Qu Shawn Xiaohua 4
4 · Canadian Solar Inc. · Filed May 27, 2026
Research Summary
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Canadian Solar (CSIQ) 10% Owner Qu Shawn Acquires 7,512 Option Shares
What Happened
- Qu Shawn Xiaohua, identified as a 10% owner of Canadian Solar Inc. (CSIQ), reported an "other acquisition or disposition" (transaction code J) on May 6, 2026 for 7,512 derivative shares at $0.00. This entry represents a change to stock option rights (not a market purchase or cash exercise), so no cash was paid or received in the reported transaction.
Key Details
- Transaction date and price: May 6, 2026; 7,512 shares at $0.00 (derivative/option-related).
- Footnote F1: The 7,512 units are stock options; portions vested in 2012–2015 (1,878 options vested each year 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015).
- Footnote F2: Option expiration date was extended from May 20, 2026 to May 20, 2027; otherwise the grant terms were unchanged.
- Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing details.
- Filing timeliness: Form 4 was filed late; the filer attributes the delay to an inadvertent administrative error.
Context
- This was a derivative/option modification (extension of expiration), not an exercise or open-market buy/sell. No shares were reported as issued or sold and no proceeds were involved in this entry.
- As a 10% owner, Qu is a significant insider; modifications to option terms can affect timing or economics of potential future exercises but do not, by themselves, indicate a purchase or sale of underlying stock.
Insider Transaction Report
Form 4
Qu Shawn Xiaohua
DirectorChief Technology Officer10% Owner
Transactions
- Other
Stock Options (Right to Buy)
[F1][F2]2026-05-06+7,512→ 7,512 total(indirect: By Spouse)Exercise: $9.33Exp: 2027-05-20→ Common Stock (7,512 underlying)
Footnotes (2)
- [F1]Includes 7,512 stock options, of which 1,878, 1,878, 1,878 and 1,878 became fully vested and exercisable on May 20, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015, respectively.
- [F2]Option expiration date extended from May 20, 2026 to May 20, 2027. No other changes were made to the grant.
Signature
/s/ Shawn (Xiaohua) Qu|2026-05-27