VNET Group, Inc. [VNET] Filings

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 20-F

(Mark One)

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For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023

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Date of event requiring this shell company report                      

For the transition period from                 to                

Commission file number 001-35126

VNET Group, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

N/A

(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)

Cayman Islands

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

Guanjie Building Southeast 1st Floor, 10# Jiuxianqiao East Road

Chaoyang District

Beijing, 100016

The People’s Republic of China

(Address of principal executive offices)

Mr. Qiyu Wang , Chief Financial Officer

VNET Group, Inc.

Guanjie Building, Southeast 1st Floor 10# Jiuxianqiao East Road

Chaoyang District

Beijing, 100016

The People’s Republic of China

Phone: (86) 10 8456-2121

Facsimile: (86) 10 8456-4234

(Name, Telephone, E-mail and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person)

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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*   Not for trading, but only in connection with the listing on the Nasdaq Global Select Market of the American depositary shares

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Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

None

(Title of Class)

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:

None

(Title of Class)

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Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report: 1,513,609,283 Class A ordinary shares (excluding (i) treasury shares and (ii) Class A ordinary shares in the form of ADSs that are reserved for issuance upon the exercise of share incentive awards), 30,721,723 Class B ordinary shares and 60,000 Class C ordinary shares, par value US$0.00001 per share, were outstanding as of December 31, 2023.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.   Yes  ☐    No  ☒

If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.   Yes  ☐    No  ☒

Note – Checking the box above will not relieve any registrant required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 from their obligations under those Sections.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.   Yes  ☒    No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).   Yes  ☒    No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

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If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards† provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

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†  The term “new or revised financial accounting standard” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012.

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.  ☒

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If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ☐

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Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant’s executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to § 240.10D-1(b). ☐

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Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:

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If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.

Item 17  ☐                Item 18  ☐

If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).   Yes  ☐    No  ☒

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(APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court.   Yes  ☐    No  ☐

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INTRODUCTION

Unless otherwise indicated and except where the context otherwise requires, references in this annual report on Form 20-F to:

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This annual report on Form 20-F contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical facts are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are made under the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, including those listed under “Item 3. Key Information—D. Risk Factors,” may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.

You can identify some of these forward-looking statements by words or phrases such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “aim,” “estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “is/are likely to,” “potential,” “continue” or other similar expressions. We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. These forward-looking statements include:

These forward-looking statements involve various risks and uncertainties. Although we believe that our expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, our expectations may later be found to be incorrect. Our actual results could be materially different from our expectations. Other sections of this annual report include additional factors that could adversely impact our business and financial performance. Moreover, we operate in an evolving environment. New risk factors and uncertainties emerge from time to time and it is not possible for our management to predict all risk factors and uncertainties, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. You should read thoroughly this annual report and the documents that we refer to with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from and worse than what we expect. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements.

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. Please carefully consider the risks discussed under “Risk Factors” in this annual report beginning on page 18. We provide the following disclosure to help investors better understand our corporate structure, operations in China and the associated risks.

As used in this annual report, (i) “variable interest entities” or “ VIEs” refers to VNET Technology, BJ iJoy, HuLianXinCheng Network, and SH Zhiyan, each of which is a company incorporated in the PRC; (ii) “PRC WFOEs” or “our wholly-owned PRC subsidiaries” refers to VNET Data Center Co., Ltd., or VNET China, Joytone Infotech Co., Ltd., or SZ Zhuoaiyi, Abitcool (China) Broadband Inc., or aBitCool DG, and Shanghai Edge Connect Technology Co., Ltd., or SH Edge Connect, our wholly-owned subsidiaries incorporated in the PRC; (iii) “VNET Group” or “our holding company” refers to VNET Group, Inc., our Cayman holding company; and (iv) “we,” “us,” “our company,” or “our” refers to VNET Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries and, in the context of describing our operations and consolidated financial information, also include the VIEs and their subsidiaries, unless the context otherwise requires.

