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 2016

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.

 

Form 20-F x                                Form 40-F ¨

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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Exhibit 99.1       Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. Press Release dated September 6, 2016  

 

 

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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/ Lizhou Zhang

  Name: Lizhou Zhang
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

Date: September 6, 2016

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit Number   Description
Exhibit 99.1   Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. Press Release dated September 6, 2016

 

 

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. Announces Change to Board of Directors

 

BEIJING, September 6, 2016 – Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. (“Xinyuan” or “the Company”) (NYSE: XIN), an NYSE-listed real estate developer and property manager primarily in China and recently in other countries, today announced that the Company has appointed Mr. Wells Tian, previously an independent director, as an executive director. Mr. Tian will no longer serve as a member of the Board’s Audit Committee.

 

Mr. Yong Zhang, Xinyuan’s Chairman commented, “Mr. Tian has provided outstanding leadership and guidance since joining our Board in 2015. I look forward to working with him in his new role as we continue to expand our real estate operations.”

 

About Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.

 

Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. ("Xinyuan") is an NYSE-listed real estate developer and property manager primarily in China and recently in other countries. In China, the Company develops and manages large scale, high quality real estate projects in over ten tier one and tier two cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, Zhengzhou, Jinan, Xi'an, Suzhou, among others. Xinyuan was one of the first Chinese real estate developers to enter the U.S. market and over the past few years has been active in real estate development in New York. The Company aims to provide comfortable and convenient real estate related products and services to middle-class consumers. For more information, please visit http://www.xyre.com.

 

Safe Harbor Statement

 

Certain statements in this press release constitute "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 includes statements about intended use of proceeds and can generally be identified by terminology such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "future," "intends," "plans," "believes," "estimates" and similar statements. Statements that are not historical statements 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, our ability to continue to implement our business model successfully; our ability to secure adequate financing for our project development; our ability to successfully sell or complete our property projects under construction and planning; our ability to enter into new geographic markets and expand our operations; the marketing and sales ability of our third-party sales agents; the performance of our third-party contractors; the impact of laws, regulations and policies relating to real estate developers and the real estate industry in the countries in which we operate; our ability to obtain permits and licenses to carry on our business in compliance with applicable laws and regulations; competition from other real estate developers; the growth of the real estate industry in the markets in which we operate; fluctuations in general economic and business conditions in the markets in which we operate; 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, 2015. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or review publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, after the date on which the statement is made.

 

For more information, please contact:

 

Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Ms. May Shen
Investor Relations Director
Tel: +86 (10) 8588-9376
Email: irteam@xyre.com

 

ICR, LLC

Investors:

William Zima

In U.S.: +1-646-308-1472

In China: +86 (10) 6583 7511

Email: William.zima@icrinc.com

 

Media:

Edmond Lococo

In China: +86 (10) 6583-7510

Email: Edmond.Lococo@icrinc.com