Xinyuan Real Estate Announces Launch of Proposed Follow-on Offering of Property Management Subsidiary

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Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. (NYSE: XIN) announced on July 6, 2020, that its Hong Kong-listed subsidiary, Xinyuan Property Management Services (Cayman) Ltd. (HK: 1895), plans to conduct a follow-on offering of up to 50,000,000 shares at HK$2.60 each, aiming to raise approximately HK$130 million. The net proceeds will fund business operations and corporate purposes. Xinyuan Real Estate will retain 60% ownership before and approximately 54.55% after the offering. Xinyuan Services ranks among China's top property management firms, with a market cap of 1.43 billion HKD as of July 3, 2020.

Positive

• Xinyuan Property Management Services aims to raise approximately HK$130 million to support business operations and strategic investments.
• Xinyuan Service is ranked among the top 100 property management companies in China, enhancing its market position.
• Ownership of Xinyuan Real Estate in Xinyuan Service remains predominantly over 54%, ensuring control post-offering.

Negative

• The follow-on offering could lead to shareholder dilution with the additional 50 million shares issued.

BEIJING, July 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. ("Xinyuan" or "the Company") (NYSE: XIN), an NYSE-listed real estate developer and property manager operating primarily in China and also in other countries, today announced that its Hong Kong-listed property management subsidiary has commenced a follow-on offering of common stock, Xinyuan Property Management Services (Cayman) Ltd. (HK: 1895) ("Xinyuan Service") propose to sell up to an aggregate of 50,000,000 new shares of its common stock at a price of HK$2.60 per share.

Guotai Junan Securities and Valuable Capital Ltd are acting as joint lead book-running managers for the proposed offering.

From the offering, Xinyuan Service will receive new proceeds of approximately HK$130 million and the net proceeds will be approximately HK$127.2 million, after deducting all applicable costs and expenses. Xinyuan Service will use the proceeds for the business operations, strategic investment and general corporate purposes. Xinyuan Real Estate owned and will own 60% and 54.55% of Xinyuan Service respectively,  before and after the offering.

Founded in 1998, Xinyuan Service is the first-class national certified property management enterprise and also the vice president organization of the China Property Management Institute. Xinyuan Service consistently ranks among the top 100 property management companies in China and was recently designated as a "2020 leading listed property management company for business performance". As of July 3, 2020, the market cap of Xinyuan Service is 1.43 billion HKD.

Xinyuan Chairman and CEO Mr. Yong Zhang stated, "Xinyuan Services has performed quite well since its initial public offering in October of 2019. This successful offering of shares will further enhance its strong brand recognition and leadership position in property management services. We believe that Xinyuan Services' successful performance will strengthen our core real estate development capability and bring meaningful benefits to our business, our customers, and our shareholders."

About Xinyuan Real Estate

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, Xinyuan develops and manages large scale, high quality real estate projects in over ten tier one and tier two cities, including Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Zhengzhou, Jinan, Qingdao, Chengdu, Xi'an, Suzhou, Dalian, Zhuhai and Foshan. 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.

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 and 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 successfully into new geographic markets and new business lines and expand our operations; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the real estate markets and economies of the cities and countries in which we operate; 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 8 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, 2018. 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.

Investor Contact:

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

The Blueshirt Group
Ms. Susie Wang
Mobile: +86 (138) 1081-7475
Email: susie@blueshirtgroup.com

In the United States:

The Blueshirt Group
Ms. Julia Qian
Email: Julia@blueshirtgroup.com 

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FAQ

What is Xinyuan Real Estate's stock symbol?

Xinyuan Real Estate's stock symbol is XIN.

How much is Xinyuan Property Management Services raising in its follow-on offering?

Xinyuan Property Management Services aims to raise approximately HK$130 million in its follow-on offering.

What percentage of Xinyuan Service will Xinyuan Real Estate own after the offering?

Xinyuan Real Estate will own approximately 54.55% of Xinyuan Service after the offering.

When was the follow-on offering announced by Xinyuan?

The follow-on offering was announced on July 6, 2020.