting       % of voting 
                  of Shares     of Voting    of shares    rights                 rights 
                                Rights 
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                                            Direct       Direct      Indirect   Direct   Indirect 
--------------   -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------  ---------  -------  --------- 
 Ordinary 
  Shares          1'970'000    1'970'000    1'944'495    1'944'495    -         6.95%    - 
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 B: Financial Instruments 
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 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction 
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 Type of financial   Expiration   Exercise/ Conversion   Number of voting   % of voting 
  instrument          date         Period/ Date           rights that may    rights 
                                                          be acquired if 
                                                          the instrument 
                                                          is exercised/ 
                                                          converted. 
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     -               -              -                    -                  - 
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 Total (A+B) 
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 Number of voting rights   % of voting rights 
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 1'944'495                 6.95% 
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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting 
  rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, 
  if applicable: 
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 n/a 
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 Proxy Voting: 
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 10. Name of the proxy holder:                   n/a 
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 11. Number of voting rights proxy holder        n/a 
  will cease to hold: 
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 12. Date on which proxy holder will cease       n/a 
  to hold voting rights: 
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 13. Additional information:          - 
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 14. Contact name:                   Christian Benz, (Co-Advisor to the 
                                      Helium Special Situations Fund), ISPartners 
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 15. Contact telephone number:        [phone] 
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