YINGLI GREEN ENERGY HOLDING COMPANY LIMITED
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
(Rule 13d-102)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
TO RULES 13d-1 (b), (c) AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO
FILED PURSUANT TO 13d-2
Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited
 
(Name of Issuer)
Ordinary Shares, par value US$0.01 per share
 
(Title of Class of Securities)
98584B 1031
 
(CUSIP Number)
December 31, 2007
 
(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
     o     Rule 13d-1(b)
     o     Rule 13d-1(c)
     þ     Rule 13d-1(d)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
[Continued on following pages]
 
1   This CUSIP number applies to the Issuer’s American Depositary Shares, each representing one Ordinary Share.
 
 


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SIGNATURE
LIST OF EXHIBITS
JOINT FILING AGREEMENT


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CUSIP No.
 
98584B 103 
  Page  
  of   
10 

 

           
1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Liansheng Miao
     
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

  (a)   o
  (b)   þ
     
3   SEC USE ONLY
   
   
     
4   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   
  People’s Republic of China
       
  5   SOLE VOTING POWER
     
NUMBER OF   58,016,672 Ordinary Shares
       
SHARES 6   SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY   0
       
EACH 7   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING    
PERSON   58,016,672 Ordinary Shares
       
WITH: 8   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
    0
     
9   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   
  58,016,672 Ordinary Shares
     
10   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  o
     
11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
   
  45.7%
     
12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  IN


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CUSIP No.
 
98584B 103 
  Page  
  of   
10 

 

           
1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Yingli Power Holding Company Limited
     
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

  (a)   o
  (b)   þ
     
3   SEC USE ONLY
   
   
     
4   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   
  British Virgin Islands
       
  5   SOLE VOTING POWER
     
NUMBER OF   57,962,272 Ordinary Shares
       
SHARES 6   SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY   0
       
EACH 7   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING    
PERSON   57,962,272 Ordinary Shares
       
WITH: 8   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
    0
     
9   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   
  57,962,272 Ordinary Shares
     
10   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  o
     
11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
   
  45.7%
     
12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  OO


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CUSIP No.
 
98584B 103 
  Page  
  of   
10 

 

           
1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Whitehall Assets Holdings Limited
     
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

  (a)   o
  (b)   þ
     
3   SEC USE ONLY
   
   
     
4   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   
  British Virgin Islands
       
  5   SOLE VOTING POWER
     
NUMBER OF   57,962,272 Ordinary Shares
       
SHARES 6   SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY   0
       
EACH 7   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING    
PERSON   57,962,272 Ordinary Shares
       
WITH: 8   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
    0
     
9   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   
  57,962,272 Ordinary Shares
     
10   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  o
     
11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
   
  45.7%
     
12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  OO


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CUSIP No.
 
98584B 103 
  Page  
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10 

 

           
1   NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
DBS Trustee Limited
     
     
2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

  (a)   o
  (b)   þ
     
3   SEC USE ONLY
   
   
     
4   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
   
  Singapore
       
  5   SOLE VOTING POWER
     
NUMBER OF   57,962,272 Ordinary Shares
       
SHARES 6   SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY    
OWNED BY   0
       
EACH 7   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING    
PERSON   57,962,272 Ordinary Shares
       
WITH: 8   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
     
    0
     
9   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
   
  57,962,272 Ordinary Shares
     
10   CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  o
     
11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
   
  45.7%
     
12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
   
  OO


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CUSIP NO. 98584B 103   Schedule 13G   Page 6 of 10 Pages
ITEM 1(a).    NAME OF ISSUER:
 
    Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (the “Issuer”)
 
ITEM 1(b).    ADDRESS OF ISSUER’S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:
 
    No. 3055 Middle Fuxing Road
Baoding 071051
People’s Republic of China
 
ITEM 2(a).    NAME OF PERSON FILING:
 
    This Schedule 13G is filed by and on behalf of:
  (a)   Liansheng Miao;
 
  (b)   Yingli Power Holding Company Limited (“Yingli Power”);
 
  (c)   Whitehall Assets Holdings Limited (“Whitehall”); and
 
  (d)   DBS Trustee Limited (the “Trustee”).
ITEM 2(b).    ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE, OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE:
 
    For Liansheng Miao:
 
         No. 3055 Middle Fuxing Road
     Baoding 071051
     People’s Republic of China
 
    For Yingli Power, Whitehall and Trustee:
 
         6 Shenton Way #14-01
     DBS Building Tower One
     Singapore 068809
 
ITEM 2(c)    CITIZENSHIP:
 
    Mr. Miao is a citizen of the People’s Republic of China. Yingli Power is a British Virgin Islands company. Whitehall is a British Virgin Islands company. Trustee is a Singaporean company.

