As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 15, 2020

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

FORM 20-F

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Commission File Number: 001-39368

Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

N/A

(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)

Singapore

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

8 Marina Boulevard #05-02

Marina Bay Financial Centre

018981, Singapore

(Address of principal executive office)

Jeffrey W. Waters

51 Rio Robles

San Jose, California 95134

(408) 240-5500

(Name, Telephone, Email and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person)

Copies to:

Randi C. Lesnick, Esq.

Bradley C. Brasser, Esq.

Jones Day

250 Vesey Street

New York, New York 10281

(212) 326-3452

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act.

None

Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act.

None

Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report.

Not applicable

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.     Yes  ☐    No  ☒

If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.    Yes  ☐    No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  ☐    No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or an emerging growth company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

If an emerging growth company that prepares its financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards† provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

† The term “new or revised financial accounting standard” refers to any update issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board to its Accounting Standards Codification after April 5, 2012.

Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:

If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.    Item 17  ☐    Item 18  ☐

If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ☐    No  ☐

                    , 2020

Dear SunPower Shareholder:

As I shared with you last April, SunPower is now in its 35^th year of operation and with that comes a natural evolution of change for us. We are now about to embark on a new chapter, as announced on November 11, 2019—separating into two independent, industry-leading, publicly traded companies—SunPower Corporation and Maxeon Solar Technologies. The two new companies will benefit both from becoming independent of each other and utilizing their respective strengths and extensive experience across the solar value chain.

SunPower: Pure Play, Focused DG Energy Services Company Leveraging World’s Best Solar Platform

SunPower will continue as the leading North American distributed generation, storage and energy services company. We will leverage our strong dealer network, which is the largest residential and commercial franchise in the industry. I will continue to lead SunPower and the company will remain headquartered in Silicon Valley. Our focus will be on product innovation, downstream high-efficiency solar systems, and high-growth storage and energy services. We will also continue our commitment to American manufacturing by owning and operating our facility in Hillsboro, Oregon.

To maximize our outstanding research and development team, SunPower and Maxeon Solar will cooperate to develop and commercialize our next generation solar panel technologies, with early stage research conducted by SunPower and deployment-focused innovation and scale up carried out by Maxeon Solar.

Maxeon Solar: Advanced Technologies Deployed at Scale

SunPower Technologies business unit leader Jeff Waters will take on the role of CEO of Maxeon Solar. Maxeon Solar is set to be a leading global technology innovator, manufacturer and marketer of premium solar panels. Maxeon Solar will market its solar panels under the SunPower brand into the global solar power marketplace, and into the United States and Canada via a multi-year exclusive supply agreement to be entered into with SunPower at the time of separation. We believe Maxeon Solar will be positioned to expand on SunPower’s well-established market channels and to increase international sales in some of the fastest-growing solar markets outside of North America.

Investment to Accelerate Next Generation Solar Panel Technology

The planned separation was structured to facilitate an investment by Tianjin Zhonghuan Semiconductor Co., Ltd., a premier global supplier of silicon wafers and long-time partner of SunPower. TZS believes in SunPower’s technology and knows it well. In fact, SunPower and TZS have cooperated on seven joint ventures and joint development projects since 2012.

Separation Implementation

To implement the separation, SunPower will first transfer our solar cell and panel manufacturing facilities located in France, Malaysia, Mexico and the Philippines and technology and manufacturing upstream operations and international sales capability to Maxeon Solar. We will then subsequently distribute all of the Maxeon Solar ordinary shares held by SunPower to SunPower shareholders, pro rata to their respective SunPower holdings.

Each SunPower shareholder will receive one Maxeon Solar share for every eight SunPower shares they hold or have acquired and do not sell or otherwise dispose of prior to the close of business on                 , 2020. The distribution generally should not be taxable to SunPower shareholders for Singapore withholding and income tax and for U.S. federal income tax purposes. An application will be made to list the Maxeon Solar shares on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “MAXN.” Trading in Maxeon Solar shares is expected to begin on the NASDAQ on                 , 2020.

In connection with the distribution, on November 8, 2019, Maxeon Solar, SunPower and, for the limited purposes set forth therein, Total Solar INTL SAS (“Total”), an affiliate of Total S.A., and TZS entered into an investment agreement pursuant to which, immediately following the distribution and in exchange for a purchase price of $298 million, TZS will acquire, and Maxeon Solar will issue, additional Maxeon Solar shares representing approximately 28.848% of the total number of Maxeon Solar shares outstanding immediately following the distribution and investment. In connection with the TZS investment, Maxeon Solar, Total and TZS will enter into a shareholders agreement relating to certain rights and obligations of each of Total and TZS as a holder of Maxeon Solar shares. Maxeon Solar expects that the investment by TZS will finance continued scale-up of Maxeon 5 and 6 capacity (marketed in the United States as A-Series) and accelerate the development and commercialization of our next-generation Maxeon 7 panels. We believe this will allow Maxeon Solar to increase its distributed generation market share and accelerate profit growth.

You do not need to take any action to receive Maxeon Solar shares to which you are entitled as a SunPower shareholder, and you do not need to pay any consideration or surrender or exchange your SunPower shares.

We encourage you to read the enclosed Registration Statement on Form 20-F, which is being made available to all SunPower shareholders and is also publicly available. The Form 20-F describes the separation in more detail and contains important business and financial information about Maxeon Solar.

COVID-19 Pandemic

Given the global aspect of the COVID-19 pandemic, I want to briefly discuss how we have been managing through this. It has affected how our teams around the globe work and how we operate our company, including manufacturing, selling, installing and servicing. Our priority has been to enhance SunPower’s already stringent health and safety standards to protect our employees, customers and those in the communities we serve, while we thoughtfully manage market impacts. We’ve acted early to take prudent measures to contain costs and we are prepared to continue addressing this ever-evolving situation as warranted. Our actions, in addition to having the industry’s best technology and innovative product suite, will position SunPower, and ultimately Maxeon Solar, well for when the solar industry returns to strong growth.

Now is the Time for this Type of Transaction

The solar industry is at an inflection point. Forecasts by Bloomberg New Energy Finance estimate that global deployed capacity will reach more than 1,500 gigawatts in just five years and that solar will generate 40% of the world’s electricity by 2050.

We believe we now have the opportunity for our two powerhouse companies to fulfill and exceed those projections and continue to build long-term shareholder value. With two distinct publicly traded companies, we believe SunPower and Maxeon Solar will be better-positioned to capitalize on significant growth opportunities and focus resources on their respective businesses and strategic priorities.

We appreciate your investment in us, and your continuing support of SunPower, and look forward to your future support of both companies. Together, we can change the way our world is powered.

Sincerely,

Thomas H. Werner

Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board

SunPower Corporation

                    , 2020

Dear Maxeon Solar Shareholder:

It is my pleasure to welcome you as a shareholder of our new company, Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd. Built on decades of technological innovation and investment, we are a leading global technology innovator, manufacturer and marketer of premium solar panels.

As the industry evolves, we need to evolve with it. Solar equipment manufacturing will consolidate around a handful of leaders that compete on technological innovation and the lower costs that come with scale. Meanwhile, distributed generation has emerged as a fast-growing market that complements the utility-scale solar power plant market. Maxeon Solar addresses the distributed generation opportunity with one of the industry’s most powerful global go-to-market channels, positioning the company as a leader in the residential and commercial rooftop segments. In the large-scale and utility segment, our Huansheng Performance Line joint venture provides a very strong platform for us to scale our business in a highly capital efficient manner.

