Document:

EX-4.17

Exhibit 4.17

English Translation

Contract
No.: 1300401212008510121

CHINA
DEVELOPMENT BANK

FOREIGN EXCHANGE LOAN CONTRACT

	 	 	 
	Type of Loan:

	 	Self-Operated Foreign Exchange Loan

	Name of Project:

	 	Yingli’s To-Be-Built New 100MW Polysilicon (Annual Capacity) Solar Cell Project
	Borrower:

	 	Yingli Energy (China) Company Limited
	Lender:

	 	China Development Bank
	Execution Date:

	 	December 22, 2008

 

 

Table of Contents

	 	 	 	 	 
	Article I Definitions
	 	 	2	 
	Article II Loan Commitment Amount
	 	 	3	 
	Article III Purpose of Use of the Loan
	 	 	3	 
	Article IV Term of the Loan
	 	 	4	 
	Article V Interest Rate and Interest of the Loan
	 	 	4	 
	Article VI Late Payment Interest
	 	 	5	 
	Article VII Conditions Precedent for Drawdowns
	 	 	5	 
	Article VIII Drawdown
	 	 	6	 
	Article IX Disbursement of Funds
	 	 	7	 
	Article X Repayment of Principal and Interest
	 	 	7	 
	Article XI Prepayment
	 	 	8	 
	Article XII Order of Repayment
	 	 	9	 
	Article XIII Account Management
	 	 	9	 
	Article XIV Settlement; and Foreign Exchange Settlement and Sale
	 	 	10	 
	Article XV Representations and Warranties of Borrower
	 	 	10	 
	Article XVI Inspection on the Use of the Funds
	 	 	10	 
	Article XVII Information Disclosure
	 	 	11	 
	Article XVIII Supervision of the Loan-Funded Project
	 	 	12	 
	Article XIX Rights and Obligations of the Borrower
	 	 	13	 
	Article XX Security
	 	 	14	 
	Article XXI Events of Default and Breach of Contract Liabilities of Borrower
	 	 	15	 
	Article XXII Modification and Termination of Contract
	 	 	15	 
	Article XXIII Entire Contract
	 	 	16	 
	Article XXIV Confidentiality
	 	 	16	 
	Article XXV Resolution of Disputes
	 	 	16	 
	Article XXVI Miscellaneous
	 	 	16	 
	Article XXVII Effectiveness and Expiry of the Contract
	 	 	17	 
	Drawdown Application
	 	 	19	 

 

 

Borrower: Yingli Energy (China) Company Limited

Domicile: No. 3399, Chao Yang North Road, Baoding, Hebei Province

Legal Representative: Miao Liansheng

Post code: 071051

Handling Person: Liu Yang

Tel: 0312-8929705

Fax: 0312-3151881

Lender: China Development Bank

Domicile: 29, Fuchengmeiwai Avenue, Xicheng District, Beijing

Legal Representative: Chen Yuan

Postcode: 100037

Handling Branch: Hebei Province Branch, China Development Bank

Domicile of Handling Branch: Tower B, Yuyuan Plaza, 9 Yuhua West Road, Shijiazhuang

Head of Handling Branch: Wang Lihong

Post Code: 050051

Handling Person: Lu Yilin

Tel: 0311-85518761

Fax: 0311-85288091

 

 

     For the purpose of constructing its new 100MW polysilicon (annual capacity) solar cell
project, the Borrower applies for a foreign exchange loan with the Lender, and the Lender agrees to
extend such loan. In accordance with relevant requirements of the laws and regulations of the
state, and in observance of the principles of equality, voluntariness, fairness and good faith, the
Lender and the Borrower hereby enter into this Contract upon mutual consultations and agreement:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

     Unless otherwise defined herein, the following terms shall have the following meanings in this
Contract:

     1.1 Lender means China Development Bank.

     1.2 Borrower means Yingli Energy (China) Company Limited.

     1.3 Project means the new 100MW polysilicon (annual capacity) solar cell project to be built
by Yingli Energy.

     1.4 Loan Commitment Amount means the maximum loan amount the Lender agrees to make available
to the Borrower.

     1.5 Loan Balance means the loan amount actually disbursed by the Lender and not yet repaid by
the Borrower.

     1.6 Drawdown Period has the meaning as defined in Article 8.3 hereof.

     1.7 Loan Account means the account opened by the Lender for the Borrower for the purpose of
recording the disbursements, repayments, etc. of the loan under this Contract.

     1.8 Deposit Account means the account opened by the Lender for the Borrower for the purpose of
handling the operation of converting the borrowing into deposits as well as settlement operations
under this Contract.

     1.9 Fund Disbursement means the disbursement of loan funds made by the Lender in accordance
with the needs of the Borrower out of the Deposit Account opened by the Borrower with the Handling
Branch of the Lender, or the direct disbursement of Loan Funds made by the Lender on the basis of
the drawdown application of the Borrower.

     1.10 Handling Branch means the branch entity of the Lender that is specifically responsible
for the execution of this project contract, the post-lending management work and related matters,
all as authorized by the Lender.

     1.11 Interest Period has the meaning as defined in Article 5.2 hereof.

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     1.12 Interest Payment Dates means the dates on which the Borrower shall repay interest to the
Lender, as set out in Article 5.2 hereof.

