Director/PDMR Shareholding

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 £1.37 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 £1.23. 

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 /Amendment	Initial
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 financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary Shares of 10p each ISIN: GB00B13YVN56
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of Ordinary Shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 137p per share 12,760
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A - single transaction
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 /Amendment	Initial
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 financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary Shares of 10p each ISIN: GB00B13YVN56
b)	Nature of the transaction	Sale of Ordinary Shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) £1.2304  per share 12,760
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	N/A - single transaction
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 Mark Foster - CFO	T: [phone]
Cenkos Securities (Nominated Adviser & Broker)
Stephen Keys / Camilla Hume	[phone]

 

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