Our Corporate Structure and Operations in China

VNET Group, Inc. is not an operating company but a Cayman Islands holding company with operations primarily conducted by its subsidiaries and variable interest entities, or VIEs, and VIEs’ subsidiaries. Foreign ownership in the business involving data center and value-added telecommunications service (except for e-commerce, domestic conferencing, store-and-forward, and call center services) is subject to significant restrictions under current PRC laws, rules and regulations. In order to provide certain data center and value-added telecommunication services in China while ensuring compliance with PRC laws and regulations, our wholly-owned PRC subsidiaries entered into a series of contractual arrangements with the VIEs and their shareholders. The contractual agreements are designed to provide us economic exposure and control over such services to the VIEs’ data center and value-added telecommunication services in China where PRC laws prohibit, restrict or impose conditions on direct equity investment in the VIEs. For a detailed description about these contractual arrangements, see “Item 4. Information on the Company—C. Organizational Structure—Contractual Arrangements with the Variable Interest Entities and Their Shareholders.”

As a result of such series of contractual arrangements, VNET Group and its relevant wholly-owned subsidiaries become the primary beneficiary of the VIEs for accounting purposes and treat them as PRC consolidated entities under U.S. GAAP. We consolidate the financial results of the VIEs and their subsidiaries in our consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Neither we nor our investors own any equity ownership in, direct foreign investment in, or control through such ownership/investment of the VIEs. As a result, investors in our ADSs are not purchasing equity interest in the VIEs or their subsidiaries but instead are purchasing equity interest in VNET Group, a Cayman Islands holding company.

Our contractual arrangements with the VIEs and their respective shareholders have not been tested in a court of law in the PRC and foreign investors may never be allowed to hold equity interests in the VIEs and their subsidiaries under PRC laws and regulations. Chinese regulatory authorities could in the future disallow these agreements, which would likely affect our operations in China. For a detailed description of the risks associated with our corporate structure, see “Item 3. Key Information—D. Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Corporate Structure” in this annual report on Form 20-F.

We and the VIEs face various legal and operational risks and uncertainties related to doing business in China, including complex and evolving PRC laws and regulations. For example, we and the VIEs face risks associated with regulatory approvals or filings on offshore offerings, the use of variable interest entities, anti-monopoly regulatory actions, and oversight on cybersecurity and data privacy, which may impact our ability to conduct certain businesses, accept foreign investments, or list on a United States or other foreign exchange. These risks could result in a material adverse change in our operations and the value of our ADSs, significantly limit or completely hinder our ability to offer or continue to offer securities to investors, or cause such securities to significantly decline in value or become worthless.

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The Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act

Pursuant to the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, or the HFCA Act, if the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, determines that a company retains a foreign accounting firm that cannot be subject to inspections by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, or the PCAOB, for two consecutive years, the SEC will prohibit its securities from being traded on a national securities exchange or in the over-the-counter trading market in the United States. On December 16, 2021, the PCAOB issued a report relaying to the SEC its determinations that it was unable to inspect or investigate completely registered public accounting firms in mainland China and Hong Kong. In March 2022, the SEC issued its first “Conclusive list of issuers identified under the HFCA Act” indicating that those companies were formally subject to the delisting provisions. In May 2022, we were conclusively identified by the SEC under the HFCA Act due to the fact that our auditor was located in mainland China and could not be inspected by the PCAOB. For more details, see https://www.sec.gov/hfcaa.

On August 26, 2022, the PCAOB signed with the China Securities Regulatory Commission, or the CSRC, and the Ministry of Finance of the PRC a Statement of Protocol, which gives the PCAOB sole discretion to select the firms, audit engagements and potential violations it inspects and investigates and put in place procedures for PCAOB inspectors and investigators to view complete audit work papers with all information included and for the PCAOB to retain information as needed. On December 15, 2022, the PCAOB issued a report that vacated its December 16, 2021 determination and removed mainland China and Hong Kong from the list of jurisdictions where it was unable to inspect or investigate completely registered public accounting firms. Each year, the PCAOB will determine whether it can inspect and investigate completely audit firms in mainland China and Hong Kong, among other jurisdictions.

If the PCAOB determines in the future that it no longer has full access to inspect and investigate completely accounting firms in mainland China and Hong Kong and we continue to use an accounting firm headquartered in one of these jurisdictions to issue an audit report on our financial statements filed with the SEC, we would be identified as a Commission-Identified Issuer following the filing of the annual report on Form 20-F for the relevant fiscal year. There can be no assurance that we would not be identified as a Commission-Identified Issuer for any future fiscal year, and if we were so identified for two consecutive years, we would become subject to the prohibition on trading under the HFCA Act. For more details, see “Item 3. Key Information—D. Risk Factors—Risks Related to Doing Business in China—Our ADSs may be prohibited from trading in the United States under the HFCA Act in the future if the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate completely auditors located in China. The delisting of our ADSs, or the threat of their being delisted, may materially and adversely affect the value of your investment.”

