As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 4, 2022
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Cayman Islands |
Not Applicable (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1 Jingke Road
Shangrao Economic Development Zone
Jiangxi Province, 334100
People’s Republic of China
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
2022 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
JinkoSolar (U.S.) Inc.
595 Market Street, Suite 2200
San Francisco, California 94105
United States of America
(Name and address of agent for service)
+1 415-402-0502
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
| Large accelerated filer x | Accelerated filer ¨ | |||
| Non-accelerated filer ¨ | Smaller reporting company ¨ | |||
| Emerging growth company ¨ |
If an emerging growth company, 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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ¨
Copies to:
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Xiande Li, Chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer |
Shuang Zhao c/o 37th Floor, Hysan Place 500 Hennessy Road, Causeway Bay Hong Kong +852 2521 4122 |
Part I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The information specified in Item 1 and Item 2 of Part I of Form S-8 is omitted from the registration statement in accordance with the provisions of Rule 428 under the Securities Act, and the introductory note to Part I of Form S-8. In accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) and the instructions to Form S-8, such documents are not being filed with the Commission either as part of this registration statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424. The documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be delivered to the participants in the 2022 Equity Incentive Plan covered by this registration statement as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act.
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Part II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
| Item 3. | Incorporation of Documents by Reference. |
The following documents previously filed by the Registrant with the Commission are incorporated by reference herein:
(a) The Registrant’s annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2020 (File No. 001-34615) filed with the Commission on April 28, 2021; and
(b) The description of the Registrant’s Ordinary Shares incorporated by reference in the Registrant’s registration statement on Form 8-A, as amended (File No. 001-34615) filed with the Commission on April 29, 2010, including any amendment and report subsequently filed for the purpose of updating that description.
All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), after the date of this registration statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this registration statement which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement will be deemed to be modified or superseded to the extent that a statement contained in this registration statement or in any other later filed document that also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded will not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to be a part of this registration statement.
| Item 4. | Description of Securities. |
Not applicable.
| Item 5. | Interests of Named Experts and Counsel. |
Not applicable.
| Item 6. | Indemnification of Directors and Officers. |
Cayman Islands law does not limit the extent to which a company’s articles of association may provide for indemnification of officers and directors, except to the extent that any such provision may be held by the Cayman Islands courts to be contrary to public policy, such as to provide indemnification against civil fraud or the consequences of committing a crime. The Registrant’s articles of association provide for indemnification of directors, secretary and other officers of the Registrant and the liquidator or trustees (if any) for the time being acting in relation to any of the affairs of the Registrant, and every one of their heirs, executors and administrators, from and against all actions, costs, charges, losses, damages and expenses which they or any of them, their or any of their heirs, executors or administrators, shall or may incur or sustain by or by reason of any act done, concurred in or omitted in or about the execution of their duty, or supposed duty, in their respective offices or trusts; and none of them shall be answerable for the acts, receipts, neglects or defaults of the other or others of them or for joining in any receipts for the sake of conformity, or for any bankers or other persons with whom any moneys or effects belonging to the Registrant shall or may be lodged or deposited for safe custody, or for insufficiency or deficiency of any security upon which any moneys of or belonging to the Registrant shall be placed out on or invested, or for any other loss, misfortune or damage which may happen in the execution of their respective offices or trusts, or in relation thereto; provided that this indemnity shall not extend to any matter in respect of any fraud or dishonesty which may attach to any of said persons.
The Registrant has agreed to indemnify its directors and officers against certain liabilities and expenses incurred by such persons in connection with claims made by reason of their being such a director or officer.
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| Item 7. | Exemption from Registration Claimed. |
Not applicable.
| Item 8. | Exhibits. |
See the Index to Exhibits attached hereto.
| Item 9. | Undertakings. |
| (a) | The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: |
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this registration statement; and
(iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to that information in the registration statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement;
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Shanghai, China, on March 4, 2022.
| JINKOSOLAR HOLDING CO., LTD. | ||
| By: | /s/ Xiande Li | |
| Name: | Xiande Li | |
| Title: | Chairman of the board of directors and chief executive officer | |
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KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Xiande Li, with full power to act alone, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with the power of substitution, for and in such person’s name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto the said attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that the said attorney-in-fact may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on March 4, 2022.
