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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 20-F
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REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For The Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2020.
OR
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of event requiring this shell company report
Commission file number: 001-33863
XINYUAN REAL ESTATE CO., LTD.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
N/A
(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)
Cayman Islands
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
27/F, China Central Place, Tower II
79 Jianguo Road, Chaoyang District
Beijing 100025
People’s Republic of China
(Address of principal executive offices)
Yu (Brian) Chen
Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.
27F, China Central Place, Tower II,
79 Jianguo Road, Chaoyang District
Beijing 100025
People’s Republic of China
Tel: (86-10) 8588-9255
Fax: (86-10) 8588-9300
Email: irteam@xyre.com
(Name, Telephone, E-mail and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person)
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class
American Depositary Shares, each representing two common
shares, par value US$0.0001 per share
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
XIN
New York Stock Exchange
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act:
None
(Title of Class)
None
(Title of Class)
Indicate the number of issued and outstanding shares of each of the Issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual
report. 106,932,017 common shares, par value US$0.0001 per share, as of December 31, 2020.
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
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their obligations under those Sections.
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preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90
days.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
PART I
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ITEM 1
IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS
ITEM 2
OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE
ITEM 3
KEY INFORMATION
A.
B.
C.
D.
Selected financial data
Capitalization and Indebtedness
Reasons for the Offer and Use of Proceeds
Risk Factors
ITEM 4
INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY
A.
B.
C.
D.
History and Development of the Company
Business Overview
Organizational Structure
Property, plant and equipment
ITEM 4A. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
ITEM 5
OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS
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B.
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D.
E.
F.
G.
Operating Results
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Research and Development, Patent and Licenses, etc.
Trend Information
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
Tabular Disclosure of Contractual Obligations
Safe Harbor
ITEM 6
DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES
A.
B.
Directors and Senior Management
Compensation
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Board Practices
Employees
Share Ownership
ITEM 7
MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
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B.
C.
Major Shareholders
Related Party Transactions
Interests of Experts and Counsel
ITEM 8
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
A.
B.
Consolidated Statements and Other Financial Information
Significant Changes
ITEM 9
THE OFFER AND LISTING
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B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
Offer and Listing Details
Plan of Distribution
Markets
Selling Shareholders
Dilution
Expenses of the Issue
ITEM 10
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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B.
C.
D.
E.
F.
G.
H.
I.
Share Capital
Memorandum and Articles of Association
Material Contracts
Exchange Controls
Taxation
Dividends and Paying Agents
Statement by Experts
Documents on Display
Subsidiary Information
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ITEM 11
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
ITEM 12
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES
PART II
ITEM 13
DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES
ITEM 14 MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS
ITEM 15
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
ITEM 16A. AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT
ITEM 16B. CODE OF ETHICS
ITEM 16C. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
ITEM 16D. EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES
ITEM 16E. PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS
ITEM 16F. CHANGE IN REGISTRANT’S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT
ITEM 16G. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
ITEM 16H. MINE SAFETY
ITEM 16I. DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS
PART III
ITEM 17
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
ITEM 18
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
ITEM 19
EXHIBITS
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
The filing of this annual report for 2020 was delayed because we required additional time to review certain transactions that Xinyuan's former
auditor Ernst & Young Hua Ming LLP, or EY, identified as potential related party transactions.
In order to develop this information, the Board of Directors directed the Audit Committee to review these transactions. The Audit Committee
engaged the accounting firm, KPMG Advisory (China) Limited, or KPMG, and the law firm, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP, or Quinn
Emanuel, to assist the Audit Committees with an internal review of these transactions, or the Internal Review.
The Internal Review took approximately six months. As part of the Internal Review, KPMG and QE: (i) reviewed the Company's policies and
procedures regarding internal controls and related party transactions; (ii) reviewed relevant transactional records; (iii) independently obtained and
reviewed bank account lists and bank transaction records for certain third parties and reconciled those records with the Company's books and records;
(iv) conducted an e-mail and document review; (v) conducted site visits; (vi) conducted interviews with Company employees and certain relevant third-
parties; and (vii) tested additional sample bank transactions under a risk-based approach. In conducting the Internal Review, the Internal Review Team
regularly received and incorporated input from EY and the Audit Committee.
The Internal Review was completed in September 2021. It concluded that there was no direct evidence that the Company engaged in improper
related party transactions. EY, however, does not believe the matters have been fully resolved to its satisfaction. As a result, EY resigned as the
Company's external auditors. Accordingly, the Company's financial statements as of and for the two years ended December 31, 2020 have been audited
by Union Power HK CPA Limited, as further described in Item 16 herein.
The Internal Review did not identify any material weaknesses in the Company's internal controls. Nonetheless, following the Internal Review,
the Audit Committee recommended that the Company engage in remedial efforts to enhance the Company's transactional review process.
INTRODUCTION
Unless otherwise indicated and except where the context otherwise requires, references in this annual report on Form 20-F to:
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“we,” “us,” “our company,” “our,” “the Group” or “Xinyuan” refers to Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd., its predecessor entities and its
subsidiaries;
“shares” or “common shares” refers to our common shares, par value US$0.0001 per share;
“ADSs” refers to our American depositary shares, each of which represents two common shares, and “ADRs” refers to the American
depositary receipts that evidence our ADSs;
“China” or “PRC” refers to the People’s Republic of China, excluding, for the purposes of this Form 20-F only, Taiwan, Hong Kong
and Macau;
“U.S.” or “United States” refers to the United States of America;
“GFA” refers to gross floor area. The amounts for “total GFA” in this annual report are the amounts of total saleable residential and
commercial GFA and are derived on the following basis:
for properties that are sold, the stated GFA is based on the sales contracts relating to such property; GFA may be adjusted based on
final examination upon delivery of the property;
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for unsold properties that are completed or under construction, the stated GFA is calculated based on the detailed
construction blueprint and the calculation method approved by the PRC government for saleable GFA, after necessary
adjustments; and
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for properties that are under planning, the stated GFA is based on the land grant contract and our internal projection;
“RMB” or “Renminbi” refers to the legal currency of China and “US$” or “U.S. dollars” refers to the legal currency of the United
States; and
“sq.m” refers to square meters used as unit of area.
At present, there is no uniform standard to categorize the different types and sizes of cities in China. In this annual report, we refer to certain
larger and more developed cities as tier I, tier II and tier III cities based on the categorization developed by China Business Network Co., Ltd., a
financial media group. Their ranking system relies on commercial data from over 170 brands, customer behavior data from 19 internet companies, as
well as big data from relevant statistics institutions.
Facts and statistics in this annual report relating to China, the Chinese economy and the China property development industry are sourced from
various publicly available government and official sources, as indicated herein and may include projections based on a number of assumptions. We
believe that the sources of this information are appropriate sources for such information. However, we cannot independently verify such information.
Further, if one or more of the assumptions underlying the market data turn out to be incorrect, the actual results may differ from the projections based on
these assumptions.
This annual report includes our audited consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2019 and 2020 and as of
December 31, 2019 and 2020. Our financial statements and other financial data included in this annual report are presented in U.S. dollars. Our business
and operations are primarily conducted in China through our PRC subsidiaries. The functional currency of our PRC subsidiaries is RMB. The functional
currency of our U.S. subsidiaries is the U.S. dollar. The financial statements of our PRC subsidiaries are translated into U.S. dollars, using published
exchange rates in China, based on (i) year-end exchange rates for assets and liabilities and (ii) average yearly exchange rates for revenues and expenses.
Capital accounts are translated at historical exchange rates when the transactions occurred. The effects of foreign currency translation adjustments are
included as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income in our shareholders’ equity. We make no representation that any RMB or U.S.
dollar amounts could have been, or could be, converted into U.S. dollar or RMB, as the case may be, at any particular rate or at all.
The RMB is not freely convertible into foreign currency. The PRC government imposes control over its foreign currency reserves in part
through direct regulation of the conversion of the RMB into foreign exchange and through restrictions on foreign trade. Since 2005, the People's Bank
of China, or the PBOC, has allowed the RMB to fluctuate within a narrow and managed band against a basket of foreign currencies, according to market
demand and supply conditions.
Our common shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange, or the NYSE, in the form of ADSs under the symbol "XIN." Each ADS
represents two common shares. The closing price of our ADSs on the NYSE as of March 1, 2022 was US$0.67 per ADS.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS2
This annual report contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. All statements other than statements of historical
facts are forward-looking statements. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual
results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.
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You can identify these forward-looking statements by words or phrases such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “is expected to,” “anticipate,” “aim,”
“estimate,” “intend,” “plan,” “believe,” “potential,” “continue,” “is/are likely to” or other similar expressions or negatives of such expressions. These
forward-looking statements include, among others, statements about:
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our anticipated growth strategies;
our future business development, results of operations and financial condition;
our expectations with respect to our ability to acquire adequate suitable land use rights for future development; and
our belief with respect to market opportunities in, and growth prospects of, our target markets.
We have based these forward-looking statements largely on our current expectations and projections about future events and financial trends
that we believe may affect our financial condition, results of operations, business strategy and financial needs. However, a number of known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors could affect the accuracy of these statements. Among the important factors to consider in evaluating our
forward-looking statements are:
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our ability to continue to implement our business model successfully;
our ability to secure adequate financing for our project developments;
our ability to successfully sell or complete our property projects under construction and planning;
our ability to enter into new geographic markets or new lines of business and expand our operations;
the marketing and sales ability of our third-party sales agents;
the performance of our third party contractors;
laws, regulations and policies relating to real estate developers and the real estate industry in the markets 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, including the impact of the COVID-19
pandemic and future pandemics; and
volatility of the trading price of our ADSs and risks associated with our ADSs if the trading price remains below US$1.00 for 30
consecutive trading days or more.
You should read thoroughly this annual report and the documents that we refer to herein with the understanding that our actual future results
may be materially different from and/or worse than what we expect. We qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements.
Other sections of this annual report include additional factors which could adversely impact our business and financial performance, including the risks
outlined under “Item 3. Key Information — D. Risk Factors.” Moreover, we operate in an evolving environment. New risk factors emerge from time to
time and it is not possible for our management to predict all risk factors, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to
which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement.
You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. The forward-looking statements made in this annual
report relate only to events or information as of the date on which the statements are made in this annual report. We undertake no obligation to update or
revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as otherwise required by applicable
securities laws.
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ITEM 1 IDENTITY OF DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND ADVISERS
Not Applicable.
ITEM 2 OFFER STATISTICS AND EXPECTED TIMETABLE
PART I
Not Applicable.
ITEM 3 KEY INFORMATION
A.
Selected financial data
Our Selected Consolidated Financial Data
The following selected consolidated statements of comprehensive income and other financial data for the years ended December 31, 2018,
2019 and 2020, other than earnings per ADS data, and the consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2019 and 2020 have been derived from
our audited consolidated financial statements which are included elsewhere in this annual report. Our audited consolidated financial statements have
been prepared and presented in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles, or U.S. GAAP. Except for changes in operating
subsidiaries, our consolidated financial statements have been prepared as if our current corporate structure had been in existence throughout the relevant
periods.
Our selected consolidated statements of comprehensive income data for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2017 and our selected
consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2016, 2017 and 2018 have been derived from our audited consolidated financial statements included
in prior years’ annual reports.
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The selected consolidated financial data should be read in conjunction with, and are qualified in their entirety by reference to, our audited
consolidated financial statements and related notes and “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects” included elsewhere in this annual
report.
2016
US$
Years ended December 31
2018
US$
(in thousands except share, per share and per ADS data)
2017
US$
2019
US$
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
Total revenue
Total costs of revenue
Selling and distribution expenses
General and administrative expenses
Operating income
Net income /(loss)
Net loss / (income) attributable to non-controlling interest
Net income / (loss) attributable to Xinyuan Real Estate Co.,
1,561,625
(1,203,636)
(58,214)
(120,416)
179,359
79,463
(6,485)
1,976,907
(1,517,279)
(75,724)
(136,845)
247,059
80,111
(16,483)
2,217,551
(1,602,073)
(83,592)
(156,456)
375,430
105,952
(32,917)
2,482,633
(1,922,323)
(86,761)
(163,687)
309,862
83,029
(14,684)
2020
US$
1,745,763
(1,453,296)
(66,886)
(154,177)
147,810
(67,483)
(13,557)
Ltd. shareholders
Earnings per share
Basic
Diluted
Shares used in computation
-Basic
-Diluted
Earnings per ADS (1)
-Basic
-Diluted
72,978
63,628
73,035
68,345
(81,040)
0.55
0.53
0.49
0.48
0.57
0.57
0.60
0.60
(0.75)
(0.75)
133,261,510
137,653,029
128,704,610
131,605,868
127,129,478
129,140,830
113,482,239
114,100,896
107,558,506
107,569,181
1.10
1.06
0.99
0.97
1.14
1.14
1.20
1.20
(1.50)
(1.50)
(1) Earnings per ADS are calculated based on each ADS representing two common shares.
Cash dividends declared per ADS
Other Operating Data
Number of projects launched
Aggregate GFA delivered (1) (m2)
2016
US$
Years ended December 31
2018
US$
2019
US$
2017
US$
0.30
0.40
0.40
0.40
2020
US$
0.10
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
Years ended December 31
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1,278,492
5
1,200,222
17
861,323
4
744,040
5
379,527
(1) Delivery occurs when we have obtained all the completion acceptance certificates required by the PRC government in respect of the apartment and
deliver full access to the apartment, such as the keys, to the buyer.
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The following table presents a summary of our consolidated balance sheet data as of December 31, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020:
Consolidated Balance Sheet Data (1)
Cash and cash equivalents
Restricted cash
Deposits for land use rights
Real estate property under development (2)
Total current assets
Total assets
Total current liabilities
Long-term bank loans
Other long-term debt
Common shares
Total Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. shareholders’ equity
2016
US$
578,244
328,499
153,252
1,719,135
3,931,445
4,236,445
2,060,609
235,885
974,791
16,051
900,260
As of December 31
2018
US$
(in thousands except share, per share and per ADS data)
2017
US$
2019
US$
894,551
566,676
103,716
1,996,001
5,070,212
6,384,434
3,674,819
11,019
1,404,814
16,314
992,572
674,142
511,875
42,254
4,068,716
6,691,222
8,033,713
5,069,869
720,039
1,040,455
16,399
680,370
662,606
326,980
26,375
3,254,388
5,645,063
7,421,664
4,484,572
686,065
1,036,691
16,410
690,302
2020
US$
926,810
101,038
78,153
3,010,624
5,600,910
7,669,324
4,536,333
589,018
1,013,016
16,415
665,472
(1) Financial information for PRC subsidiaries is first prepared in RMB and then translated into U.S. dollars for assets and liabilities at the year-end
exchange rate and, for revenues and expenses at the yearly average exchange rate. The rates used are set forth in the table below. Capital accounts
are translated at their historical exchange rates when the transactions occurred.
Period-end US$: RMB exchange rate
Period average US$: RMB exchange rate
2016
6.9370
6.6401
As of and for the Year Ended December 31
2018
6.8632
6.6118
2017
6.5342
6.7547
2019
6.9762
6.8967
2020
6.5249
6.8996
(2) Includes real estate property under development recorded under current assets and non-current assets.
B.
Capitalization and Indebtedness
Not Applicable.
C.
Reasons for the Offer and Use of Proceeds
Not Applicable.
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D.
Risk Factors
Risks Related to Our Business
We are a holding company that depends on dividend payments from our subsidiaries for funding.
We are a holding company established in the Cayman Islands and operate most of our business and operations through our subsidiaries in
China. Our ability to pay dividends to our shareholders and to service our indebtedness outside of China depends significantly upon dividends that we
receive from our subsidiaries in China. To the extent our U.S., Malaysia and UK operations continue to grow, we may in the future also depend on
dividends from our U.S., Malaysia and UK subsidiaries. If our subsidiaries incur indebtedness or losses, such indebtedness or losses may impair their
ability to pay dividends or other distributions to us. As a result, our ability to pay dividends and to service our indebtedness will be restricted.
Regulations in China currently permit payment of dividends only out of accumulated after-tax profits upon satisfaction of relevant statutory conditions
and procedures, if any, determined in accordance with Chinese accounting standards and regulations. Each of our PRC subsidiaries, including wholly
foreign-owned enterprises and domestic companies, is required to set aside at least 10.0% of its after-tax profits each year, if any, to fund certain reserve
funds until the cumulative amount of such reserves reaches 50.0% of its respective registered capital and, with the approval of a shareholder meeting or
general shareholder meeting, a PRC subsidiary may set aside a certain amount of after-tax profits to its discretionary general reserves. As of December
31, 2020, our statutory reserves amounted to US$177.7 million. Our statutory reserves are not distributable as cash dividends. Dividends paid by the
PRC subsidiaries may also be subject to PRC withholding tax. In addition, restrictive covenants in bank credit facilities, bonds, other long-term debt
agreements, joint venture agreements or other agreements that we or our subsidiaries currently have or may enter into in the future may also restrict the
ability of our subsidiaries to pay dividends or make other distributions to us and our ability to receive distributions. Therefore, these restrictions on the
availability and usage of our major source of funding may impact our ability to pay dividends to our shareholders and to service our indebtedness.
Our business and prospects are heavily dependent on and may be adversely affected by the performance of the PRC property markets, particularly in
Zhengzhou.
