Canadian Solar Inc. 6-K Filing

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0001104659-25-124417.txt : 20251229 0001104659-25-124417.hdr.sgml : 20251229 20251229062052 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-25-124417 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 6-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20251229 FILED AS OF DATE: 20251229 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20251229 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Canadian Solar Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001375877 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES [3674] ORGANIZATION NAME: 04 Manufacturing EIN: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: A6 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 6-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-33107 FILM NUMBER: 251602598 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4273 KING STREET EAST, SUITE 102 CITY: KITCHENER STATE: A6 ZIP: N2P 2E9 BUSINESS PHONE: 519-837-1881 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 66 WELLINGTON STREET WEST STREET 2: SUITE 4100 CITY: TORONTO STATE: A6 ZIP: M5K 1B7 6-K 1 tm2534081d1_6k.htm FORM 6-K 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 December 2025 Commission File Number: 001-33107 CANADIAN SOLAR INC. 4273 King Street East, Suite 102 Kitchener, Ontario, N2P 2E9 Canada (Address of principal executive office) 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 ¨ Appointment of Director and Executive Officer On December 24, 2025, Canadian Solar Inc. (the “Company”) announced the appointment of Colin Parkin as a member of its Board of Directors (the “Board”) and its President, and the appointment of Dylan Marx as its Chief Operating Officer. The biographies of Messrs. Parkin and Marx can be found in the press release dated December 24, 2025, which is furnished as an exhibit to this Form 6-K. Following Mr. Parkin’s appointment, the Board will comprise seven directors, including Shawn (Xiaohua) Qu, Harry E. Ruda, Andrew (Luen Cheung) Wong, Lauren C. Templeton, Leslie Li Hsien Chang, Yuan Z. Qu, and Colin Parkin. The biographies of the Company’s directors (other than Mr. Parkin) can be found in the Company’s FY2024 annual report on Form 20-F dated April 30, 2025 and the current report on Form 6-K dated May 21, 2025. CANADIAN SOLAR INC. Form 6-K TABLE OF CONTENTS Signature Exhibit Index Exhibit 99.1 SIGNATURE 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. CANADIAN SOLAR INC. By: /s/ Shawn (Xiaohua) Qu Name: Shawn (Xiaohua) Qu Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Date: December 29, 2025 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit 99.1 — Canadian Solar Appoints Colin Parkin as President and Dylan Marx as Chief Operating Officer EX-99.1 2 tm2534081d1_ex99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit 99.1 Canadian Solar Appoints Colin Parkin as President and Dylan Marx as Chief Operating Officer KITCHENER, ON, Dec. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Canadian Solar Inc . (the “Company” or “Canadian Solar”) (NASDAQ: CSIQ) today announced the appointment of Colin Parkin as a member of its Board of Directors and his promotion to President of Canadian Solar. Parkin succeeds Yan Zhuang on the Company's Board of Directors and assumes the role of the Company’s President from Dr. Shawn Qu, effective immediately. Dr. Qu, the Founder of Canadian Solar, continues to serve as the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Parkin’s promotion will allow Dr. Qu to focus on long-term strategy and technology innovation, as the Company continues to expand its investments and manufacturing operations in North America. In conjunction with Parkin’s appointment, the Board also appointed Dylan Marx as Chief Operating Officer. Together, these leadersh