FORM
6-K
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
Report
of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant
to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For
the month of February, 2009
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JA
Solar Holdings Co., Ltd.
36
Jiang Chang San Road,
Zhabei,
Shanghai, China 200436
The
People’s Republic of China
This
Form 6-K consists of:
A
statement regarding entering into strategic alliance/supply agreement with BP
Solar by JA Solar Holding Co., Ltd. (the “Registrant”), made by the
Registrant in English on February 12, 2009.
JA
Solar Announces Update on Strategic
Alliance/Supply
Agreement With BP Solar
SHANGHAI, Feb. 12
-- JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: JASO), a leading manufacturer of
high-performance solar products, today announced that it has signed a supply
contract with BP Solar International, Inc., pursuant to the broader strategic
cooperation agreement signed with BP Alternative Energy Holdings Limited,
announced last November.
Under this new
agreement, JA Solar will supply monocrystalline and multicrystalline solar cells
to BP Solar in 2009, with an initial volume of 175 MW and with the potential to
expand to 360 MW. JA Solar is already delivering product under its existing
supply agreement with BP.
"We are very
pleased to extend our relationship with BP Solar into 2009 and beyond," said
Samuel Yang, CEO of JA Solar. "JA Solar will leverage its supply chain
relationships and manufacturing expertise to help BP Solar grow their business
and support their strong market position. With BP Solar's diverse customer
portfolio, strong brand, and sales and marketing capabilities in key solar end
markets, we believe our alliance will build on each other's strengths and allow
market share gain for both companies. We believe this extended agreement with BP
Solar will positively affect our business in 2009 and in years to come," he
said.
JA
Solar plans to announce its fourth quarter and 2008 financial results during the
second week of March. Details on the company's earnings release and conference
call dates will be announced in the coming weeks.
About
JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd.
Based in Shanghai
with manufacturing operations in Hebei and Yangzhou, China, JA Solar Holdings
Co., Ltd. is a leading manufacturer of high- performance solar cells. The
company sells its products to solar manufacturers worldwide, who assemble and
integrate solar cells into modules and systems that convert sunlight into
electricity for residential, commercial, and utility-scale power generation. For
more information, please visit http://www.jasolar.com.
About
BP Solar
BP
Solar is BP p.l.c.'s global solar business, with more than 2,200 employees. BP
Solar designs, manufactures and markets products which use the sun's energy to
generate electricity for a wide range of applications in the residential,
commercial and industrial sectors. With over 30 years of experience and
installations in more than 160 countries, BP Solar is one of the world's leading
solar businesses. It has manufacturing plants in India, Spain, the USA and
China. BP Solar invests in photovoltaic research and
development.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to
be signed on its behalf by the under-signed, thereunto duly
authorized.
JA Solar Holdings Co.,
Ltd.
By /s/
Huaijin
Yang
Name: Huaijin
Yang
Title: Chief
Executive Officer
Date:
February 12, 2009