London, Sep. 30, 2009 (PR Newswire UK Disclose) --
ReneSola Announces Pricing of Follow-on Public Offering of 15,500,000 American
Depositary Shares
JIASHAN, China, Sept. 30 -- ReneSola Ltd ("ReneSola" or the "Company")
(NYSE: SOL) (AIM: SOLA), a vertically integrated Chinese manufacturer of solar
products, announced today that its follow-on public offering of 15,500,000
American depositary shares, or ADSs, each representing two shares of no par
value in the Company, was priced at $4.75 per ADS. The offering is expected to
close on October 5, 2009. ReneSola has granted the underwriters a 30-day
option to purchase up to an additional 2,325,000 ADSs.
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ReneSola intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for general
corporate purposes, including capital expenditures, working capital, and
repurchases and redemptions of its U.S. dollar settled 1% convertible bonds
due 2012, of which $99.0 million in aggregate principal amount was outstanding
as of June 30, 2009. ReneSola may repurchase its convertible bonds through
tender offers, open market purchases, negotiated transactions or otherwise.
The Company's management will retain broad discretion over the use of
proceeds, and the Company may ultimately use the proceeds for different
purposes.
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and UBS AG are joint bookrunners for
the offering, and Lazard Capital Markets LLC is a co-manager for the offering.
This offering is being made under ReneSola's "shelf" registration
statement on Form F-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
June 25, 2009. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these
securities, in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale
would be unlawful. The Company's registration statement on Form F-3 and
preliminary prospectus supplement are available from the SEC website at:
http://www.sec.gov.
Copies of the final prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus,
when available, may be obtained by contacting Credit Suisse Securities (USA)
LLC, Eleven Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10010-3629, U.S.A., or by
telephone at 1-800-221-1037, or contacting UBS Investment Bank, Prospectus
Department, 299 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10171, U.S.A., or by telephone at 1-
877-827-6444 ext. 561-3884.
About ReneSola
ReneSola Ltd ("ReneSola") is a leading Chinese manufacturer of solar
products based in China. Capitalizing on proprietary technologies and
technical know-how, ReneSola's vertically integrated manufacturing
capabilities include virgin polysilicon, monocrystalline and multicrystalline
solar wafers, solar cells and solar modules.