21Vianet Group, Inc.
M5, 1 Jiuxianqiao East Road
Chaoyang District
Beijing, 100016
The People’s Republic of China
November 28, 2014
VIA EDGAR
Craig Wilson, Senior Assistant Chief Accountant
Melissa Walsh, Staff Accountant
Jeffrey Kauten, Staff Attorney
Matthew Crispino, Staff Attorney
Division of Corporation Finance
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
| Re: | 21Vianet Group, Inc. (the “Company”) Form 20-F for the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2013 (the “2013 20-F”) Filed April 9, 2014 (File No. 001-35126) |
Dear Mr. Wilson, Ms. Walsh, Mr. Kauten and Mr. Crispino:
The Company has received the letter dated November 17, 2014 from the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Staff”) regarding the Company’s 2013 20-F. The Company would like to request an extension to the deadline for responding to the letter, as it needs more time to prepare the response. The Company will provide its response to the letter via EDGAR as soon as possible, and in any event no later than December 15, 2014.
If you have any additional questions or comments regarding the Company’s 2013 20-F, please contact the Company’s U.S. counsel, Will H. Cai of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, at (852) 3740 4891.
Thank you very much.
| Very truly yours, |
| /s/ Shang-Wen Hsiao |
| Shang-Wen Hsiao |
| Chief Financial Officer |
| cc: | Sheng Chen, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 21Vianet Group, Inc. |
Z. Julie Gao, Esq., Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Will H. Cai, Esq., Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Ben Yang, Ernst & Young Hua Ming LLP