Vianet Group PLC
(the "Company")
Director/PDMR Shareholding
The Board of the Company confirms that on 8th March 2021 (the "Grant Date") Mark Foster, CFO, was granted 100, 000 share options ("Options") over 100,000 Ordinary Shares in the Company following a meeting of the Remuneration Committee on 24 February 2021. The Options are exercisable at a price of 72 pence, the Company's closing price on 24 February 2021.
The Options are exercisable from the third anniversary of the Grant Date up until the tenth anniversary of the Grant Date.
Following this issue, Mark Foster will hold options over 359,000 Ordinary Shares in Company.
The Company makes the following disclosures in accordance with article 19(3) of the Market Abuse Regulation:
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Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated |
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Name |
Mark Foster |
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Reason for the notification |
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Position/status |
Chief Financial Officer |
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b) |
Initial notification /Amendment |
Initial |
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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 |
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a)
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Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument Identification code |
Ordinary Shares of 10 pence each
ISIN: GB00B13YVN56 |
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b) |
Nature of the transaction |
Issue of options over Ordinary Shares |
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c)
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Price(s) and volume(s)
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d)
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Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price |
N/A - single transaction
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e) |
Date of the transaction |
8 Mar 2021 |
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f) |
Place of the transaction |
London Stock Exchange |
Enquiries:
Vianet Group plc |
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James Dickson, Chairman Stewart Darling, CEO Mark Foster, CFO |
Tel: +44 (0) 1642 358 800
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Cenkos Securities plc |
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Stephen Keys |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7397 8900 |
Camilla Hume |
Media enquiries:
Yellow Jersey PR |
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Sarah Hollins Henry Wilkinson |
Tel: +44 (0)7764 947 137 Tel: +44 (0)7951 402336 |