     1.13 First Principal Repayment Date means the date on which the Borrower shall make its first
repayment of the principal of the loan, as set out in Article 10.1 hereof.

     1.14 Principal Repayment Dates means the dates on which the Borrower shall repay the principal
of the loan, as set out in Article 10.1 hereof.

     1.15 Grace Period means the period during which the Borrower will pay the interest only but
not the principal of the loan.

     1.16 Business Day means any working day of the Lender, other than the statutory holidays of
the state and public holidays.

     1.17 Security Providers means the guarantor, the mortgagor and the pledgor providing
securities hereunder in favor of the Borrower.

     1.18 Security Contracts means the Guarantee Contract, the Mortgage Contract and the Pledge
Contract hereunder.

     1.19 LIBOR means the London Interbank Offered Rate (USD) published by British Bankers’
Association, and for the purpose of this Contract, the 6-month USD LIBOR rate, as displayed on
TELERATE Screen 3750 (If no quotes are available on this screen, the equivalent screen of the
Reuters terminal can be used) at London Time 11:00 am on the day which falls two Business Days
prior to the commencement of each Interest Period, shall be used.

ARTICLE II

LOAN COMMITMENT AMOUNT

     The Loan Commitment Amount hereunder shall be USD Seventy Million (USD$70,000,000).

ARTICLE III

PURPOSE OF USE OF THE LOAN

     The loan hereunder shall be used by the Borrower for the purpose of purchasing overseas the
machinery and equipment necessary for the construction of the to-be-built Yingli Energy 100MW
polysilicon solar cell project. The Borrower shall neither misappropriate nor divert the loan, nor
shall the Borrower employ the funds hereunder in areas expressly prohibited by the state. If the
Borrower misappropriates or diverts the loan funds, a penalty interest shall be calculated and
charged in accordance with relevant stipulations of the People’s Bank of China.

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ARTICLE IV

TERM OF THE LOAN

     The loan hereunder shall have a term of 8 years, beginning as from December 24, 2008 and
ending as of December 23, 2016, with a Grace Period of 1 year, beginning as from December 24, 2008
and ending as of December 23, 2009.

ARTICLE V

INTEREST RATE AND INTEREST OF THE LOAN

     5.1 Interest Rate of the Loan

     The interest rate of the loan hereunder shall be LIBOR (6-month USD) + 600BP

     5.2 Interest Period and Interest Payment Date

     The Interest Periods of the loan shall be 6 months each, with the first Interest Period
beginning as from December 24, 2008 and ending as of June 23, 2009. The interest rate and the first
Interest Payment Date of the second drawdown under Article 8.1 hereof shall be consistent with
those of the first drawdown, and the interest rates, Interest Periods and Interest Payment Dates of
all of the subsequent drawdowns shall be consistent with those of the first drawdown.

     The first Interest Payment Date under this Contract shall be June 24, 2009. If an Interest
Payment Date occurs on a date that is not a Business Day, it shall be extended accordingly to the
immediately following Business Day, provided that if such next Business Day falls in the next
month, the said Interest Payment Date shall be advanced to its immediately preceding Business Day.

     5.3 Calculation of the Interest

     The interest shall accrue on the Loan Balance on the basis of the actual days and a 360-days
year.

     The interest calculation formula shall be:

     Loan Balance × Loan Interest Rate × Actually Accrued Days of the Loan During the Corresponding
Interest Period ÷ 360 Days.

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ARTICLE VI

LATE PAYMENT INTEREST

     6.1 If the Borrower fails to repay the principal, interest and fee due of the loan in
accordance with the provisions of this Contract, the Lender shall charge the Borrower an interest
on overdue payment at an interest rate equal to the loan interest rate x 130%.

     6.2 The calculation formula for the late payment interest shall be:

     Overdue Amount × Late Payment Interest Rate × Overdue Days ÷ 360.

     6.3 Should the Borrower still fail to repay the overdue principal, interest and fee of the
loan by the next principal and interest repayment date, the Lender will charge the Borrower
compounded interest at the then prevailing late payment interest rate and on the basis of the
Interest Period.

     6.4 If the interest rate of the loan is a floating rate, the then prevailing penalty rate of
all overdue amounts shall float along with the then prevailing loan interest rate.

ARTICLE VII

CONDITIONS PRECEDENT FOR DRAWDOWNS

     7.1 The conditions precedent for the first drawdown of the Borrower shall include all of the
following:

     (a) The Lender has received from the Borrower the following documents or materials:

          (1) Approval replies of relevant authorities of the state consenting to the construction of
the Project;

          (2) Copies of the legal person business licenses, articles of associations, audited financial
reports of the most recent three years and financial reports of the most recent quarter of the
Borrower and the Security Providers;

          (3) The resolution of the relevant power organ of the Borrower consenting to the Borrower’s
execution and performance of this Contract and the resolutions of the relevant power organs of the
Security Providers consenting to the Security Providers ‘ execution and performance of the Security
Contracts;

          (4) The signature specimen of the legal representative of the Borrower for the execution of
this Contract, or the power of attorney and signature specimen of an authorized signatory of the
Borrower; and the signature specimens of the legal representatives of the Security Providers for
the execution of the Security Contracts, or the powers of attorney and signature specimens of the
authorized signatories of the Security Providers;

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          (5) Counterparts or copies of approved and effective business contracts;

     (b) The Borrower has opened the Loan Account and the Deposit Account in accordance with the
stipulations; and

     (c) The Security Contracts required hereunder have been executed and have become effective.

