As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 10, 2022.
Registration Statement No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM F-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
MAXEON SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Singapore | N/A | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd. 8 Marina Boulevard #05-02 Marina Bay Financial Centre 018981, Singapore +65 6338 1888 |
Corporation Service Company 1180 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 210 New York, New York 11036-8401 800-927-9800 | |
(Address and telephone number of Registrants principal executive offices) | (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service) |
Copies to:
Era Anagnosti, Esq. 701 Thirteenth Street, NW Washington, District of Columbia 20005 |
Kaya Proudian, Esq. Tabitha Saw, Esq. White & Case Pte. Ltd. |
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after this registration statement becomes effective as determined by market conditions and other factors.
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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 transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities 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.
The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
THE INFORMATION IN THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT COMPLETE AND MAY BE CHANGED. THIS PROSPECTUS IS NOT AN OFFER TO SELL THESE SECURITIES AND IT IS NOT SOLICITING AN OFFER TO BUY OR SELL THESE SECURITIES IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE THE OFFER OR SALE IS NOT PERMITTED. THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION IS EFFECTIVE.
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED NOVEMBER 10, 2022
PROSPECTUS
32,688,454 Ordinary Shares
This prospectus relates to the offer and resale by the selling shareholders identified herein, including their pledgees, donees, transferees, assigns or other successors-in-interest, of up to 32,688,454 ordinary shares, no par value (Ordinary Shares) of Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd. (we, our, us, Maxeon Solar or the Company). We are registering the resale of the Ordinary Shares as required by (i) the Registration Rights Agreement entered into with Zhonghuan Singapore Investment and Development Pte. Ltd. (TZE SG) on August 17, 2022 (the TZE SG Registration Rights Agreement) with respect to the 2027 Notes (as defined herein), and (ii) the Registration Rights Agreement entered into with Total Solar INTL SAS (now known as TotalEnergies Solar INTL SAS) (TTE Solar), Total Gaz Electricité Holdings France SAS (now known as TotalEnergies Gaz & Electricité Holdings SAS) (TTE Gaz) and TZE SG (the Registration Rights Agreement) with respect to the Spin-Off (as defined herein).
TZE SG is a direct wholly owned subsidiary of TCL Zhonghuan Renewable Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (formerly known as Tianjin Zhonghuan Semiconductor Co., Ltd.) (TZE), a current shareholder of the Company holding 24.0% of the outstanding ordinary shares of the Company. TTE Solar and TTE Gaz are each affiliates of TotalEnergies SE (TotalEnergies and, together with TTE Solar and TTE Gaz, the TTE Group). The TTE Group collectively holds 24.4% of the outstanding shares of the Company. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the Ordinary Shares by the selling shareholders.
The selling shareholders may sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any or all of the Ordinary Shares in open market or in private transactions, or using a combination of these methods, and at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of the sale, at prices related to the prevailing market price or at negotiated prices. See the disclosure under Plan of Distribution beginning on page 18 of this prospectus for more information about how the selling shareholders may sell or otherwise dispose of the Ordinary Shares hereunder.
Our ordinary shares are traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol MAXN. The closing price of the ordinary shares on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on November 9, 2022 was $17.53 per share.
We may amend or supplement this prospectus from time to time by filing amendments or supplements as required. You should read the entire prospectus and any amendments or supplements carefully before you make your investment decision.
An investment in these securities involves risks. See the section entitled Risk Factors on page 11 of this prospectus, and other risk factors contained in any applicable prospectus supplement and in the documents incorporated by reference herein and therein.
Neither the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus is , 2022.
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This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form F-3 that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission), utilizing a shelf registration process. Under this registration statement, the selling shareholders may sell from time to time in one or more offerings the Ordinary Shares described in this prospectus.
You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus, incorporated by reference in this prospectus, or contained in any prospectus supplement or free writing prospectus filed with the Commission. Neither we nor the selling shareholders have authorized anyone to provide you with additional information or information different from that contained in this prospectus or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. The selling shareholders are offering to sell, and seeking offers to buy, our Ordinary Shares only in jurisdictions where offers and sales are permitted. The information contained in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date of this prospectus, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or of any sale of our Ordinary Shares, and the information we have incorporated by reference in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date of the document incorporated by reference, unless indicated otherwise. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since such dates. You should read both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement together with additional information under the headings Where You Can Find Additional Information and Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference.
This prospectus does not contain all of the information included in the registration statement. For a more complete understanding of the offering of the Ordinary Shares, you should refer to the registration statement, including the exhibits. Copies of some of the documents referred to herein have been filed, will be filed or will be incorporated by reference as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, and you may obtain copies of those documents as described below under the heading Where You Can Find Additional Information. We further note that the representations, warranties and covenants made by us in any agreement that is filed as an exhibit to any document that is incorporated by reference in the accompanying prospectus were made solely for the benefit of the parties to such agreement, including, in some cases, for the purpose of allocating risk among the parties to such agreements, and should not be deemed to be a representation, warranty or covenant to you. Moreover, such representations, warranties or covenants were accurate only as of the date when made. Accordingly, such representations, warranties and covenants should not be relied on as accurately representing the current state of our affairs.
This prospectus has not been and will not be registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore and the securities will be offered pursuant to exemptions under the Securities and Futures Act 2001 of Singapore, as modified or amended from time to time (the SFA). Accordingly, this prospectus and any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the securities may not be circulated or distributed, nor may the securities 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 (i) to an institutional investor (as defined in Section 4A of the SFA) pursuant to Section 274 of the SFA, (ii) to a relevant person (as defined in Section 275(2) of the SFA) pursuant to Section 275(1) of the SFA, or any person pursuant to Section 275(1A) of the SFA, and in accordance with the conditions specified in Section 275 of the SFA, or (iii) otherwise pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other applicable provision of the SFA.
Where the securities are subscribed or purchased under Section 275 of the SFA by a relevant person which is, amongst others:
(a) | a corporation (which is not an accredited investor (as defined in Section 4A of the SFA)) the sole business of which is to hold investments and the entire share capital of which is owned by one or more individuals, each of whom is an accredited investor; or |
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(b) | a trustee of a trust (where the trustee is not an accredited investor) whose sole purpose is to hold investments and each beneficiary of the trust is an individual who is an accredited investor, |
securities or securities-based derivatives contracts (each term as defined in Section 2(1) of the SFA) of that corporation or the beneficiaries rights and interest (howsoever described) in that trust shall not be transferred within six months after that corporation or that trust has acquired the securities pursuant to an offer made under Section 275 of the SFA except:
(1) | to an institutional investor or to a relevant person, or to any person arising from an offer referred to in Section 275(1A) or Section 276(4)(c)(ii) of the SFA; |
(2) | where no consideration is or will be given for the transfer; |
(3) | where the transfer is by operation of law; |
(4) | as specified in Section 276(7) of the SFA; or |
(5) | as specified in Regulation 37A of the Securities and Futures (Offers of Investments) (Securities and Securities-based Derivatives Contracts) Regulations 2018. |
Solely for the purposes of its obligations pursuant to Sections 309B(1)(a) and 309B(1)(c) of the SFA, we have determined, and hereby notify all relevant persons (as defined in Section 309A(1) of the SFA) that the securities are prescribed capital markets products (as defined in the Securities and Futures (Capital Markets Products) Regulations 2018 of Singapore) and Excluded Investment Products (as defined in MAS Notice SFA 04-N12: Notice on the Sale of Investment Products and MAS Notice FAA-N16: Notice on Recommendations on Investment Products).
This prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference contain 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, PV Infolink, PV Insights, Bloomberg New Energy Finance, IHS Markit and International Technology Roadmap for Photovoltaic. This prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference also contain 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 managements knowledge of and experience in the industry and markets in which we operate (including managements 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.
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.
When referring to our solar power systems, our facilities manufacturing capacity and total sales in this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference, 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).
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WAIVER OF SINGAPORE CODE ON TAKE-OVERS AND MERGERS
On January 30, 2020, the Securities Industry Council of Singapore waived 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 (the Tier 1 Exemption) set forth in Rule 14d-1(c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act) is available and the offeror relies on the Tier 1 Exemption to avoid full compliance with the tender offer rules 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 Corporation (SunPower), our former parent company, submitted to the Securities Industry Council of Singapore a written confirmation to the effect that it was in the interests of SunPower shareholders who became holders of Maxeon Solar shares as a result of the Spin-Off that a waiver of the provisions of the Singapore Take-overs Code was obtained.
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements relating to Maxeon Solar in this prospectus or the documents incorporated by reference constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act, including, but not limited to, statements regarding: (a) our expectations regarding pricing trends, demand and growth projections; (b) potential disruptions to our operations and supply chain that may result from epidemics, natural disasters or military conflicts, including the duration, scope and impact on the demand for our products, market disruptions from the war in Ukraine and the pace of recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic; (c) anticipated product launch timing and our expectations regarding ramp, customer acceptance and demand, upsell and expansion opportunities; (d) 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; (e) our ability to meet short term and long term material cash requirements including our obligations under the long-term polysilicon supply agreement, our ability to complete an equity or debt offering or financing at favorable terms, if at all, and our overall liquidity, substantial indebtedness and ability to obtain additional financing; (f) our technology outlook, including anticipated fab utilization and expected ramp and production timelines for the Companys Maxeon 5 and 6, next-generation Maxeon 7 and Performance line solar panels, expected cost reductions, and future performance; (g) our strategic goals and plans, including partnership discussions with respect to the Companys next-generation technology, and our relationships with existing customers, suppliers and partners, and our ability to achieve and maintain them; (h) our expectations regarding our future performance and revenues resulting from contracted orders, bookings, backlog, and pipelines in our sales channels; (i) our fourth quarter fiscal year 2022 guidance, including shipments, revenue, gross profit, non-GAAP gross profit, operating expenses, non-GAAP operating expenses, Adjusted EBITDA, capital expenditures, out-of-market polysilicon cost, expected demand recovery and market traction for Maxeon Solar as a result of anticipated product launches and related assumptions; and (j) our projected effective tax rate and changes to the valuation allowance related to our deferred tax assets. The forward-looking statements can be also identified by terminology such as may, might, could, will, would, should, continues, potential, predicts, projects, outlook, aims, expects, anticipates, future, intends, plans, believes, estimates and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements.
