Inner Mongolia Xinyuan Silicon Material Technology Co., Ltd. announced a private placement of common shares for gross proceeds of CNY 3,137,500,000 on October 8, 2021. The transaction will include participation from returning investors Wuxi Shangji Automation Co., Ltd. for CNY 1,002,500,000, Jiangsu Zhongneng Silicon Technology Development Co., Ltd. for CNY 2,039,375,000, new investor Gaojia Solar (wuxi) Co., Ltd. for CNY 95,625,000. Post closing, the registered capital will increase from CNY 50,000,000 to CNY 3,187,500,000. The transaction has been approved in the thirty-fifth meeting of the third board of directors of Wuxi Shangji Automation Co., Ltd. The transaction still needs to be submitted to Wuxi Shangji Automation Co., Ltd. general meeting of shareholders for deliberation. Post the closing, Wuxi Shangji Automation Co., Ltd. will hold 32% equity stake, Gaojia Solar (wuxi) Co., Ltd. will hold 3% equity stake, Jiangsu Zhongneng Silicon Technology Development Co., Ltd. will hold 65% equity stake.