     7.2 The conditions precedent for each drawdown (inclusive of the first drawdown) by the
Borrower shall include the following:

     (a) The representations of the Borrower as set forth in Article 15 hereof are true and valid;

     (b) The Borrower is not in breach of the warranties and undertakings set forth in Article 15
hereof;

     (c) No event of default under Article 21 hereof has occurred; and

     (d) The capital and other supporting funds of the Project have all been put in place.

ARTICLE VIII

DRAWDOWN

     8.1 Drawdown Plan

     The Borrower’s drawdown plan hereunder with respect to the Loan Commitment Amount shall be as
follows:

     December 24, 2008, USD 30 million;

     February 18, 2009, USD 40 million.

     If the Borrower intends to change its drawdown plan, it shall give a 20 Business Days prior
notice to the Lender.

     8.2 Drawdown Procedure

     The Borrower shall submit to the Lender an irrevocable drawdown application (the form of which
is attached hereto as Annex 1) 3 Business Days prior to the drawdown date. Upon receipt and review
and approval of said drawdown application, the Lender shall on the drawdown date transfer the
drawdown amount applied for by the Borrower from the Loan Account of the Borrower into the Deposit
Account of the Borrower, or, shall directly disburse the said amount into the account designated in
the drawdown application by the

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party making the drawdown.

     8.3 Drawdown Period

     (a) The Drawdown Period under this Contract shall be 1 year, beginning as from December 24,
2008 and ending as of December 23, 2009.

     (b) The Borrower may make drawdowns during the Drawdown Period only. Upon expiry of the
Drawdown Period, the undrawn portion of the Loan Commitment Amount shall be cancelled
automatically.

     (c) The Drawdown Period shall not be extended without the consent of the Lender. Should the
Borrower need to extend the Drawdown Period, it shall submit to the Lender a written application
therefor 30 days before the expiry of the Drawdown Period. Only upon written consent of the Lender
shall the Drawdown Period be extended.

ARTICLE IX

DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS

     The Borrower shall make a monthly forecast of its funding needs and shall, within the last 5
Business Days of the relevant month, notify the Handling Branch of the Lender of its fund
disbursement needs of the next month by way of telephone, fax or otherwise.

     The Borrower shall provide a disbursement notice and the basis for such fund disbursement to
the Handling Branch of the Lender on the same date of the proposed fund disbursement. The Lender
shall review such document in accordance with its internal management procedures. If, upon review,
the disbursement request is found backed by a true and complete basis for disbursement, the Lender
will handle the disbursement procedures on the same day of receipt of the disbursement notice. If
upon review it is found that the basis for the disbursement is found untrue or incomplete, or that
fund payments are not consistent with the completed work quantities, the Lender may suspend or
refuse the disbursement.

     The basis for Fund Disbursements to be provided by the Borrower shall include: the project
estimate and budget as approved by relevant authorities; the preliminary design of the Project;
equipment purchase contracts; pro forma invoices or invoices; import-related foreign exchange
payment verification notes (if any); import-related foreign exchange payment filing forms (if any);
etc.

ARTICLE X

REPAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST

     10.1 Method for Repayment of Principal

     USD 8 million on December 24, 2009; USD 8 million on December 24, 2010;

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     USD 9 million on December 24, 2011; USD 9 million on December 24, 2012;

     USD 9 million on December 24, 2013; USD 9 million on December 24, 2014;

     USD 9 million on December 24, 2015; USD 9 million on December 23, 2016.

     10.2 The Lender will issue the Principal and Interest Repayment Notice to the Borrower prior
to the principal and interest repayment date.

     10.3 The Borrower shall, 5 Business Days prior to the principal and interest repayment date,
remit the amounts payable into an account designated by the Lender.

     10.4 Whether the Lender has notified the Borrower and whether the content of the Principal and
Interest Repayment Notice is accurate shall not release the Borrower from its obligation of fully
and promptly repaying the principal and interest of the loan.

     10.5 The Lender may, acting on its own, debit the corresponding amount to the Deposit Account
opened by the Borrower with the Lender on the principal and interest repayment date.

ARTICLE XI

PREPAYMENT

     This article shall only apply to the circumstance where the Borrower voluntarily makes
prepayments with respect to the loan under this Contract.

     11.1 The Borrower may not make any prepayment without the consent of the Lender.

     11.2 If the Borrower needs to make a prepayment, it shall submit to the Lender a 20 days prior
written application to that effect.

     11.3 If the Lender consents to a prepayment by the Borrower, the Borrower shall pay an
indemnity to the Lender to cover the loss of the Lender. The amount of such indemnity shall be
estimated and determined by the Lender. If the Lender and the Borrower cannot agree on the amount
of such indemnity, the Borrower shall not make such prepayment.

     11.4 If the Lender consents to a prepayment by the Borrower, the Borrower shall, 5 Business
Days prior to the determined Principal Repayment Date, remit the prepaid principal and relevant
interest and fee into an account designated by the Lender.

