Including Cracker Barrel’s holiday menu, a partnership for Mesh and Visa, and Walgreens’ 2026-2027 Flu Index.

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Cracker Barrel Celebrates the Holidays with New Cinnamon Swirl Pancakes, Country Fried Turkey Sandwich, Returning Favorites and Thanksgiving Feasts
For guests celebrating at home, Cracker Barrel’s Thanksgiving Heat & Serve meals make it easier to gather wherever the holiday takes them. Ready to heat and serve in two hours or less, the complete meals help families spend less time in the kitchen and more time enjoying the people around the table. IXL Learning Acquires NoRedInk
Used by 9 in 10 U.S. school districts since its launch, NoRedInk tailors writing instruction to individual strengths and areas for growth. From lightweight writing prompts to scaffolded essays and guided reviews, students get constant opportunities to put their skills into action, with personalized support whenever they get stuck.Hello Kitty® and Friends are Coming to Burger King®
Starting October 20, for a limited time families can enjoy a Hello Kitty® and Friends King Jr. Kids’ Meal, featuring one of six exclusive toys inside a mystery blind box, giving Guests the thrill of not knowing which character they’ll get until they open it.Mesh and Visa Partner to Make Stablecoin and Crypto Balances Spendable Across 175 Million Merchants
The first-of-its-kind collaboration combines Visa’s global acceptance network with Mesh’s orchestration infrastructure, enabling consumers to pay in-store and online directly from the balances they already hold in their wallet apps. Lay’s® Brings the Holi-LAY’s® Table to Life with Five New Limited-Time Flavors Inspired by Holiday Dishes
Starting October 25, the lineup gives fans a new way to experience the flavors of the season, whether they’re hosting a gathering, giving the gift of good taste or snacking before the table is set. The Holi-LAY’S lineup includes five limited-time seasonal offerings inspired by favorite holiday courses on the table.The Nuclear Company Announces Prosperity One, a 6.6 Gigawatt Nuclear Power Campus in Lewis County, Kentucky
The proposed campus could deploy up to six Westinghouse AP1000 reactors along the Ohio River, establishing Kentucky’s first commercial nuclear power project and marking the largest nuclear power generation site in the United States.MoneyGram Launches One Global Experience for Moving and Managing Money
Consumers can receive and hold funds digitally, send money internationally, pay bills and top up mobile phones, and move between digital money and cash through MoneyGram’s global retail network. In select markets, consumers can also maintain a stable, dollar-denominated balance, giving them more choice in how they hold and use their money.Casio to Release Analog G-SHOCK Watches Inheriting the Functional Beauty of the Original Digital Model
The new GMC-2500 and GAC-2500 translate the functional beauty of the original DW-5000C into a simple analog design. While carrying forward the iconic form of the original, the watches introduce a new exterior design with softer, more rounded contours.Walgreens Launches 2026-2027 Flu Index as Activity Tracks Four Weeks Ahead of Recent Seasons
Updated weekly on Mondays, the Flu Index provides state- and county-level insights using multiple sources, including Walgreens flu and COVID-19 testing data, prescription antivirals and over-the-counter cold and flu purchasing trends.Oracle and AstraZeneca Partner to Advance AI-enabled Healthcare Innovation
Oracle announced an agreement with AstraZeneca to explore how AI and real-world data can help clinicians identify eligible patients for clinical trials, accelerate evidence generation, and bring relevant research insights into everyday care.Merrick Bank and Happy Money Launch $500 Million Lending Program
Merrick Bank, which holds approximately $9.3 billion in assets and maintains a loan portfolio dedicated to consumer credit, will originate and fund personal loans through its bank sponsorship partnership with Happy Money. The loans will be facilitated and serviced through Happy Money’s platform.Abbott announces its intention to separate its global Nutrition business into an independent, publicly traded company
The separation will unlock potential of both companies to pursue distinct growth and value-creation strategies. The new Nutrition company will be a global leader in the rapidly growing healthy nutrition market, with a portfolio of iconic, category-leading brands, including Similac, PediaSure, Pedialyte, Glucerna and Ensure.The Home Depot Foundation Pledges $1 Billion to Veteran Causes by 2032
Across America, nearly 33,000 veterans experience homelessness on any given night, and over 2.75 million live in inadequate housing. To address this crisis, the Foundation’s expanded commitment will tackle both immediate and long-term veteran housing challenges, including veteran homelessness, through scalable, innovative solutions.

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ADSs continue to trade under “JKS”; Company to Enhance Transparency on Strategic Investment Portfolio

SHANGRAO, China, Oct. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Jinko Holdings Limited (“Jinko Holdings” or the “Company”) (NYSE: JKS), formerly JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd., today announced that its new company name has taken effect following shareholder approval at its annual general meeting on October 21, 2026. The Company’s American depositary shares (“ADSs”) will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the new name on October 23, 2026, with the ticker symbol “JKS” and CUSIP number unchanged. The Company has also adopted “晶科控股有限公司” as its dual foreign name.

The new name reflects the Company’s evolution into a holding company that better reflects its industrial foundation with a controlling interest in Jinko Solar Co., Ltd. (SSE: 688223), complemented by a growing portfolio of strategic investments in AI, renewable energy, advanced materials, and other frontier technologies.