These forward-looking statements are based on our current assumptions, expectations and beliefs and involve substantial risks and uncertainties that may cause results, performance or achievement to materially differ from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to a number of risks. The reader should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, as there can be no assurances that the plans, initiatives or expectations upon which they are based will occur. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to: (1) challenges in executing transactions key to our strategic plans, including regulatory and other challenges that may arise; (2) our liquidity, substantial indebtedness, terms and conditions upon which our indebtedness is
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incurred and ability to obtain additional financing for our projects, customers and operations; (3) our ability to manage supply chain cost increases and operating expenses; (4) potential disruptions to our operations and supply chain that may result from damage or destruction of facilities operated by our suppliers, difficulties in hiring or retaining key personnel, epidemics, natural disasters, including impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic or the war in Ukraine; (5) our ability to manage our key customers and suppliers; (6) the success of our ongoing research and development efforts and our ability to commercialize new products and services, including products and services developed through strategic partnerships; (7) competition in the solar and general energy industry and downward pressure on selling prices and wholesale energy pricing, including impacts of inflation, economic recession and foreign exchange rates upon customer demand; (8) changes in regulation and public policy, including the imposition and applicability of tariffs; (9) our ability to comply with various tax holiday requirements as well as regulatory changes or findings affecting the availability of economic incentives promoting use of solar energy and availability of tax incentives or imposition of tax duties; (10) fluctuations in our operating results and in foreign currencies in which we operate; (11) appropriately sizing, or delays in expanding, our manufacturing capacity and containing manufacturing and logistics difficulties that could arise; (12) unanticipated impact to customer demand and sales schedules due, among other factors, to the spread of COVID-19, the war in Ukraine, economic recession and other environmental disasters; (13) challenges managing our acquisitions, joint ventures and partnerships, including our ability to successfully manage acquired assets and supplier relationships; (14) reaction by securities or industry analysts to our quarterly guidance which, in combination with our results of operations, may cause them to cease publishing research or reports about us, or adversely change their recommendations regarding our ordinary shares, which may negatively impact the market price of our ordinary shares and volume of our stock trading; and (15) unpredictable outcomes resulting from our litigation activities or other disputes.
Some of these factors are discussed in more detail in our most recent report on Form 20-F, including under Item 3.D. Risk Factors, Item 4. Information on the Company, and Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects and in our Form 6-K reports incorporated by reference herein. 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 prospectus as anticipated, believed, estimated or expected. We provide the information in this prospectus as of the date of its cover page. We do not intend, and do not assume any obligation, to update any information or forward-looking statements set out in this prospectus as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
We have filed with the Commission a registration statement on Form F-3 under the Securities Act, with respect to the securities offered by this prospectus. The full registration statement may be obtained from the Commission or us, as provided below. Forms of the documents establishing the terms of the offered securities are or may be filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. Statements in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement about these documents are summaries, and each statement is qualified in all respects by reference to the document to which it refers. You should refer to the actual documents for a more complete description of the relevant matters. You may inspect a copy of the registration statement at the Commissions website, as provided below.
We are subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act that are applicable to a foreign private issuer. In accordance with the Exchange Act, we file reports and other information with the Commission, including annual reports on Form 20-F and reports on Form 6-K. The Commission maintains an Internet site that contains reports and other information regarding issuers, such as us, that file electronically with the Commission (http://www.sec.gov).
As a foreign private issuer, we are exempt under the Exchange Act from, among other things, the rules prescribing the furnishing and content of proxy statements, and our officers, directors and principal shareholders are exempt from the short-swing profits reporting and liability provisions contained in Section 16 of the
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Exchange Act and related Exchange Act rules. In addition, we are not required under the Exchange Act to file periodic reports and financial statements with the Commission as frequently or as promptly as U.S. companies whose securities are registered under the Exchange Act.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
We file annual and special reports and other information with the Commission (File Number 001-39368). These filings contain important information which does not appear in this prospectus. The Commission allows us to incorporate by reference information into this prospectus, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to other documents which we have filed or will file with the Commission. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus, and information in documents that we file later with the Commission will automatically update and supersede information in this prospectus. We incorporate by reference into this prospectus the documents listed below and any future filings made by us with the Commission under Section 13(a), 13(c) 15(d) of the Exchange Act, except for information furnished to the Commission that is not deemed filed and not incorporated by reference into this prospectus (unless otherwise indicated below), until the termination of the offering of securities described in the applicable prospectus supplement:
| our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended on January 2, 2022, filed with the Commission on March 24, 2022 (the Form 20-F); |
| our Current Report on Form 6-K furnished to the Commission on April 12, 2022, May 20, 2022, May 25, 2022, June 10, 2022, June 14, 2022, July 27, 2022, August 12, 2022, August 17, 2022, September 7, 2022, September 8, 2022, October 4, 2022, October 18, 2022, October 19, 2022 and November 10, 2022 (including Exhibit 99.1 , which includes our unaudited consolidated interim financial statements as of October 2, 2022 and for the nine month periods ended October 2, 2022 and October 3, 2021), our Current Report on Form 6-K furnished to the Commission on June 6, 2022, as amended on June 8, 2022, the Selected Q1 Unaudited Financial Summary portion of Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 of our Current Report on Form 6-K furnished to the Commission on May 26, 2022 and the Selected Q2 Unaudited Financial Summary portion of Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 of our Current Report on Form 6-K furnished to the Commission on August 18, 2022; |
| the description of our securities registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act contained in Exhibit 2.7 of the Form 20-F, as filed with the Commission on March 24, 2022, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description; and |
| any future filings made with the Commission under Section 13(a), 13(c) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. |
In addition, any reports on Form 6-K submitted to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to the Exchange Act after the date of the initial registration statement and prior to effectiveness of the registration statement that we specifically identify in such forms as being incorporated by reference into the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part and all subsequent annual reports on Form 20-F filed after the effective date of this registration statement and prior to the termination of this offering.
You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement. We and the selling shareholders have not authorized any other person to provide you with different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. We and the selling shareholders are not making an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement as well as the information we previously filed with the Commission and incorporated by reference, is accurate as of the dates on the front cover of those documents only. Our business, financial condition and results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates. Certain statements in and portions of this prospectus update and replace information in the above listed documents incorporated by reference. Likewise, statements in or portions of a future document incorporated by
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reference in this prospectus may update and replace statements in and portions of this prospectus or the above listed documents.
We will provide you without charge, upon your written or oral request, a copy of any of the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus, other than exhibits to such documents which are not specifically incorporated by reference into such documents. Please direct your written or telephone requests to Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd., Attn: Chief Legal Officer, 8 Marina Boulevard #05-02, Marina Bay Financial Centre, 018981, Singapore, telephone number +65 6338 1888. You may also obtain information about us by visiting our website at https://www.maxeon.com. The information contained on or accessible through our website is not incorporated by reference and is not part of this prospectus.
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The Company
We are one of the worlds leading global manufacturers and marketers of premium solar technology. We have developed and maintained this leadership position through decades of technological innovation and investment, in addition to the development of sales and distribution channels supplying customers in more than 100 countries on six continents. We own and operate solar cell and panel manufacturing facilities located in Malaysia, Mexico and the Philippines and we participate in a joint venture for panel manufacturing in China with TZE. For the nine months ended October 2, 2022, 36.2% of our revenue was attributable to the U.S. and Canada, 47.5% to EMEA, 15.5% to Asia Pacific and 0.8% to other markets. During fiscal year 2021, 29.1% of our revenue was attributable to the U.S. and Canada, 43.8% to EMEA, 24.7% to Asia Pacific and 2.4% to other markets. During fiscal year 2020, 27.9% of our revenue was attributable to the U.S. and Canada, 37.0% to EMEA, 30.3% to Asia Pacific and 4.8% to other markets. During fiscal year 2019, 36.2% of our revenue was attributable to the U.S. and Canada, 28.8% to EMEA, 31.5% to Asia Pacific and 3.5% to other markets.
Our primary products are the Maxeon line of interdigitated back contact (IBC) solar cells and panels, and the Performance line (formerly, P-Series) of shingled solar cells and panels. We believe the Maxeon line of solar panels are the highest-efficiency solar panels on the market with an aesthetically pleasing design, and the Performance line of solar panels offers a high-value and cost-effective solution. The Maxeon line is primarily targeted at residential and small-scale commercial customers across the globe. The Performance line was initially targeted at the large-scale commercial and utility-scale power plant markets, but has proven to be attractive to our customers in the distributed generation (which we refer to as DG) markets as well. For the nine months ended October 2, 2022, 54.5% of our revenue was attributable to products in our Maxeon line and the other 45.5% was attributable to products in our Performance line. During fiscal year 2021, 61.4% of our revenue was attributable to products in our Maxeon line and the other 38.6% was attributable to products in our Performance line. 84.4% of our revenue was attributable to DG applications and 15.6% attributable to power plant applications. During fiscal year 2020, 65.5% of our revenue was attributable to products in our Maxeon line and the other 34.5% was attributable to products in our Performance line. 68.9% of our revenue was attributable to DG applications and 31.1% attributable to power plant applications. During fiscal year 2019, approximately 65.3% of our revenue was attributable to products in our Maxeon line and the other 34.7% was attributable to products in our Performance line. 69.9% of our revenue was attributable to DG applications and approximately 30.1% attributable to power plant applications.