     11.5 The prepayment amounts shall first be applied towards the repayment of the last maturing
loan amount, i.e. the repayment shall be effected in a reversed order.

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     11.6 The prepayment application of the Borrower shall be irrevocable. No drawdown
applications shall be made subsequently with respect to prepaid amounts.

     11.7 The Borrower may not make any prepayment within the Drawdown Period.

ARTICLE XII

ORDER OF REPAYMENT

     Should the repayment amounts of the Borrower be less than the aggregate amounts due and
payable as of the relevant date under this Contract, such repayment amounts shall be applied in the
following order:

     (a) payment of payable indemnity and liquidated damages;

     (b) payment of payable penalty interest;

     (c) payment of payable late payment interest;

     (d) payment of overdue principal ;

     (e) payment of payable fees;

     (f) payment of payable interest; and

     (g) payment of payable principal.

     If the repayment amounts of the Borrower are not sufficient to fully repay payable items of
the same rank, repayment shall then be made on the basis of the order of accrual of relevant
payable items.

ARTICLE XIII

ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT

     The Borrower shall prior to December 24, 2008 open the Loan Account and the Deposit Account
with the Handling Branch of the Lender, which accounts will be used by the Lender for the purposes
of loan disbursement, loan settlement, and loan principal and interest recovery.

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ARTICLE XIV

SETTLEMENT; AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE SETTLEMENT AND SALE

     The Borrower shall handle the settlement operations of the loan funds hereunder and foreign
exchange settlement and sale operations and other international settlement operations through the
Handling Branch and shall pay the settlement fee in accordance with the stipulations of the Lender.

ARTICLE XV

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BORROWER

     15.1 The Borrower is a lawfully established legal person, possesses a valid business license,
and owns its assets and operates its business in accordance with law;

     15.2 The Borrower has completed all internal authorization procedures necessary for the
execution of this Contract; the person signing this Contract is a duly authorized representative of
the Borrower; and this Contract shall become legally binding on the Borrower immediately upon its
effectiveness;

     15.3 The financial reports furnished by the Borrower to the Lender have been prepared in
accordance with currently effective laws, regulations and accounting standards and have truthfully
and accurately reflected the financial position of the Borrower as of the relevant reporting year;

     15.4 All other materials furnished by the Borrower to the Lender are true and accurate and all
submitted copies are in conformity with their originals;

     15.5 The Borrower confirms that its loan-funded Project has obtained approvals from relevant
approval authorities and warrants that all approval documents are true and lawful;

     15.6 The technical plan, the construction scope and the construction scale of the Project
funded by the loan are reasonable and feasible and there is no unauthorized reduction, expansion or
exceeding of the construction scale and standards on the part of the Borrower.

ARTICLE XVI

INSPECTION ON THE USE OF THE FUNDS

     Upon disbursement of the loan funds, the Lender shall be entitled to inspect, either onsite or
offsite, the use of the loan funds hereunder. The Borrower shall, in accordance with the
requirement of the Lender, submit to the Handling Branch of the Lender an implementation status
report on the use of the loan funds together with corresponding fund use vouchers. The Lender may
inspect onsite the use status of the loan and the Borrower shall

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actively cooperate with the Lender on the inspection and shall, in accordance with the requirement
of the Lender, provide relevant materials. The scope of the inspection by the Lender shall include
the following:

     (a) Whether the capital of the Project and other supporting funds have, as agreed, been put
into place;

     (b) Whether the purpose of use of the loan has been altered; whether during the intervening
period between the disbursement of the loan and the formation of physical work quantities, any loan
fund has been channeled into securities trading, futures trading, real estate business operation,
venture capital and other areas prohibited by the Lender;

     (c) Whether the Project has proceeded smoothly, whether there has occurred any material
accident, whether the material equipment and plants have been timely installed and put in place,
and whether there has occurred any extension of the construction period;

     (d) Whether the cumulative completed work quantities and project image (physical shape)
progress match the cumulative financial expenditures of the Project and whether expenses and
outlays are consistent with stipulations; and

     (e) Whether the estimated total investment can be controlled within the budget range.

     If the Lender finds that smooth completion of the loan-funded Project has been affected by
Borrower’ misuse of the funds, it may require the Borrower to rectify the same within a prescribed
time limit.

ARTICLE XVII

INFORMATION DISCLOSURE

     17.1 So long as the loan-funded Project is under construction, the Borrower shall on the fifth
day of each month submit to the Handling Branch of the Lender a monthly statistical report for the
preceding month in the form prescribed by the Lender; and shall, prior to February 15 of each year,
submit to the Handling Branch of the Lender an annual report on the loan-funded Project in the form
prescribed by the Lender.

     17.2 The Borrower shall, within 15 days of the project completion final accounting of the
loan-funded Project, submit to the Lender the project completion final financial accounts, the
post-completion investment return analysis report and other relevant materials.

     17.3 The Borrower shall, prior to March 31 of each year, submit to the Lender a full set of
financial reports (including balance sheet, income statement, cashflow statement and auditor’s
report) of the previous fiscal year as audited by an accounting firm acceptable to the Lender; and
shall within the first 10 days of each quarter submit to the Lender the full

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set of financial statements of the preceding quarter; and shall, prior to September 10 of each
year, submit to the Lender the full set of financial reports of the first half of the year.