Going forward, the Company intends to provide investors with quarterly updates on selected developments across its strategic investment portfolio, including value-realization events. The Company believes greater transparency will provide investors with a better understanding of its capital allocation priorities and how its investments contribute to shareholder value.

“Jinko Holdings better reflects who we are today,” said Dimi Du, Chief Executive Officer of Jinko Holdings Limited. “Technology is reshaping the value and applications of energy, from power generation to AI computing. We believe the growth of AI will bring energy and computing infrastructure ever closer together. As a holding company anchored in clean energy and investing in frontier technologies, we aim to pursue the new opportunities emerging from this convergence. We will maintain a disciplined approach to capital allocation, actively manage our investment portfolio and seek capital recycling opportunities, with the goal of enhancing capital efficiency and creating sustainable long-term value for our shareholders.”

The change of the Company’s name does not affect the rights of the Company’s existing shareholders or ADS holders. All existing share certificates bearing the former name of the Company will continue to be valid.

About Jinko Holdings Limited

Jinko Holdings (NYSE: JKS) is a holding company combining clean energy industrial operations and strategic investment in emerging technologies. Its industrial foundation is a controlling interest in Jinko Solar Co., Ltd. (SSE: 688223), a global leader in clean energy technology. The Company makes disciplined strategic investments in renewable energy, advanced materials, artificial intelligence, commercial space and other frontier technologies, drawing on its industrial experience and its ability to identify emerging technologies and bring them to commercial scale.

Through Jinko Solar Co., Ltd., the Company distributes its solar products and sells its solutions and services to a diversified international utility, commercial and residential customer base in China, the United States, Japan, Germany, the United Kingdom, Chile, South Africa, India, Mexico, Brazil, the United Arab Emirates, Italy, Spain, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Poland, Austria, Switzerland, Greece and other countries and regions.

Through Jinko Solar Co., Ltd., the Company has over 20 overseas subsidiaries in Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, India, Turkey, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, the United States, Mexico, and other countries, and a global sales network with sales teams in China, the United States, Canada, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Italy, Germany, Turkey, Spain, Japan, the United Arab Emirates, Netherlands, Vietnam and India, as of September 30, 2026.  

To find out more, please see: www.jinkosolar.com 

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements constitute “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “will,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates” and similar statements. Among other things, the quotations from management in this press release and the Company’s operations and business outlook, contain forward-looking statements. Such statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Further information regarding these and other risks is included in Jinko Holdings’ filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including its annual report on Form 20-F. Except as required by law, the Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

For investor and media inquiries, please contact:

In China:

Ms. Stella Wang
Jinko Holdings Limited
Tel: +86 21-5180-8777 ext.7806
Email: ir@jinkosolar.com 

Mr. Christian Arnell
Christensen
Tel: +852 2117 0861
Email: christian.arnell@christensencomms.com 

In the U.S.:

Email: jinko@christensencomms.com 

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BEIJING, Oct. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Two VIGGO SC50 autonomous cleaning robots have logged more than 20,000 operating hours at CapitaMall Taiyanggong, supporting daily floor care at a shopping mall that welcomes over 30,000 visitors a day. Deployed nearly two years ago, the robots have become part of the mall’s regular housekeeping operations, automating routine dust mopping while staff focus on detailed cleaning and immediate service needs.

Operating records show that the two units have completed nearly 4,000 cleaning tasks, covering a cumulative 13.28 million square meters—equivalent to approximately 1,860 standard football pitches. The figures reflect repeated cleaning across the mall’s public areas over the deployment period.

Located in Beijing’s Chaoyang District, the seven-level mall has a gross floor area of approximately 80,000 square meters. Heavy foot traffic creates recurring cleaning demands, from dust and grit carried through entrances to hair and small debris around retail areas. Promotional displays, storefront fixtures, and the constant flow of shoppers add further complexity to cleaning during business hours.

The SC50 robots operate on the mall’s first and second floors, starting at 7 a.m. before shoppers arrive. Each works for more than 12 hours daily, autonomously docking to recharge before resuming their routes. Repeated dust-mopping passes help limit the buildup of dust and light debris throughout the day. The robots detect and avoid pedestrians, allowing cleaning to continue during opening hours. No robot-related safety incidents have been reported during the deployment.

For the mall’s housekeeping team of more than 30 people, the deployment has also enabled a clearer division of work. The two robots offset a workload equivalent to four full-time cleaning positions. Staff can devote more time to entrance carpets, narrow spaces beside storefronts and escalator areas, while responding promptly to spills in dining areas and requests from shoppers.

This arrangement reduces the physical demands of repeatedly cleaning large public areas and gives the team more flexibility during weekends and holidays, when foot traffic intensifies. Routine floor maintenance continues alongside tasks that require staff attention.

Cleaning data and task histories also give managers a record of completed work, supporting checks on cleaning frequency and task tracking. At CapitaMall Taiyanggong, the deployment demonstrates how autonomous cleaning can seamlessly integrate into established retail operations: sustained daily coverage, more flexible staff allocation and documented performance over nearly two years of use.

CONTACT:
duwenjun@velobotics.ai 
+8618513148596

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