| Signature | Title | |
| /s/ Xiande Li | Chairman of the board of directors and chief | |
| Xiande Li | executive officer (principal executive officer) | |
| /s/ Kangping Chen | Director | |
| Kangping Chen | ||
| /s/ Xianhua Li | Director | |
| Xianhua Li | ||
| /s/ Wing Keong Siew | Independent Director | |
| Wing Keong Siew | ||
| /s/ Steven Markscheid | Independent Director | |
| Steven Markscheid | ||
| /s/ Yingqiu Liu | Independent Director | |
| Yingqiu Liu | ||
| /s/ Haiyun (Charlie) Cao | Director | |
| Haiyun (Charlie) Cao | ||
| /s/Mengmeng (Pan) Li | Chief financial officer (principal financial and | |
| Mengmeng (Pan) Li | accounting officer) |
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SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE IN THE UNITED STATES
Pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, the undersigned, the duly authorized representative in the United States of JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. has signed this registration statement or amendment thereto in Shanghai, China on March 4, 2022.
| JinkoSolar (U.S.) Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Haiyun (Charlie) Cao | |
| Name: | Haiyun (Charlie) Cao | |
| Title: | Authorized Signatory | |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
* Filed herewith.
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Exhibit 5.1
| Our ref | KKZ/660391-000001/22204901v1 |
| Direct tel | +852 3690 7432 |
| Karen.zhangpallaras@maples.com |
JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd.
1 Jingke Road, Shangrao Economic Development Zone
Jiangxi Province, 334100
People's Republic of China
4 March 2022
Dear Sir or Madam
JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (the "Company")
We have acted as Cayman Islands legal counsel to the Company in connection with a registration statement on Form S-8 to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on 4 March 2022 (the "Registration Statement", which term does not include any other document or agreement whether or not specifically referred to therein or attached as an exhibit or schedule thereto) relating to the registration under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the "Securities Act") of 12,000,000 ordinary shares, par value US$0.00002 per share (the "Shares"), issuable by the Company pursuant to the 2022 Equity Incentive Plan adopted by the directors of the Company on 14 February 2022 (the "Plan" which term does not include any other document or agreement whether or not specifically referred to therein or attached as an exhibit or schedule thereto).
For the purposes of giving this opinion, we have examined copies of the Registration Statement and the Plan. We have also reviewed copies of the memorandum of association of the Company adopted by special passed on 8 January 2010 and effective on 14 May 2010 and articles of association of the Company adopted by special resolution passed by 15 September 2009 and effective on 14 May 2010 (together, the "Memorandum and Articles"), and the written resolutions of the board of directors of the Company dated 14 February 2022 (the "Resolutions").
Based upon, and subject to, the assumptions and qualifications set out below, and having regard to such legal considerations as we deem relevant, we are of the opinion that:
| 1. | The Shares to be issued by the Company have been duly and validly authorized. |
| 2. | When issued and paid for in accordance with the terms of the Plans and in accordance with the Resolutions, and appropriate entries are made in the register of members (shareholders) of the Company, the Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. |
In this opinion letter, the phrase "non-assessable" means, with respect to the issuance of Shares, that a shareholder shall not, in respect of the relevant Shares, have any obligation to make further contributions to the Company's assets (except in exceptional circumstances, such as involving fraud, the establishment of an agency relationship or an illegal or improper purpose or other circumstances in which a court may be prepared to pierce or lift the corporate veil).
These opinions are subject to the qualification that under the Companies Act (As Revised) of the Cayman Islands (the "Companies Act"), the register of members of a Cayman Islands company is by statute regarded as prima facie evidence of any matters which the Companies Act directs or authorises to be inserted therein. A third party interest in the Shares would not appear. An entry in the register of members may yield to a court order for rectification (for example, in the event of fraud or manifest error).
These opinions are given only as to, and based on, circumstances and matters of fact existing and known to us on the date of this opinion letter. These opinions only relate to the laws of the Cayman Islands which are in force on the date of this opinion letter. We express no opinion as to the meaning, validity or effect of any references to foreign (i.e. non-Cayman Islands) statutes, rules, regulations, codes, judicial authority or any other promulgations.