Our proprietary technology platforms, including the Maxeon line and Performance line, target distinct market segments, serving both the DG and power plant markets. This ability to address the full market spectrum allows us to benefit from a range of diverse industry drivers and retain a balanced and diversified customer base.
We believe that our Maxeon line of IBC technology stands apart from the competition in key categories which our customers value, including product efficiency, energy yield, reliability, safety and aesthetics. We believe the combination of these characteristics enables the delivery of an unparalleled product and value proposition to our customers. Our Maxeon line products use a unique cell architecture and advanced module materials to deliver at least 20% more energy in any given amount of roof space, as compared to conventional front-contact mono-PERC panels, and come with a leading warranty coverage of 40 years in the industry.
Our Performance line technology is designed to deliver higher performance than using conventional panels. This is possible due to several patented features and improvements we have employed in our product. Some of the main differentiators from the competition for our shingled design is that in our design, standard mono-PERC cells are interconnected using electrically conductive adhesive instead of soldered metal ribbons. This technique greatly improves long-term durability, increases efficiency from reduced electrical resistance and less inactive white space between cells, and when combined with novel electrical bussing improves shade performance. In
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addition, our Performance lines robust shingled cells and advanced encapsulant are highly resistant to thermal stresses, humidity, light and temperature-induced degradation (LeTID) and potential-induced degradation (PID).
In December 2020, we introduced an alternating current (AC) version of our Maxeon product to the international marketplace. We already produce a similar product for SunPowers use in North America. These modules combine a microinverter with the module to create an integrated unit that is ready to connect to the low voltage power grid. These AC modules provide significant installation and energy production advantages versus traditional systems and allow us to capture an additional portion of the value of a solar installation. In 2021 we introduced an AC version of our Performance line to compliment the AC version of our Maxeon line. Since the introduction, there has been increasing demand for these AC modules.
In 2022, we introduced SunPower One, an integrated ecosystem of clean energy products and services that builds on our industry-leading panels and leverages our global distribution channels. As part of the initial launch of SunPower One, we announced a battery storage system, SunPower Reserve, an electric vehicle charger, SunPower Drive, and a consumer experience that helps homeowners better understand and manage their photovoltaic battery, and EV charging devices, view detailed information on their energy consumption, and receive personalized tips on how to maximize the most savings from their investment. These products and services are expected to ship to our installers in the first half of 2023.
We have announced our initiative to manufacture our high efficiency bifacial Performance line solar panels for the United States large-scale market through conversion of our Malaysia and Mexico facilities. In May 2021, we executed an agreement to supply approximately one GW of Performance line panels for the construction of the Gemini solar plus storage power plant project located near Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. The project is being built and will be owned and operated by Primergy Solar, LLC. The agreement calls for modules to be supplied over a four-quarter period, which started in the second quarter of 2022 and project completion is planned by the end of 2023. In November 2021, we also entered into an agreement to supply up to 400 MW of Performance line panels to TotalEnergies for the construction of the Danish Fields Solar power plant project located near Houston, Texas, United States. The order request, which provides for a prepayment, was amended in March 2022 to change the timing of the utilization of the prepayment. In March 2022, we entered into two module supply agreements with two wholly-owned subsidiaries of Cypress Creek Renewables (CCR). The Company will be supplying 210 MWdc of its Performance line solar panels for a utility-scale project located in Texas, as well as approximately 105 MWdc of Performance line solar panels for a utility-scale project in Washington. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in June 2023, with the final solar panel deliveries scheduled for January 2024. In June 2022, we entered into another module supply agreement with CCR, pursuant to which we will be supplying approximately 600MWdc of our Performance Series solar panels for use in CCRs utility-scale projects located in the United States. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in April 2024, with the final solar panel deliveries scheduled for December 2024. In March 2022, we entered into an agreement to supply approximately 400MWdc of Performance line solar panels to Origis Energy Ltd for its use in utility-scale projects located in the United States, with deliveries scheduled to begin in June 2023 and end by December 2023.
In May 2021, we also announced the commercialization of our new Maxeon Air technology platform, which is the result of five years of research, development and testing. This new technology platform enables the production of Maxeon Air solar panels, which are conformable, ultra-light, robust and fire-certified panels that can be adhered directly to the roof without the need for racking or other mounting systems. Maxeon Air panels will be tested during the first half of 2022 with selected membrane suppliers and the product availability is scheduled to begin in 2023.
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Nasdaq Listing
Our ordinary shares are listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol MAXN. We currently do not plan to apply to list any other of the securities on any national securities exchange.
Corporate Information
On August 26, 2020, SunPower consummated the contribution of certain assets to the Company and the related spin-off (the Spin-Off) of the Company, through a pro rata distribution of SunPowers interest in the Company to SunPowers stockholders, into a separate, publicly traded company, pursuant to the Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of November 8, 2019 (the Separation Agreement), between the Company and SunPower, and the related Investment Agreement, dated as of November 8, 2019, between SunPower, the Company, TZE and, for limited purposes set forth therein, TTE Solar. Following the Spin-Off, Maxeon became an independent, public company, and Maxeons ordinary shares started trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol MAXN.
Our principal operational office is located at 8 Marina Boulevard #05-02, Marina Bay Financial Centre, 018981 Singapore, and our telephone number is +65 6338 1888. Our website is https://www.maxeon.com. The information contained on our website is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus and you should not consider information contained on our website to be part of this prospectus.
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The summary below describes the principal terms of this offering. The Description of Share Capital section of this prospectus contains a more detailed description of our ordinary shares.
Ordinary shares that may be offered and sold from time to time by the selling shareholders. |
Up to 32,688,454 Ordinary Shares, including (i) 10,994,431 Ordinary Shares acquired by TTE Group and 8,915,692 Ordinary Shares acquired by TZE SG in connection with the Spin-Off; (ii) 1,870,000 Ordinary Shares acquired by TZE SG in connection with the TZE SG Private Placement (as such term is defined in the Selling Shareholders section); and (iii) 10,908,331 Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of the 2027 Notes, including PIK Interest Shares issuable upon conversion of the PIK Notes (as such terms are defined in the Selling Shareholders section), if any, and any Interest Payment Ordinary Shares (as such term is defined in the Selling Shareholders section). The 2027 Notes and the 1,870,000 Ordinary Shares acquired by TZE SG in connection with the TZE SG Private Placement were issued in transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. |
Offering Prices |
The ordinary shares offered by this prospectus may be offered and sold at prevailing market prices, privately negotiated prices or such other prices as the selling shareholders may determine. See Plan of Distribution. |
Use of Proceeds |
All of the ordinary shares offered by the selling shareholders pursuant to this prospectus will be sold by the selling shareholders for their respective accounts. We will not receive any of the proceeds from these sales. See Use of Proceeds. |
Market for our ordinary shares |
Our ordinary shares are listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol MAXN. |
Risk factors |
Investing in our securities involves substantial risks. See Risk Factors on page 11 of this prospectus and other documents incorporated by reference herein, for a description of certain of the risks you should consider before investing in our ordinary shares. |
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An investment in our securities involves a high degree of risk. Before making an investment in our securities, you should carefully consider all of the information included in this prospectus, the risk factors presented in Item 3. Key Information3.D. Risk Factors of the Form 20-F and in Exhibit 99.2 of our Current Reports on Form 6-K filed with the Commission on May 26, 2022 and August 18, 2022, which are incorporated herein by reference, and all of the other information included in any prospectus supplement and other documents that have been incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any prospectus supplement, as well in our other filings with the Commission. Please see the sections of this prospectus entitled Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements and Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference. The occurrence of one or more of those risk factors could adversely impact our business, financial condition or results of operations.
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We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares offered pursuant to this prospectus. The selling shareholders will receive all of the proceeds from the sale of the Ordinary Shares offered by this prospectus. For information about the selling shareholders, see Selling Shareholders beginning on page 13 of this prospectus. The selling shareholders will pay any underwriting discounts and commissions and expenses incurred by the selling shareholders in disposing of the shares. We will bear all other costs, fees and expenses incurred in effecting the registration of the shares covered by this prospectus, including all registration and filing fees and fees and expenses of our counsel and accountants.
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This prospectus covers the resale from time to time by the selling shareholders identified in the table below, including their pledgees, donees, transferees, assigns or other successors in interest, of up to an aggregate of 32,688,454 Ordinary Shares. None of our selling shareholders received any of our securities as compensation for underwriting services. We will not receive any proceeds from the resale of the Ordinary Shares by the selling shareholders.
Spin-Off
Up to 19,910,123 Ordinary Shares registered for resale hereunder were acquired by the selling shareholders in connection with the Spin-Off. Pursuant to the Separation Agreement, each SunPower shareholder, including the selling shareholders identified in the table below, received one of our ordinary shares for every eight SunPower shares held as of the close of business on August 17, 2020, the record date for the Spin-Off. We are registering the resale of such Ordinary Shares as required by the Registration Rights Agreement.
TZE SG Private Placement
Up to 1,870,000 Ordinary Shares registered for resale hereunder were acquired by TZE SG in a private placement exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act (the TZE SG Private Placement and the 1,870,000 ordinary shares issued thereunder, the Private Placement Shares) pursuant to the ordinary shares purchase agreement that we entered into with TZE SG, dated as of April 13, 2021 (the Purchase Agreement). In connection with entering into the Purchase Agreement, the parties agreed to treat the Private Placement Shares as Registrable Securities under the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement. Therefore, we are registering the resale of the Private Placement Shares as required by the Registration Rights Agreement.
2027 Notes
Up to 10,908,331 Ordinary Shares registered for resale hereunder are issuable upon conversion of certain 7.5% first lien senior secured convertible notes due 2027 (the 2027 Notes), including any ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of any PIK Notes (PIK Interest Shares), issued by us to TZE SG, an affiliate of our shareholder, TZE, or any Interest Payment Ordinary Shares (as defined herein). The 2027 Notes were issued in a transaction exempt from registration requirements of the Securities Act. We are registering the resale of such Ordinary Shares as required by the TZE SG Registration Rights Agreement.