Permissions Required from the PRC Authorities for Our Operations

We conduct our business primarily through our subsidiaries and consolidated affiliated entities in China. Our operations in China are governed by PRC laws and regulations. Our PRC WFOEs, the VIEs and their subsidiaries, as applicable, are required by PRC laws and regulations to obtain licenses and permits from the PRC government authorities to operate our business in mainland China, including, among others, project approvals and filings, construction land and project planning approvals, environment protection approvals, energy conservation review opinion, construction commencement permit and land use right certificate, and the value-added telecommunications services licenses. As of the date of this annual report, except as disclosed in “Item 3. Key Information—D. Risk Factors—Risks Related to Doing Business in China—If we fail to acquire, obtain or maintain applicable telecommunications licenses, or are deemed by relevant governmental authorities to be operating without full compliance with the laws and regulations, our business would be materially and adversely affected”, our PRC WFOEs and the VIEs, as applicable, have obtained the requisite licenses and permits from the PRC government authorities that are material for the business operations of our subsidiaries and our consolidated affiliated entities in China, including, the requisite value-added telecommunications operation licenses. Given the uncertainties of interpretation and implementation of relevant laws and regulations and the enforcement practice by relevant government authorities, we may be required to obtain additional licenses, permits, filings or approvals for business operations in the future.

The PRC government has promulgated certain regulations and rules in recent years to strengthen oversight and control over offerings that are conducted overseas and/or foreign investment in China-based issuers. In connection with any future capital markets activities overseas, we may need to file with the CSRC, undergo a cybersecurity review conducted by the Cyberspace Administration of China, or the CAC, or meet other regulatory requirements that may be adopted in the future by PRC regulatory authorities. For more detailed information, see “Item 3. Key Information—D. Risk Factors—Risks Related to Doing Business in China—The approval and/or other requirements of the CSRC or other PRC governmental authorities may be required in connection with an offering under PRC rules, regulations or policies, and, if required, we cannot predict whether or how soon we will be able to obtain such approval.”

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Furthermore, in connection with our issuance of securities to foreign investors prior to December 2023 and maintenance of our listing status on the Nasdaq, under the current PRC laws, regulations and regulatory rules, as of the date of this annual report, we, our PRC WFOEs and the VIEs, (i) are not required to obtain permissions from the CSRC, (ii) are not required to go through cybersecurity review by the CAC, and (iii) have not been asked to obtain such permissions by any PRC authority. On January 3, 2024, we submitted initial filing documents (“Initial CSRC Filings”) to the CSRC in connection with the closing on December 28, 2023 of equity investment in an aggregate amount of US$299 million (the “Strategic Investment”) from Success Flow International Investment Limited (“Success Flow”) and Choice Faith Group Holdings Limited (“Choice Faith”), both of which are beneficially owned by Shandong Hi-Speed Holdings Group Limited (“SDHG”, 00412.HK), a Hong Kong Stock Exchange listed company. Our CSRC Filings are now under the review of the CSRC, and as of the date of this annual report, we have not received any comments or requests from the CSRC in connection with the Initial CSRC Filings.

Recent Regulatory Actions by the PRC Government

Since 2021, the PRC government initiated a series of regulatory actions and guidelines to regulate business operations in China, including cracking down on illegal activities in the securities market, enhancing supervision over China-based companies listed overseas, regulating overseas securities offering and listing, adopting new measures to extend the scope of cybersecurity reviews, and expanding the efforts in anti-monopoly enforcement, which may impact our ability to conduct business, accept foreign investments, or list on an U.S. or other foreign exchange.

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For a detailed description of risks related to doing business in China, see “Item 3. Key Information—D. Risk Factors—Risks Related to Doing Business in China” and “Item 4. Information on the Company—B. Business Overview—Regulations” in this annual report on Form 20-F.