We have also relied upon the assumptions, which we have not independently verified, that (a) all signatures, initials and seals are genuine, (b) copies of documents, conformed copies or drafts of documents provided to us are true and complete copies of, or in the final forms of, the originals, (c) where a document has been provided to us in draft or undated form, it will be duly executed, dated and unconditionally delivered in the same form as the last version provided to us, (d) the Memorandum and Articles remain in full force and effect and are unamended, (e) the Resolutions were duly passed in the manner prescribed in the memorandum and articles of association of the Company effective at the relevant time (including, without limitation, with respect to the disclosure of interests (if any) by directors of the Company) and have not been amended, varied or revoked in any respect, (f) there is nothing under any law (other than the laws of the Cayman Islands) which would or might affect the opinions set out above, (g) there is nothing contained in the minute book or corporate records of the Company (which we have not inspected) which would or might affect the opinions set out below, and (h) upon the issue of any Shares, the Company will receive consideration which shall be equal to at least the par value of such Shares.
We consent to the use of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement and further consent to all references to us in the Registration Statement and any amendments thereto. In giving such consent, we do not consider that we are "experts" within the meaning of such term as used in the Securities Act, or the rules and regulations of the Commission issued thereunder, with respect to any part of the Registration Statement, including this opinion as an exhibit or otherwise.
Yours faithfully
/s/ Maples and Calder (Hong Kong) LLP
Maples and Calder (Hong Kong) LLP
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Exhibit 10.1
JINKOSOLAR HOLDING CO., LTD.
2022 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
| 1. | Purpose of the Plan |
The purpose of the Plan is to aid the Company in recruiting and retaining directors, consultants or key employees of outstanding ability and to motivate such directors, consultants or key employees to exert their best efforts on behalf of the Company by providing incentives through the granting of Awards in recognition of their past and future services. The Company expects that it will benefit from the added interest which such key employees, directors or consultants will have in the welfare of the Company as a result of their proprietary interest in the Company’s success.
| 2. | Definitions |
The following capitalized terms used in the Plan have the respective meanings set forth in this Section:
| (a) | Applicable Laws: All laws, statutes, regulations, ordinances, rules or governmental requirements that are applicable to this Plan or any Award granted pursuant to this Plan, including but not limited to applicable laws of the People’s Republic of China, the United States and the Cayman Islands, and the rules and requirements of any applicable national securities exchange. |
| (b) | Act: The U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor thereto. |
| (c) | Affiliate: With respect to the Company, any entity directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, the Company or any other entity designated by the Board in which the Company or an Affiliate has an interest. |
| (d) | Award: An Option, Restricted Share or Other Share-Based Award. |
| (e) | Beneficial Owner: A “beneficial owner”, as such term is defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Act (or any successor rule thereto). |
| (f) | Board: The board of directors of the Company. |
| (g) | Change in Control: The occurrence of any of the following events: |
| (i) | the sale or disposition, in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all, of the assets of the Company to any “person” or “group” (as such terms are defined in Sections 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the Act) other than the Permitted Holders; or |
| (ii) | any person or group, other than the Permitted Holders, is or becomes the Beneficial Owner (except that a person shall be deemed to have “beneficial ownership” of all shares that any such person has the right to acquire, whether such right is exercisable immediately or only after the passage of time), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the total voting power of the voting share of the Company (or any entity which controls the Company), including by way of merger, consolidation, tender or exchange offer or otherwise. |
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| (h) | Code: The U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any successor thereto. |
| (i) | Committee: The compensation committee of the Board. |
| (j) | Company: JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd., a company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands. |
| (k) | Disability: Inability of a Participant to perform in all material respects his duties and responsibilities to the Company, or any Subsidiary of the Company, by reason of a physical or mental disability or infirmity which inability is reasonably expected to be permanent and has continued (i) for a period of not less than 90 consecutive days or (ii) such shorter period as the Committee may reasonably determine in good faith. The Disability determination shall be in the sole discretion of the Committee and a Participant (or his representative) shall furnish the Committee with medical evidence documenting the Participant’s disability or infirmity which is satisfactory to the Committee. |