The terms of the 2027 Notes require the initial 3.5% of the total 7.5% interest to be payable solely in cash; however, for the remaining 4.0% of interest payable, the terms allow us to issue additional 2027 Notes (PIK Notes) and choose between paying interest on the 2027 Notes in cash, as pay-in-kind interest (whereby interest is payable by the automatic increase of the principal amount of the 2027 Notes on each interest payment date by the amount of the relevant portion of the accrued interest payable at that time (PIK Interest) at a rate of 7.5% per annum), or, subject to certain conditions, by directly issuing ordinary shares (Interest Payment Ordinary Shares) in lieu of interest cash payment (or a combination of any two or more of such forms of payment). Any PIK Notes that we issue shall have the same terms and conditions as the 2027 Notes pursuant to the indenture that we entered into with the guarantors named therein, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas and DB Trustees (Hong Kong), dated as of August 17, 2022, in connection with the issuance of the 2027 Notes, including, among others, accruing interest at a rate per annum equal to 7.5%. If we choose to make all or a portion of the interest payments for the remaining 4.0% of interest payable on the 2027 Notes as PIK Interest over such term of the 2027 Notes or as Interest Payment Ordinary Shares, the number of ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of the 2027 Notes will increase over time. As a result, the Ordinary Shares being registered for resale by the selling shareholders pursuant to this prospectus includes 1,959,701 Ordinary Shares, representing the maximum number of PIK Interest Shares we would be obligated to issue upon conversion of the PIK Notes or as Interest Payment Ordinary Shares for the remaining 4.0% of interest payable.
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Selling Shareholders Table
The selling shareholders identified in the table below may from time to time offer and sell under this prospectus any or all of the Ordinary Shares described under the column Ordinary Shares Being Offered in this Offering in the table below. The table below has been prepared based upon information furnished to us by the selling shareholders as of the dates represented in the footnotes accompanying the table. The selling shareholders identified below may have sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of some or all of their shares since the date on which the information in the following table is presented in transactions exempt from or not subject to the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Information concerning the selling shareholders may change from time to time and, if necessary, we will amend or supplement this prospectus accordingly and as required.
The following table and footnote disclosure following the table sets forth the name of each selling shareholder, the nature of any position, office or other material relationship, if any, that the selling shareholder has had within the past three years with us or with any of our predecessors or affiliates, and the number of ordinary shares beneficially owned by the selling shareholder before this offering. The number of shares reflected are those beneficially owned, as determined under applicable rules of the Commission, and the information is not necessarily indicative of beneficial ownership for any other purpose. Under applicable Commission rules, beneficial ownership includes any ordinary shares as to which a person has sole or shared voting power or investment power and any ordinary shares which the person has the right to acquire within 60 days after October 31, 2022 through the exercise of warrants, options or rights and the vesting of restricted stock units.
We have assumed that all Ordinary Shares reflected in the table as being offered in the offering covered by this prospectus will be sold from time to time in this offering. We cannot provide an estimate as to the number of ordinary shares that will be held by the selling shareholders upon termination of the offering covered by this prospectus because the selling shareholders may offer some, all or none of their Ordinary Shares being offered in the offering.
Ordinary Shares Beneficially Owned Before this Offering |
Ordinary Shares Being Offered in this Offering |
Ordinary Shares to be Beneficially Owned After this Offering(5) |
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Number | Percentage(4) | Number | Number | Percentage | ||||||||||||||||
Selling Shareholder(1) |
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TCL Zhonghuan Renewable Energy Technology Co., Ltd.(6) |
19,734,322 | (2) | 36.6 | % | 21,694,023 | (2)(3) | | | % | |||||||||||
TotalEnergies SE(7) |
10,994,431 | 20.4 | % | 10,994,431 | | | % |
(1) | All information as of October 31, 2022. |
(2) | Includes (i) 10,785,692 ordinary shares beneficially owned by TCL Zhonghuan Renewable Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (formerly known as Tianjin Zhonghuan Semiconductor Co., Ltd.) (TZE) and (ii) the ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of the 2027 Notes. Excludes TZEs outstanding options to purchase a certain amount of our ordinary shares pursuant to the option agreement entered into between us and TZE on August 26, 2020, which expires on July 15, 2025. |
(3) | Includes 10,785,692 outstanding ordinary shares beneficially owned by TZE following the consummation of the Spin-Off and the TZE SG Private Placement, and 10,908,331 ordinary shares representing the maximum number of ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of the 2027 Notes, including PIK Interest Shares issuable upon conversion of PIK Notes or Interest Payment Ordinary Shares issuable in lieu of cash payment of interest, assuming payment of all amounts due with respect to the remaining 4.0% of interest payable as PIK Interest or as Interest Payment Ordinary Shares. |
(4) | Based on a denominator equal to the sum of (a) 45,016,451 ordinary shares outstanding on October 31, 2022, and (b) the number of ordinary shares issuable upon exercise or conversion of convertible securities within 60 days of October 31, 2022 beneficially owned by the applicable selling shareholder. |
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(5) | Assumes that all Ordinary Shares being registered under the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part are sold in this offering, and that none of the selling shareholders acquire additional ordinary shares after the date of this prospectus and prior to completion of this offering. |
(6) | Based on the information contained in an amended Schedule 13D filed with the Commission on August 18, 2022 by Zhonghuan Singapore Investment and Development Pte. Ltd., Zhonghuan Singapore Investment and Development Pte. Ltd. is a direct wholly owned subsidiary of TZE. TZE has shared voting and dispositive power over 10,785,692 ordinary shares. TZE is also deemed to be a beneficial owner of, and has shared voting and dispositive power over, an additional 8,948,630 ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of the 2027 Notes. The address of TZE is No. 12 East Haitai Road, Huayuan Industrial Park, Hi-tech Industrial Zone, Tianjin, 300384, Peoples Republic of China. |
(7) | Based on the information contained in a Schedule 13D filed with the Commission on September 8, 2020, as amended on November 1, 2022, by the TTE Group. TTE Solar is a direct wholly owned subsidiary of TTE Gaz, which is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of TotalEnergies. Each member of the TTE Group has shared voting and dispositive power over 10,994,431 ordinary shares. The address of each member of the TTE Group is 2, place Jean Millier, La Défense 6, 92400 Courbevoie, France. |
Material Relationships with Selling Shareholders
Under the terms of the Shareholders Agreement that we entered into with TTE Solar, TTE Gaz and TZE SG on August 26, 2020 (the Shareholders Agreement), each of TZE, on the one hand, and the TTE Group, on the other hand, has the right to designate a certain number of individuals to our board of directors based on each entitys respective share ownership. As of the date of this prospectus, three of our directors are designated by TZE and another three of our directors are designated by the TTE Group.
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Ordinary Shares
Our issued and outstanding share capital consists of ordinary shares. We have 45,016,451 ordinary shares issued and outstanding as of October 31, 2022, excluding 3,292,010 ordinary shares that may be granted in the future under our share incentive plans. We currently only have one class of issued ordinary shares, which have identical rights in all respects and rank equally with one another.
For the purposes of this section, references to shareholders mean those shareholders whose names and number of shares are entered in our register of members kept and maintained by the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority of Singapore (ACRA).
Our ordinary shares have no par value and there is no concept of authorized share capital under Singapore law. All shares presently issued are fully paid and existing shareholders are not subject to any calls on shares. Although Singapore law does not recognize the concept of non-assessability with respect to newly-issued shares, we note that any subscriber of our ordinary shares who has fully paid up all amounts due with respect to such ordinary shares will not be subject under Singapore law to any personal liability to contribute to our assets or liabilities in such subscribers capacity solely as a holder of such ordinary shares. We believe this interpretation is substantively consistent with the concept of non-assessability under the Delaware General Corporation Law, which provides that a share of a Delaware corporations common stock is fully paid and non-assessable if such share has been issued for consideration having a value at least equal to the par value of such share and if the holder is not required to contribute additional amounts of capital or pay additional amounts to the corporation with respect to such share. We cannot, except in the circumstances permitted by the Companies Act 1967 of Singapore (the Singapore Companies Act), grant any financial assistance for the acquisition or proposed acquisition of our own ordinary shares. Except as described above in Waiver of Singapore Code on Take-Overs and Mergers, there are no limitations in our constitution (Constitution) or Singapore law on the rights of shareholders not resident in Singapore to hold or vote in respect of our ordinary shares.
Under Singapore law, new shares may be issued only with the prior approval of our shareholders in a general meeting. General approval may be sought from our shareholders in a general meeting for the issue of shares. Approval, if granted, will lapse at the earlier of:
| the conclusion of the next annual general meeting; |
| the expiration of the period within which the next annual general meeting is required by law to be held (i.e., within six months of our financial year end); and |
| any subsequent revocation or variation of such approval by our shareholders in a general meeting. |
Subject to this and the provisions of the Singapore Companies Act, our Constitution and the Shareholders Agreement, all new shares are under the control of our board of directors who may allot and issue new shares and instruments convertible into shares to such persons on such terms and conditions and with the rights and restrictions as they may think fit to impose.
Preference Shares
Under the Singapore Companies Act, different classes of shares in a public company may be issued only if (a) the issue of the class or classes of shares is provided for in the constitution of the public company and (b) the constitution of the public company sets out in respect of each class of shares the rights attached to that class of shares. Subject to the Shareholders Agreement, our Constitution provides that we may issue shares of a different class with preferential, deferred, qualified or special rights, privileges, conditions or restrictions with respect to dividends, return of capital, voting or otherwise, as our board of directors may determine from time to time, and
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that such shares may be issued which are, or at the option of the Company are, liable to be redeemed (on such terms and manner of redemption as determined by our board of directors) provided that the terms of such preference shares are set out in the Constitution and the issuance of such preference shares is approved by shareholders at a general meeting.