The spin-off of Maxeon Solar completes our efforts to align with these market trends. At our foundation is over three decades of Silicon-Valley based technology leadership, designing and manufacturing the world’s best solar panels—more power and unparalleled durability. For residential and commercial rooftop markets, our interdigitated back contact (IBC) Maxeon Line of panels consistently sets the industry standard for highest efficiency. For large-scale commercial and power plant markets, our Performance Line panels offer our customers performance advantages at competitive cost, and will enable us to drive growth and scale that benefit the entire company. As an independent company with significant new capital, Maxeon Solar can scale these panel technologies more quickly and expand our product offerings to include complementary technologies that will better monetize our channel relationships. Centering our operations in Asia will also enable us to drive costs lower, sustaining our competitiveness within the industry. Finally, while we will still benefit from our relationship with SunPower in both branding and US distribution, we will now have an increased focus on expanding sales opportunities around the world. Our team will leverage proven and growing sales and distribution channels supplying customers in more than 100 countries on six continents.

Our enclosed Registration Statement on Form 20-F covers the details of the transaction, and I encourage you to study it thoroughly. The key elements you need to know are these: upon closing, you will receive one Maxeon Solar share for every eight SunPower shares that you own upon the close of business on                     , 2020. Immediately after the distribution, Maxeon Solar will issue new shares that will be purchased by our long-time partner, Tianjin Zhonghuan Semiconductor (TZS). TZS will invest $298 million in Maxeon Solar, substantially strengthening our balance sheet. After this capital injection, TZS will own approximately 28.848% of the outstanding Maxeon Solar shares. Maxeon Solar shares will be listed on the NASDAQ under the symbol “MAXN,” and trading in Maxeon Solar shares is expected to begin on the NASDAQ on                     , 2020.

Our team is excited and energized by the growth we can realize with Maxeon Solar as an independent company, and the benefits it will bring to our investors, employees and the planet.

Sincerely,

Jeffrey W. Waters

Chief Executive Officer

Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd.

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INTRODUCTION AND USE OF CERTAIN TERMS

We have prepared this registration statement using a number of conventions, which you should consider when reading the information contained herein. We are registered with the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority of Singapore (“ACRA”) under the name “Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd.” In this registration statement, “we,” “us,” “our” and “Maxeon Solar” shall refer to Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd. or Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd. and the Maxeon Business (defined below) collectively, as the context may require.

We prepare combined financial statements expressed in U.S. dollars. Our combined financial statements responsive to Item 17 of this Form 20-F are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”).

We have prepared this registration statement to register our shares under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) in connection with the trading of our shares on the NASDAQ Global Select Market (“NASDAQ”). We were formed in the third quarter of 2019 under the name “Maxeon Solar Technologies, Pte. Ltd.” and in connection with the spin-off converted to a public company under the Companies Act, Chapter 50 of Singapore (the “Singapore Companies Act”) and changed our name to “Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd.” We are a holding company of businesses to be contributed to Maxeon Solar by our parent, SunPower Corporation (“SunPower”) in connection with a spin-off of the following businesses that are currently held by SunPower (collectively, the “Maxeon Business”):

Additionally, this registration statement uses the following conventions:

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Unless otherwise indicated or required by the context, in this registration statement, our disclosure assumes that the consummation of the spin-off has occurred. Although we will not acquire each of our businesses until shortly before the spin-off, the operating and other statistical information with respect to each of our businesses is presented as of December 29, 2019, unless otherwise indicated, as if we owned such businesses as of such date.

MAXEON is a registered trademark of Maxeon Solar or its subsidiaries in various jurisdictions including the United States, and SUNPOWER is a registered trademark of SunPower Corporation in the United States and a registered trademark of Maxeon Solar or our subsidiaries in various jurisdictions other than the United States.

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The unaudited pro forma combined financial information included in this Form 20-F is based on the combined financial statements of the Maxeon Business after giving effect to the spin-off and the investment and applying the estimates, assumptions and adjustments described in the accompanying notes to the unaudited pro forma combined financial information. The historical column in the Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Statement of Operations for the year ended December 29, 2019 is derived from the Combined Statement of Operations of the Maxeon Business for the year ended December 29, 2019 included in this Form 20-F. The historical column in the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations for the three months ended March 29, 2020 is derived from the Unaudited Condensed Combined Statement of Operations of the Maxeon Business for the three months ended March 29, 2020 included in this Form 20-F. The historical column in the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet is derived from the Unaudited Condensed Combined Balance Sheet of the Maxeon Business as of March 29, 2020 included in this Form 20-F. The unaudited pro forma combined financial information was prepared by our management for illustrative purposes and is not intended to represent our combined financial position or combined results of operations of the Maxeon Business in future periods or what the financial position or the results of operations actually would have been had we completed the proposed spin-off and investment during the specified periods or as of the specified date.

MARKET INFORMATION

This Form 20-F contains certain industry and market data that were obtained from third-party sources, such as industry surveys and industry publications, including, but not limited to, publications by Wood MacKenzie, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (“IEEE”), PV Infolink and Bloomberg New Energy Finance. This Form 20-F also contains other industry and market data, including market sizing estimates, growth and other projections and information regarding our competitive position, prepared by our management on the basis of such industry sources and our management’s knowledge of and experience in the industry and markets in which we operate (including management’s estimates and assumptions relating to such industry and markets based on that knowledge). Our management has developed its knowledge of such industry and markets through its experience and participation in these markets.

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In addition, industry surveys and industry publications generally state that the information they contain has been obtained from sources believed to be reliable but that the accuracy and completeness of such information is not guaranteed and that any projections they contain are based on a number of significant assumptions. Forecasts, projections and other forward-looking information obtained from these sources involve risks and uncertainties and are subject to change based on various factors, including those discussed in the section “Special Note About Forward-Looking Statements” below. You should not place undue reliance on these statements.

UNIT OF POWER

When referring to our solar power systems, our facilities’ manufacturing capacity and total sales in this Form 20-F, the unit of electricity in watts for kilowatts (“KW”), megawatts (“MW”) and gigawatts (“GW”) is direct current (“DC”), unless otherwise noted as alternating current (“AC”).

SPECIAL NOTE ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Form 20-F contains certain “forward-looking statements” that involve risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are statements that do not represent historical facts and the assumptions underlying such statements. We use words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “potential,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “will,” “would,” “should,” “plan,” “predict,” “project,” “outlook” and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements in this Form 20-F include, but are not limited to: (a) our expectations regarding pricing trends, demand and growth projections; (b) anticipated product launch timing and our expectations regarding ramp, customer acceptance, upsell and expansion opportunities; (c) our expectations and plans for short- and long-term strategy, including our anticipated areas of focus and investment, market expansion, product and technology focus, and projected growth and profitability; (d) our upstream technology outlook, including anticipated fab utilization and expected ramp and production timelines for our Maxeon 5 and 6, next-generation Maxeon 7 and Performance Line solar panels, expected cost reduction, and future performance; (e) our strategic goals and plans, including partnership discussions with respect to our next generation technology, and our ability to achieve them; (f) our financial plans; (g) our expectation that the spin-off takes place as contemplated or at all; and (h) our expectations regarding the potential outcome, or financial or other impact on us or any of our businesses of the spin-off, or regarding potential future sales or earnings of us or any of our businesses or potential shareholder returns. You should not place undue reliance on these statements.

