Zhihua Zhang - 17 Mar 2026 Form 3 Insider Report for VNET Group, Inc. (VNET)

Role: SVP, Operational Finance
Signature: /s/ Zhihua Zhang
Issuer symbol: VNET
Transactions as of: 17 Mar 2026
Net transactions value: $0
Form type: 3
Filing time: 17 Mar 2026, 08:57:08 UTC
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
ZHANG ZHIHUA	SVP, Operational Finance	GUANJIE BUILDING, SOUTHEAST 1ST FL 10#, JIUXIANQIAO EAST ROAD, CHAOYANG DISTRICT, BEIJING, CHINA	/s/ Zhihua Zhang	17 Mar 2026	0002115285

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
holding	VNET	Restricted Share Units (RSUs)							17 Mar 2026	Class A ordinary shares	158,400		Direct	F1, F2

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Represents RSUs granted to the reporting person pursuant to the issuer's share incentive plans, of which 79,200 RSUs will vest on October 31, 2026 and the remaining 79,200 RSUs will vest on October 31, 2027. Each RSU represents the contingent right to receive one (1) Class A ordinary share of the issuer upon vesting.
F2	These RSUs do not have an expiration date.