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SPI Energy Co., Ltd. – ‘20-F’ for 12/31/18 – ‘EX-101.PRE’

On: Tuesday, 4/30/19, at 4:55pm ET · For: 12/31/18 · Accession #: 1683168-19-1261 · File #: 1-37678

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

 4/30/19  SPI Energy Co., Ltd.              20-F       12/31/18  143:9.5M                                   GlobalOne Filings Inc/FA

Annual Report by a Foreign Non-Canadian Issuer — Form 20-F — Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 20-F        Annual Report by a Foreign Non-Canadian Issuer      HTML   1.16M 
 2: EX-4.49     Share Purchase Agreement                            HTML     74K 
 3: EX-4.50     Share Purchase Agreement                            HTML     74K 
 4: EX-4.51     Share Purchase Agreement                            HTML     74K 
 5: EX-4.52     Share Purchase Agreement                            HTML     73K 
 6: EX-4.53     Share Purchase Agreement                            HTML     74K 
 7: EX-4.54     Share Purchase Agreement                            HTML     99K 
 9: EX-13.1     Certification by the Chief Executive Officer        HTML     36K 
 8: EX-12.1     Certification by the Chief Executive Officer        HTML     41K 
10: EX-15.1     Consent of Independent Registered Public            HTML     37K 
                Accounting Firm                                                  
11: EX-15.2     Consent                                             HTML     36K 
18: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     65K 
19: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    182K 
20: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical)         HTML     45K 
21: R4          Consolidated Statements of Operations               HTML    151K 
22: R5          Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss       HTML     69K 
23: R6          Consolidated Statements of Equity (Deficit)         HTML     97K 
24: R7          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    210K 
25: R8          Reconciliation of Cash                              HTML     47K 
26: R9          1. Description of Business and Organization         HTML     55K 
27: R10         2. Going Concern                                    HTML     44K 
28: R11         3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies       HTML    212K 
29: R12         4. Disposition of SPI China                         HTML     65K 
30: R13         5. Business Acquisitions                            HTML     46K 
31: R14         6. Deconsolidation of Sinsin                        HTML     51K 
32: R15         7. Restricted Cash                                  HTML     39K 
33: R16         8. Accounts Receivable                              HTML     54K 
34: R17         9. Inventories, net                                 HTML     42K 
35: R18         10. Project Assets                                  HTML     44K 
36: R19         11. Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets       HTML     46K 
37: R20         12. Intangible Assets                               HTML     52K 
38: R21         13. Goodwill                                        HTML     41K 
39: R22         14. Property, Plant and Equipment                   HTML     46K 
40: R23         15. Investment in Affiliates                        HTML     41K 
41: R24         16. Fair Value Measurement                          HTML     43K 
42: R25         17. Accrued Liabilities                             HTML     44K 
43: R26         18. Advance From Customers                          HTML     38K 
44: R27         19. Short-term Borrowings and Long-term Borrowings  HTML     51K 
45: R28         20. Convertible Bonds                               HTML     48K 
46: R29         21. Other Liabilities                               HTML     47K 
47: R30         22. Shareholders' Equity (Deficit)                  HTML     40K 
48: R31         23. Share-based Compensation                        HTML    102K 
49: R32         24. Income Taxes                                    HTML     75K 
50: R33         25. Net Loss Per Share                              HTML     49K 
51: R34         26. Commitments and Contingencies                   HTML     46K 
52: R35         27. Concentration Risk                              HTML     45K 
53: R36         28. Segment information                             HTML     57K 
54: R37         29. Related Party Transactions                      HTML     40K 
55: R38         30. Subsequent Events                               HTML     41K 
56: R39         3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies       HTML    305K 
                (Policies)                                                       
57: R40         1. Description of Business and Organization         HTML     41K 
                (Tables)                                                         
58: R41         3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies       HTML    141K 
                (Tables)                                                         
59: R42         4. Disposition of SPI China (Tables)                HTML     66K 
60: R43         5. Business Acquisitions (Tables)                   HTML     42K 
61: R44         6. Deconsolidation of Sinsin (Tables)               HTML     44K 
62: R45         8. Accounts Receivable (Tables)                     HTML     49K 
63: R46         9. Inventories, net (Tables)                        HTML     42K 
64: R47         10. Project Assets (Tables)                         HTML     41K 
65: R48         11. Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets       HTML     42K 
                (Tables)                                                         
66: R49         12. Intangible Assets (Tables)                      HTML     53K 
67: R50         13. Goodwill (Tables)                               HTML     41K 
68: R51         14. Property, Plant and Equipment (Tables)          HTML     44K 
69: R52         17. Accrued liabilities (Tables)                    HTML     42K 
70: R53         19. Short-term borrowings and long-term borrowings  HTML     50K 
                (Tables)                                                         
71: R54         21. Other liabilities (Tables)                      HTML     42K 
72: R55         23. Share-based Compensation (Tables)               HTML    104K 
73: R56         24. Income Taxes (Tables)                           HTML     73K 
74: R57         25. Net Loss Per Share (Tables)                     HTML     51K 
75: R58         26. Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)          HTML     40K 
76: R59         27. Concentration Risk (Tables)                     HTML     46K 
77: R60         28. Segment information (Tables)                    HTML     60K 
78: R61         2. Going Concern (Details Narrative)                HTML     55K 
79: R62         3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies       HTML     50K 
                (Details - PPE useful lives)                                     
80: R63         3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies       HTML     92K 
                (Details - Disaggregation of revenue by revenue                  
                stream)                                                          
81: R64         3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies       HTML     62K 
                (Details - By timing of revenue recognition)                     
82: R65         3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies       HTML     42K 
                (Details - Contract balance)                                     
