(Source: PRNewswire)CHANGZHOU, China, Aug. 17 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Trina Solar Limited ("Trina Solar" or the "Company"), a leading integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic products from the production of ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of photovoltaic, or PV, modules, announced today that it closed the sale of an additional 675,000 American depositary shares, or ADSs, each representing 100 ordinary shares of the Company, on August 17, 2009, following the exercise in full by the underwriters of their over-allotment option in connection with the Company's recently-closed follow-on public offering.

With the sale of the additional 675,000 ADSs to the underwriters, 5,175,000 ADSs in total have been sold in connection with the Company's follow-on public offering. The Company received aggregate net proceeds of approximately $142.5 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions, which includes net proceeds of approximately $18.6 million from the sale of the 675,000 ADSs pursuant to the over-allotment option.

Goldman Sachs (Asia) L.L.C. and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC acted as joint bookrunners for the offering, and Piper Jaffray & Co acted as a co-manager for the offering.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, securities, and does not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. Copies of the prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus may be obtained from Goldman, Sachs & Co., Attention: Prospectus Department, 85 Broad Street, New York, NY, 10004, telephone: (866) 471-2526, facsimile: +1-212-902-9316, or Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Attention: Prospectus Department, One Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010, telephone: (800) 221-1037.

About Trina Solar Limited

Trina Solar Limited is a well recognized manufacturer of high quality modules and has a long history as a solar PV pioneer since it was founded in 1997 as a system installation company. Trina Solar is one of the few PV manufacturers that have developed a vertically integrated business model from the production of monocrystalline and multicrystalline silicon ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of high quality modules. Trina Solar's products provide reliable and environmentally-friendly electric power for a growing variety of end-user applications worldwide.

   For further information, please contact:    Trina Solar Limited    Terry Wang, CFO    Phone: +86-519-8548-2009 (Changzhou)    Thomas Young, Director of Investor Relations    Phone: +86-519-8548-2009 (Changzhou)    Email: ir@trinasolar.com    Brunswick Group    Caroline Jinqing Cai    Phone: +86-10-6566-2256    Michael Fuchs    Phone: +86-10-6566-2256    Email: trina@brunswickgroup.com  

Trina Solar Limited

CONTACT: Terry Wang, CFO & Thomas Young, Director of Investor Relations,both of Trina Solar Limited at +86-519-8548-2009 (Changzhou),ir@trinasolar.com; Caroline Jinqing Cai & Michael Fuchs, both of BrunswickGroup at +86-10-6566-2256, trina@brunswickgroup.com

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