144: Filer Information

Filer CIK

0001432657

Filer CCC

XXXXXXXX

Is this a LIVE or TEST Filing?

LIVE

TEST

Submission Contact Information

Name

Phone

E-Mail Address

144: Issuer Information

Name of Issuer

VNET Group, Inc.

SEC File Number

001-35126

Address of Issuer

Guanjie Building Southeast 1st Floor
10# Jiuxianqiao East Road
Beijing
CHINA
100016

Phone

8610-84562121

Name of Person for Whose Account the Securities are To Be Sold

Sean Shao

See the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition. In addition, information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the person filing this notice.

Relationship to Issuer

Director

144: Securities Information

Title of the Class of Securities To Be Sold

Name and Address of the Broker

Number of Shares or Other Units To Be Sold

Aggregate Market Value

Number of Shares or Other Units Outstanding

Approximate Date of Sale

Name the Securities Exchange

American Depositary Shares, each representing six Class A ordinary shares

Futu Securities International (Hong Kong) Ltd
34/F, United Centre
95 Queensway
Admiralty � K3 � 000000

150000

1399500.00

1614155406

03/20/2026

NASDAQ

Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the securities to be sold and with respect to the payment of all or any part of the purchase price or other consideration therefor:

144: Securities To Be Sold

Title of the Class

Date you Acquired

Nature of Acquisition Transaction

Name of Person from Whom Acquired

Is this a Gift?

Date Donor Acquired

Amount of Securities Acquired

Date of Payment

Nature of Payment *

American Depositary Shares, each representing six Class A ordinary shares

05/27/2020

Vesting of restricted share units granted under share incentive plans

VNET Group, Inc.

39146

05/27/2020

Vesting of restricted share units

American Depositary Shares, each representing six Class A ordinary shares

05/27/2020

Vesting of restricted share units granted under share incentive plans

VNET Group, Inc.

21081

05/27/2020

Vesting of restricted share units

American Depositary Shares, each representing six Class A ordinary shares

03/05/2024

Vesting of restricted share units granted under share incentive plans

VNET Group, Inc.

25413

03/05/2024

Vesting of restricted share units

American Depositary Shares, each representing six Class A ordinary shares

07/23/2024

Vesting of restricted share units granted under share incentive plans

VNET Group, Inc.

44665

07/23/2024

Vesting of restricted share units

American Depositary Shares, each representing six Class A ordinary shares

01/02/2025

Vesting of restricted share units granted under share incentive plans

VNET Group, Inc.

7444

01/02/2025

Vesting of restricted share units

American Depositary Shares, each representing six Class A ordinary shares

01/16/2025

Vesting of restricted share units granted under share incentive plans

VNET Group, Inc.

7444

01/16/2025

Vesting of restricted share units

American Depositary Shares, each representing six Class A ordinary shares

04/01/2025

Vesting of restricted share units granted under share incentive plans

VNET Group, Inc.

7444

04/01/2025

Vesting of restricted share units

* If the securities were purchased and full payment therefor was not made in cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the nature of the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any note or other obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe the arrangement and state when the note or other obligation was discharged in full or the last installment paid.

Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold during the past 3 months by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold.

144: Securities Sold During The Past 3 Months

Nothing to Report

144: Remarks and Signature

Remarks

The Aggregate Market Value is calculated based on the closing price of $9.33 per ADS on 03/17/2026. There were 1,614,155,406 ordinary shares issued and outstanding as of 02/28/2025 as disclosed in the issuer's Form 20-F filed on 04/25/2025.

Date of Notice

03/19/2026

ATTENTION:

The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to be sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly disclosed. If such person has adopted a written trading plan or given trading instructions to satisfy Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act, by signing the form and indicating the date that the plan was adopted or the instruction given, that person makes such representation as of the plan adoption or instruction date.

Signature

/s/ Sean Shao

144: Filer Information

Submission Contact Information

144: Issuer Information

144: Securities Information

144: Securities To Be Sold

144: Securities Sold During The Past 3 Months

144: Remarks and Signature

ATTENTION:

ATTENTION: Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)

SEC Form 144 filed by VNET Group Inc.