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LDK Solar Closes Share Purchase Transaction with Heng Rui Xin Energy

^{Published on 2012-11-16 01:02:18 - Market Wire}
 

LDK Solar Closes Share Purchase Transaction with Heng... -- XINYU CITY, China and SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

XINYU CITY, China and SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- LDK Solar Co., Ltd. ("LDK Solar") (NYSE: [ LDK ]), a leading vertically integrated manufacturer of photovoltaic products, today announced that it closed the share purchase agreement entered into on October 19, 2012 with Heng Rui Xin Energy Co., Ltd., a PRC company invested by privately owned and state-owned funds ("HRX"), with 25,307,497 ordinary shares issued by LDK Solar to Heng Rui Xin Energy (HK) Co., Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of HRX, accounting for approximately 19.9% of the total issued and outstanding capital of LDK Solar prior to such issuance, upon receipt by LDK Solar of the purchase price of US$0.86 per share.

About LDK Solar (NYSE: LDK)
LDK Solar Co., Ltd. (NYSE: [ LDK ]) is a leading vertically integrated manufacturer of photovoltaic (PV) products. LDK Solar manufactures polysilicon, mono and multicrystalline ingots, wafers, cells, modules, systems, power projects and solutions. LDK Solar's headquarters and principal manufacturing facilities are located in Hi-Tech Industrial Park, Xinyu City, Jiangxi Province in the People's Republic of China. LDK Solar's office in the United States is located in Sunnyvale, California. For more information about LDK Solar and its products, please visit [ www.ldksolar.com ].

About Heng Rui Xin Energy
Heng Rui Xin Energy Co., Ltd is a company engaged in solar power, investment and related businesses. Its 60% equity is owned by Hi-tech Wealth Investment and Developing Co., Ltd., a company engaged in investment and solar power related businesses, and 40% equity is owned by Xinyu State-owned Asset Management Co., Ltd.

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SOURCE LDK Solar Co., Ltd.