UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 6-K

 

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER 2013

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 001-33863

 

XINYUAN REAL ESTATE CO., LTD.

 

27/F, China Central Place, Tower II
79 Jianguo Road, Chaoyang District
Beijing 100025
People’s Republic of China

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

 

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If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-________.

 

 
 

 

This Form 6-K is hereby incorporated by reference into the registration statement of Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. (“Xinyuan” or the “Company”) on Form S-8 (Registration Number 333-152637) and any outstanding prospectus, offering circular or similar document issued or authorized by the Company that incorporates by reference any of the Company’s reports on Form 6-K that are incorporated into its registration statements filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and this Form 6-K shall be deemed a part of each such document from the date on which this Form 6-K is filed, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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Exhibit 99.1 Press Release of Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd., dated September 30, 2013  

 

 
 

 

SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

  Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.  
       
  By:

/s/ Yong Zhang

  Name: Yong Zhang  
  Title: Chairman  

Date: September 30, 2013 

     

  

 
 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number
  Description
     
99.1   Press Release of Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd., dated September 30, 2013
     

  

 

 

Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. Announces Land Acquisitions

 

--Three New Projects in Zhengzhou region; One New Project in Suzhou--

 

BEIJING, September 30, 2013 -- Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. ("Xinyuan" or "the Company") (NYSE: XIN), a residential real estate developer with a focus on high growth cities in China, today announced that it has recently acquired four land parcels via auction.

 

The first parcel of land offers a total site area of approximately 114,624 square meters and is located in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. Xinyuan paid a total of RMB1 billion (approximately US$163 million) for the land use rights for the parcel. The Company plans to develop residential apartments for a total estimated gross floor area of approximately 171,936 square meters and the average floor price is approximately RMB5,816 per square meter.

 

The second parcel of land offers a total site area of approximately 47,710 square meters and is located in Xingyang, Henan Province, a county-level city located 15 kilometers in the west of Zhengzhou, capital of Henan Province. Xinyuan paid a total of RMB116.55 million (approximately US$19 million) for the land use rights for the parcel. The Company mainly intends to develop high rise residential apartments for a total estimated gross floor area of approximately 119,275 square meters. The average floor price is approximately RMB977 per square meter.  

 

The third and fourth land parcels are adjacent to one another in the Er Qi District of Zhengzhou, which is located near the south 4th ring road of the city. The Company expects to develop the two parcels of land as one project for a total site area of approximately 84,387 square meters. Xinyuan paid a total of RMB321 million (approximately US$52 million) for the land use rights for the project. The Company plans to develop both commercial property and residential apartments on this project with an estimated total gross floor area of approximately 293,380 square meters. The average floor price is approximately RMB1,094 per square meter.

 

Mr. Yong Zhang, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Xinyuan, commented, “We have been quite active in recent months evaluating land purchase opportunities and are pleased to have secured four new parcels of land for development. We have strong development project experience in the Zhengzhou and Suzhou regions and are confident these new projects can generate strong investment returns for our shareholders. These new projects increase our project under planning inventory and are expected to contribute to our revenue stream for the next several years. As Xinyuan has dramatically increased its cash position via strong operational performance over the last year coupled with recent financial transactions, we are now utilizing the capital on our balance sheet to work on these exciting new projects and believe they can contribute favorably to Xinyuan’s revenue and profit growth moving forward. We plan to remain active evaluating additional land purchase opportunities in 2013 and look forward to providing our shareholders with updates as we progress in the months ahead.”

 

 
 

 

About Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.

 

Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. ("Xinyuan") (NYSE: XIN) is a developer of large scale, high quality residential real estate projects aimed at providing middle-income consumers with a comfortable and convenient community lifestyle. In China, Xinyuan primarily focuses its development projects in Tier II cities, Zhengzhou, Ji’nan, Suzhou, Kunshan, Xuzhou, Chengdu and Hefei. The Company's U.S. development arm, XIN Development Group International, Inc., is a pioneer amongst Chinese real estate residential developers, entering the US market in 2012.  Xinyuan is the first real estate developer from China to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. For more information, please visit http://en.xyre.com/ir.html.

 

Safe Harbor Statement

 

This press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements are made under the ''safe harbor'' provisions of 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," "confident" and similar statements. Statements that are not historical facts, including statements concerning our beliefs, forecasts, estimates and expectations, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected or anticipated, including, but not limited to, the risk that: our financing costs are subject to changes in interest rates; our results of operations may fluctuate from period to period; the recognition of our real estate revenue and costs relies on our estimation of total project sales value and costs; we may be unable to acquire desired development sales at commercially reasonable costs; increases in the price of raw materials may increase our cost of sales and reduce our earnings; we are heavily dependent on the performance of the residential property market in China, which is at a relatively early development stage; PRC economic, political and social conditions as well as government policies can affect our business; the market price of our ADSs may be volatile, and other risks outlined in our public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2012. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, after the date on which the statements are made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

 

For more information, please contact:

 

Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.

 

Ms. Helen Zhang
Financial Controller
Tel: +86 (10) 8588-9255
Email: yuan.z@xyre.com

 

ICR, LLC 

William Zima 

In U.S.: +1 646-308-1472 

In China: +86 (10) 6583-7511 

Email: william.zima@icrinc.com