| (l) | Effective Date: The date the Board approves the Plan, or such later date as is designated by the Board. |
| (m) | Fair Market Value: On a given date, (i) if there should be a public market for the Shares on such date, the closing price of the Shares as reported on such date on the Composite Tape of the principal national securities exchange on which such Shares are listed or admitted to trading, or (ii) if there should not be a public market for the Shares on such date, the Fair Market Value shall be the value established by the Committee in good faith. |
| (n) | ISO: An Option that is also an incentive share option granted pursuant to Section 6(d) of the Plan. |
| (o) | Other Share-Based Awards: Awards granted pursuant to Section 8 of the Plan. |
| (p) | Option: A share option granted pursuant to Section 6 of the Plan. |
| (q) | Option Price: The purchase price per Share of an Option, as determined pursuant to Section 6(a) of the Plan. |
| (r) | Participant: An employee, director or consultant who is selected by the Committee to participate in the Plan. |
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| (s) | Permitted Holder: means, as of the date of determination, (i) the Company or (ii) any employee benefit plan (or trust forming a part thereof) maintained by (A) the Company or (B) any corporation or other Person of which a majority of its voting power of its voting equity securities or equity interest is owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company, |
| (t) | Person: A “person”, as such term is used for purposes of Section 13(d) or 14(d) of the Act (or any successor section thereto). |
| (u) | Plan: This JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. 2022 Equity Incentive Plan. |
| (v) | Restricted Shares: Shares granted to a Participant under Section 7 hereof which are subject to certain restrictions (which may include, but are not limited to, continuous Service, achievement of specific business objectives, increases in specified indices, attaining growth rates, and other comparable measurements of the Company or its Subsidiaries’ performance) and to a risk of forfeiture or repurchase by or surrender to the Company. |
| (w) | Service: The term “Service” as used herein shall be deemed to refer to (i) a Participant’s employment if the Participant is a key employee of the Company, (ii) a Participant’s services as a consultant, if the Participant is consultant to the Company and (iii) a Participant’s services as an non-employee director, if the Participant is a non-employee member of the Board. |
| (x) | Shares: Ordinary Shares of the Company, nominal value US$0.00002 per share. |
| (y) | Subsidiary: A corporation or other entity of which a majority of the issued and outstanding voting shares or voting power is beneficially owned directly or indirectly by the Company. |
| 3. | Shares Subject to the Plan |
The total number of Shares which may be issued under the Plan is 12,000,000. The Shares may consist, in whole or in part, of authorized and unissued Shares or Shares purchased on the open market. The issuance of Shares or the payment of cash upon the exercise of an Award or in consideration of the cancellation or termination of an Award shall reduce the total number of Shares available under the Plan, as applicable. Shares which are subject to Awards which terminate or lapse without the payment of consideration may be granted again under the Plan.
| 4. | Administration |
The Plan shall be administered by the Committee, which may delegate its duties and powers in whole or in part to any subcommittee thereof. Awards may, in the discretion of the Committee, be made under the Plan in assumption of, or in substitution for, outstanding awards previously granted by the Company or its subsidiaries or a company acquired by the Company or with which the Company combines. The number of Shares underlying such substitute awards shall be counted against the aggregate number of Shares available for Awards under the Plan. The Committee is authorized to interpret the Plan, to establish, amend and rescind any rules and regulations relating to the Plan, and to make any other determinations that it deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan. The Committee may correct any defect or supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan in the manner and to the extent the Committee deems necessary or desirable. Any decision of the Committee in the interpretation and administration of the Plan, as described herein, shall lie within its sole and absolute discretion and shall be final, conclusive and binding on all parties concerned (including, but not limited to, Participants and their beneficiaries or successors). The Committee shall have the full power and authority to establish the terms and conditions of any Award consistent with the provisions of the Plan and to waive any such terms and conditions at any time (including, without limitation, accelerating or waiving any vesting conditions). The Committee shall require payment of any amount it may determine to be necessary to withhold for any applicable taxes as a result of the exercise, grant or vesting of an Award. Unless the Committee specifies otherwise, the Participant may elect to pay a portion or all of such withholding taxes by (a) delivery in Shares or (b) having Shares withheld by the Company from any Shares that would have otherwise been received by the Participant.
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| 5. | Limitations |
No Award may be granted under the Plan after the tenth anniversary of the Effective Date, but Awards theretofore granted may extend beyond that date.
