21Vianet Announces Results of 2021 Extraordinary General Meeting

BEIJING, Oct. 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 21Vianet Group, Inc. (“VNET” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: VNET), a leading carrier- and cloud-neutral Internet data center services provider in China, today announced the results of its 2021 Extraordinary General Meeting which was held on October 8, 2021 in Beijing, where it adopted a special resolution to approve the change of the Company’s name to “VNET Group, Inc.”, effective immediately.

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 20 cities throughout China, servicing a diversified and loyal base of over 6,000 hosting and related enterprise customers that span numerous industries ranging from Internet companies to government entities and blue-chip enterprises to small- to mid-sized enterprises.

Safe Harbor Statement

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Investor Relations Contacts:

Xinyuan Liu
+86 10 8456 2121
IR@21Vianet.com

Julia Jiang
+86 10 8456 2121
IR@21Vianet.com