Our business and prospects depend on the performance of the PRC property market. As of December 31, 2021, we had a total of 107 property
projects covering 20 cities in China at various stages of development. We intend to continue to enhance our presence in targeted high growth cities in
China. These property markets may be affected by local, regional, national and global factors, including economic and financial conditions, speculative
activities in local markets, demand for and supply of properties, investor confidence, availability of alternative investment choices for property buyers,
inflation, government policies, interest rates and availability of capital. Any market downturn in China generally or in cities in which we have or expect
to have operations may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. Moreover, any oversupply of
properties or potential decline in demand for or prices of properties in these cities could also have a material adverse impact on us. In particular, the PRC
property market is affected by the recent slowdown of China’s economic growth. There have been increasing concerns over the sustainability of the real
estate market growth in China. Any slowdown in PRC’s economic development could lead to tighter credit markets, increased market volatility, sudden
drops in business and consumer confidence and dramatic changes in business and consumer behaviors. In response to their perceived uncertainty in
economic conditions, consumers might delay, reduce or cancel purchases of homes, and our homebuyers may also defer, reduce or cancel purchases of
our units. We have experienced volatilities in demand from time to time in the recent years due to the strict mortgage policy and other measures taken by
the PRC government to slow down the rapid increase in housing prices. To the extent any fluctuations in the Chinese economy significantly affect
homebuyers’ demand for our units or change their spending habits, our results of operations may be materially and adversely affected. The PRC
economy also faces challenges in the short to medium term. Continued turbulence in the international markets and prolonged declines in consumer
spending, including home purchases, as well as any slowdown of economic growth in China, may adversely affect our liquidity and financial condition.
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Our business requires access to substantial financing. Our failure to obtain adequate financing in a timely manner could severely adversely restrict our
ability to complete existing projects, expand our business, or repay our obligations and affect our financial performance and condition.
Our property development business is capital intensive. To date, we have funded our operations primarily through bank borrowings, proceeds
from sales and pre-sales of our properties and proceeds from issuance of equity and debt securities. We obtain commercial bank financing for our
projects through credit lines extended on a case-by-case basis. Our ability to secure sufficient financing for land use rights acquisition and property
development and repayment of our existing onshore and offshore debt obligations depends on a number of factors that are beyond our control, including
lenders’ perceptions of our creditworthiness, sufficiency of collateral, if any, market conditions in the capital markets, investors’ perception of our
securities, the PRC economy and PRC government regulations that affect the availability and cost of financing for real estate companies or property
purchasers.
Since 2003, PRC commercial banks have been prohibited, under the guidelines of the PBOC, from advancing loans to fund the payment of land
use rights. We generate significant cash flow through pre-sales, which are subject to government restrictions. In particular, PRC regulations on the pre-
sales of properties generally provide that the proceeds from the pre-sales of a real estate project may only be used for the construction of such project.
Any additional potential government restrictions on pre-sales could significantly increase our financing needs. Moreover, our ability to move cash
through inter-company transfers or transfer funds from onshore subsidiaries to our offshore parent company is limited by PRC government regulations,
which limits our ability to use excess cash resources in one subsidiary to fund the obligations of another subsidiary or our offshore parent company. In
addition, reserve requirement applicable to PRC commercial banks generally limit, and any increases in such reserve requirements could further limit,
the amount of commercial bank credit available to businesses in China, including us.
Furthermore, various other PRC regulations restrict our ability to raise capital through external financing and other methods, including, without
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we cannot pre-sell uncompleted residential units in a project prior to achieving certain development milestones specified in related
regulations;
we cannot borrow from a PRC bank for a particular project unless we fund at least 35% of the total investment amount of that project
from our own capital;
property developers are strictly restricted from using the proceeds from a loan obtained from a local bank to fund property
developments outside the region where that bank is located; and
PRC banks are prohibited from accepting properties that have been vacant for more than three years as collateral for loans.
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On February 13, 2017, the Asset Management Association of China issued the Administrative Rules for the Filing of Private Equity and Asset
Management Plans by Securities and Futures Institutions No. 4 — Investment in Real Estate Developers and Projects by Private Equity and Asset
Management Plans, or Rule 4. Rule 4 provides that the Asset Management Association of China will temporarily suspend accepting any private equity
and asset management plan which makes a direct or indirect investment in any ordinary residential property project located in specified cities where the
property prices are considered to have risen too fast, including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Suzhou, Tianjin, Wuhan, Zhengzhou, Jinan and Chengdu,
where the Company operates. In addition, a private equity and asset management plan may not be used to finance any real estate developer, whether in
the form of bank entrusted loans, trust plans or transfers of beneficial interests in assets, for the purpose of acquiring land use rights or supplementing
working capital.
On August 20, 2020, PBOC and Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, or the MOHURD, jointly held a conference with 12
major real estate development companies in China. At the conference, PBOC and MOHURD proposed a pilot plan to regulate the financing activity of
real estate development companies. The pilot plan sets three goals for real estate development companies: the debt asset ratio will not exceed 70% after
deducting advance proceeds from projects sold; net debt to equity ratio will not exceed 100%; and the ratio of balance of cash and cash equivalent to
short-term borrowings will be at least 1. Based on the number of goals completed, the upper limit of annual growth rate of interest-bearing liabilities of
a real estate development company varies from 5% to 15%. The pilot plan was supposed to become a formal policy in 2021, nevertheless, the
governmental authority has not issued any relevant regulations or policies.
On December 31, 2020, PBOC and China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission, or CBIRC, collectively issued the Notice on the
Establishment of a Concentration Administration System for Real Estate Loans from Banking Financial Institutions, or 2021 Notice, which took effect
on January 1, 2021. The 2021 Notice divides all Chinese-funded banks into five (5) levels and sets different limitation on banks in different levels to
provide real estate loans. For example, the amount of outstanding real estate loans of a bank in Level 1 must not account for more than 40% of its total
outstanding RMB loans, while the amount of outstanding real estate loans of a bank in Level 5 must not account for more than 12.5% of its total
outstanding loans denominated in RMB.
While the PRC government adopted or adjusted the measures mentioned above and may adopt or adjust other measures in the future seeking to
support healthy development of the residential real estate market in China, the government policies significantly impacted the residential real estate
market in the past year. For example, a few real estate developers, such as China Evergrande Group, Kaisa Group Holdings Ltd. and Yango Group Co.
and us, have experienced decreasing transaction volumes in the Chinese residential real estate market, closing of certain financing opportunities and
significant challenges and pressure on short-term liquidity since 2021. We cannot assure you that the PRC government will not adopt additional and
more stringent industry policies, regulations and measures in the future, nor can we assure you when or whether the existing policies and regulations
will be eased or reversed, or otherwise enhanced to some extent in their implementations. If the policies remain unchanged or become more restrictive,
they may continue affecting the growth rate of the Chinese residential real estate market, some of which may cause a decline in transaction volumes and
average selling prices, prevent developers from raising the capital they need, increase developers’ costs to start new projects and increase the burdens on
developers to secure financing on favorable terms or at all. As a result, our business and results of operations may be materially and adversely affected.
In the United States, we currently have three development projects in the Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens boroughs of New York City. Pre-
sale proceeds (i.e., deposits and other sales proceeds received before the conveyance of title to the buyer) cannot be used to finance project construction
under local laws and regulations applicable to the New York projects, so we are financing their development through internal funds and bank loans,
causing us to utilize more of our own funds to undertake larger construction debt obligations and to bear higher borrowing costs.
As of December 31, 2020, our contractual obligations amounted to US$5,158.0 million, primarily arising from contracted construction costs or
other capital commitments for future property developments and debt obligations. Of this amount, US$2,349.5 million was due within one year.
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There can be no assurance that our internally generated cash flow and external financing will be sufficient for us to meet our contractual and
financing obligations in a timely manner. Due to the current measures imposed by the PRC government (as well as other measures that may be imposed
in the future) which limit our access to additional capital, as well as restrictions imposed on our conduct under existing debt arrangements, we cannot
assure you that we will be able to obtain sufficient funding to finance intended purchases of land and land use rights, develop future projects or meet
other capital needs as and when required at a commercially reasonable cost or at all. Our failure to obtain adequate financing in a timely manner and on
reasonable terms could severely adversely (1) restrict our ability to complete existing projects, expand our business, or repay our obligations and (2)
affect our cash flow, liquidity, financial performance and condition.
If we are unable to manage successfully our expansion into other cities in China, we will not be able to execute our business plan.
A key aspect of our historical business plan has been to expand our residential property development operations into high growth cities in
China, from our initial focus on Zhengzhou. We plan to expand into new cities as suitable opportunities arise. The development of real estate projects in
other cities will impose significant demands on our management and other operational resources. Moreover, we will face additional competition and will
need to establish brand recognition and market acceptance for our developments in these new markets. Each city has its unique market conditions,
customer requirements and local regulations related to the local real estate industry. If we are unable to successfully develop and sell projects outside of
our existing markets, our future growth may be limited and we may not generate adequate returns to cover our investments in these new markets. In
addition, if we expand our operations to other cities with higher land prices, our costs may increase, which may lead to a decrease in our profit margin,
or impairments resulting from land value decreases.
We are in the early stages of expanding into markets outside of China in which we have limited or no development experience and which may require us
to spend significant resources, and there can be no assurance that we will be able to succeed in any such market.
While our primary focus continues to be residential real estate markets in high growth cities in China, we have begun expanding into other
markets on an opportunistic basis. In the US, we currently have a completed project in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, or New
York Oosten Project, an ongoing residential ground-up development project in Manhattan, New York, and an early stage project in the Flushing
neighborhood of Queens, New York. Any change in federal income tax laws that increase the effective costs of owning a home would have an adverse
effect on the demand for homes in the United States which could negatively affect any properties we may develop in the United States. In 2014, we
acquired 100% of the shares of a Malaysian company, which owns offshore landfill development rights for a total area of 170 acres (approximately
687,966 square meters). The reclamation work has been completed as of December 31, 2020. In 2018, we acquired a 50% equity stake in MDL, the
developer of the Amory Tower project (previously named as the Madison project), a 0.38 hectare (approximately 0.94 acre) development located
adjacent to Canary Wharf, in London, United Kingdom. See "Item 4. Item 4 — Information on the Company — B. Business Overview" for more
information on our projects outside China.
Given our limited experience in markets outside of China market, it may be difficult for us to forecast accurately our future revenues and
expenses related to existing and future projects in the United States, the UK, or Malaysia. Further, locating appropriate future projects in those and other
non-China markets and generating future revenues from such projects may require us to expend significant capital and management resources.
In addition, we may not be able to develop a successful property development business in any given market. Our ability to develop a successful
property developments business in any given market will depend on a number of factors including many outside of our control, such as the status of the
country’s/region’s economy in general and in our target markets, consumer confidence levels, unemployment levels, interest rates and the ability of
potential purchasers to obtain mortgage financing.
Our business is sensitive to the general economic conditions in the countries, city and specific target markets in which we operate. A severe or
prolonged downturn in the global economy generally and particularly in the countries or regions in which we have development projects could
materially and adversely affect our revenues and results of operations.
The real estate market is sensitive to general economic conditions, financial conditions, including interest rates, availability of capital,
employment rates, and other economic and financial conditions in the local market and the broader region or country as well as global economic
conditions. Significant downturns and instability in the global economy or in the country and local markets in which we operate or the perception that
they could occur, could depress economic activity and restrict our access to capital. In addition, any
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such events could negatively affect our customers in one or more markets, including their access to financing or willingness to engage in a major
financial transaction, such as purchasing a home. As a result, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be negatively affected and
affect our operations.
In our China markets, our results of operations, financial condition and prospects are influenced by social, economic, political and legal
developments in China. China's economy differs from the economies of most developed countries in many respects, including with respect to the
framework and style of government supervision, level of development, growth rate, control of foreign exchange and allocation of resources. Although
the PRC government has implemented measures emphasizing the utilization of market forces for economic reform, the reduction of state ownership of
productive assets, and the establishment of improved corporate governance in business enterprises, a substantial portion of productive assets in China is
still owned by the government. The PRC government also exercises significant control over China's economic growth through strategically allocating
resources, controlling the payment of foreign currency-denominated obligations, setting monetary policy and providing preferential treatment to
particular industries or companies. While the Chinese economy has experienced significant growth over the past decades, growth has been uneven, both
geographically and among various sectors of the economy. The growth rate of the Chinese economy has gradually slowed since 2010, and the impact of
COVID-19 on the Chinese economy in 2020 and 2021 is reported to be severe. Any slowdown in China's economic development could lead to tighter
credit markets, increased market volatility, sudden drops in business and consumer confidence and dramatic changes in business and consumer
behaviors. In response to their perceived uncertainty in economic conditions, consumers might delay, reduce or cancel purchases of homes, and our
homebuyers may also defer, reduce or cancel purchases of our units. We have experienced volatilities in demand from time to time in the recent years
due to the strict mortgage policy and other measures taken by the PRC government to slow down the rapid increase in housing prices. To the extent any
fluctuations in the Chinese economy significantly affect homebuyers' demand for our units or change their spending habits, our results of operations
may be materially and adversely affected.
The PRC economy also faces challenges in the short to medium term. Continued turbulence in the international markets and prolonged declines
in consumer spending, including home purchases, as well as any slowdown of economic growth in China, may adversely affect our liquidity and
financial condition.
Our US property developments are sensitive to the general economic conditions in the United States and the condition of the U.S. housing
market in particular. The U.S. housing industry is highly cyclical and is significantly affected by changes in industry conditions, as well as in global and
local economic conditions, such as changes in employment and income levels, availability of financing for buyers, interest rates, levels of new and
existing homes for sale demographic, trends and housing demand. Deterioration in industry conditions in the United States or in broader economic
conditions could have additional material adverse effects on our business expansion in the United States and financial results.
There have been significant changes and proposed changes to U.S. trade policies, treaties, tariffs and taxes, including trade policies and tariffs
regarding China, which have created significant uncertainty about the future relationship between the United States and China, as well as other
countries, including with respect to the trade policies, treaties, government regulations and tariffs that could apply to trade with those countries.
We may be unable to acquire desired development sites at commercially reasonable costs.
Our revenue depends on the completion and sale of our projects, which in turn depends on our ability to acquire development sites. Our land
costs are a major component of our cost of real estate sales and increases in such costs could diminish our gross margin. In China, the PRC government
controls the supply of land and regulates land sales and transfers in the secondary market. As a result, the policies of the PRC government, including
those related to land supply and urban planning, affect our ability to acquire, and our costs of acquiring, land use rights for our projects. In recent years,
the PRC government has introduced various measures attempting to moderate investment in the property market in China. Although we believe that
these measures are generally targeted at the luxury property market and speculative purchases of land and properties, we cannot assure you that the PRC
government will not introduce other measures in the future that would adversely affect our ability to obtain land for development. We currently acquire
our development sites primarily by bidding for government land, supplemented in some instances by direct negotiations with local governments prior to
land auctions or by acquisition of local developers or by investment in an entity that holds land use rights or by cooperating with our business partners
through joint ventures and associated companies. Under current regulations, land use rights acquired from government authorities for commercial and
residential development purposes must be purchased through a public tender, auction or listing-for-sale. Competition in these bidding processes has
resulted in higher land use rights costs for us over the past few years, and we may not
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successfully obtain desired development sites due to the increasingly intense competition in the bidding processes. Moreover, the supply of potential
development sites in any given city will diminish over time, and we may find it increasingly difficult to identify and acquire attractive development sites
at commercially reasonable costs in the future.
We rely on third-party contractors who may not perform at acceptable quality levels or in a timely manner.
Substantially all of our project construction and related work are outsourced to third-party contractors their performance may not meet our level
of standards or specifications. Negligence, delay or poor work quality by contractors may result in defects in our buildings or residential units, which
could in turn cause us to suffer financial losses, harm our reputation or expose us to third-party claims. If the performance of any third party contractor
is not satisfactory or is delayed, we may need to replace such contractor or take other actions to remedy the situation, which could adversely affect the
cost and construction progress of our projects, and which could cause the completion of our property developments to be delayed. We work with
multiple contractors on different projects and cannot guarantee that we can effectively monitor their work at all times. Although our construction and
other contracts contain provisions designed to protect us, we may be unable to successfully enforce these rights and, even if we are able to successfully
enforce these rights, the third-party contractors may not have sufficient financial resources to compensate us. Moreover, the contractors may undertake
projects from other property developers, engage in risky undertakings or encounter financial or other difficulties, such as supply shortages, labor
disputes or work accidents, which may cause delays in the completion of our property projects or increases in our costs. In addition, consistent with
what we believe is the customary industry practice in China, our contractors typically do not maintain insurance coverage on our properties under
construction.
We may be unable to complete our property developments on time or at all and any construction delays, or failure to complete a project according to
our planned specifications or budget, may delay our property sales, which could adversely affect our revenues, cash flows and our reputation.
The progress and costs for a development project can be adversely affected by many factors, including, without limitation:
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changes in government policies, rules or regulations;
shortages of materials, equipment, contractors and skilled labor or increased labor or raw material costs;
disputes with our third-party contractors;
failure by our third-party contractors to comply with our designs, specifications or standards;
difficult geological situations or other geotechnical issues;
onsite labor disputes or work accidents; and
natural catastrophes or adverse weather conditions, including strong winds, storms, floods, and earthquakes.
Any construction delays, or failure to complete a project according to our planned specifications or budget, may delay our property sales,
which could adversely affect our revenues, cash flows and our reputation.
Under PRC laws and regulations and our pre-sale contracts, we are required to compensate purchasers for late delivery of or failure to complete
our pre-sold units. If the delay extends beyond the contractually specified period, the purchasers may become entitled to terminate the pre-sale contracts
and claim damages. We are also unable to guarantee that any legal proceedings or renegotiations resulting from delays or failures to deliver will have a
favorable outcome. For more information, see “—We may become involved in legal and other proceedings from time to time and may suffer significant
liabilities or other losses as a result”.
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Proceeds from pre-sale of our properties are an important source of financing for our property developments. Under PRC laws, we are not
permitted to commence pre-sales until we have completed certain stages of the construction process for a project. Consequently, a significant delay in
the construction of a project could restrict our ability to pre-sell our properties, which could extend the recovery period for our capital outlay. This, in
turn, could have an adverse effect on our cash flow, business and financial position.
Changes of laws and regulations with respect to pre-sales may adversely affect our cash flow position and performance.
