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 NOVEMBER 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.

 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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Signature 2
Exhibit Index 3
Exhibit 99.1 Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. Press Release dated November 14, 2016  
Exhibit 99.2 Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. Press Release dated November 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/ Yuan Zhang

  Name:   Yuan Zhang
  Title:   Chief Financial Officer
         

 

 

Date: November 14, 2016

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX 

 

Exhibit Number   Description
Exhibit 99.1   Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. Press Release dated November 14, 2016
Exhibit 99.2   Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. Press Release dated November 14, 2016

 

 

 

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Exhibit 99.1

 

Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. Announces Third Quarter 2016 Financial Results

 

2016 Third Quarter Contract Sales Up 69.6% YoY to US$525.4 Million

2016 Third Quarter Net Income Up 23.3% YoY to US$28.0 Million

 

 

BEIJING, China, November 14, 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 in other countries, today announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2016.

 

Third Quarter 2016 Highlights

 

·Total third quarter revenue increased 43.8% to US$444.3 million from US$309.0 million in the third quarter of 2015 and increased 18.0% from US$376.6 million in the second quarter of 2016.

 

·Contract sales increased 69.6% to US$525.4 million from US$309.7 million in the third quarter of 2015 and increased 10.8% from US$474.4 million in the second quarter of 2016.

 

·Total gross floor area (“GFA”) sales increased 46.0% to 340,700 square meters from 233,300 square meters sold in the third quarter of 2015 and decreased 1.1% from 344,600 square meters sold in the second quarter of 2016.

 

·Selling, General and Administrative (“SG&A”) expenses as a percent of total revenue decreased to 12.1% from 15.8% in the third quarter of 2015 and increased from 10.9% in the second quarter of 2016.

 

·Net income was US$28.0 million, compared to US$22.7 million in the third quarter of 2015 and US$27.8 million in the second quarter of 2016.

 

·Diluted net earnings per American Depositary Share (“ADS”) attributable to shareholders were US$0.41, compared to US$0.31 in the third quarter of 2015 and US$0.39 in the second quarter of 2016.

 

Mr. Yong Zhang, Xinyuan’s Chairman, stated, “We are pleased to report another quarter of solid operational and financial results with significant growth in both contract sales and revenue. Overall project sales remained active in the third quarter aided by steady market demand resulting in GFA and ASP growth at the majority of our projects. We were also pleased to complete our debt refinancing through a series of activities that extended the maturity of our long-term debt, lowered financing costs and hedged our exposure to currency risk.

 

Among our U.S. projects, our Oosten project in Williamsburg, Brooklyn is performing well with approximately 76% of the total units at this project pre-sold as of September 30, 2016. As construction at Oosten nears successful completion, we expect to begin construction on the other two projects in Manhattan and Queens respectively in the quarters ahead. Among our projects in China, we were pleased to expand our presence in the provincial capital cities of Zhengzhou and Changsha. Given the convenient location and attractive land price paid for these two projects, we can establish average selling prices at levels that can provide highly attractive returns on investment for Xinyuan.

 

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In early October, the local governments in about 20 cities announced housing purchase restriction policies to cool a market with escalating prices. These policies will negatively impact our financial results in the fourth quarter. While we remain cautious about recent policy changes, our financial position is solid and we have confidence in our prudent operational strategy. Finally, we remain committed to delivering value to our shareholders through the continuation of our quarterly cash dividend program and remain committed to our share repurchase program,” concluded Mr. Zhang.

 

Third Quarter 2016 Financial Results

 

Contract Sales

Contract sales totaled US$525.4 million in the third quarter of 2016 compared to US$ 309.7 million in the third quarter of 2015 and US$474.4 million in the second quarter of 2016. The Company’s GFA sales increased to 340,700 square meters in the third quarter of 2016 from 233,300 square meters in the third quarter of 2015 and decreased from 344,600 square meters in the second quarter of 2016. The average selling price (“ASP”) per square meter sold was RMB10,140 (US$1,542) in the third quarter of 2016 compared to RMB8,196 (US$1,328) in the third quarter of 2015 and RMB8,992 (US$1,377) in the second quarter of 2016.

 

The Company commenced pre-sales of two new projects in the third quarter of 2016, Kunshan Xindo Park and Zhengzhou International New City I, which contributed 9.1% and 0.4% of total GFA sales, respectively.