Such forward-looking statements are based on the current beliefs and expectations of management regarding future events, and are subject to significant known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. There can be no guarantee that: (i) any new products will be approved for sale in any market, or that any approvals which are obtained will be obtained at any particular time, or that any such products will achieve any particular revenue levels; (ii) we will be able to realize any of the potential strategic benefits or opportunities as a result of the spin-off; (iii) shareholders will achieve any particular level of shareholder returns; (iv) we, or any of our businesses, will be commercially successful in the future, or achieve any particular credit rating or financial results; or (v) the spin-off will be successful.

In particular, our expectations could be affected by, among other things:

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Some of these factors are discussed in more detail in this Form 20-F, including under “Item 3. Key Information—3.D. Risk Factors,” “Item 4. Information on the Company” and “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects.” Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described in this Form 20-F as anticipated, believed, estimated or expected. We provide the information in this Form 20-F as of the date of its filing. We do not intend, and do not assume any obligation, to update any information or forward-looking statements set out in this Form 20-F as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS IN SINGAPORE

The Form 20-F has not been lodged or registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Accordingly, this Form 20-F and any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of our shares may not be issued, circulated or distributed, nor may our shares be offered or sold, or be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, whether directly or indirectly, to persons in Singapore other than pursuant to, and in accordance with, the conditions of a prospectus registration exemption under Subdivision (4) of Division 1 of Part XIII of the Securities and Futures Act, Chapter 289 of Singapore (the “SFA”).

WAIVER OF SINGAPORE CODE ON TAKE-OVERS AND MERGERS

On January 30, 2020, the Securities Industry Council of Singapore waived the application of the Singapore Code on Take-overs and Mergers (the “Singapore Take-overs Code”) to us, subject to certain conditions. Pursuant to the waiver, for as long as we are not listed on a securities exchange in Singapore, and except in the case of a tender offer (within the meaning of U.S. securities laws) where the Tier 1 exemption set forth in Rule 14d-1(c) under the Exchange Act (the “Tier 1 Exemption”) is available and the offeror relies on the Tier 1 Exemption to avoid full compliance with the tender offer regulations promulgated under the Exchange Act, the Singapore Take-overs Code shall not apply to us. In connection with receipt of the waiver, the Board of Directors of SunPower (the “SunPower Board”) submitted to the Securities Industry Council of Singapore a written confirmation to the effect that it is in the interests of SunPower shareholders who will become holders of Maxeon Solar shares as a result of the spin-off that a waiver of the provisions of the Singapore Take-overs Code is obtained.

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PART I

ITEM 1. IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS

1.A. DIRECTORS AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT

For information regarding our directors and senior management, see “Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees—6.A. Directors and Senior Management.”

1.B. ADVISERS

Our Singapore legal counsel is Jones Day, 138 Market St, Level 28 CapitaGreen, Singapore 048946. Our U.S. legal counsel is Jones Day, 250 Vesey Street, New York, New York 10281.

1.C. AUDITORS

We have retained Ernst & Young LLP to act as our independent registered public accounting firm. The address for Ernst & Young LLP is 303 S. Almaden Blvd. #1000, San Jose, California 95110. Ernst & Young LLP is registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

ITEM 2. OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE

Not Applicable.

3.A. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

The following selected financial data should be read together with our combined financial statements and related notes and “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects” appearing elsewhere in this Form 20-F. We derived the selected statement of operations data for the year ended December 29, 2019 and the selected balance sheet data as of December 29, 2019 from our combined financial statements and related notes appearing elsewhere in this Form 20-F. We derived the selected historical statement of operations data for the three months ended March 29, 2020 and March 31, 2019 and the summary balance sheet data as of March 29, 2020 from our unaudited condensed combined financial statements and related notes included in this Form 20-F.

The selected financial data in this section are not intended to replace our combined financial statements and the related notes. Our historical results could differ from those that would have resulted if we operated autonomously or as an entity independent of SunPower in the periods for which historical financial data is presented below, and such results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected in the future.

For additional details regarding the preparation of our combined financial statements, please see “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects—5.A. Operating Results—Basis of Presentation” and “Note 1. Background and Basis of Presentation” to our combined financial statements appearing elsewhere in this Form 20-F.

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We prepare our combined financial statements in accordance with GAAP.

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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The unaudited pro forma combined financial information included in this Form 20-F is based on the combined financial statements of the Maxeon Business after giving effect to the Maxeon spin-off, the TZS investment and the offering of convertible notes and applying the estimates, assumptions and adjustments described in the accompanying notes to the unaudited pro forma combined financial information. The historical column in the Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Statement of Operations for the year ended December 29, 2019 is derived from the Combined Statement of Operations of the Maxeon Business for the year ended December 29, 2019 included in this Form 20-F. The historical column in the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Operations for the three months ended March 29, 2020 is derived from the Unaudited Condensed Combined Statement of Operations of the Maxeon Business for the three months ended March 29, 2020 included in this Form 20-F. The historical column in the Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet is derived from the Unaudited Condensed Combined Balance Sheet of the Maxeon Business as of March 29, 2020 included in this Form 20-F. The unaudited pro forma combined financial information was prepared by our management for illustrative purposes and is not intended to represent our combined financial position or combined results of operations of the Maxeon Business in future periods or what the financial position or the results of operations actually would have been had we completed the proposed Maxeon spin-off, investment and the convertible notes offering during the specified periods or as of the specified date.

The unaudited pro forma combined financial statements and unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements reflect adjustments to our historical financial results in connection with the spin-off, the investment and the convertible notes offering. The Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Statement of Operations gives effect to the Maxeon spin-off and the investment as if they had occurred on December 31, 2018, the beginning of our most recently completed fiscal year. The Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Balance Sheet gives effect to these events as if they occurred as of March 29, 2020, our latest balance sheet date. Our reference to the combined financial statement(s) includes the relevant condensed financial statement(s) for the periods presented throughout the rest of this section.

The unaudited pro forma combined financial statements have been adjusted to give effect to the following (collectively, the “Pro Forma Adjustments”):

The historical financial information has been adjusted to give pro forma effect to events that are (i) related and/or directly attributable to the Maxeon spin-off and the investment, (ii) factually supportable, and (iii) with

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respect to the pro forma statement of operations, are expected to have a continuing impact on the combined results. The unaudited pro forma combined financial information is prepared in accordance with Article 11 of Regulation S-X for illustrative purposes only and is based upon currently available information and preliminary estimates and assumptions that we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. The unaudited pro forma combined financial information does not purport to represent what our results of operations or financial position would have been had the Maxeon spin-off and the investment occurred on the dates indicated nor do they purport to project the results of operations or financial position for any future period or as of any future date. The unaudited pro forma combined financial information does not give effect to the potential impact of current financial conditions or any anticipated operating efficiencies or cost savings that may result from the Maxeon spin-off and the investment described above.

In connection with the Maxeon spin-off, we and SunPower anticipate entering into the Transition Services Agreement in which SunPower will provide certain corporate and administrative services to us. Pro forma adjustments have been made to the historical combined financial statements for the anticipated Transition Services Agreement based on management’s best estimates of charges to be incurred on an annual basis as of the filing date. Such estimates may differ from actual charges to be incurred in the near future as the terms of the Transition Services Agreement remain subject to change.

The unaudited pro forma combined financial information is subject to change based on the finalization of the terms of the Maxeon spin-off, the investment and the following agreements: a Tax Matters Agreement, an Employee Matters Agreement, a Transition Services Agreement, a Brand Framework Agreement, a Cross License Agreement, a Collaboration Agreement, a Supply Agreement and a Back-to-Back Agreement (collectively, the “Ancillary Agreements”). If the actual facts are different than these assumptions, then the unaudited pro forma combined financial information will be different, and those changes could be material.

