21Vianet Group, Inc., a leading carrier- and cloud-neutral Internet data center services provider in China, entered into an agreement with Personal Group Limited, the company registered in the British Virgin Islands and wholly owned by Mr. Sheng Chen, the Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of 21Vianet Group. Under the terms of the agreement, the Chinese company will issue up to 60,000 newly created Class C ordinary shares to Personal Group Limited, at a price of US$1.35 per share and subject to certain existing shareholders’ participation right. The issuance has been approved by the company’s audit committee and board of directors.
Under the investor right agreement, two of the existing shareholders of 21Vianet Group, King Venture Holdings Limited and Xiaomi Ventures Limited, have the participation right to subscribe up to 5,049 and 1,468 Class C ordinary shares, respectively, on the same terms as the Purchaser; if their participation right will be exercised, the number of shares issued to the BVI company will be reduced accordingly.