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 APRIL 2012

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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Exhibit 99.1 Press Release of the Company, dated April 17, 2012  

 

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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/ Thomas Gurnee  
  Name:   Thomas Gurnee  
  Title: Chief Financial Officer  

 

Date: April 17, 2012

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 Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. Files 2011 Annual Report on Form 20-F

 

BEIJING, China, April 17, 2012 – Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. (“Xinyuan” or “the Company”) (NYSE: XIN), a residential real estate developer with a focus on high growth, strategic Tier II cities in China, today announced that it filed its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. An electronic copy of the annual report on Form 20-F can be accessed on Xinyuan’s investor relations website at http://www.xyre.com and on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

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. Xinyuan focuses on China’s Tier II cities, characterized as larger, more developed urban areas with above average GDP and population growth rates. Xinyuan has expanded its network to cover a total population of over 44.7 million people in seven strategically selected Tier II cities, comprising Hefei, Jinan, Kunshan, Suzhou, Zhengzhou, Xuzhou and Chengdu. Xinyuan is the first real estate developer from China to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange. For more information, please visit http://www.xyre.com.

 

For more information, please contact:

 

In China:

Mr. Tom Gurnee

Chief Financial Officer

Tel: +86 (10) 8588-9390

Email: tom.gurnee@xyre.com

 

Ms. Helen Zhang

Financial Controller

Tel: +86 (10) 8588-9255

Email: yuan.z@xyre.com

 

ICR, LLC

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

In China: +86 (10) 6583-7511

Email: William.zima@icrinc.com