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MAXEON SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 29, 2019

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited pro forma combined financial statements.

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MAXEON SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 29, 2020

(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial statements.

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MAXEON SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.

UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED BALANCE SHEET

AS OF MARCH 29, 2020

(IN THOUSANDS)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited pro forma combined financial statements.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA COMBINED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The unaudited pro forma combined financial statements as of March 29, 2020 and for the year ended December 29, 2019 and three months ended March 29, 2020 include the following adjustments:

Upon issuance of the convertible notes, we may be required under ASC 470-20 to recognize a debt discount as a decrease in debt and a corresponding increase in equity as convertible debt that may be wholly or partially settled in cash is required to be separated into a debt component and an equity component. The debt component is then accreted up to the principal amount over the expected term of the debt using the effective interest method such that interest expense reflects our nonconvertible debt interest rate. The amounts shown in the unaudited pro forma combined financial information for the convertible notes is the aggregate principal amount without reflecting the debt discount that we may be required to recognize as ASC 470-20 does not affect the actual amount that we are required to repay.

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In connection with the issuance of the convertible notes, Maxeon Solar intends to enter into the prepaid forward transaction with the prepaid forward counterparty pursuant to which we will prepay $40 million to the prepaid forward counterparty in cash using a portion of the net proceeds of the offering of convertible notes. Under the terms of the prepaid forward transaction, we expect that the prepaid forward counterparty will be obligated to deliver the number of Maxeon Solar shares underlying the transaction to us, or pay cash to the extent we fail to provide to prepaid forward counterparty evidence of a valid shareholder authorization, on or shortly after the maturity date, subject to the ability of the prepaid forward counterparty to elect to settle all or a portion of the transaction early. The number of Maxeon Solar shares to be repurchased under the prepaid forward transaction will be determined based on the arithmetic average of the volume-weighted average prices per Maxeon Solar share over the note valuation period, subject to the floor price, and we will prepay the forward purchase price in cash using a portion of the net proceeds from the offering of convertible notes following the note valuation period. The prepayment will be recorded as an asset upon payment, with changes in fair value over time recorded in earnings. The Pro Forma Adjustment reflects a reduction of cash and cash equivalents for the prepayment and an increase to other long-term assets for the estimate of the fair value of the prepaid forward transaction equal to the cash prepayment.

Additionally, in connection with the issuance of the convertible notes, we will enter into the physical delivery forward transaction with the physical delivery forward counterparty with respect to the physical delivery Maxeon Solar shares, pursuant to which the physical delivery forward counterparty will agree to deliver such physical delivery Maxeon Solar shares to us or a third-party trustee designated by us for no consideration at or around the maturity of the convertible notes. We intend to, on the first day of the note valuation period, issue a number of Maxeon Solar shares equal to $60.0 million worth of Maxeon Solar shares to the underwriters for no consideration to be sold in a registered offering off of the Maxeon Form F-3 at prevailing market prices at the time of sale or at negotiated prices. The net fair value of this arrangement will result in an increase to equity and an increase to the debt issuance costs, which may need to be allocated to the debt and equity components consistent with the underlying classification of the convertible notes. The pro forma financial statements does not give effect to this physical forward delivery transaction as the fair value of the arrangement will be based on the present value of a share lending fee for similar arrangements priced at market, which is currently unknown as of the date of this Form 20-F.

Additionally, a change in the proportion of amounts borrowed under the term loans or the working capital facilities or differences between the actual interest rate and the assumed interest rate, including the commitment fees, may result in annual interest expense that is significantly different than the pro forma annual interest expense.

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3.B. CAPITALIZATION AND INDEBTEDNESS

The following table sets forth our cash and cash equivalents and our capitalization as of March 29, 2020 on:

The table below was prepared from our unaudited condensed combined financial statements for the quarter ended March 29, 2020. The “as adjusted” information below is not necessarily indicative of what our capitalization and indebtedness would have been had the separation and related transactions been completed as of March 29, 2020. You can find an explanation of the pro forma adjustments made to our historical combined financial statements under “Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Statements.” You should review the following table in conjunction with our “Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Statements,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our historical combined financial statements and related notes to those statements appearing elsewhere in this Form 20-F, as well as the sections of this Form 20-F captioned “Item 3. Key Information—3.A. Selected Financial Data,” “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects” and “—Unaudited Pro Forma Combined Financial Information” below.

We are providing the capitalization table below for informational purposes only. It should not be construed to be indicative of our capitalization or financial condition had the separation been completed on the date assumed. The capitalization table below may not reflect the capitalization or financial condition that would have resulted had we operated as a standalone public company at that date and is not necessarily indicative of our future capitalization or financial position.

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payment pursuant to the prepaid forward transaction.

3.C. REASONS FOR THE OFFER AND USE OF PROCEEDS

Not applicable.

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3.D. RISK FACTORS

You should carefully consider the risks described below, together with all of the other information included in this Form 20-F, in evaluating us and our shares. The following risk factors could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and the price of our shares.

Risks Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has had an adverse impact on our business, operations, and financial performance, as well as on the operations and financial performance of many of our suppliers, dealers and customers. We are unable to predict the extent to which the pandemic and related impacts will continue to adversely impact our business operations, financial performance, results of operations, financial position, and the achievement of our strategic objectives.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had an adverse impact on most aspects of our business, operations and financial performance, and the impact is ongoing and will likely continue to change. The pandemic has affected our employees and their ability to work, our ability to conduct our business operations around the globe, reduced demand for our products, disrupted our supply chains, limited the ability of some of our customers to purchase and pay for our products, and caused us to reallocate and prioritize our planned spending among our strategic initiatives. These impacts are substantial and may make it more difficult for us to generate cash flow to meet our own obligations under the terms of our outstanding indebtedness. While we are actively evaluating our ability to obtain relief through recently-announced government assistance, such relief may not be available and, even if available, is unlikely to fully mitigate the impacts of the pandemic on our business and our financial results.

Employees. The safety and wellbeing of our employees is paramount and could also impact our ability to address the uncertainties associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. We have modified our business practices in response to the pandemic, instituting health and safety measures such as limiting employee travel, implementing social distancing and remote work measures, and cancelling physical participation in meetings, events, and conferences. Despite these efforts, such measures may not be sufficient to mitigate the risks posed by the COVID-19 pandemic to our employees, dealers, customers and suppliers. Our employees may be unable to work effectively due to sheltering-in-place arrangements, illness, quarantine, travel restrictions, lack of public transportation or other restrictions required by government authorities or that we determine are in the best interests of our employees, which may harm our operations. We have announced temporary reductions in the salaries of certain of our executive officers, as well as temporary reductions in salaries and reduced work week schedules for certain of our employees to address reduced demand and workloads related to the pandemic and to conserve cash, with exceptions for certain groups, including those supporting customer and asset services.

