LDK Solar May Miss Payment After Scrapping Silicon IPO

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LDK Solar Co., the second-most indebted solar manufacturer, won’t be able to pull off a deal needed to cover a loan due to Chinese lenders next week.

The company “is not currently intending” to spin off its polysilicon unit by June 3, as required under the terms of a $240 million investment it received in 2011, according to a filing May 20 with the Securities & Exchange Commission.