Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 5350E

Vianet Group PLC

28 February 2020

 

28 February 2020

Vianet Group PLC

(the "Company")

Director/PDMR Shareholding

The Company announces that James Dickson, Chairman, has informed the Company that his pension fund has purchased 15,000 ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the Company ("Ordinary Shares") at an average price of 134.3 pence per Ordinary Share over 27 and 28 of February 2020.

The Company has also been informed that Kate Dickson, a person closely associated with James Dickson, has purchased 5,722 Ordinary Shares at an average price of 136.7 pence per Ordinary Share.

Following this purchase, Mr Dickson is interested in 4,999,981 Ordinary Shares representing approximately 17.3% of the Ordinary Shares in issue.

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	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
	Transaction
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary Shares of 10 pence each ISIN: GB00B13YVN56
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of ordinary shares by pension fund
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 135 pence 134 pence 5,000 10,000
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	15,000 134.3p
e)	Date of the transaction	27 and 28 February 2020
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, XLON

1	Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated
a)	Name	Kate Dickson
2	Reason for the notification
a)	Position/status	PCA with James Dickson, 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
	Transaction
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code	Ordinary Shares of 10 pence each ISIN: GB00B13YVN56
b)	Nature of the transaction	Purchase of ordinary shares
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)	Price(s) Volume(s) 138 pence 135 pence 3,222 2,500
d)	Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price	5,722 136.7p
e)	Date of the transaction	27 and 28 February 2020
f)	Place of the transaction	London Stock Exchange, XLON

Enquiries:

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

Media enquiries:

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

 

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