 

Breakdown of GFA Sales and ASPs by Project

 

Project Q3 2015 Q2 2016 Q3 2016

Unsold

GFA

GFA ASP GFA ASP GFA ASP
(m2000) (RMB) (m2000) (RMB) (m2000) (RMB) (m2000)
Zhengzhou Xin City 0.1 3,927 -0.1 13,136                 -0.7                                 14,767 5.6
Zhengzhou Thriving Family - 3,401 0.1 10,446                    -                                  - 16.1
Xingyang Splendid I 4.2 5,149 2.1 5,281  2.7  6,020 38.8
Xingyang Splendid II 0.2 9,500 8.6 5,253  16.2  4,979 104.2
Kunshan Royal Palace 36.4 9,148 29.0 15,586  8.4 21,099 18.4
Suzhou Lake Royal Palace 39.0 9,446 10.6 21,575  6.1 20,782 23.2
Jinan Xinyuan Splendid 3.3 7,986 1.3 9,499  0.1 9,401 9.3
Jinan Royal Palace 26.2 6,294 32.0 6,874 28.2 7,501 229.0
Xuzhou Colorful City 5.1 9,424 2.9 9,895 3.6 11,182 54.1
Beijing Xindo Park 0.6 20,439 -0.3 31,469  1.4 34,193 12.6
Chengdu Thriving Family 9.7 5,401 30.7 5,639  31.9  6,703 73.8
Changsha Xinyuan Splendid 14.1 5,611 39.2 6,355  29.8  7,439 74.7
Sanya Yazhou Bay No.1 0.1 12,194 4.2 12,438  -1.2 22,139 102.4
Xi’an Metropolitan 35.8 6,350 21.7 7,133  23.6  7,786 97.3
Shanghai Royal Palace 5.4 21,606 7.0 30,594  8.0 28,556 13.3
Zhengzhou Xindo Park 4.8 9,584 10.2 6,448  4.4  6,590 96.0
Jinan Xin Central 22.3 9,019 11.9 10,793  13.9  9,330 89.0
Henan Xin Central I 25.4 7,493 29.9 8,083  65.7  8,775 63.1
Zhengzhou Fancy City I - - 29.0 8,970  15.1  9,234 35.3
Zhengzhou Fancy City II (South) - - 5.6 8,897  37.9  9,613 40.6
Tianjin Spring Royal Palace - - 68.5 7,429  12.3  7,377 171.0
Kunshan Xindo Park - - - -  30.9 18,612 60.3
Zhengzhou International New City I - - - -  1.4 10,662 360.5
Others 0.6 - 0.5 - 1.0 - 3.7
Total 233.3 8,196 344.6 8,992  340.7 10,140 1,792.3

 

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Revenue

In the third quarter of 2016, the Company’s total revenue increased 43.8% to US$444.3 million from US$309.0 million in the third quarter of 2015 and increased 18.0% from US$376.6 million in the second quarter of 2016. The revenue increase was mainly due to strong real estate market demand in China’s Tier I and Tier II cities where many Xinyuan development projects are located.

 

Gross Profit

Gross profit for the third quarter of 2016 was US$105.0 million, or 23.6% of revenue, compared to a gross profit of US$82.7 million, or 26.8% of revenue, in the third quarter of 2015 and a gross profit of US$77.3 million, or 20.5% of revenue, in the second quarter of 2016. The gross margin increase was due to favorable sales at higher margin projects including the Company’s Kunshan Xindo Park and Henan Xin Central I projects.

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

SG&A expenses were US$53.8 million for the third quarter of 2016 compared to US$48.8 million for the third quarter of 2015 and US$41.0 million for the second quarter of 2016. As a percentage of total revenue, SG&A expenses were 12.1% compared to 15.8% in the third quarter of 2015 and 10.9% in the second quarter of 2016.

 

Net Income

Net income for the third quarter of 2016 was US$28.0 million, compared to US$22.7 million for the third quarter of 2015 and US$27.8 million for the second quarter of 2016. Net margin was 6.3%, compared to 7.3% in the third quarter of 2015 and 7.4% in the second quarter of 2016. Diluted earnings per ADS were US$0.41, compared to US$0.31 per ADS in the third quarter of 2015 and US$0.39 per ADS in the second quarter of 2016.

