Securities code: 002506 securities abbreviation: Gcl System Integration Technology Co.Ltd(002506) Announcement No.: 2021-117 Gcl System Integration Technology Co.Ltd(002506)
Announcement on changing the purpose of raised funds
The company and all members of the board of directors guarantee that the information disclosed is true, accurate and complete without false records, misleading statements or major omissions.
Gcl System Integration Technology Co.Ltd(002506) (hereinafter referred to as “the company”) convened the 12th meeting of the 5th board of directors and the 8th meeting of the 5th board of supervisors on December 31, 2021, deliberated and adopted the proposal on changing the purpose of raised funds. According to the company’s strategic plan, in order to further focus on the main photovoltaic industry, seize the market opportunities of photovoltaic industry and improve the use efficiency of raised funds, The company plans to improve the production capacity of high-efficiency large-size components and battery chips and increase market share. The company plans to adjust the raised investment projects of large-size recycled wafers and change the purpose of some raised funds. The change of the purpose of the raised funds needs to be submitted to the general meeting of shareholders of the company for deliberation.
1、 Overview of changes in investment projects with raised funds
(i) Basic information of raised funds
With the approval of the reply on Gcl System Integration Technology Co.Ltd(002506) non-public shares issued by China Securities Regulatory Commission (zjxk [2020] No. 1763), the company was approved to issue 773230764 RMB common shares (A shares), with an issue price of 3.25 yuan per share and a total raised capital of 2512999983.00 yuan. After deducting the issuance expenses, The net amount of raised funds is 2491617907.65 yuan. The availability of the above raised funds has been verified by Suya Jincheng Certified Public Accountants (special general partnership), and the capital verification report Suya Yan [2021] No. 2 was issued on January 6, 2021.
The company has deposited the raised funds in the special account for raised funds opened for this issuance, and the company has signed the tripartite supervision agreement on raised funds with the sponsor and the commercial bank storing the raised funds to manage the deposit and use of the raised funds.
（2） Use of raised funds
As of December 27, 2021, the use of the company’s raised funds is as follows:
Unit: RMB 10000
Project name planned amount of raised funds accumulated amount of raised funds
Large size recycled wafer semiconductor project 73161.7935000 (temporary replenishment of working capital)
Hefei Gcl System Integration Technology Co.Ltd(002506) 2.5gw laminated tile assembly project 1212
Hefei Gcl System Integration Technology Co.Ltd(002506) 15gw photovoltaic module project 4998825997.86
Supplementary working capital 126000126000
The total amount of raised funds is 249161.79187009.86
As of December 27, 2021, the company has used the raised funds of 1870098600 yuan and is idle
The raised funds temporarily supplemented the working capital of 350 million yuan, and the balance of the special storage account for the raised funds was
624.4612 million yuan (including the accumulated bank deposit interest received).
（3） The purpose of some raised funds changed this time
Facing the rapid growth opportunity of the photovoltaic industry market, the company focuses on resources, gives full play to its competitive advantages and improves its competitiveness
The use efficiency of raised funds is high, and it is proposed to change the purpose of raised funds (including
Temporarily replenish the idle raised funds of RMB 350 million that have not been returned, as well as the interest income from bank deposits
Net amount after deducting bank charges), of which 500 million yuan will be invested in the construction of “Hefei Gcl System Integration Technology Co.Ltd(002506) 15gw”
“Photovoltaic module project”, and the rest is used to invest in the construction of “Leshan Gcl System Integration Technology Co.Ltd(002506) 10GW high-efficiency TOPCON photovoltaic power”
Pool production base (phase I 5GW) project “.
The proportion of the amount of funds raised in this change in the net amount of funds raised is 29.36%.
（4） Review procedures performed
On December 31, 2021, the company held the 12th meeting of the 5th board of directors and the 5th meeting of the 5th board of supervisors
At the 8th meeting, the proposal on changing the purpose of some raised funds was deliberated and adopted. Funds raised in this change
The independent directors have expressed their independent opinions on the purpose matters, and the recommendation institution has issued verification opinions. This matter
This item does not involve related party transactions and needs to be submitted to the general meeting of shareholders of the company for deliberation.