| 6. | Terms and Conditions of Options |
Options granted under the Plan shall be, as determined by the Committee, non-qualified or incentive share options for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as evidenced by the related Award agreements, and shall be subject to the foregoing and the following terms and conditions and to such other terms and conditions, not inconsistent therewith, as the Committee shall determine:
| (a) | Option Price. The Option Price per Share shall be determined by the Committee, unless expressly approved by the Committee, shall not be less than 100% of the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the date an Option is granted. |
| (b) | Exercisability. Options granted under the Plan shall be exercisable at such time and upon such terms and conditions as may be determined by the Committee, but in no event shall an Option be exercisable more than ten years after the date on which it is granted. |
| (c) | Exercise of Options. Except as otherwise provided in the Plan or in an Award agreement, an Option may be exercised for all, or from time to time any part, of the Shares for which it is then exercisable. For purposes of this Section 6 of the Plan, the exercise date of an Option shall be the later of the date a notice of exercise is received by the Company and, if applicable, the date payment is received by the Company pursuant to clauses (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) in the following sentence. The purchase price for the Shares as to which an Option is exercised shall be paid to the Company in full at the time of exercise at the election of the Participant (i) in cash or its equivalent (e.g., by check), (ii) to the extent permitted by the Committee, by a repurchase by the Company of Shares having a Fair Market Value equal to the aggregate Option Price for the Shares being purchased, and the utilization of the repurchase price as the payment of the purchase price and satisfying such other requirements as may be imposed by the Committee; provided, that such Shares have been held by the Participant for no less than six months (or such other period as established from time to time by the Committee in order to avoid adverse accounting treatment applying generally accepted accounting principles), (iii) partly in cash and, to the extent permitted by the Committee and subject to the other requirements and conditions set forth above in (ii), partly in Shares or (iv) if there is a public market for the Shares at such time, through the delivery of irrevocable instructions to a broker to sell Shares obtained upon the exercise of the Option and to deliver promptly to the Company an amount out of the proceeds of such sale equal to the aggregate Option Price for the Shares being purchased. No Participant shall have any rights to dividends or other rights of a shareholder with respect to Shares subject to an Option until the Participant has given written notice of exercise of the Option, paid in full for such Shares and, if applicable, has satisfied any other conditions imposed by the Committee pursuant to the Plan. |
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| (d) | ISOs. The Committee may grant Options under the Plan that are intended to be ISOs. Such ISOs shall comply with the requirements of Section 422 of the Code (or any successor section thereto). No ISO may be granted to any Participant who at the time of such grant, owns more than ten percent of the total combined voting power of all classes of shares of the Company or of any Subsidiary, unless (i) the Option Price for such ISO is at least 110% of the Fair Market Value of a Share on the date the ISO is granted and (ii) the date on which such ISO terminates is a date not later than the day preceding the fifth anniversary of the date on which the ISO is granted. Any Participant who disposes of Shares acquired upon the exercise of an ISO either (i) within two years after the date of grant of such ISO or (ii) within one year after the transfer of such Shares to the Participant, shall notify the Company of such disposition and of the amount realized upon such disposition. All Options granted under the Plan are intended to be nonqualified share options, unless the applicable Award agreement expressly states that the Option is intended to be an ISO. If an Option is intended to be an ISO, and if for any reason such Option (or portion thereof) shall not qualify as an ISO, then, to the extent of such nonqualification, such Option (or portion thereof) shall be regarded as a nonqualified share option granted under the Plan; provided that such Option (or portion thereof) otherwise complies with the Plan’s requirements relating to nonqualified share options. In no event shall any member of the Committee, the Company or any of its Affiliates (or their respective employees, officers or directors) have any liability to any Participant (or any other Person) due to the failure of an Option to qualify for any reason as an ISO. |
| (e) | Attestation. Wherever in this Plan or any agreement evidencing an Award a Participant is permitted to pay the exercise price of an Option or taxes relating to the exercise of an Option by delivering Shares, the Participant may, subject to procedures satisfactory to the Committee, satisfy such delivery requirement by presenting proof of beneficial ownership of such Shares, in which case the Company shall treat the Option as exercised without further payment and shall withhold such number of Shares from the Shares acquired by the exercise of the Option. |
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| 7. | Terms and Conditions of Restricted Shares |
| (a) | Grants. The Committee, at any time and from time to time, may grant Restricted Shares to Participants as the Committee, in its sole discretion, shall determine. The Committee, in its sole discretion, shall determine the number of Restricted Shares to be granted to each Participant. The terms and conditions of each grant of Restricted Shares shall be evidenced by an Award agreement that will specify the terms and conditions of such Award as the Committee, in its sole discretion, may determine. |
| (b) | Terms. Awards of Restricted Shares may be subject to restrictions and vesting conditions, including time-based vesting conditions and/or the attainment of performance-based vesting conditions, as determined by the Committee. To the extent consistent with the Company’s Articles of Association at the Committee’s election, Restricted Shares issued shall be recorded in the Company's register of members as required by Cayman Islands law and in addition the Company may issue a share certificate reflecting such registration. If certificates representing Restricted Shares are registered in the name of the Participant, certificates must bear an appropriate legend referring to the terms, conditions and restrictions applicable to such Restricted Shares, and the Committee may, at its discretion, retain physical possession of the certificates until such time as all applicable restrictions lapse. All applicable restrictions and/or other conditions attached to the Restricted Shares will lapse at such times and in such manner as the Committee determines; provided, however, that the Committee may, on such terms and conditions as it determines appropriate, accelerate the time at which restrictions or other conditions on such awards of Restricted Shares will lapse. Unless otherwise specified by the Committee in the Award agreement, the Restricted Shares that are subject to restrictions which are not satisfied shall be forfeited and repurchased by or surrendered to the Company and all rights of the Participant to such Shares shall terminate. |