  

Balance Sheet

As of September 30, 2016, the Company’s cash and cash equivalents (including restricted cash) increased to US$1,345.6 million from US$899.0 million as of June 30, 2016. Total debt outstanding was US$2,260.0 million, an increase of US$281.1 million, compared to US$1,978.9 million at the end of the second quarter of 2016. The balance of the Company’s real estate property under development at the end of the third quarter of 2016 was US$2,330.2 million, compared to US$2,082.7 million at the end of the second quarter of 2016.

 

 

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Real Estate Project Status in China

 

Below is a summary table of projects that were active and available for sale in the third quarter of 2016.

 

Project GFA Contract Sales  Project Cost % Complete  
(m2 000) (US$ millions)  
Total Active Project Sold to date Total Active Project Sales to date % Sold  
 
Zhengzhou Xin City 211.1 205.5 362.0 327.9 90.6% 95.1%  
Zhengzhou Thriving Family 131.5 115.4 154.1 127.6 82.8% 87.6%  
Xingyang Splendid I 117.3 78.5 87.2 61.8 70.9% 77.6%  
Xingyang Splendid II 137.2 33.0 144.5 28.9 20.0% 51.0%  
Kunshan Royal Palace 279.9 261.5 492.2 420.0 85.3% 93.8%  
Suzhou Lake Royal Palace 169.6 146.4 376.6 272.9 72.5% 98.2%  
Jinan Xinyuan Splendid 572.2 562.9 759.0 752.1 99.1% 99.5%  
Jinan Royal Palace 449.0 220.0 671.2 220.1 32.8% 66.3%  
Xuzhou Colorful City 130.2 76.1 203.2 107.5 52.9% 79.0%  
Beijing Xindo Park 133.1 120.5 457.3 374.8 82.0% 97.9%  
Chengdu Thriving Family 211.4 137.6 382.0 121.4 31.8% 89.4%  
Changsha Xinyuan Splendid 251.8 177.1 362.9 162.7 44.8% 80.7%  
Sanya Yazhou Bay No.1 116.9 14.5 303.1 28.1 9.3% 75.4%  
Xi’an Metropolitan 290.7 193.4 483.4 195.6 40.5% 75.1%  
Shanghai Royal Palace 57.8 44.5 287.2 167.3 58.3% 97.5%  
Zhengzhou Xindo Park 144.4 48.4 202.3 59.1 29.2% 63.6%  
Jinan Xin Central 194.7 105.7 366.0 155.1 42.4% 68.0%  
Henan Xin Central I 262.2 199.1 369.4 246.0 66.6% 59.4%  
Zhengzhou Fancy City I 166.6 131.3 241.5 168.9 69.9% 54.3%  
Zhengzhou Fancy City II (South) 84.1 43.5 140.6 63.4 45.1% 43.9%  
Tianjin Spring Royal Palace 278.6 107.6 447.2 127.9 28.6% 31.3%  
Kunshan Xindo Park 91.2 30.9 279.4 88.1 31.5% 59.1%  
Zhengzhou International New City I 362.0 1.5 682.3 2.3 0.3% 27.3%  
Others remaining GFA 3.7 - - - - -  
Total active projects 4,847.2 3,054.9 8,254.6 4,279.5 51.8% 73.9%  

 

As of September 30, 2016, the Company’s total sellable GFA was approximately 2,429,500 square meters for active projects and under planning stage projects in China. Below is a summary of all of the Company’s planning stage projects:

 

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  Unsold GFA

Pre sales

Targeted

 
  (m2 000)  
Zhengzhou Fancy City II (North) 119.6 Q3 2017  
Zhengzhou International New City II 175.7 Q3 2017  
Xingyang Splendid III 37.4 To be determined  
Beijing Liyuan project 102.3 To be determined  
Henan Xin Central II 108.9 Q4 2016  
Changsha New project 93.3 Q2 2017  
Total projects under planning 637.2    
Total active projects 1,792.3    
Total all Xinyuan projects in China 2,429.5    

  

Real Estate Project Update in the U.S.

 

Xinyuan delivered nine apartment units at its Oosten project resulting in $34.5 million in revenue at the end of the third quarter.

 

As of the end of the third quarter, the Company had pre-sold approximately 76% of the total units at its Brooklyn-based Oosten project and had begun the closing and delivery process for the presold units. The local market demand and price trend remained healthy in the third quarter.