83: R66         3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies       HTML     44K 
                (Details - Capitalized interest)                                 
84: R67         3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies       HTML     43K 
                (Details Narrative)                                              
85: R68         4. Disposition of SPI China (Details - Balance      HTML    136K 
                Sheet)                                                           
86: R69         4. Disposition of SPI China (Details - Statement    HTML     84K 
                of operation)                                                    
87: R70         4. Disposition of SPI China (Details Narrative)     HTML     45K 
88: R71         5. Business Acquisitions (Details)                  HTML     65K 
89: R72         5. Business Acquisitions (Details Narrative)        HTML     49K 
90: R73         6. Deconsolidation of Sinsin (Details)              HTML     78K 
91: R74         6. Deconsolidation of Sinsin (Details Narrative)    HTML     38K 
92: R75         7. Restricted cash (Details Narrative)              HTML     39K 
93: R76         8. Accounts Receivable (Details - Accounts          HTML     53K 
                receivable)                                                      
94: R77         8. Accounts Receivable (Details - Allowance for     HTML     48K 
                Doubtful Accounts)                                               
95: R78         8. Accounts Receivable (Details Narrative)          HTML     48K 
96: R79         9. Inventories (Details)                            HTML     45K 
97: R80         9. Inventories (Details Narrative)                  HTML     40K 
98: R81         10. Project Assets (Details)                        HTML     44K 
99: R82         10. Project Assets (Details Narrative)              HTML     52K 
100: R83         11. Prepaid expenses and other current assets       HTML     47K  
                (Details)                                                        
101: R84         11. Prepaid expenses and other current assets       HTML     50K  
                (Details Narrative)                                              
102: R85         12. Intangible Assets (Details - Intangible         HTML     54K  
                Assets)                                                          
103: R86         12. Intangible Assets (Details - Future             HTML     57K  
                Amortization)                                                    
104: R87         12. Intangible Assets (Details Narrative)           HTML     42K  
105: R88         13. Goodwill (Details - Goodwill)                   HTML     43K  
106: R89         13. Goodwil (Details Narrative)                     HTML     43K  
107: R90         14. Property, Plant and Equipment (Details)         HTML     60K  
108: R91         14. Property, Plant and Equipment (Details          HTML     41K  
                Narrative)                                                       
109: R92         15. Investment in Affiliates (Details Narrative)    HTML     59K  
110: R93         16. Fair value measurement (Details Narrative)      HTML     47K  
111: R94         17. Accrued liabilities (Details)                   HTML     51K  
112: R95         19. Short-term borrowings and long-term borrowings  HTML     61K  
                (Details - Debt)                                                 
113: R96         19. Short-term borrowings and long-term borrowings  HTML     58K  
                (Details - Maturities)                                           
114: R97         19. Short-term borrowings and long-term borrowings  HTML     60K  
                (Details Narrative)                                              
115: R98         20. Convertible Bonds (Details Narrative)           HTML     74K  
116: R99         21. Other liabilities (Details)                     HTML     51K  
117: R100        21. Other liabilities (Details Narrative)           HTML     50K  
118: R101        22. Stockholders' Deficit (Details Narrative)       HTML     58K  
119: R102        23. Stock-based Compensation (Details -             HTML     45K  
                Stock-Based Compensation Expense by Award type)                  
120: R103        23. Stock-based Compensation (Details -             HTML     47K  
                Compensation expense by line item)                               
121: R104        23. Stock-based Compensation (Details -             HTML     51K  
                Assumptions)                                                     
122: R105        23. Stock-based Compensation (Details - Option      HTML     91K  
                Activity)                                                        
123: R106        23. Stock-based Compensation (Details - Options by  HTML     63K  
                Exercise Price)                                                  
124: R107        23. Stock-based Compensation (Details - Non-vested  HTML     89K  
                options)                                                         
125: R108        23. Stock-based Compensation (Details - RSU's)      HTML     57K  
126: R109        23. Stock-based Compensation (Details Narrative)    HTML     41K  
127: R110        24. Income Taxes (Details - Loss before Provision)  HTML     45K  
128: R111        24. Income Taxes (Details - Provision for income    HTML     67K  
                taxes)                                                           
129: R112        24. Income Taxes (Details - Tax reconciliation)     HTML     76K  
130: R113        24. Income Taxes (Details - Deferred income taxes)  HTML     86K  
131: R114        24. Income Taxes (Details Narrative)                HTML     53K  
132: R115        25. Net Loss Per Share (Details - Basic and         HTML     55K  
                Diluted)                                                         
133: R116        25. Net Loss Per Share (Details - Antidilutive      HTML     44K  
                shares)                                                          
134: R117        26. Commitments and Contingencies (Details -        HTML     56K  
                Minimum lease payments)                                          
135: R118        26. Commitments and Contingencies (Details          HTML     42K  
                Narrative)                                                       
136: R119        27. Concentration Risk (Details - Accounts          HTML     55K  
                receivable risk)                                                 
137: R120        28. Segment information (Details - By Product)      HTML     53K  
138: R121        28. Segment information (Details - Geographic)      HTML     54K  
139: R122        28. Segment information (Details - Long-lived       HTML     53K  
                assets)                                                          
140: R123        29. Related Party Transactions (Details Narrative)  HTML     43K  
142: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    264K  
141: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports                  XLSX    153K  
12: EX-101.INS  XBRL Instance -- spi-20181231                        XML   2.86M 
14: EX-101.CAL  XBRL Calculations -- spi-20181231_cal                XML    400K 
15: EX-101.DEF  XBRL Definitions -- spi-20181231_def                 XML    825K 
16: EX-101.LAB  XBRL Labels -- spi-20181231_lab                      XML   1.62M 
17: EX-101.PRE  XBRL Presentations -- spi-20181231_pre               XML   1.32M 
13: EX-101.SCH  XBRL Schema -- spi-20181231                          XSD    264K 
143: ZIP         XBRL Zipped Folder -- 0001683168-19-001261-xbrl      Zip    233K

