ReneSola's Board of Directors Agrees to Implement Shareholder Rights Plan

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ReneSola's Board of Directors Agrees to Implement Shareholder Rights Plan -- JIASHAN, China, Aug. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ --

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JIASHAN, China, Aug. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- ReneSola Ltd ("ReneSola" or the "Company") (NYSE: [ SOL ]), a leading global manufacturer of solar products, today announced that its Board of Directors ("Board") has agreed to implement a Shareholder Rights Plan ("Rights Plan"). The details of the Rights Plan are expected to be finalized by the Board before the end of August 2011 and will be further communicated by the Company upon finalization.

The Rights Plan is not being implemented in response to, or in anticipation of, any specific effort to acquire control of ReneSola, and the Company is not aware of any pending takeover bid. The Rights Plan is designed to enhance the Board's ability to protect shareholder interests and ensure shareholders receive fair treatment in the event of any transaction involving a change of control within the Company. Additionally, the Rights Plan allows the Board to seek out alternatives that maximize shareholder value.

About ReneSola

ReneSola is a leading global manufacturer of solar wafers and producer of solar power products based in China. Capitalizing on proprietary technologies, economies of scale, low-cost production capabilities and technological innovations and know-how, ReneSola leverages its in-house virgin polysilicon and solar cell and module production capabilities to provide its customers with high-quality, cost-competitive solar wafer products and processing services. The Company possesses a global network of suppliers and customers that includes some of the leading global manufacturers of solar cells and modules. ReneSola's ADSs are traded on The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: SOL). For more information about ReneSola, please visit [ http://www.renesola.com ].

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains statements that constitute ''forward-looking" statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Whenever you read a statement that is not simply a statement of historical fact (such as when the Company describes what it "believes," "expects" or "anticipates" will occur, what "will" or "could" happen, and other similar statements), you must remember that the Company's expectations may not be correct, even though it believes that they are reasonable. The Company does not guarantee that the forward-looking statements will happen as described or that they will happen at all. Further information regarding risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements is included in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company's annual report on Form 20-F. The Company undertakes no obligation, beyond that required by law, to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made, even though the Company's situation may change in the future.

SOURCE ReneSola Ltd.

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