 


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CUSIP NO. 98584B 103   Schedule 13G   Page 7 of 10 Pages
ITEM 2(d).    TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:
 
    Ordinary Shares
 
ITEM 2(e).    CUSIP NUMBER:
 
    98584B 103
 
ITEM 3.    STATEMENT FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b) or (c):
 
    Not applicable.
 
ITEM 4.    OWNERSHIP:
 
    The following information with respect to the ownership of the Ordinary Shares of the Issuer by the persons filing this statement is provided as of December 31, 2007. The percentage amounts are based on 126,923,609 Ordinary Shares outstanding as of December 31, 2007 (excluding 2,621,060 restricted shares issued but unvested under the Issuer's 2006 stock incentive plan), as derived from the Issuer’s corporate records.
                                                 
Reporting Person   Amount
beneficially
owned:
  Percent
of class:
  Sole power
to vote or
direct
the vote:
  Shared
power to
vote or to
direct
the vote:
  Sole power to
dispose or to
direct the
disposition of:
  Shared power
to dispose or to
direct the
disposition of:
Liansheng Miao
    58,016,672       45.7 %     58,016,672       0       58,016,672       0  
 
                                               
Yingli Power Holding Company Limited
    57,962,272       45.7 %     57,962,272       0       57,962,272       0  
 
                                               
Whitehall Assets Holdings Limited
    57,962,272       45.7 %     57,962,272       0       57,962,272       0  
 
                                               
DBS Trustee Limited
    57,962,272       45.7 %     57,962,272       0       57,962,272       0  
    Pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the Act, Mr. Liansheng Miao is deemed to be the beneficial owner of 54,400 Ordinary Shares of the Issuer that have been vested to him.
 
    Yingli Power is the record holder of 57,962,272 Ordinary Shares of the Issuer. Yingli Power is 100% beneficially owned by Whitehall, which in turn is wholly owned by the Trustee, as the trustee, on behalf of Mr. Liansheng Miao’s family trust. Mr. Liansheng Miao has voting and investment power with respect to these Ordinary Shares. Mr. Miao, Yingli Power, Whitehall and the Trustee are making this single, joint filing pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k) of the Act because each of them is reporting as to the beneficial ownership of the same securities and because they may be deemed to constitute a “group” within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Act, although neither the fact of this filing or

 


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CUSIP NO. 98584B 103
  Schedule 13G   Page 8 of 10 Pages
    anything contained herein shall be deemed to be an admission by the reporting persons that a group exists.
 
ITEM 5.    OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS.
 
    If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than 5 percent of the class of securities, check the following: o
 
ITEM 6.    OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON.
 
    Not applicable
 
ITEM 7.    IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY.
 
    Not applicable
 
ITEM 8.    IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP.
 
    The members of this group are set forth as reporting persons on Schedule 13G.
 
ITEM 9.    NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP.
 
    Not applicable
 
ITEM 10.    CERTIFICATION.
 
    Not applicable

 


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CUSIP NO. 98584B 103   Schedule 13G   Page 9 of 10 Pages
SIGNATURE
     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: February 13, 2008
         
  Liansheng Miao
 
 
    /s/ Liansheng Miao    
    Liansheng Miao   
 
  Yingli Power Holding Company Limited
 
 
  By:   /s/ Jane Lim Puay Yuen & Angie Koh    
    Name: Jane Lim Puay Yuen & Angie Koh   
    Title: Authorized Signatories   
              For and on behalf of
          Kendrick Services Limited
          As Corporate Director
 
 
  Whitehall Assets Holdings Limited
 
 
  By:   /s/  Jane Lim Puay Yuen & Angie Koh   
    Name: Jane Lim Puay Yuen & Angie Koh     
    Title: Authorized Signatories    
              For and on behalf of
          Kendrick Services Limited
          As Corporate Director
 
 
  DBS Trustee Limited
 
 
  By:   /s/  Jane Lim Puay Yuen & Angie Koh   
    Name: Jane Lim Puay Yuen & Angie Koh     
    Title: Authorized Signatories    

 


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CUSIP NO. 98584B 103   Schedule 13G   Page 10 of 10 Pages
LIST OF EXHIBITS
     
Exhibit No.   Description
99.1
  Joint Filing Agreement