Adverse manufacturing, supply, and strategic investment impacts. The COVID-19 pandemic is adversely affecting, and is expected to continue to adversely affect, our business and operations, including our manufacturing operations, bookings and sales, and may adversely affect our ability to continue to invest in all of our planned research and development and other initiatives. Consistent with actions taken or recommended by governmental authorities, we temporarily idled our solar cell and module production lines located at our manufacturing facilities in the Philippines, France, Malaysia and Mexico. All of our factories have resumed production as of May 2020 in accordance with the relevant local restrictions and with additional safety measures to protect our employees. However, a return to production to prior levels may take a significant period of time, and may be dependent on similar plans from our suppliers, and we may face disruptions to the timing, capacity, and efficiency of our solar cell and module production lines, which in turn may restrict our ability to match product supplies to customer demand. In addition, new governmental orders and restrictions may be issued in some locations if the pandemic recurs or worsens. During a prolonged reduction in manufacturing operations or demand, the business and financial condition of our suppliers and customers may deteriorate, resulting in liquidity challenges, bankruptcies, permanent discontinuation of operations, or an inability to make timely deliveries or payments to us. Our suppliers and vendors may also request new or changed credit terms, which could effectively increase the prices we pay for raw materials and supplies.

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Although we continue to invest in research and development initiatives, including for development of our Maxeon 7 technology, we cannot be certain whether we will realize the anticipated value of such investments or realize the anticipated value within previously predicted time frames, in light of the economic uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and steps we have taken to reduce workweek length and promote social distancing and remote work for employees.

Decline in demand for products. We have experienced, and expect to continue to experience, a decline in demand for our solar panels in light of the global economic slowdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated decrease in consumer spending, which we expect will have a near-term adverse impact on our business, financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows. Additionally, as credit markets become more challenging, customers may be unable or unwilling to finance the cost of our products, and the parties that have historically provided this financing may cease to do so, or only do so on terms that are substantially less favorable for our customers, any of which could materially and adversely affect our revenue and growth of our business. Cancellations or rescheduling of customer orders could result in the delay or loss of anticipated sales without allowing us sufficient time to reduce, or delay the incurrence of, our corresponding inventory and operating expenses. In addition, changes in forecasts or the timing of orders from these or other customers expose us to the risks of inventory shortages or excess inventory.

Impacts on our ability to meet our financial commitments. Our ability to meet our payment and other obligations under our debt instruments depends on our ability to generate significant cash flows. In light of reduced demand and general economic uncertainty related to the COVID-19 pandemic, we cannot assure you that our business will generate cash flows from operations, or that future borrowings will be available to us under our existing or any future credit facilities or otherwise, in an amount sufficient to enable us to meet our payment obligations under our debt and to fund other liquidity needs. If we are unable to generate sufficient cash flows to service our debt obligations, we may need to refinance or restructure our debt, sell assets, reduce or delay capital investments, or seek to raise additional capital. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in any sale of assets, refinancing, restructuring, or capital raising effort.

Impact on other risks inherent in our business. The overall effect that the COVID-19 pandemic will have on our business, financial condition and results of operations will depend on future developments, including the ultimate duration and scope of the pandemic, the timing of lifting or easing of various governmental restrictions, the impact on our suppliers, dealers and customers, and how quickly economic conditions, operations, and the demand for our products return to prior levels. The ultimate effect that the pandemic may have on our operating and financial results is not presently known to us or may present unanticipated risks that cannot be determined at this time.

We expect the COVID-19 pandemic will have a material adverse effect on our business, and thus are aggressively managing our response to the pandemic. To the extent the COVID-19 pandemic adversely affects our business and financial results, it may also have the effect of heightening many of the other risks identified in this “Risk Factors” section. We believe the most significant elements of uncertainty are the intensity and duration of the impact on project installation by our customers, commercial and consumer spending as well as the ability of our sales channels, supply chain, manufacturing, and distribution to continue to operate with minimal disruption for the remainder of fiscal 2020 and beyond, all of which could negatively impact our financial position, results of operations, cash flows and outlook.

Risks Related to the Maxeon Business Generally

If we fail to successfully reduce costs in response to downward pressure on solar panel prices, or fail to develop and introduce new and enhanced products, we may be unable to compete effectively, and our ability to generate revenues, profits and cash flows could suffer.

Our solar panels are competitive in the market as compared with lower cost conventional solar cells, such as thin-film, due to our products’ higher efficiency, among other things. Given the general downward pressure on prices for solar panels driven by increasing supply and technological change, a principal component of our

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business strategy is reducing our costs to manufacture our products to remain competitive. If our competitors are able to drive down their manufacturing costs or increase the efficiency of their products faster than we can, or if competitor products are exempted from tariffs and quotas and ours are not, our products may become less competitive even when adjusted for efficiency. Further, if raw materials costs and other third-party component costs were to increase, we may not meet our cost reduction targets. If we cannot effectively reduce costs, our competitive position could suffer, we could lose sales and/or market share, and our margins could be adversely affected as we face downward pricing pressure.

The solar power market is characterized by continually changing technology and improving features, such as increased efficiency, higher power output and enhanced aesthetics. Technologies developed by our direct competitors, including thin-film solar panels, concentrating solar cells, solar thermal electric and other solar technologies, may provide energy at lower costs than our products. We also face competition in some markets from other energy generation sources, including conventional fossil fuels, wind, biomass, and hydro. In addition, we compete with traditional utilities that supply energy to our potential customers. Such utilities have greater financial, technical, operational and other resources than we do. If electricity rates decrease and our products become less competitive by comparison, our operating results and financial condition could be adversely affected.

Our failure to further refine our technology, reduce costs in our manufacturing process, and develop and introduce new solar power products could cause our products or our manufacturing facilities to become less competitive or obsolete, which could reduce our market share, cause our sales to decline, and cause the impairment of our assets. We are required to continually develop new solar power products and enhancements for existing solar power products to keep pace with evolving industry standards, competitive pricing and changing customer preferences, expectations, and requirements. It is difficult to successfully predict the products our customers will demand. If we cannot continually improve the efficiency and prove the reliability of our solar panels as compared with those of our competitors, our pricing will become less competitive, we could lose market share, and our margins would be adversely affected.

As we introduce new or enhanced products or integrate new technology and components into our products, we will face risks relating to such transitions including, among other things, the incurrence of high fixed costs, technical challenges, acceptance of products by our customers, disruption in customers’ ordering patterns, insufficient supplies of new products to meet customers’ demand, possible product and technology defects arising from the integration of new technology and a potentially different sales and support environment relating to any new technology. Our failure to manage the transition to newer products or the integration of newer technology and components into our products could adversely affect our business’s operating results and financial condition.

The increase in the global supply of solar cells and panels, and increasing competition, may cause substantial downward pressure on the prices of such products and cause us to lose sales or market share, resulting in lower revenues, earnings, and cash flows.

Global solar cell and panel production capacity has been materially increasing overall, and solar cell and solar panel manufacturers currently have excess capacity, particularly in China. Excess capacity and industry competition have resulted in the past, and may continue to result, in substantial downward pressure on the price of solar cells and panels, including our products. Intensifying competition could also cause us to lose sales or market share. Such price reductions or loss of sales or market share could have a negative impact on our revenue and earnings, and could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and cash flows. In addition, our internal pricing forecasts may not be accurate in such a market environment, which could cause our financial results to be different than forecasted. Uncertainty with respect to Chinese and other government policies, including subsidies or other incentives for solar projects, may cause increased, decreased, or volatile supply and/or demand for solar products, which could negatively impact our revenue and earnings.

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Changes in international trade policies, tariffs, or trade disputes could significantly and adversely affect our business, revenues, margins, results of operations and cash flows.