     17.4 In the event of a change to its company name, domicile, registered capital, business
scope, or company type, or its articles of association, or in the event of a material financial
change, the Borrower shall provide a 10 days prior written notice to the Lender and shall file
relevant documents with the Lender for record. In the event of a material change to its legal
representative or its financial head, the Borrower shall promptly notify the Lender of the same in
writing.

     17.5 The Lender shall be entitled to request the Borrower to provide key dynamic information
on the use of funds during the period from the approval of the Project to the termination of the
contract. The Borrower shall provide the same without delay.

ARTICLE XVIII

SUPERVISION OF THE LOAN FUNDED PROJECT

     18.1 The Lender may periodically visit the Borrower and the loan-funded Project and may gather
information on the loan-funded Project through the following means:

     (a) to hear reports from the key responsible person/s of the Borrower on the status of the
loan-funded Project;

     (b) to inspect the financial reports, accounting vouchers, accounting books and like financial
and accounting documentation and other relevant documentation of the Borrower or the loan-funded
Project;

     (c) to enter the construction site of the Project and conduct on-site inspection; and to
investigate and verify, among others, the tender and bidding work, the construction quality and the
project image (physical shape) progress of the loan-funded Project; and

     (d) to verify the financial and funds status of the Borrower.

     The Borrower shall cooperate with the Lender in the above activities.

     18.2 If the Borrower conducts tender and bidding in respect of any single project under this
Contract with a value of USD 10 million and above, the Borrower shall notify the Lender 20 Business
Days before the official commencement of such tender and bidding activities. The Lender may
supervise and inspect such tender and bidding activities and the Borrower shall provide
cooperation. Such supervision and inspection may take the following forms:

     (a) To inspect the bid invitation announcement, the bid invitation letter, bid invitation
documents and bidding documents; and to verify the qualifications, creditworthiness, etc. of the
bidders;

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     (b) To supervise the opening and appraisal of bids; and to attend as an observer key meetings
related to bid invitation and tender issues;

     (c) To inquire with, gather information from, and hear opinions from, the bid inviter,
bidders, the bid invitation agent/s, relevant administrative authorities and the notary entity for
the bid invitation and tender work.

     (d) To review the bid invitation and tender work report and contracts and documents in
connection therewith; and

     (e) To conduct on-site inspection and investigate and verify thereby the implementation of the
tender results.

     18.3 The Borrower shall, in accordance with relevant project supervision regulations of the
state and industry requirements, engage qualified project supervisors to supervise, among others,
project construction and equipment installation and commissioning. At the request of the Lender,
the Borrower shall within the prescribed time limit provide relevant project supervision reports.

     18.4 The Borrower shall take out insurance for the relevant construction projects under this
Contract in accordance with relevant regulations of the state as well as industry requirements. At
the request of the Lender, the Borrower shall within the prescribed time limit provide copies of
relevant insurance contracts or insurance certificates.

ARTICLE XIX

RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE BORROWER

     19.1 The Borrower shall have the right to request the Lender to extend the loan in accordance
with this Contract.

     19.2 The Borrower shall effect drawdowns in accordance with the Drawdown Plan hereunder.

     19.3 The Borrower shall repay the principal and interest of the loan in accordance with this
Contract.

     19.4 The Borrower shall promptly handle and complete all formalities in accordance with
relevant foreign exchange administration regulations of the state.

     19.5 The Borrower shall obtain prior written consent of the Lender with respect to any
transfer of its operating assets amounting to 20% or above of its total assets.

     19.6 In the event of a merger, spin-off or other ownership or structural changes, the Borrower
shall provide the Lender with a 7 days notice of the relevant plan of change and

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must obtain the Lender’s consent thereto. No such plan of change shall prejudice the
legitimate rights and interest of the Lender under this Contract.

     19.7 If the guarantee ability of the Security Providers hereunder has decreased, or if the
mortgaged or pledged subject-matter has dropped in value, the Borrower shall make up the security
within the time limit prescribed by the Lender and the Security Providers and the Lender shall
enter into valid security contracts in accordance with law.

     19.8 If the Borrower provides security to a third party and if the cumulative security amount
will exceed 50% of the net assets stated in the financial statements of the most recent fiscal year
of the Borrower, the Borrower must obtain from the Lender its written consent thereto.

     19.9 The Borrower shall not apply for loans with the Lender by way of fraudulent construction
project reporting, etc.

     19.10 The Borrower shall cooperate with the Lender on the credit rating work conducted by the
Lender in respect of the Borrower and shall provide relevant documents in accordance with the
request of the Lender.

ARTICLE XX

SECURITY

     20.1 The Contract is covered by the following securities:

          (a) a joint and several liability guarantee by Baoding Tianwei Yingli New Energy Resources
Company Limited, the guarantor; and an unlimited joint and several liability guarantee by Mr. Miao
Liansheng, the actual controller of Yingli Energy (China) Company Limited;

          (b) a mortgage by the mortgagor, Yingli Energy (China) Company Limited, created in respect of
the fixed assets arising out of the new 100MW polysilicon (annual capacity) solar cell project to
be built by Yingli Energy (China) Company Limited; and

          (c) a pledge by the pledgor, Yingli Energy (China) Company Limited, created in respect of the
receivables lawfully enjoyed by Yingli Energy (China) Company Limited, i.e., all of the incomes
enjoyed by Yingli Energy through sale of solar cell components and other relevant products upon
completion of the new polysilicon (annual capacity) solar cell project to be built by Yingli Energy
(China) Company Limited.