| (c) | Rights as a Shareholder. Unless otherwise specified in the Award agreement, each Award of Restricted Shares shall constitute an immediate transfer of the record and beneficial ownership of the Restricted Shares to the Participant upon registration of such Restricted Shares in the Company's register of members in consideration of the performance of Services as a director, key employee or consultant of the Company, as applicable, entitling such Participant to all voting, dividends and other ownership rights in such Shares. In the Award agreement, the Committee, in its discretion, may apply any other restrictions on the dividend rights that the Committee deems appropriate. |
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| (d) | Consideration for Restricted Shares. Restricted Shares shall be awarded in consideration of the performance of Services as a director, key employee or consultant of the Company, as applicable, and no additional consideration or such additional consideration as the Committee may determine satisfies Cayman Islands corporate law requirements, which consideration may be less than, equal to or greater than the Fair Market Value of the shares of Restricted Shares on the grant date, and in each case having a value no less than the par value of the Restricted Shares issued. |
| 8. | Other Share-Based Awards |
The Committee, in its sole discretion, may grant or sell Awards that are valued in whole or in part by reference to, or are otherwise based on the Fair Market Value of, Shares (“Other Share-Based Awards”). Such Other Share-Based Awards shall be in such form, and dependent on such conditions, as the Committee shall determine, including, without limitation, the right to receive, or vest with respect to, one or more Shares (or the equivalent cash value of such Shares) upon the completion of a specified period of service, the occurrence of an event and/or the attainment of performance objectives. Other Share-Based Awards may be granted alone or in addition to any other Awards granted under the Plan. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall determine to whom and when Other Share-Based Awards will be made, the number of Shares to be awarded under (or otherwise related to) such Other Share-Based Awards; whether such Other Share-Based Awards shall be settled in cash, Shares or a combination of cash and Shares, provided always that no Shares shall be issued for less than the par value of such Shares; and all other terms and conditions of such Awards (including, without limitation, the vesting provisions thereof and provisions ensuring that all Shares so awarded and issued shall be fully paid and non-assessable).
| 9. | Adjustments Upon Certain Events |
Notwithstanding any other provisions in the Plan to the contrary, the following provisions shall apply to all Awards granted under the Plan:
| (a) | Generally. In the event of any change in the number of issued and outstanding Shares after the Effective Date by reason of any Share dividend or subdivision, reorganization, recapitalization, merger, consolidation, spin-off, combination, combination or transaction or exchange of Shares or other corporate exchange, or any distribution to shareholders of Shares other than regular cash dividends or any transaction similar to the foregoing, the Committee in its sole discretion and without liability to any person shall make such substitution or adjustment, if any, as it deems to be equitable, as to (i) the number or kind of Shares or other securities issued or reserved for issuance pursuant to the Plan or pursuant to outstanding Awards, (ii) the maximum number of Shares for which Options or Restricted Shares may be granted during a calendar year to any Participant, (iii) the maximum number of Shares for which Other Share-Based Awards may be granted during a calendar year to any Participant, (iv) the maximum amount of an Award that is valued in whole or in part by reference to, or is otherwise based on the Fair Market Value of, Shares that may be granted during a calendar year to any Participant, (v) the Option Price and/or (vi) any other affected terms of such Awards. |
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| (b) | Change in Control. In the event of a Change in Control after the Effective Date, (i) if determined by the Committee in the applicable Award agreement or otherwise, any outstanding Awards then held by Participants which are unexercisable or otherwise unvested or subject to lapse restrictions shall automatically be deemed exercisable or otherwise vested or no longer subject to lapse restrictions, as the case may be, as of immediately prior to such Change in Control and (ii) the Committee may, but shall not be obligated to, (A) cancel such Awards for fair value (as determined in the sole discretion of the Committee) which, in the case of Options and Restricted Shares, may equal the excess, if any, of value of the consideration to be paid in the Change in Control transaction to holders of the same number of Shares subject to such Options or Restricted Shares (or, if no consideration is paid in any such transaction, the Fair Market Value of the Shares subject to such Options or Restricted Shares) over the aggregate exercise price of such Options or Restricted Shares, (B) provide for the issuance of substitute Awards that will substantially preserve the otherwise applicable terms of any affected Awards previously granted hereunder as determined by the Committee in its sole discretion or (C) provide that for a period of at least 15 days prior to the Change in Control, such Options shall be exercisable as to all Shares subject thereto and that upon the occurrence of the Change in Control, such Options shall terminate and be of no further force and effect. |
| 10. | No Right to Service or Awards |
The granting of an Award under the Plan shall impose no obligation on the Company or any Subsidiary to continue the Service of a Participant and shall not lessen or affect the Company’s or Subsidiary’s right to terminate the Service of such Participant. No Participant or other Person shall have any claim to be granted any Award, and there is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Participants, or holders or beneficiaries of Awards. The terms and conditions of Awards and the Committee’s determinations and interpretations with respect thereto need not be the same with respect to each Participant (whether or not such Participants are similarly situated).