We may, subject to the Shareholders Agreement, Singapore Companies Act and the prior approval in a general meeting of our shareholders, issue preference shares which are, or at our option, subject to redemption provided that such preference shares may not be redeemed out of capital unless:
| all the directors have made a solvency statement in relation to such redemption; and |
| we have lodged a copy of the solvency statement with ACRA. |
Further, the shares must be fully paid-up before they are redeemed.
TZE SG Registration Rights Agreement
On August 17, 2022, in connection with the issuance of the 2027 Notes, the Company and TZE SG entered into the TZE SG Registration Rights Agreement. Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to keep the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part continuously effective in order to permit the sales of all of the Ordinary Shares issuable upon conversion of the 2027 Notes and any PIK Notes on any day after the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part has been declared effective by the Commission, for so long as the securities registered under the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part continue to constitute the Ordinary Shares under the TZE SG Registration Rights Agreement. If the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part ceases to be effective, we shall promptly notify each holder and shall file with the Commission another shelf registration statement within 20 business days, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the TZE SG Registration Rights Agreement. We will generally pay all expenses incurred in connection with the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, except for any underwriting discounts, selling commissions and stock transfer taxes applicable to the sale of the Ordinary Shares. The TZE SG Registration Rights Agreement also provides for customary indemnification obligations of both the Company and TZE SG in connection with any registration statement.
Registration Rights Agreement
On August 26, 2020, in connection with the Spin-Off, the Company entered into the Registration Rights Agreement with TTE Solar, TTE Gaz and TZE SG pursuant to which the Company granted TTE Solar, TTE Gaz and TZE SG certain registration rights.
Under the Registration Rights Agreement, TTE Solar, TTE Gaz and TZE SG each generally have the right to require the Company to file a registration statement for the offer and sale of the Company shares owned by TTE Solar, TTE Gaz and TZE SG, including the Private Placement Shares, subject to certain limitations. In addition, if the Company registers any of its securities either for its own account or the account of a security holder other than TTE Solar, TTE Gaz or TZE SG, then TTE Solar, TTE Gaz and TZE SG will each have the right, subject to certain limitations, to include Company shares owned by it in that registration. The Company will generally pay all expenses relating to any such registration, except for any underwriting discounts, selling commissions and stock transfer taxes. The Registration Rights Agreement also provides for customary indemnification obligations of Maxeon Solar and TTE Solar, TTE Gaz and TZE SG in connection with any registration statement.
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We are registering Ordinary Shares on behalf of the selling shareholders. The selling shareholders will act independently of us in making decisions with respect to the timing, manner and size of each sale. The selling shareholders and any of their pledgees, donees, transferees, assignees or other successors-in-interest may, from time to time, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of any or all of their ordinary shares or interests in ordinary shares in open market or in private transactions or using a combination of these methods. These dispositions may be at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at the time of sale or at negotiated prices. The selling shareholders may use one or more of the following methods when disposing of the shares or interests therein:
| ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits purchasers; |
| block trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the transaction; |
| through brokers, dealers or underwriters that may act solely as agents; |
| purchases by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its account; |
| an exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange; |
| privately negotiated transactions; |
| through the writing or settlement of options or other hedging transactions entered into after the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, whether through an options exchange or otherwise; |
| broker-dealers may agree with the selling shareholder to sell a specified number of such shares at a stipulated price per share; |
| one or more underwritten offerings on a firm commitment or best efforts basis; |
| a combination of any such methods of disposition; and |
| any other method permitted pursuant to applicable law. |
The selling shareholders may also sell shares under Rule 144 or Regulation S under the Securities Act, if available, rather than under this prospectus.
Broker-dealers engaged by the selling shareholders may arrange for other broker-dealers to participate in sales. Broker-dealers may receive commissions or discounts from the selling shareholders (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent for the purchaser of shares, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated. The selling shareholders do not expect these commissions and discounts to exceed what is customary in the types of transactions involved.
The selling shareholders may from time to time pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the ordinary shares owned by them and, if they default in the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell ordinary shares from time to time under this prospectus, or under a supplement or amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or other applicable provision of the Securities Act amending the list of selling shareholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest as selling shareholders under this prospectus.
Upon being notified in writing by a selling shareholder that any material arrangement has been entered into with a broker-dealer for the sale of ordinary shares through a block trade, special offering, exchange distribution or secondary distribution or a purchase by a broker or dealer, we will file a supplement to this prospectus, if required, pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act, disclosing (i) the name of such selling shareholder and of the participating broker-dealer(s), (ii) the number of shares involved, (iii) the price at which such ordinary
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shares were sold, (iv) the commissions paid or discounts or concessions allowed to such broker-dealer(s), where applicable, (v) that such broker-dealer(s) did not conduct any investigation to verify the information set out or incorporated by reference in this prospectus, and (vi) other facts material to the transaction.
The selling shareholders also may transfer the ordinary shares in other circumstances, in which case the transferees, pledgees or other successors in interest will be the selling shareholders for purposes of this prospectus.
In connection with the sale of the Ordinary Shares or interests in Ordinary Shares, the selling shareholders may enter into hedging transactions after the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part with broker-dealers or other financial institutions, which may in turn engage in short sales of the Ordinary Shares in the course of hedging the positions they assume. The selling shareholders may also sell Ordinary Shares short after the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part and deliver these securities to close out their short positions, or loan or pledge the Ordinary Shares to broker- dealers that in turn may sell these securities. The selling shareholders may also enter into option or other transactions after the effective date of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part with broker-dealers or other financial institutions or the creation of one or more derivative securities which require the delivery to such broker-dealer or other financial institution of shares offered by this prospectus, which shares such broker-dealer or other financial institution may resell pursuant to this prospectus (as supplemented or amended to reflect such transaction).
The selling shareholders and any broker-dealers or agents that are involved in selling the shares may be deemed to be underwriters within the meaning of the Securities Act in connection with such sales. In such event, any commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the resale of the shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act.
We have advised the selling shareholders that they are required to comply with Regulation M promulgated under the Exchange Act during such time as it may be engaged in a distribution of the Ordinary Shares, which may affect the marketability of the Ordinary Shares.
The aggregate proceeds to the selling shareholders from the sale of the Ordinary Shares offered by them will be the purchase price of the Ordinary Shares less discounts or commissions, if any. The selling shareholders reserve the right to accept and, together with their agents from time to time, to reject, in whole or in part, any proposed purchase of Ordinary Shares to be made directly or through agents. We will not receive any of the proceeds from this offering.
We are required to pay all fees and expenses incident to the registration of the Ordinary Shares. We have agreed to indemnify the selling shareholders against certain losses, claims, damages and liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act or otherwise.
We plan to keep the registration statement of which this prospectus constitutes a part effective until all of the shares registered on the registration statement have been sold or they are able to be sold without limitation during a three-month period under Rule 144 of the Securities Act.
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Certain legal matters with respect to Singapore law and with respect to the validity of the Ordinary Shares being offered by this prospectus will be passed upon for us by White & Case Pte. Ltd., Singapore. Additional legal matters may be passed upon for us, or any underwriters, dealers or agents by counsel that we will name in the applicable prospectus supplement.
The consolidated financial statements as of January 2, 2022 and for each of the two years in the period ended January 2, 2022 of Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd. appearing in Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd.s Annual Report (Form 20-F) for the year ended January 2, 2022, and the effectiveness of Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd.s internal control over financial reporting as of January 2, 2022 have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP (Singapore), a member firm of Ernst & Young Global Limited (EYG) and independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their reports thereon, included therein, and incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such reports given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
The combined financial statements for the year ended December 29, 2019 of Maxeon Solar Technologies, Pte. Ltd. (now known as Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd.) appearing in Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd.s Annual Report (Form 20-F) for the year ended January 2, 2022 have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, the United States member firm of EYG and independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report thereon, included therein, and incorporated herein by reference. Such combined financial statements are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such report given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
ENFORCEMENT OF CIVIL LIABILITIES UNDER U.S. SECURITIES LAWS
We are incorporated under the laws of Singapore and certain of our officers and directors are or will be residents outside of the United States. Moreover, most of our assets are located outside of the United States. Although we are incorporated outside of the United States, we have agreed to accept service of process in the United States through our agent designated for that specific purpose.
There is no treaty in force between the United States and Singapore providing for the reciprocal recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters, such that a final judgment for the payment of money rendered by any federal or state court in the United States based on civil liability, whether or not predicated solely upon the federal securities laws, would, therefore, not be automatically enforceable in Singapore. Additionally, there is doubt whether a Singapore court may impose civil liability on us or our directors and officers who reside in Singapore in a suit brought in the Singapore courts against us or such persons with respect to a violation solely of the federal securities laws of the United States, unless the facts surrounding such a violation would constitute or give rise to a cause of action under Singapore law. Accordingly, it may be difficult for investors to enforce against us, our directors or our officers in Singapore, judgments obtained in the United States which are predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the federal securities laws of the United States.
INDEMNIFICATION FOR SECURITIES ACT LIABILITIES
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling us pursuant to the foregoing provisions, we have been informed that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS
The following are the estimated expenses of the issuance and distribution of the securities being registered under the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, all of which will be paid by us.