          The guarantor, the mortgagor, and the pledgor shall without delay enter into valid security
contracts with the Lender in accordance with law.

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ARTICLE XXI

EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND BREACH OF

CONTRACT LIABILITIES OF BORROWER

     21.1 If the Borrower breaches the provisions of Articles 15, 16, 17,18, 19 or 20 hereof, or if
any of the Borrower’s representations or warranties set out in Article 15 is found inaccurate or
misleading, the Lender shall be entitled to request the Borrower to rectify the same within a
prescribed time limit. In case the Borrower fails to so rectify within such time limit, the Lender
shall have the right to take one or more of the following measures:

     (a) to cease the disbursement of the loan;

     (b) to declare accelerated maturity of the loan, and to simultaneously request the Borrower to
repay the principal and interest of the disbursed portion of the loan within a prescribed time
limit. Moreover, the Lender shall have the right to directly deduct the repayable amounts from the
accounts opened by the Borrower (By executing this Contract, the Borrower has authorized the Lender
to exercise such right to directly deduct the repayable amounts); and

     (c) to unilaterally terminate this Contract.

     21.2 If the Borrower breaches provisions other than those set forth in 21.1 above, the Lender
shall have the right to request the Borrower to rectify the same within a prescribed time limit. If
the Borrower fails to so rectify within such time limit, the Lender shall have the right to request
the Borrower to pay a liquidated damages equal to 1% of the amount borrowed as of the time of
occurrence of the breach, provided that if such liquidated damages are not sufficient to cover the
financial losses suffered by the Lender, the Lender shall have the right to request the Borrower to
indemnify against the same.

     21.3 If the act of breach of the Borrower results in a litigation, the Borrower shall assume
the attorney’s fee incurred by the Lender in connection with the litigation.

ARTICLE XXII

MODIFICATION AND TERMINATION OF CONTRACT

     22.1 Unless otherwise set forth herein, neither party shall unilaterally modify or terminate
this Contract upon its effectiveness. Any amendment to or modification of this Contract shall be
mutually agreed upon by the Lender and Borrower through consultations and shall be concluded in a
written instrument.

     22.2 The Lender may partially or wholly assign its rights hereunder to a third party. The
Lender shall notify the Borrower of such assignment.

     22.3 If, due to a change of the laws, regulations or policies of the state, all or part of the
provisions of this Contract become inconsistent with the requirements of such laws,

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regulations or policies, the Borrower and the Lender shall promptly consult each other and
shall amend relevant provisions as soon as possible.

     22.4 If, due to a force majeure event, either the Borrower or the Lender is unable to perform
the Contract, the relevant party shall promptly notify the other party and shall take effective
measures to prevent the widening of the losses. The party affected by the force majeure event
shall within 20 days of the occurrence of the event provide the other party with details on such
force majeure event as well as the certificate issued by relevant governmental authorities on the
occurrence and impact of said force majeure event. The Borrower and the Lender shall promptly
consult each other on the measures to deal with such force majeure event.

ARTICLE XXIII

ENTIRE CONTRACT

     All supplements, amendments or changes to this Contract shall be an integral part hereof.

ARTICLE XXIV

CONFIDENTIALITY

     Without the consent of the other party, neither party shall disclose to a third party the
content of this Contract or the business secrets of the other party.

ARTICLE XXV

RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES

     Disputes between the Borrower and the Lender arising out of the performance of this Contract
shall be resolved through consultations. Failing such resolution, the dispute shall be resolved
through litigation before the People’s Court of the domicile of the Lender.

ARTICLE XXVI

MISCELLANEOUS

     26.1 Matters not covered by this Contract shall be dealt with by the Borrower and the Lender
through consultations or shall be dealt with according to the stipulations of relevant laws and
regulations of the state.

     26.2 This Contract is made in six originals, with the Borrower, the Lender, the guarantor, the
mortgagor and the pledgor each holding one copy thereof; and in eight

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duplicates, with the Borrower and the Lender holding two copies and six copies thereof,
respectively.

ARTICLE XXVII

EFFECTIVENESS AND EXPIRY OF THE CONTRACT

     This Contract shall become effective as of the date of signature and sealing by both the
Borrower and the Lender, and shall expire on the date of full repayment of the entire debt
hereunder.

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Borrower: Yingli Energy (China) Company Limited

     (Company Seal or Special Seal for Contracts)

	 	 	 
	Legal Representative

	 	/s/ Liansheng Miao
	 
	 	 
	(or Authorized Representative):     Miao Liansheng

	 	     (Signature)
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	___(mm)___(dd)___(yy)
	 
	 	 
	Opening Bank & Account No. of Borrower:
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	Lender: China Development Bank

	 	(Special Seal for Contracts)
	 
	 	 
	Legal Representative

	 	/s/ Lihong Wang
	 
	 	 
	(or Authorized Representative):

	 	(Signature)
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	___(mm)___(dd)___(yy)

Place of Execution: Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province

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Annex 1

DRAWDOWN APPLICATION

(No.___)

China Development Bank:

          Pursuant
to the Foreign Exchange Loan Contract between our Company and your
Bank dated
          
(mm)      (dd)
     (yy)(Contract No. ___), we hereby irrevocably file the following loan drawdown
application with the Bank:

	 	o	 	Drawdown Amount:___;
	 
	 	o	 	Drawdown Date:___(mm)___(dd)___(yy);
	 
	 	o	 	Purpose of Use of Drawdown Fund:___;
	 
	 	o	 	We hereby authorize the Bank to transfer the said amount into the Deposit Account
opened by us with the Bank, the Account No. of which is___;
	 
	 	o	 	We hereby authorize the Bank to directly disburse on the Drawdown Date the said amount
to ___, whose opening bank and account number are___.

