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: +44 (0) 1642 358 800

 

www.vianetplc.com

 

Cenkos Securities plc


Stephen Keys 

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7397 8900


www.cenkos.com  

Media enquiries:

Yellow Jersey PR


Sarah Hollins

Henry Wilkinson

vianet@yellowjerseypr.com

  Tel: +44 (0)7764 947 137

  Tel: +44 (0)7951 402336

www.yellowjerseypr.com

 

 


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