UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Month of March 2020
Commission File No.: 001-37678
SPI ENERGY CO., LTD.
Suite 2703, 27/F, China Resources Building
26 Harbour Road, Wan Chai
Hong Kong SAR, China
(Address of Principal Executive Offices.)
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Changes to Board of Directors
On March 28, 2020, Mr. Zhou Lang resigned as a director of SPI Energy Co., Ltd. (the “Company”), effective immediately. Mr. Zhou Lang has been engaged by the Company as a technology consultant to advise the Company on its solar business.
On March 30, 2020, Mr. Zhang Jing was appointed by the board of directors of the Company to replace Mr. Zhou Lang as the Company’s director, effective immediately.
Mr. Zhang Jing has served as a director of Hong Kong Dongying Financial Group since 2012, where he manages the group’s private equity operations since 2012. Mr. Zhang has also been an independent director of New City Construction Development Group Co., Ltd. and China International Capital Corporation since 2012. Mr. Zhang served as a deputy general manager of China Yituo Group Co., Ltd., and a director and chief financial officer of First Tractor Co., Ltd. from 1997 to 2007. Mr. Zhang received a Master degree in Management Engineering from Jiangsu University.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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| 99.1 | Press Release dated March 31, 2020 |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: March 31, 2020
SPI ENERGY CO., LTD.
By: /s/ Xiaofeng Peng
Name: Xiaofeng Peng
Title: Chief Executive Officer
Exhibit 99.1
SPI Energy Co., Ltd. Announces Changes to Board of Directors
HONG KONG and SANTA CLARA, California, March 31, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SPI Energy Co., Ltd. ("SPI Energy" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: SPI), a global provider of green energy solutions for business, residential, government, utility customers, and investors, today announced the appointment of Mr. Zhang Jing to its board of directors to replace Mr. Zhou Lang, who resigned as a director of the Company on March 28, 2020. Mr. Lang has been engaged by SPI Energy as a technology consultant, to advise the Company on its solar business.
Mr. Jing has served as a director of Hong Kong Dongying Financial Group since 2012, where he manages the group’s private equity operations. He has also been an independent director of New City Construction Development Group Co., Ltd. and China International Capital Corporation since 2012. He served as a deputy general manager of China Yituo Group Co., Ltd. and a director and chief financial officer of First Tractor Co., Ltd. from 1997 to 2007. Mr. Zhang Jing received the Master degree in Management Engineering from Jiangsu University.
About SPI Energy Co., Ltd.
SPI Energy is a global provider of photovoltaic (“PV”) solutions for business, residential, government and utility customers and investors. The Company develops solar PV projects that are either sold to third party operators or owned and operated by the Company for selling of electricity to the grid in multiple countries in Asia, North America and Europe. The Company’s subsidiary in Australia primarily sells solar PV components to retail customers and solar project developers. The Company has its operating headquarter in Hong Kong and its U.S. office in Santa Clara, California. The Company maintains global operations in Asia, Europe, North America and Australia.
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