‘EX-101.PRE’ — XBRL Presentations — spi-20181231_pre

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5 Subsequent Filings that Reference this Filing

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 4/14/23  SPI Energy Co., Ltd.              10-K       12/31/22  129:11M                                    GlobalOne Filings Inc/FA
 4/01/22  SPI Energy Co., Ltd.              10-K       12/31/21  133:11M                                    GlobalOne Filings Inc/FA
11/23/21  SPI Energy Co., Ltd.              20-F/A     12/31/20  127:8.2M                                   GlobalOne Filings Inc/FA
10/29/21  SPI Energy Co., Ltd.              20-F/A     12/31/20  126:13M                                    GlobalOne Filings Inc/FA
 4/29/21  SPI Energy Co., Ltd.              20-F       12/31/20  128:8.1M                                   GlobalOne Filings Inc/FA

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Filing Submission 0001683168-19-001261 – Alternative Formats (Word / Rich Text, HTML, Plain Text, et al.)

SPI Energy Co., Ltd. – ‘20-F’ for 12/31/18 – ‘EX-101.PRE’

On: Tuesday, 4/30/19, at 4:55pm ET · For: 12/31/18 · Accession #: 1683168-19-1261 · File #: 1-37678

Annual Report by a Foreign Non-Canadian Issuer — Form 20-F — Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34Filing Table of Contents

‘EX-101.PRE’ — XBRL Presentations — spi-20181231_pre

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Annual Report by a Foreign Non-Canadian Issuer — Form 20-F — Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
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