Commission registration fee |
$ | 58,069 | ||
FINRA filing fee |
$ | | ||
Legal fees and expenses |
$ | 150,000 | ||
Accounting fees and expenses |
$ | 95,000 | ||
Printing expenses |
$ | 12,000 | ||
Total |
$ | 315,069 |
Item 8. | Indemnification of Directors and Officers. |
Pursuant to the Singapore Companies Act, any provision (whether in the constitution, a contract with the company or otherwise) that purports to exempt or indemnify the officers of a company (including directors) (to any extent) against any liability which by law would otherwise attach to them in connection with any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust, of which they may be guilty in relation to the company is void. However, the Singapore Companies Act specifically provides that we are allowed to: purchase and maintain for any officer insurance against any liability which by law would otherwise attach to such officer in respect of any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust of which such officer may be guilty in relation to us; indemnify any officer against liability incurred by the officer to a person other than the company, except when the indemnity is against: (a) any liability of the officer to pay: (i) a fine in criminal proceedings; or (ii) a sum payable to a regulatory authority by way of a penalty in respect of non-compliance with any requirement of a regulatory nature (however arising); or (b) any liability incurred by the officer: (i) in defending criminal proceedings in which the officer is convicted; (ii) in defending civil proceedings brought by the company or a related company in which judgment is given against the officer; or (iii) in connection with an application for relief under Sections 76A(13) or 391 of the Singapore Companies Act in which the court refuses to grant the officer relief; indemnify any auditor against any liability incurred or to be incurred by such auditor in defending any proceedings (whether civil or criminal) in which judgment is given in such auditors favor or in which such auditor is acquitted; or indemnify any auditor against any liability incurred or to be incurred by such auditor in connection with any application under Sections 76A(13) or 391 of the Singapore Companies Act in which relief is granted to such auditor by the court.
Our Constitution provides that, subject to the provisions of the Singapore Companies Act and any other applicable law, every director, chief executive officer, auditor, secretary or other officer of our company shall be entitled to be indemnified by our company against all costs, charges, losses, expenses and liabilities incurred or to be incurred by him or her in the execution and discharge of his or her duties or in relation thereto and in particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, no director, secretary or other officer of our company shall be liable for the acts, receipts, neglects or defaults of any other director or officer or for joining in any receipt or other act for conformity or for any loss or expense happening to our company through the insufficiency or deficiency of title to any property acquired by order of the directors for or on behalf of our company or for the insufficiency or deficiency of any security in or upon which any of the moneys of our company shall be invested or for any loss or damage arising from the bankruptcy, insolvency or tortious act of any person with whom any moneys, securities or effects shall be deposited or left or for any other loss, damage or misfortune whatsoever which shall happen to or be incurred by our company in the execution of the duties of his or her office or in relation thereto unless the same shall happen through his or her own negligence, willful default, breach of duty or breach of trust.
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In cases where a director is sued by the company, the Singapore Companies Act gives the court the power to relieve directors either wholly or partially from their liability for their negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust.
The limitation of liability and indemnification provisions in our Constitution may discourage shareholders from bringing a lawsuit against directors for breach of their fiduciary duties. They may also reduce the likelihood of derivative litigation against directors and officers, even though an action, if successful, might benefit us and our shareholders. A shareholders investment may be harmed to the extent we pay the costs of settlement and damage awards against directors and officers pursuant to these indemnification provisions. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have been advised that, in the opinion of the Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act, and is, therefore, unenforceable.
Item 9. | Exhibits |
A list of exhibits included as part of this registration statement is set forth in the Exhibit Index which immediately precedes such exhibits and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 10. | Undertakings. |
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(a)(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the Securities Act);
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the Calculation of Registration Fee table in the effective registration statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement.
provided, however, that (A) paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (ii) of this section do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-8, and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act), that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement, and (B) paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (ii) and (iii) of this section do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-1, Form S-3, Form SF-3 or Form F-3 and the information required to be included in a post -effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or, as to a registration statement on Form S-3, Form SF-3 or Form F-3, is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
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(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(4) To file a post-effective amendment to the registration statement to include any financial statements required by Item 8.A of Form 20-F at the start of any delayed offering or throughout a continuous offering. Financial statements and information otherwise required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act need not be furnished, provided, that the registrant includes in the prospectus, by means of a post-effective amendment, financial statements required pursuant to this paragraph (a)(4) and other information necessary to ensure that all other information in the prospectus is at least as current as the date of those financial statements. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to registration statements on Form F-3, a post-effective amendment need not be filed to include financial statements and information required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act or Item 8.A. of Form 20-F if such financial statements and information are contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Form F-3.
(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act to any purchaser:
(i) If the registrant is relying on Rule 430B:
(A) Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and
(B) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.
(6) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:
(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant;
(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and
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(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.
(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrants annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plans annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b) (1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.
(d) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each posteffective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
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Exhibit Index
* | To be filed as an exhibit to a post-effective amendment to this registration statement or as an exhibit to a report filed on Form 6-K under the Exchange Act and incorporated herein by reference. |
| Portions of this exhibit have been redacted pursuant to Item 4(a) under Instructions as to Exhibits in Form 20-F and Item 601(b)(10)(iv) of Regulation S-K because the Company customarily and actually treats the redacted information as private or confidential and the omitted information is not material. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form F-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of San Jose, State of California on November 10, 2022.
MAXEON SOLAR TECHNOLOGIES, LTD. | ||
By: | /s/ Mark Babcock | |
Mark Babcock | ||
Interim Chief Executive Officer |
Each person whose signature appears below authorizes Mark Babcock and Kai Strohbecke, or any of them, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in his name and on his behalf, in any and all capacities, this registrants Registration Statement on Form F-3 relating to the offering and any amendments thereto (and any additional registration statement related thereto permitted by Rule 462(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 (and all further amendments, including post-effective amendments thereto)), necessary or advisable to enable the registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with the registration of the securities which are the subject of such Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in such Registration Statement as such attorney may deem appropriate, and with full power and authority to perform and do any and all acts and things whatsoever which any such attorney or substitute may deem necessary or advisable to be performed or done in connection with any or all of the above-described matters, as fully as each of the undersigned could do if personally present and acting, hereby ratifying and approving all acts of any such attorney or substitute.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on November 10, 2022.
Signature |
Title | |
/s/ Mark Babcock Mark Babcock |
Interim Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) | |
/s/ Kai Strohbecke Kai Strohbecke |
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) | |
/s/ Kris Sennesael Kris Sennesael |
Director | |
/s/ Donald Colvin Donald Colvin |
Director | |
/s/ Steve Leonard Steve Leonard |
Director | |
/s/ Erick Chabanne Erick Chabanne |
Director | |
/s/ Nikita Taldykin Nikita Taldykin |
Director |
Signature |
Title | |
/s/ Yanbing Jiang Yanbing Jiang |
Director | |
/s/ ZHANG Changxu ZHANG Changxu |
Director | |
/s/ Sean Wang Sean Wang |
Director | |
/s/ Gavin Adda Gavin Adda |
Director |
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Mark Babcock, the duly authorized representative of the Registrant in the United States, has signed this registration statement, solely in the capacity of the duly authorized representative, on November 10, 2022.
By: | /s/ Mark Babcock | |
Name: Mark Babcock | ||
Title: Interim Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 5.1
10 November 2022
Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd.
8 Marina Boulevard #05-02, Marina Bay Financial Centre Singapore 018981
Our Ref: TS/DL/VL/9187431-0011 |
Dear Sir or Madam
We have acted as Singapore legal advisers to Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd. (the Company), a company incorporated under the laws of Singapore, in connection with the filing of a shelf registration statement on Form F-3 (the Registration Statement) pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Act), with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) on or about 10 November 2022 in connection with the offer and resale by the selling shareholders identified therein of up to 32,688,454 ordinary shares of the Company (the Ordinary Shares), of which 21,780,123 are currently issued and outstanding (the Outstanding Shares) and 10,908,331 are issuable upon conversion of certain outstanding 7.5% first lien senior secured convertible notes due 2027 (the 2027 Notes), which include ordinary shares which may be issuable in lieu of a portion of interest payments under the 2027 Notes (the Convertible Shares). References herein to the 2027 Notes shall include any PIK Notes (as such term is defined in the Registration Statement) that the Company may issue to the selling shareholders.
Terms used but not otherwise defined in this opinion, shall have the meanings given to them in the Registration Statement and references in this opinion to Clauses or Schedules or Exhibits are references to Clauses and Schedules and Exhibits of the Registration Statement.
In this opinion, Companies Act means the Companies Act 1967 of Singapore as published as at the date of this opinion including any statutory modification or reenactment thereof now in force together with any orders or regulations made or issued under or by virtue thereof, in each case, as at the date of this opinion.
This opinion is limited to Singapore law as it would be applied by a court of Singapore (a Singapore Court) on the date of this opinion and is given in respect of matters and the position under law on the date of this opinion only. We do not undertake to advise you of any changes in our opinions expressed in this opinion resulting from any legal or legislative developments, changes to law or fact, or any other matters that may arise after the date of this opinion or that hereafter may be brought to our attention. We have taken instructions solely from the Company. This opinion is given on the basis that it will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, Singapore law and that any dispute arising out of, or in connection with, it shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Singapore Courts.
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For the purposes of this opinion, we have examined each of the documents listed in Appendix A. Save as expressly provided in this opinion, we express no opinion whatsoever with respect to any document listed in Appendix A.
For the purpose of giving this opinion, we have relied upon the following searches (the Searches):
(a) | a business profile search of the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority in Singapore (the ACRA) in relation to the Company conducted on 10 November 2022; and |
(b) | Cause Book searches in relation to the Company covering the years 2019 to 2022 conducted on 10 November 2022, on the Singapore Judiciarys Integrated Electronic Litigation System. |
The Searches revealed no order or resolution for the winding-up, judicial management or similar insolvency proceeding in respect of the the Company and no notice of appointment of a receiver or similar insolvency representative over any assets of the Company in Singapore.
On the assumptions set out in Appendix B and subject to the qualifications set out in Appendix C, we are of the opinion that:
1. | the Company has the requisite corporate capacity and power to make the filing of the Registration Statement with the Commission, and to issue the Convertible Shares; |
2. | when issued in accordance with the terms of the Notes Documents and as contemplated by the Registration Statement, the Convertible Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable; |
3. | the Company had the requisite corporate capacity and power to issue the Outstanding Shares at the relevant time the Outstanding Shares were issued; and |
4. | the Outstanding Shares are validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable. |
This opinion is for the Companys benefit in connection with the Registration Statement and may be relied upon by the Company and by persons entitled to rely upon it pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Act only.
