SPI Energy Co., Ltd. Names Marcum Bernstein & Pinchuk LLP as its Auditor

SPI Energy Co., Ltd. ("SPI Energy" or the "Company") (Nasdaq:SPI), a global clean energy market place for business, residential, government and utility customers and investors, today announced that the Audit Committee of its Board of Directors has appointed Marcum Bernstein & Pinchuk LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017, subject to Marcum Bernstein & Pinchuk LLP performing and completing its acceptance procedures and acceptance by the Marcum Acceptance Committee.

Concurrently with the appointment of Marcum Bernstein & Pinchuk LLP, the Audit Committee approved the termination of KPMG Huazhen LLP, SPI Energy’s previous auditor.

About SPI Energy Co., Ltd.

SPI Energy Co., Ltd. is a global provider of photovoltaic (PV) solutions for business, residential, government and utility customers and investors. SPI Energy focuses on the EPC/BT, storage and O2O PV market including the development, financing, installation, operation and sale of utility-scale and residential PV projects in China, Japan, Europe and North America. The Company operates an online energy e-commerce and investment platform in China, as well as B2B e-commerce platform offering a range of PV and storage products in Australia. The Company has its operating headquarters in Hong Kong and maintains global operations in Asia, Europe, North America and Australia.

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