| 11. | Successors and Assigns |
The Plan shall be binding on all successors and assigns of the Company and a Participant, including without limitation, the estate of such Participant and the executor, administrator or trustee of such estate, or any receiver or trustee in bankruptcy or representative of the Participant’s creditors.
| 12. | Nontransferability of Awards |
Unless otherwise determined by the Committee, an Award shall not be transferable or assignable by the Participant otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. An Award exercisable after the death of a Participant may be exercised by the legatees, personal representatives or distributees of the Participant.
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, no provision herein shall prevent or forbid transfers by will, by the laws of descent and distribution, to a trust that was established solely for tax planning purposes and not for purposes of profit or commercial activity or, to one or more “family members” (as such term is defined in SEC Rule 701 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) by gift or pursuant to a qualified domestic relations order.
| 13. | Amendments or Termination |
The Board may amend, alter or discontinue the Plan, but no amendment, alteration or discontinuation shall be made, (a) without the approval by an ordinary resolution of the shareholders of the Company, if such action would (except as is provided in Section 9 of the Plan), increase the total number of Shares reserved for the purposes of the Plan or change the maximum number of Shares for which Awards may be granted to any Participant, in each case only to the extent such approval is required by the principal national securities exchange on which the Shares are listed or admitted to trading, or (b) without the consent of a Participant, if such action would diminish any of the rights of the Participant under any Award theretofore granted to such Participant under the Plan; provided, however, that the Committee may amend the Plan in such manner as it deems necessary to permit the granting of Awards meeting the requirements of any Applicable Laws.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, to the extent applicable, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Plan and Awards issued hereunder shall be interpreted in accordance with Section 409A of the Code and Department of Treasury regulations and other interpretative guidance issued thereunder, including without limitation any such regulations or other guidance that may be issued after the Effective Date. Notwithstanding any provision of the Plan to the contrary, in the event that the Committee determines that any amounts payable hereunder will be taxable to a Participant under Section 409A of the Code and related Department of Treasury guidance prior to payment to such Participant of such amount, the Company may (a) adopt such amendments to the Plan and Awards and appropriate policies and procedures, including amendments and policies with retroactive effect, that the Committee determines necessary or appropriate to preserve the intended tax treatment of the benefits provided by the Plan and Awards hereunder and/or (b) take such other actions as the Committee determines necessary or appropriate to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code.
| 14. | Multiple Jurisdictions |
In order to assure the viability of Awards granted to Participants employed in various jurisdictions, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, provide for such special terms as it may consider necessary or appropriate to accommodate differences in local law, tax policy or custom applicable in the jurisdiction in which the Participant resides or is employed. Moreover, the Committee may approve such supplements to, amendments, restatements, or alternative versions of the Plan as it may consider necessary or appropriate for such purposes without thereby affecting the terms of the Plan as in effect for any other purpose; provided, however, that no such supplements, amendments, restatements or alternative versions shall increase the Share limitation contained in Section 3 hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Committee may not take any actions hereunder, and no Awards shall be granted that would violate any Applicable Laws.