We hereby consent to the use of our name under the caption Legal Matters in the prospectus forming a part of the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not hereby admit and shall not be deemed to admit that we come within the category of persons whose consent is required under Sections 7 and 11 of the Act or to the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
Yours faithfully
/s/ White & Case Pte. Ltd.
White & Case Pte. Ltd.
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Appendix A
Documents Reviewed
1. | Portable document format (PDF) copy of the Registration Statement. |
2. | PDF copy of the indenture dated 17 August 2022 between the Company, the guarantors listed therein, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas and DB Trustees (Hong Kong) Limited in relation to the 2027 Notes, attached as Exhibit 99.1 to the Form 6-K filed by the Company with the Commission on 17 August 2022 (the Indenture). |
3. | PDF copy of the supplemental indenture dated 30 September 2022 between the Company, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas and DB Trustees (Hong Kong) Limited in relation to the Indenture, attached as Exhibit 99.1 to the Form 6-K filed by the Company with the Commission on 4 October 2022. |
4. | PDF copy of the form of the 2027 Notes, included as Exhibit A to the Indenture. |
5. | PDF copy of the convertible notes purchase agreement dated 12 August 2022 between the Company and Zhonghuan Singapore Investment and Development Pte. Ltd. in relation to the sale of the 2027 Notes, attached as Exhibit 99.1 to the Form 6-K filed by the Company with the Commission on 12 August 2022 |
(items 1 to 5, the Notes Documents).
6. | PDF copy of the certificate of incorporation of the Company dated 11 October 2019 issued by the ACRA. |
7. | PDF copy of the certificate of conversion of the Company dated 15 July 2020 issued by ACRA confirming the Companys conversion to a public company. |
8. | PDF copy of the constitution of the Company, as adopted by the Company on 25 August 2020, in effect on the date hereof (the Constitution). |
9. | PDF copy of the constitution of the Company, as adopted by the Company on 11 October 2019, in effect from such date until 15 July 2020, and PDF copy of the constitution of the Company, as adopted by the Company on 15 July 2020, in effect from such date until 25 August 2020. |
10. | PDF copy of the extract of resolutions passed at the meeting of the board of directors of the Company (Board) on 12 August 2022 approving the issuance of the 2027 Notes. |
11. | PDF copy of the written resolutions of the Board approving the filing of the Registration Statement with the Commission and the transactions contemplated by the Registration Statement. |
12. | PDF copy of the minutes of the extraordinary general meeting of the Company deemed to be held on 8 July 2020 approving, among other things, the issuance of certain ordinary shares to shareholders. |
13. | PDF copy of the written resolutions of the Board passed on 21 August 2020 approving, among other things, the issuance of certain ordinary shares to a selling shareholder. |
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14. | PDF copy of the written record of resolutions passed by the sole member of the Company on 25 August 2020 approving the issuance of 8,915,692 ordinary shares to Zhonghuan Singapore Investment and Development Pte. Ltd. |
15. | PDF copy of the minutes of the meeting of the Board held on 8 April 2021 approving, among other things, the issuance of certain ordinary shares to a selling shareholder. |
16. | PDF copy of the minutes of the meeting of the Board held on 9 July 2020 approving, among other things, the issuance of certain ordinary shares to SunPower Corporation which will be distributed to the holders of record of the outstanding shares of Sunpower Corporation. |
(items 10 to 16, the Resolutions, and items 10, 11, 13, 15 and 16, the Board Resolutions, and items 12 to 16, the Outstanding Shares Resolutions).
17. | PDF copy of the executed directors certificate of the Company dated on or around 9 November 2022 (Directors Certificate). |
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Appendix B
Assumptions
1. | All signatures, stamps and seals are genuine, all seals were duly affixed in accordance with the constitutional documents of the relevant party(ies), all documents submitted to us as originals are authentic and complete, all documents or extracts of documents submitted to us as copies or received by facsimile transmission or in PDF conform to the originals and the person who has delivered or transmitted documents or extracts of documents to us was authorised to do so by the parties thereto. |
2. | Any document examined by us in an unexecuted form will be or has been executed in the same form and that no amendments (whether oral, in writing or by conduct of the parties) have been made to any of the documents since they were examined by us. |
3. | Each of the documents submitted or made available to us for examination is true, accurate, complete and up-to-date and has not been revoked, repudiated, rescinded, terminated, amended or superseded. All statements, representations and warranties as to matters of fact contained in all such documents are true, correct and complete. |
4. | The Resolutions are a true record of the matters described therein, were duly passed and adopted at properly convened board or shareholder meetings of the Company, or as the case may be, duly passed in the form of circulating resolutions in writing, in accordance with the Constitution and the Companies Act. The Resolutions have not been revoked, repudiated, rescinded, terminated, amended or superseded and are in full force and effect. No other resolution or action has been taken which could affect the validity of the Resolutions. |
5. | Each of the statements in the Directors Certificate is true and correct as at the date of this opinion and there are no facts that have not been disclosed to us that would alter the opinion set out herein. |
6. | The facts on which the Resolutions were based were true, and the decisions of the Companys directors approving the Board Resolutions were taken in good faith and on reasonable grounds for believing that the transactions contemplated thereby would be in the Companys best interest. |
7. | The Companys directors have been duly appointed in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act and the constitution of the Company in force at that time. The Companys directors have acted, and will act, in good faith and in the best interests of the Company in approving the allotment and issuance of the Outstanding Shares, the preparation and filing of the Registration Statement with the Commission and the execution of, and entry into, the Registration Statement and the Notes Documents and the transactions contemplated in the Registration Statement and the Notes Documents (including the allotment and issuance of any Convertible Shares), without intention to defraud any of the creditors of the Company, and in accordance with any other duties, breach of which could give rise to the Notes Documents and the related transactions being avoided. |
8. | The Companys directors have each disclosed, and will disclose, any interest which he or she may have in the allotment and issuance of the Outstanding Shares and the transactions contemplated in the Registration Statement and the Notes Documents in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act and the constitution of the Company in force at that time and none of the Companys directors has, or will have, any interest in such transactions except to the extent permitted by the Companies Act and the constitution of the Company in force at that time. |
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9. | The information revealed by the Searches was true, complete and accurate in all respects and remain so up to the date of this opinion, and has not, since the time of such search, been altered or added to and did not fail to disclose any information which had been delivered for filing but did not appear on the public file at the time of the Searches. All matters which ought to have been filed have been duly filed. |
10. | Save that this assumption does not apply to the Company, each of the parties to the Notes Documents has been duly incorporated, established or constituted, and is validly existing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, establishment or constitution, and the execution of the Notes Documents and the transactions and matters contemplated thereby on its behalf and the performance of its obligations have been duly authorised by all necessary corporate or other action and in accordance with its constitutional documents and applicable law, and it has duly executed and delivered the relevant Documents according to all applicable laws. |
11. | The Notes Documents have been duly executed on behalf of the Company by the persons authorised by the Resolutions, who have full legal capacity to execute such Notes Documents and intending the Company to be bound by such Notes Documents. |
12. | Absence of fraud, bad faith, undue influence, coercion, duress, mistake or misrepresentation on the part of any party to the Notes Documents and its respective officers, employees, agents and advisers. |
13. | Valid consideration, if required, will be furnished for the entry into the Notes Documents and for the allotment and issuance of the Convertible Shares. |
14. | The Convertible Shares to be allotted and issued upon conversion of the 2027 Notes in accordance with the terms of the Notes Documents will be duly registered in the names of the persons who subscribe for or purchase Convertible Shares in the Register of Members of the Company maintained by ACRA, or in the name of the Depository Trust Company or its nominee, as the case may be (who in turn will be registered in the Register of Members of the Company maintained by ACRA), and the certificates for Convertible Shares will be duly issued and delivered. The Outstanding Shares were duly registered in the names of the selling shareholders in the Register of Members of the Company maintained by ACRA, or in the name of the Depository Trust Company or its nominee, as the case may be (who in turn will be registered in the Register of Members of the Company maintained by ACRA), the certificates for the Outstanding Shares were duly issued and delivered. |
15. | The Company will have obtained, at the time of each allotment and issue of the Convertible Shares upon the conversion of the 2027 Notes, satisfaction or waiver of all applicable pre-emption rights, and receipt of all necessary Board and shareholder resolutions and consents for such allotment and issue of the Convertible Shares, which may include a mandate from the shareholders of the Company to allot and issue such Convertible Shares pursuant to Section 161 of the Companies Act (the Share Issue Mandate) which Share Issue Mandate will not have expired in accordance with its terms or been previously revoked or varied by the Company in a general meeting. |
16. | With respect to any Ordinary Shares: |
(i) | the Registration Statement in the form examined by us, and any amendments thereto, will have become effective (and will remain effective) at the time of the sale of any Ordinary Shares thereunder; and |
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(ii) | the Convertible Shares as allotted and issued, and the Notes Documents relating to the Convertible Shares as executed, did not, do not and/or will not, at the relevant time, violate any law applicable to the Company or result in a default under or breach of the constitution of the Company at such time or any agreement or instrument binding upon the Company. |
17. | At each time of allotment, issuance and sale of the Ordinary Shares, the Company has been or will be (as the case may be) validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Singapore with the requisite capacity, power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under each Notes Document, and to allot, issue and sell the Ordinary Shares. |
18. | At each time of allotment, issuance and sale of the Ordinary Shares, each party to each Notes Document other than the Company, has been or will be validly existing and in good standing (where such concept is legally relevant) under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation, with the requisite capacity, power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its respective obligations under each Notes Document, and that the Notes Documents will constitute its legal, valid and binding obligations, enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms. |
19. | All consents, approvals, notices, filings, publications and registrations that are necessary under any applicable laws or regulations and all other requirements for the legality and validity of allotment and issuance of the Outstanding Shares and the legality, validity and enforceability of the Notes Documents in order to permit the execution, delivery or performance of the Notes Documents or, where applicable, the allotment and issue of Convertible Shares or to protect or preserve any of the interests (whether by way of security or otherwise) created by the Notes Documents or the Ordinary Shares, have been (and have not been withdrawn) or will be made or obtained within the period permitted by such laws or regulations and will remain in full force and effect, and that any conditions to which they are subject have been (or will be) satisfied. |
