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SPI Energy Co., Ltd. – ‘20-F/A’ for 12/31/20 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On: Tuesday, 11/23/21, at 2:00pm ET · For: 12/31/20 · Accession #: 1683168-21-5934 · File #: 1-37678

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

11/23/21  SPI Energy Co., Ltd.              20-F/A     12/31/20  127:8.2M                                   GlobalOne Filings Inc/FA

Amendment to Annual or Annual-Transition Report by a Foreign Non-Canadian Issuer — Form 20-F — SEA’34

Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 20-F/A      Form 20-F Amendment 2                               HTML   1.04M 
 3: EX-13.1     Certification by the Chief Executive Officer        HTML     31K 
                Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act                
                of 2002                                                          
 2: EX-12.1     Certification by the Chief Executive Officer        HTML     35K 
                Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act                
                of 2002                                                          
 4: EX-15.1     Consent of Independent Registered Public            HTML     32K 
                Accounting Firm                                                  
 5: EX-15.2     Consent of Independent Registered Public            HTML     31K 
                Accounting Firm                                                  
12: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     71K 
13: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    158K 
14: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     40K 
15: R4          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML    142K 
16: R5          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss       HTML     67K 
17: R6          Consolidated Statements of Equity (Deficit)         HTML    112K 
18: R7          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    200K 
19: R8          Reconciliation of Cash                              HTML     41K 
20: R9          1. Description of Business and Organization         HTML     47K 
21: R10         2. Liquidity Condition                              HTML     37K 
22: R11         3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies       HTML    136K 
23: R12         4. Disposition                                      HTML     48K 
24: R13         5. Acquisitions                                     HTML     46K 
25: R14         6. Accounts Receivable, net                         HTML     42K 
26: R15         7. Inventories, net                                 HTML     38K 
27: R16         8. Project Assets, net                              HTML     39K 
28: R17         9. Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets, net   HTML     40K 
29: R18         10. Intangible Assets, net                          HTML     50K 
30: R19         11. Property, Plant and Equipment, net              HTML     41K 
31: R20         12. Fair Value Measurement                          HTML     45K 
32: R21         13. Accrued Liabilities                             HTML     40K 
33: R22         14. Short-term Borrowings and Long-term Borrowings  HTML     50K 
34: R23         15. Convertible Bonds                               HTML     50K 
35: R24         16. Amount Due to an Affiliate                      HTML     37K 
36: R25         17. Ordinary Shares                                 HTML     37K 
37: R26         18. Noncontrolling Interests                        HTML     37K 
38: R27         19. Share-based Compensation                        HTML     85K 
39: R28         20. Income Taxes                                    HTML     69K 
40: R29         21. Net Loss Per Share                              HTML     45K 
41: R30         22. Leases                                          HTML     42K 
42: R31         23. Commitments and Contingencies                   HTML     38K 
43: R32         24. Concentration Risk                              HTML     35K 
44: R33         25. Related Party Transactions                      HTML     36K 
45: R34         26. Subsequent Events                               HTML     40K 
46: R35         3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies       HTML    215K 
                (Policies)                                                       
47: R36         1. Description of Business and Organization         HTML     39K 
                (Tables)                                                         
48: R37         3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies       HTML     74K 
                (Tables)                                                         
49: R38         4. Disposition (Tables)                             HTML     45K 
50: R39         5. Acquisitions (Tables)                            HTML     38K 
51: R40         6. Accounts Receivable, net (Tables)                HTML     43K 
52: R41         7. Inventories, net (Tables)                        HTML     38K 
53: R42         8. Project Assets, net (Tables)                     HTML     37K 
54: R43         9. Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets, net   HTML     38K 
                (Tables)                                                         
55: R44         10. Intangible Assets, net (Tables)                 HTML     51K 
56: R45         11. Property, Plant and Equipment, net (Tables)     HTML     39K 
57: R46         12. Fair Value Measurement (Tables)                 HTML     42K 
58: R47         13. Accrued Liabilities (Tables)                    HTML     37K 
59: R48         14. Short-term Borrowings and Long-term Borrowings  HTML     45K 
                (Tables)                                                         
60: R49         15. Convertible Bonds (Tables)                      HTML     37K 
61: R50         16. Amount Due to an Affiliate (Tables)             HTML     36K 
62: R51         19. Share-based Compensation (Tables)               HTML     93K 
63: R52         20. Income Taxes (Tables)                           HTML     68K 
64: R53         21. Net Loss Per Share (Tables)                     HTML     46K 
65: R54         22. Leases (Tables)                                 HTML     43K 
66: R55         1. Description of Business and Organization         HTML     39K 
                (Details Narrative)                                              
67: R56         2. Going Concern (Details Narrative)                HTML     44K 
68: R57         3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies       HTML     44K 
                (Details - PPE useful lives)                                     
69: R58         3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies       HTML     79K 
                (Details - Disaggregation of revenue by revenue                  
                stream)                                                          
70: R59         3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies       HTML     37K 
                (Details - Contract balance)                                     
71: R60         3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies       HTML     39K 
