UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of October 2018
Commission File Number: 001-34602
DAQO NEW ENERGY CORP.
666 Longdu Avenue
Wanzhou, Chongqing 404000
People’s Republic of China
(+86-23) 6486-6666
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F x Form 40-F ¨
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b) (1): ¨
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b) (7): ¨
EXHIBIT INDEX
Number | Description of Document | |
Exhibit 99.1 | Press release | |
Exhibit 99.2 | Notice of Annual General Meeting |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
DAQO NEW ENERGY CORP. | |||
By: | /s/ Longgen Zhang | ||
Name: | Longgen Zhang | ||
Title: | Director and Chief Executive Officer |
Date: October 16, 2018
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Exhibit 99.1
Daqo New Energy Corp. to Hold Annual General Meeting on November 15, 2018
Chongqing, October 15, 2018 — Daqo New Energy Corp. (NYSE: DQ) (“Daqo” or the “Company”), a leading manufacturer of high-purity polysilicon for the global solar PV industry, today announced that it will hold its annual general meeting (the “AGM”) at Daqo New Energy Corp. Shanghai Office, Room D, 29th Floor, Huadu Building, No. 838, Zhangyang Road, Pudong District, Shanghai 200122, People’s Republic of China on November 15, 2018 at 11:00 A.M. (Beijing time).
Holders of record of the Company’s ordinary shares at the close of business in the Cayman Islands on October 22, 2018 will be entitled to attend the AGM and any adjournment or postponement thereof in person. Holders of the Company’s ordinary shares or ADSs may obtain a hard copy of the Company’s annual report on Form 20-F, free of charge, by emailing the Company’s Investor Relations Department at kevin.he@daqo.com, or by writing to:
Daqo New Energy Corp. Shanghai Office
Room D, 29th Floor, Huadu Building
No. 838, Zhangyang Road
Pudong District, Shanghai 200122
People’s Republic of China
Attention: Investor Relations Department
About Daqo New Energy Corp.
Daqo New Energy Corp. (NYSE: DQ) is a leading manufacturer of high-purity polysilicon for the global solar PV industry. Founded in 2008, the Company is one of the world’s lowest cost producers of high-purity polysilicon. Daqo’s highly-efficient and technically advanced manufacturing facility in Xinjiang, China currently has annual polysilicon production capacity of 18,000 metric tons, and the Company is undergoing capacity expansion to reach annual polysilicon production capacity of 30,000 metric tons by the end of 2018.
For more information, please visit http://daqo.gotoip1.com/
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “will,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates” and similar statements. Among other things, Daqo’s capacity expansion plan contains forward-looking statements. The Company may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in its reports filed or furnished to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, in its annual reports to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about the Company’s beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement, including but not limited to the following: the demand for photovoltaic products and the development of photovoltaic technologies; global supply and demand for polysilicon; alternative technologies in cell manufacturing; the Company’s ability to significantly expand its polysilicon production capacity and output; the reduction in or elimination of government subsidies and economic incentives for solar energy applications; and the Company’s ability to lower its production costs. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in the reports or documents that the Company has filed with, or furnished to, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. All information provided in this press release is as of the date hereof, and the Company undertakes no duty to update such information or any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.
For further information, please contact:
Daqo New Energy Corp.
Investor Relations Department
Phone: +86-187-1658-5553
Email: dqir@daqo.com
Christensen
In China
Mr. Christian Arnell
Phone: +86-10- 5900-1548
E-mail: carnell@christensenir.com
In US
Mr. Tip Fleming
Phone: +1-917-412-3333
Email: tfleming@Christensenir.com
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Exhibit 99.2
DAQO NEW ENERGY CORP.
(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)
(NYSE Ticker: DQ)
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Notice of Annual General Meeting
to be held on November 15, 2018
(or any adjourned or postponed meeting thereof)
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an annual general meeting (the “AGM”) of Daqo New Energy Corp. (the “Company”) will be held at Daqo New Energy Corp. Shanghai Office, Room D, 29th Floor, Huadu Building, No. 838, Zhangyang Road, Pudong District, Shanghai 200122, People’s Republic of China on November 15, 2018 at 11 A.M. (Beijing time). No proposal will be submitted for shareholder approval at the AGM. Instead, the AGM will serve as an open forum for shareholders and beneficial owners of the Company’s American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”) to discuss Company affairs with management.
The Board of Directors of the Company has fixed the close of business in the Cayman Islands on October 22, 2018 as the record date (the “Record Date”) for determining the shareholders entitled to receive notice of the AGM or any adjourned or postponed meeting thereof.
Holders of record of the Company’s ordinary shares, par value US$0.0001 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”), at the close of business on the Record Date are entitled to attend the AGM and any adjourned or postponed meeting thereof. Beneficial owners of the Company’s ADSs are welcome to attend the AGM.
Holders of record of the Ordinary Shares or ADSs may obtain a hard copy of the Company’s annual report on Form 20-F, free of charge, from its website at http://dqsolar.investorroom.com, by e-mailing the Company’s Investor Relations Department at Kevin.he@daqo.com, or by writing to:
Daqo New Energy Corp. Shanghai Office
Room D, 29th Floor, Huadu Building
No. 838, Zhangyang Road
Pudong District, Shanghai 200122
People’s Republic of China
Attention: Investor Relations Department
By Order of the Board of Directors, | |
Daqo New Energy Corp. | |
/s/ Longgen Zhang | |
Longgen Zhang | |
Director and Chief Executive Officer |
Shanghai, October 15, 2018