阿特斯太阳能2023年度报告

TableofContents (MarkOne) UNITEDSTATES SECURITIESANDEXCHANGECOMMISSION Washington,D.C.20549 Form20-F REGISTRATIONSTATEMENTPURSUANTTOSECTION12(b)OR12(g)OFTHESECURITIESEXCHANGEACTOF1934 OR ANNUALREPORTPURSUANTTOSECTION13OR15(d)OFTHESECURITIESEXCHANGEACTOF1934 ForthefiscalyearendedDecember31,2023. OR TRANSITIONREPORTPURSUANTTOSECTION13OR15(d)OFTHESECURITIESEXCHANGEACTOF1934 OR SHELLCOMPANYREPORTPURSUANTTOSECTION13OR15(d)OFTHESECURITIESEXCHANGEACTOF1934 DateofeventrequiringthisshellcompanyreportForthetransitionperiodfromto Commissionfilenumber:001-33107 CANADIANSOLARINC. (ExactnameofRegistrantasspecifiedinitscharter) N/A (TranslationofRegistrant’snameintoEnglish) Ontario (Jurisdictionofincorporationororganization) 545SpeedvaleAvenueWestGuelph,Ontario,CanadaN1K1E6 (Addressofprincipalexecutiveoffices) HuifengChang,ChiefFinancialOfficer545SpeedvaleAvenueWest Guelph,Ontario,CanadaN1K1E6Tel:1519-8371881 Fax:1519-8372550 (Name,Telephone,E-mailand/orFacsimilenumberandAddressofCompanyContactPerson) SecuritiesregisteredortoberegisteredpursuanttoSection12(b)oftheAct: TitleofEachClass TradingSymbol NameofEachExchangeonWhichRegistered Commonshareswithnoparvalue CSIQ TheNASDAQStockMarketLLC (TheNASDAQGlobalSelectMarket) SecuritiesregisteredortoberegisteredpursuanttoSection12(g)oftheAct: None (TitleofClass) SecuritiesforwhichthereisareportingobligationpursuanttoSection15(d)oftheAct: None (TitleofClass) Indicatethenumberofoutstandingsharesofeachoftheissuer’sclassesofcapitalorcommonstockasofthecloseoftheperiodcoveredbytheannualreport.66,158,741commonsharesissuedandoutstandingwhichwerenotsubjecttorestrictionsonvoting,dividendrightsandtransferability,asofDecember31,2023.Indicatebycheckmarkiftheregistrantisawell-knownseasonedissuer,asdefinedinRule405oftheSecuritiesAct.YesNo Ifthisreportisanannualortransitionreport,indicatebycheckmarkiftheregistrantisnotrequiredtofilereportspursuanttoSection13or15(d)oftheSecuritiesExchangeActof1934.YesNo Indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistrant(1)hasfiledallreportsrequiredtobefiledbySection13or15(d)oftheSecuritiesExchangeActof1934duringthepreceding12months(orforsuchshorterperiodthattheregistrantwasrequiredtofilesuchreports),and(2)hasbeensubjecttosuchfilingrequirementsforthepast90days.YesNo IndicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistranthassubmittedelectronicallyeveryInteractiveDataFilerequiredtobesubmittedpursuanttoRule405ofRegulationS-T(§232.405ofthischapter)duringthepreceding12months(orforsuchshorterperiodthattheregistrantwasrequiredtosubmitsuchfiles).YesNo Indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistrantisalargeacceleratedfiler,anacceleratedfiler,anon-acceleratedfiler,oranemerginggrowthcompany.Seedefinitionof“largeacceleratedfiler,”“acceleratedfiler,”and“emerginggrowthcompany”inRule12b-2oftheExchangeAct. LargeacceleratedfilerAcceleratedfilerNon-acceleratedfilerEmerginggrowthcompany IfanemerginggrowthcompanythatpreparesitsfinancialstatementsinaccordancewithU.S.GAAP,indicatebycheckmarkiftheregistranthaselectednottousetheextendedtransitionperiodforcomplyingwithanyneworrevisedfinancialaccountingstandards†providedpursuanttoSection13(a)oftheExchangeAct. Indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistranthasfiledareportonandattestationtoitsmanagement’sassessmentoftheeffectivenessofitsinternalcontroloverfinancialreportingunderSection404(b)oftheSarbanes-OxleyAct(15U.S.C.7262(b))bytheregisteredpublicaccountingfirmthatpreparedorissueditsauditreport. IfsecuritiesareregisteredpursuanttoSection12(b)oftheAct,indicatebycheckmarkwhetherthefinancialstatementsoftheregistrantincludedinthefilingreflectthecorrectionofanerrortopreviouslyissuedfinancialstatements. Indicatebycheckmarkwhetheranyofthoseerrorcorrectionsarerestatementsthatrequiredarecoveryanalysisofincentive-basedcompensationreceivedbyanyoftheregistrant’sexecutiveofficersduringtherelevantrecoveryperiodpursuantto§240.10D-1(b). Indicatebycheckmarkwhichbasisofaccountingtheregistranthasusedtopreparethefinancialstatementsincludedinthisfiling:U.S.GAAPInternationalFinancialReportingStandardsasissuedbytheInternationalAccountingStandardsBoardOther If“Other”hasbeencheckedinresponsetothepreviousquestion,indicatebycheckmarkwhichfinancialstatementitemtheregistranthaselectedtofollow.Item17Item18Ifthisisanannualreport,indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistrantisashellcompany(asdefinedinRule12b-2oftheExchangeAct).YesNo (APPLICABLEONLYTOISSUERSINVOLVEDINBANKRUPTCYPROCEEDINGSDURINGTHEPASTFIVEYEARS) IndicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistranthasfiledalldocumentsandreportsrequiredtobefiledbySections12,13or15(d)oftheSecuritiesExchangeActof1934subsequenttothedistributionofsecuritiesunderaplanconfirmedbyacourt.YesNo †Theterm“neworrevisedfinancialaccountingstandard”referstoanyupdateissuedbytheFinancialAccountingStandardsBoardtoitsAccountingStandardsCodificationafterApril5,2012. TableofContents TableofContents INTRODUCTION1 FORWARD-LOOKINGINFORMATION3 PARTI4 ITEM1.IDENTITYOFDIRECTORS,SENIORMANAGEMENTANDADVISERS7 ITEM2OFFERSTATISTICSANDEXPECTEDTIMETABLE7 ITEM3KEYINFORMATION8 ITEM4INFORMATIONONTHEC