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09/02/2018 16:20

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: +44 (0)1642 358 800
Cenkos Securities (Nominated Adviser & Broker)

Stephen Keys / Camilla Hume
+44 (0) 20 7397 8900

This information is provided by RNS
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