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 JUNE 2019
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)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Exhibits
| Exhibit 99.1 | Press release of Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd., dated June 20, 2019, regarding Chief Executive Officer announcement |
Signature
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/ Yu “Brian” Chen | |
| Name: | Yu “Brian” Chen | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
Date: June 20, 2019
[Signature Page to Form 6-K regarding CEO announcement]
Exhibit 99.1
Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. Announces Management Change
BEIJING, June 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. ("Xinyuan" or "the Company") (NYSE: XIN), an NYSE-listed real estate developer operating primarily in China and in other countries, today announced that the Board of Directors has approved Mr. Lizhou Zhang’s resignation as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board of Directors due to personal reasons, effective immediately. Mr. Yong Zhang will serve as both Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Xinyuan Real Estate going forward, effective immediately.
Mr. Yong Zhang is the founder of Xinyuan Real Estate and has more than 20 years of experience in the real estate industry. He is also vice chairman of the Henan Real Estate Association. Mr. Zhang received a Ph.D. in finance from Renmin University of China in 2014, an executive master’s degree in business administration from Tsinghua University in 2005, and a bachelor’s degree in architecture from Henan Zhongzhou University in 1985.
Mr. Yong Zhang, Chairman of Xinyuan, commented, "On behalf of the Company, I would like to thank Mr. Lizhou Zhang for his contributions to Xinyuan over the past three years. We wish him our best in his future endeavors."
About Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. ("Xinyuan") is an NYSE-listed real estate developer primarily in China and recently in other countries. In China, Xinyuan 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, and Suzhou. 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. Xinyuan 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.
For more information, please contact:
In China:
Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Mr. Charles Wang
Investor Relations Director
Tel: +86 (10) 8588-9376
Email: irteam@xyre.com
In the U.S.:
ICR, LLC
Mr. William Zima
Tel: +1-646-308-1472
Email: William.zima@icrinc.com
Media:
Mr. Edmond Lococo
Tel: +86 (10) 6583-7510
Email: Edmond.Lococo@icrinc.com