Director/PDMR Shareholding
Vianet Group PLC announced that James Dickson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, purchased 40,000 ordinary shares at 69.00 pence per share through his SIPP on February 19, 2026. This transaction increases his total shareholding to 5,264,259 ordinary shares, representing approximately 18.52% of the company's issued ordinary share capital, indicating strong insider confidence in the company's prospects.
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VIANET, the international provider of actionable data, business insights, and payment solutions through an integrated ecosystem of connected hardware devices, software platforms and smart insights portals, announces that it has been notified that James Dickson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, yesterday, purchased, through his Self-Invested Personal Pension (SIPP), 40,000 ordinary shares in the Company at a price of 69.00 pence per ordinary share.
Following this purchase, James Dickson is interested in 5,264,259 ordinary shares in the Company, representing approximately 18.52 per cent. of the Company's issued ordinary share capital.
| 1 | Details of the person discharging managerial responsibilities / person closely associated | |||||
| a) | Name | James Dickson | ||||
| 2 | Reason for the notification | |||||
| a) | Position/status | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | ||||
| b) | Initial notification /Amendment | Initial | ||||
| a) | Name | Vianet Group PLC | ||||
| b) | LEI | 2138007KAM1HB8E7E134 | ||||
| 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 through his SIPP | ||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) |
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| d) | Aggregated information - Aggregated volume - Price | N/A - Single transaction | ||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 19 February 2026 | ||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | London Stock Exchange, AIM | ||||
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