On February 7, 2018, safeguard tariffs on imported solar cells and modules went into effect pursuant to Proclamation 9693, which approved recommendations to provide relief to U.S. manufacturers and impose safeguard tariffs on imported solar cells and modules, based on the investigations, findings, and recommendations of the U.S. International Trade Commission (the “International Trade Commission”). Modules are subject to a four-year tariff at a rate of 30% in the first year, declining 5% in each of the three subsequent years, to a final tariff rate of 15% in 2021. Cells are subjected to a tariff-rate quota, under which the first 2.5 GW of cell imports each year will be exempt from tariffs; and cells imported after the 2.5 GW quota has been reached will be subject to the same 30% tariff as modules in the first year, with the same 5% decline in each of the three subsequent years. The tariff-free cell quota applies globally, without any allocation by country or region.

The tariffs could materially and adversely affect our business and results of operations. While solar cells and modules based on IBC technology, like our Maxeon 2, Maxeon 3, Maxeon 5 and 6 and related products, were granted exclusion from these safeguard tariffs on September 19, 2018, our solar products based on other technologies continue to be subject to the safeguard tariffs. Although we are actively engaged in efforts to mitigate the effect of these tariffs and SunPower filed an assessment with the International Trade Commission that the existing quota on cells will eventually be insufficient to supply the domestic industry and should be increased, there is no guarantee that these efforts will be successful.

Additionally, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) initiated an investigation under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 into the government of China’s acts, policies, and practices related to technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation. Starting in 2018, the USTR imposed additional import duties of up to 25% on certain Chinese products covered by the Section 301 remedy. These tariffs include certain solar power system components and finished products, including those purchased from our suppliers for use in our products and used in our business.

On January 15, 2020, the United States and China entered into a “Phase One” trade agreement, and the two governments have indicated that they may seek to negotiate additional trade agreements. Nonetheless, the Phase One agreement does not contain specific provisions committing the United States to reduce the Section 301 or Proclamation 9693 tariffs, and no fixed timetable for their removal has been announced. Additionally, the United States and China continue to signal the possibility of taking additional retaliatory measures in response to actions taken by the other country, including in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic and the introduction of new laws and political measures in Hong Kong. Such retaliatory measures could result in changes to existing trade agreements and terms, potentially including additional tariffs on imports from China or other countries, additional technology controls or controls on exports or imports and economic sanctions on Chinese or other persons.

Additionally, on May 1, 2020, President Trump declared a national emergency with respect to foreign supply of bulk-power system electric equipment and directed the U.S. Secretary of Energy to take additional steps to protect the security, integrity, and reliability of bulk-power system electric equipment used in the United States, including by prohibiting certain transactions. Although the President’s order does not address the solar industry specifically, it could indicate heightened U.S. government attention to electricity generation and transmission matters, and it is possible that the U.S. Secretary of Energy will seek to take actions under the President’s order that could have an adverse effect on our suppliers, customers, partners, or projects.

Uncertainty surrounding the implications of existing tariffs affecting the U.S. solar market, trade tensions between China and the United States and other trade and national security regulatory actions could cause market volatility, price fluctuations, supply shortages, and project delays, any of which could harm our business, and our pursuit of mitigating actions may divert substantial resources from other projects. In addition, the imposition of additional tariffs or trade controls could result in a wide range of impacts to the U.S. solar industry and the global

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manufacturing market, as well as our business in particular. Such tariffs or trade controls could materially increase the price of our solar products and result in significant additional costs to us, our resellers, and our resellers’ customers, which could cause a significant reduction in demand for our solar power products and greatly reduce our competitive advantage. With the uncertainties associated with the tariffs and Section 301 trade case, events and changes in circumstances have indicated that the carrying values of our long-lived assets associated with our manufacturing operations might not be recoverable.

The reduction, modification or elimination of government incentives could cause our revenue to decline and harm our financial results.

The market for on-grid applications, where solar power is used to supplement a customer’s electricity purchased from the utility network or sold to a utility under tariff, depends in large part on the availability and size of government mandates and economic incentives because, at present, the cost of solar power generally exceeds retail electric rates in many locations and wholesale peak power rates in some locations. Incentives and mandates vary by geographic market. Various government bodies in most of the countries where we do business have provided incentives in the form of feed-in tariffs, rebates, and tax credits and other incentives and mandates, such as renewable portfolio standards and net metering, to end-users, distributors, system integrators and manufacturers of solar power products to promote the use of solar energy in on-grid applications and to reduce dependency on other forms of energy. These various forms of support for solar power are subject to change and are expected in the longer term to decline. Even changes that may be viewed as positive can have negative effects if they result, for example, in delaying purchases that otherwise might have been made before expiration or scheduled reductions in such credits. Governmental decisions regarding the provision of economic incentives often depend on political and economic factors that we cannot predict and that are beyond our control. The reduction, modification or elimination of grid access, government mandates or economic incentives in one or more of our customer markets could materially and adversely affect the growth of such markets or result in increased price competition, either of which could cause our revenue to decline and materially adversely affect our financial results.

Existing regulations and policies and changes to these regulations and policies may present technical, regulatory, and economic barriers to the purchase and use of solar power products, which may significantly reduce demand for our products.

The market for electric generation products is heavily influenced by federal, state and local government laws, regulations and policies concerning the electric utility industry globally, as well as policies promulgated by electric utilities. These regulations and policies often relate to electricity pricing and technical interconnection of customer-owned electricity generation, and changes that make solar power less competitive with other power sources could deter investment in the research and development of alternative energy sources as well as customer purchases of solar power technology, which could in turn result in a significant reduction in the demand for our solar power products. The market for electric generation equipment is also influenced by trade and local content laws, regulations and policies that can discourage growth and competition in the solar industry and create economic barriers to the purchase of solar power products, thus reducing demand for our solar products. In addition, on-grid applications depend on access to the grid, which is also regulated by government entities. We anticipate that our solar power products and their installation will continue to be subject to oversight and regulation in accordance with federal, state, local and foreign regulations relating to construction, safety, environmental protection, utility interconnection and metering, trade, and related matters. It is difficult to track the requirements of individual states or local jurisdictions and design equipment to comply with the varying standards. In addition, the U.S., European Union and Chinese governments, among others, have imposed tariffs or are in the process of evaluating the imposition of tariffs on solar panels, solar cells, polysilicon, and potentially other components. These and any other tariffs or similar taxes or duties may increase the price of our solar products and adversely affect our efforts to reduce costs, which could harm our results of operations and financial condition. Any new regulations or policies pertaining to our solar power products may result in significant additional expenses to us, our resellers and our resellers’ customers, which could cause a significant reduction in demand for our solar power products.

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We may incur unexpected warranty and product liability claims that could materially and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

Our current standard product warranty for our solar panels and their components includes a 25-year warranty period for defects in materials and for greater than promised declines in power performance. We believe our warranty offering is in line with industry practice. This long warranty period creates a risk of extensive warranty claims long after we have shipped product and recognized revenue. We perform accelerated life cycle testing that exposes our products to extreme stress and climate conditions in both environmental simulation chambers and in actual field deployments in order to highlight potential failures that could occur over the 25-year warranty period. We also employ measurement tools and algorithms intended to help us assess actual and expected performance; these attempt to compare actual performance against an expected performance baseline that is intended to account for many factors (like weather) that can affect performance. Although we conduct accelerated testing of our solar panels and components, they have not and cannot be tested in an environment that exactly simulates the 25-year warranty period and it is difficult to test for all conditions that may occur in the field. Further, there can be no assurance that our efforts to accurately measure and predict panel and component performance will be successful. We have sold products under our warranties since the early 2000s and have therefore not experienced the full warranty cycle.