                (Details - Capitalized interest)                                 
72: R61         3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies       HTML     45K 
                (Details Narrative)                                              
73: R62         4. Disposition (Details - Statement of operation)   HTML     65K 
74: R63         4. Disposition (Details Narrative)                  HTML     51K 
75: R64         5. Acquisitions (Details - Allocation of purchase   HTML     73K 
                price)                                                           
76: R65         5. Acquisitions (Details Narrative)                 HTML     69K 
77: R66         6. Accounts Receivable, net (Details - Accounts     HTML     39K 
                receivable)                                                      
78: R67         6. Accounts Receivable, net (Details - Allowance    HTML     43K 
                for Doubtful Accounts)                                           
79: R68         6. Accounts Receivable, net (Details Narrative)     HTML     33K 
80: R69         7. Inventories, net (Details)                       HTML     44K 
81: R70         7. Inventories, net (Details Narrative)             HTML     34K 
82: R71         8. Project Assets, net (Details)                    HTML     40K 
83: R72         8. Project Assets, net (Details Narrative)          HTML     86K 
84: R73         9. Prepaid expenses and other current assets, net   HTML     42K 
                (Details)                                                        
85: R74         9. Prepaid expenses and other current assets, net   HTML     41K 
                (Details Narrative)                                              
86: R75         10. Intangible Assets, net (Details - Intangible    HTML     60K 
                Assets)                                                          
87: R76         10. Intangible Assets, net (Details - Future        HTML     46K 
                Amortization)                                                    
88: R77         10. Intangible Assets, net (Details Narrative)      HTML     37K 
89: R78         11. Property, Plant and Equipment, net (Details)    HTML     57K 
90: R79         11. Property, Plant and Equipment, net (Details     HTML     37K 
                Narrative)                                                       
91: R80         12. Fair value measurement (Details - ILIAD and     HTML     50K 
                Streeterville Capital)                                           
92: R81         12. Fair Value Measurement (Details - Warrants)     HTML     40K 
93: R82         12. Fair Value Measurement (Details Narrative)      HTML     40K 
94: R83         13. Accrued Liabilities (Details)                   HTML     45K 
95: R84         14. Short-term Borrowings and Long-term Borrowings  HTML     54K 
                (Details - Debt)                                                 
96: R85         14. Short-term Borrowings and Long-term Borrowings  HTML     51K 
                (Details - Maturities)                                           
97: R86         14. Short-term Borrowings and Long-term Borrowings  HTML     79K 
                (Details Narrative)                                              
98: R87         15. Convertible Bonds (Details)                     HTML     46K 
99: R88         15. Convertible Bonds (Details Narrative)           HTML    108K 
100: R89         16. Amount Due to an Affiliate (Details)            HTML     40K  
101: R90         16. Amount Due to an Affiliate (Details Narrative)  HTML     45K  
102: R91         17. Ordinary Shares (Details Narrative)             HTML     61K  
103: R92         18. Noncontrolling Interests (Details Narrative)    HTML     52K  
104: R93         19. Share-based Compensation (Details -             HTML     40K  
                Stock-Based Compensation Expense by Award type)                  
105: R94         19. Share-based Compensation (Details -             HTML     42K  
                Compensation expense by line item)                               
106: R95         19. Share-based Compensation (Details -             HTML     46K  
                Assumptions)                                                     
107: R96         19. Share-based Compensation (Details - Option      HTML     91K  
                Activity)                                                        
108: R97         19. Share-based Compensation (Details - Options by  HTML     63K  
                Exercise Price)                                                  
109: R98         19. Share-based Compensation (Details - RSU's)      HTML     52K  
110: R99         19. Share-based Compensation (Details - Non-vested  HTML     87K  
                options)                                                         
111: R100        19. Share-based Compensation (Details Narrative)    HTML     38K  
112: R101        20. Income Taxes (Details - Loss before Provision)  HTML     42K  
113: R102        20. Income Taxes (Details - Provision for income    HTML     60K  
                taxes)                                                           
114: R103        20. Income Taxes (Details - Tax reconciliation)     HTML     62K  
115: R104        20. Income Taxes (Details - Deferred income taxes)  HTML     72K  
116: R105        20. Income Taxes (Details Narrative)                HTML     51K  
117: R106        21. Net Loss Per Share (Details - Basic and         HTML     49K  
                Diluted)                                                         
118: R107        21. Net Loss Per Share (Details - Antidilutive      HTML     43K  
                shares)                                                          
119: R108        22. Leases (Details - Maturity of Lease             HTML     55K  
                Liabilities)                                                     
120: R109        22. Leases (Details - Supplemental information      HTML     35K  
                related to operating leases)                                     
121: R110        22. Leases (Details Narrative)                      HTML     39K  
122: R111        23. Commitments and Contingencies (Details          HTML     34K  
                Narrative)                                                       
123: R112        24. Concentration Risk (Details Narrative)          HTML     39K  
124: R113        25. Related Party Transactions (Details Narrative)  HTML     37K  
126: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    245K  
125: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    164K  
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 8: EX-101.CAL  XBRL Calculations -- spi-20201231_cal                XML    350K 
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10: EX-101.LAB  XBRL Labels -- spi-20201231_lab                      XML   1.56M 
11: EX-101.PRE  XBRL Presentations -- spi-20201231_pre               XML   1.27M 
 7: EX-101.SCH  XBRL Schema -- spi-20201231                          XSD    272K 
127: ZIP         XBRL Zipped Folder -- 0001683168-21-005934-xbrl      Zip    217K

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