 

Xinyuan’s second New York project, announced in January 2016, and located in midtown Manhattan, has completed its design work. The Company is in the selection process for the general contractor and the sales listing agency, and expects to begin demolition and foundation work before the end of the year. The superior location and design of this project have attracted high interest from a number of major national retail chains, including potential large tenants, with whom the Company is in ongoing negotiations.

 

In August 2016, Xinyuan announced a new land acquisition in Flushing, Queens, New York City. Xinyuan expects to begin construction on this property in the first half of 2017.

 

Business Outlook

 

For the full year 2016, the Company expects full year contract sales to grow 20%-25% and net income to grow 20%-25% in RMB terms compared to 2015. Factoring in the foreign currency exchange impact, the Company expects full year contract sales to grow 12%-17% and net income to grow 12%-17% in USD terms compared to 2015.

 

Conference Call Information

 

The Company will hold a conference call at 8:00 am ET on November 14, 2016 to discuss third quarter 2016 results. Listeners may access the call by dialing:

 

US: 1-888-740-6144

International: 1-913-312-1279

 

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A webcast will also be available through the Company’s investor relations website at http://ir.xyre.com.

 

A replay of the call will be available through November 21, 2016 by dialing:

 

US: 1-877-870-5176

International: 1-858-384-5517

Access code: 9087229

  

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 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.

  

Forward Looking Statements

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 estimated financial performance, sales performance and activity, among others 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.

 

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Notes to Unaudited Financial Information

This release contains unaudited financial information which is subject to year-end audit adjustments. Adjustments to the financial statements may be identified when the audit work is completed, which could result in significant differences between our audited financial statements and this unaudited financial information.

 

 

For more information, please contact:

 

In China:

 

Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.

Ms. May Shen
Investor Relations Director
Tel: +86 (10) 8588-9376

Email: irteam@xyre.com

  

ICR, LLC

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

 

 

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XINYUAN REAL ESTATE CO., LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(All US$ amounts and number of shares data in thousands, except per share data)

       

   Three months ended 
   September 30,   June 30,   September 30, 
   2016   2016   2015 
   (unaudited)   (unaudited)   (unaudited) 
             
Total revenue   444,278    376,623    308,954 
                
Total costs of revenue   (339,322)   (299,317)   (226,288)
Gross profit   104,956    77,306    82,666 
                
Selling and distribution expenses   (19,233)   (8,801)   (13,163)
General and administrative expenses   (34,584)   (32,197)   (35,673)
                
Operating income   51,139    36,308    33,830 
                
Interest income   2,116    4,223    6,333 
Interest expense   (6,558)   (5,063)   (5,021)
Net realized gain on short-term investments   1,392    807    80 
Unrealized gain/(loss) on short-term investments   91    (153)   17 
Other (expense)/ income   (27)   4,101    (35)
Exchange (loss)/gains   (37)   182    269 
Share of gain/(loss) of equity investee   412    (641)   974 
                
Income from operations before income taxes   48,528    39,764    36,447 
                
Income taxes   (20,481)   (11,960)   (13,756)
                
Net income   28,047    27,804    22,691 
Net loss/(income) attributable to non-controlling interest   157    (1,278)   - 
Net income attributable to Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. shareholders   28,204    26,526    22,691 
                
Earnings per ADS:               
Basic   0.43    0.40    0.31 
Diluted   0.41    0.39    0.31 
ADS used in computation:               
Basic   66,121    66,005    73,434 
Diluted   69,329    68,164    73,499 

 

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XINYUAN REAL ESTATE CO., LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(All US$ amounts and number of shares data in thousands, except per share data)

       

   Nine months ended 
   September 30,   September 30, 
   2016   2015 
   (unaudited)   (unaudited) 
         
Total revenue   1,056,285    750,738 
           
Total costs of revenue   (825,130)   (559,147)
Gross profit   231,155    191,591 
           
Selling and distribution expenses   (36,155)   (31,810)
General and administrative expenses   (90,189)   (80,466)
           
Operating income   104,811    79,315 
           
Interest income   14,810    18,244 
Interest expense   (16,621)   (14,972)
Net realized gain on short-term investments   2,308    842 
Unrealized gain on short-term investments   858    36 
Other income   4,081    4,687 
Exchange gains   198    264 
Share of (loss)/gain of equity investee   (186)   1,452 
           
Income from operations before income taxes   110,259    89,868 
           
Income taxes   (47,513)   (42,503)
           
Net income   62,746    47,365 
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest   (1,897)   - 
Net income attributable to Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. shareholders   60,849    47,365 
           
