BEIJING, Sept. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- VNET Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: VNET) ("VNET" or the "Company"), a leading carrier- and cloud-neutral internet data center services provider in China, today announced the closing of the previously announced purchase by PJ Millennium I Limited ("Buyer I") and PJ Millennium II Limited ("Buyer II," and together with Buyer I, the "Buyers") of an aggregate of 650,424,192 Class A ordinary shares of the Company (the "Transaction") from Success Flow International Investment Limited ("Success Flow") and Choice Faith Group Holdings Limited ("Choice Faith," and together with Success Flow, the "Sellers").

Both Buyers are wholly owned subsidiaries of PJ Millennium Limited Partnership ("PJ Millennium Partnership"), the general partner of which is Lochpine BG I GP Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lochpine Capital Limited. Lochpine Capital Limited is a non-controlled, non-consolidated affiliate of Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (stock codes: 300750.SZ and 03750.HK).

Following the closing of the Transaction, the Buyers collectively hold approximately 38.1% of the Company's total issued and outstanding ordinary shares, based on 1,708,970,760 ordinary shares outstanding as of June 30, 2026. In connection with the closing of the Transaction, the investor rights agreement between the Company and the Buyers, as well as the voting and consortium agreement among the Buyers, Mr. Josh Sheng Chen, VNET's Founder and Executive Chairperson, and certain of his affiliated investment vehicles, became effective.

About VNET

VNET Group, Inc. is a leading carrier- and cloud-neutral internet data center services provider in China. VNET provides hosting and related services, including IDC services, cloud services, and business VPN services to improve the reliability, security, and speed of its customers' internet infrastructure. Customers may locate their servers and equipment in VNET's data centers and connect to China's internet backbone. VNET operates in more than 30 cities throughout China, servicing a diversified and loyal base of over 7,000 hosting and related enterprise customers that span numerous industries ranging from internet companies and government entities to blue-chip enterprises and small- to mid-sized enterprises.

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Email: ir@vnet.com

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