REG - Vianet Group PLC - Director/PDMR Shareholding

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04/07/2019 12:05

RNS Number : 5324E
Vianet Group PLC
04 July 2019
 


4 July 2019
 
Vianet Group plc
(the "Company")
Director/PDMR Shareholding
 
 
The Company announces that pursuant to terms of Vianet's LTIP, as announced on 22 December 2015, the following Directors have qualified under the Plan rules for an award, the net proceeds of which have been used to purchase in aggregate, a total of 11,543 ordinary shares of 10 pence each in the capital of the Company (the "Share Awards") at a price of 130.5p:
 
 




Name (Director/PDMR)


No. of Share Awards


Total number of Ordinary Shares held post Share Award


% of issued ordinary share capital.




Stewart Darling


6,493


195,480


0.68




Mark Foster


5,050


333,050


1.16




 
The Share Awards are being satisfied by the transfer of Shares from the Company's EBT. Following the transfer of Shares the EBT holds 218,564 ordinary shares representing 0.76% of the Company's issued share capital. In addition to the above, Mr Foster transferred 5,050 shares to his wife Karen Foster.
 
The notifications below, made in accordance with the requirements of the Market Abuse Regulation, provide further details in relation to Share Awards to the Company's Directors and PDMRs.




1


Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated




a)


Name


1.   Stewart Darling
2.   Mark Foster




2


Reason for the notification




a)


Position/status


1.   Chief Executive Officer/Director
2.   Chief Financial Officer/Director




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
 


Share Awards
 




c)
 


Price(s) and volume(s)
 
 


 




Price(s)


Volume(s)




1.   130.5p per share
2.   130.5p per share


6,493

5,050




 




d)


Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price


 
N/A - single transaction




e)


Date of the transaction


3 July 2019




f)


Place of the transaction


Outside of a trading venue




 




1


Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated




a)


Name


1.   Mark Foster
2.   Karen Foster




2


Reason for the notification




a)


Position/status


1.   Chief Financial Officer/Director
2.   Wife of Mark Foster, Chief Financial Officer
 




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
 


1.   Transfer of shares
2.   Receipt of shares




c)
 


Price(s) and volume(s)
 
 


 




Price(s)


Volume(s)




1.   Nil
2.   Nil
 


1.   5,050
2.   5,050




 




d)


Aggregated information
- Aggregated volume
- Price


 
N/A - single transaction




e)


Date of the transaction


3 July 2019




f)


Place of the transaction


Outside of a trading venue




 
 
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
 


+44 (0) 20 7397 8900




 




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