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 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 o

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): o

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): o

 

   

 

 

This Form 6-K is hereby incorporated by reference into the registration statements of Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. (“Xinyuan” or the “Company”) on Form S-8 (Registration Numbers 333-152637, 333-198525 and 333-205371) and on Form F-3 (Registration Number 333-192046) 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Form 6-K shall be deemed a part of each such document from the date on which this Form 6-K is filed, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as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 Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. Press Release dated April 14, 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/ Huaiyu Liu

  Name: Huaiyu Liu
  Title: Chief Financial Officer

 

Date: April 14, 2016

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

Exhibit Number   Description
Exhibit 99.1   Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. Press Release dated April 14, 2016

 

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. Announces New Board Directors

And Committee Changes

 

BEIJING, April 14, 2016 -- Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. ("Xinyuan") (NYSE: XIN), an NYSE-listed real estate developer and property manager primarily in China and recently in other countries, today appointed two new directors.

 

Mr. Guangrui “Aaron” Xiao was appointed as Executive Director of Xinyuan and a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Mr. Xiao brings near fifteen years of experience in China's real estate industry. Prior to joining Xinyuan, Mr. Xiao was the President of Yongxinhua Holding Co., Ltd, a large real estate developer in China and overseas markets. Before joining Yongxinhua, he held progressive positions including vice president at Dalian Wanda Group Co., Ltd., one of China's largest commercial property companies, for approximately fourteen years.

 

Mr. Huaiyu “George” Liu was appointed as Executive Director of Xinyuan and a member of the Investment Committee. Mr. Liu was appointed as Chief Financial Officer of Xinyuan in April 2015 and has made significant contributions to the business since joining the Company. Mr. Liu possesses over ten years of experience in China's real estate industry. Before joining Xinyuan, he served as Chief Financial Officer at Savills Asia Pacific since 2011. Savills Asia Pacific is part of Savills (LSE: SVS), a global real estate service provider and one of the FTSE 250.

 

 

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.

 

 

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

William Zima

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

In China: +86 (10) 6583-7511

Email: william.zima@icrinc.com