          We hereby declare that we have satisfied all of the conditions precedent for drawdowns set
forth in the Foreign Exchange Loan Contract (Contract No.       ) and that there has
occurred no event of default whatsoever under the said Contract. The foregoing drawdown will
constitute a drawdown by us on the Bank and we will assume all debts arising therefrom.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Borrower:	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	(company seal or special seal for contracts)
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Legal Representative
	 	 	(or Authorized Representative):
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Date:__(mm)__(dd)__(yy)

19EX-4.18

Exhibit 4.18

English Translation

Pledge Contract under Loan Contract No. 1300401212008510121

RECEIVABLES PLEDGE CONTRACT

IN CONNECTION WITH

CHINA
DEVELOPMENT BANK FOREIGN EXCHANGE LOAN

	 	 	 	 	 
	Pledgor:

	 	Yingli Energy (China) Company Limited
	 	 
	Pledgee:

	 	China Development Bank	 	 

 

 

Pledgor: Yingli Energy (China) Company Limited

Domicile: No.3399, Chao Yang North Road, Baoding, Hebei Province

Legal Representative: Miao Liansheng

Post code: 071051

Handling Person: Liu Yang

Tel: 0312-8929705

Fax: 0312-3151881

Pledgee: China Development Bank

Domicile: 29, Fuchengmeiwai Avenue, Xicheng District, Beijing

Legal Representative: Chen Yuan

Postcode: 100037

Handling Branch: Heibei Province Branch, CDB

Handling Person: Lu Yilin

Tel: 0311-85518761

Fax: 0311-85288091

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In order to ensure the performance by the Borrower, Yingli Energy (China) Company Limited ,
of the Loan Contract No. 1300401212008510121 it concluded with the Pledgee (the “Main
Contract”), the Pledgor desires to pledge to the Pledgee its receivables subject to its lawful
right of disposal as a security in favor of the Pledgee. Upon consultations and mutual agreement,
the Pledgor and the Pledgee hereby enter into this Contract:

ARTICLE 1

DEFINITIONS

Receivables shall mean all incomes enjoyed by Yingli Energy (China) Company Limited through the
sale of solar cell components and relevant products upon the completion of the 100MW (annual
capacity) polysilicon solar cell project to be newly constructed by Yingli Energy.

Unless otherwise agreed upon herein, relevant capitalized terms in this Contract shall have the
same meanings as in the Main Contract.

ARTICLE 2

SUBJECT OF PLEDGE

The subject of Pledge under this Contract shall be the Receivables defined in Article 1 above.

ARTICLE 3

SCOPE OF GUARANTEE

Pursuant to the Main Contract, the Borrower shall borrow from the Pledgee Seventy Million US
Dollars (USD$70,000,000), and the term of such loan shall be 8 years (beginning as from December
24, 2008 and ending as of December 23, 2016).

The scope of guarantee provided by this Contract shall cover any and all principal, interest,
penalty interest, indemnity, liquidated damages, damages and pledge realization fees in connection
with the entirety of the loan under the Main Contract.

Upon each repayment of the principal of the loan under the Main Contract, the amount of the
principal guaranteed under this Contract shall be reduced accordingly.

ARTICLE 4

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PLEDGOR

(1) The Pledgor is a lawfully established legal person, possesses a valid business license, and
owns its assets and operates its business in accordance with law.

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(2) The Pledgor lawfully holds the title to, or the right of disposal over, the Subject of Pledge.
If, according to the law, the Subject of Pledge is a right which is pledegable only upon approval
or consent by relevant authorities, the Pledgor undertakes that such approval or consent shall have
been lawfully and validly obtained; And there is no dispute whatsoever in respect of the title to,
or the right of disposal over, the Subject of Pledge.

(3) Other than the mortgage created hereunder, the Pledgor undertakes that there is no security of
any kind created on the Subject of Pledge hereof.

(4) The Pledgor has completed all internal authorization procedures necessary for the execution of
this Contract and such authorizations are lawful and valid.

(5) All documents and materials furnished by the Pledgor to the Pledgee are true, accurate and
complete.

The above representations and warranties shall remain valid during the term of this Contract.

ARTICLE 5

THE OPENING AND MANAGEMENT

OF THE SPECIAL ACCOUNT FOR INCOMES

(1) The Pledgor shall within 30 days of the effectiveness of this Contract open a special account
for incomes with the Handling Branch of the Pledgee.

(2) The Pledgor shall deposit all incomes arising out of the Subject of Pledge under the Contract
into the Special Account for incomes opened with the Handling Branch of the Pledgee. The Handling
Branch shall be responsible for supervising the deposit of funds into, and the usage of funds from,
such account.