Earnings per ADS:          
Basic   0.91    0.64 
Diluted   0.88    0.64 
ADS used in computation:          
Basic   66,910    73,490 
Diluted   69,090    73,579 

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XINYUAN REAL ESTATE CO., LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(All US$ amounts and number of shares data in thousands)

 

   September 30,   June 30,   December 31, 
   2016   2016   2015 
    (unaudited)    (unaudited)    (audited) 
ASSETS               
Current assets               
Cash and cash equivalents   927,717    416,829    387,528 
Restricted cash   417,904    482,125    363,137 
Short-term investments   37,330    32,398    1,245 
Accounts receivable   21,889    17,228    42,040 
Other receivables   48,963    28,331    147,652 
Deposits for land use rights   29,950    49,765    46,199 
Other deposits and prepayments   239,912    261,492    254,048 
Advances to suppliers   36,713    55,850    50,534 
Real estate properties development completed   21,471    21,987    24,077 
Real estate properties under development   2,330,204    2,082,680    1,887,322 
Amounts due from related parties   8,347    45,591    58,630 
Amounts due from employees   2,435    1,872    351 
Other current assets   196    115    201 
                
Total current assets   4,123,031    3,496,263    3,262,964 
                
Real estate properties held for lease, net   67,429    68,664    71,133 
Property and equipment, net   36,313    36,778    39,323 
Other long-term investment   242    31,108    31,108 
Investment in joint ventures   7,838    11,009    6,125 
Deferred tax assets   28,435    28,807    15,489 
Deposits for land use rights   74,875    78,417    107,798 
Other assets   12,543    13,310    14,943 
                
TOTAL ASSETS   4,350,706    3,764,356    3,548,883 

 

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XINYUAN REAL ESTATE CO., LTD. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(All US$ amounts and number of shares data in thousands)

 

   September 30,   June 30,   December 31, 
   2016   2016   2015 
    (unaudited)    (unaudited)    (audited) 
LIABILITIES AND               
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY               
Current liabilities               
Accounts payable and notes payable   403,193    457,770    471,176 
Short-term bank loans and other debt   262,803    226,679    222,226 
Customer deposits   135,022    63,833    64,452 
Income tax payable   105,044    98,037    106,034 
Deferred tax liabilities   64,820    44,369    57,692 
Other payables and accrued liabilities   351,649    105,787    106,127 
Payroll and welfare payable   13,789    8,788    22,966 
Amounts due to related parties   -     15,080    - 
Current portion of long-term bank loans and other debt   780,264    809,094    594,834 
Current maturities of capital lease obligations   4,076    3,002    3,066 
Mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interests   13,103    1,206    2,310 
                
Total current liabilities   2,133,763    1,833,645    1,650,883 
                
Noncurrent liabilities               
Long-term bank loans   50,896    51,022    13,860 
Other long-term debt   1,166,029    892,098    897,504 
Deferred tax liabilities   14,006    20,711    13,500 
Unrecognized tax benefits   18,059    18,081    17,842 
Capital lease obligations, net of current maturities   17,222    16,549    18,111 
Mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interests   -     452    1,232 
TOTAL LIABILITIES   3,399,975    2,832,558    2,612,932 
                
Shareholders’ equity               
Common shares   16    16    16 
Treasury shares   (45,262)   (45,262)   (24,046)
Additional paid-in capital   535,294    533,955    531,233 
Statutory reserves   79,255    79,255    80,050 
Retained earnings   365,630    344,197    317,765 
Accumulated other comprehensive income   4,205    11,516    30,952 
                
Total Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. shareholders’ equity   939,138    923,677    935,970 
Non-controlling interest   11,593    8,121    (19)
Total equity   950,731    931,798    935,951 
                
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY   4,350,706    3,764,356    3,548,883 

 

 

 

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Exhibit 99.2

 

Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. Announces Third Quarterly Dividend for 2016

 

BEIJING, China, November 14, 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 in other countries, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend for the third quarter of 2016 of US$0.05 per common share, or US$0.10 per American Depositary Share (ADS), which will be payable on December 15, 2016 to shareholders of record as of November 28, 2016.

 

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 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 estimated financial performance, sales performance and activity, among others 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:

  

In China:

  

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

 

Media:

Edmond Lococo

In China: +86 (10) 6583-7510

Email: Edmond.Lococo@icrinc.com