Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 3231S

Vianet Group PLC

16 March 2016

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESⁱ


1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: ⁱⁱ		Vianet Group plc
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights			No
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached			No
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments			No
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights			No
Other (please specify): See box 13			Yes
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: ⁱⁱⁱ	Livingbridge VC LLP
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):^iv	Baronsmead Venture Trust plc - 3.70% Baronsmead Second Venture Trust plc - 3.70% Baronsmead VCT 5 plc - 2.23%
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: ^v	11/03/2016
6. Date on which issuer notified:	16/03/2016
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: ^{vi, vii}	3%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares ^{viii, ix}

Class/type of
shares

if possible using
the ISIN CODE

Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number
of
hares

Number
of
Voting
Rights

Number
of shares

Number of voting
rights

% of voting rights ^x

Direct

Direct ^xi

Indirect ^xii

Direct

Indirect

GB00B13YVN56

GBP 10

2,693,982

9.63%

2,693,982

9.63%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Expiration
date ^xiii

Exercise/
Conversion Period ^xiv

Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted.

% of voting
rights

Nil

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments ^{xv, xvi}

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial
instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date ^xvii

Exercise/
Conversion period ^xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights ^{xix, xx}

Nominal

Delta

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

2,693,982

9.63%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: ^xxi

Livingbridge VC LLP

Baronsmead Venture Trust plc - 3.70%

Baronsmead Second Venture Trust plc - 3.70%

Baronsmead VCT 5 plc - 2.23%

Registered in the name of Chase Nominees Ltd

Proxy Voting:

10. Name of the proxy holder:

Livingbridge VC LLP

11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:

N/A

12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:

N/A

13. Additional information:

Vianet Group plc shares formerly held by Baronsmead VCT plc have been transferred to Baronsmead Venture Trust plc as a result of a merger and shares held by Baronsmead VCT 4 plc have been transferred to Baronsmead Second Venture Trust plc.

14. Contact name:

Karen Huxley

15. Contact telephone number:

020 7506 5643