Increases in the defect rate of our products could cause us to increase the amount of warranty reserves and have a corresponding material, negative impact on our results of operations. Further, potential future product failures could cause us to incur substantial expense to repair or replace defective products, and we have agreed in some circumstances to indemnify our customers and our distributors against liability from some defects in our solar products. A successful indemnification claim against us could require us to make significant damage payments. Repair and replacement costs, as well as successful indemnification claims, could materially and negatively impact our financial condition and results of operations.

Like other retailers, distributors, and manufacturers of products that are used by customers, we face an inherent risk of exposure to product liability claims in the event that the use of the solar power products into which our solar cells and panels are incorporated results in injury, property damage, or other damages. We may be subject to warranty and product liability claims in the event that our solar power systems fail to perform as expected or if a failure of our solar power systems or any component thereof results, or is alleged to result, in bodily injury, property damage or other damages. Since our solar power products are electricity-producing devices, it is possible that our systems could result in injury, whether by product malfunctions, defects, or other causes. In addition, since we only began selling our solar cells and solar panels in the early 2000s and the products we are developing incorporate new technologies, we cannot predict the extent to which product liability claims may be brought against us in the future or the effect of any resulting negative publicity on our business. Moreover, we may not have adequate resources to satisfy a successful claim against us. We rely on our general liability insurance to cover product liability claims. A successful warranty or product liability claim against us that is not covered by insurance or is in excess of our available insurance limits could require us to make significant payments of damages. In addition, quality issues can have various other ramifications, including delays in the recognition of revenue, loss of revenue, loss of future sales opportunities, increased costs associated with repairing or replacing products, product recalls and a negative impact on our goodwill and reputation, any of which could adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition.

Our business could be adversely affected by seasonal trends and construction cycles.

Our business is subject to significant industry-specific seasonal fluctuations. There are various reasons for this seasonality, mostly related to economic incentives and weather patterns. For example, in European countries with feed-in tariffs, the construction of solar power systems may be concentrated during the second half of the calendar year, largely due to the annual reduction of the applicable minimum feed-in tariff and the fact that the coldest winter months in the Northern Hemisphere are January through March, which could lead to declining sales in cold-weather months.

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Risks Related to Our Liquidity

We may be unable to generate sufficient cash flows or obtain access to external financing necessary to fund our operations and make adequate capital investments, as planned due to the general economic environment and the continued market pressure driving down the average selling prices of our solar power products, among other factors.

To develop or scale new products, including Maxeon 5 and 6 and next-generation Maxeon 7, support future growth, achieve operating efficiencies, and maintain product quality, we must make significant capital and other investments in manufacturing technology, facilities and capital equipment, research and development, and product and process technology. Our manufacturing and assembly activities have required and will continue to require significant investment of capital and substantial engineering expenditures.

Our capital expenditures and use of working capital may be greater than we anticipate if sales and associated receipt of cash proceeds are delayed, or if we decide to accelerate increases in our manufacturing capacity internally or through capital contributions to joint ventures. In addition, we could in the future make additional investments in certain of our joint ventures or could guarantee certain financial obligations of our joint ventures, which could reduce our cash flows, increase our indebtedness and expose us to the credit risk of our joint venture partners. In addition, if our financial results or operating plans deviate from our current assumptions, we may not have sufficient resources to support our business plan.

We expect that we will manage our working capital requirements and fund our committed capital expenditures through our current cash and cash equivalents, cash generated from operations, and, in the future, funds available under the debt facilities we expect to enter into in connection with the spin-off. We may fail to obtain these debt facilities on acceptable terms, or at all, and the lenders under such debt may also require us to repay our indebtedness to them in certain events, including the event that our obligations under other indebtedness or contracts are accelerated and we fail to discharge such obligations. If our capital resources are insufficient to satisfy our liquidity requirements, we may seek to sell additional equity investments or debt securities or obtain other debt financings. Market conditions, however, could limit our ability to raise capital by issuing new equity or debt securities at all or on acceptable terms, and lenders may be unwilling to lend funds at all or on acceptable terms. The sale of additional equity investments or convertible or exchangeable debt securities may result in additional dilution to our shareholders. Additional debt would result in increased expenses and could impose new restrictive covenants that may be different from those restrictions contained in the covenants under the debt agreements that we expect to enter into in connection with the spin-off.

If we cannot generate sufficient cash flows, find other sources of capital to fund our operations, or make adequate capital investments to remain technologically and price competitive, we may need to sell additional equity investments or debt securities, or obtain other debt financings. If adequate funds from these or other sources are not available at all or on acceptable terms, our ability to fund our operations, develop and expand our manufacturing operations and distribution network, maintain our research and development efforts, meet our debt service obligations, or otherwise respond to competitive pressures could be significantly impaired. Our inability to do any of the foregoing could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.

We will have the ability to incur a significant amount of debt following the spin-off. The incurrence of substantial indebtedness and other contractual commitments could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations, as well as our ability to meet our payment obligations under our debt or other contractual commitments.

Prior to the spin-off, we expect to enter into financing arrangements pursuant to which we will have a total available borrowing capacity of up to $337.0 million that is in addition to debt that is currently outstanding. Our debt could have material consequences on our future operations, including:

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Our ability to meet our payment and other obligations under our debt instruments or other contractual commitments depends on our ability to generate significant cash flows, which, to some extent, is subject to general economic, financial, competitive, legislative and regulatory factors as well as other factors that are beyond our control. We cannot assure you that our business will generate cash flows from operations, or that future borrowings will be available to us under our existing or any future debt instruments or otherwise, in an amount sufficient to enable us to meet our payment obligations under our debt or other contractual obligations and to fund other liquidity needs. If we are unable to generate sufficient cash flows to service our debt or make payments under our other contractual obligations, we may need to refinance or restructure our debt or seek to raise additional capital. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in any refinancing or restructuring effort.

We may be unable to raise the funds necessary to repurchase the convertible notes for cash following a fundamental change or pursuant to a mandatory redemption, or to pay any cash amounts due upon conversion.

Holders of our convertible notes may require us to repurchase their convertible notes following a fundamental change at a cash repurchase price generally equal to the principal amount of the convertible notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any. In addition, if the note valuation period conditions precedent have not been satisfied by November 16, 2020, then we will be required to redeem all of the convertible notes at a cash redemption price equal to 101% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any. Furthermore, upon conversion of any convertible notes, we will satisfy part or all of our conversion obligation in cash unless we elect to settle conversions solely in Maxeon Solar shares. We may not have enough available cash or be able to obtain financing at the time we are required to repurchase or redeem the convertible notes or pay the cash amounts due upon conversion. In addition, applicable law, regulatory authorities and the agreements governing our other indebtedness restrict or may restrict our ability to repurchase or redeem the convertible notes when required or to pay the cash amounts due upon conversion. For example, certain of the debt financing arrangements that we entered into in connection with the spin-off require such debt to be repaid, or a consent from the lenders to be obtained, before we may repurchase or redeem the convertible notes in connection with a fundamental change or pursuant to a mandatory redemption. Our failure to repurchase or redeem convertible notes or to pay the cash amounts due upon conversion when required will constitute a default under the indenture governing the convertible notes. A default under the indenture or the fundamental change itself could also lead to a default under agreements governing our other indebtedness, which may result in that other indebtedness becoming immediately payable in full. We may not have sufficient funds to satisfy all amounts due under our debt agreements.

