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Yingli Announces Progress of Its Medium-Term Notes
2016-06-30 15:13

Yingli Green Energy ("Yingli Solar" or "Yingli") announced that, following meetings earlier this month between its subsidiary, Baoding Tianwei Yingli New Energy Company Limited (Tianwei Yingli), and the holders of Tianwei Yingli's RMB1.4 billion of medium-term notes due on May 12, 2016 (the "2011 MTNs") and remaining portion (approximately RMB[357] million) of RMB1.0 billion of medium-term notes due on October 13, 2015 (the "2010 MTNs"), Bank of Communications Co., Ltd. ("BoCom"), the lead underwriter of the 2010 MTNs and 2011 MTNs, has recently announced resolutions passed by holders of the MTNs after the meetings.

According to BoCom's announcement, resolutions passed by holders of the MTNs mainly include the following:

After BoCom's announcement, Yingli has continued its negotiation with the holders of the remaining portion of 2010 MTNs and 2011 MTNs about revisions to the repayment schedules of the MTNs. Yingli had made significant improvement in its financial performance in the first quarter of 2016, and achieved net profit for the first time since the third quarter of 2011. Yingli is making efforts to continue to improve its financial performance and strengthen its financial position in order to repay the MTNs on a revised schedule acceptable to the holders.

In addition to improving its operation and financial performance, Yingli continues to discuss with different funding sources about alternative financing plans, such as 1) introduction of strategic investors to invest into Yingli or its subsidiaries, 2) introduction of new creditors to grant new borrowings to Yingli or its subsidiaries, and 3) sales of certain long-lived assets including land use rights to obtain additional funds. Yingli expects to further discuss with the holders of the MTNs to finalize the details of these alternative financing plans and formulate a more concrete plan for repayment of the MTNs pursuant to request of the holders.

 
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