2、 Reasons for changing the investment project of raised funds
(i) Original project plan and actual investment
The “large-size recycled wafer semiconductor project” (hereinafter referred to as the “original raised investment project”) is funded by Hefei Gcl System Integration Technology Co.Ltd(002506)
Implemented by Photoelectric Technology Co., Ltd., the total investment of the project is 2876.82 million yuan. As of December 27, 2021, the
The project invested 0 million yuan of raised funds, temporarily supplemented 350 million yuan of working capital with idle raised funds, and the balance of unused raised funds was 382396400 yuan (including the accumulated interest on bank deposits).
（2） Reasons for terminating the original raised investment project
In March 2020, the company launched the investment and construction of 60GW components and supporting industrial base project in Feidong County, Hefei, with the goal of “210mm” new component products and full compatibility with sizes below “210mm”, so as to take into account existing products and fill the supply gap of large-size products in the future.
At present, the photovoltaic industry has entered a period of vigorous development and strong market demand. The company’s No. 1 plant of Hefei Gcl System Integration Technology Co.Ltd(002506) phase I 15gw project has started mass production. It is expected that by the end of 2022, the company will have a capacity of more than 20GW large-size components. In order to ensure the safety of the supply chain and improve the independent capacity of battery cells, the company also needs to speed up the construction of large-scale and high-efficiency battery cell capacity and improve the capacity matching of module battery cells. Therefore, after detailed discussion, the company plans to concentrate resources to accelerate the investment in Hefei module large-scale base project and Leshan Gcl System Integration Technology Co.Ltd(002506) high-efficiency TOPCON photovoltaic cell project. It plans to give priority to the funds raised from the “large-scale renewable wafer semiconductor project” to invest in the construction of the above projects. The “large-size recycled wafer semiconductor project” will be implemented with its own funds in combination with industry conditions, market conditions and company funds.
3、 Description of new raised investment projects
(i) Hefei Gcl System Integration Technology Co.Ltd(002506) 15gw photovoltaic module project
1. Basic information and investment plan of the project
The total investment of “Hefei Gcl System Integration Technology Co.Ltd(002506) 15gw photovoltaic module project” is 210.31 million yuan, including 146 million yuan in fixed assets and 640.31 million yuan in initial working capital. All the raised funds will be used for the capital expenditure of the project, and the rest will be solved through bank loans and self raised funds. The construction period of the project is 12 months. At present, 5GW of plant 1 of Hefei Gcl System Integration Technology Co.Ltd(002506) phase I 15gw project has been put into operation, plant construction and equipment bidding have been completed for plant 2, and the construction of plant 3 is progressing steadily. It is expected that it will be put into operation in 2022.
2. Project feasibility analysis
(1) High efficiency and large size components have broad development prospects
Due to the increasing size of silicon wafers in the past few years, although the high-efficiency component packaging technology is relatively mature, the corresponding battery size can not be determined. In the next few years, there is a huge demand for the component capacity to produce large-size battery wafers (166mm-210mm), and the current market share of large-size components is still low, This brings an unprecedented window of opportunity to the implementation of this project.
(2) Scale advantage
According to the latest analysis on the scale advantage of component links, the scale advantage will be less obvious when the scale of component single link monomer exceeds 10-15gw, but it will decline exponentially. Take full advantage of the critical scale of Hefei 50gw project to obtain the lowest cost {0026}; At the same time, by selecting large-size component equipment, increasing the annual output of single machine, reducing component manufacturing cost and equipment depreciation per watt, we can effectively control the single link manufacturing cost and obtain competitive advantage.
(3) Location advantage
The project is located in the circular economy demonstration park in Feidong County, Hefei. As a city for science and education, the project has sufficient talent supply and has China’s leading photovoltaic industry chain foundation. Compared with Jiangsu and Zhejiang, the labor cost can be 30% lower. The photovoltaic glass supply in Fengyang, Hefei and Bengbu can provide raw material guarantee for the project. At the same time, with the JIT warehouse inventory management established by GCL Hefei component project, the input logistics cost of core auxiliary materials in component manufacturing can be greatly reduced, so as to reduce the comprehensive manufacturing cost of components.
3. Economic benefit analysis of the project
After calculation, the project is expected to achieve an annual operating income of 9026.19 million yuan, a sales profit margin of 11.3%, a full investment internal rate of return (after tax) of 14% and an investment payback period of 6.28 years. The project has good economic benefits.
