¨
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REGISTRATION
STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
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x
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ANNUAL
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
OF 1934
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FOR
THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31,
2009
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¨
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
OF 1934
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FOR
THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM
TO
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¨
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SHELL
COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
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DATE
OF EVENT REQUIRING THIS SHELL COMPANY REPORT
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FOR
THE TRANSACTION PERIOD FORM
TO
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Title
of Each Class
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Name
of Each Exchange
On
Which Registered
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American
depositary shares, each representing one ordinary share, par value
US$0.0001 per share
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The
NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
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Ordinary
shares, par value US$0.0001 per share
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The
NASDAQ Stock Market LLC*
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*
Not for trading but only in connection with the registration of American
depositary shares
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Ordinary
shares, par value US$0.0001 per share ……………
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169,018,420
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PART
I
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2
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ITEM
1.
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IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS |
2
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ITEM
2.
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OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE |
3
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ITEM
3.
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KEY INFORMATION |
3
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A.
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SELECTED FINANCIAL
DATA
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3
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B. |
CAPITALIZATION AND
INDEBTEDNESS
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4
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C. |
REASONS
FOR THE OFFER AND USE OF PROCEEDS
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4
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D. |
RISK
FACTORS
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4
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ITEM
4.
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INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY |
30
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A. |
HISTORY
AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMPANY
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30
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B. |
BUSINESS
OVERVIEW
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32
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C. |
ORGANIZATIONAL
STRUCTURE
|
40
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D. |
PROPERTY,
PLANTS AND EQUIPMENT
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40
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ITEM
4A.
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UNRESOLVED
STAFF COMMENTS
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41
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ITEM
5.
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OPERATING
AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS
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41
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A. |
OPERATING
RESULTS
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41
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B. |
LIQUIDITY
AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
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57
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C. |
RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT, PATENTS AND LICENSES, ETC.
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60
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D. |
TREND
INFORMATION
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61
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E. |
OFF-BALANCE
SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
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61
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F. |
TABULAR
DISCLOSURE OF CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
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61
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G. |
SAFE
HARBOR
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63
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ITEM
6.
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DIRECTORS,
SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES
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65
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A. |
DIRECTORS
AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT
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65
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B. |
COMPENSATION
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68
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C. |
BOARD
PRACTICES
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69
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D. |
EMPLOYEES
|
72
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E. |
SHARE
OWNERSHIP
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72
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ITEM
7.
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MAJOR
SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
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73
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A. |
MAJOR
SHAREHOLDERS
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73
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B. |
RELATED
PARTY TRANSACTIONS
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74
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C. |
INTERESTS
OF EXPERTS AND COUNSEL
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74
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ITEM
8.
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FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
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74
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A. |
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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74
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B. |
SIGNIFICANT
CHANGES
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76
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ITEM
9.
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THE
OFFER AND LISTING
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76
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A. |
OFFER
AND LISTING DETAILS
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76
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B. |
PLAN
OF DISTRIBUTION
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77
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C. |
MARKETS
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77
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D. |
SELLING
SHAREHOLDERS
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77
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E. |
DILUTION
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77
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F. |
EXPENSES
OF THE ISSUE
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77
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ITEM
10.
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ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
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77
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A. |
SHARE
CAPITAL
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77
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B. |
MEMORANDUM
AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
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78
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C. |
MATERIAL
CONTRACTS
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90
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D. |
EXCHANGE
CONTROLS
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90
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E. |
TAXATION
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90
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F. |
DIVIDENDS
AND PAYING AGENTS
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95
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G. |
STATEMENT
BY EXPERTS
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95
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H. |
DOCUMENTS
ON DISPLAY
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95
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I. |
SUBSIDIARY
INFORMATION
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95
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ITEM
11.
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QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
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95
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ITEM
12.
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DESCRIPTION
OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES
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97
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A. |
DEBT
SECURITIES
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97
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B. |
WARRANTS
AND RIGHTS
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97
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C. |
OTHER
SECURITIES
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97
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D. |
AMERICAN
DEPOSITARY SHARES
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97
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PART
II
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98
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ITEM
13.
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DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES |
98
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ITEM
14.
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MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS |
98
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ITEM
15.
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CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES |
99
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ITEM
16.
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RESERVED |
100
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ITEM
16A.
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AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT |
100
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ITEM
16B.
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CODE OF ETHICS |
100
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ITEM
16C.
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PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES |
100
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ITEM
16D.
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EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES |
101
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ITEM
16E.
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PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS |
101
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ITEM
16F.
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CHANGE IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT |
102
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ITEM
16G.
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE |
102
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PART
III
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102
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ITEM
17.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
102
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ITEM
18.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
103
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ITEM
19.
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EXHIBITS |
104
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·
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"ADS"
are to American depositary shares, each representing one ordinary share of
JA Solar, par value US$0.0001 per
share;
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·
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"China"
and the "PRC" are to the People's Republic of China, excluding, for the
purposes of this annual report only, Taiwan and the special administrative
regions of Hong Kong and Macau;
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·
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"conversion
efficiency" are to the ability of solar power products to convert sunlight
into electricity; "conversion efficiency rate" is commonly used in the
solar power industry to measure the percentage of light energy from the
sun that is actually converted into
electricity;
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·
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"cost
per watt" and "price per watt" are to the cost and price of solar power
products, respectively, relative to the number of watts of electricity a
solar power product generates;
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·
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"JA
BVI" are to JA Development Co., Ltd., our directly wholly-owned
subsidiary, a British Virgin Islands
company;
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·
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"JA
Fengxian" are to Shanghai JA Solar Technology Co., Ltd., our indirectly
wholly-owned subsidiary in Shanghai,
China;
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"JA
Hebei" are to JingAo Solar Co., Ltd., our predecessor and indirectly
wholly-owned subsidiary in China;
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·
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"JA
Hong Kong" are to JA Solar Hong Kong Limited, our directly wholly-owned
subsidiary in Hong Kong;
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·
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"JA
Solar," "we," "us," "the company," "our company" and "our" are to JA Solar
Holdings Co., Ltd. and, unless otherwise indicated or as the context may
otherwise require, its predecessor entities and its consolidated
subsidiaries;
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·
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"JA
Solar Yangzhou R&D" are to Yangzhou JA Solar R&D Corporation
Limited, our indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary in Jiangsu,
China;
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"JA
USA" are to JA Solar USA Inc., our indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary in
California, U.S.A.;
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·
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"JA
Yangzhou" are to JA Solar Technology YangZhou Co., Ltd., our indirectly
wholly-owned subsidiary in Jiangsu,
China;
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"JA
Zhabei" are to Shanghai JA Solar PV Technology Co., Ltd., our indirectly
wholly-owned subsidiary in Shanghai,
China;
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·
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"JHY
Semiconductor" are to Jing Hai Yang Semiconductor Materials (Donghai) Co.,
Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of JA Hong Kong, incorporated in Donghai,
Jiangsu, China;
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·
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"Jinglong
BVI" are to Jinglong Group Co., Ltd., a British Virgin Islands company and
our largest shareholder;
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·
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"Jinglong
Group" are to Jinglong Industry and Commerce Group Co., Ltd. and its
consolidated subsidiaries. Jinglong Group is controlled by the
shareholders of Jinglong BVI;
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·
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"Lehman
Entities" are to include Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and its
subsidiaries, including Lehman Brothers Inc., Lehman Brothers
International (Europe), Lehman Brothers Treasury Co. BV and Lehman
Brothers OTC Derivatives Inc.
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·
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"rated
manufacturing capacity" are to the total amount of solar power products
that can be made by a manufacturing line per annum operating at its
maximum possible rate and is measured in megawatts, or
MW;
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·
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"RMB"
and "Renminbi" are to the legal currency of the
PRC;
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"US$"
and "U.S. dollars" are to the legal currency of the United
States;
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·
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"voltage"
or "volts" are to the rating of the amount of electrical pressure that
causes electricity to flow in the power line;
and
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·
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"watts"
are to the measurement of total electrical power, where "kilowatts" or
"KW" means one thousand watts and "megawatts" or "MW" means one million
watts.
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Noon
buying rate
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Period
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Period End
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Average(1)
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High
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Low
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(RMB
per US$1.00)
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2005
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8.0702 | 8.1826 | 8.2765 | 8.0702 | ||||||||||||
2006
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7.8041 | 7.9579 | 8.0702 | 7.8041 | ||||||||||||
2007
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7.2946 | 7.5806 | 7.8127 | 7.2946 | ||||||||||||
2008
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6.8225 | 6.9193 | 7.2946 | 6.7800 | ||||||||||||
2009
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6.8259 | 6.8295 | 6.8470 | 6.8176 | ||||||||||||
November
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6.8265 | 6.8271 | 6.8300 | 6.8255 | ||||||||||||
December
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6.8259 | 6.8275 | 6.8299 | 6.8244 | ||||||||||||
2010
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January
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6.8268 | 6.8269 | 6.8295 | 6.8258 | ||||||||||||
February
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6.8258 | 6.8285 | 6.8330 | 6.8258 | ||||||||||||
March
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6.8258 | 6.8262 | 6.8270 | 6.8254 | ||||||||||||
April (until April
20)
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6.8253 | 6.8253 | 6.8263 | 6.8229 |
(1)
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Annual
averages are calculated by averaging the noon buying rates on the last
business day of each month. Monthly averages are calculated
using the average of the daily rates during the relevant
period.
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ITEM
1.
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IDENTITY
OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND
ADVISERS
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ITEM
2.
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OFFER
STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE
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ITEM
3.
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KEY
INFORMATION
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A.
|
SELECTED
FINANCIAL DATA
|
|
From
inception (May 18, 2005) to December 31,
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Year
ended December 31,
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2005
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2006
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2007
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2008
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2009
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(in
millions, except for share and per share data)
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RMB
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RMB
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RMB
|
RMB
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RMB
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Consolidated
Statements of Operations Data:
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Net
revenues
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||||||||||||||||||||
Solar
products
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— | 565.3 | 2,532.4 | 4,794.0 | 3,367.1 | |||||||||||||||
Solar
products to related parties
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— | 131.2 | 62.2 | 508.0 | 5.2 | |||||||||||||||
Solar
cells processing
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— | — | 99.1 | 156.3 | 406.9 | |||||||||||||||
Total
revenues
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— | 696.5 | 2,693.7 | 5,458.3 | 3,779.2 | |||||||||||||||
Cost
of revenues
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||||||||||||||||||||
Solar
products
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— | (524.2 | ) | (2,066.6 | ) | (4,414.2 | ) | (3,079.0 | ) | |||||||||||
Solar
cells processing
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— | — | (26.2 | ) | (52.1 | ) | (220.3 | ) | ||||||||||||
Total
cost of revenues
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— | (524.2 | ) | (2,092.8 | ) | (4,466.3 | ) | (3,299.3 | ) | |||||||||||
Gross
profit
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— | 172.3 | 600.9 | 992.0 | 479.9 | |||||||||||||||
Selling,
general and administrative expenses
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(2.6 | ) | (39.7 | ) | (150.3 | ) | (271.5 | ) | (343.3 | ) | ||||||||||
Research
and development expenses
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(0.4 | ) | (1.3 | ) | (4.2 | ) | (28.5 | ) | (45.1 | ) | ||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
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(3.0 | ) | (41.0 | ) | (154.5 | ) | (300.0 | ) | (388.4 | ) | ||||||||||
(Loss)/income
from operations
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(3.0 | ) | 131.3 | 446.4 | 692.0 | 91.5 | ||||||||||||||
Impairment
on available-for-sale securities
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— | — | — | (686.3 | ) | — | ||||||||||||||
Change
in fair value of derivatives
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— | — | — | 564.0 | (49.1 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Convertible
notes buy back gain
|
— | — | — | 203.5 | 22.9 | |||||||||||||||
Interest
expense
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— | (5.1 | ) | (6.6 | ) | (160.5 | ) | (213.6 | ) | |||||||||||
Interest
income
|
0.04 | 0.8 | 62.6 | 42.6 | 12.0 | |||||||||||||||
Foreign
exchange gain/(loss)
|
(0.1 | ) | 1.3 | (112.8 | ) | (127.3 | ) | 10.1 | ||||||||||||
Investment
loss
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— | — | — | (28.6 | ) | (2.3 | ) | |||||||||||||
Other
income
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— | 0.1 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 7.8 | |||||||||||||||
Income/
(loss) before income taxes
|
(3.1 | ) | 128.4 | 394.8 | 503.0 | (120.7 | ) | |||||||||||||
Income
tax benefit/ (expense)
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— | — | 5.6 | (23.9 | ) | (8.0 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net
income/ (loss)
|
(3.1 | ) | 128.4 | 400.4 | 479.1 | (128.7 | ) | |||||||||||||
Preferred
shares accretion
|
— | (1.6 | ) | (0.5 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||||
Preferred
shares beneficial conversion charge
|
— | (34.7 | ) | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Allocation
of net income to participating preferred shareholders
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— | (5.7 | ) | (1.7 | ) | — | — | |||||||||||||
Net
income/ (loss) available to ordinary shareholders.
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(3.1 | ) | 86.4 | 398.2 | 479.1 | (128.7 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net
income/ (loss) per share:
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Basic
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(0.04 | ) | 1.08 | 2.96 | 3.06 | (0.80 | ) | |||||||||||||
Diluted
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(0.04 | ) | 1.08 | 2.93 | (2.31 | ) | (0.80 | ) | ||||||||||||
Weighted
average number of shares outstanding:
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Basic
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80,000,000 | 80,000,000 | 134,525,226 | 156,380,060 | 161,643,312 | |||||||||||||||
Diluted.
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80,000,000 | 80,166,178 | 136,721,772 | 168,785,243 | 161,643,312 | |||||||||||||||
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows Data:
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Cash
flows(used in)or provided by
|
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Operating
activities
|
(1.6 | ) | (61.8 | ) | (1,146.5 | ) | (1,289.2 | ) | 1,129.1 | |||||||||||
Investing
activities
|
(38.0 | ) | (107.6 | ) | (1,641.6 | ) | (419.4 | ) | (557.2 | ) | ||||||||||
Financing
activities
|
50.7 | 254.8 | 3,519.6 | 2,610.3 | (242.8 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Effect
of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
|
(0.1 | ) | (0.6 | ) | (91.3 | ) | (94.9 | ) | (4.8 | ) |
As of December 31,
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2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
2008
|
2009
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(in
millions, except for share and per share data)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
RMB
|
RMB
|
RMB
|
||||||||||||||||||
Consolidated
Balance Sheet Data:
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
11.0 | 95.8 | 736.0 | 1,542.8 | 1,867.2 | |||||||||||||||
Restricted
cash
|
— | — | 409.0 | 33.0 | 43.6 | |||||||||||||||
Short-term
investments
|
— | — | 803.1 | 421.9 | — | |||||||||||||||
Account
receivable from third party customers, net
|
— | 47.7 | 28.9 | 332.0 | 119.8 | |||||||||||||||
Account
receivable from related party customers, net
|
— | — | 24.7 | 23.0 | 339.5 | |||||||||||||||
Inventories,
net
|
— | 154.7 | 157.3 | 592.0 | 641.1 | |||||||||||||||
Advance
to related party suppliers, net
|
— | 39.8 | 389.9 | 416.0 | 50.9 | |||||||||||||||
Advance
to third party suppliers, net
|
— | 1.6 | 898.7 | 264.5 | 372.4 | |||||||||||||||
Other
current assets
|
0.4 | 6.7 | 42.3 | 191.1 | 202.4 | |||||||||||||||
Deferred
tax assets
|
— | — | 1.2 | 14.1 | 24.4 | |||||||||||||||
Total
current assets
|
11.4 | 346.3 | 3,491.1 | 3,830.4 | 3,661.3 | |||||||||||||||
Property
and equipment, net
|
39.4 | 139.4 | 532.0 | 1,369.8 | 1,724.4 | |||||||||||||||
Intangible
asset, net
|
8.3 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 11.8 | 12.0 | |||||||||||||||
Deferred
tax assets
|
— | — | 4.4 | 14.4 | 25.8 | |||||||||||||||
Advances
to suppliers, net
|
— | — | 536.3 | 1,944.9 | 1,835.4 | |||||||||||||||
Prepayment
for land use right
|
— | — | — | 44.4 | 49.5 | |||||||||||||||
Derivative
assets
|
— | — | — | 4.5 | 10.5 | |||||||||||||||
Deferred
issuance cost
|
— | — | — | 59.0 | 36.1 | |||||||||||||||
Total
assets
|
59.1 | 492.9 | 4,570.5 | 7,279.2 | 7,355.0 | |||||||||||||||
Short-term
bank borrowings
|
— | 150.0 | 200.0 | 490.0 | 10.0 | |||||||||||||||
Total
current liabilities
|
2.5 | 187.1 | 433.1 | 870.8 | 629.2 | |||||||||||||||
Long-term
bank borrowings
|
— | — | — | — | 680.0 | |||||||||||||||
Convertible
notes
|
— | — | — | 1,532.6 | 1,171.4 | |||||||||||||||
Total
liabilities
|
2.5 | 187.1 | 434.0 | 2,524.3 | 2,639.6 | |||||||||||||||
Preferred
shares
|
— | 110.0 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Total
shareholders’ equity
|
56.6 | 195.8 | 4,136.5 | 4,754.9 | 4,715.4 |
|
B.
|
CAPITALIZATION
AND INDEBTEDNESS
|
|
|
C.
|
REASONS
FOR THE OFFER AND USE OF PROCEEDS
|
|
|
D.
|
RISK
FACTORS
|
|
·
|
reduction,
delay or cancellation of orders from one or more of our significant
customers;
|
|
·
|
selection
of our competitor's products by one or more of our significant
customers;
|
|
·
|
loss
of one or more of our significant customers and our failure to identify
additional or replacement customers; and
|
|
·
|
Failure
of any of our significant customers to make timely payment for our
products.
|
|
·
|
fluctuations
in currency exchange rates;
|
|
·
|
difficulty
in engaging and retaining distributors who are knowledgeable about, and
can function effectively in, overseas markets;
|
|
·
|
increased
costs associated with maintaining marketing efforts in various
countries;
|
|
·
|
difficulty
and cost relating to compliance with the different commercial and legal
requirements of the overseas markets in which we offer our
products;
|
|
·
|
inability
to obtain, maintain or enforce intellectual property rights;
and
|
|
·
|
trade
barriers such as export requirements, tariffs, taxes and other
restrictions and expenses, which could increase the prices of our products
and make us less competitive in some countries.
|
|
·
|
cost-effectiveness
of solar power products compared to conventional and other non-solar
energy sources and products;
|
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·
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performance
and reliability of solar power products compared to conventional and other
non-solar energy sources and products;
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|
·
|
availability
of government subsidies and incentives to support the development of the
solar power industry;
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|
·
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success
of other alternative energy generation technologies, such as fuel cells,
wind power and biomass;
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·
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fluctuations
in economic and market conditions that affect the viability of
conventional and non-solar alternative energy sources, such as increases
or decreases in the prices of oil and other fossil fuels;
and
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·
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capital
expenditures by end users of solar power products, which tend to decrease
when the economy slows down.
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·
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people
may not be deterred from misappropriating our technologies despite the
existence of laws or contracts prohibiting it;
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·
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policing
unauthorized use of our intellectual property may be difficult, expensive
and time-consuming, and we may be unable to determine the extent of any
unauthorized use; and
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·
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enforcement
under intellectual property laws in China may be slow and difficult in
light of the application of such laws and the uncertainties associated
with the PRC legal system. See "Item 3. Key Information — D.
Risk Factors — Risks related to Doing Business in China — Uncertainties
with respect to the PRC legal system could have a material adverse effect
on us."
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·
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expanding
our existing manufacturing facilities, which would increase our fixed
costs and, if such facilities are underutilized, would negatively impact
our results of operations;
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·
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ensuring
delivery of adequate polysilicon and ingots;
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·
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developing
more efficient solar cells;
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·
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enhancing
our customer resource management and manufacturing management
systems;
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·
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implementing
and improving additional and existing administrative, financial and
operations systems, procedures and controls, including the implementation
of our new ERP system;
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·
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hiring
additional employees;
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·
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expanding
and upgrading our technological capabilities;
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·
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managing
multiple relationships with our customers, suppliers and other
third-parties;
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·
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maintaining
adequate liquidity and financial resources; and
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·
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continuing
to increase our revenues from operations.
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·
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multiple,
conflicting and changing laws and regulations, export and import
restrictions, employment laws, regulatory requirements and other
government approvals, permits and licenses;
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·
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difficulties
and costs in staffing and managing foreign operations as well as cultural
differences;
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·
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potentially
adverse tax consequences associated with our permanent establishment of
operations in more countries;
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·
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relatively
uncertain legal systems, including potentially limited protection for
intellectual property rights, and laws, regulations and policies which
impose additional restrictions on the ability of foreign companies to
conduct business in certain countries or otherwise place them at a
competitive disadvantage in relation to domestic
companies;
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·
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inadequate
local infrastructure and developing telecommunications
infrastructures;
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·
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financial
risks, such as longer sales and payment cycles and greater difficulty
collecting accounts receivable;
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·
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currency
fluctuations and government-fixed foreign exchange rates and the effects
of currency hedging activity or inability to hedge currency fluctuations;
and
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·
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political
and economic instability, including wars, acts of terrorism, political
unrest, boycotts, curtailments of trade and other business
restrictions.
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·
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the
amount of government
involvement;
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·
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the
level of development;
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·
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the
growth rate;
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·
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the
control of foreign exchange;
and
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·
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the
allocation of resources.
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·
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requiring
us to use a substantial portion of our cash flow from operations to
service our indebtedness, which would reduce our cash flow available for
working capital, capital expenditures, development projects and other
general corporate purposes;
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·
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limiting
our flexibility in planning for or reacting to, and increasing our
vulnerability to, changes in our business, the industry in which we
operate and the general economy; and
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·
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placing
us at a competitive disadvantage compared to our competitors who have less
debt or are less leveraged.
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1.)
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an
investment of US$ 100 million in note issued by Lehman Brothers Treasury
Co. BV ("Lehman BV") (the "Lehman Note"(1));
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2.)
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an
ADS lending agreement dated as of May 13, 2008 with Lehman Brothers
International (Europe) ("LBIE"); and
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3.)
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a
capped call confirmation dated May 13, 2008 with Lehman Brothers OTC
Derivatives Inc. ("Lehman OTC") (the "Capped Call").
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(1)
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Lehman
Note. We have an approximately US$100 million USD 3-Month
Lehman Brothers Commodity Alpha Trading Strategies I Excess
Return ("LCMNER") Index-Linked note, issued by Lehman BV and
guaranteed by Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (or "LBHI"). The
Lehman Note is linked to an index of LCMNER. The maturity date
of the Lehman Note was October 9, 2008, with 100% principal protection
guaranteed by LBHI. The Lehman Note and the guarantee rank
equally with all unsecured obligations of the issuer and
guarantor. On September 19, 2008, the Amsterdam District Court
granted Lehman BV a provisional suspension of payments and subsequently
declared Lehman BV bankrupt on October 8, 2008. The Lehman Note
was not repaid by Lehman BV and we have made a full impairment amounting
to RMB 686 million against the Lehman Note. We have filed a
claim with the administrators of Lehman BV for recovery of the US$100
million and are working with lawyers to monitor the status of the
bankruptcy. Any portion of its investment that we are able to
recover in the future will be recorded as other
income.
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·
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announcements
of technological or competitive developments;
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|
·
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regulatory
developments in our target markets affecting us, our customers, our
potential customers or our competitors;
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·
|
announcements
regarding patent litigation or the issuance of patents to us or our
competitors;
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·
|
announcements
of studies and reports relating to the conversion efficiencies of our
products or those of our competitors;
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·
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actual
or anticipated fluctuations in our quarterly operating
results;
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·
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changes
in financial estimates by securities research analysts;
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·
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changes
in the economic performance or market valuations of other photovoltaic
technology companies;
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·
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addition
or departure of our executive officers and key research
personnel;
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·
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fluctuations
in the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and RMB;
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·
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release
or expiry of lock-up or other transfer restrictions on our outstanding
ordinary shares or ADSs;
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·
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sales
or perceived sales of additional ordinary shares or ADSs;
and
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·
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the
outcome of the various legal actions we are taking against the Lehman
Entities are uncertain.
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ITEM
4.
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INFORMATION
ON THE COMPANY
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|
A.
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HISTORY
AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMPANY
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B.
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BUSINESS
OVERVIEW
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·
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Cell Efficiency. Cell
efficiency refers to the ratio of the maximum power output of electric
energy released and the light received. A cell with a higher
degree of efficiency (having the same format) generates more
electricity. Efficiency is a key determinant for sale price and
therefore affects the profitability margins of the
manufacturer. In 2009, our monocrystalline solar cells
generally achieved efficiency levels with an average of up to 17.6% and
our multicrystalline solar cells generally achieved efficiency levels with
an average of up to 16.2%. In September 2009, we began working
to commercialize a silicon ink technology to further improve the
efficiency levels of our solar cells. Cell efficiency is mainly affected
by the following factors:
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·
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Wafer
Quality. The quality of the wafer from which a cell is
produced is of significant importance for the processing and the
efficiency of the cells.
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·
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Manufacturing
Process. We believe that we have developed and
implemented advanced manufacturing processes in our production
facilities. For example, we use special techniques in the
diffusion process in order to fabricate high-performance cells with
improved cell efficiency. In addition, we have a well-trained
maintenance team that continuously monitors each step of our manufacturing
process. We believe that this monitoring system has helped us
maintain consistency and uniformity in the solar cells we produce and
overall improved our cell efficiency, as well as helped us minimize the
down-time of our manufacturing
lines.
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|
·
|
Format. The
larger the format of a cell, the greater its power output (having the same
efficiency). Accordingly, larger cells (having the same
efficiency) can be sold for a higher price. On the other hand,
a larger format generally results in increased breakage rates and higher
material cost per watt. Given the different size of the wafers
we currently obtain from our suppliers, we currently produce both
monocrystalline and multicrystalline solar cells with formats of 125 mm ×
125 mm and 156 mm × 156 mm.
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·
|
Cell
Thickness. The thinner a cell, the less polysilicon is
generally needed for its production. This facilitates a cost
reduction per cell and the production of more cells from a given amount of
polysilicon. However, thinner cells also tend to be more
fragile and have higher breakage rates. Some of our research
and development projects focus on refining process technologies for
ultra-thin wafers. The average thickness of the silicon wafers from our
suppliers is in the range of 210-170 microns.
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|
·
|
Texturing and
cleaning. The solar cell manufacturing process begins
with texturing of the surface of wafers which reduces the solar cell's
reflection of sunlight, followed by surface cleaning of the
cells. The texturing process for multicrystalline wafers is
slightly different from that for monocrystalline
wafers. However, we believe we are capable of producing
multicrystalline solar cells by making certain minor adjustments in our
texturing process.
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|
·
|
Diffusion. Next,
through a thermal process, a negatively charged coating is applied to the
positively charged raw wafers in a diffusion furnace. At the
high furnace temperature, the phosphorous atoms diffuse into the wafer
surface. As a result, the wafer now has two separate layers — a
negatively charged layer on the surface and a positively charged layer
below it.
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|
·
|
Isolation. To
achieve a clean separation of the negative and positive layers, the edges
of the wafers are isolated through etching, a process that removes a very
thin layer of silicon around the edges of the solar cell resulting from
the diffusion process.
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|
·
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Anti-reflection
coating. We then apply an anti-reflection coating to the
front surface of the solar cell to enhance its absorption of
sunlight.
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|
·
|
Printing. In
a screen printing process, we print silver paste and aluminum paste to the
front and back surfaces of the solar cell, respectively, to act as
contacts, with the front contact in a grid pattern to allow sunlight to be
absorbed.
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|
·
|
Co-firing. Subsequently,
contacts are connected through an electrode firing process in a conveyor
belt furnace at high temperature. The high temperature causes
the silver paste to become embedded in the surface of the silicon layer
forming a reliable electrical contact. The aluminum paste on
the back of the cell serves as a mirror for particles, further enhancing
the efficiency level.
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|
·
|
Testing and
sorting. Finally, we complete the manufacturing of solar
cells by testing and sorting. The finished cells are sorted
according to efficiency levels and optical criteria. Each cell
is tested and subsequently assigned to a performance and quality class
depending on the testing results.
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Year
Ended December 31,
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2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
||||||||||
(RMB in millions) | ||||||||||||
China
|
2,310.5 | 4,162.0 | 2,789.8 | |||||||||
Outside
China:
|
||||||||||||
Spain
|
154.8 | 613.5 | 57.5 | |||||||||
Germany
|
0.4 | 144.9 | 396.9 | |||||||||
Rest
of the world
|
228.0 | 537.9 | 535.0 | |||||||||
383.2 | 1,296.3 | 989.4 | ||||||||||
Total
net revenue
|
2,693.7 | 5,458.3 | 3,779.2 | |||||||||
•
|
Wholly
Foreign-Owned Enterprise Law of 2000, as amended; and
|
|
•
|
Wholly
Foreign-Owned Enterprise Law Implementation Rules of 2000, as
amended.
|
•
|
Regulation
of the People’s Republic of China on Foreign Exchange Administration
(2000), as amended; and
|
|
•
|
Regulations
of Settlement, Sale and Payment of Foreign Exchange
(1996).
|
|
|
|
C.
|
ORGANIZATIONAL
STRUCTURE
|
|
|
D.
|
PROPERTY,
PLANTS AND EQUIPMENT
|
ITEM
4A.
|
UNRESOLVED
STAFF COMMENTS
|
|
ITEM
5.
|
OPERATING
AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS
|
|
|
A.
|
OPERATING
RESULTS
|
|
·
|
Industry
Demand. Demand
for solar cells is critical to our business and revenue
growth. In the past year, demand for solar cells has become
more sluggish due to issues such as the lack of financing caused by the
global financial crisis and the reduction of incentives, for example,
Spain's 500 MW cap on subsidized solar power. Furthermore, the
past year has seen a significant drop in crude oil prices – a factor that
has led to a further decrease in demand for solar cell
products.
|
|
See
"Item 3. Key Information — D. Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Sales
Channels — The execution of our growth strategy is dependent upon the
continued availability of financing to our customers as well as
third-party financing arrangements for the end-user of our products, and
is affected by general economic conditions."
|
|
·
|
Capacity
Utilization. We have expanded our manufacturing capacity
from 25 MW to 800 MW per annum since inception. In order to
improve the effective utilization of our production capacity, we have also
entered into additional solar cell processing arrangements with customers
who have their own wafer supplies where we obtain silicon wafer supplies
from these customers, and sell all or a substantial portion of the solar
cells manufactured with these wafers back to those
customers.
|
|
See
"Item 3. Key Information — D. Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our
Operations — We may not be able to increase or sustain our recent growth
rate, and we may not be able to manage our future growth
effectively."
|
|
·
|
Price of
Silicon Wafers and Related Raw Materials. The
success of our business and our growth strategy depends heavily on
acquiring a supply of silicon wafers at commercially reasonable prices and
terms that is consistent with our existing and planned production
capacity. We have entered into prepaid long-term supply
contracts with suppliers like Jinglong Group and GCL where, in
some instances, these agreements provide for fixed pricing, substantial
prepayment obligations and/or firm purchase commitments that require us to
pay for the supply whether or not we accept delivery. These
prepayment arrangements exposes us to the credit risks of such suppliers
and may also significantly increase our costs and expenses, as compared to
our competitors, based on factors like fluctuations in the market price
for silicon wafers/polysilicon and/or if such arrangements require us to
purchase more raw materials than required to meet our actual customer
demand (e.g., carrying excess inventory), either of which could in turn
have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of
operations and liquidity.
|
|
See
"Item 3. Key Information — D. Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Supply
Chain — Limited competition among suppliers has required us in some
instances to enter into long-term, firm commitment supply agreements,
including prepayment provisions that could result in excess or
insufficient inventory and financial loss placing us at a competitive
disadvantage."
|
|
·
|
Pricing of
Our Solar Products. Pricing of solar cells is
principally affected by manufacturing costs, including the cost of silicon
wafers, as well as the overall demand in the solar power
industry. The average selling price of our solar cells was
approximately RMB 22.5, RMB 22.1 and RMB9.0 per watt for the years ended
December 31, 2007, 2008 and 2009, respectively. The decline in
average selling price of our solar cells over these periods was mainly due
to the significant decline in silicon wafer cost, our key raw materials,
increased competition, and changes in other market
conditions. We expect the prices of products in solar value
change, including our own products, over time to continue to decline due
to increased supplies, reduced manufacturing costs and industry pursuit to
grid parity of traditional forms of
electricity.
|
|
See
"Item 3. Key Information — D. Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Supply
Chain —Fluctuation in the price of polysilicon, increased competition, the
global economic crisis and other changing market conditions may cause
further decline in the demand and average selling prices of solar cells
and may continue to increase the level of our earnings volatility and
reduce our profitability."
|
|
·
|
Technology
Improvement. Solar power companies, including us, are
continuously pursuing technology improvements in an effort to increase
conversion efficiencies. We intend to further enhance our
research and development efforts on process technologies in solar cell
production which can increase conversion efficiency of solar cells and
reduce production costs.
|
|
See
"Item 3. Key Information — D. Risk Factors — Risks Related to Technology
and Intellectual Property."
|
|
·
|
Persuasive
evidence that an arrangement (sales contract) exists between a willing
customer and us that outlines the terms of the sale (including customer
information, product specification, quantity of goods, purchase price and
payment terms). Customers do not have a right of
return. We do provide a warranty on our solar module
products.
|
|
·
|
Some
shipping terms are EXW, at which point we deliver goods at our own place
of business and all other transportation costs and risks are assumed by
the customer. Some shipping terms are CIF destination
point. At this point, once the acceptance from the customer is
received, the customer takes title to the goods and is responsible for all
risks and rewards of ownership. Some shipping terms are FOB
shipping point from our premises. At this point the customer
takes title to the goods and is responsible for all risks and rewards of
ownership.
|
|
·
|
Our
price to the customer is fixed and determinable as specifically outlined
in the sales contract.
|
|
·
|
For
customers to whom credit terms are extended, we assess a number of factors
to determine whether collection from them is probable, including past
transaction history with them and their credit-worthiness. All credit
extended to customers is pre-approved by management. If we determine that
collection is not reasonably assured, we defer the recognition of revenue
until collection becomes reasonably assured, which is generally upon
receipt of payment.
|
Year ended
December 31,
|
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2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
(in
millions, except for percentages)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
RMB
|
%
|
RMB
|
%
|
RMB
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Solar
products to third parties
|
2,532.4 | 94.0 | % | 4,794.0 | 87.8 | % | 3,367.1 | 89.1 | % | |||||||||||||||
Solar
products to related parties
|
62.2 | 2.3 | % | 508.0 | 9.3 | % | 5.2 | 0.1 | % | |||||||||||||||
Solar
cells processing
|
99.1 | 3.7 | % | 156.3 | 2.9 | % | 406.9 | 10.8 | % | |||||||||||||||
Total
Revenues
|
2,693.7 | 100.0 | % | 5,458.3 | 100.0 | % | 3,779.2 | 100.0 | % |
Year ended
December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
(in
millions, except for percentages)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
RMB
|
%
|
RMB
|
%
|
RMB
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Silicon
wafers
|
1,884.6 | 90.1 | % | 3,991.4 | 89.4 | % | 2,546.0 | 77.2 | % | |||||||||||||||
Other
|
208.2 | 9.9 | % | 474.9 | 10.6 | % | 753.3 | 22.8 | % | |||||||||||||||
Total
cost of revenues
|
2,092.8 | 100.0 | % | 4,466.3 | 100 | % | 3,299.3 | 100 | % |
Year
ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
(in
millions, except for percentages)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
RMB
|
%
|
RMB
|
%
|
RMB
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Selling,
general and administrative expenses
|
150.3 | 97.3 | % | 271.5 | 90.5 | % | 343.3 | 88.4 | % | |||||||||||||||
Research
and development expenses
|
4.2 | 2.7 | % | 28.5 | 9.5 | % | 45.1 | 11.6 | % | |||||||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
154.5 | 100 | % | 300.0 | 100 | % | 388.4 | 100 | % |
Year
ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
(in
millions, except for operating data and percentages)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
RMB
|
%
|
RMB
|
%
|
RMB
|
%
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Income
Statement Data:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total
revenues
|
2,693.7 | 100.0 | % | 5,458.3 | 100 | % | 3,779.2 | 100 | % | |||||||||||||||
China
|
2,310.5 | 85.8 | % | 4,162.0 | 76.3 | % | 2,789.8 | 73.8 | % | |||||||||||||||
Outside China
|
383.2 | 14.2 | % | 1,296.3 | 23.7 | % | 989.4 | 26.2 | % | |||||||||||||||
Cost
of revenues
|
(2,092.8 | ) | (77.7 | )% | (4,466.3 | ) | (81.8 | )% | (3,299.3 | ) | (87.3 | )% | ||||||||||||
Gross
profit
|
600.9 | 22.3 | % | 992.0 | 18.2 | % | 479.9 | 12.7 | % | |||||||||||||||
Selling,
general and administrative expenses
|
(150.3 | ) | (5.5 | )% | (271.5 | ) | (5.0 | )% | (343.3 | ) | (9.1 | )% | ||||||||||||
Research
and development expenses
|
(4.2 | ) | (0.2 | )% | (28.5 | ) | (0.5 | )% | (45.1 | ) | (1.2 | )% | ||||||||||||
Total
operating expenses.
|
(154.5 | ) | (5.7 | )% | (300.0 | ) | (5.5 | )% | (388.4 | ) | (10.3 | )% | ||||||||||||
Income
from operations
|
446.4 | 16.6 | % | 692.0 | 12.7 | % | 91.5 | 2.4 | % | |||||||||||||||
Impairment
on available-for-sale securities
|
— | — | (686.3 | ) | (12.6 | %) | - | - | ||||||||||||||||
Change
in fair value of Derivatives
|
— | — | 564.0 | 10.3 | % | (49.1 | ) | (1.3 | )% | |||||||||||||||
Convertible
notes buyback gain
|
— | — | 203.5 | 3.7 | % | 22.9 | 0.6 | % | ||||||||||||||||
Interest
expense
|
(6.6 | ) | (0.2 | )% | (160.5 | ) | (2.9 | )% | (213.6 | ) | (5.7 | )% | ||||||||||||
Interest
income.
|
62.6 | 2.3 | % | 42.6 | 0.8 | % | 12.0 | 0.3 | % | |||||||||||||||
Foreign
exchange gain/(loss)
|
(112.8 | ) | (4.2 | )% | (127.3 | ) | (2.4 | )% | 10.1 | 0.3 | % | |||||||||||||
Investment
loss
|
— | — | (28.6 | ) | (0.5 | )% | (2.3 | ) | (0.1 | )% | ||||||||||||||
Other
income
|
5.2 | 0.2 | % | 3.6 | 0.1 | % | 7.8 | 0.2 | % | |||||||||||||||
Income/(Loss)
before income taxes
|
394.8 | 14.7 | % | 503.0 | 9.2 | % | (120.7 | ) | (3.2 | )% | ||||||||||||||
Income
tax benefit/ (expenses)
|
5.6 | 0.2 | % | (23.9 | ) | (0.4 | )% | (8.0 | ) | (0.2 | )% | |||||||||||||
Net
income/(loss)
|
400.4 | 14.9 | % | 479.1 | 8.8 | % | (128.7 | ) | (3.4 | )% | ||||||||||||||
Preferred
shares accretion
|
(0.5 | ) | (0.02 | )% | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Allocation
of net income to participating preferred shareholders
|
(1.7 | ) | (0.1 | )% | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
Net
income/(loss) available to ordinary
shareholders.
|
398.2 | 14.8 | % | 479.1 | 8.8 | % | (128.7 | ) | (3.4 | )% | ||||||||||||||
Operating
Data:
|
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Products
sold (in million units)
|
54.8 | — | 111.2 | — | 167.4 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Products
sold (in MW)
|
132.9 | — | 277.4 | — | 508.8 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
Average
selling price per watt
|
22.5 | — | 22.1 | — | 9.0 | — |
|
·
|
Selling,General and
Administrative
Expenses. Our selling, general and administrative
expenses increased from RMB 271.5 million in 2008 to RMB 343.3
million in 2009, and as the percentage of our total revenues also
increased from 5.0% in 2008 to 9.1% in 2009. The increase in
our selling, general and administrative expenses was due primarily to
increases in our selling expenses and marketing expenses associated with
our increased sales volume, an increased amount of salary and benefits
paid to our sales, marketing and administrative personnel as a result of
increased headcount, as well as share-based compensation expenses of RMB
96.2 million relating to our stock options granted to certain
employees. The above share based compensation expenses were net
of forfeiture reversal amounts of RMB 59.6 million and RMB 49.6 million
for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2009,
respectively.
|
|
·
|
Research and Development
Expenses. Our research and development expenses
increased from RMB 28.5 million in 2008 to RMB 45.1 million in 2009 and
increased as a percentage of our total revenues from 0.5% in 2008 to 1.2%
in 2009. The increase in our research and development expenses
was due primarily to greater research and development activities
undertaken by the Company. Our research and development has
primarily focused on improving and optimizing our solar manufacturing
process based on certain proprietary know-how.
|
|
·
|
Selling, General and
Administrative Expenses. Our selling, general and
administrative expenses increased from RMB 150.3 million in 2007 to RMB
271.5 million in 2008, but decreased as a percentage of our total revenues
from 5.5% in 2007 to 5.0% in 2008. The increase in our selling,
general and administrative expenses was due primarily to increases in our
selling expenses, advertising expenses and warranty accrual associated
with our increased product sales, an increased amount of salary and
benefits paid to our sales and marketing personnel as a result of
increased headcount, as well as share-based compensation expenses of RMB
113.2 million relating to our stock options granted to certain employees
and consultants. The above share based compensation expenses
are net of forfeiture reversal amounts of nil, RMB 4.8 million,
and RMB 59.6 million for the period from the years ended December 31,
2006, 2007 and 2008, respectively.
|
|
·
|
Research and Development
Expenses. Our research and development expenses
increased from RMB 4.2 million in 2007 to RMB 28.5 million in 2008 and
increased as a percentage of our total revenues from 0.2% in 2007 to 0.5%
in 2008. The increase in our research and development expenses
was due primarily to increases in material costs related to our increased
research and development activities. Our research and
development has primarily focused on: improving and optimizing our solar
manufacturing process based on certain proprietary
know-how.
|
|
|
B.
|
LIQUIDITY
AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
|
Year
ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
||||||||||
(in
millions)
|
||||||||||||
RMB
|
RMB
|
RMB
|
||||||||||
Net
cash (used in)/provided by operating activities
|
(1,146.5 | ) | (1,289.2 | ) | 1,129.1 | |||||||
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
(1,641.6 | ) | (419.4 | ) | (557.2 | ) | ||||||
Net
cash provided by/(used in) financing activities
|
3,519.6 | 2,610.3 | (242.8 | ) | ||||||||
Effect
of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
|
(91.3 | ) | (94.9 | ) | (4.7 | ) | ||||||
Net
increase in cash and cash equivalents
|
640.2 | 806.8 | 324.4 | |||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year
|
95.8 | 736.0 | 1,542.8 | |||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at the end of the year
|
736.0 | 1,542.8 | 1,867.2 | |||||||||
|
|
C.
|
RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT, PATENTS AND LICENSES,
ETC.
|
|
·
|
Texturing. We
have introduced a new process formula to the texturing
process. As a result, the nucleation of pyramids has been
improved and the repetition of texturing quality in our manufacturing
lines has been more reliable;
|
|
·
|
Diffusion. We
have modified our diffusion process and introduced a new processing
technology to reduce the defects and surface damage created during the
process, which, in turn, has resulted in an improvement to the lifetime of
the processed wafers; and
|
|
·
|
Drying and
Firing. We have designed new drying and firing
conditions for the metal pastes. The new conditions allow solar
cells to have a good back surface field, ohmic contacts and low
"bow." The low "bow" may significantly reduce wafer breakage
during automatic soldering when manufacturing modules.
|
|
·
|
"Selective Emitter"
Structure. We intend to develop a novel diffusion
approach to form a "selective emitter" structure on the front surface of
the cells, which will simplify the manufacturing process sequence and make
it suitable for commercialization. This technique is expected
to lead to improved cell efficiency in excess of 20% for monocrystalline
silicon wafers.
|
|
·
|
Ultra-thin Wafer Industrial
Manufacturing. To refine our techniques used in the
processing of ultra-thin wafers, we plan to study the stress and defect
rates of wafers in each stage of the manufacturing process in order to
control wafer breakage.
|
|
·
|
Quality Control
Techniques. We intend to develop enhanced techniques to
be applied in the quality control of our products and manufacturing lines,
including characterization of product performance, in-line diagnostics,
and methods to control production yield, product durability and
reliability.
|
|
·
|
Multicrystalline Screen-printing Silicon Solar
Cells. We intend to research different approaches to
improve the electronic quality of the multicrystalline silicon substrate
and to enhance the efficiency of multicrystalline screen-printing silicon
solar cells.
|
|
|
D.
|
TREND
INFORMATION
|
|
|
E.
|
OFF-BALANCE
SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
|
|
|
F.
|
TABULAR
DISCLOSURE OF CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
|
Payments
due by period
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Total
|
Less than
1
year
|
1-3
years
|
3-5
years
|
More than
5
years
|
||||||||||||||||
(amounts
in RMB thousands)
|
||||||||||||||||||||
Bank
loan obligations (including interest averaging 3.69%)
|
750,257 | 35,096 | 715,161 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Operating
lease obligations
|
46,326 | 17,336 | 27,480 | 1,510 | — | |||||||||||||||
Non-cancelable
purchase orders
|
433,625 | 433,464 | 161 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Purchase
commitments under take-or-pay agreements
|
704,100 | 375,690 | 328,410 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Purchase
commitments under other agreements(1)
|
6,668,001 | 1,459,864 | 3,961,093 | 1,132,418 | 114,626 | |||||||||||||||
Senior
Notes (including interest cost)
|
1,802,694 | 70,087 | 140,366 | 1,592,241 | — | |||||||||||||||
Other
long-term liabilities reflected on the company’s balance
sheet
|
5,930 | — | 5,930 | |||||||||||||||||
Total
|
10,410,933 | 2,391,537 | 5,172,671 | 2,726,169 | 120,556 | |||||||||||||||
(1)
include only purchase commitments with fixed or minimum price
provisions. In addition, the company has also entered into
other supply agreements with variable price provisions, under which the
purchase price is based on market prices with price adjustment
terms.
|
|
|
G.
|
SAFE
HARBOR
|
|
·
|
our
expectations regarding the worldwide demand for electricity and the market
for solar energy;
|
|
·
|
our
beliefs regarding the inability of traditional fossil fuel-based
generation technologies to meet the demand for
electricity;
|
|
·
|
our
beliefs regarding the importance of environmentally friendly power
generation;
|
|
·
|
our
expectations regarding governmental incentives for the deployment of solar
energy;
|
|
·
|
our
beliefs regarding the solar power industry revenue
growth;
|
|
·
|
our
expectations with respect to advancements in our
technologies;
|
|
·
|
our
beliefs regarding the low-cost advantage of solar cell production in
China;
|
|
·
|
our
beliefs regarding the competitiveness of our solar power
products;
|
|
·
|
our
expectations regarding the scaling of our solar power
capacity;
|
|
·
|
our
expectations with respect to increased revenue growth and our ability to
achieve profitability resulting from increases in our production
volumes;
|
|
·
|
our
expectations with respect to our ability to secure raw materials in the
future;
|
|
·
|
our
expectations with respect to our ability to develop relationships with
customers in our target markets;
|
|
·
|
our
future business development, results of operations and financial
condition; and
|
|
·
|
competition
from other manufacturers of solar power products and conventional energy
suppliers.
|
|
ITEM
6.
|
DIRECTORS,
SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES
|
|
|
A.
|
DIRECTORS
AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT
|
Name
|
Age
|
Position
|
|||
Baofang
Jin
|
57 |
Executive
Chairman of the Board of Directors
|
|||
Peng
Fang
|
56 |
Director
and Chief Executive Officer
|
|||
Bingyan
Ren
|
63 |
Director
|
|||
Erying
Jia
|
55 |
Director
|
|||
Jian
Xie
|
32 |
Director
and Chief Operating Officer
|
|||
Hope
Ni
|
38 |
Independent
Director
|
|||
Jiqing
Huang
|
73 |
Independent
Director
|
|||
Yuwen
Zhao
|
71 |
Independent
Director
|
|||
Anthea
Chung
|
41 |
Chief
Financial Officer
|
|||
Boping
Li
|
40 |
Vice
President of Sales
|
|||
Yong
Liu
|
43 |
Vice
President of Operations
|
|||
Ming
Yang
|
36 |
Vice
President of Business Development and Corporate
Communications
|
|
|
B.
|
COMPENSATION
|
|
|
C.
|
BOARD
PRACTICES
|
|
·
|
appointment,
compensation, retention and oversight of the work of the independent
registered public accounting firm;
|
|
·
|
approving
all auditing and non-auditing services permitted to be performed by the
independent registered public accounting firm;
|
|
·
|
meeting
separately and periodically with management and the independent registered
public accounting firm;
|
|
·
|
oversight
of annual audit and quarterly reviews, including reviewing with
independent registered public accounting firm the annual audit
plans;
|
|
·
|
oversight
of financial reporting process and internal controls, including reviewing
the adequacy and effectiveness of our internal controls policies and
procedures on a regular basis;
|
|
·
|
establishing
procedures for the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received
by us regarding accounting, internal accounting controls or auditing
matters; and
|
|
·
|
reviewing
and implementing related person transaction policies and procedures for
the committee's review and approval of proposed related person
transactions, including all transactions required to be disclosed by
Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K under the Securities
Act.
|
|
·
|
reviewing
at least annually our executive compensation plans;
|
|
·
|
evaluating
annually the performance of our chief executive officer and other
executive officers;
|
|
·
|
determining
and recommending to the board the compensation package for our chief
executive officer and other executive officers;
|
|
·
|
evaluating
annually the appropriate level of compensation for board and board
committee service by non-employee directors;
|
|
·
|
reviewing
and approving any severance or termination arrangements to be made with
any of our executive officers; and
|
|
·
|
reviewing
at least annually our general compensation plans and other employee
benefits plans.
|
|
·
|
establishing
procedures for evaluating the suitability of potential director
nominees;
|
|
·
|
recommending
to the board nominees for election by the stockholders or appointment by
the board;
|
|
·
|
reviewing
annually with the board the current composition of the board with regards
to characteristics such as knowledge, skills, experience, expertise and
diversity required for the board as a whole;
|
|
·
|
reviewing
periodically the size of the board and recommending any appropriate
changes;
|
|
·
|
recommending
to the board the size and composition of each standing committee of the
board; and
|
|
·
|
reviewing
periodically and at least annually the corporate governance principles
adopted by the board to assure that they are appropriate for us and comply
with the requirements under the rules and regulations of the SEC and the
Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. where
applicable.
|
|
·
|
convening
shareholders' annual general meetings and reporting its work to
shareholders at such meetings;
|
|
·
|
declaring
dividends and distributions;
|
|
·
|
appointing
officers and determining the term of office of
officers;
|
|
·
|
exercising
the borrowing powers of our company and mortgaging the property of our
company; and
|
|
·
|
approving
the transfer of shares of our company, including the registering of such
shares in our share register.
|
|
|
D.
|
EMPLOYEES
|
Number of
employees
|
Percentage
of
total
|
|||||||
Manufacturing
and engineering
|
4,466 | 87.04 | % | |||||
Quality
assurance
|
252 | 4.91 | % | |||||
General
and administration
|
224 | 4.37 | % | |||||
Purchasing
and logistics
|
102 | 1.99 | % | |||||
Research
and development
|
44 | 0.86 | % | |||||
Marketing
and sales
|
39 | 0.76 | % | |||||
Others
|
4 | 0.08 | % | |||||
Total
|
5,131 | 100.00 | % |
|
|
E.
|
SHARE
OWNERSHIP
|
Name
|
Shares(1)
|
Percent(2)
|
||||||
Baofang
Jin(3)
|
39,845,568 | 23.54 | % | |||||
Bingyan
Ren(4)
|
1,908,603 | 1.13 | % | |||||
Erying
Jia
|
* | * | ||||||
Peng
Fang
|
* | * | ||||||
Jian
Xie
|
* | * | ||||||
Hope
Ni
|
* | * | ||||||
Jiqing
Huang
|
* | * | ||||||
Yuwen
Zhao
|
* | * | ||||||
Boping
Li
|
* | * | ||||||
Yong
Liu
|
* | * | ||||||
Anthea
Chung
|
* | * | ||||||
Ming
Yang
|
* | * | ||||||
All
Directors and Executive Officers as a group
|
||||||||
39,949,568 | 23.61 | % |
*
|
Upon
exercise of all options and vesting of all restricted shares granted,
would beneficially own less than 1.0% of our outstanding ordinary
shares.
|
(1)
|
Beneficial
ownership is determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 of the General Rules
and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and
includes voting or investment power with respect to the
securities. The share numbers and percentages listed in the
table reflect the share number and percentage held by each director,
executive officer and principal shareholder on a fully-diluted
basis.
|
(2)
|
For
each person included in this table, percentage ownership is calculated by
dividing the number of shares beneficially owned or being sold by such
person by the sum of (i) 169,234,620, being the sum of the number of
ordinary shares outstanding as of the date of this annual report, and (ii)
the number of ordinary shares underlying share options held by such person
or group that are exercisable within 60 days after the date of this annual
report.
|
(3)
|
Including
39,845,568 ordinary shares held by Jinglong BVI, of which Mr. Baofang Jin
is the sole director and has a 32.96% economic interest. Mr.
Jin disclaims the beneficial ownership of 13,133,099 ordinary shares
beneficially owned by the other shareholders of Jinglong
BVI.
|
(4)
|
Including
1,908,603 ordinary shares held by Jinglong BVI, 4.79% of which is owned by
Mr. Bingyan Ren.
|
|
ITEM
7.
|
MAJOR
SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY
TRANSACTIONS
|
|
|
A.
|
MAJOR
SHAREHOLDERS
|
Name
|
Shares(1)
|
Percent(2)
|
||||||
Jinglong
Group Co., Ltd.(3)
|
39,845,568 | 23.54 | % | |||||
Fidelity
Management & Research Company
|
13,654,833 | 8.07 | % | |||||
SAM
Sustainable Asset Management AG
|
8,757,570 | 5.17 | % | |||||
(1)
|
Beneficial
ownership is determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 of the General Rules
and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and
includes voting or investment power with respect to the
securities. The share numbers and percentages listed in the
table reflect the share number and percentage held by each director,
executive officer and principal shareholder on a fully-diluted
basis.
|
(2)
|
For
each person included in this table, percentage ownership is calculated by
dividing the number of shares beneficially owned or being sold by such
person by the sum of (i) 169,234,620, being the sum of the number of
ordinary shares outstanding as of the date of this annual report, and (ii)
the number of ordinary shares underlying share options held by such person
or group that are exercisable within 60 days after the date of this annual
report.
|
(3)
|
Jinglong
Group Co., Ltd., a British Virgin Islands Company, is owned by Mr. Baofang
Jin (our Chairman, 32.96%), Mr. Huixian Wang (9.58%), Mr. Binguo Liu
(9.58%), Mr. Jicun Yan (7.18%), Mr. Rongrui Liu (7.18%), Mr. Huiqiang Liu
(7.18%), Mr. Ruiying Cao (7.18%), Mr. Guichun Xing (4.79%), Mr. Ning Wen
(4.79%), Mr. Bingyan Ren (our director, 4.79%) and Mr. Ruchang Wen
(4.79%).
|
|
|
B.
|
RELATED
PARTY TRANSACTIONS
|
|
|
C.
|
INTERESTS
OF EXPERTS AND COUNSEL
|
|
ITEM
8.
|
FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
|
|
|
A.
|
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS AND OTHER FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
|
|
|
B.
|
SIGNIFICANT
CHANGES
|
|
ITEM
9.
|
THE
OFFER AND LISTING
|
|
|
A.
|
OFFER
AND LISTING DETAILS
|
Closing Price Per ADS
|
|||||||||
High
|
Low
|
||||||||
(US$)
|
(US$)
|
||||||||
Before
our 3-for-1 ADS Split on February 7, 2008
|
|||||||||
2007
|
February
8, 2007 through December 31, 2007
|
75.43 | 40.98 | ||||||
2008
|
January
1, 2008 to February 7,
2008
|
75.07 | 46.45 | ||||||
After
our 3-for-1 ADS Split on February 7, 2008
|
|||||||||
2008
|
February
8, 2008 to March 31,
2008
|
20.34 | 12.39 | ||||||
2008
|
April
1, 2008 through June 30,
2008
|
25.75 | 16.85 | ||||||
2008
|
July
1, 2008 through September 30,
2008
|
17.97 | 10.24 | ||||||
2008
|
October
1, 2008 through December 31, 2008
|
11.84 | 1.80 | ||||||
2009
|
January1,
2009 through March 31,
2009
|
5.09 | 1.90 | ||||||
2009
|
April
1, 2009 through June 30,
2009
|
6.24 | 2.91 | ||||||
2009
|
July
1, 2009 through September 30,
2009
|
5.34 | 3.37 | ||||||
2009
|
October
1, 2009 through December 31, 2009
|
6.23 | 3.67 | ||||||
2009
|
November
|
4.17 | 3.69 | ||||||
2009
|
December
|
6.23 | 4.02 | ||||||
2010
|
January
|
6.80 | 4.30 | ||||||
2010
|
February
|
5.48 | 4.34 | ||||||
2010
|
March
|
4.48 | 5.95 | ||||||
2010
|
April
(through April
24)
|
6.43 | 5.48 |
|
|
B.
|
PLAN
OF DISTRIBUTION
|
|
|
C.
|
MARKETS
|
|
|
D.
|
SELLING
SHAREHOLDERS
|
|
|
E.
|
DILUTION
|
|
|
F.
|
EXPENSES
OF THE ISSUE
|
|
ITEM
10.
|
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION
|
|
|
A.
|
SHARE
CAPITAL
|
|
|
B.
|
MEMORANDUM
AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
|
|
·
|
increase
our share capital by such sum, to be divided into shares of such amounts,
as the resolution shall prescribe;
|
|
·
|
consolidate
and divide all or any of our share capital into shares of larger amount
than our existing shares;
|
|
·
|
without
prejudice to powers granted to us regarding issuing of shares, divide our
shares into several classes and without prejudice to any special rights
previously conferred on the holders of existing shares attach thereto
respectively any preferential, deferred, qualified or special rights,
privileges, conditions or such restrictions which in the absence of
any such determination by us in general meeting, as our directors may
determine;
|
|
·
|
subdivide
our shares or any of them into shares of smaller amount than that fixed by
our memorandum of association and may by such resolution determine that,
as between the holders of the shares resulting from such sub-division, one
or more of the shares may have any such preferred, deferred or other
rights or be subject to any such restrictions as compared with the other
or others as we have power to attach to unissued or new shares;
and
|
|
·
|
cancel
any shares which at the date of the passing of the resolution have not
been taken or agreed to be taken by any person and diminish the amount of
our share capital by the amount of the shares so
cancelled.
|
|
·
|
all
checks or warrants, not being less than three in total number, for any
sums payable in cash to the holder of such shares have remained uncashed
for a period of 12 years;
|
|
·
|
we
have not during that time or before the expiry of the three-month period
referred to in the last bullet under this section received any indication
of the existence of the shareholder or person entitled to such shares by
death, bankruptcy or operation of law; and
|
|
·
|
upon
expiration of the 12-year period, we have caused an advertisement to be
published in newspapers, giving notice of its intention to sell these
shares, and a period of three months or such shorter period has elapsed
since the date of such advertisement.
|
|
·
|
the
designation of such class or series;
|
|
·
|
the
number of shares of such class or series;
|
|
·
|
the
dividend rights, conversion rights, voting rights; and
|
|
·
|
the
rights and terms of redemption and liquidation
preferences.
|
|
·
|
an
exempted company does not have to file an annual return of its
shareholders with the Registrar of Companies;
|
|
·
|
an
exempted company's register of members is not open to
inspection;
|
|
·
|
an
exempted company does not have to hold an annual general
meeting;
|
|
·
|
an
exempted company may issue no par value, negotiable or bearer
shares;
|
|
·
|
an
exempted company may obtain an undertaking against the imposition of any
future taxation (such undertakings are usually given for 20 years in the
first instance);
|
|
·
|
an
exempted company may register by way of continuation in another
jurisdiction and be deregistered in the Cayman Islands;
|
|
·
|
an
exempted company may register as a limited duration company;
and
|
|
·
|
an
exempted company may register as a segregated portfolio
company.
|
|
·
|
a
duty to act in good faith in the best interests of the
company;
|
|
·
|
a
duty not to personally profit from opportunities that arise from the
office of director;
|
|
·
|
a
duty to avoid conflicts of interest; and
|
|
·
|
a
duty to exercise powers for the purpose for which such powers were
intended.
|
|
·
|
the
company is not proposing to act illegally or ultra vires and the statutory
provisions as to majority vote have been complied with;
|
|
·
|
the
shareholders have been fairly represented at the meeting in
question;
|
|
·
|
the
arrangement is one that a businessman would reasonably approve;
and
|
|
·
|
the
arrangement is not one that would more properly be sanctioned under some
other provision of the Companies Law or that would amount to a "fraud on
the minority."
|
|
·
|
the
directors of each constituent company must approve a written plan of
merger or consolidation (the "Plan");
|
|
·
|
the
Plan must be authorized by each constituent company by (a) a shareholder
resolution by majority in number representing 75% in value of the
shareholders voting together as one class; and (b) if the shares to be
issued to each shareholder in the consolidated or surviving company are to
have the same rights and economic value as the shares held in the
constituent company, a special resolution of the shareholders voting
together as one class. A proposed merger between a Cayman
parent company and its Cayman subsidiary or subsidiaries will not require
authorization by shareholder resolution;
|
|
·
|
the
consent of each holder of a fixed or floating security interest of a
constituent company in a proposed merger or consolidation is required
unless the court (upon the application of the constituent company that has
issued the security) waives the requirement for
consent;
|
|
·
|
the
Plan must be signed by a director on behalf of each constituent company
and filed with the Registrar of Companies together with the required
supporting documents;
|
|
·
|
a
certificate of merger or consolidation is issued by the Registrar of
Companies which is prima
facie evidence of compliance with all statutory requirements in
respect of the merger or consolidation. All rights and property
of each of the constituent companies will then vest in the surviving or
consolidated company which will also be liable for all debts, contracts,
obligations and liabilities of each constituent
company. Similarly, any existing claims, proceedings or rulings
of each constituent company will automatically be continued against the
surviving or consolidated company; and
|
|
·
|
provision
is made for a dissenting shareholder of a Cayman constituent company to be
entitled to payment of the fair value of his shares upon dissenting to the
merger or consolidation. Where the parties cannot agree on the
price to be paid to the dissenting shareholder, either party may file a
petition to the court to determine fair value of the
shares. These rights are not available where an open market
exists on a recognized stock exchange for the shares of the class held by
the dissenting shareholder.
|
|
·
|
a
company is acting or proposing to act illegally or beyond the scope of its
authority;
|
|
·
|
the
act complained of, although not beyond the scope of its authority, could
be effected duly if authorized by more than a simple majority vote which
has not been obtained; and
|
|
·
|
those
who control the company are perpetrating a "fraud on the
minority."
|
|
|
C.
|
MATERIAL
CONTRACTS
|
|
|
D.
|
EXCHANGE
CONTROLS
|
|
·
|
Foreign
Currency Administration Rules (1996), as amended, or the Exchange Rules;
and
|
|
·
|
Administration
Rules of the Settlement, Sale and Payment of Foreign Exchange (1996), or
the Administration Rules.
|
|
|
E.
|
TAXATION
|
|
|
F.
|
DIVIDENDS
AND PAYING AGENTS
|
|
|
G.
|
STATEMENT
BY EXPERTS
|
|
|
H.
|
DOCUMENTS
ON DISPLAY
|
|
|
I.
|
SUBSIDIARY
INFORMATION
|
|
ITEM
11.
|
QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET
RISK
|
ITEM
12.
|
DESCRIPTION
OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY
SECURITIES
|
|
|
A.
|
DEBT
SECURITIES
|
|
|
B.
|
WARRANTS
AND RIGHTS
|
|
|
C.
|
OTHER
SECURITIES
|
|
|
D.
|
AMERICAN
DEPOSITARY SHARES
|
Persons
depositing or withdrawing shares must pay:
|
|
For: | |
US$5.00
(or less) per 100 ADSs (or portion of 100 ADSs)
|
|
■ |
Issuance of ADSs, including issuances resulting
from a distribution of shares or rights or other
property
|
■ | Cancellation of ADSs for the purpose of withdrawal, including if the deposit agreement terminates | ||
US$0.02
(or less) per ADS
|
|
■ |
Any cash distribution to ADS
holders
|
A
fee equivalent to the fee that would be payable if securities distributed
to you had been shares and the shares had been deposited for issuance of
ADSs
|
|
■ |
Distribution of securities distributed to holders
of deposited securities which are distributed by the depositary to ADS
holders
|
US$0.02
(or less) per ADSs per calendar year
|
|
■ |
Depositary services
|
Registration
or transfer fees
|
|
■ |
Transfer and registration of shares on our share
register to or from the name of the depositary or its agent when you
deposit or withdraw shares
|
Persons
depositing or withdrawing shares must pay:
|
|
For: | |
Expenses
of the depositary
|
|
■ |
Cable, telex and facsimile transmissions (when
expressly provided in the deposit agreement)
|
■ | converting foreign currency to U.S. dollars | ||
Taxes
and other governmental charges the depositary or the custodian have to pay
on any ADS or share underlying an ADS, for example, stock transfer taxes,
stamp duty or withholding taxes
|
|
■ |
As necessary
|
Any
charges incurred by the depositary or its agents for servicing the
deposited securities
|
|
■ |
As
necessary
|
|
ITEM
13.
|
DEFAULTS,
DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND
DELINQUENCIES
|
|
ITEM
14.
|
MATERIAL
MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF
PROCEEDS
|
|
ITEM
15.
|
CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
|
|
ITEM
16.
|
RESERVED
|
ITEM
16A.
|
AUDIT
COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT
|
ITEM
16B.
|
CODE
OF ETHICS
|
ITEM
16C.
|
PRINCIPAL
ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
|
Audit
Fees(1)
|
Audit-Related Fees(2)
|
||
2006
|
RMB
8.24 million
|
RMB
0.88 million
|
|
2007
|
RMB
11.4 million
|
RMB
3.98 million
|
|
2008
|
RMB
7.3 million
|
RMB
2.1 million
|
|
2009
|
RMB
7.3 million
|
RMB
0.6 million
|
(1)
|
"Audit
fees" means the aggregate fees billed by our principal auditor for
professional services rendered for the audit of our financial
statements.
|
(2)
|
"Audit-related
fees" means the aggregate fees billed by our principal auditor for
assurance and related services that are reasonably related to the
performance of the audit of our financial statements and are not reported
under "Audit fees". Services comprising the fees disclosed under the
category of "Audit-related fees" involve principally the performance of
services relating to our initial and follow-on public offerings,
convertible note offering, issuance of comfort letters and rendering of
listing advice.
|
ITEM
16D.
|
EXEMPTIONS
FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT
COMMITTEES
|
ITEM
16E.
|
PURCHASES
OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED
PURCHASERS
|
Period
|
(a)
Total Number of Shares Purchased
|
(b)
Average Price Paid Per Share
|
(c)
Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or
Programs
|
(d)
Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares that May Yet Be
Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
|
||||||||||||
August
1-31
|
400,000 | 3.83 | 400,000 | 0 | ||||||||||||
September
1-30
|
237,700 | 3.60 | 237,700 | 0 | ||||||||||||
Total
|
637,700 | 3.74 | 637,700 | 0 |
ITEM
16F.
|
CHANGE
IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING
ACCOUNTANT
|
ITEM
16G.
|
CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE
|
|
·
|
We
follow home country practice that permits our Board of Directors to have
less than a majority of independent directors.
|
|
·
|
We
follow home country practice that does not restrict a company's
transactions with directors, requiring only that directors exercise a duty
of care and owe a fiduciary duty to the companies for which they serve.
Under our memorandum and articles of association, subject to any separate
requirement for audit committee approval under the applicable rules of the
Nasdaq Marketplace Rules or unless disqualified by the chairman of the
relevant board meeting, so long as a director discloses the nature of his
interest in any contract or arrangement in which he is interested, such a
director may vote in respect of any contract or proposed contract or
arrangement in which such director is interested and may be counted in the
quorum at such meeting.
|
|
·
|
We
follow home country practice which does not require us to have a three
member audit committee or to fill all three seats on the audit
committee.
|
|
·
|
We
follow home country practice which does not specifically require us to
have one or more codes of conduct applicable to all directors, officers
and employees and make those codes of conduct publicly available. There
are no specific requirements under Cayman Islands law requiring the
adoption of codes of conduct.
|
|
ITEM
17.
|
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
|
|
ITEM
18.
|
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
|
Page
|
|
Report
of the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
|
F-1
|
Consolidated
Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2008 and 2009
|
F-2
|
Consolidated
Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2008
and 2009
|
F-4
|
Statements
of Shareholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income/(Loss) for the years
ended December 31, 2007, 2008 and 2009
|
F-5
|
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2008
and 2009
|
F-8
|
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
|
F-10
|
ITEM
19.
|
EXHIBITS
|
1.1**
|
Second
Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of the
Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 from our registration
statement on Form F-1 (File No. 333-140002), as amended, initially filed
with the Security and Exchange Commission on January 16,
2007.)
|
2.1**
|
Form
of Indenture (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 from our
registration statement on Form F-3ASR, initially filed with the SEC on May
12, 2008.)
|
2.2**
|
Form
of First Supplemental Indenture between The Bank of New York as trustee
and JA Solar (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 on Form 6-K
initially filed with the SEC on May 20, 2008).
|
4.1**
|
Silicon
Wafer Supply Agreement between JingAo Solar Co., Ltd. and Jiangsu
Zhongneng Polysilicon Technology Development Co., Ltd. dated as of April
7, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.14 from our Form 20-F,
initially filed with the Security and Exchange Commission on May 9,
2008.)
|
4.2**
|
The
Polysilicon Supply Contract between JA Solar Technology Yangzhou Co., Ltd.
and Jiangsu Zhongneng Polysilicon Technology Development Co., Ltd., dated
August 17, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.14 from our Form
20-F, initially filed with the Security and Exchange Commission on June
25, 2009.)
|
4.3*
|
Supplemental
Agreement of Exhibit 4.1 and 4.2 among Jiangsu Zhongneng Polysilicon
Technology Development Co., Ltd., JingAo Solar Co., Ltd. and JA Solar
Technology Yangzhou Co., Ltd., dated January 21, 2010. (*Confidential
treatment has been requested for certain portions omitted from this
exhibit pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended. Confidential portions of this Exhibit have been separately
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.)
|
4.4**
|
Form
of Employment and Confidentiality Agreement between the Registrant and
each Executive Officer of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.2 from our registration statement on Form F-1 (File No.
333-140002), as amended, initially filed with the Security and Exchange
Commission on January 16, 2007.)
|
8.1*
|
List
of Subsidiaries
|
11.1**
|
Code
of Business Conduct and Ethics (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 11.1
from our 2006 annual report on Form 20-F (File No. 001-33290) initially
filed with the Security and Exchange Commission on June 1,
2007.)
|
12.1*
|
Certification
by the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the
Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
|
12.2*
|
Certification
by the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the
Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
|
13.1*
|
Certification
by the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b)/15d-14(b) of the
Act, Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of the United States Code and Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
|
13.2*
|
Certification
by the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b)/15d-14(b) of the
Act, Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of the United States Code and Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
|
16.1*
|
Consent
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
|
*
|
Filed
as part of this annual report
|
**
|
Incorporated
by reference
|
JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. | |||
|
By:
|
/s/ Anthea Chung | |
Name: Anthea Chung | |||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | |||
December
31,
|
December
31,
|
|||||||||||
Note
|
2008
|
2009
|
||||||||||
RMB
|
RMB
|
|||||||||||
ASSETS
|
||||||||||||
Current
assets:
|
||||||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
3 | 1,542,784 | 1,867,248 | |||||||||
Restricted
cash
|
3 | 33,061 | 43,612 | |||||||||
Short-term
investments
|
4 | 421,865 | - | |||||||||
Notes
receivable
|
5 | - | 119,824 | |||||||||
Accounts
receivable from third party customers, net
|
5 | 332,042 | 339,524 | |||||||||
Accounts
receivable from related party customers, net
|
22 | (b) | 23,009 | - | ||||||||
Inventories,
net
|
6 | 591,989 | 641,140 | |||||||||
Advances
to third party suppliers, net
|
7 | 264,497 | 372,394 | |||||||||
Advances
to related party suppliers, net
|
7, 22 | (b) | 415,950 | 50,889 | ||||||||
Other
current assets
|
8 | 191,081 | 202,221 | |||||||||
Deferred
tax assets
|
11 | 14,146 | 24,443 | |||||||||
Total
current assets
|
3,830,424 | 3,661,295 | ||||||||||
Property
and equipment, net
|
9 | 1,369,807 | 1,724,442 | |||||||||
Intangible
asset, net
|
10 | 11,805 | 11,957 | |||||||||
Deferred
tax asset
|
11 | 14,400 | 25,775 | |||||||||
Advances
to third party suppliers, net
|
7 | 1,929,857 | 1,716,699 | |||||||||
Advances
to related party suppliers, net
|
7, 22 | (b) | 15,055 | 118,722 | ||||||||
Prepayment
for land use rights
|
12 | 44,399 | 49,517 | |||||||||
Derivative
assets
|
14,19 | 4,485 | 10,521 | |||||||||
Deferred
issuance cost
|
14 | 58,952 | 36,070 | |||||||||
Total
assets
|
7,279,184 | 7,354,998 |
December
31,
|
December
31,
|
|||||||||||
Note
|
2008
|
2009
|
||||||||||
RMB
|
RMB
|
|||||||||||
LIABILITIES
AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
||||||||||||
Current
liabilities:
|
||||||||||||
Short-term
bank borrowings
|
13 | 490,000 | 10,000 | |||||||||
Accounts
payable to third parties
|
117,982 | 315,803 | ||||||||||
Accounts
payable to related parties
|
22 | (a) | - | 52,060 | ||||||||
Tax
payables
|
5,168 | 3,992 | ||||||||||
Advances
from third party customers
|
65,051 | 53,860 | ||||||||||
Other
payables to third parties
|
15 | 132,792 | 80,591 | |||||||||
Share-based
compensation liability
|
18 | - | 16,264 | |||||||||
Payroll
and welfare payable
|
14,199 | 59,208 | ||||||||||
Accrued
expenses
|
16 | 22,766 | 21,113 | |||||||||
Interest
payable
|
13,458 | 10,129 | ||||||||||
Amounts
due to related parties
|
22 | (a) | 9,407 | 6,208 | ||||||||
Total
current liabilities
|
870,823 | 629,228 | ||||||||||
Accrued
warranty cost
|
17 | 5,185 | 5,931 | |||||||||
Long-term
payables
|
- | 16,383 | ||||||||||
Long-term
bank borrowings
|
13 | - | 680,000 | |||||||||
Convertible
notes
|
14 | 1,532,600 | 1,171,438 | |||||||||
Embedded
derivatives
|
14 | 115,676 | 136,632 | |||||||||
Total
liabilities
|
2,524,284 | 2,639,612 | ||||||||||
Commitments
and Contingencies
|
23 | - | - | |||||||||
Shareholders'
equity:
|
||||||||||||
Ordinary
shares(US$0.0001 par value; 493,480,000 shares authorized,
167,982,020 and 169,018,420 shares issued and outstanding as of
December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2009)
|
27 | 133 | 134 | |||||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
3,787,262 | 3,884,037 | ||||||||||
Statutory
reserves
|
20 | 169,576 | 211,202 | |||||||||
Retained
earnings
|
798,312 | 628,025 | ||||||||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss
|
(383 | ) | (8,012 | ) | ||||||||
Total
shareholders' equity
|
4,754,900 | 4,715,386 | ||||||||||
Total
liabilities and shareholders' equity
|
7,279,184 | 7,354,998 |
For
the year ended
|
For
the year ended
|
For
the year ended
|
||||||||||||||
Note
|
December
31, 2007
|
December
31, 2008
|
December
31, 2009
|
|||||||||||||
RMB
|
RMB
|
RMB
|
||||||||||||||
Revenues
|
||||||||||||||||
Solar
products to third parties
|
2,532,417 | 4,794,041 | 3,367,080 | |||||||||||||
Solar
products to related parties
|
62,206 | 508,010 | 5,206 | |||||||||||||
Solar
cells processing
|
99,077 | 156,259 | 406,892 | |||||||||||||
Total
revenues
|
2,693,700 | 5,458,310 | 3,779,178 | |||||||||||||
Cost
of revenues
|
||||||||||||||||
Solar
products to third parties
|
(2,017,014 | ) | (3,993,765 | ) | (3,074,611 | ) | ||||||||||
Solar
products to related parties
|
(49,546 | ) | (420,424 | ) | (4,397 | ) | ||||||||||
Solar
cells processing
|
(26,232 | ) | (52,086 | ) | (220,284 | ) | ||||||||||
Total
cost of revenues
|
(2,092,792 | ) | (4,466,275 | ) | (3,299,292 | ) | ||||||||||
Gross
profit
|
600,908 | 992,035 | 479,886 | |||||||||||||
Selling,
general and administrative expenses
|
(150,319 | ) | (271,494 | ) | (343,284 | ) | ||||||||||
Research
and development expenses
|
(4,200 | ) | (28,509 | ) | (45,101 | ) | ||||||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
(154,519 | ) | (300,003 | ) | (388,385 | ) | ||||||||||
Income from
operations
|
446,389 | 692,032 | 91,501 | |||||||||||||
Impairment
on available-for-sale securities
|
4 | - | (686,320 | ) | - | |||||||||||
Change
in fair value of derivatives
|
14, 24 | - | 564,006 | (49,071 | ) | |||||||||||
Convertible
notes buyback gain
|
14 | - | 203,514 | 22,904 | ||||||||||||
Interest
expense
|
(6,595 | ) | (160,542 | ) | (213,627 | ) | ||||||||||
Interest
income
|
62,580 | 42,648 | 11,965 | |||||||||||||
Foreign
exchange (loss)/gain
|
(112,800 | ) | (127,356 | ) | 10,147 | |||||||||||
Investment
loss
|
- | (28,594 | ) | (2,277 | ) | |||||||||||
Other
income
|
5,225 | 3,560 | 7,796 | |||||||||||||
Income/(loss)
before income taxes
|
394,799 | 502,948 | (120,662 | ) | ||||||||||||
Income
tax benefit/ (expense)
|
11 | 5,569 | (23,882 | ) | (7,999 | ) | ||||||||||
Net
income/(loss)
|
400,368 | 479,066 | (128,661 | ) | ||||||||||||
Preferred
shares accretion
|
(515 | ) | - | - | ||||||||||||
Allocation
of net income to participating preferred shareholders
|
(1,648 | ) | - | - | ||||||||||||
Net
income/(loss) available to ordinary shareholders
|
398,205 | 479,066 | (128,661 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net
income/(loss) per share:
|
||||||||||||||||
Basic
|
21 | 2.96 | 3.06 | (0.80 | ) | |||||||||||
Diluted
|
21 | 2.93 | (2.31 | ) | (0.80 | ) | ||||||||||
Weighted
average number of shares outstanding:
|
||||||||||||||||
Basic
|
21 | 134,525,226 | 156,380,060 | 161,643,312 | ||||||||||||
Diluted
|
21 | 136,721,772 | 168,785,243 | 161,643,312 |
|
JA
SOLAR HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND COMPREHENSIVE
INCOME/(LOSS)
(In
thousands, except share and per share
data)
|
Ordinary
shares
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Amount
|
Additional
paid-in capital
|
Statutory
reserves
|
Retained
earnings
|
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss
|
Total
shareholders' equity
|
Total
Comprehensive Income/(loss)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
RMB
|
RMB
|
RMB
|
RMB
|
RMB
|
RMB
|
RMB
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2006
|
80,000,000 | 66 | 106,716 | 14,588 | 74,381 | - | 195,751 | 128,414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of ordinary shares pursuant to initial public offerings
|
51,750,000 | 40 | 1,850,337 | - | - | - | 1,850,377 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Accretion
of preferred shares
|
- | - | - | - | (515 | ) | - | (515 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Conversion
of preferred shares into ordinary shares upon the completion of initial
public offering
|
6,520,000 | 5 | 109,900 | - | - | - | 109,905 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of ordinary shares pursuant to follow on offerings
|
14,848,500 | 11 | 1,481,696 | - | - | - | 1,481,707 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
based compensation
|
- | - | 91,637 | - | - | - | 91,637 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise
of stock options
|
940,000 | 1 | 14,908 | - | - | - | 14,909 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Statutory
reserves
|
- | - | - | 57,031 | (57,031 | ) | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
Income
|
- | - | - | - | 400,368 | - | 400,368 | 400,368 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other
comprehensive loss for available-for-sale securities
|
- | - | - | - | - | (7,641 | ) | (7,641 | ) | (7,641 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2007
|
154,058,500 | 123 | 3,655,194 | 71,619 | 417,203 | (7,641 | ) | 4,136,498 | 392,727 |
Ordinary
shares
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Amount
|
Additional
paid-in capital
|
Statutory
reserves
|
Retained
earnings
|
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss
|
Total
shareholders' equity
|
Total
Comprehensive Income/(loss)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||
RMB
|
RMB
|
RMB
|
RMB
|
RMB
|
RMB
|
RMB
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
based compensation
|
- | - | 113,192 | - | - | - | 113,192 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise
of stock options
|
798,000 | 1 | 18,876 | - | - | - | 18,877 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of ordinary shares pursuant to ADS
Lending
Agreement
|
13,125,520 | 9 | - | - | - | - | 9 | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Statutory
reserves
|
- | - | - | 97,957 | (97,957 | ) | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
Income
|
- | - | - | - | 479,066 | - | 479,066 | 479,066 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other
comprehensive
loss
for foreign
currency
translation
adjustment
|
- | - | - | - | - | (383 | ) | (383 | ) | (383 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Other
comprehensive income
for
available-for-sale securities
|
- | - | - | - | - | 7,641 | 7,641 | 7,641 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2008
|
167,982,020 | 133 | 3,787,262 | 169,576 | 798,312 | (383 | ) | 4,754,900 | 486,324 |
Ordinary
shares
|
|||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Amount
|
Additional
paid-in capital
|
Statutory
reserves
|
Retained
earnings
|
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss
|
Total
shareholders' equity
|
Total
Comprehensive Income/(loss)
|
||||||||
RMB
|
RMB
|
RMB
|
RMB
|
RMB
|
RMB
|
RMB
|
|||||||||
Shares
based compensation
|
-
|
-
|
79,935
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
79,935
|
-
|
|||||||
Exercise
of stock options
|
1,036,400
|
1
|
16,840
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
16,841
|
-
|
|||||||
Statutory
reserves
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
41,626
|
(41,626)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||
Net
loss
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(128,661)
|
-
|
(128,661)
|
(128,661)
|
|||||||
Other
comprehensive
loss
for foreign
currency
translation
adjustment
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(6,798)
|
(6,798)
|
(6,798)
|
|||||||
Other
comprehensive loss for forward
contract
(Note 19)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(831)
|
(831)
|
(831)
|
|||||||
Balance
at December 31, 2009
|
169,018,420
|
134
|
3,884,037
|
211,202
|
628,025
|
(8,012)
|
4,715,386
|
(136,290)
|
JA
SOLAR HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In
thousands)
|
For
the year ended December 31, 2007
|
For
the year ended December 31, 2008
|
For
the year ended December 31, 2009
|
||||||||||
RMB
|
RMB
|
RMB
|
||||||||||
Cash
flows from operating activities:
|
||||||||||||
Net
income/(loss)
|
400,368 | 479,066 | (128,661 | ) | ||||||||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income/(loss)
to net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities:
|
||||||||||||
Share
based compensation expense
|
91,637 | 113,192 | 79,935 | |||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
34,115 | 88,191 | 178,765 | |||||||||
Allowance
for doubtful accounts
|
- | 24,708 | 20,892 | |||||||||
Inventory
provisions
|
- | 77,980 | 44,229 | |||||||||
Allowance
for advance to third party suppliers
|
- | 18,592 | 33,368 | |||||||||
Amortization
of deferred issuance cost and accretion of convertible
notes
|
- | 88,389 | 110,076 | |||||||||
Change
in fair value of derivatives
|
- | (564,006 | ) | 49,071 | ||||||||
Exchange
loss/(gain)
|
90,672 | 57,161 | (2,043 | ) | ||||||||
Investment
loss from short-term securities
|
- | 39,043 | 2,277 | |||||||||
Loss
from disposal of fixed assets
|
- | 362 | 782 | |||||||||
Impairment
on property plant and equipment
|
- | - | 18,010 | |||||||||
Deferred
income taxes
|
(5,570 | ) | (22,977 | ) | (21,672 | ) | ||||||
Gain
from convertible notes buyback
|
- | (203,514 | ) | (22,904 | ) | |||||||
Impairment
on available-for-sale securities
|
- | 686,320 | - | |||||||||
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
|
||||||||||||
(Acquisition)/disposal
of trading securities
|
- | (353,588 | ) | 353,588 | ||||||||
Increase
in inventories
|
(2,659 | ) | (512,635 | ) | (93,379 | ) | ||||||
Increase
in notes receivables
|
- | - | (119,824 | ) | ||||||||
Decrease/(increase)
in accounts receivables from third party customers
|
18,900 | (327,930 | ) | (23,895 | ) | |||||||
(Increase)/decrease
in accounts receivables from related party customers
|
(24,731 | ) | 1,722 | 23,009 | ||||||||
(Increase)/decrease
in advance to related party suppliers
|
(350,040 | ) | (41,133 | ) | 261,394 | |||||||
(Increase)/decrease
in advance to third party suppliers
|
(1,433,446 | ) | (777,891 | ) | 71,893 | |||||||
Increase
in prepayment for land use rights
|
- | (44,399 | ) | (6,222 | ) | |||||||
Increase
in other current assets
|
(41,371 | ) | (148,766 | ) | (23,144 | ) | ||||||
Increase
in accounts payable
|
8,967 | 107,863 | 249,881 | |||||||||
(Decrease)/increase
in tax payable
|
(3,298 | ) | 4,826 | 10,035 | ||||||||
Increase/(decrease)
in other payables
|
5,194 | (3,040 | ) | 4,640 | ||||||||
Increase
in payroll and welfare payable
|
3,688 | 7,834 | 45,009 | |||||||||
Increase/(decrease)
in accrued expenses
|
11,347 | 7,486 | (1,652 | ) | ||||||||
Increase
in accrued warranty cost
|
929 | 4,256 | 746 | |||||||||
Decrease
in amounts due to related parties
|
(38 | ) | (104,483 | ) | (3,123 | ) | ||||||
Increase/(decrease)
in interest payable
|
- | 13,458 | (3,328 | ) | ||||||||
Increase/(decrease)
in advance from third party customers
|
48,956 | (5,235 | ) | (11,268 | ) | |||||||
Increase
in share-based compensation liability
|
- | - | 16,264 | |||||||||
Increase
in other long-term liability
|
- | - | 16,383 | |||||||||
Net
cash (used in)/provided by operating activities
|
(1,146,380 | ) | (1,289,148 | ) | 1,129,132 |
For
the year ended December 31, 2007
|
For
the year ended December 31, 2008
|
For
the year ended December 31, 2009
|
||||||||||
RMB
|
RMB
|
RMB
|
||||||||||
Cash
flows from investing activities:
|
||||||||||||
Purchase
of property and equipment
|
(421,233 | ) | (806,058 | ) | (610,600 | ) | ||||||
Cash
received from disposal of property and equipment
|
- | 46 | 275 | |||||||||
Purchase
of intangible assets
|
(616 | ) | (6,462 | ) | (2,277 | ) | ||||||
Acquisition
of short-term investments
|
(810,762 | ) | (2,156,187 | ) | - | |||||||
(Increase)/decrease
in restricted cash
|
(409,058 | ) | 375,997 | (10,551 | ) | |||||||
Proceeds
from sale of short-term investments
|
- | 2,173,241 | 66,000 | |||||||||
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
(1,641,669 | ) | (419,423 | ) | (557,153 | ) | ||||||
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
||||||||||||
Proceeds
from public offerings of shares
|
3,341,002 | - | - | |||||||||
Net
proceeds from convertible notes offerings
|
- | 2,709,538 | - | |||||||||
Proceeds
from short-term bank borrowings
|
250,000 | 490,000 | 40,000 | |||||||||
Proceeds
from long-term bank borrowings
|
- | - | 680,000 | |||||||||
Payment
of capped call up-front premiums
|
- | (226,087 | ) | - | ||||||||
Repurchase
of convertible notes
|
- | (182,019 | ) | (459,601 | ) | |||||||
Repayment
of short-term borrowings
|
(200,000 | ) | (200,000 | ) | (520,000 | ) | ||||||
Proceeds
from exercise of stock options
|
128,583 | 18,876 | 16,841 | |||||||||
Net
cash provided by/(used in) financing activities
|
3,519,585 | 2,610,308 | (242,760 | ) | ||||||||
Effect
of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
|
(91,319 | ) | (94,928 | ) | (4,755 | ) | ||||||
Net
increase in cash and cash equivalents
|
640,217 | 806,809 | 324,464 | |||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year
|
95,758 | 735,975 | 1,542,784 | |||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at the end of the year
|
735,975 | 1,542,784 | 1,867,248 | |||||||||
Supplemental
disclosure of cash flow information:
|
||||||||||||
Cash
paid for interest (net of amounts capitalized)
|
10,207 | 59,669 | 98,259 | |||||||||
Cash
paid for income tax
|
- | 41,696 | 30,028 | |||||||||
Supplemental
schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities:
|
||||||||||||
Purchases
of property and equipment included in other payables
|
8,129 | 127,120 | 69,444 |
1.
|
ORGANIZATION
AND PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES
|
Date
of Incorporation/Acquisition
|
Place
of Incorporation
|
Percentage
of Ownership
|
|
JingAo
Solar Co., Ltd. ("JA Hebei")
|
May
18, 2005
|
PRC
|
100%
|
JA
Development Co., Ltd. ("JA BVI")
|
July
6, 2006
|
BVI
|
100%
|
Shanghai
JA Solar Technology Co., Ltd. ("JA Fengxian")
|
November
16, 2006
|
PRC
|
100%
|
JA
Solar USA Inc. ("JA USA")
|
April
13, 2007
|
USA
|
100%
|
Shanghai
JA Solar PV Technology Co., Ltd. ("JA Zhabei")
|
June
22, 2007
|
PRC
|
100%
|
JA
Solar Technology Yangzhou Co., Ltd. (“JA Yangzhou”)
|
November
19, 2007
|
PRC
|
100%
|
JA
Solar Hong Kong Limited (“JA Hong Kong”)
|
December
10, 2007
|
Hong
Kong
|
100%
|
Jing
Hai Yang Semiconductor Materials (Donghai)
Co., Ltd. (“JA Lianyungang”)
|
October
11, 2008
|
PRC
|
100%
|
JA
Solar Yangzhou R&D Co., Ltd. (”JA
Yangzhou R&D”)
|
March
12, 2009
|
PRC
|
100%
|
Jindosun
Park.,Inc. (”JA Korea”)
|
June
5, 2009
|
Korea
|
100%
|
JA
Luxembourg S.ò.r.l. (”JA Lux”)
|
June
26, 2009
|
Luxembourg
|
100%
|
JA
Yangzhou PV Technology Co., Ltd. (”JA Yangzhou PV”)
|
November
23, 2009
|
PRC
|
100%
|
2.
|
Summary
of significant accounting policies
|
|
a)
|
Basis
of presentation and consolidation
|
|
b)
|
Use
of estimates
|
|
c)
|
Fair
value of financial
instruments
|
|
d)
|
Cash,
cash equivalents and restricted
cash
|
|
e)
|
Short-term
investments
|
|
f)
|
Allowance
for doubtful accounts
|
|
g)
|
Inventories
|
|
h)
|
Short-term
and long-term advances to suppliers
|
|
i)
|
Prepayment
for land use rights
|
|
j)
|
Property
and equipment, net
|
Buildings
|
20
years
|
|
Leasehold
improvements
|
Shorter
of the lease term or useful lives
|
|
Machinery
and equipment
|
5-15
years
|
|
Furniture
and fixtures
|
5
years
|
|
Motor
vehicles
|
5
years
|
|
Land
|
Indefinite
|
|
k)
|
Operating
leases
|
|
l)
|
Intangible
asset, net
|
m)
|
Impairment
of long-lived assets
|
|
n)
|
Income
taxes
|
|
o)
|
Revenue
recognition
|
(i)
|
Revenue
recognition for solar cells and modules (hereafter "solar
products")
|
|
•
|
Persuasive
evidence that an arrangement (sales contract) exists between a willing
customer and the Group that outlines the terms of the sale (including
customer information, product specification, quantity of goods, purchase
price and payment terms). Customers do not have a right of return. The
Group does provide a warranty on its solar module
products.
|
|
•
|
Some
shipping terms are EXW, at which point the Group delivers goods at its own
place of business and all other transportation costs and risks are assumed
by the customer. Some shipping terms are CIF destination point. At this
point, once the acceptance from the customer is received, the customer
takes title to the goods and is responsible for all risks and rewards of
ownership. Some shipping terms are FOB shipping point from the Group's
premises. At this point the customer takes title to the goods and is
responsible for all risks and rewards of ownership.
|
|
•
|
The
Group's price to the customer is fixed and determinable as specifically
outlined in the sales contract.
|
|
•
|
For
customers to whom credit terms are extended, the Group assesses a number
of factors to determine whether collection from the customers is probable,
including past transaction history with these customers and their
credit-worthiness. All credit extended to customers is pre-approved by
management. If the Group determines that collection is not reasonably
assured, it defers the recognition of revenue until collection becomes
reasonably assured, which is generally upon receipt of
payment.
|
(ii)
|
Revenue
recognition for solar cells
processing
|
|
p)
|
Cost
of revenue
|
|
q)
|
Share
based compensation
|
|
r)
|
Research
and development
|
|
s)
|
Advertising
expenses
|
|
t)
|
Warranty
cost
|
|
u)
|
Foreign
currencies translation
|
|
v)
|
Segment
reporting
|
w)
|
Net
income/ (loss) per share
|
|
x)
|
Comprehensive
income/(loss)
|
|
y)
Derivative Financial Instruments - Embedded Foreign Currency
Derivatives
|
|
z)
|
Recent
accounting pronouncements
|
aa)
|
Reclassifications
|
3.
|
Cash,
cash equivalents and restricted
cash
|
As
of December 31,
|
As
of December 31,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2009
|
|||||||
RMB
|
RMB
|
|||||||
Cash
|
1,470,961 | 1,851,881 | ||||||
Cash
equivalents
|
71,823 | 15,367 | ||||||
Total
cash and cash equivalents
|
1,542,784 | 1,867,248 | ||||||
Restricted
cash
|
33,061 | 43,612 |
4.
|
Short
term investments
|
Initial
Cost
|
Unrealized
gains
|
Unrealized
losses
|
Impairment
losses
|
Estimated
fair value
|
||||||||||||||||
RMB
|
RMB
|
RMB
|
RMB
|
RMB
|
||||||||||||||||
HARP
index investment
|
68,649 | - | (372 | ) | - | 68,277 | ||||||||||||||
Commodity
related investment
|
686,320 | - | - | (686,320 | ) | - | ||||||||||||||
Total
|
754,969 | - | (372 | ) | (686,320 | ) | 68,277 |
5.
|
Notes
and Accounts Receivables
|
6.
|
Inventories
|
As
of December 31,
|
As
of December 31,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2009
|
|||||||
RMB
|
RMB
|
|||||||
Raw
materials
|
221,817 | 365,115 | ||||||
Work-in-progress
|
16,749 | 41,948 | ||||||
Finished
goods
|
353,423 | 234,077 | ||||||
Total
|
591,989 | 641,140 |
7.
|
Advances
to suppliers
|
As
of December 31,
|
As
of December 31,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2009
|
|||||||
RMB
|
RMB
|
|||||||
Supplier
A (third party)
|
952,671 | 1,113,430 | ||||||
Supplier
B (third party)
|
640,999 | 607,518 | ||||||
Supplier
C (related party)
|
431,005 | 169,611 |
8.
|
Other
current assets
|
As
of December 31,
|
As
of December 31,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2009
|
|||||||
RMB
|
RMB
|
|||||||
Input
value-added tax recoverable
|
116,061 | 138,187 | ||||||
Value-added
tax refund from export sales
|
61,471 | 41,826 | ||||||
Prepaid
expenses
|
6,652 | 13,300 | ||||||
Others
|
6,897 | 8,908 | ||||||
191,081 | 202,221 |
9.
|
Property
and equipment, net
|
As
of December 31,
|
As
of December 31,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2009
|
|||||||
RMB
|
RMB
|
|||||||
Buildings
|
235,106 | 235,960 | ||||||
Furniture
and fixtures
|
17,339 | 27,901 | ||||||
Motor
vehicles
|
7,303 | 8,770 | ||||||
Machinery
and equipment
|
928,709 | 1,286,232 | ||||||
Leasehold
improvements
|
25,694 | 35,133 | ||||||
Land
|
- | 6,723 | ||||||
Total
|
1,214,151 | 1,600,719 | ||||||
Less:
accumulated depreciation
|
(129,931 | ) | (290,201 | ) | ||||
Subtotal
|
1,084,220 | 1,310,518 | ||||||
Construction-in-progress
|
285,587 | 413,924 | ||||||
Property
and equipment, net
|
1,369,807
|
1,724,442 |
10.
|
Intangible
assets, net
|
Gross
|
Accumulated
Amortization
|
Net
|
||||||||||
RMB
|
RMB
|
RMB
|
||||||||||
As
of December 31, 2008
|
||||||||||||
Technical
know-how
|
9,000 | (4,125 | ) | 4,875 | ||||||||
Purchased
software
|
7,185 | (255 | ) | 6,930 | ||||||||
16,185 | (4,380 | ) | 11,805 | |||||||||
As
of December 31, 2009
|
||||||||||||
Technical
know-how
|
9,000 | (5,250 | ) | 3,750 | ||||||||
Purchased
software
|
9,462 | (1,255 | ) | 8,207 | ||||||||
18,462 | (6,505 | ) | 11,957 |
11.
|
Income
taxes
|
For
the year ended
|
For
the year ended
|
For
the year ended
|
||||||||||
December 31, 2007
|
December 31, 2008
|
December 31, 2009
|
||||||||||
Current
tax
|
- | (46,859 | ) | (29,671 | ) | |||||||
Deferred
tax
|
5,569 | 22,977 | 21,672 | |||||||||
5,569 | (23,882 | ) | (7,999 | ) |
As
of December 31,
|
As
of December 31,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2009
|
|||||||
Deferred
tax assets:
|
RMB
|
RMB
|
||||||
Temporary
differences:
|
||||||||
Pre-operating
expenses
|
5,508 | 9,848 | ||||||
Amortization
of intangible assets
|
300 | 385 | ||||||
Accrued
warranty cost
|
1,296 | 1,483 | ||||||
Accrued
expenses
|
892 | - | ||||||
Net
loss carried forward
|
3,997 | 33,522 | ||||||
Depreciation
of property and equipment
|
11,465 | 22,322 | ||||||
Inventory
provision and idle capacity charges
|
11,218 | 14,630 | ||||||
Impairment
provision for doubtful debtors
|
6,177 | 9,602 | ||||||
Impairment
provision for prepayments
|
2,324 | 6,495 | ||||||
Impairment
provision for property, plant and equipment
|
- | 2,135 | ||||||
Capitalized
interest
|
(1,214 | ) | (1,214 | ) | ||||
Deferred
tax assets
|
41,963 | 99,208 | ||||||
Less:
valuation allowance
|
(13,417 | ) | (48,990 | ) | ||||
Deferred
tax assets-net
|
28,546 | 50,218 |
Deferred
tax assets are analyzed as:
|
||||||||
Current
|
14,269 | 24,607 | ||||||
Non-Current
|
15,491 | 26,825 | ||||||
29,760 | 51,432 | |||||||
Deferred
tax liability are analyzed as:
|
||||||||
Current
|
(123 | ) | (164 | ) | ||||
Non-Current
|
(1,091 | ) | (1,050 | ) | ||||
(1,214 | ) | (1,214 | ) | |||||
28,546 | 50,218 |
For
the year ended
|
For
the year ended
|
For
the year ended
|
||||||||||
December 31, 2007
|
December 31, 2008
|
December 31, 2009
|
||||||||||
PRC
enterprise income tax
|
33 | % | 25 | % | (25 | )% | ||||||
Effect
of permanent differences:
|
||||||||||||
Share
based compensation and other permanent difference
|
6 | % | 5.6 | % | 15.5 | % | ||||||
Tax
credit associated with domestic fixed asset purchases
|
- | - | (6.7 | )% | ||||||||
Effect
of tax holiday and tax differential of subsidiary and
holding
|
(39 | )% | (31.3 | )% | (22.6 | )% | ||||||
Effect
of tax rate change
|
(1.5 | )% | 3.5 | % | 13.3 | % | ||||||
Valuation
allowance
|
0.4 | % | 1.9 | % | 32.1 | % | ||||||
(1.1 | )% | 4.7 | % | 6.6 | % |
For
the year ended
|
For
the year ended
|
For
the year ended
|
||||||||||
December 31, 2007
|
December 31, 2008
|
December 31, 2009
|
||||||||||
The
aggregate dollar effect
|
193,055 | 209,844 | 86,710 | |||||||||
Per
share effect-basic
|
1.44 | 1.34 | 0.54 | |||||||||
Per
share effect-diluted
|
1.41 | 1.24 | 0.54 |
12.
|
Prepayment
for land use rights
|
As
of December 31,
|
As
of December 31,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2009
|
|||||||
RMB
|
RMB
|
|||||||
Cost
|
45,853 | 52,076 | ||||||
Less:
accumulated amortization
|
(537 | ) | (1,517 | ) | ||||
Net
book value
|
45,316 | 50,559 | ||||||
Current
portion of prepayment for land use rights (recorded in other current
assets)
|
917 | 1,042 | ||||||
Non-current
portion of prepayment for land use rights
|
44,399 | 49,517 |
13.
|
Bank
borrowings
|
Lender
|
Date
of Borrowing
|
Due
Date
|
Principal
Amount ( in RMB)
|
Interest
rate
|
Interest
Payment Periods
|
||||||||
As
of December 31, 2008
|
|||||||||||||
Shanghai Rural
Commercial Bank
|
December
2008
|
December
2009
|
90,000 | 5.58 | % |
Quarterly
|
|||||||
Bank
of China
|
December
2008
|
December
2009
|
150,000 | 5.58 | % |
Quarterly
|
|||||||
Agriculture
Bank of China
|
December
2008
|
December
2009
|
100,000 | 5.31 | % |
Monthly
|
|||||||
Industrial
and Commercial Bank of China
|
December
2008
|
June
2009
|
40,000 | 5.04 | % |
Monthly
|
|||||||
Industrial
and Commercial Bank of China
|
December
2008
|
June
2009
|
35,000 | 4.86 | % |
Monthly
|
|||||||
Industrial
and Commercial Bank of China
|
December
2008
|
December
2009
|
75,000 | 5.31 | % |
Monthly
|
|||||||
Total
bank borrowings
|
490,000 | ||||||||||||
As
of December 31, 2009
|
|||||||||||||
Short
term:
|
|||||||||||||
Agriculture
Bank of China
|
Sep
2009
|
March
2010
|
10,000 | 4.37 | % |
Monthly
|
|||||||
Long
term:
|
|||||||||||||
Agriculture
Bank of China
|
June
2009
|
June
2012
|
20,000 | 5.4 | % |
Monthly
|
|||||||
China
Construction Bank
|
June
2009
|
June
2011
|
40,000 | 5.4 | % |
Monthly
|
|||||||
Export-Import
Bank of China
|
June
2009
|
June
2012
|
500,000 | 3.51 | % |
Quarterly
|
|||||||
Export-Import
Bank of China
|
June
2009
|
June
2012
|
120,000 | 3.51 | % |
Quarterly
|
|||||||
Subtotal
|
680,000 | ||||||||||||
Total
bank borrowings
|
690,000 |
14.
|
Senior
Convertible Notes
|
15.
|
Other
payables to third parties
|
As
of December 31,
|
As
of December 31,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2009
|
|||||||
RMB
|
RMB
|
|||||||
Purchases
of property and equipment
|
127,086 | 69,444 | ||||||
Professional
service fees
|
1,599 | 1,392 | ||||||
Miscellaneous
tax payables
|
1,485 | 3,907 | ||||||
Others
|
2,622 | 5,848 | ||||||
Total
other payables
|
132,792 | 80,591 |
16.
|
Accrued
expenses
|
As
of December 31,
|
As
of December 31,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2009
|
|||||||
RMB
|
RMB
|
|||||||
Outsource
production fee
|
4,824 | 70 | ||||||
Professional
service fees
|
13,286 | 12,773 | ||||||
Interest
|
688 | 764 | ||||||
Travelling
and rental expenses
|
837 | 63 | ||||||
Utilities
|
277 | 3,750 | ||||||
Others
|
2,854 | 3,693 | ||||||
Total
accrued expenses
|
22,766 | 21,113 |
17.
|
Accrued
warranty cost
|
As
of December 31,
|
As
of December 31,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2009
|
|||||||
RMB
|
RMB
|
|||||||
Beginning
balance
|
929 | 5,185 | ||||||
Warranty
provision
|
4,256 | 746 | ||||||
Warranty
cost incurred
|
- | - | ||||||
Ending
balance
|
5,185 | 5,931 |
18.
|
Share-based
compensation
|
|
a)
|
Options
|
For
the year ended
|
For
the year ended
|
For
the year ended
|
||||||||||
December 31, 2007
|
December 31, 2008
|
December 31, 2009
|
||||||||||
Average
risk-free rate
|
4.06-4.58 | % | 1.99-3.82 | % | 1.59%-3.03 | % | ||||||
Weighted
average expected option life
|
6.25
years
|
5.75-6.33
years
|
6.33years
|
|||||||||
Volatility
rate
|
55 | % | 55-75 | % | 75 | % | ||||||
Dividend
|
- | - | - |
(1)
|
The
risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield for a term
consistent with the expected life of the awards
in effect at the time of grant.
|
(2)
|
The
Company utilizes the simplified method under the provision of Staff
Accounting Bulletin No. 110, which is an amendment of SAB 107 for
estimating expected term. The expected life of stock options granted under
the Plan is based on the average between the vesting period and the
contractual term for each grant, taking into account assumptions used by
comparable companies.
|
(3)
|
The
Company has no history or expectation of paying dividends on its ordinary
shares.
|
(4)
|
Because
of the limited stock price history, the Company does not believe that
historical volatility would be representative of the expected volatility
for its equity awards. Accordingly, the Company has chosen to use the
historical volatility and implied volatility of a basket of comparable
publicly-traded companies for a period equal to the expected term
preceding the grant date.
|
Shares
|
Weighted
Average Exercise Price (US$)
|
Weighted
Average Remaining Contractual Life (Year)
|
Intrinsic
Value (US$, in thousands)
|
|||||||||||||
Outstanding
at December 31, 2007
|
7,525,000 | 9.67 | 9.48 | 102,351 | ||||||||||||
Granted
|
6,132,000 | 8.18 | - | - | ||||||||||||
Forfeited
|
(3,309,000 | ) | 11.22 | - | - | |||||||||||
Exercised
|
(798,000 | ) | 3.39 | - | - | |||||||||||
Outstanding
at December 31, 2008
|
9,550,000 | 8.7 | 9.26 | (41,378 | ) | |||||||||||
Granted
|
1,013,000 | 3.11 | - | - | ||||||||||||
Forfeited
|
(6,399,600 | ) | 10.18 | - | - | |||||||||||
Exercised
|
(1,036,400 | ) | 2.38 | - | - | |||||||||||
Outstanding
at December 31, 2009
|
3,127,000 | 5.96 | 7.19 | (800 | ) | |||||||||||
Exercisable
at December 31, 2009
|
681,600 | 7.67 | 7.92 | (1,146 | ) |
b)
|
Restricted
share units (“RSU”)
|
Shares
|
Weighted
Average Grant Date Fair
Value
(US$)
|
|||||||
Nonvested
at December 31, 2007
|
510,000 | 13.28 | ||||||
Granted
|
- | - | ||||||
Vested
|
(495,000 | ) | 13.31 | |||||
Forfeited
|
- | - | ||||||
Nonvested
at December 31, 2008
|
15,000 | 12.41 | ||||||
Granted
|
2,242,000 | 5.00 | ||||||
Vested
|
(15,000 | ) | 12.41 | |||||
Forfeited
|
- | - | ||||||
Nonvested
at December 31, 2009
|
2,242,000 | 5.00 |
19.
|
Foreign
currency forward contracts
|
As
of December 31,
|
As
of December 31,
|
As
of December 31,
|
As
of December 31,
|
|
2008
|
2008
|
2009
|
2009
|
|
RMB
|
RMB
|
RMB
|
RMB
|
|
Notional
Amount
|
Estimate
fair value
|
Notional
Amount
|
Estimate
fair value
|
|
Foreign
exchange forward contracts under cash flow hedge, recorded in other
payables to third parties
|
-
|
-
|
10,716
|
831
|
Embedded
foreign currency derivatives recorded in derivative assets
|
-
|
-
|
491,630
|
6,488
|
Capped
call options recorded in derivative assets
|
-
|
4,485
|
-
|
4,033
|
Embedded
derivatives underlying convertible notes recorded in embedded
derivatives
|
-
|
115,676
|
-
|
136,632
|
20.
|
Mainland
China contribution plan and profit
appropriation
|
|
a)
|
China
contribution plan
|
|
b)
|
Statutory
reserves
|
c)
|
Restricted
capital
|
Legal
Entity
|
Paid-in
Capital
restricted
|
|
JingAo
Solar Co., Ltd. (Note 1)
|
RMB
1,000,000
|
|
Shanghai
JA Solar Technology Co., Ltd.
|
US$
20,000
|
|
Shanghai
JA Solar PV Technology Co., Ltd.
|
US$
20,000
|
|
JA
Solar Technology Yangzhou Co., Ltd.
|
US$
162,000
|
|
Jing
Hai Yang Semiconductor Materials (Donghai)
Co., Ltd.
|
US$
43,000
|
|
JA
Solar Yangzhou R&D Co., Ltd.
|
RMB
50,000
|
|
JA
Yangzhou PV technology Co., Ltd.
|
US$
10,000
|
21.
|
Net
income/ (loss) per share
|
December
31, 2007
|
December
31, 2008
|
December
31, 2009
|
||||||||||
Numerator:
|
||||||||||||
Net
income
|
400,368 | 479,066 | (128,661 | ) | ||||||||
Preferred
shares accretion
|
(515 | ) | - | - | ||||||||
Allocation
of net income to participating preference shareholders
|
(1,648 | ) | - | - | ||||||||
Numerator
for basic earnings per share
|
398,205 | 479,066 | (128,661 | ) | ||||||||
Dilutive
effect of:
|
||||||||||||
Change
in fair value of embedded derivatives underlying convertible
notes**
|
- | (785,608 | ) | - | ||||||||
Gain
on buyback of convertible notes**
|
- | (203,514 | ) | - | ||||||||
Foreign
exchange gain on convertible notes**
|
- | (39,115 | ) | - | ||||||||
Accretion
of non-cash interest charge on convertible notes
|
- | 81,808 | - | |||||||||
Amortization
of deferred issuance cost in relation to convertible notes
|
- | 4,900 | - | |||||||||
Interest
expense of convertible notes
|
- | 72,137 | - | |||||||||
Numerator
for diluted earnings/(loss) per share
|
398,205 | (390,326 | ) | (128,661 | ) | |||||||
Denominator:
|
||||||||||||
Denominator
for basic earnings per share - weighted average ordinary shares
outstanding*
|
134,525,226 | 156,380,060 | 161,643,312 | |||||||||
Dilutive
effect of share options**
|
2,196,546 | 1,347,053 | ||||||||||
Dilutive
effect of convertible notes**
|
11,058,130 | - | ||||||||||
Denominator
for diluted earnings per share
|
136,721,772 | 168,785,243 | 161,643,312 | |||||||||
Basic
earnings/(loss) per share
|
2.96 | 3.06 | (0.80 | ) | ||||||||
Diluted
earnings/(loss) per share
|
2.93 | (2.31 | ) | (0.80 | ) | |||||||
*
6,562,760 shares loaned pursuant to the ADS Lending Agreement that were to
be returned to us have been included in the per share calculation on a
weighted average basis due to the uncertainty regarding the recovery of
the borrowed shares (see Note 14).
**These
potentially dilutive factors were not included in the calculation of
dilutive earnings per share because of there anti-dilutive effect as of
December 31, 2009.
|
22.
|
Related
party transactions
|
|
a)
|
Amounts
due to related parties consisted of the
following:
|
As
of December 31,
|
As
of December 31,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2009
|
|||||||
RMB
|
RMB
|
|||||||
Payables
to Ningjin Sun New Energy Co., Ltd.
|
6,000 | - | ||||||
Payables
to Jinglong Group
|
3,323 | 18,772 | ||||||
Payables
to Solar Silicon Valley Electronic Science and Technology Co.,
Ltd
|
- | 27,978 | ||||||
Payables
to Jing Wei Electronics Co., Ltd.
|
- | 4,275 | ||||||
Payables
to Xingtai Jinglong Electronics Co., Ltd.
|
- | 4,325 | ||||||
Others
|
84 | 2,918 | ||||||
Total
amounts due to related parties
|
9,407 | 58,268 |
|
b)
|
Amounts
due from related parties consisted of the
following:
|
As
of December 31,
|
As
of December 31,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2009
|
|||||||
RMB
|
RMB
|
|||||||
Receivables
from Ningjin Sun New Energy Co., Ltd.
|
23,009 | - | ||||||
Advances
to the Jinglong Group-short term
|
415,950 | 50,889 | ||||||
Advances
to the Jinglong Group-long term
|
15,055 | 118,722 | ||||||
Total
amounts due from related parties
|
454,014 | 169,611 |
|
c)
|
Transactions
with the Jinglong Group
|
·
|
A
right to purchase silicon wafers from the Jinglong Group on a long-term
basis and the Jinglong Group will take all necessary actions to meet the
Group's silicon wafer requirements, including securing sufficient raw
materials for wafer production. The Group, however, is not committed to
any minimum purchase requirements;
|
·
|
Silicon
wafers purchased from the Jinglong Group shall be at the market price that
the Group may obtain from third-party suppliers for similar products, with
a reasonable commercial discount based on the Group's long-term demand and
the payment arrangement;
|
·
|
At
the Group's request, the Jinglong Group shall use its best efforts in
securing additional procurement of silicon wafers, including outsourcing
the production to other silicon wafer
producers;
|
·
|
The
Group is required to provide the Jinglong Group a monthly deposit equal to
30% of the next month's forecasted purchases of the Group;
and
|
·
|
The
contract will be effective until December 31, 2010 and will be
automatically renewed for three additional years upon
expiration.
|
|
d)
|
Transactions
with other related parties
|
23.
|
Contingencies and
Commitments
|
a)
|
Contingencies
|
b)
|
Supplier
contract
|
“Take
or pay” supply agreements
|
Other Multi-year supply
agreements*
|
Total
|
||||||||||
Twelve
Months Ending December 31
|
(in
RMB)
|
(in
RMB)
|
(in
RMB)
|
|||||||||
2010
|
375,690 | 1,459,864 | 1,835,554 | |||||||||
2011
|
169,650 | 1,858,884 | 2,028,534 | |||||||||
2012
|
158,760 | 2,102,209 | 2,260,969 | |||||||||
2013
|
- | 1,094,209 | 1,094,209 | |||||||||
2014
|
- | 38,209 | 38,209 | |||||||||
Thereafter
|
- | 114,626 | 114,626 | |||||||||
Total
|
704,100 | 6,668,001 | 7,372,101 |
|
c)
|
Operating
lease commitments
|
(in
RMB)
|
||||
2010
|
17,336 | |||
2011
|
16,740 | |||
2012
|
10,740 | |||
2013
|
120 | |||
2014
|
120 | |||
Thereafter
|
1,270 | |||
Total
|
46,326 | |||
|
d)
|
Capital
expenditure
|
24.
|
Fair
value measurements
|
·
|
Level
1—Valuations based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets
or liabilities that we have the ability to
access.
|
·
|
Level
2— Valuations based on quoted prices in markets that are not active or for
which all significant inputs are observable, directly or
indirectly.
|
·
|
Level
3—Valuations based on inputs that are unobservable and significant to the
overall fair value measurement.
|
Fair
Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
|
||||||||||||||||
Description
|
Balance
as of
31
December 2008
|
Quoted
Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
|
Significant
Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
|
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
(Level
3)
|
||||||||||||
Assets:
|
||||||||||||||||
Cash
equivalents
|
71,823 | 71,823 | - | - | ||||||||||||
Capped
call options
|
4,485 | - | 4,485 | - | ||||||||||||
Short
term investments
|
421,865 | - | 421,865 | - | ||||||||||||
Liabilities:
|
||||||||||||||||
Embedded
derivatives
underlying
convertible notes
|
(115,676 | ) | - | - | (115,676 | ) |
Fair
Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using
|
||||||||||||||||
Description
|
Balance
as of
31
December 2009
|
Quoted
Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)
|
Significant
Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
|
Significant
Unobservable Inputs
(Level
3)
|
||||||||||||
Assets:
|
||||||||||||||||
Cash
equivalents
|
15,367 | 15,367 | - | - | ||||||||||||
Capped
call options
|
4,033 | - | 4,033 | - | ||||||||||||
Embedded
foreign currency derivatives
|
6,488 | - | 6,488 | - | ||||||||||||
Liabilities:
|
||||||||||||||||
Embedded
derivatives
underlying
convertible notes
|
(136,632 | ) | - | - | (136,632 | ) | ||||||||||
Foreign
exchange forward contract
instruments
|
(831 | ) | - | (831 | ) | - |
Balance
at December 31, 2008
|
115,676 | |||
Unrealized
gains included in Change in fair value of derivatives
|
55,106 | |||
Embedded
derivatives underlying convertible notes repurchased and recognized in
buyback gain
|
(34,150 | ) | ||
Balance
at December 31, 2009
|
136,632 |
For
the year ended
|
For
the year ended
|
For
the year ended
|
||||||||||
December 31, 2007
|
December 31, 2008
|
December 31, 2009
|
||||||||||
Embedded
derivatives underlying convertible notes (see note 14)
|
- | 785,608 | (55,106 | ) | ||||||||
Capped
call options (see note 14)
|
- | (221,602 | ) | (453 | ) | |||||||
Embedded
foreign exchange derivatives
|
- | - | 6,488 | |||||||||
- | 564,006 | (49,071 | ) |
25.
|
Segment
information
|
Year
Ended December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
||||||||||
RMB
|
RMB
|
RMB
|
||||||||||
China
|
2,310,472 | 4,162,037 | 2,789,798 | |||||||||
Outside
China:
|
||||||||||||
Spain
|
154,812 | 613,483 | 57,516 | |||||||||
Germany
|
371 | 144,936 | 396,922 | |||||||||
Rest
of the world
|
228,045 | 537,854 | 534,942 | |||||||||
Total
outside China
|
383,228 | 1,296,273 | 989,380 | |||||||||
Total
net revenue
|
2,693,700 | 5,458,310 | 3,779,178 |
Year
Ended December 31,
|
||||
2007
|
2008
|
2009
|
||
RMB
|
RMB
|
RMB
|
||
China
|
532,012
|
1,369,807
|
1,626,247
|
|
Korea*
|
-
|
-
|
98,195
|
|
Total
long-lived fixed assets
|
532,012
|
1,369,807
|
1,724,442
|
26.
|
Certain
risks and uncertainties
|
Major
customers
|
Year
ended December 31, 2007
|
Year
ended December 31, 2008
|
Year
ended December 31, 2009
|
|||||||||
Customer
A (third party)
|
18.9 | % | - | 11.4 | % | |||||||
Customer
B (third party)
|
11.0 | % | 9.2 | % | 5.2 | % | ||||||
Customer
C (third party)
|
10.9 | % | 13.4 | % | 8.4 | % | ||||||
Customer
D (third party)
|
11.2 | % | 9.0 | % | 2.5 | % |
27.
|
Ordinary
shares
|
|
The
holders of ordinary shares in the Company are entitled to one vote per
share and to receive ratably such dividends, if any, as may be declared by
the board of directors of the Company. In the event of liquidation, the
holders of ordinary shares are entitled to share ratably in all assets
remaining after payment of liabilities. The ordinary shares have no
preemptive, conversion, or other subscription
rights.
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28.
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Subsequent
events
|
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Other
than the transactions occurring in 2009 already described above, the
following events have taken place in
2010:
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29.
|
Restricted
net assets
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30.
|
Additional
information—condensed
financial statements of the Company
|
For
the year ended
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For
the year ended
|
For
the year ended
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December
31, 2007
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December
31, 2008
|
December
31, 2009
|
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RMB
|
RMB
|
RMB
|
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Revenues
|
- | - | - | |||||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
(30,929 | ) | (35,315 | ) | (19,829 | ) | ||||||
Loss
from operations
|
(30,929 | ) | (35,315 | ) | (19,829 | ) | ||||||
Interest
expense
|
- | (162,090 | ) | (198,816 | ) | |||||||
Change
in fair value of derivatives
|
- | 564,006 | (55,559 | ) | ||||||||
Share
of income from subsidiaries
|
510,976 | 767,682 | 118,797 | |||||||||
Convertible
bond buyback gain
|
- | 203,514 | 22,904 | |||||||||
Other (expenses)/income
|
(79,679 | ) | (172,411 | ) | 3,842 | |||||||
Impairment
on available-for-sale securities
|
- | (686,320 | ) | - | ||||||||
Income/(loss)
before income taxes
|
400,368 | 479,066 | (128,661 | ) | ||||||||
Income
tax benefit/(expense)
|
- | - | - | |||||||||
Net
income/(loss)
|
400,368 | 479,066 | (128,661 | ) | ||||||||
Preferred
shares accretion
|
(515 | ) | - | - | ||||||||
Allocation
of net income to participating preferred shareholders
|
(1,648 | ) | - | - | ||||||||
Net
income/(loss) available to ordinary shareholders
|
398,205 | 479,066 | (128,661 | ) |
December
31,
|
December
31,
|
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2008
|
2009
|
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RMB
|
RMB
|
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ASSETS
|
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Current
assets:
|
||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
112,949 | 40,912 | ||||||
Short-term
investments
|
353,588 | - | ||||||
Other
receivable from subsidiaries
|
273,942 | 274,064 | ||||||
Other
current assets
|
1,457 | 5,772 | ||||||
Total
current assets
|
741,936 | 320,748 | ||||||
Investments
in subsidiaries
|
2,459,800 | 2,651,997 | ||||||
Derivative
asset-capped call options
|
4,485 | 4,033 | ||||||
Deferred
issuance cost
|
58,953 | 36,070 | ||||||
Amount
due from subsidiaries
|
3,172,279 | 3,247,833 | ||||||
Total
assets
|
6,437,453 | 6,260,681 | ||||||
LIABILITIES
AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
||||||||
Current
liabilities:
|
||||||||
Other
payables to subsidiaries and employees
|
6,590 | 1,401 | ||||||
Accrued
and other liabilities
|
14,230 | 20,849 | ||||||
Interest
payable
|
13,458 | 10,129 | ||||||
Total
current liabilities
|
34,278 | 32,379 | ||||||
Long-term
debt payable
|
- | 204,846 | ||||||
Convertible
notes
|
1,532,600 | 1,171,438 | ||||||
Embedded
derivatives
|
115,676 | 136,632 | ||||||
Total
liabilities
|
1,682,554 | 1,545,295 | ||||||
Commitments
and Contingencies
|
- | - | ||||||
Shareholders'
equity:
|
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Ordinary
shares (US$0.0001 par value;
493,480,000
shares authorized, 167,982,020
and
169,018,420 shares issued and
outstanding
as of December 31, 2008 and
December
31, 2009)
|
133 | 134 | ||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
3,787,262 | 3,884,037 | ||||||
Retained
earnings
|
967,887 | 839,227 | ||||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss
|
(383 | ) | (8,012 | ) | ||||
Total
shareholders' equity
|
4,754,899 | 4,715,386 | ||||||
Total
liabilities and shareholders' equity
|
6,437,453 | 6,260,681 |
For
the year ended December 31, 2007
|
For
the year ended December 31, 2008
|
For
the year ended December 31, 2009
|
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RMB
|
RMB
|
RMB
|
||||||||||
Cash
flows from operating activities:
|
||||||||||||
Net
income/(loss)
|
400,368 | 479,066 | (128,661 | ) | ||||||||
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating
activities:
|
||||||||||||
Share
based compensation expense
|
5,956 | 8,301 | (1,094 | ) | ||||||||
Share
of income from subsidiaries
|
(510,976 | ) | (767,682 | ) | (118,797 | ) | ||||||
Amortization
of deferred issuance cost and increase in accretion of convertible
notes
|
- | 88,389 | 110,076 | |||||||||
Change
in the value of derivatives
|
- | (564,006 | ) | 55,559 | ||||||||
Exchange
loss
|
90,672 | 25,889 | 1,956 | |||||||||
Gain
from senior convertible notes buyback
|
- | (203,514 | ) | (22,904 | ) | |||||||
Impairment
on available-for-sale security
|
- | 686,320 | - | |||||||||
Investment
loss from available-for-sale securities
|
- | 39,893 | - | |||||||||
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
|
||||||||||||
Acquisition
of trading securities
|
- | (353,588 | ) | 353,588 | ||||||||
(Increase)/decrease
in receivables from subsidiaries
|
(292,742 | ) | 18,800 | (122 | ) | |||||||
(Increase)/decrease
in other current assets
|
(233 | ) | (1,224 | ) | (4,315 | ) | ||||||
Increase/(decrease)
in payables to subsidiaries and employees
|
4,975 | (112,093 | ) | - | ||||||||
Increase
in share-based compensation liabilities
|
- | - | 1,401 | |||||||||
Increase
in long-term liabilities
|
- | - | 204,846 | |||||||||
Increase
in accrued and other liabilities
|
2,852 | 120 | 28 | |||||||||
Increase/(decrease)
in interest payable
|
- | 13,458 | (3,328 | ) | ||||||||
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
(299,128 | ) | (641,871 | ) | 448,233 | |||||||
Cash
flows from investing activities:
|
||||||||||||
Loans
granted to subsidiaries
|
(1,502,191 | ) | (1,670,089 | ) | (249,269 | ) | ||||||
Loans
repayment by subsidiaries
|
- | - | 173,715 | |||||||||
Capital
injection to subsidiaries
|
- | (682,790 | ) | - | ||||||||
Acquisition
of short term investments
|
(810,762 | ) | (1,060,836 | ) | - | |||||||
Proceeds
from sale of short term investments
|
- | 1,145,385 | - | |||||||||
(Increase)/decrease
in restricted cash
|
(409,058 | ) | 409,058 | - | ||||||||
Net
cash (used in)/provided by investing activities
|
(2,722,011 | ) | (1,859,272 | ) | (75,554 | ) | ||||||
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
||||||||||||
Proceeds
from public offerings of shares
|
3,341,002 | - | - | |||||||||
Net
proceeds from convertible notes offerings
|
- | 2,709,538 | - | |||||||||
Payment
of capped call up-front premiums
|
- | (226,087 | ) | - | ||||||||
Repurchase
of senior convertible notes
|
- | (182,019 | ) | (459,601 | ) | |||||||
Proceeds
from exercise of stock options
|
128,583 | 18,876 | 16,841 | |||||||||
Net
cash provided by/(used in) financing activities
|
3,469,585 | 2,320,308 | (442,760 | ) | ||||||||
Effect
of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
|
(91,320 | ) | (63,342 | ) | (1,956 | ) | ||||||
Net
increase / (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
357,126 | (244,177 | ) | (72,037 | ) | |||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year
|
- | 357,126 | 112,949 | |||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents at the end of the year
|
357,126 | 112,949 | 40,912 |