We depend on cash flows from pre-sale of properties as an important source of funding for our property development projects. Under current
PRC laws and regulations, property developers must fulfill certain conditions before they can commence pre-sale of the relevant properties and may
only use pre-sale proceeds to finance the construction of the specific developments. In addition, a number of cities in which we are operating business,
such as Tianjin, Sichuan and Shandong, have established local rules and conditions for the pre-sale permits application, especially for the custody of
pre-sale funds. Such local regulatory measures have not materially affected or restricted our operation or our use of pre-sale funds yet. However, we
cannot assure you that the PRC national government or the local governmental authorities will not implement further restrictions on the pre-sale of
properties, which may affect our cash flow position and force us to seek alternative sources of funding for much of our property development business.
The results of our operations may fluctuate from period to period as we derive our revenue principally from the sale of properties and we rely on our
unsold inventory of units.
We derive the majority of our revenue from the sale of properties that we have developed. Our results of operations tend to fluctuate from
period to period due to a combination of factors, including the overall schedule of our property development projects, the timing of the sale of properties
that we have developed, the size of our land bank, our revenue recognition policies and changes in costs and expenses, such as land acquisition and
construction costs. The number of properties that we can develop or complete during any particular period is limited due to the size of our land bank, the
substantial capital required for land acquisition and construction, as well as the development periods required before positive cash flows may be
generated. For real estate sales contracts for which we have an enforceable right to payment for performance completed to date, revenue is recognized
over time by measuring the progress towards complete satisfaction of that performance obligation. Otherwise, revenue is recognized at a point in time
when the customer obtains control of the asset. In addition, several properties that we have developed or that are under development are large scale and
developed in multiple phases over the course of one to several years. The selling prices of the residential units in larger scale property developments
tend to change over time, which may impact our sales proceeds and, accordingly, our revenues for any given period. Furthermore, our property
development projects may be delayed or adversely affected by a combination of factors beyond our control, which may in turn adversely affect our
revenue recognition and consequently our cash flows or results of operations. As a result of the fluctuations in our operating results, our period-to-period
comparisons of results of operations and cash flow positions may not be indicative of our future results of operations and may not be taken as
meaningful measures of our financial performance for any specific period.
The recognition of our real estate revenue and costs is dependent upon our estimation of our total project revenue and costs.
For real estate sales contracts for which we have an enforceable right to payment for performance completed to date, revenue is recognized
over time by measuring the progress towards complete satisfaction of that performance obligation. Otherwise, revenue is recognized at a point in time
when the customer obtains control of the asset. See “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects — A. Operating Results — Critical
Accounting Policies.” Under both methods, revenue and costs are calculated based on an estimation of total project costs and total project revenues,
which are revised on a regular basis as the work progresses. Any material deviation between actual and estimated total project revenues and costs may
result in an increase, a reduction or an elimination of reported revenues or costs from period to period, which will affect our gross profit and net income.
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We face risks related to our back-to-back loans.
With our operations in the U.S. markets and now other non-PRC jurisdictions, we have seen and expect to continue to experience an increasing
need of non-RMB financings with respect to project developments and future expansions. We currently satisfy our non-RMB denominated financing
requirements through four ways: dividends distributions from our PRC subsidiaries, which are subject to 10% withholding tax payment, back-to-back
loan arrangements, high yield bond issuances and construction loan financing from local banks. Under back-to-back loan arrangements, our PRC
subsidiaries make deposits denominated in RMB into banks in China as collateral to request the banks in China to issue standby letters of credit
denominated in U.S. dollars or other currencies in the same amount as the RMB collateral to their outbound branches, and our project companies outside
the PRC enter into loans denominated in U.S. dollars or other currencies with such outbound branches in the same amount specified in such standby
letters of credit in accordance with to the Provisions on the Administration of Foreign Exchange for Cross-border Guarantee issued by the State
Administration of Foreign Exchange of the People's Republic of China, or the SAFE, effective June 1, 2014. SAFE registration requirements apply to
overseas back-to-back loan arrangements and the use of proceeds of such loans must comply with certain requirements. On August 18, 2017, the
National Development and Reform Commission, or the NDRC, Ministry of Commerce, or the MOFCOM, PBOC and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, or
the MFA jointly issued Guiding Opinions on Further Directing and Regulating the Direction of Overseas Investments, or Opinion 74. Under Opinion 74,
outbound investment into real estate industry is restricted. The back-to-back loan arrangement may face strict scrutiny of banks in China. Any change in
laws or regulations to restrict or forbid back-to-back loan transactions in the future may adversely affect our non-PRC companies' financing. In addition,
we are exposed to exchange rate fluctuation and foreign exchange control risks under the current back-to-back loan model, which may adversely affect
our business condition and results of operation.
We are subject to certain restrictive covenants and risks normally associated with debt financing which may limit our ability to take certain corporate
actions, including incurring additional debt, which could materially and adversely affect our business and financial condition.
We are subject to certain restrictive covenants in our loan agreements with certain commercial banks. Certain loan agreements contain
covenants providing that, among other matters, we or our relevant PRC operating subsidiaries may not enter into mergers, joint ventures or
restructurings, decrease our registered share capital, transfer material assets, including shares of subsidiaries, engage in material investments, liquidate,
change our shareholding, or distribute dividends without the relevant lenders’ prior written consent or unless we fully settle the outstanding amounts
under the relevant loan agreements. In addition, certain of our loan agreements contain cross- default clauses. If any cross default occurs, these banks are
entitled to accelerate payment of all or any part of the loan under their relevant loan agreements and to enforce all or any of the security for such loans.
Further, the onshore corporate bonds issued by Xinyuan (China) Real Estate, Ltd., or Xinyuan China, our wholly-owned PRC subsidiary, contain
restrictions on certain business activities of Xinyuan China when in default on payment of interest or principal, including, among others, limitations on
distributions of net income, limitations on certain expenditures, or business combination transactions. Our future bank and other borrowings may
contain similar restrictions or cross-default provisions.
Our outstanding debt securities also contain certain covenants that restrict our ability to take other corporate actions. The indentures governing
our Senior Secured Notes contain covenants that, among other things, restrict our ability and our restricted subsidiaries’ abilities (as defined in the
relevant indenture) to incur additional debt or issue preferred stock, to make certain payments or investments, to pay dividends, to purchase or redeem
capital stock, sell assets, or make certain other payments, subject to certain qualifications and exemptions and satisfaction of certain conditions.
As a result of any such covenants in current or future financing documents, our ability to pay dividends or other distributions on our common
shares and ADSs may be limited. Such covenants may also restrict our ability to raise additional capital in the future through bank borrowings,
mortgage financings, and debt and equity issuances and may restrict our ability to engage in some transactions that we believe to be of benefit to us. The
occurrence of any of the above events may have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and operating results, as well as cash flow
and cash that is available for distributions.
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In addition, our obligations under our Senior Secured Notes are guaranteed by various of our subsidiaries, and the guarantee by our wholly-
owned subsidiary, Xinyuan Real Estate, Ltd., or Xinyuan Ltd, which indirectly holds all of our assets and operations in China is secured by a pledge of
our shares of the other guarantor subsidiaries subject to limited exceptions. If we default under any of the Senior Secured Notes, the holders thereof may
enforce their claims against those shares. In such an event, the holders of the Notes could gain ownership of the shares of Xinyuan Ltd., and, as a result,
own and control all of our subsidiaries in China. We conduct substantially all of our operations in China, and if we default under any of the Notes, we
could lose control or ownership of our assets and operations in China.
We rely on our key management members and the loss of their services or investor confidence in such personnel could have a material adverse effect on
our business, results of operations and financial condition.
We depend on the services provided by key management members. Competition for management talent is intense in the property development
sector. We rely on the leadership, expertise, experience and vision of our directors and senior management team. In particular, we are highly dependent
on Mr. Yong Zhang, our founder and Chairman. We do not maintain key employee insurance. In the event that we lose the services of any key
management member, we may be unable to identify and recruit suitable successors in a timely manner or at all, which will adversely affect our business
and operations and we may incur additional expenses to recruit, train and retain qualified personnel. Moreover, we may need to employ and retain more
management personnel to support an expansion into high growth cities on a much larger geographical scale as well as our expansion in the U.S.,
Malaysia, U.K. and other areas. If we cannot attract and retain suitable personnel, especially at the management level, our business and future growth
will be adversely affected.
We provide guarantees for the mortgage loans of our customers in China which expose us to risks of default by our customers.
We pre-sell properties before actual completion and, in accordance with PRC industry practice, our customers’ mortgage banks require us to
guarantee our customers’ mortgage loans. Typically, we provide guarantees to PRC banks with respect to loans procured by the purchasers of our
properties for the total mortgage loan amount until the completion of the registration of the mortgage with the relevant mortgage registration authorities,
which generally occurs within six to 12 months after the purchasers take possession of the relevant properties. In line with what we believe to be
industry practice, we rely on the credit evaluation conducted by mortgagee banks and do not conduct our own independent credit checks on our
customers. The mortgagee banks typically require us to maintain, as restricted cash, up to 10% of the mortgage proceeds paid to us as security for our
obligations under such guarantees. If a purchaser defaults on its payment obligations during the term of our guarantee, the mortgagee bank may deduct
the delinquent mortgage payment from the security deposit. If the delinquent mortgage payments exceed the security deposit, the banks may require us
to pay the excess amount. If multiple purchasers’ default on their payment obligations, we will be required to make significant payments to the banks to
satisfy our guarantee obligations. Factors such as a significant decrease in housing prices, increase in interest rates or the occurrence of natural
catastrophes, among others, could result in a purchaser defaulting on its mortgage payment obligations. If we are unable to resell the properties
underlying defaulted mortgages on a timely basis or at prices higher than the amounts of our guarantees and related expenses, we will suffer financial
losses. We paid US$1,659,652, US$1,782,038 and US$4,557,522 to satisfy guarantee obligations related to customer defaults for the years ended
December 31, 2018, 2019 and 2020.
As of December 31, 2019 and 2020, our outstanding guarantees in respect of our customers’ mortgage loans amounted to US$2,617.2 million
and US$2,306.9 million, respectively. If substantial defaults by our customers occur and we are called upon to honor our guarantees, our financial
condition, cash flow and results of operations will be materially adversely affected.
Our level of indebtedness could have an adverse effect on our financial condition, diminish our ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations
and limit our ability to explore business opportunities.
As of December 31, 2020, the outstanding balance of our total indebtedness amounted to US$3,009.2 million. Our level of indebtedness could
have an adverse effect on us. For example, it could:
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dispositions to fund payments on our debt, thereby reducing the availability of our cash flow to fund working capital, capital
expenditures and other general corporate purposes;
make it more difficult for us to satisfy our obligations under our debt securities and other indebtedness;
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limit our flexibility in planning for, or relating to, changes in our business or the industry in which we operate;
limit our ability to raise additional debt or equity capital in the future or increase the cost of such funding;
restrict us from making strategic acquisitions, exploring business opportunities or selling assets;
place us at a competitive disadvantage compared to any competitors that have less debt; and
make it more difficult for us to satisfy our obligations with respect to our debt.
On January 25, 2022, we had an interest payment due on our US$270,000,000 14.0% Senior Secured Notes due 2024. We did not make the
payment until February 23, 2022, which was subsequent to the interest payment date but prior to the expiration of the 30-day grace period with respect
to interest payments under the bonds. Our ability to make payments on and to refinance our indebtedness will depend on our ability to generate cash in
the future, which in turn is dependent on various factors. For a discussion of these factors, see “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects
— A. Operating Results — Principal Factors Affecting Our Results of Operations.”
Our financing costs are subject to changes in interest rates.
The rates of interest payable on our PRC long-term bank loans are adjustable based on the range of 160.42% to 315.79% of the PBOC
benchmark rate, which fluctuates from time to time. As of December 31, 2020 and 2021, the principal amount of our aggregate outstanding variable rate
debt was US$998.1 million and US$748.8 million, respectively. A hypothetical 1% increase in annual interest rates would increase our interest expenses
by US$10.0 million based on our debt level on December 31, 2020 and US$7.5 million based on our debt level on December 31, 2021. In connection
with our U.S. projects and UK projects, we enter into U.S. dollar and British pound denominated loans, which will subject us to additional interest rate
fluctuation risks, including fluctuations of the London Interbank Offered Rate, or LIBOR. For a further discussion of interest rate sensitivity, see "Item
11. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk — Interest Rate Risk."
We are subject to potential environmental liability.
We are subject to a variety of laws and regulations concerning the protection of health and the environment. The particular environmental laws
and regulations that apply to any given development site vary significantly according to the site’s location and environmental condition, the present and
former uses of the site and the nature of the adjoining properties. Environmental laws and conditions may result in delays, may cause us to incur
substantial compliance and other costs and can prohibit or severely restrict project development activity in environmentally-sensitive regions or areas.
Although the environmental investigations conducted by local PRC environmental authorities have not revealed any environmental liability related to
our China projects that we believe would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations to date, it is possible
that these investigations did not reveal all environmental liabilities and that there are material environmental liabilities of which we are unaware. We
cannot assure you that future environmental investigations will not reveal material environmental liability. Also, we cannot assure you that the PRC,
United States, Malaysian or UK governments will not change the existing laws and regulations or impose additional or stricter laws or regulations, the
compliance of which may cause us to incur significant capital expenditure. See “Item 4. Information on the Company — B. Business Overview —
Environmental Matters.”
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Our business expansion and business diversification require proper allocation of our management resources and qualified employees.
In recent years, we expanded our operations into the U.S., Malaysia and the UK while also expanding our operations in China. Such expansion,
with more diversified business focuses in terms of market regions and types of business, demand proper allocation of our management resources. In
addition, our Malaysia acquisition which involves land reclamation activities, our acquisitions of Beijing Ruizhuo Xitou Development Co., Ltd., or
Xitou, Beijing Ruizhuo Xichuang Technology Development Co., Ltd., or Xichuang, and Beijing I-Journey Science and Technology Development Co.,
Ltd., or I-Journey, which extends the group's business to provide real estate and property management related technology services, in which we have no
prior experience and which presents risks we have not previously encountered or dealt with, may require additional skill sets on the part of our
management. If our management fails to satisfy these increased demands, we may not be able to carry out our business expansion and project
development successfully. In addition, if we are unable to recruit or retain a sufficient number of qualified employees for the continuation and expansion
of our business, our business and prospects may be adversely affected.
New lines of business or new products and services may subject us to additional risks.
From time to time, we may implement new lines of business or offer new products and services within existing lines of business. There are
substantial risks and uncertainties associated with these efforts, particularly in instances where the markets are not fully developed. There may be license
and compliance requirements regarding new lines of business, including special requirements for foreign-invested enterprises. The development and
marketing of new lines of business or new products and services could distract our management from our core business. In addition, we may invest
significant time and resources into these new lines of business or new products and services. Initial timetables for the introduction and development of
new lines of business or new products and services may not be achieved and price and profitability targets may not prove feasible. External factors, such
as compliance with regulations, competitive alternatives, and shifting market preferences, may also impact the successful implementation of a new line
of business or a new product or service. Furthermore, any new line of business or new product or service could have a significant impact on the
effectiveness of our system of internal control. Particularly, we cannot assure that our investment in certain technology development activities, including
our development smart home technology products, cloud-based enterprise resource planning software and online property sales platform will be
successful or have positive impacts on our business. Failure to successfully manage these risks in the development and implementation of new lines of
business or new products or services could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Failure to maintain the security of our information and technology networks, including personally identifiable and customer information and
proprietary business information, could significantly adversely affect us.
In China, the government is still ramping up regulations with regard to personal information protection. On October 1, 2020, the Information
Security Technology – Personal Information Security Specification (GB/T 35273-2020), or 2020 Specification, took effect. Although the 2020
Specification is a recommended guideline, and it is not enforceable by law, the authority will use this standard to evaluate our compliance with China's
legal guidelines and regulations re personal information protection. On August 20, 2021, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, or
SCNPC, promulgated the Personal Information Protection Law of the PRC, or the Personal Information Protection Law, which integrates various rules
with respect to personal information rights and privacy protection. The Personal Information Protection Law, which took effect on November 1, 2021,
seeks to protect the personal information rights and interests, regulating the processing of personal information, ensuring the orderly and free flow of
personal information in accordance with the law and promoting the reasonable use of personal information. The Personal Information Protection Law
applies to the processing of personal information within China, as well as certain personal information processing activities conducted by entities
outside China for natural persons within China, including those for the provision of products and services to natural persons within China or for the
analysis and assessment of acts of natural persons within China. The Personal Information Protection Law provides severe punishment for violations of
the regulations relating to the processing of personal information.
The relevant regulatory authorities in China continue to monitor websites and networks in relation to the protection of personal data, privacy
and information security, and may impose additional requirements from time to time. For example, the SCNPC promulgated the PRC Data Security
Law, which took effect on September 1, 2021. The Data Security Law provides for a security review procedure for data that may affect national security.
Furthermore, the Measures for Cybersecurity Review, which became effective on June 1, 2020, set forth the cybersecurity review mechanism for critical
information infrastructure operators, and provided that critical information infrastructure operators who intend to purchase internet products and services
that affect or may affect national security will be subject to a cybersecurity review.
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Regulatory requirements on cybersecurity and data privacy are constantly evolving and can be subject to varying interpretations or significant
changes, resulting in uncertainties about the scope of our responsibilities in that regard. Security breaches and other disruptions of our information and
technology networks could compromise our information and expose us to liability, reputational harm and significant remediation costs, which could
cause material harm to our business and financial results. In the ordinary course of our business, we collect and store sensitive data, including our
proprietary business information, and information relating to our customers and information of our employees, contractors and vendors, in our on our
networks. Despite our security measures, and those of our third-party service providers, our information technology and infrastructure may be
vulnerable to attacks by third parties or breached due to employee error, malfeasance or other disruptions. A significant theft, loss, corruption, exposure,
fraudulent use or misuse of customer, employee or other personally identifiable or proprietary business data, noncompliance with our contractual or
other legal obligations regarding such data could result in significant remediation and other costs, fines, litigation or regulatory actions against us. Such
an event could additionally disrupt our operations, harm our relationships with contractors and vendors, damage our reputation, result in the loss of a
competitive advantage, which could adversely affect our business, revenues, competitive position and investor confidence. Additionally, we rely on third
parties to support our information and technology networks, and as a result have less direct control over our data and information technology systems.
