Vianet Group PLC
(the "Company")
TR-1: Notification of Major Holdings
Vianet Group plc (AIM: VNET), a leader in delivering actionable data and business insights through an integrated ecosystem of hardware devices, software platforms, and smart insights portals, is pleased to confirm that the company has received notification that Lord Lee of Trafford crossed a threshold regarding major holdings. The notification, pertaining to an acquisition of voting rights, indicates that Lord Lee's total voting rights attached to shares in the Company is 3.80% as of October 27, 2025.
Enquiries:
| Vianet Group PLC |
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| James Dickson, Chairman & CEO Sarah Bentham, CFO |
Tel: +44 (0) 1642 358 800 |
| Cavendish Capital Markets Limited |
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| Stephen Keys / Isaac Hooper |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7220 0500 |
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| Investor Enquiries: |
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| Dale Bellis |
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7397 1928 |
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| NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible) i |
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| 1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached ii : |
Vianet Group Plc |
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| 1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate) |
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| Non-UK issuer |
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| 2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X") |
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| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights |
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| An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments |
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| An event changing the breakdown of voting rights |
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| Other (please specify)iii: Placing of shares |
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| 3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation iv |
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| Name |
Lord Lee of Trafford |
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| City and country of registered office (if applicable) |
London, United Kingdom |
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| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3) v |
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| Name |
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| City and country of registered office (if applicable) |
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| 5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached vi : |
27 October 2025 |
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| 6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY): |
27/10/2025 |
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| 7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation |
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% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A) |
% of voting rights through financial instruments |
Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B) |
Total number of voting rights of issuer vii |
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| Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached |
3.80% |
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3.80% |
1,081,000 |
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| Position of previous notification (if applicable) |
N/A |
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N/A |
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| 8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached viii |
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| A: Voting rights attached to shares |
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| Class/type of ISIN code (if possible) |
Number of voting rights ix |
% of voting rights |
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| Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) |
Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1) |
Direct (Art 9 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.1) |
Indirect (Art 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC) (DTR5.2.1) |
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| Ordinary GB00B13YVN56
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1,081,000 |
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3.80% |
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| SUBTOTAL 8. A |
1,081,000 |
3.80% |
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| B 1: Financial Instruments according to Art. 13(1)(a) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (a)) |
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Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted. |
% of voting rights |
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SUBTOTAL 8. B 1 |
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| B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to Art. 13(1)(b) of Directive 2004/109/EC (DTR5.3.1.1 (b)) |
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| Type of financial instrument |
Expiration |
Exercise/ |
Physical or cash settlement xii |
Number of voting rights |
% of voting rights |
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SUBTOTAL 8.B.2 |
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| 9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X") |
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| Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer xiii |
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| Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the |
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| Name xv |
% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold |
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| Lord Lee of Trafford |
3.80% |
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3.80% |
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| 10. In case of proxy voting, please identify: |
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| Name of the proxy holder |
NA |
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| The number and % of voting rights held |
NA |
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| The date until which the voting rights will be held |
NA |
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| 11. Additional information xvi |
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| Place of completion |
London, United Kingdom |
| Date of completion |
27 October 2025 |