SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13G

(Amendment No. 2)

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd.

(Name of Issuer)

 

 

Ordinary shares, par value US$0.00002 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

 

47759T1001

(CUSIP Number)

 

 

December 31, 2021

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

Check the following box to designate the rule pursuant to which the Schedule is filed:

 

¨ Rule 13d-1(b)
x Rule 13d-1(c)
¨ Rule 13d-1(d)

 

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

 

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

  

 

1 The CUSIP reported herein applies to the Issuer’s American Depositary Shares (“ADS”), each representing four ordinary shares.

 

 

 

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 47759T100

 

  1.

Names of Reporting Persons

D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.

 

  2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
    (a) ¨
   

(b)

 

¨
  3.

SEC Use Only

 

  4.

Citizenship or Place of Organization

Delaware

 

Number of

Shares

Beneficially

Owned by

Each

Reporting

Person With

5.

Sole Voting Power

 

 

-0-

      6.

Shared Voting Power

229,3402

 

      7.

Sole Dispositive Power

-0-

 

      8.

Shared Dispositive Power

229,3402

 

  9.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

229,3402

 

  10.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) ¨

 

  11.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

0.1%3

 

  12.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

IA, PN

 

 

2 The number of shares beneficially owned includes ordinary shares represented by ADS.

3 Based upon 190,768,913 ordinary shares outstanding as of September 30, 2021 (excluding 2,945,840 treasury shares), as reported in Exhibit 99.1 of the Form 6-K filed with the SEC on December 9, 2021.

 

 

 

 

CUSIP No. 47759T100

 

  1.

Names of Reporting Persons

David E. Shaw

 

  2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
    (a) ¨
   

(b)

 

¨
  3.

SEC Use Only

 

  4.

Citizenship or Place of Organization

United States

 

Number of

Shares

Beneficially

Owned by

Each

Reporting

Person With

5.

Sole Voting Power

 

 

-0-

      6.

Shared Voting Power

229,3402

 

      7.

Sole Dispositive Power

-0-

 

      8.

Shared Dispositive Power

229,3402

 

  9.

Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person

229,3402

 

  10.

Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions) ¨

 

  11.

Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

0.1%3

 

  12.

Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)

IN

  

 

2 The number of shares beneficially owned includes ordinary shares represented by ADS.

3 Based upon 190,768,913 ordinary shares outstanding as of September 30, 2021 (excluding 2,945,840 treasury shares), as reported in Exhibit 99.1 of the Form 6-K filed with the SEC on December 9, 2021.

 

 

 

 

Item 1.
  (a) Name of Issuer
   

  JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd.

   
  (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices
   

  1 Jingke Road

  Shangrao Economic Development Zone

  Jiangxi Province, 334100

  People’s Republic of China

   
Item 2.
  (a) Name of Person Filing
   

  D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.

  David E. Shaw

   
  (b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence
   

  The business address for each reporting person is:

  1166 Avenue of the Americas, 9th Floor

  New York, NY 10036

   
  (c) Citizenship
   

  D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. is a limited partnership organized under the laws of the state of Delaware.

  David E. Shaw is a citizen of the United States of America.

   
  (d) Title of Class of Securities
   

  Ordinary shares, par value US$0.00002 per share

   
  (e) CUSIP Number
   

  47759T100

   
Item 3.

If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

 

Not Applicable

 

Item 4.

Ownership

 

As of December 31, 2021:

  

(a) Amount beneficially owned:  
     
 

 

D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.:

 

 

229,340 shares

This is composed of (i) 31,696 shares in the name of D. E. Shaw Valence Portfolios, L.L.C., (ii) 197,600 shares that D. E. Shaw Valence Portfolios, L.L.C. has the right to acquire through the exercise of call options, and (iii) 44 shares in the name of D. E. Shaw Asymptote Portfolios, L.L.C.

 

 

David E. Shaw:

 

229,340 shares

This is composed of (i) 31,696 shares in the name of D. E. Shaw Valence Portfolios, L.L.C., (ii) 197,600 shares that D. E. Shaw Valence Portfolios, L.L.C. has the right to acquire through the exercise of call options, and (iii) 44 shares in the name of D. E. Shaw Asymptote Portfolios, L.L.C.