These third parties are also vulnerable to security breaches and compromised security systems, for which we may not be indemnified and which could
materially adversely affect us.
We may fail to obtain or maintain, or may experience material delays in obtaining, necessary government approvals for any major property
development, which will adversely affect our business.
The real estate industry in China is strictly regulated by the PRC government. Property developers in China must abide by various laws and
regulations, including implementation rules implemented by local governments to enforce these laws and regulations. Before commencing, and during
the course of, development of a property project, we need to apply for or renew various licenses, permits, certificates and approvals, including but not
limited to, land use rights certificates, construction site planning permits, construction work planning permits, construction permits, pre-sale permits and
completion acceptance certificates. We need to satisfy various requirements to obtain these approval certificates and permits, and to meet specific
conditions in order for the government authorities to renew relevant approval certificates and permits. We cannot guarantee that we will not encounter
serious delays or difficulties in the future. Some of our subsidiaries were not in compliance with certain construction or pre-sales related PRC laws and
regulations, such as commencing construction works and pre-sales before obtaining the requisite approvals or permits. Although we have improved our
internal control procedures, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to adapt to new rules and regulations that may come into effect from time to time
with respect to the property industry or that we will not encounter material delays or difficulties in fulfilling the necessary conditions to obtain and/or
renew all necessary certificates or permits for our operations in a timely manner, or at all, in the future. In the event that we fail to obtain the necessary
governmental approvals for any of our major property projects, or a serious delay occurs in the government’s examination and approval process, we may
not be able to maintain our development schedule and our business and cash flows may be adversely affected.
Moreover, as the real estate industry is closely monitored by the PRC government, we anticipate that new policies will be promulgated from
time to time in relation to the conditions for issuance or renewal of such approvals, licenses or permits. We cannot guarantee that such new policies will
not present unexpected obstacles toward our ability to obtain or renew the required permits, licenses and certificates or that we will be able to overcome
these obstacles in a timely manner, or at all. Loss of or failure to renew our permits, licenses and certificates may stall the progress of our major property
development projects.
Regulations in the United States could increase the cost and limit the availability of our project development in these jurisdictions and adversely affect
our business or financial results.
As we expand our business in the U.S., we will continue to be subject to extensive and complex regulations in these jurisdictions that affect
land development and home construction, including zoning, density restrictions, building design and building standards, as well as environmental laws.
These regulations often provide broad discretion to the administering governmental authorities as to the conditions we must meet prior to being
approved, if approved at all. We are subject to determinations by these authorities as to the adequacy of water and sewage facilities, roads and other
local services. New housing developments may also be subject to various assessments for public improvements. Any of these regulatory issues can limit
or delay construction and increase our operating costs. We are also subject to a variety of local, state and/or federal laws and regulations concerning
protection of health, safety and the environment. These matters may result in delays, may cause us to incur substantial compliance, remediation,
mitigation and other costs or subject us to costs from fines, penalties and related litigation. These laws and regulations can also prohibit or severely
restrict development and homebuilding activity in environmentally sensitive areas.
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Increases in the price of raw materials or labor costs may increase our cost of sales and reduce our earnings.
We outsource the design and construction of our projects under development to third-party service providers. Our third-party contractors are
responsible for providing labor and procuring almost all of the raw materials used in our project developments. Our PRC construction contracts typically
provide for fixed or capped payments, but the payments are subject to changes in PRC government-suggested prices for certain raw materials we use,
such as steel and cement. In addition, China’s overall economy and the average wage in China have increased in recent years and are expected to grow
in the near future. The average wage level for the employees has also increased for the past periods. Any increase in raw materials costs, labor costs or
other costs which may result in adjustments in payments under any of our construction contracts could result in an increase in our construction costs. In
the event that the price of any raw materials, including cement, concrete blocks and bricks, or labor cost increase in the future, such increase could be
passed on to us by our contractors, and our construction costs would increase accordingly. Passing such increased costs to our customers may result in
reduced sales and delay our ability to complete sales for our projects. Any input cost increase could reduce our earnings to the extent we are unable to
pass these increased costs to our customers.
Retail and commercial investment properties and properties held for sale are generally illiquid investments and the lack of alternative uses of such
properties could limit our ability to respond to changes in the performance of our properties.
As of December 31, 2020, we had approximately 86,951, 116,288, 12,187, 18,936 and 3,904 square meters of retail investment properties in
Zhengzhou, Xi’an, Changsha Chengdu and Kunshan, in China, and approximately 28,090 square feet of retail investment properties in New York,
respectively. As of December 31, 2020, we also have four projects under construction at which we plan to develop commercial property for lease with a
planned GFA of approximately 203,270 square meters. We anticipate that we may prudently and gradually increase our retail and commercial
investment properties as appropriate opportunities arise in the future. Any form of real estate investment is difficult to liquidate and, as a result, our
ability to sell our properties in response to changing economic, financial and investment conditions is limited. In addition, we may also need to incur
operating and capital expenditures to manage and maintain our properties, or to correct defects or make improvements to these properties before selling
them. We cannot assure you that we can obtain financing at a reasonable cost for such expenditures, or at all.
Furthermore, aging of retail and commercial investment properties or properties held for sale, changes in economic and financial conditions or
changes in the competitive landscape in the PRC or U.S. property markets, may adversely affect the amounts of rentals and revenue we generate from,
as well as the fair value of, these properties. However, our ability to convert any of these properties to alternative uses is limited as such conversion
requires extensive governmental approvals in the PRC or may require zoning or other approvals in the United States and involves substantial capital
expenditures for the purpose of renovation, reconfiguration and refurbishment. We cannot assure you that such approvals and financings can be obtained
when needed. These and other factors that impact our ability to respond to adverse changes in the performance of our retail and commercial investment
properties, as well as properties held for sale, may adversely affect our business, financial condition, cash flow and results of operations.
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We may be adversely affected by material issues that affect our relationships or business ventures with our joint venture and associated company
partners.
We have partnered with a number of business partners and established joint ventures and associates with third parties and may continue to do
so in the future. The performance of such business ventures has affected, and will continue to affect, our results of operations and financial position. We
and our business venture partners provided capital to our jointly established project companies in proportion to our shareholding percentages in order to
fund such project companies’ land acquisition efforts and working capital requirements. Once these project companies commence pre-sale and generate
cash flow, they will repay such capital to us on demand. Therefore, the timing of such business ventures’ capital requirements, the financial performance
of these business ventures and their ability to repay may materially and adversely affect our results of operations. With respect to our subsidiaries with
minority interest holders, our consolidated financial results may be directly impacted and the profit attributable to our Group may be diluted. With
respect to joint ventures and associates, we generally expect to incur share of loss in such joint ventures or associates until their respective development
of property projects completes and starts to contribute revenue. As of December 31, 2018, 2019 and 2020, we had a total of 13, 13 and 14 joint ventures
and associates, respectively.
We may engage in joint ventures, which could result in unforeseen expenses or disruptive effects on our business.
From time to time, we have engaged and may consider engaging in joint ventures with other businesses to develop a property. Any joint
venture that we determine to pursue will be accompanied by a number of risks. We may not be in a position to exercise sole decision-making authority
regarding the joint ventures. We may not be able to control the quality of products produced by the joint venture. Depending on the terms of the joint
venture agreement, we may require the consent of our joint venture partners for the joint venture to take certain actions, such as making distributions to
the partners. A joint venture partner may encounter financial difficulties and become unable to meet obligations with regard to funding of the joint
venture. In addition, our joint venture partners and the joint ventures themselves may hold different views or have different interests from ours, and
therefore may compete in the same market with us, in which case our interest and future development may be materially adversely affected. Further,
since we may not have full control over the business and operations of our joint ventures and associated companies, we cannot assure that they will be in
strict compliance with all applicable PRC laws and regulations. We cannot assure you that we will not encounter problems with respect to our joint
ventures and associated companies or our joint ventures and associated companies will not violate PRC laws and regulations, which may have an
adverse effect on our business, results of operation and financial condition.
Any future investments or acquisitions could expose us to unforeseen risks or place additional strain on the management and other resources.
As part of our business strategy, we regularly evaluate investments in, or acquisitions of, subsidiaries, joint ventures, and we expect that we will
continue to make such investments and acquisitions in the future. Any potential future acquisition may be accompanied by a number of risks, including
risks relating to the evolving legal landscape in China. An acquired business may underperform relative to expectations or may expose us to unexpected
liabilities. Acquisitions of entities that own real estate may involve risks in addition to the risks inherent in a real estate acquisition, because the
acquisition of an entity generally includes all of the liabilities of the entity — known and unknown, fixed and contingent — rather than only the
liabilities related to the real estate. These liabilities, which could be material, may include liabilities not disclosed by the seller of the entity or not
discovered during our due diligence. In addition, the integration of any acquisition could require substantial management attention and resources. If we
were unable to successfully manage the integration and ongoing operations, or hire and retain additional personnel necessary for the running of the
expanded business, the results of our operations and financial performance could be adversely affected.
Acquisitions may result in the incurrence and inheritance of debts and other liabilities, assumption of potential legal liabilities in respect of the
acquired businesses, and incurrence of impairment charges related to goodwill and other intangible assets, any of which could harm our businesses,
financial condition and results of operations. In particular, if any of the acquired businesses fails to perform as we expect, we may be required to
recognize a significant impairment charge, which may materially and adversely affect our businesses, financial condition and results of operations. As a
result, there can be no assurance that we will be able to achieve the strategic purpose of any acquisition, the desired level of operational integration or
our investment return target.
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Our failure to successfully manage our business expansion, would have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and prospects.
Our expansion has created, and will continue to place, substantial demand on our resources. Managing our growth and integrating the acquired
businesses will require us to, among other things:
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comply with the laws, regulations and policies applicable to the acquired businesses, including obtaining timely approval for the real
estate construction as required under the PRC law;
maintain adequate control on our business expansion to prevent, among other things, project delays or cost overruns;
manage relationships with employees, customers and business partners during the course of our business expansion;
attract, train and motivate members of our management and qualified workforce to support successful business expansion;
access debt, equity or other capital resources to fund our business expansion, which may divert financial resources otherwise available
for other purposes;
divert significant management attention and resources from our other businesses; and
strengthen our operational, financial and management controls, particularly those of our newly acquired subsidiaries, to maintain the
reliability of our reporting processes.
Any difficulty meeting the foregoing or similar requirements could significantly delay or otherwise constrain our ability to implement our
expansion plans, or result in failure to achieve the expected benefits of the combination or acquisition or write-offs of acquired assets or investments,
which in turn would limit our ability to increase operational efficiency, reduce costs or otherwise strengthen our market position. Failure to obtain the
intended economic benefits from the business expansion could adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects. In
addition, we may also experience mixed results from our expansion plans in the short term.
Regulations in the PRC may make it more difficult for us to pursue growth through acquisitions.
A number of PRC laws and regulations have established procedures and requirements that could make merger and acquisition activities in
China by foreign investors more time-consuming and complex, including the Regulations on Mergers and Acquisitions of Domestic Companies by
Foreign Investors, or the M&A Rules, which became effective on September 8, 2006 and was amended on June 22, 2009, and the Implementing Rules
Concerning Security Review on the Mergers and Acquisitions by Foreign Investors of Domestic Enterprises, or the Security Review Rules issued by
MOFCOM in August 2011. These laws and regulations impose requirements in some instances that MOFCOM must be notified in advance of any
change-of-control transaction in which a foreign investor takes control of a PRC domestic enterprise. In addition, the Anti-Monopoly Law of PRC
requires that the anti-monopoly enforcement agency be notified in advance of any concentration of undertaking if certain thresholds are triggered. On
February 7, 2021, the Anti-Monopoly Committee of the State Council published the Anti-Monopoly Guidelines for the Internet Platform Economy
Sector, which stipulates that any concentration of undertakings involving variable interest entities is subject to anti-monopoly review. Moreover, the
Security Review Rules specify that mergers and acquisitions by foreign investors that raise "national defense and security" concerns and mergers and
acquisitions through which foreign investors may acquire de facto control over domestic enterprises that raise "national security" concerns are subject to
strict review by the MOFCOM, and prohibit any attempt to bypass a security review, including by structuring the transaction through a proxy or
contractual control arrangement. On December 19, 2020, the NDRC and the MOFCOM jointly issued the Measures for the Security Review for Foreign
Investment, which took effect on January 18, 2021. These measures set forth the provisions concerning the security review mechanism on foreign
investment, including, among others, the types of investments subject to review, and the review scopes and procedures. In the future, we may grow our
business by acquiring complementary businesses. Complying with the requirements of the relevant regulations to complete such transactions could be
time consuming, and any required approval processes, including approval from the MOFCOM and other PRC government authorities, may delay or
inhibit our ability to complete such transactions, which could affect our ability to expand our business or maintain our market share. We believe
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that our business is not in an industry related to national security. However, we cannot preclude the possibility that MOFCOM or other government
agencies may publish interpretations contrary to our understanding or broaden the scope of such security review in the future. Although we have no
current plans to do so, we may elect to grow our business in the future in part by directly acquiring complementary businesses in China.
The approval of the CSRC may be required if we intend to do a follow-on equity offering in the future, and, if required, we cannot predict whether we
will be able to obtain such approval.
The M&A Rules requires an overseas special purpose vehicle formed for listing purposes through acquisitions of PRC domestic companies and
controlled by PRC persons or entities to obtain the approval of the CSRC prior to the listing and trading of such special purpose vehicle's securities on
an overseas stock exchange. The interpretation and application of the regulations remain unclear, and our follow-on offering of securities may be subject
to approval of the CSRC. If the CSRC approval is required, it is uncertain whether we can or how long it will take us to obtain the approval and any
failure to obtain or delay in obtaining the CSRC approval for such future offering would subject us to sanctions imposed by the CSRC or other PRC
regulatory authorities, which could include fines and penalties on our operations in China, restrictions or limitations on our ability to pay dividends
outside of China, and other forms of sanctions that may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
In addition, on December 24, 2021, the CSRC, together with other relevant government authorities in China, issued the Administrative
Provisions of the State Council Regarding the Overseas Issuance and Listing of Securities by Domestic Enterprises (Draft for Comments) and the
Measures for the Overseas Issuance of Securities and Listing Record-Filings by Domestic Enterprises (Draft for Comments), or the Draft Rules
Regarding Overseas Listing, collectively, which require that a PRC domestic enterprise seeking to issue and list its securities overseas shall complete
certain filing procedures and submit relevant information to the CSRC. For a further discussion, see "Item 4. Information on the Company — B.
Business Overview — Regulation — China — Regulatory Developments on Overseas Offering."
If the Draft Rules Regarding Overseas Listing take effect as they are currently drafted, then in the event that we conduct a follow-on offering of
securities, we would be required to file with the CSRC in accordance with such rules, which would impose an additional compliance burden. As of the
date of this annual report, because the Draft Rules Regarding Overseas Listing are only a draft for comments and are not effective yet, we believe that
we are currently not required to obtain any permission or approval from the CSRC to issue securities to foreign investors. However, there is no
guarantee that this will continue to be the case in the future in relation to our future offerings of our securities on a U.S. securities exchange, and even in
the event such permission or approval is required in the future and successfully obtained, there is no guarantee that such approval could not be
subsequently revoked or rescinded. In the event that we ever fail to receive or maintain necessary approvals, or if we inadvertently conclude that such
approvals are not required, or if applicable laws, regulations, or interpretations change such that we are required to obtain additional approvals in the
future, we could be subject to an investigation by competent PRC regulators, and could be subject to fines or penalties, or an order prohibiting us from
conducting an offering, and these risks could result in a material adverse change in our operations and the value of our securities.
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Our development plan may be adversely affected in the event that relocation issues related to government housing expropriations are not successfully
settled by the relevant PRC governmental authorities.
We acquire property for development through bidding, auctions and listing procedures held by the government or through acquisitions of third
parties. Some of the property we acquire from the government may have been made available through expropriation. On January 21, 2011, the PRC
State Council issued the Regulations on the Expropriation and Compensation of Houses on State-owned Land, which provides that government entities
at the city and county level are responsible for overseeing housing expropriation and compensation within their respective administrative regions. The
regulations mandate that a compensation agreement be entered into between the relevant housing expropriation department and the entities or
individuals whose houses have been expropriated addressing, among others things, the mode of payment and the amount of compensation, the period of
payment, the removal expenses, temporary placement or transitional housing expenses, losses from the closure of business operations, the time period
within which the entities or individuals must vacate the expropriated premises, the type of transitional accommodation and the period of transition. The
compensation payable may not be less than the market value of property of a similar nature as of the date when the expropriation notice was issued.
Under the regulations, property developers are prohibited from participating in the relocation arrangements. Given the fact that the completion of the
relocation procedures is the condition precedent for the relevant PRC governmental authorities to grant land use rights, any failure of the PRC
governmental authorities in handling the relocation issues may cause substantial delays in the granting process of land use rights. If we cannot obtain the
land use rights from the relevant governmental authorities in time, our development plan may be delayed and we may not be able to complete the
development and sell the property according to plan. This will, in turn, adversely affect our business operations.
We do not have insurance to cover potential losses and claims.
