Holding(s) in Company
Lord John Lee of Trafford has notified Vianet Group PLC of a change in his notifiable interest, resulting in him now holding 1,146,000 ordinary shares, representing 4.03% of the company's issued share capital. This change occurred because he ceased discretionary investment management of a fund following the death of its beneficiary, transferring control of voting rights and investment decisions to the estate's executors. Previously, his interest stood at 5.26%.
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Vianet Group plc (AIM: VNET), the provider of AI-enabled business intelligence through proprietary real-time data capture and connected software solutions, announces that it has received a notification from Lord John Lee of Trafford in respect of a change to his notifiable interest in the Company's ordinary shares.
Following the death of the beneficiary of that fund, Lord Lee has ceased to exercise discretionary investment management in relation to the fund, with responsibility for the fund, including the exercise of voting rights and investment decisions, passing to the executors of the beneficiary's estate. As a result, Lord Lee no longer has an interest in those shares. Accordingly, Lord John Lee is now interested in 1,146,000 ordinary shares in the Company, representing 4.03 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital.
- Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer
- Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights | X |
Other (please specify) iii :
Details of person subject to the notification obligation iv
| Name | Lord Lee of Trafford |
| City and country of registered office (if applicable) | London, UK |
Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) v
Name
| City and country of registered office (if applicable) | London, UK |
| 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached vi : | 09/07/2026 |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): | 10/07/2026 |
- Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
| Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached | 4.03% | 4.03% | 1,146,000 |
| Position of previous notification (if applicable) | 5.26% | 5.26% | |
| A: Voting rights attached to shares | |||
| Class/type of shares ISIN code (if possible) | Number of voting rights ix | % of voting rights | |
| Direct (DTR5.1) | Indirect (DTR5.2.1) | Direct (DTR5.1) | Indirect (DTR5.2.1) |
| GB00B13YVN56 | 1,146,000 | 4.03% | |
| SUBTOTAL 8. A | 1,146,000 | 4.03% | |
B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a)
SUBTOTAL 8. B 1
B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (b)
SUBTOTAL 8.B.2
| Lord Lee of Trafford | 4.03% | 4.03% |
| 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: | ||
| Name of the proxy holder | N/A | |
| The number and % of voting rights held | N/A | |
| The date until which the voting rights will be held | N/A | |
| 11. Additional information xvi | ||
| Place of completion | London | |
| Date of completion | 09/07/2026 | |
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