Purported Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against JinkoSolar
SHANGHAI, October 12, 2011 - JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (“JinkoSolar” or the “Company") (NYSE: JKS) a fast-growing, vertically-integrated solar power product manufacturer based in China, today has become aware of a purported class action lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the South District of New York on October 11, 2011, against JinkoSolar Holdings Co., Ltd., Xiande Li, Kangping Chen, Xianhua Li, Wing Keong Siew, Haitao Jin, Zibin Li, Steven Markscheid, Longgen Zhang, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., Roth Capital Partners, LLC, and Collins Stewart LLC as co-defendant (the “Defendants”) by Marco Peters, individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated (the “Plaintiff”). The complaint alleges, among other things, that the Defendants are in violation of the federal securities laws, which resulted in damages to the Plaintiff. The Plaintiff further requests, among other things, that the court recognize the lawsuit as a valid class action.
The Company has yet to be served with the complaint. The Company believes that the complaint is without merit or foundation in fact or law, and plans to defend itself vigorously.
About JinkoSolar
JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (NYSE: JKS) is a fast-growing, vertically integrated solar power product manufacturer with low-cost operations based in Jiangxi Province and Zhejiang Province in China and sales and marketing offices in Shanghai, China, Munich, Germany, San Francisco, U.S. and Bologna, Italy. JinkoSolar has built a vertically integrated solar product value chain with an integrated annual capacity of 1.1 GW each for silicon ingots, wafers, solar cells and solar modules as of June 30, 2011, and plans to expand its annual capacity to 1.5GW each for silicon wafers, solar cells and solar modules by end of 2011. JinkoSolar distributes its photovoltaic products to a diversified customer base in the global PV market, including Italy, Germany, Belgium, Spain, the United States, France and other countries and regions.
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