We do not maintain insurance policies for properties that we have delivered to our customers, and we maintain only limited insurance coverage
against potential losses or damages with respect to our properties in the PRC before their delivery to customers. Although we require our contractors to
carry insurance, we believe most of our contractors do not comply with this requirement. Our contractors may not be sufficiently insured themselves or
have the financial ability to absorb any losses that arise with respect to our projects or pay our claims. In addition, there are certain types of losses, such
as losses due to earthquakes, which are currently uninsurable in China. While we believe that our practice is in line with the general practice in the PRC
property development industry, there may be instances when we will have to internalize losses, damages and liabilities because of the lack of insurance
coverage, which may in turn adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations. In addition, while we carry limited insurance on our
operations in the United States, Malaysia and the UK, such insurance may not be adequate to compensate us for any losses, damages and liabilities we
might incur with regard to our properties.
We may suffer a penalty or even forfeit land to the PRC government if we fail to comply with procedural requirements applicable to land grants from the
government or the terms of the land use rights grant contracts.
According to the relevant PRC laws and regulations, if we fail to develop a property project according to the terms of the land use rights grant
contract, including those relating to the payment of land premiums, specified use of the land and the time for commencement and completion of the
property development, the PRC government may issue a warning, may impose a penalty or may order us to forfeit the land. Specifically, under current
PRC laws and regulations, if we fail to pay land premiums in accordance with the payment schedule set forth in the relevant land use rights grant
contract, the relevant PRC land bureau may issue a warning notice to us, impose late payment penalties or even require us to forfeit the related land to
the PRC government. The late payment penalties are usually calculated based on the overdue days for the land premium payments. Furthermore, if we
fail to commence development within one year after the commencement date stipulated in the land use rights grant contract, the relevant PRC land
bureau may issue a warning notice to us and impose an idle land fee on the land of up to 20% of the land premium. If we fail to commence development
within two years, the land will be subject to forfeiture to the PRC government without any compensation, unless the delay in development is caused by
government actions or force majeure. Even if the commencement of the land development is compliant with the land use rights grant contract, if the
developed GFA on the land is less than one-third of the total GFA of the project that should have been under construction and development or the total
capital invested is less than one-fourth of the total investment of the project and the suspension of the development of the land continues for more than
one year without government approval, the land will also be treated as idle land and be subject to penalty or forfeiture.
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We cannot assure you that circumstances leading to significant delays in our own land premium payments or development schedules or
forfeiture of land will not arise in the future. If we pay a substantial penalty, we may not be able to meet pre-set investment targeted returns for a given
project and our financial conditions could be adversely affected. If any of our land is forfeited , we will not only lose the opportunity to develop the
property projects on such land, but may also lose a significant portion of the investment in such land, including land premium deposits and the
development costs incurred.
Any non-compliant GFA of our uncompleted and future property developments will be subject to governmental approval and additional payments or
even revocation of qualification certificate.
The local government authorities inspect property developments after their completion and issue the completion acceptance certificates if the
developments are in compliance with the relevant laws and regulations. If the total constructed GFA of a property development exceeds the GFA
originally authorized in the relevant land grant contracts or construction permit, or if the completed property contains built-up areas that do not conform
with the plan authorized by the construction permit, the property developer may be required to pay additional amounts or take corrective actions with
respect to such non-compliant GFA before a completion acceptance certificate can be issued to the property development. Furthermore, if the total
constructed GFA of a property development exceeds the constructed GFA limitation specified in the real estate development qualification obtained by
the property developer, the property developer may be fined up to RMB100,000, or even have its qualification certificate and business license revoked.
We have obtained completion acceptance certificates for all of our completed properties as of December 31, 2020. However, we cannot be
certain that local government authorities will not determine that the total constructed GFA upon completion of our existing projects under development
or any future property developments exceed the relevant authorized GFA. Any such non-compliance could lead to additional payments or penalty, which
would adversely affect our financial condition. We have not incurred material amounts of any such payments or penalties since the founding of our
company.
We may not be able to continue obtaining qualification certificates, which will adversely affect our business.
Real estate developers in the PRC must obtain a formal qualification certificate in order to carry on a property development business in the
PRC. According to the PRC regulations issued on the qualifications of property developers, a newly established property developer must first apply for
a temporary qualification certificate with a one-year validity, which can be renewed for not more than two years. If, however, the newly established
property developer fails to commence a property development project within the one-year period during which the temporary qualification certificate is
in effect, it will not be allowed to renew its temporary qualification certificate. All qualification certificates are subject to inspection on an annual basis
and shall be renewed upon expiration. Under government regulations, developers must fulfill all statutory requirements before they may obtain or renew
their qualification certificates. In accordance with the provisions of the rules on the administration of qualifications, the real estate developer
qualifications are classified into four classes and the approval system for each class is tiered. A real estate developer may only engage in the
development and sale of real estate within the scope of its qualification certificate. See “Item 4. Information on the Company — B. Business Overview
— Regulation — China — Regulations on Qualifications of Developer.”
There can be no assurance that some of our project companies that are in the process of applying for or renewing proper qualification
certificates will be able to obtain such certificates on a timely basis to commence their planned real estate projects development on schedule. There can
be no further assurance that we and our project companies will continue to be able to extend or renew the qualification certificates or be able to
successfully upgrade the current qualification class to a higher qualification. If we or our project companies are unable to obtain or renew qualification
certificates, the PRC government will refuse to issue pre-sale and other permits necessary for the conduct of the property development business, and our
results of operations, financial condition and cash flows will be adversely affected. In addition, if any of our project companies engages in the
development and sale of real estate outside the scope of its qualification certificate, it may be ordered to rectify such conduct within a prescribed period,
be fined up to RMB100,000, or even have its qualification certificate and business license revoked.
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Our failure to assist our customers in applying for property ownership certificates in a timely manner may lead to compensatory liabilities to our
customers and our reputation and results of operations may be thus adversely affected.
We are statutorily required to assist our customers in their application process for property ownership certificates within 90 days after delivery
of property, or such other period contracted with our customers, including in the way of submitting required materials to the real estate administration of
the place where the house is located within 60 days from the day of delivery, passing various governmental clearances, formalities and procedures. If we
failed to submit required materials for property right registration within such period, we may be given a disciplinary warning and be ordered to take
remedial measures within specified time limit, or be fined not less than RMB20,000 but not more than RMB30,000. Besides, under our typical sales
contract, we are liable for any delay in the submission of the required documents as a result of our failure to meet such requirements, and are required to
compensate our customers for delays. In the case of delays of submission of required documents, we are required under contracts with our customers to
pay compensation to our customers and our reputation and results of operations may be adversely affected.
The property development business is subject to claims under statutory quality warranties.
Under PRC law, all property developers in the PRC must provide certain quality warranties for the properties they construct or sell. We are
required to provide these warranties to our customers. Generally, we receive quality warranties from our third-party contractors with respect to our
property projects. If a significant number of claims were brought against us under our warranties and if we were unable to obtain reimbursement for
such claims from third-party contractors in a timely manner or at all, or if the money retained by us to cover our payment obligations under the quality
warranties was not sufficient, we could incur significant expenses to resolve such claims or face delays in remedying the related defects, which could in
turn harm our reputation, and materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We may become involved in legal and other proceedings from time to time and may suffer significant liabilities or other losses as a result.
We have in the past, and may in future, become involved in disputes with various parties relating to the acquisition of land use rights, the
development and sale of our properties or other aspects of our business and operations. These disputes may lead to legal or other proceedings and may
result in substantial costs and diversion of resources and management’s attention. Disputes and legal and other proceedings may require substantial time
and expense to resolve, which could divert valuable resources, such as management time and working capital, delay our planned projects and increase
our costs. Third parties that are found liable to us may not have the resources to compensate us for our incurred costs and damages. We could also be
required to pay significant costs and damages if we do not prevail in any such disputes or proceedings. In addition, we may have disagreements with
regulatory bodies in the course of our operations, which may subject us to administrative proceedings and unfavorable decrees that result in pecuniary
liabilities and cause delays to our property developments. As of December 31, 2020, we were involved in disputes with our local government
enterprises, joint venture partners, contractors and property sales agents. Any unfavorable judgment in our current legal proceedings or any involvement
in further legal proceedings or disputes may materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. See “Item 8.
Financial Information — A. Consolidated Statements and Other Financial Information — Legal Proceedings.”
The relevant PRC tax authorities may challenge the basis on which we have been paying our land appreciation tax obligations and our results of
operations and cash flows may be affected.
Under PRC laws and regulations, our PRC subsidiaries engaging in property development are subject to land appreciation tax, or LAT, which is
levied by the local tax authorities. All taxable gains from the sale or transfer of land use rights, buildings and their attached facilities in the PRC are
subject to LAT at progressive rates ranging from 30% to 60%. Exemptions are available for the sale of ordinary residential properties if the appreciation
values do not exceed certain thresholds specified in the relevant tax laws. Gains from the sale of commercial properties, luxury residential properties and
villas are not eligible for this exemption.
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We have accrued LAT payable on our property sales and transfers in accordance with the progressive rates specified in relevant tax laws, less
amounts previously paid under the levy method applied by relevant local tax authorities. However, provision for LAT requires our management to use a
significant amount of judgment with respect to, among other things, the anticipated total proceeds to be derived from the sale of the entire phase of the
project or the entire project, the total appreciation of project value and the various deductible items. Given the time gap between the point at which we
make provisions for and the point at which we settle the full amount of LAT payable, the relevant tax authorities may not necessarily agree with our
apportionment of deductible expense or other bases on which we calculate LAT. As a result, our LAT expenses as recorded in our financial statements of
a particular period may require subsequent adjustments. If the LAT provisions we have made are substantially lower than the actual LAT amounts
assessed by the tax authorities in the future, our results of operations and cash flows will be materially and adversely affected. For a range of reasonably
possible losses in excess of the amounts we have accrued for LAT, to the extent such estimates are determinable, see Note 15 of our Consolidated
Financial Statements in this report.
Our operations may be affected by the real property taxes to be imposed by the PRC government.
According to the Interim Regulations on Real Property Tax of the PRC, or the Real Property Tax Regulations, which were amended on January
8, 2011, real property tax shall be paid by the property owners based on the residual value of real property following a subtraction of 10% to 30% from
the original value of the property, and the specific range of subtraction, the tax payment period and the detailed implementing rules shall be decided or
formulated by the local governments of provinces.Although the PRC government has been considering imposing real property tax on a nationwide
scale, most of the provinces have not promulgated any detailed implementing rules about real property tax or levy the real property tax yet. In another
attempt to cool the real estate market, the PRC government has designated Shanghai and Chongqing as trial regions to impose the real property tax, and
in response, on January 27, 2011, both Shanghai and Chongqing implemented local rules regarding the imposition of real property tax, with these rules
taking effect on January 28, 2011, with Chongqing amending its rules on January 13, 2017. On February 20, 2013, the PRC State Council, in an
executive meeting, stated a new policy regarding the real property tax that the government would select more trial regions for the real property tax that
year, however, most provinces still have not implemented any local rules regarding the imposition of real property tax yet. Real property tax regulations
may eventually be officially implemented at the national level; any such regulation could significantly impact the real estate market. In light of these
developments, we cannot guarantee that our operations will not be adversely affected.
Dividends we receive from our PRC subsidiaries located in the PRC may be subject to PRC withholding tax.
The Enterprise Income Tax Law of the PRC, or the EIT Law became effective as of January 1, 2008 and was amended on February 24, 2017
and December 29, 2018, and the Implementation for the EIT Law issued by the PRC State Council became effective as of January 1, 2008 and amended
on April 23, 2019. The EIT Law provides that a maximum income tax rate of 20% may be applicable to dividends payable to non-PRC investors that are
“non-resident enterprises,” to the extent such dividends are derived from sources within the PRC, and the State Council has reduced such rate to 10%
through the Implementation for the EIT Law. We are a Cayman Islands holding company and substantially all of our income may be derived from
dividends we receive from our PRC subsidiaries. Thus, dividends paid to us by our subsidiaries in China may be subject to the 10% income tax if we are
considered a “non-resident enterprise” under the EIT Law. If we are required under the EIT Law to pay income tax for any dividends we receive from
our PRC subsidiaries, it will materially and adversely affect the amount of dividends received by us from our PRC subsidiaries.
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We may be deemed a PRC resident enterprise for PRC tax purposes under the EIT Law and be subject to the PRC taxation on our worldwide income.
The EIT Law also provides that enterprises established outside of China whose “de facto management bodies” are located in China are
considered “resident enterprises” and are generally subject to the uniform 25% corporate income tax rate as to their worldwide income (including
dividend income received from subsidiaries). Under the Implementation for the EIT Law, “de facto management body” is defined as a body that has
material and overall management and control over the manufacturing and business operations, personnel and human resources, finances and treasury,
and acquisition and disposition of properties and other assets of an enterprise. Under the Notice on the Issues Regarding Recognition of Overseas
Incorporated Domestically Controlled Enterprises as PRC Resident Enterprises Based on the De Facto Management Body Criteria, or Circular 82,
which was retroactively effective as of January 1, 2008 and amended on November 8, 2013, January 29, 2014 and December 29, 2017, an overseas
incorporated, domestically-controlled enterprise will be recognized as a PRC resident enterprise if it satisfies certain conditions. Further, the State
Administration of Taxation, or the SAT, issued the Administrative Measures of Enterprise Income Tax of Chinese-controlled Offshore Incorporated
Resident Enterprises (Trial), or Bulletin 45, which became effective on September 1, 2011, and was amended on April 17, 2015, June 28, 2016 and June
15, 2018, to provide further guidance on the implementation of Circular 82. Bulletin 45 clarified certain issues relating to the determination of PRC tax
resident enterprise status, post-determination administration and the authorities responsible for determining offshore-incorporated PRC tax resident
enterprise status. Bulletin 45 specifies that when provided with a copy of a Chinese tax resident determination certificate issued by the in-charge tax
authorities from an offshore-incorporated PRC tax resident enterprise, the payer should not withhold 10% income tax when paying Chinese-sourced
dividends, interest and royalties to the offshore incorporated PRC tax resident enterprise. However, as Circular 82 and Bulletin 45 only apply to
enterprises incorporated under laws of foreign jurisdictions that are controlled by PRC enterprises or groups of PRC enterprises, it remains unclear how
the tax authorities will determine the location of “de facto management bodies” for overseas incorporated enterprises that are controlled by individual
PRC residents or non-PRC enterprises such as our company. It is still unclear whether PRC tax authorities would require us to be treated as a PRC
resident enterprise. If we are treated as a resident enterprise for PRC tax purposes, we will be subject to PRC tax on our worldwide income at the 25%
uniform tax rate, which could have an impact on our effective tax rate and an adverse effect on our net income and results of operations, although
dividends distributed from our PRC subsidiaries to us could be exempt from Chinese dividend withholding tax, since such income is exempted under
the new EIT Law to a PRC resident recipient.
Dividends payable by us to our non-PRC investors and gain on the sale of our ADSs may become subject to taxes under PRC tax laws.
Under the Implementation for the EIT Law, a PRC income tax rate of 10% is applicable to dividends payable to investors that are “non-resident
enterprises,” which do not have an establishment or place of business in the PRC, or which have such establishment or place of business but the relevant
income is not effectively connected with the establishment or place of business, to the extent such dividends have their sources within the PRC.
Similarly, any gain realized on the transfer of ADSs by such investors is also subject to 10% PRC income tax if such gain is regarded as income derived
from sources within the PRC. For non-PRC individual investors, under the PRC Individual Income Law, there could be a PRC income tax at a rate of
20% for such dividends or gains. If we are considered a PRC “resident enterprise,” it is unclear whether dividends we pay with respect to our ADSs, or
the gain you may realize from the transfer of our ADSs, would be treated as income derived from sources within the PRC and be subject to PRC tax. If
we are required under the Implementation for the EIT Law to withhold PRC income tax on dividends payable to our non-PRC investors that are “non-
resident enterprises,” or non-PRC individuals, or if you are required to pay PRC income tax on the transfer of our ADSs, the value of your investment in
our ADSs may be materially and adversely affected.
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Indirect Transfers of Equity Interests in PRC Tax Resident Enterprises by Non-resident Enterprises May Cause Uncertainty on Tax Liabilities.
On February 3, 2015, the SAT issued the Circular on issues of enterprise Income Tax on Indirect Transfer of Assets by Non-PRC Resident Enterprise, or
Circular 7, which extends its tax jurisdiction to transactions involving transfer of other taxable assets through offshore transfer of a foreign intermediate
holding company. In addition, Circular 7 provides clear criteria for assessment of reasonable commercial purposes and has introduced safe harbors for
internal group restructurings and the purchase and sale of equity through a public securities market. Circular 7 also brings challenges to both foreign
transferor and transferee (or other person who is obligated to pay for the transfer) of taxable assets. In October 2017, SAT issued the Announcement of
the State Administration of Taxation on Issues Concerning the Withholding of Non-resident Enterprise Income Tax at Source, or SAT Bulletin 37, which
came into effect on December 1, 2017. The SAT Bulletin 37 further clarifies the practice and procedure of the withholding of non-resident enterprise
income tax. Where a non-resident enterprise transfers taxable assets indirectly by disposing of the equity interests of an overseas holding company,
which is an indirect transfer, the non-resident enterprise as either transferor or transferee, or the PRC entity that directly owns the taxable assets, may
report such Indirect Transfer to the relevant tax authority. Using a "substance over form" principle, the PRC tax authority may disregard the existence of
the overseas holding company if it lacks a reasonable commercial purpose and was established for the purpose of reducing, avoiding or deferring PRC
tax. As a result, gains derived from such indirect transfer other than transfer of shares or ADSs acquired and sold on public markets may be subject to
PRC enterprise income tax, and the transferee or other person who is obligated to pay for the transfer is obligated to withhold the applicable taxes,
currently at a rate of 10%. Both the transferor and the transferee may be subject to penalties under PRC tax laws if the transferee fails to withhold the
taxes and the transferor fails to pay the taxes.