 

(b)Percent of class:

  D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.:

0.1%

  David E. Shaw:

0.1%

 

 

 

 

 

(c)Number of shares to which the person has:
(i)Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
  D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.:

-0- shares

  David E. Shaw:

-0- shares

 

(ii)Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:

  D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.:

229,340 shares

  David E. Shaw:

229,340 shares

 

(iii)Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
  D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.:

-0- shares

  David E. Shaw:

-0- shares

 

(iv)Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
  D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.:

229,340 shares

  David E. Shaw:

229,340 shares

 

David E. Shaw does not own any shares directly. By virtue of David E. Shaw’s position as President and sole shareholder of D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc., which is the general partner of D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P., which in turn is the investment adviser of D. E. Shaw Valence Portfolios, L.L.C. and the managing member of D. E. Shaw Adviser, L.L.C., which in turn is the investment adviser of D. E. Shaw Asymptote Portfolios, L.L.C., and by virtue of David E. Shaw’s position as President and sole shareholder of D. E. Shaw & Co. II, Inc., which is the managing member of D. E. Shaw & Co., L.L.C., which in turn is the manager of D. E. Shaw Valence Portfolios, L.L.C. and the managing member of D. E. Shaw Manager, L.L.C., which in turn is the manager of D. E. Shaw Asymptote Portfolios, L.L.C., David E. Shaw may be deemed to have the shared power to vote or direct the vote of, and the shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of, the 229,340 shares as described above constituting 0.1% of the outstanding shares and, therefore, David E. Shaw may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of such shares. David E. Shaw disclaims beneficial ownership of such 229,340 shares.

  

Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than 5 percent of the class of securities, check the following x.

 

Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

Not Applicable

 

Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person.

Not Applicable

 

Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

Not Applicable

 

Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group

Not Applicable

 

Item 10. Certification

By signing below, each of D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. and David E. Shaw certify that, to the best of such reporting person’s knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purposes or effect.

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURE

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of their knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. A Power of Attorney, dated March 1, 2017, granted by David E. Shaw in favor of Nathan Thomas, is attached hereto.

 

Dated: February 14, 2022

  

  D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.
   
  By: /s/ Nathan Thomas
    Nathan Thomas
    Chief Compliance Officer

  

 

  David E. Shaw
   
  By: /s/ Nathan Thomas
    Nathan Thomas
    Attorney-in-Fact for David E. Shaw

 

 

 

Exhibit 1

 

POWER OF ATTORNEY

FOR CERTAIN REGULATORY FILINGS

INCLUDING CERTAIN FILINGS

UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

AND THE INVESTMENT ADVISERS ACT OF 1940

 

 

I, David E. Shaw, hereby make, constitute, and appoint each of:

 

Edward Fishman,

 

Julius Gaudio,

 

Martin Lebwohl,

 

Maximilian Stone,

 

David Sweet,

 

Nathan Thomas, and

 

Eric Wepsic,

 

acting individually, as my agent and attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, for the purpose of, from time to time, (i) executing in my name and/or my capacity as President of D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. (acting for itself or as the general partner of D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. and general partner, managing member, or manager of other entities, any of which in turn may be acting for itself or other entities) all documents, certificates, instruments, statements, other filings, and amendments to the foregoing (collectively, “documents”) determined by such person to be necessary or appropriate to comply with any registration or regulatory disclosure requirements and/or ownership or control-person reporting requirements imposed by any United States or non-United States governmental or regulatory authority, including without limitation Form ADV, Forms 3, 4, 5, and 13F, and Schedules 13D and 13G required to be filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, and (ii) delivering, furnishing, or filing any such documents to or with the appropriate governmental or regulatory authority. Any such determination shall be conclusively evidenced by such person’s execution, delivery, furnishing, and/or filing of the applicable document.

 

This power of attorney shall be valid from the date hereof and replaces the power granted on January 1, 2017, which is hereby cancelled.

 

IN WITNESS HEREOF, I have executed this instrument as of the date set forth below.

 

Date: March 1, 2017

 

DAVID E. SHAW, as President of

D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.

/s/ David E. Shaw

New York, New York

 

 

 

 

Exhibit 2

 

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

 

In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, each of the undersigned Reporting Persons hereby agrees to the joint filing, along with all other such Reporting Persons, on behalf of each of them of a statement on Schedule 13G (including amendments thereto) with respect to the Ordinary shares, par value US$0.00002 per share, of JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd., and that this Agreement be included as an Exhibit to such joint filing. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the undersigned hereby executes this Agreement as of this 14th day of February, 2022.

 

 

  D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.
   
  By: /s/ Nathan Thomas
    Nathan Thomas
    Chief Compliance Officer

  

 

  David E. Shaw
   
  By: /s/ Nathan Thomas
    Nathan Thomas
    Attorney-in-Fact for David E. Shaw