First Solar and SunPower Plan to Partner to Form Joint YieldCo Vehicle

Date Announced: 23 Feb 2015

Solar power firms plan IPO pending approvals.

TEMPE, Ariz. & SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) and SunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR) announced today that they are in advanced negotiations to form a joint YieldCo vehicle (the YieldCo) to which they each expect to contribute a portfolio of selected solar generation assets from their existing portfolio of assets.

Upon the execution of a master formation agreement, the parties intend to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) for an initial public offering of limited partner interests in the YieldCo (the IPO).

Formation of the YieldCo and completion of the IPO are subject to, among other things, the execution of definitive documentation, each party’s board approval and regulatory approval. There is no assurance that the YieldCo will be formed or that the IPO will be consummated or that any other transaction will occur.

Source: First Solar/SunPower

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