We face uncertainties as to the reporting and other implications of certain past and future transactions that involve PRC taxable assets, such as
offshore restructuring, sale of the shares in our offshore subsidiaries and investments. Our company may be subject to filing obligations or taxed if our
company is transferor in such transactions, and may be subject to withholding obligations if our company is transferee in such transactions, under
Circular 7 or SAT Bulletin 37, or both. However, since Circular 7 specifies that it does not apply if a non-resident enterprise obtains the proceeds from
indirect transfer of Chinese taxable property by trading stocks of a listed foreign enterprise in the open market, for most of our investors, who either are
not enterprises, or are non-resident enterprises but only trade stocks in the open market, they will not be required to pay tax under Circular 7 or SAT
Bulletin 37.
If the value of our brand or image diminishes, it could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.
We intend to continue promoting the “Xinyuan” brand in selected cities in our target markets by delivering quality products and attentive real
estate-related services to our customers. Our brand is integral to our sales and marketing efforts. Our continued success in maintaining and enhancing
our brand and image depends to a large extent on our ability to satisfy customer needs by further developing and maintaining the quality of our services
across our operations, as well as our ability to respond to competitive pressures. If we are unable to satisfy customer needs or if our public image or
reputation were otherwise hindered, our business transactions with our customers may decline, which could in turn adversely affect our results of
operations.
We may be required to record impairment charges in the future.
We record our real estate properties projects completed and under development at the lower of carrying amounts or fair value less selling costs.
In accordance with ASC 360, Property, Plant and Equipment, real estate property projects completed and under development are subject to valuation
adjustments when the carrying amount exceeds fair value. An impairment loss is recognized if the carrying amount of the assets is not recoverable and
exceeds fair value. The carrying amount is not recoverable if it exceeds the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the assets.
We have not recognized any fair value losses from our real estate properties projects completed and under development. If the projected profitability of a
given project deteriorates due to a decline in the pace of unit sales, a decline in selling prices, or some other factor, such project is reviewed for possible
impairment by comparing the estimated future undiscounted cash flows for the project to its carrying value. If the estimated future undiscounted cash
flows are less than the project’s carrying value, the project is written down to its estimated fair value. If business conditions deteriorate, there is a
potential risk that impairment charges will be recorded, which may have a material adverse effect on our results of operation.
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Failure to protect our brand or trademark may adversely affect our business.
We own trademarks for “鑫苑” in the form of Chinese characters and our company logo in the PRC, United States, UK, EU, New Zealand,
Australia, Singapore and Korea. We rely on those countries’ intellectual property and anti-unfair competition laws and contractual restrictions to protect
brand name and trademarks. We believe our brand, trademarks and other intellectual property rights are important to our success. Any unauthorized use
of our brand, trademarks and other intellectual property rights could harm our competitive advantages and business. Monitoring and preventing
unauthorized use are difficult. The measures we take to protect our intellectual property rights may not be adequate. Furthermore, the application of laws
governing intellectual property rights in China and abroad is uncertain and evolving, and could involve substantial risks to us. If we are unable to
adequately protect our brand, trademarks and other intellectual property rights, our reputation may be harmed and our business may be adversely
affected.
In the PRC, the registration and protection of a company’s corporate name is regional and limited to its related industry. Although we have
registered our corporate name “Xinyuan” in certain provinces where we operate, we cannot prevent others from registering the same corporate name in
other provinces or in other industries. If another company is the first to register “Xinyuan” as its corporate name in a province other than Beijing,
Tianjin, Henan Province, Shandong Province, Jiangsu Province, Anhui Province, Sichuan Province, Hunan Province, and Shaanxi Province or in
another industry, we will have to adopt another corporate name if we plan to enter that market or industry. Moreover, the use of “Xinyuan” by another
company may lead to confusion in the market place and reduce the value of our brand name.
We may be subject to additional payments of statutory employee benefits.
According to PRC laws and local regulations, we are required to pay various statutory employee benefits, including pensions, housing fund,
medical insurance, work-related injury insurance, unemployment insurance and childbearing insurance to designated government agents for the benefit
of all our employees. Since the Social Insurance Law of the PRC came into effect on July 1, 2011, which was amended on December 29, 2018, the legal
framework regulating employee social insurance has been further strengthened. The requirement of employee benefits has not been implemented
consistently by the local governments in China given the different levels of economic development in different locations.While we believe that our PRC
subsidiaries have appropriately accrued for and paid statutory employee benefits, we cannot be certain the relevant PRC authorities may not interpret
local requirements differently and require payments of additional employee benefit amounts in the future.
Our property development schedule may be delayed and our development costs may increase as a result of delayed governmental demolition and
resettlement processes if we were to acquire land requiring demolition of existing properties.
According to the Regulations on the Expropriation and Compensation of Houses on State-owned Land, local PRC governments are responsible
for the expropriation and compensation of houses on State-owned land and may authorize entities like us to carry out the expropriation and
compensation work. However, in practice, we may be required to pay the corresponding demolition and resettlement costs. If the party subject to
expropriation is not satisfied with the compensation, an administrative reconsideration or an administrative action can be brought, which may delay the
project. Our practice generally has been to acquire land where demolition of existing properties and resettlement of residents is not required. However, if
we were to acquire land where such actions are required, issues in the demolition and resettlement processes may affect our reputation, increase our
costs and delay the pre-sales of the relevant project, which may in turn adversely affect our business, financial position and operational performance.
To the extent demolition and resettlement are required in any of our future property developments, we may be required to compensate existing
residents an amount calculated in accordance with local resettlement compensations standards. These local standards may change from time to time
without advance notice. If such compensation standards are changed to increase the compensation we are required to pay, our land acquisition costs may
increase, which could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations. In respect of projects in which the resettlement costs are borne
by us, if we or the local government fail to reach an agreement over the amount of compensation with any existing owner or resident, any party may
apply to the relevant authorities for a ruling on the compensation amount. Dissenting owners and residents may also refuse to relocate or even initiate
legal proceedings to challenge our land use rights, permits or approvals. Any administrative process, legal proceedings, resistance or refusal to relocate
may delay our future project development schedules, and an unfavorable final ruling may result in us paying more than the amount required by the local
standards or even losing the relevant certificates, permits or approvals. Any occurrence of the above factors may result in increases in our future
development costs or delay the development schedule of the relevant project which can adversely affect our cash flows, financial condition and results
of operations.
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We could be adversely affected by potential violations of the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
The United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, or FCPA, generally prohibits companies and their intermediaries from making improper
payments to public officials for the purpose of obtaining or retaining business. Our internal policies mandate compliance with these anti-corruption
laws. We operate and retain employees in China, the United States, Malaysia and the UK, and we rely on our management structure, regulatory and
legal resources and effective operation of our compliance program to direct, manage and monitor the activities of our employees. Despite our training,
oversight and compliance programs, we cannot assure you that our internal control policies and procedures always will protect us from deliberate,
reckless or inadvertent acts of our employees or agents that contravene our compliance policies or violate applicable laws. Our continued expansion in
China and the United States could increase the risk of such violations in the future. Expansion into other countries could expose us to additional anti-
bribery or anticorruption laws, and we could face additional risks if expand our operations into countries where the compliance culture is less robust.
Violations of the FCPA, or allegations of such violations, could disrupt our business and result in a material adverse effect on our results of operations or
financial condition.
Risks Related to the Residential Property Industry in China
Our operations are highly subject to government policies and regulations in the real estate market.
Since 2010 the PRC government has been tightening its control of the real estate market with the aim of curbing increases in property prices
while also, since early 2015, trying to stimulate the market to reduce inventory. A number of rules and regulations have been set forth by various PRC
authorities concerning the real estate market. See “Item 4. Information on the Company — B. Business Overview — Regulation — China” for more
details on some of the PRC regulations.
Since 2016, the local governments of several cities in the PRC have implemented a series of measures designed to stabilize the growth of the
property market on a more sustainable level. These tightening measures have affected some of the cities where we operate, including Zhengzhou,
Suzhou, Chengdu, Jinan, Tianjin, Beijing, Xi'an and Changsha. In 2017, 2018, and 2020, certain local governments in the PRC further implemented
measures to control the increase of property sale prices and stabilize the real estate market. For example, in March 2017, the municipal city of Tianjin
requested non-local residents to provide social insurance certificates and individual income tax contribution certificates issued by Tianjin's competent
authorities before such non-local residents were permitted to purchase a residential property. In April 2018, Hainan province adopted measures to limit
each local resident from purchasing more than one residential property. In September 2020, the city of Chengdu adopted a five-year limit for residents to
transfer or sell newly purchased residential property. These measures regulate various aspects of the property market, including: (i) land acquisition
financing, (ii) pre-sale management, (iii) sale price restriction (for example, Suzhou requires developers to file sale prices at the price filing systems of
relevant authorities), (iv) purchaser qualification and (v) purchaser financing. These local measures may also cause adverse and material impacts on our
business operations and financial results.
However, the full effect and extent of these policies on the real estate industry and our business will depend in large part on the implementation
and interpretation of the circulars by governmental agencies, local governments and banks in the real estate industry. The PRC government’s policies
and regulatory measures on the PRC real estate sector could limit our access to required financing and other capital resources, adversely affect the
property purchasers’ involved ability to obtain mortgage financing or significantly increase the cost of mortgage financing, reduce market demand for
our properties and increase our operating costs. We cannot be certain that the PRC government will not issue additional and more stringent regulations
or measures or that agencies and banks will not adopt restrictive measures or practices in response to PRC governmental policies and regulations, which
could substantially reduce pre-sales of our properties and cash flow from operations and substantially increase our financing needs, which would in turn
materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects.
The PRC government has adopted various measures to regulate foreign investment in the property development industry and may adopt further
restrictive measures in the future.
The PRC government has implemented a number of regulations and measures governing foreign investment in the property development
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In July 2006, the Monitory of Construction, the NDRC, the PBOC, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce, or the SAIC, and the
SAFE, issued the Opinions on Regulating the Entry and Administration of Foreign Investment in the Real Estate Market, amended on August 19, 2015,
which impose significant requirements on foreign investment in the PRC real estate sector. For instance, these opinions set forth requirements for the
procedures to set up a foreign-invested real estate enterprise, or the FIREE, and the thresholds for a FIREE to borrow domestic or overseas loans. In
addition, since June 2007, a FIREE approved by local authorities is required to file such approvals with the MOFCOM or its provincial branches. We
cannot assure that any FIREE that we establish, or whose registered capital we increase, will be able to complete the filing procedures with MOFCOM
in time or otherwise fully comply with those specific requirements set for FIREEs.
The regulatory restrictions imposed on foreign investment in real estate projects has been and continues to be evolving. Currently, on March
15, 2019, the National People's Congress adopted the Foreign Investment Law of the PRC, or the FIL, which became effective on January 1, 2020. The
FIL grants national treatment to foreign invested entities, except for those foreign invested entities that operate in industries deemed to be either
"restricted" or "prohibited" in a "negative list". On December 28, 2021, the MOFCOM and the NDRC promulgated the Special Administrative
Measures on the Access of Foreign Investment (Negative List) (2021 Edition), or the 2021 Negative List, which took effect on January 1, 2022, which
provide there are no specific restrictions for foreign investment in the real estate industry.
The PRC government’s restrictive regulations and measures could increase our operating costs in adapting to these regulations and measures,
limit our access to capital resources or even restrict our business operations. We cannot be certain that the PRC government will not issue additional and
more stringent regulations or measures, which could further adversely affect our business and prospects.
We face intense competition from other real estate developers.
The property industry in the PRC is highly competitive. In the high-growth tier I and tier II cities we focus on, local and regional property
developers are our major competitors, and an increasing number of large state-owned and private national property developers have started entering
these markets. Many of our competitors, especially the state-owned and private national property developers, are well capitalized and have greater
financial, marketing and other resources than we have. Some also have larger land banks, greater economies of scale, broader name recognition, a longer
track record and more established relationships in certain markets. In addition, the PRC government’s recent measures designed to reduce land supply
has further increased competition for land among property developers.
Competition among property developers may result in increased costs for the acquisition of land for development, increased costs for raw
materials, shortages of skilled contractors, oversupply of properties, decrease in property prices in certain parts of the PRC, a slowdown in the rate at
which new property developments will be approved and/or reviewed by the relevant government authorities and an increase in administrative costs for
hiring or retaining qualified personnel, any of which may adversely affect our business and financial condition. Furthermore, property developers that
are better capitalized than we are may be more competitive in acquiring land through the auction process. If we cannot respond to changes in market
conditions as promptly and effectively as our competitors or effectively compete for land acquisitions through the auction systems, our business and
financial condition will be adversely affected.
In addition, risk of property over-supply is increasing in parts of China, where property investment, trading and speculation have become
overly active. We are exposed to the risk that in the event of actual or perceived over-supply, property prices may fall drastically, and our revenue and
profitability will be adversely affected.
Our sales, revenues and operations will be affected if our customers are not able to secure mortgage financing on attractive terms, if at all.
A majority of the purchasers of our residential properties rely on mortgages to fund their purchases. If the availability or attractiveness of
mortgage financing is reduced or limited, many of our prospective customers may not desire or be able to purchase our properties and, as a result, our
business, liquidity and results of operations could be adversely affected. Among other factors, the availability and cost of mortgage financing may be
affected by changes in PRC regulations or policies or changes in interest rates. The circulars issued by the PRC State Council and related measures
taken by local governments and banks have restricted and may continue to restrict the ability of purchasers to qualify for or obtain mortgage financing.
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On March 30, 2015, the PBOC, the MOHURD and the CBRC jointly issued the Circular on Issues concerning Individual Residential
Mortgage Policies in an effort to stimulate the market. The circular specifies the minimum down payment is 20% for purchasers of a first residential
property for their households with their housing fund loans and 40% for the purchasers of a second residential household property with housing fund
loans with outstanding mortgages who apply for another mortgage. On August 27, 2015, the MOHURD, the Ministry of Finance of the PRC, or the
MOF, and the PBOC jointly issued the Circular on Adjusting the Minimum Down Payment for the Purchase of Houses by Individuals with the Housing
Fund Loans, which provides that the purchasers of a second residential household property with housing fund loans are only required to pay a minimum
down payment of 20% if all loans are settled on their first residential property, in addition, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Shenzhen may, on the
basis of the unified national policy and in accordance with local conditions, independently determine the minimum down payment ratio for applying for
housing fund loans to purchase a second residential household property. On February 1, 2016, the PBOC issued the Circular on Issues concerning
Adjusting the Individual Housing Loan Policies, which provides that, in the cities without restrictive measures for residential property purchase, the
minimum down payment shall, in principle, be 25% of the house price with housing fund loans for a first residential property for purchasers’
households, while the minimum down payment shall be at least 30% of the corresponding house price for a second residential household property. And
in the cities with restrictive measures for house purchase, the individual housing loan policies shall be subject to the previous provisions. Furthermore,
on April 12, 2019, the Circular on Matters relating to Adjusting the Policy for Individual Housing Loans via the Housing Provident Fund to Further
Upgrade Services was issued, which provides that the minimum down payment is 30% for purchasers of a first residential property other than
economically affordable house for their households with their housing fund loans, and 60% for the purchasers of a second residential household
property other than economically affordable house with housing fund loans.
We cannot predict how long these policies will continue or what other action, if any, the banks in cities in which we operate may take. In
addition, from 2013, PRC banks have tightened the conditions on which mortgage loans are extended to homebuyers by comparing the anticipated
monthly repayment of the mortgage loan with the individual borrower’s monthly income and other measures. Therefore, mortgage loans for home
buyers have been subject to longer processing periods or even denied by the banks. We monitor our homebuyers’ outstanding mortgage loans on an
ongoing basis via our management reporting procedures and have taken the position that contracts with underlying mortgage loans with processing
periods exceeding one year cannot be recognized as revenue on an over time basis. As a result, we reversed contracted sales of the amounts related to
apartments for which mortgage loans with processing periods exceeding one year when recognizing revenue on an over time basis.
Risks Related to Doing Business in China
Changes in social conditions, political and economic policies of the PRC government may affect our business, financial condition and results
of operations and may result in our inability to sustain our growth and expansion strategies.
Our results of operations, financial condition and prospects are influenced by social, economic, political and legal developments in China.
China's economy differs from the economies of most developed countries in many respects, including with respect to the framework and style of
government supervision, level of development, growth rate, control of foreign exchange and allocation of resources. Although the PRC government has
implemented measures emphasizing the utilization of market forces for economic reform, the reduction of state ownership of productive assets, and the
establishment of improved corporate governance in business enterprises, a substantial portion of productive assets in China is still owned by the
government. The PRC government also exercises significant control over China's economic growth through strategically allocating resources,
controlling the payment of foreign currency denominated obligations, setting monetary policy and providing preferential treatment to particular
industries or companies. While the Chinese economy has experienced significant growth over the past decades, growth has been uneven, both
geographically and among various sectors of the economy. The Chinese government has implemented various measures to encourage economic growth
and guide the allocation of resources. Some of these measures may benefit the overall Chinese economy, but may have a negative effect on us. The
growth rate of the Chinese economy has gradually slowed since 2010, and the impact of COVID-19 on the Chinese economy in 2020 and 2021 is
reported to be severe. Any prolonged slowdown in the Chinese economy may reduce the demand for our property and materially and adversely affect
our business and results of operations.
The new, stricter regulations or interpretations of existing regulations imposed by the central or local governments may require additional
expenditures and efforts on our part to ensure our compliance with such regulations or interpretations, and if relevant regulations are issued and become
effective in a short notice, we may not able to take the required actions in a timely manner without allocating significant resource. Therefore, we cannot
predict whether changes in the PRC economic, political and social conditions, laws, regulations and policies will have any adverse effect on our current
or future business, financial condition or results of operations.
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We are subject to PRC restrictions on currency exchange.