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| 15. | Distribution of Shares |
The obligation of the Company to make payments in Shares pursuant to an Award shall be subject to all Applicable Laws and to any such approvals by government agencies as may be required. Additionally, in the discretion of the Committee, American depositary shares, or ADSs, may be distributed in lieu of Shares in settlement of any Award, provided that the ADSs shall be of equal value to the Shares that would have otherwise been distributed. If the number of Shares represented by an ADS is other than on a one-to-one basis, the limitations contained in Section 3 shall be adjusted to reflect the distribution of ADSs in lieu of Shares.
| 16. | Taxes |
No Shares shall be delivered under the Plan to any Participant until such Participant has made arrangements acceptable to the Committee for the satisfaction of any income and employment tax withholding obligations under any Applicable Laws, in particular, the tax laws, rules, regulations and government orders of the People’s Republic of China or the U.S. federal, state or other local tax laws, as applicable. The Company and each of its Subsidiaries shall have the authority and the right to deduct or withhold, or require a Participant to remit to the Company, an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state, local and foreign taxes (including the Participant’s payroll tax obligations, if any) required to be withheld under any Applicable Laws with respect to any Award issued to the Participant hereunder. The Committee may in its discretion and in satisfaction of the foregoing requirement allow a Participant to elect to have the Company withhold Shares otherwise issuable under an Award (or allow the return of Shares) having a Fair Market Value equal to the sums required to be withheld. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, the number of Shares which may be withheld with respect to the issuance, vesting, exercise or payment of any Award (or which may be repurchased from the Participant of such Award after such Shares were acquired by the Participant from the Company) in order to satisfy the Participant’s federal, state, local and other income and payroll tax liabilities with respect to the issuance, vesting, exercise or payment of the Award shall, unless specifically approved by the Committee, be limited to the number of Shares which have a Fair Market Value on the date of withholding or repurchase equal to the aggregate amount of such liabilities based on the minimum statutory withholding rates for federal, state, local and other income tax any payroll tax purposes that are applicable to such taxable income.
| 17. | Choice of Law |
The Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of New York.
| 18. | Effectiveness of the Plan |
The Plan shall be effective as of the Effective Date and shall terminate ten years later, subject to earlier termination by the Board pursuant to Section 13 hereof.
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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. of our report dated April 28, 2021 relating to the financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd.'s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2020.
/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian LLP
Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
March 4, 2022
Exhibit 107
Calculation of Filing Fee Tables
S-8
(Form Type)
JINKOSOLAR HOLDING CO., LTD.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Table 1: Newly Registered Securities
| Security Type | Security Class Title(1) | Fee Calculation Rule | Amount Registered(2) | Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share | Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price | Fee Rate | Amount of Registration Fee | |||||||||||||||||
| Equity | Ordinary shares, par value US$0.00002 per share | Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h) | 5,495,000 | (3) | US$12.01 | (4) | US$65,994,950 | US$0.0000927 | US$6,117.73 | |||||||||||||||
| Equity | Ordinary shares, par value US$0.00002 per share | Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h) | 6,505,000 | (5) | US$12.01 | (4) | US$78,125,050 | US$0.0000927 | US$7,242.19 | |||||||||||||||
| Total Offering Amounts | US$144,120,000 | US$13,359.92 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Fee Offsets | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Fee Due | US$13,359.92 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1) | These shares may be represented by the American depositary shares (“ADSs”), of JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (the “Registrant”), each of which represents four ordinary shares, par value US$0.00002 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”). The Registrant’s ADSs issuable upon deposit of the Ordinary Shares registered hereby have been registered under a separate registration statement on Form F-6, as amended (333-164523). |
| (2) | Represents Ordinary Shares issuable upon vesting or exercise of awards granted under the 2022 Equity Incentive Plan and Ordinary Shares reserved for future award grants under the 2022 Equity Incentive Plan. Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), this registration statement on Form S-8 also covers an indeterminate number of additional shares which may be offered and issued to prevent dilution from share splits, share dividends or similar transactions as provided in the 2022 Equity Incentive Plan. |
| (3) | Represents restricted shares of the Registrant granted under the 2022 Equity Incentive Plan. |
| (4) | Estimated in accordance with Rules 457(c) and 457(h) solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee based on US$48.03 per ADS, the average of the high and low prices of the Registrant’s ADSs as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on February 28, 2022 divided by four, the then Ordinary Share-to-ADS ratio. |
| (5) | Represents Ordinary Shares of the Registrant reserved for future award grants under the 2022 Equity Incentive Plan. |