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LDK Solar announces sanction of Cayman Islands Scheme

C611X0137H_2012資料照片_N71_copy1GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, and SUNNYVALE, Calif., Nov. 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — LDK Solar CO., Ltd. in provisional liquidation (“LDK Solar”) and its Joint Provisional Liquidators, Tammy Fu and Eleanor Fisher, both of Zolfo Cooper (Cayman) Limited, announced today that, on November 7, 2014, the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands sanctioned the Cayman Islands schemes of arrangement of LDK Solar and its subsidiary, LDK Silicon & Chemical Technology Co., Ltd., each as previously approved by scheme creditors at their class meetings held on October 16, 2014.

“We are very pleased that the Grand Court of Cayman Islands has sanctioned our Cayman Islands schemes of arrangement, and this represents a significant step in our offshore restructuring,” stated Xingxue Tong, Interim Chairman, President and CEO of LDK Solar. “We now focus on also obtaining sanction from the High Court of Hong Kong with respect to our Hong Kong schemes of arrangement, together with the recognition of our LDK Solar Cayman scheme of arrangement and approval of the terms of our pre-packaged plan of reorganization from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court. We look forward to the completion of our restructuring transactions as may eventually be approved through these judicial processes. While we are mindful of difficulties ahead, we remain committed to rebuilding LDK Solar and repositioning ourselves in the PV marketplace to grow our business,” concluded Mr. Tong.

The U.S. Bankruptcy Court will hold a hearing on November 21, 2014 to consider confirmation of the prepackaged plan of reorganization and recognition of the Cayman Island scheme of arrangement of LDK Solar.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact in this announcement are forward-looking statements, including risks and uncertainties disclosed in LDK Solar’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on information available to LDK Solar’s management as of the date such information was prepared and on its expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections as of such date. Actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results because of such and other risks and uncertainties. LDK Solar undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances, or changes in its expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections except as may be required by law.

About LDK Solar in provisional liquidation

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

SOURCE LDK Solar Co., Ltd.

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LDK Solar Commences Chapter 11 and Chapter 15 Cases at U.S. Bankruptcy Court

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, and SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — LDK Solar CO., Ltd. in provisional liquidation (“LDK Solar”) and its Joint Provisional Liquidators, Tammy Fu and Eleanor Fisher, both of Zolfo Cooper (Cayman) Limited, announced today that on October 21, 2014 three U.S. subsidiaries of LDK Solar, LDK Solar Systems, Inc., LDK Solar USA, Inc. and LDK Solar Tech USA, Inc. (collectively, the “U.S. Debtors”) filed voluntary petitions to reorganize under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (the “Chapter 11 Cases”). The U.S. Debtors commenced the Chapter 11 Cases in order to implement the prepackaged plan of reorganization (the “Prepackaged Plan”), with respect to which the U.S. Debtors launched a solicitation of votes on September 17, 2014 from the holders of LDK Solar’s 10% Senior Notes due 2014 (the “Senior Notes”), as guarantors of the Senior Notes, and required such holders of the Senior Notes to return their ballots by October 15, 2014. Holders of the Senior Notes voted overwhelmingly in favor of accepting the Prepackaged Plan.

Contemporaneously with the filing of the Chapter 11 Cases, on October 21, 2014, LDK Solar filed a petition in the same U.S. Bankruptcy Court for recognition of the provisional liquidation proceeding in the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands, as previously announced by LDK Solar (the “Cayman Proceeding”), as a foreign main proceeding under Chapter 15 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (the “Chapter 15 Case”).

At a hearing on October 22, 2014, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court ordered customary relief including the authority for the Debtors to continue to maintain their existing banking structure, to honor all obligations to employees, and to continue all of their ordinary course activities during the restructuring. The U.S. Bankruptcy Court also scheduled a hearing for November 21, 2014 at which it will consider confirmation of the Prepackaged Plan and Chapter 15 recognition of the Cayman Proceeding.

Both the Chapter 11 Cases and Chapter 15 Case are vital steps in LDK Solar’s offshore restructuring, which LDK Solar hopes to conclude in 2014. More information about the Chapter 11 Cases and Chapter 15 Case are available on the website of the U.S. Debtors’ U.S. Voting Agent, Epiq Bankruptcy Solutions, LLC, at (http://dm.epiq11.com/LDK).

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact in this announcement are forward-looking statements, including risks and uncertainties disclosed in LDK Solar’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on information available to LDK Solar’s management as of the date such information was prepared and on its expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections as of such date. Actual results may differ materially from the anticipated results because of such and other risks and uncertainties. LDK Solar undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances, or changes in its expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections except as may be required by law.

About LDK Solar in provisional liquidation

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

SOURCE LDK Solar Co., Ltd.

See also iNews Cayman other related story with links to all other LDK Solar stories at http://www.ieyenews.com/wordpress/ldk-solar-announces-filing-of-schemes-of-arrangement-in-hong-kong/

 

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