We currently receive most of our revenues from operations in the PRC and such revenues are denominated in Renminbi. The Renminbi is
currently convertible under the "current account," which includes dividends, trade and service-related foreign exchange transactions, but not under the
"capital account," which includes foreign direct investment and loans, including loans we may secure from our PRC subsidiaries. Currently, our PRC
subsidiaries may purchase foreign currency for settlement of "current account transactions," including payment of dividends to us, without the approval
of the SAFE by complying with certain procedural requirements. However, the relevant PRC governmental authorities may limit or eliminate our ability
to purchase foreign currencies in the future for current account transactions. Foreign exchange transactions under the capital account remain subject to
limitations and require approvals from, or registration with, the SAFE and other relevant PRC governmental authorities. Since a significant amount of
our future revenues and cash flow will be denominated in Renminbi, any existing and future restrictions on currency exchange may limit our ability to
utilize cash generated in Renminbi to fund our business activities outside of the PRC or pay dividends in foreign currencies to our shareholders,
including holders of the ADSs, and may limit our ability service our foreign currency-denominated indebtedness and to obtain foreign currency through
debt or equity financing for our PRC subsidiaries.
PRC regulations relating to investments in offshore companies by PRC residents may subject our PRC-resident beneficial owners or our PRC
subsidiaries to liability or penalties or otherwise limit our PRC subsidiaries' ability to increase their registered capital or distribute profits to us or
otherwise adversely affect us.
On July 4, 2014, the SAFE issued the Circular of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange on Issues Concerning the Foreign Exchange
Administration over the Overseas Investment and Financing and Round-trip Investment by Domestic Residents via Special Purpose Vehicles, or the
SAFE Circular 37, which replaced the former circular commonly known as "Circular 75" implemented on October 21, 2005. The SAFE Circular 37
requires PRC residents to register with the competent local SAFE branch in connection with their direct establishment or indirect overseas investment
activities. Under SAFE Circular 37, PRC residents who make, or have prior to the implementation of SAFE Circular 37 made, direct or indirect
investments in offshore special purpose vehicles, or SPVs, are required to register such investments with SAFE or its local branches. In addition, any
PRC resident who is a direct or indirect shareholder of an SPV, is required to update its registration with the local branch of SAFE with respect to that
SPV, to reflect any material change. Moreover, any subsidiary of such SPV in China is required to urge the PRC resident shareholders to update their
registration with the local branch of SAFE to reflect any material change. If any PRC resident shareholder of such SPV fails to make the required
registration or to update the registration, the subsidiary of such SPV in China may be prohibited from distributing its profits or the proceeds from any
capital reduction, share transfer or liquidation to the SPV, and the SPV may also be prohibited from making additional capital contributions into its
subsidiaries in China. In February 2015, SAFE promulgated a Notice on Further Simplifying and Improving Foreign Exchange Administration Policy on
Direct Investment, or SAFE Notice 13. Under SAFE Notice 13, applications for foreign exchange registration of inbound foreign direct investments and
outbound direct investments, including those required under SAFE Circular 37, must be filed with qualified banks instead of SAFE. Qualified banks
should examine the applications and accept registrations under the supervision of SAFE.
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We believe that all of our shareholders who were PRC citizens or residents at the time of our initial public offering completed their required
registrations with the SAFE in accordance with Circular 75 before the promulgation of SAFE Circular 37 prior to, and immediately after, the completion
of our initial public offering. However, as there is uncertainty concerning the reconciliation of these notices with other approval or registration
requirements and their interpretation and implementation has been constantly evolving, it remains unclear how these regulations, and any future
legislation concerning offshore or cross-border investments and transactions, will be interpreted, amended and implemented by the relevant government
authorities. For example, we may be subject to a more stringent review and approval process with respect to our foreign exchange activities, such as
remittance of dividends and foreign-currency-denominated borrowings, which may adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations. In
addition, as a publicly traded company in the United States, we may not at all times know of the identities of all of our beneficial owners who are PRC
citizens or residents, and we may have little control over either our present or prospective direct or indirect PRC resident beneficial owners or the
outcome of such registration procedures. We cannot assure you that we have complied or will be able to comply with all applicable foreign exchange
and outbound investment related regulations. The failure or inability of these PRC resident beneficial owners to comply with applicable SAFE
registration requirements may subject us to the sanctions described above, including sanctions which may impede our ability to contribute the additional
capital from our proceeds of any future offerings to our PRC subsidiaries, and our PRC subsidiaries' ability to pay dividends or distribute profits to us.
Furthermore, if we decide to acquire a PRC domestic company, we cannot assure you that we or the owners of such company, as the case may be, will
be able to obtain the necessary approvals or complete the necessary filings and registrations required by the foreign exchange regulations. This may
restrict our ability to implement our acquisition strategy and could adversely affect our business and prospects.
We may be subject to fines or penalties if we fail to comply with any applicable laws, regulations or rules.
Historically, we experienced certain non-compliance incidents, some of our project companies commenced construction before obtaining
construction work permits or construction work planning permits. We believe these non-compliances did not have a material operational and financial
impact on us. There is no assurance that our internal control measures will be effective and there will not be any non-compliance incidents in the future.
In addition, PRC laws, regulations or rules governing our industry have been evolving rapidly, we cannot assure you that we will not be subject
to fines or penalties arising from non-compliance incidents if we fail to adapt to the new regulatory regime in a timely manner, or at all, which may have
a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operation.
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Certain portions of our property development projects and investment properties are designated as civil air defense properties and transfer of the right
to use such area is subject to restrictions and uncertainties.
Certain portions of our property development projects and investment properties are designated as civil air defense properties. According to the
PRC laws and regulations, new buildings constructed in cities should contain basement areas that can be used for civil air defense purposes in times of
war. Under the Civil Air Defense Law of the PRC promulgated by the SCNPC on October 29, 1996, as amended on August 27, 2009 and Management
Measures for Peacetime Development and Usage of Civil Air Defense Properties promulgated by the House Civil Air Defense Office in November
2001, after obtaining the approval from the civil air defense supervising authority, a developer can manage and use such areas designated as civil air
defense properties at other time and generate profits from such use.We had entered into contracts to transfer the right to use civil air defense properties
in some of our property development projects to our customers as car parks and we intend to continue such transfer. However, in times of war, such
areas may be used by the government at no cost. In the event of war and if the civil air defense area of our projects is used by the public, we may not be
able to use such area as car parks, and such area will no longer be a source of our revenue. In addition, while our business operations have complied
with the laws and regulations on civil air defense property in all material aspects, we cannot assure you that such laws and regulations will not be
amended in the future which may make it more burdensome for us to comply with and increase our compliance cost. The civil air defense areas of our
projects are primarily used or to be used for car parks, representing an insignificant portion of our property portfolio.
We may be subject to fines due to the lack of registration of our leases.
Pursuant to relevant PRC regulations, parties to a lease agreement are required to file the lease agreements for registration and obtain property
leasing filing certificates for their leases. We have leased certain properties from independent third-party landlords mainly for our office premises.
However, we failed to register some lease agreements under which we are the tenant. The failure to register the lease agreements does not affect the
validity of the lease agreements under the relevant PRC laws and regulations, or our rights or entitlements to lease out the investment properties to
tenants. However, we may be required by relevant government authorities to file the lease agreements to complete the registration formalities and may
be subject to a fine for non-registration within the prescribed time limit, which may range from RMB1,000 to RMB10,000 per lease agreement. The
imposition of the above fines could require us to make additional efforts and/or incur additional expenses, any of which could materially and adversely
impact our business, financial condition and results of operations. The registration of these lease agreements to which we are a party requires additional
steps to be taken by the respective other parties to the lease agreement which are beyond our control. We cannot assure you that the other parties to our
lease agreements will be cooperative and that we can complete the registration of these lease agreements and any other lease agreements that we may
enter into in the future.
There are uncertainties regarding the interpretation and enforcement of PRC laws, rules and regulations.
Our core business is conducted within China and is governed by PRC laws and regulations. Our PRC subsidiaries are subject to laws, rules and
regulations applicable to foreign investment in China. Some of our activities outside the PRC are also subject to the extra-territorial jurisdiction under
the relevant PRC laws and regulations. The PRC legal system is a civil law system based on written statutes. Unlike the common law system, prior court
decisions may be cited for reference but have limited precedential value.
In 1979, the PRC government began to promulgate a comprehensive system of laws, rules and regulations governing economic matters in
general. The overall effect of legislation over the past three decades has significantly enhanced the protections afforded to various forms of foreign
investment in China. However, China has not developed a fully integrated legal system, and recently enacted laws, rules and regulations may not
sufficiently cover all aspects of economic activities in China or may be subject to significant degrees of interpretation by PRC regulatory agencies. In
particular, because these laws, rules and regulations are relatively new, and because of the limited number of published decisions and the nonbinding
nature of such decisions, and because the laws, rules and regulations often give the relevant regulator significant discretion in how to enforce them, the
interpretation and enforcement of these laws, rules and regulations involve uncertainties and can be inconsistent and unpredictable. In addition, the PRC
legal system is based in part on government policies and internal rules, some of which are not published on a timely basis or at all, and which may have
a retroactive effect. As a result, we may not be aware of our violation of these policies and rules until after the occurrence of the violation.
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Any administrative and court proceedings in China may be protracted, resulting in substantial costs and diversion of resources and management
attention. Since PRC administrative and court authorities have significant discretion in interpreting and implementing statutory and contractual terms, it
may be more difficult to evaluate the outcome of administrative and court proceedings and the level of legal protection we enjoy than in more developed
legal systems. These uncertainties may impede our ability to enforce the contracts we have entered into and could materially and adversely affect our
business, financial condition and results of operations.
In addition, the PRC government has significant oversight and discretion over the conduct of our operations and may intervene or influence our
operations as the government deems appropriate to further regulatory, political and social goals. The PRC government has recently published new
policies that significantly affected certain industries such as the internet industries and private education industries, and we cannot rule out the
possibility that it will in the future release regulations or policies or take regulatory actions regarding our industry that could adversely affect our
business, financial condition and results of operations.
We could be adversely affected by political tensions between the United States and China.
Political tensions between the United States and China have escalated in recent years due to, among other things,
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the trade war between the two countries since 2018;
the COVID-19 pandemic;
the PRC National People's Congress' passage of Hong Kong national security legislation;
the imposition of U.S. sanctions on certain Chinese officials from China's central government and the Hong Kong Special
Administrative Region by the U.S. government, and the imposition of sanctions on certain individuals from the U.S. by the Chinese
government;
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various executive orders issued by the U.S. government, which include, among others,
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the executive order issued in August 2020, as supplemented and amended from time to time, that prohibits certain
transactions with ByteDance Ltd., Tencent Holdings Ltd. and the respective subsidiaries of such companies named in such
executive order;
the executive order issued in January 2021, as supplemented and amended from time to time, that prohibits such transactions
as are identified by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce with certain "Chinese connected software applications," including
Alipay and WeChat Pay; and
● the Rules on Counteracting Unjustified Extra-Territorial Application of Foreign Legislation and Other Measures promulgated by the
MOFCOM, on January 9, 2021, which will apply to Chinese individuals or entities that are purportedly barred by a foreign country's law
from dealing with nationals or entities of a third country.
Rising political tensions between China and the U.S. could reduce levels of trade, investment, technological exchanges and other economic
activities between the two major economies, which would have a material adverse effect on global economic conditions and the stability of global
financial markets. The measures taken by the U.S. and Chinese governments may have the effect of restricting our ability to transact or otherwise do
business with entities within or outside of China and may cause investors to lose confidence in Chinese companies and counterparties, including us. If
we were unable to conduct our business as it is currently conducted as a result of such regulatory changes, our business, results of operations and
financial condition would be materially and adversely affected.
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Furthermore, the U.S. government has imposed measures regarding limiting or restricting China-based companies from accessing U.S. capital
markets, and delisting certain China-based companies from U.S. national securities exchanges. In January 2021, after reversing its own delisting
decision, the NYSE ultimately resolved to delist China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom in compliance with the executive order issued in
November 2020, after receiving additional guidance from the U.S. Department of Treasury and its Office of Foreign Assets Control. In addition, the
NYSE announced in February 2021 that it has determined to commence proceedings to delist CNOOC Limited in light of the same executive order.
These delistings have introduced greater confusion and uncertainty about the status and prospects of Chinese companies listed on the U.S. stock
exchanges. If any further measures were to be implemented, the resulting legislation may have a material and adverse impact on the stock performance
of China-based issuers listed in the United States such as us, and we cannot assure you that we will always be able to maintain the listing of our ADSs
on a national stock exchange in the U.S., such as the NYSE or the NASDAQ, or that you will always be allowed to trade our ADSs.
Our business has been and is likely to continue to be materially adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic globally and in China.
Beginning in December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus, or COVID-19, resulted in prolonged mandatory quarantines, lockdown, closures of
businesses and facilities and travel restrictions imposed by the Chinese government and many other countries around the world. The COVID-19
pandemic, as well as the restrictions imposed and actions taken by the governments and society as a whole in response to the COVID-19 pandemic,
could present significant challenges and uncertainties.
Although the Chinese economy has been recovering steadily from the impact of COVID-19 since the second half of 2020, any recurrence of
the COVID-19 outbreak in China, such as the recurrence of COVID-19 toward the end of 2020, or continuance of the outbreak in other parts of the
world could adversely impact our company’s business operations or the business operations of our company’s customers and partners thus in turn
having an adverse impact on our business, results of operations and financial condition. Failure to contain the further spread of COVID-19 will prolong
and exacerbate the general economic downturn. Our business operations could be disrupted if any of its employees is suspected of having these or any
other epidemic disease, since it could require its employees to be quarantined and/or its offices to be closed for disinfection or other remedial measures.
There remain substantial uncertainties about the dynamic of the COVID-19 pandemic, including, but not limited to, with respect to the logistics of
distribution and the efficacy of any vaccine program or with respect to new strains or variants of the virus, which may have potential continuing impacts
on subsequent periods if the pandemic and the resulting disruption were to extend over a prolonged period.
Our business, results of operations and financial condition have been materially and adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and may
continue to be negatively and materially affected by the pandemic as well as other factors that we cannot foresee, such as the changes in the outlook of
China’s property market, slowdown in China’s economic growth or negative business sentiment. In particular, potential impact includes, among others,
the following:
● the continuing impacts of COVID-19 may result in a general slowdown in China’s real estate industry, adversely affecting the demand for
our services;
● our customers may not have sufficient budget or cashflow to pay for our services, or may fail to make the payment in a timely manner, or
at all;
● some of our customers may not be well capitalized and may be vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic and the slowdown of the
macroeconomic conditions, and if they cannot resume their business during a prolonged virus outbreak, the demand for our services may
be negatively affected; and
● we may experience lower work efficiency and productivity, which may adversely affect our service quality.
We have taken measures to reduce the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, including monitoring our employees’ health on a daily basis and
optimizing our technology system to support remote work arrangements. However, we may still experience lower work efficiency and productivity,
which may adversely affect our service quality. Furthermore, we and our customers have experienced business disturbances due to the quarantine
measures to contain the spread of COVID-19. We experienced a slowdown in revenue growth and delayed collection of accounts receivables from our
customers. We may experience similar delay or even default from our customers should there be any recurrence of the COVID-19 outbreak in China,
which could materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition. Moreover, if the pandemic persists or escalates,
we may be subject to further negative impact on our business operations.
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We face risks related to natural disasters, health epidemics and other outbreaks, which could significantly disrupt our operations and adversely affect
our business, financial condition or results of operation.
In addition to the impact of COVID-19, our business could be adversely affected by the effects of the Ebola virus disease, H1N1 flu, H7N9 flu,
avian flu, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, or SARS, or other epidemics. Our business operations could be disrupted if any of our employees is
suspected of having the Ebola virus disease, H1N1 flu, H7N9 flu, avian flu, SARS, or other epidemics, since it could require our employees to be
quarantined and/or our offices to be disinfected. In addition, our results of operations could be adversely affected to the extent that any of these
epidemics harm the Chinese and global economy in general.
We are also vulnerable to natural disasters and other calamities. Fire, floods, typhoons, earthquakes, power loss, telecommunications failures,
break-ins, war, riots, terrorist attacks or similar events, which could cause construction delays and business interruptions. For example, certain areas in
Henan Province, China where a significant portion of our development projects are located experienced a heavy rainfall which was unexpected and
caused widespread flooding in July 2021. The flooding resulted in interruptions of our business and construction in Henan Province, which may
materially and adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition for the fiscal year of 2021.
We may face PRC regulatory risks relating to our equity compensation plans.
Under the applicable regulations and SAFE rules, PRC resident who participate in an employee stock ownership plan or a stock option plan in
an overseas publicly listed company are required to register with SAFE and complete certain other procedures. On February 15, 2012, the SAFE
implemented the Notice on the Administration of Foreign Exchange Matters for Domestic Individuals Participating in the Stock Incentive Plans of
Overseas Listed Companies, or the Stock Option Notice. Under the Stock Option Notice, if a PRC resident participates in any employee stock incentive
plan of an overseas listed company, a qualified domestic PRC agent or the PRC subsidiary of such overseas listed company must, among other things,
file, on behalf of such individual, an application with the SAFE or its local counterpart to obtain approval for an annual allowance with respect to the
foreign exchange in connection with the stock holding, unit holding, share option exercises, or the holding of other types of equities permitted by PRC
law. Concurrently, the qualified domestic PRC agent or the PRC subsidiary must also obtain approval from the SAFE or its local counterpart to open a
special foreign exchange account at a PRC domestic bank to hold the funds required in connection with the stock acquisition or option exercise, any
returned principal or profits upon the sale of shares, any dividends issued on the stock and any other income or expenditures approved by the SAFE or
its local counterpart. In addition, the PRC agent or the PRC subsidiary is required to amend the SAFE registration with respect to the stock options or
other awards granted if there is any material change to the stock options or other awards, the PRC agent or the PRC subsidiary, the overseas listed
company, or any other material changes. If we, or any of these persons mentioned above, fail to comply with the relevant rules or requirements, we may
be subject to penalties, and may become subject to more stringent review and approval processes with respect to our foreign exchange activities, such as
our PRC subsidiaries’ dividend payment to us or borrowing foreign currency loans, all of which may adversely affect our business and financial
condition.