ITEM 1.IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS

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ITEM 2.OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE

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ITEM 3.KEY INFORMATION

Our Corporate Structure and Its Related Risks

VNET Group, Inc. is a Cayman Islands holding company with no material operations of its own. We conduct our operations in China primarily through our PRC subsidiaries and the VIEs. Foreign ownership in the business involving value-added telecommunications service, including data center service (except for e-commerce, domestic conferencing, store-and-forward, and call center services), is subject to significant restrictions under current PRC laws, rules and regulations. Accordingly, we operate these businesses in China through four domestic PRC companies, namely VNET Technology, BJ iJoy, HuLianXinCheng Network, and SH Zhiyan. Investors in our ADSs thus are not purchasing equity interest in our operating entities in China but instead are purchasing equity interest in a Cayman Islands holding company.

The following chart illustrates our corporate structure as of the date of this annual report.

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Neither we nor our subsidiaries own any equity interest in the VIEs. The VIE equity holders are the founders, employees or shareholders of our company or entities ultimately controlled by the founders. We receive the economic benefits of the business operations of the VIEs through a series of contractual arrangements between our wholly-owned PRC subsidiaries, the VIEs and the VIEs’ shareholders. The contractual arrangements enable our wholly-owned PRC subsidiaries to: (a) direct the activities of the VIEs and their subsidiaries that most significantly impact the economic performance of the VIEs and their subsidiaries; (b) receive substantially all of the economic benefits of the VIEs and their subsidiaries in consideration for the services provided by our wholly-owned PRC subsidiaries; and (c) have an exclusive option to purchase all or part of the equity interest in the VIEs when and to the extent permissible under PRC laws. As a result of the contractual arrangements, we bear the risks of, and enjoy the rewards associated with, and therefore are the primary beneficiary of these VIEs for accounting purposes. We treat the VIEs as PRC consolidated entities under U.S. GAAP. We consolidate the financial results of the VIEs in our consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP.

Contractual Arrangements with the VIEs and Their Shareholders

Share Pledge Agreements

On April 22, 2024, VNET China entered into a share pledge agreement with VNET Technology’s two shareholders. Pursuant to the share pledge agreement, each of the shareholders pledged his shares in VNET Technology to VNET China in order to guarantee the performance by the shareholders of their obligations under the equity option agreement, the loan agreement and the power of attorney, as well as the performance by VNET Technology of its obligations under the equity option agreement, the power of attorney, and payment of service fees to VNET China under the exclusive consultation and service agreement. In the event of a breach by VNET Technology or any shareholder of contractual obligations under the equity pledge agreement, VNET China, as pledgee, will have the right to dispose of the pledged equity interests in VNET Technology and will have priority in receiving the proceeds from such disposal. The shareholders of VNET Technology also have undertaken that, without prior written consent of VNET China, they will not dispose of, create, or allow any encumbrance on the pledged equity interests. We have registered the pledges of the equity interests in VNET Technology with the local branch of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce of the PRC (currently known as State Administration for Market Regulation of the PRC).

Power of Attorney

Pursuant to the respective power of attorney entered into on April 22, 2024, each shareholder of VNET Technology irrevocably authorized VNET Group, Inc. to act as his attorney in-fact to exercise all of his or her rights as a shareholder of VNET Technology, including the right to convene shareholder meetings, the right to vote and sign any resolution as a shareholder, the right to appoint directors, supervisors, and officers, and the right to sell, transfer, pledge, and dispose of all or a portion of the equity interest held by such shareholder. These powers of attorney will remain in force for ten years. Upon request by VNET Group, Inc., each shareholder of VNET Technology shall extend the term of its authorization prior to its expiration.

Equity Option Agreements

Pursuant to the equity option agreement on April 22, 2024 by and among VNET China, VNET Technology, VNET Beijing and each of the shareholders of VNET Technology, the shareholders of VNET Technology and VNET Technology (as the shareholder of VNET Beijing) have irrevocably granted VNET China an exclusive option to purchase all or part of their equity interests in VNET Technology and VNET Beijing when permissible under PRC laws. VNET China or its designated person may exercise such options to purchase equity interests at the lower of the amount of their respective paid-in capital in VNET Technology and VNET Beijing and the lowest price permitted under applicable PRC laws. The shareholders of VNET Technology and VNET Technology (as the shareholder of VNET Beijing) have undertaken that, without VNET China’s prior written consent, they will not, among other things, (i) transfer or otherwise dispose of their equity interests in VNET Technology and VNET Beijing, (ii) create any pledge or encumbrance on their equity interests in VNET Technology and VNET Beijing, (iii) change the registered capital of VNET Technology or VNET Beijing, (iv) merge VNET Technology and VNET Beijing with any other entity, (v) dispose of VNET Technology’s or VNET Beijing’s material assets (except in the ordinary course of business), or (vi) amend VNET Technology’s or VNET Beijing’s articles of association. The equity option agreement will remain effective for ten years and can be renewed upon request by VNET China.