(3) Within 3 days prior to the Principal Repayment Date and the Interest Payment Date provided in
the Main Contract, the Pledgor shall make available in its special account for incomes an amount of
funds sufficient to cover the repayment of the principal and interest of loan currently due under
the Main Contract. In case the Borrower fails to repay its debts in accordance with the Main
Contract, the Pledgee shall be entitled to directly deduct, on such Principal Repayment Date or
Interest Payment Date, the principal and interest of loan from the Special Account for incomes
opened by the Pledgor with the Handling Branch. If the Pledgor cannot repay the principal and
interest of loan on time and in full amount, the Pledgee shall enforce the pledge pursuant to this
Contract.

ARTICLE 6

OBLIGATIONS OF THE PLEDGOR

(1) Without obtaining the Pledgee’s written consent, the Pledgor shall not dispose of the Subject
of Pledge under this Contract by whatsoever means.

(2) Any and all expenses arising from the execution and performance of the Contract shall

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be borne by the Pledgor.

ARTICLE 7

REALIZATION OF PLEDGE RIGHT

If the Borrower fails to fully settle its debts under the Main Contract in accordance thereof, or
if the Pledgor is declared bankrupt, dissolved or wound down according to law, the Pledgee shall be
entitled to take one or more of the following measures:

(1) The Handling Branch of the Pledgee may directly transfer to the Pledgee funds equivalent to the
amount of the principal and interest of loan due and payable under the Main Contract from the
special account for incomes. If the funds in the special account for incomes are insufficient for
the repayment of such principal and interest due by the Pledgor, the Pledgee shall be entitled to
directly transfer, in its own discretion, any subsequent, newly-added funds of the special account
for incomes to the Pledgee until the principal and interest due under the Main Contract shall be
repaid in full; and

(2) The Pledgee shall have the right to dispose of, in accordance with law, the Subject of Pledge
hereunder and shall be paid out of the proceeds therefrom. Any amount of such proceeds in excess of
the amount of the creditor’s rights guaranteed hereunder shall belong to the Pledgor.

ARTICLE 8

BREACH OF CONTRACT LIABILITIES

(1) In case the value of the Subject of Pledge is lessened due to any fault attributable to the
Pledgor, the Pledgee shall be entitled to require the Pledge either to restore the value of the
Subject of Pledge within a prescribed period of time or to make up such shortfall by furnishing a
security acceptable to the Pledgee.

(2) If the Pledgor conceals such circumstances as the fact that the Subject of Pledge is under
joint ownership, is under any dispute, is prohibited from being mortgaged (pledged) or is the
subject of an existing mortgage (or pledge), and thereby causes losses to the Pledgee, the Pledgor
shall indemnify against such losses;.

(3) If the Pledgor violates any other provisions of this Contract, or if any of the
representations or warranties in Article 4 hereof is proved incorrect or misleading, and thereby
causes losses to the Pledgee, the Pledgor shall indemnify against such losses.

ARTICLE 9

MODIFICATION AND TERMINATION OF THE CONTRACT

(1) Neither the Pledgor nor the Pledgee shall modify or terminate the Contract unilaterally. Any
modification or termination (where necessary) of this Contract shall be made only by

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mutual agreement of the two parties in the form of a written instrument.

(2) If the Borrower and the Pledgee have agreed in writing to modify the Main Contract, the Pledgor
shall continue to assume the obligation of guaranteeing the debts under the Main Contract by
pledging the Subject of Pledge under this Contract.

ARTICLE 10

REGISTRATION OF PLEDGE

The Pledgor shall actively cooperate with the Pledgee in registering the pledge with the
receivables pledge registration authority upon execution of this Contract.

ARTICLE 11

SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTE

Any dispute between the Pledgor and the Pledgee arising out of the performance of this Contract
shall be resolved through consultations. Failing such resolution, the dispute shall be resolved
through litigation before the People’s Court of the domicile of the Pledgee.

ARTICLE 12

MISCELLANEOUS

(1) Matters not covered by this Contract shall be dealt with by the Pledgor and the Pledgee through
consultations or shall be dealt with according to the stipulations of relevant laws and regulations
of the state.

(2) This Contract is made in two originals (with the Pledgor and the Pledgee each holding
one copy thereof) and in four duplicates.

ARTICLE 13

EFFECTIVENESS OF THE CONTRACT

The Contract shall become effective as from the date on which both the Pledgor and the Pledgee have
executed and sealed this Contract and the Receivables Pledge Registration Agreement attached
hereto.

APPENDIX: Receivables Pledge Registration Agreement

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	Pledgor:

	 	(Company Seal)
	 
	 	 
	Legal Representative

	 	(signature) /s/ Liansheng Miao
	 
	 	 
	(or Authorized Representative)
	 	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	     (mm)     (dd)
     (yy)
	 	 

Opening Bank & Account No. of Pledgor:

	 	 	 
	 
	 	 
	Pledgee

	 	(Special Seal for Contracts)
	 
	 	 
	Legal Representative

	 	(signature) /s/ Lihong Wang
	 
	 	 
	(or Authorized Representative)
	 	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	     (mm)     (dd)
     (yy)
	 	 

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