（2） Leshan Gcl System Integration Technology Co.Ltd(002506) 10GW high efficiency TOPCON photovoltaic cell production base (phase I 5GW) project
1. Basic information and investment plan of the project
The total investment of “Leshan Gcl System Integration Technology Co.Ltd(002506) 10GW high efficiency TOPCON photovoltaic cell production base (phase I 5GW) project” is 1867.32 million yuan, including 164.117 million yuan of engineering construction investment and 226.15 million yuan of initial working capital. All the raised funds will be used for the capital expenditure of the project, and the rest will be solved through bank loans and self raised funds.
2. Project feasibility analysis
(1) The technical route is in line with the future development trend
In recent years, with the development of diamond wire cutting and perc technology, p-type monocrystalline silicon battery has become more economical and belongs to the current mainstream battery technology; The more efficient n-type monocrystalline silicon battery belongs to the next generation battery technology. At present, the market share is relatively small, but the technology is developing rapidly and is expected to accelerate its application in the industry. Among them, n-type TOPCON battery technology has the advantages of excellent contact passivation characteristics, high VOC and strong multi electron transport capacity. With the gradual improvement of process maturity and cost economy, it is expected to become the mainstream high-efficiency battery technology in the next three years.
Figure: average conversion efficiency of various batteries from 2019 to 2025
Data source: China Photovoltaic Industry Association (2) industrial chain advantages of large-size modules and high-efficiency batteries
The target of the project is TOPCON and other high-efficiency large-size batteries, which will all be used to supplement the production capacity of the company’s large-size high-efficiency batteries, give full play to the leading advantages of n-type TOPCON battery technology, and meet the production capacity supporting needs of Hefei Gcl System Integration Technology Co.Ltd(002506) component base. After the completion of the project, the company will have the independent production capacity of TOPCON battery, improve the overall gross profit margin level of the industrial chain, and alleviate the supply chain risk, which is conducive to the company’s enhancement of profitability and market competitiveness.
(3) Location advantage
The project is located in Leshan Trinity headquarters economic gathering area. In July 2019, the CPC Leshan Municipal Committee and Leshan Municipal People’s government issued the implementation opinions on accelerating the construction of “3 + 1” modern industrial system – promoting high-quality industrial development, focusing on building the whole photovoltaic industry chain of “silicon cutting cell module system integration”. With the help of Leshan’s unique hydropower resources and industrial silicon foundation, the company can quickly build a high-efficiency battery production base with competitive advantages in cost, efficiency and quality by virtue of its long-term accumulated technical resources. 3. Economic benefit analysis of the project
It is estimated that the average annual after tax profit of the project in the calculation period is 325.45 million yuan, the pre tax internal rate of return is 23.89%, the after tax internal rate of return is 19.85%, the pre tax investment payback period is 4.85 years, and the after tax investment payback period is 5.39 years (including the construction period). The project has good economic benefits.
4、 The impact of the proposed change in the investment project of raised funds on the company
The investment projects of raised funds involved in this change will help the company seize the development opportunities of photovoltaic market, improve the company’s market competitiveness and profitability, and improve the use efficiency of raised funds, without damaging the interests of shareholders. The company will strictly abide by the stock listing rules of Shenzhen Stock Exchange, the guidelines for the standardized operation of listed companies of Shenzhen Stock Exchange and the company’s measures for the management of raised funds, strengthen the internal and external supervision on the use of raised funds, and ensure the legal and effective use of raised funds. After the proposal is considered and approved by the board of directors, it can be implemented only after it is considered and approved by the general meeting of shareholders of the company.
5、 Opinions of independent directors, board of supervisors and recommendation institutions on the change of raised investment projects
(i) Opinions of independent directors
The company’s investment in the construction of Hefei Gcl System Integration Technology Co.Ltd(002506) 15gw photovoltaic module project and Leshan Gcl System Integration Technology Co.Ltd(002506) 10GW high-efficiency TOPCON photovoltaic cell production base (phase I 5GW) project by changing the purpose of part of the raised funds is a timely adjustment based on market opportunities and industry changes, which is conducive to improving the use efficiency of the raised funds, enhancing the profitability of the company and in line with the interests of the company and all shareholders. The change of the purpose of some raised funds has fulfilled the necessary legal procedures and complies with the relevant provisions of the guidelines for the supervision of listed companies No. 2 – regulatory requirements for the management and use of raised funds by listed companies, the stock listing rules of Shenzhen Stock Exchange and the guidelines for the standardized operation of listed companies of Shenzhen Stock Exchange. Therefore, the independent directors agree to use part of the raised funds in this change