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Loan Agreements

VNET China and the shareholders of VNET Technology entered into a loan agreement on April 22, 2024. Pursuant to the agreements, VNET China has provided interest-free loan facilities of RMB57.0 million and RMB3.0 million, respectively, to the shareholders of VNET Technology, Mr. Sheng Chen and Mr. Jun Zhang, which was used to provide capital to VNET Technology to develop our data center and telecommunications value-added business and related businesses. There is no fixed term for the loan. To repay the loans, the shareholders of VNET Technology are required to transfer their shares in VNET Technology to VNET China or any entity or person designated by VNET China, as permitted under PRC laws. The shareholders of VNET Technology also undertake not to transfer all or part of their equity interests in VNET Technology to any third party, or to create any encumbrance, without the written permission from VNET China. In addition, we will provide unlimited financial support to VNET Technology for its operations and agreed to forego the right to seek repayment in the event VNET Technology is unable to repay such funding.

Exclusive Consultation and Service Agreement

Pursuant to the exclusive consultation service agreement entered into on April 22, 2024 by and among VNET China, VNET Technology and VNET Beijing, VNET China has the exclusive right to provide VNET Technology and VNET Beijing with software technology development, technology consulting, and technical services required by the business of VNET Technology and VNET Beijing. Without VNET China’ prior written consent, VNET Technology and VNET Beijing cannot accept any same or similar services subject to this agreement from any third party. VNET Technology and VNET Beijing agree to pay VNET China an annual service fee at an amount that is equal to 100% of its monthly after-tax profits, after making up losses from previous years, or an amount that is adjusted in accordance with VNET China’ sole discretion for the relevant month and also the mutually-agreed amount for certain other technical services, both of which should be paid within five days after VNET China sends invoice. VNET China has exclusive ownership of all the intellectual property rights created as a result of the performance of the exclusive consultation and service agreement, to the extent permitted by applicable PRC laws. To guarantee the performance the obligations of VNET Technology and VNET Beijing thereunder, the shareholders of VNET Technology have agreed to pledge their equity interests in VNET Technology to VNET China pursuant to the equity pledge agreement. The Exclusive Consultation and Service Agreement will remain effective for ten years, unless otherwise terminated by VNET China. Upon request by VNET China, the term of this agreement can be renewed prior to its expiration.

For more details about our contractual arrangements, see “Item 4. Information on the Company—C. Organizational Structure” in this annual report on Form 20-F.

The contractual arrangements may not be as effective as direct ownership in providing us with control over the VIEs, and we may incur substantial costs to enforce the terms of the arrangements. As a result, we cannot assure you that these contractual arrangements could be enforced as anticipated to. There are also uncertainties regarding the interpretation and application of current and future PRC laws, regulations and rules regarding the status of the rights of our Cayman Islands holding company with respect to its contractual arrangements with the VIEs and their shareholders. It is uncertain whether any new PRC laws, rules or regulations relating to VIE structures will be adopted or if adopted, what effect they may have on our corporate structure. If, as a result of such contractual arrangements, we or the VIEs are found to be in violation of any existing or future PRC laws or regulations, or such contractual arrangement is determined as illegal and invalid by the PRC court, arbitral tribunal or regulatory authorities, the relevant PRC regulatory authorities would have discretion to take action in dealing with such violations or failures in accordance with applicable laws. For a detailed description of the risks associated with our corporate structure, see “Item 3. Key Information—D. Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Corporate Structure” in this annual report on Form 20-F.

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Risks Related to Our Corporate Structure

We and the VIEs are also subject to risks and uncertainties related to our corporate structure, including, but not limited to, the following:

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Financial Information Related to the VIEs and Parent

Set forth below are the selected condensed consolidated statement of operations data, balance sheet data and cash flows data for our holding company, our subsidiaries, one of our WFOEs that is the primary beneficiary of certain VIEs under U.S. GAAP, or the Primary Beneficiary of VIEs, and the VIEs and VIEs’ subsidiaries, eliminating adjustments and consolidated totals.

Selected Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations Data

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Notes:

Selected Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet Data