We may be classified as a U.S. corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes under Section 7874, which could result in Maxeon Solar being subject to U.S. federal income tax indefinitely.

Section 7874 of the Code may cause a corporation organized outside the United States to be treated as a U.S. corporation (and, therefore, taxable in the United States) unless one or more exceptions apply. The application of Section 7874 of the Code and its various exceptions are complex and subject to factual and legal uncertainties, with respect to some of which the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has yet to issue guidance. Based on facts as they presently exist, we do not expect Section 7874 to apply to us. However, if we were to be treated as a U.S. corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes, we would be subject to U.S. corporate income

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tax on our worldwide income and the income of our non-U.S. subsidiaries would be subject to U.S. tax when deemed recognized under the U.S. federal income tax rules for controlled foreign subsidiaries. See “Item 10.E. Taxation—Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations—Treatment of Maxeon Solar as a U.S. Company for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes.”

Failure to meet hiring, capital spending and other requirements to utilize tax incentives provided to us in Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines, or to avail ourselves of available tax incentives in other jurisdictions, could adversely affect our results.

As part of establishing our new corporate headquarters in Singapore, we expect to utilize incentives from Singapore’s Economic Development Board (“EDB”). This is anticipated to include favorable tax treatment and other forms of financial and operational support. Any such incentives will be contingent on our meeting hiring and capital expenditure requirements in Singapore. Failure to meet any conditions of our incentives in Singapore may result in us losing any tax benefits provided to us by the EDB, as well as being required to repay any previous tax benefits received, which could have an adverse effect on our business and operations.

We benefit from a tax holiday granted by the Malaysian government, subject to certain hiring, capital spending, and manufacturing requirements. This is scheduled to expire on June 30, 2021. We are in the process of negotiating with the Malaysia government to modify the requirements of the second five-year term because of the planned manufacturing expansion in Malaysia. If we do not continue to comply with the tax holiday’s requirements (or achieve a waiver therefrom), we could be retroactively and prospectively subject to statutory tax rates and repayment of certain incentives, which could negatively impact our business.

Our Philippine income tax holiday expired in 2020. However, we continue to qualify for a 5% preferential tax rate on gross income attributable to activities covered by our Philippine Economic Zone Authority (“PEZA”) registration. The Philippine net income attributable to all other activities is taxed at the statutory Philippine corporate income tax rate, which is currently 30%. We need to continue to comply with PEZA requirements and remain in good standing to utilize the 5% preferential tax rate. Failure to do so could negatively affect our Philippine business.

The 2019 Federal Act and Tax Reform and AHV Financing removed privileged corporate tax regimes in Switzerland. We previously benefitted from the auxiliary company status and were taxed at an effective tax rate of 11.5% in Switzerland. Starting January 1, 2020, we expect our Swiss subsidiary to be taxed at an effective tax rate of 14%.

More generally, with the finalization of specific actions contained within the Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation’s (“OECD”) Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (“BEPS”) study (“Actions”), many OECD countries have acknowledged their intent to implement the Actions and update their local tax regulations. Among the considerations required by the Actions is the need for appropriate local business operational substance to justify any locally granted tax incentives, such as those described above, and that the incentives are not determined to constitute “state aid” which would invalidate the incentive. If we fail to maintain sufficient operational substance or if the countries determine the incentive regimes do not conform with the BEPS regulations being considered for implementation, adverse material economic impacts may result.

Risks Related to Our Supply Chain

SunPower’s long-term, firm commitment polysilicon supply agreements could result in excess inventory, place us at a competitive disadvantage on pricing, have a negative impact on our liquidity or materially and adversely affect our results of operations.

We are dependent on our suppliers to provide us with the materials we need in our manufacturing processes. Due to an industry-wide shortage of polysilicon experienced prior to 2008, SunPower entered into long-term fixed supply agreements for polysilicon with two suppliers for periods of up to 10 years to match its estimated customer demand forecasts and growth strategy, and these agreements were thereafter extended from time to time. The long-term fixed supply agreements with one of the suppliers expired in the first quarter of fiscal 2019 and the

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agreements with the second supplier expire in the second quarter of fiscal 2021. SunPower is not permitted to cancel or exit these agreements prior to their expiration. We may negotiate with the second supplier to extend the timing of delivery and acceptance of polysilicon pursuant to the underlying contractual purchase obligations.

Pursuant to the agreements, SunPower purchases polysilicon that it delivers to third-party ingot and wafer manufacturers who sell wafers to SunPower that SunPower then uses in the manufacturing of its solar cells. At the time SunPower entered into the agreements, without sufficient polysilicon, some of those ingot and wafer manufacturers would not have been able to produce the wafers on which SunPower relies.

In connection with the spin-off, we will enter into an agreement with SunPower pursuant to which we will effectively receive SunPower’s rights under the continuing long-term fixed supply agreements (including SunPower’s deposits and advanced payments thereunder) and, in return, we will agree to perform all of SunPower’s existing and future obligations under the agreements (including all take-or-pay obligations). See “Item 7. Major Shareholders and Related Party Transactions—7.B. Related Party Transactions—Agreements Between SunPower and Us—Back-to-Back Agreement.”

The price of polysilicon currently available in the market has decreased significantly below what is contemplated in the agreements, and our expenditures under the long-term fixed supply agreements with the remaining supplier may negatively impact our liquidity or put us at a disadvantage relative to our competitors. Specifically, the agreements provide for fixed or inflation-adjusted pricing, which has prevented SunPower, and is expected to prevent us, from benefiting from decreased polysilicon costs and has caused SunPower, and is expected to cause us, to purchase polysilicon at unfavorable pricing and payment terms relative to prices available in the market and payment terms available to our competitors. In addition, in the event that we have inventory in excess of short-term requirements of polysilicon in our manufacturing operations, in order to reduce inventory or improve working capital, we may, as SunPower has periodically done, elect to sell such inventory in the marketplace at prices below our purchase price, thereby incurring a loss. During the fiscal year ended December 29, 2019, we recognized charges of $56.5 million related to losses incurred as a result of ancillary sales to third parties of excess polysilicon procured under our long-term fixed supply agreements and we estimate that we paid $88.7 million above the current market price as we were bound by our long-term fixed supply agreements for polysilicon consumed in our manufacturing process. As of December 29, 2019, based on the then price of polysilicon available in the market, we estimated the remaining contractual commitments under SunPower’s long-term fixed supply agreements for polysilicon that is above market to be approximately $258.2 million, which we expect to incur from 2020 through 2021. A portion of this loss may be deferred beyond 2021 as we may negotiate with the supplier to extend the timing of delivery and acceptance of polysilicon pursuant to the underlying contractual purchase obligations. We currently expect that the agreements with this supplier will be extended to the end of 2022.

Further, because the agreements are “take or pay,” we could be required to purchase polysilicon from our supplier that is currently not required in our production plan to meet current demand, resulting in additional costs.

Additionally, in the event any of our suppliers experience financial difficulties or go into bankruptcy, it could be difficult or impossible, or may require substantial time and expense, for us to recover any or all of our prepayments to those suppliers.

Any of the foregoing could materially harm our liquidity, financial condition and results of operations and could put us at a disadvantage relative to our competitors.

We will continue to be dependent on a limited number of third-party suppliers for certain raw materials and components for our products, which could prevent us from delivering our products to our customers within required timeframes and could in turn result in sales and installation delays, cancellations, penalty payments, and loss of market share.