JinkoSolar Announces Issuance of One-Year Short-Term Bonds of RMB300 Million
04/24/2012
SHANGHAI, April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. ("JinkoSolar" or the "Company") (NYSE: JKS), a vertically integrated solar power product manufacturer with cost efficient operations based in China, today announced that JinkoSolar Co., Ltd. ("Jiangxi Jinko"), one of the Company's wholly owned subsidiaries, successfully issued unsecured one-year short-term bonds with a principal amount of RMB300 million on April 23, 2012. The bonds bear a fixed annual interest rate of 6.3%, lower than the current benchmark one-year lending rate of 6.56% and will mature on April 23, 2013.
The bonds were previously registered with the PRC National Association of Financial Market Institutional Investors. Industrial Bank acted as the lead underwriter and bookrunner for the bonds with standby commitment. All of the proceeds from the issuance of the bonds will be used as working capital.
Relevant legal documentation, including the offering circular and issuance announcement are published on the websites of ChinaMoney (http://www.chinamoney.com.cn) and ChinaBond (http://www.chinabond.com.cn).
About JinkoSolar
JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (NYSE: JKS) is a vertically integrated solar power product manufacturer with cost efficient operations based in Jiangxi Province and Zhejiang Province in China and sales and marketing offices in Shanghai, China, Munich, Germany, San Francisco, U.S., Queensland, Australia, Ontario, Canada, Bologna, Italy, Montpellier, France and Zug, Switzerland. JinkoSolar has built a vertically integrated solar product value chain with an integrated annual capacity of approximately 1.2 GW each for silicon ingots, silicon wafers, solar cells and solar modules as of December 31, 2011. JinkoSolar distributes its photovoltaic products to a diversified customer base in the global PV market; including Germany, Italy, France, Cyprus, Belgium, Spain, the United States, Eastern Europe, China and other countries and regions.
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For investor and media inquiries, please contact: |
In China: |
Mr. Sebastian Liu |
JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. |
Tel: +86 21 6106 1792 |
Email: ir@jinkosolar.com |
Mr. Christian Arnell |
Christensen |
Tel: +86 10 5826 4939 |
Email: carnell@christensenIR.com |
In the U.S.: |
Mr. Jeff Bloker |
Christensen |
Tel: +1 480 614 3003 |
Email: jbloker@christensenIR.com |
SOURCE JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd.