LDK Solar Co., Ltd.("LDK Solar") (NYSE: LDK), a leading vertically integrated manufacturer of photovoltaic (PV) products, has announced that it has entered into a share purchase agreement dated October 19, 2012 with Heng Rui Xin Energy Co., Ltd., a PRC company invested by privately owned and state-owned funds (“HRX”) in which HRX has agreed to purchase  newly issued ordinary shares, accounting for approximately 19.9% of the total issued and outstanding capital of LDK Solar prior to such issuance, at a purchase price of US$0.86 per ordinary share, subject to the terms and conditions of the share purchase agreement, including a lock-up for 180 days. Pursuant to the share purchase agreement, HRX also has the right to designate three additional directors to the LDK Solar board, and the parties have also agreed to add two independent directors to the LDK Solar board. Closing of the proposed transaction is subject to, among other things, the receipt of all necessary consents and approvals from applicable governmental and regulatory authorities, including the various PRC governmental agencies.