20. | No law of any jurisdiction has or would render the execution and delivery of the Notes Documents by any party thereto, the performance of any obligation thereunder or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, or the allotment and issuance or sale of any Ordinary Shares or performance of related obligations, illegal, ineffective or unenforceable or otherwise affect the conclusions in this opinion. |
21. | None of the proceeds received pursuant to the Notes Documents or related to the allotment and issuance of Ordinary Shares have been or will be used directly or indirectly to make loans and/or quasi-loans to persons connected with directors of the Company in contravention of Section 163 of the Companies Act. |
22. | No party to the Notes Documents (including the Company) was or will be unable to pay its debts within the meaning prescribed by the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 of Singapore (IRDA) or was or will be insolvent or deemed to be insolvent pursuant to any legislation applicable to it at the time of executing the Notes Documents or allotment and issuance of the Ordinary Shares, and none of them will, as a result of entering into any of the Notes Documents or the allotment and issuance of the Convertible Shares or the transactions contemplated thereby, be unable to pay its debts within the meaning prescribed by the IRDA or be insolvent or deemed to be insolvent pursuant to any legislation applicable to it. |
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23. | No party to the Notes Documents (including the Company) is in any form of insolvency or analogous process in any jurisdiction including, without limitation, the passing of a resolution for their voluntary winding-up, the presentation of a petition, an application or order being made by a court for their winding-up, dissolution, judicial management or administration and no receiver, trustee, liquidator, manager, judicial manager, administrator (whether out of court or otherwise) or similar officer has been appointed in relation to them or any of their assets. |
24. | Where there are any agreements, documents, arrangements or transactions involving any of the parties to the Notes Documents, none of them prohibit or restrict its right to enter into the relevant Notes Document or perform its obligations under the relevant Notes Document or the allotment and issuance of the Convertible Shares, modify or supersede any of the respective terms of the Notes Documents or affect the conclusions in this opinion. |
25. | No Convertible Shares will be offered for subscription in Singapore in connection with the Registration Statement. |
26. | Each party to the Notes Documents and/or subscribing or otherwise receiving Convertible Shares has the legal capacity to sue and be sued in its own name under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, establishment or residence (as applicable). |
27. | None of the Registration Statement, the Notes Documents nor any of the transactions contemplated respectively thereunder constitutes or will constitute a sham. |
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Appendix C
Qualifications
1. | We do not express any opinion on any provision of a Notes Document governed by, or interpreted or construed in accordance with, any law other than Singapore law. |
2. | The term perform or performance as used in this opinion means that obligations assumed by the Company to the Notes Documents to which it is a party are of a type which may be legally performed. We do not express any opinion as to the manner in which any of the obligations in the Notes Documents are actually performed by the Company. |
3. | We express no opinion as to the provisions of any Notes Document to the extent it purports to declare or impose a trust in respect of any payments or assets received by any person. |
4. | Any national or international economic sanctions or other similar measures that may be applicable, directly or indirectly, to any party to the Notes Documents, may result in the obligations of that party or other parties to the Notes Documents being unenforceable or void or otherwise affected. |
5. | We have made no investigation of, and therefore express or imply no opinion as to, the laws of any other territory or as to the application of Singapore or any other law by any other courts. To the extent that the laws of any jurisdiction other than Singapore may be relevant, we have made no independent investigation thereof and our opinion is subject to the effect of such laws. |
6. | We have not investigated or verified the accuracy or completeness of, nor do we express any opinion on the facts and information, including any statements of foreign law, or the reasonableness of any assumptions, statements of opinion or intention, contained in the Notes Documents and the documents referred to in Appendix A of this opinion. |
7. | For the Searches, we have relied on electronic searches of publicly available records and the records disclosed by such searches may not be complete or up to date. The Searches are not conclusive about the status of the Company and any search conducted is at a fixed point of time and therefore will not reveal information filed with the relevant public registers immediately prior to, or after that date but not entered on the register. For instance, the Searches are not capable of revealing conclusively whether or not: |
(a) | a winding-up petition has been made or a resolution has been passed for the winding-up of a company; or |
(b) | a receiver, judicial manager, or provisional liquidator has been appointed, |
since notice of these matters may not be filed with ACRA immediately and, when filed, may not be entered on the public database or recorded on the public microfiches of the relevant company immediately.
In addition, the Searches are not capable of revealing, prior to the making of the relevant order, whether or not a winding-up petition has been presented.
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8. | For the purposes of this opinion, we have assumed that the term non-assessable (a term which has no recognised meaning under Singapore law) in relation to the Ordinary Shares means that holders of such Ordinary Shares (including the Convertible Shares when issued), having fully paid up all amounts due on such Ordinary Shares, are under no further personal liability to make payments to the Company or its creditors or contribute to the assets or liabilities of the Company in their capacities purely as holders of such Ordinary Shares. |
9. | We have not considered matters of fact relating to any party to the Notes Documents nor the effect of any such matters of fact on the Notes Documents or the Ordinary Shares or the effect of the transactions contemplated by the Notes Documents or the Ordinary Shares on any such matters of fact. |
10. | We give no opinion on public international laws or on the rules of or promulgated under any treaty or by any treaty organisation (including those of Singapore). |
11. | We give no opinion as to tax. |
12. | We express no opinion in respect of any document which is referenced in any Notes Document. |
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Exhibit 23.2
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption Experts in this Registration Statement (Form F-3) and related Prospectus of Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd. for the registration of up to 32,688,454 Ordinary Shares and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated March 24, 2022, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd., and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd. included in its Annual Report (Form 20-F) for the year ended January 2, 2022, filed with the Security and Exchange Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Singapore
November 10, 2022
Exhibit 23.3
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption Experts in this Registration Statement (Form F-3) and related Prospectus of Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd. for the registration of up to 32,688,454 Ordinary Shares and to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated May 11, 2020 (except Note 15, as to which the date is April 6, 2021), with respect to the combined financial statements of Maxeon Solar Technologies, Pte. Ltd., included in its Annual Report (Form 20-F) for the year ended January 2, 2022, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
San Jose, California
November 10, 2022
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Exhibit 107
Calculation of Filing Fee Tables
Form F-3
(Form Type)
Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Table 1: Newly Registered Securities
Security Type |
Security Class Title |
Fee Calculation or Carry Forward Rule |
Amount Registered (1) |
Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Unit (3) |
Maximum Aggregate Offering Price |
Fee Rate |
Amount of Registration Fee |
Carry Forward Form Type |
Carry Forward File Number |
Carry Forward Initial effective date |
Filing Fee Previously Paid In Connection with Unsold Securities to be Carried Forward | |||||||||||||
Newly Registered Securities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fees to Be Paid |
Equity | Ordinary Shares, no par value | Rule 457(c) | 32,688,454(2) | $16.12 | $526,937,787.48 | $0.0000927 | $58,068.55 | ||||||||||||||||
Total Offering Amounts | $526,937,787.48 | $58,068.55 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Fees Previously Paid | $0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Total Fee Offsets | $0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Fee Due | $58,068.55 |
(1) | The ordinary shares will be offered for resale by the selling shareholders pursuant to the prospectus contained herein. Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), this Registration Statement also covers any additional shares that may be offered or issued in connection with any stock split, stock dividend or similar transaction. |
(2) | Consists of (i) 19,910,123 ordinary shares acquired by the selling shareholders in connection with SunPower Corporations (SunPower) contribution of certain assets to Maxeon Solar Technologies, Ltd. (the Company) and the related spin-off (the Spin-Off) of the Company, through a pro rata distribution of SunPowers interest in the Company to SunPowers stockholders, (ii) 1,870,000 ordinary shares acquired by TZE SG in connection with a private placement exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act pursuant to the ordinary share purchase agreement entered into between the Company and TZE SG, dated April 13, 2021 and (iii) 10,908,331 ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of the 7.5% first lien senior secured convertible notes due 2027 (the 2027 Notes), including any ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of any PIK Notes (as such term is defined herein) (PIK Interest Shares), or any Interest Payment Ordinary Shares (as such term is defined herein), if any, issued by the Company to the selling shareholders. Pursuant to the terms of the indenture, the Company may issue additional 2027 Notes (PIK Notes) and choose between paying interest on the 2027 Notes in cash or pay-in-kind interest, whereby interest is payable by the corresponding increase of the principal amount of the 2027 Notes on each interest payment date by the amount of the relevant portion of the accrued interest payable at that time (PIK Interest) at a rate of 7.5% per annum, or by directly issuing ordinary shares (Interest Payment Ordinary Shares) in lieu of interest cash payment (or a combination of any two or more of such forms of payment), assuming payment of all amounts due with respect to the remaining 4.0% of interest payable as PIK Interest or as Interest Payment Ordinary Shares. If the Company chooses to make all or a portion of the interest payments for the remaining 4.0% of interest payable on the 2027 Notes as PIK Interest over such term of the 2027 Notes or as Interest Payment Ordinary Shares, the number of ordinary shares issuable upon conversion of the 2027 Notes will increase over time. As a result, the aggregate number of ordinary shares being registered for resale includes 1,959,701 ordinary shares, representing the maximum number of PIK Interest Shares the Company would be obligated to issue upon conversion of the PIK Notes, or as Interest Payment Ordinary Shares for the remaining 4.0% of interest payable. |
(3) | Estimated solely for purposes of the registration fee for this offering in accordance with Rule 457(c) of the Securities Act on the basis of the average of the high and low prices of the registrants ordinary shares on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on November 7, 2022. |