The audit report included in this annual report is prepared by an auditor who is not inspected by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and,
as such, our investors are deprived of the benefits of such inspection.
Union Power HK CPA Limited, our independent registered public accounting firm that issues the audit report included in this annual report
filed with the SEC, as auditors of companies that are traded publicly in the United States and a firm registered with the U.S. Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board, or PCAOB, is required by the laws of the United States to undergo regular inspections by the PCAOB to assess its
compliance with the laws of the United States and professional standards. As our auditors are located in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of
the People’s Republic of China, a jurisdiction where the PCAOB is currently unable to conduct inspections without the approval of the Chinese
authorities, our auditors are not currently inspected by the PCAOB.
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On May 24, 2013, PCAOB announced that it had entered into a Memorandum of Understanding on Enforcement Cooperation with the China
Securities Regulatory Commission, or CSRC, and the MOF, which establishes a cooperative framework between the parties for the production and
exchange of audit documents relevant to investigations in the U.S. and China. PCAOB continues to be in discussions with the CSRC and the MOF to
permit joint inspections in the PRC of audit firms that are registered with PCAOB and audit Chinese companies that trade on U.S. exchanges. On
December 7, 2018, the SEC and the PCAOB issued a joint statement highlighting continued challenges faced by the U.S. regulators in their oversight of
financial statement audits of U.S. listed companies with significant operations in China. The joint statement reflects the U.S. regulators' heightened
interest in this issue. In a statement issued on December 9, 2019, the SEC reiterated concerns over the inability of the PCAOB to conduct inspections of
the audit firm work papers with respect to U.S. listed companies that have operations in China, and emphasized the importance of audit quality in
emerging markets, such as China. On April 21, 2020, the SEC and the PCAOB issued a new joint statement, reminding the investors that in investing in
companies that are based in or have substantial operations in many emerging markets, including China, there is substantially greater risk that disclosures
will be incomplete or misleading, and there is also a greater risk of fraud. In the event of investor harm, there is substantially less ability to bring and
enforce SEC, DOJ and other U.S. regulatory actions, in comparison to U.S. domestic companies, and the joint statement reinforced past SEC and
PCAOB statements on matters including the difficulty to inspect audit work papers in China and its potential harm to investors.
Inspections of other firms that the PCAOB has conducted outside China have identified deficiencies in those firms' audit procedures and
quality control procedures, which may be addressed as part of the inspection process to improve future audit quality. This lack of the PCAOB
inspections in China prevents the PCAOB from fully evaluating the effectiveness of audit and quality control procedures of our independent registered
public accounting firm. As a result, we and investors in our securities are deprived of the benefits of such PCAOB inspections, which could cause
investors and potential investors in our securities to lose confidence in our audit procedures and reported financial information and the quality of our
financial statements.
Our ADSs could be delisted and prohibited from trading "over the counter" if the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is unable to inspect our
auditor who is located in China. The delisting of our ADSs and inability to trade, or the threat thereof, may materially and adversely affect the value of
your investment.
As part of a continued regulatory focus in the United States on access to audit and other information currently protected by national law, in
particular China's, in December 2020, the United States enacted the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, or the HFCA Act, which includes
requirements for the SEC to identify issuers whose audit reports are prepared by auditors that the PCAOB is unable to inspect or investigate because of
restrictions imposed by non-U.S. authorities in the auditor's local jurisdiction, or covered issuers. The HFCA Act also requires public companies on this
SEC list to certify that they are not owned or controlled by a foreign government and make certain additional disclosures on foreign ownership and
control of such issuers in their SEC filings. Furthermore, the HFCA Act amends the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to require the SEC to prohibit
securities of any U.S. listed companies from being traded on any of the U.S. national securities exchanges, such as the NYSE and the NASDAQ, or in
the U.S. "over-the-counter" markets, if the auditor of the U.S. listed companies' financial statements is not subject to PCAOB inspections for three
consecutive "non-inspection" years for three consecutive years, beginning in 2021.
On March 24, 2021, the SEC adopted interim final rules relating to the implementation of certain disclosure and documentation requirements
of the HFCA Act. We will be required to comply with these rules if the SEC identifies us as having a "non-inspection" year under a process to be
subsequently established by the SEC.
On June 22, 2021, the U.S. Senate passed a bill which, if passed by the U.S. House of Representatives and signed into law, would reduce the
number of consecutive non-inspection years required for triggering the prohibitions under the HFCA Act from three years to two. The SEC is also
assessing how to implement other requirements of the HFCA Act, including the listing and trading prohibition requirements described above.
The SEC may propose additional rules or guidance that could impact us if our auditor is not subject to PCAOB inspection. For example, on
August 6, 2020, the President's Working Group on Financial Markets, or PWG, issued the Report on Protecting United States Investors from Significant
Risks from Chinese Companies to the then President of the United States. This report recommended the SEC implement five recommendations to
address companies from jurisdictions that do not provide the PCAOB with sufficient access to fulfill its statutory mandate. Some of the concepts of
these recommendations were implemented with the enactment of the HFCA Act. However, some of the recommendations were more stringent than the
HFCA Act. For example, if a company was not subject to PCAOB inspection, the report recommended that the transition period before a company
would be delisted would end on January 1, 2022.
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The SEC has announced that the SEC staff is preparing a consolidated proposal for the rules regarding the implementation of the HFCA Act to
address the recommendations in the PWG report. It is unclear when the SEC will complete its rulemaking and when such rules will become effective
and what, if any, of the PWG recommendations will be adopted. The implications of this possible regulation in addition to the requirements of the
HFCA Act are uncertain. Such uncertainty could cause the market price of our ADSs to be materially and adversely affected, and our securities could be
delisted or prohibited from being traded "over-the-counter" earlier than would be required by the HFCA Act. If our securities are unable to be listed on
another securities exchange by then, such a delisting would substantially impair your ability to sell or purchase our ADSs when you wish to do so, and
the risk and uncertainty associated with a potential delisting would have a negative impact on the price of our ADSs. The PCAOB's inability to conduct
inspections in China prevents it from fully evaluating the audits and quality control procedures of our independent registered public accounting firm. As
a result, we and investors in our ordinary shares are deprived of the benefits of such PCAOB inspections. The inability of the PCAOB to conduct
inspections of auditors in China makes it more difficult to evaluate the effectiveness of our independent registered public accounting firm's audit
procedures or quality control procedures as compared to auditors outside of China that are subject to the PCAOB inspections, which could cause
investors and potential investors in our stock to lose confidence in the audit procedures and reported financial information and the quality of our
financial statements.
It may be difficult for overseas regulators to conduct investigation or collect evidence within China.
Shareholder claims or regulatory investigation that are common in the United States generally are difficult to pursue as a matter of law or
practicality in China. For example, in China, there are significant legal and other obstacles to providing information needed for regulatory investigations
or litigations initiated outside China. Although the authorities in China may establish a regulatory cooperation mechanism with the securities regulatory
authorities of another country or region to implement cross-border supervision and administration, such cooperation with the securities regulatory
authorities in the Unities States may not be efficient in the absence of mutual and practical cooperation mechanism. Furthermore, according to Article
177 of the PRC Securities Law, or Article 177, which became effective in March 2020, no overseas securities regulator is allowed to directly conduct
investigation or evidence collection activities within the territory of the PRC. While detailed interpretation of or implementation rules under Article 177
have yet to be promulgated, the inability for an overseas securities regulator to directly conduct investigation or evidence collection activities within
China may further increase difficulties faced by you in protecting your interests.
We may be adversely affected by the settlement order between the SEC and certain PRC-based accounting firms, including our independent registered
public accounting firm.
In December 2012, the SEC instituted proceedings under Rule 102(e)(1)(iii) of the SEC's Rules of Practice and also under the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002 against five PRC-based accounting firms, alleging that these firms had violated U.S. securities laws and the SEC's rules and regulations
thereunder by failing to provide to the SEC the firms' work papers related to their audits of certain PRC-based companies that are publicly traded in the
United States. Rule 102(e)(1)(iii) grants the SEC the authority to deny to any person, temporarily or permanently, the ability to practice before the SEC
who is found by the SEC, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, to have willfully violated any such laws or rules and regulations. On January 22,
2014, an initial administrative law decision was issued, censuring these accounting firms and suspending four of the five firms from practicing before
the SEC for a period of six months. Four of these PRC-based accounting firms appealed to the SEC against this decision and, on February 6, 2015, each
of the four PRC-based accounting firms agreed to a censure and to pay a fine to the SEC to settle the dispute and avoid suspension of their ability to
practice before the SEC. The firms' ability to continue to serve all their respective clients is not affected by the settlement. The settlement requires the
firms to follow detailed procedures to seek to provide the SEC with access to Chinese firms' audit documents via the CRSC. If the firms do not follow
these procedures, the SEC could impose penalties such as suspensions, or it could restart the administrative proceedings. Under the terms of the
settlement, the underlying proceeding against the four PRC-based accounting firms was deemed dismissed with prejudice for four years after entry of
the settlement. The four-year mark occurred on February 6, 2019. We cannot predict if the SEC will further challenge the four PRC-based accounting
firms' compliance with U.S. law in connection with U.S. regulatory requests for audit work papers or if the results of such challenge would result in the
SEC imposing penalties such as suspensions.
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In the event that the PRC-based "big four" accounting firms become subject to additional legal challenges by the SEC or PCAOB, depending
upon the final outcome, listed companies in the U.S. with major PRC operations may find it difficult or impossible to retain auditors in respect of their
operations in the PRC, which could result in financial statements being determined to not be in compliance with the requirements of the Exchange Act,
including possible delisting. Moreover, any negative news about any such future proceedings against these audit firms may cause investor uncertainty
regarding China-based, U.S.-listed companies and the market price of our ADSs may be adversely affected.
If the auditor of our audit report in our annual report filed with the SEC were denied, even temporarily, the ability to practice before the SEC
and we were unable to timely find another registered public accounting firm to audit and issue an opinion on our consolidated financial statements, our
consolidated financial statements could be determined not to be in compliance with the requirements of the Exchange Act. Such a determination could
ultimately lead to delisting of the ADSs from the NYSE or deregistration from the SEC, or both, which would substantially reduce or effectively
terminate the trading of the ADSs in the U.S.
In addition, on May 26, 2015, the MOF issued Notice on the Interim Provisions on the Audits Conducted by Accounting Firms concerning the
Overseas Listing of Chinese Domestic Companies, or Circular 9, which became effective on July 1, 2015. In accordance with Circular 9, auditors based
outside of China, including our independent registered public accounting firm, are required to cooperate with mainland Chinese auditors with requisite
qualifications and enter into written arrangements with mainland Chinese auditors in order to conduct audit work for overseas listed mainland Chinese
companies, and auditors based outside of China shall undertake the auditing responsibilities which may be incurred. Hence, our independent registered
public accounting firm may need to establish appropriate arrangements with mainland Chinese auditors in order to continue to audit our financial
statements, which may be difficult in light of the SEC’s administrative proceedings and the settlement described above. If our auditor were unable to
have alternate support or cooperation arrangements or otherwise were unable to address issues related to the production of documents in accordance
with the settlement order in the SEC proceedings and we were unable to timely find another independent registered public accounting firm to audit and
issue an opinion on our financial statements, our financial statements could be determined to not be in compliance with the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. Such a determination could ultimately lead to delisting of our ADSs from the
NYSE or deregistration from the SEC, or both.
Risks Related to Our ADSs
The trading price of our ADSs has been and is likely to continue to be volatile, which could result in substantial losses to holders of our ADSs as well as
the potential suspension of listing or delisting of our ADRs.
The trading price of our ADSs has been and is likely to continue to be volatile and could fluctuate widely in response to a variety of factors,
many of which are beyond our control. For example, the high and low sale prices of our ADSs in fiscal year 2020 were US$3.55 and US$1.69,
respectively. In addition, the performance and fluctuation of the market prices of other companies with business operations located mainly in China that
have listed their securities in Hong Kong and/or the U.S. may affect the volatility in the prices of and trading volumes for our ADSs. Some of these
companies have experienced significant volatility, including significant price declines after their initial public offerings. The trading performances of
these companies’ securities at the time of or after their offerings may affect the overall investor sentiment towards other companies with business
operations located mainly in China and listed in Hong Kong and/or the U.S. and consequently may impact the trading performance of our ADSs. In
addition to market and industry factors, the prices and trading volumes for our ADSs may be highly volatile for specific business reasons, including:
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variations in our results of operations or earnings that are not in line with market or research analyst expectations or changes in
financial estimates by securities research analysts;
publication of operating or industry metrics by third parties, including government statistical agencies, that differ from expectations of
industry or financial analysts;
announcements made by us or our competitors of new product and service offerings, acquisitions, strategic relationships, joint
ventures or capital commitments;
press and other reports, whether or not true, about our business, including negative reports published by short sellers, regardless of
their veracity or materiality to us;
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litigation and regulatory allegations or proceedings that involve us;
changes in pricing we or our competitors adopt;
additions to or departures of our management;
actual or perceived general industry, regulatory, economic and business conditions and trends in China and globally, due to various
reasons, including changes in geopolitical landscape, as some investors or analysts may invest in or value our ADSs based on the
economic performance of the Chinese economy, which may not be correlated to our financial performance;
political or market instability or disruptions, and actual or perceived social unrest in the U.S., Hong Kong or other jurisdictions;
fluctuations of exchange rates among the Renminbi, the Hong Kong dollar and the U.S. dollar; and
sales or perceived potential sales or other dispositions of existing or additional ADSs or other equity or equity-linked securities.
Any of these factors may result in large and sudden changes in the volume and trading price of our ADSs. In addition, the stock market has
from time to time experienced significant price and volume fluctuations that are unrelated to the operating performance of particular companies and
industries.
When the trading price of our ADRs falls below US$1.00, we are considered below compliance standards pursuant to the listing requirements
of the NYSE and could result in the delisting of our common stock by the NYSE. As the average trading price of our ADRs remained below US$1.00
for 30 consecutive trading days or more, the NYSE sent us a deficiency notice on December 14, 2021. From the date of the deficiency notice, we have
six months to comply with the continued listing standards. We can regain compliance at any time during the six-month cure period if on the last trading
day of any calendar month during the cure period the Company has a closing share price of at least US$1.00 and an average closing share price of at
least US$1.00 over the 30 trading days preceding the end of that month. In the event that at the expiration of the six-month cure period, both a US$1.00
closing share price on the last trading day of the cure period and a US$1.00 average closing share price over the 30 trading-day period ending on the last
trading day of the cure period are not attained, the NYSE will commence suspension and delisting procedures. If we were to receive a deficiency notice
from the NYSE, we can give no assurances that we would be able to regain compliance with the NYSE continued listing standards.
We may raise additional capital through the sale of additional equity or debt securities, which could result in additional dilution to our shareholders, or
impose upon us additional financial obligations.
We may require additional cash resources to finance our continued growth or other future developments, including any investments or
acquisitions we may decide to pursue. The amount and timing of such additional financing needs will vary depending on the timing of our property
developments, investments and/or acquisitions, and the amount of cash flow from our operations. If our resources are insufficient to satisfy our cash
requirements, we may seek to sell additional equity or debt securities. Sales of additional equity or convertible securities could result in additional
dilution to our shareholders. The incurrence of indebtedness would result in increased debt service obligations and could result in operating and
financing covenants that would restrict our operations, including our ability to pay dividends or redeem stock. We cannot guarantee that financing will
be available in amounts or on terms acceptable to us, if at all.
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Substantial future sales or the perception of sales of our ADSs in the public market could cause the price of our ADSs to decline.
Sales of our ADSs or common shares in the public market, or the perception that such sales could occur, could cause the market price of our
ADSs to decline. As of December 31, 2020, we had 106,932,017 common shares outstanding, including 74,405,372 common shares represented by
37,202,686 ADSs. All ADSs are freely transferable without restriction or additional registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the
Securities Act, other than those held by affiliates which are subject to volume and other restrictions as applicable under Rule 144 under the Securities
Act. The remaining common shares outstanding are available for sale, subject to any volume and other restrictions as applicable under Rule 144. The
sale or perceived sale of a substantial amount of our ADSs by any principal shareholder could adversely affect the prevailing market price for our ADSs.
Such sales or perceived sales also might make it more difficult for us to sell equity or equity-related securities in the future at a time and price that we
deem appropriate. To the extent that common shares (in the form of ADSs) are sold into the market, the market price of our ADSs could decline.
The interests of our major shareholders may not be aligned with the interests of our other shareholders.
As of December 31, 2021, Mr. Yong Zhang, Chairman of our board of directors, and Ms. Yuyan Yang, also a board member, beneficially
owned 29.51% and 26.36%, respectively of our share capital. Accordingly, they each have substantial influence over our business, including decisions
regarding mergers, consolidations and the sale of all or substantially all of our assets, election of directors and other significant corporate actions. This
concentration of ownership by our major shareholders may result in actions being taken even if opposed by our other shareholders. In addition, it may
discourage, delay or prevent a change in control of our company, which could deprive our shareholders of an opportunity to receive a premium for their
shares as part of a sale of our company and might reduce the price of our ADSs.
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If we fail to maintain an effective system of internal controls over financial reporting, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results or
prevent fraud.
We are subject to reporting obligations under U.S. securities laws, including the SEC’s disclosure rules relating to an effective system of
internal controls over financial reporting and of disclosure controls. If we fail to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting in the future,
our management and our independent registered public accounting firm may not be able to conclude that we have effective internal control over
financial reporting at a reasonable assurance level.
Moreover, effective internal control over financial reporting is necessary for us to produce reliable financial reports and is important to help
prevent fraud. As a result, our failure to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting could result in the loss of investor confidence in the
reliability of our financial statements, which in turn could harm our business and negatively impact the trading price of our ADSs. Furthermore, we have
incurred and expect to continue to incur considerable costs and devote significant management time and efforts and other resources to comply with
Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
If we are unable to remedy the weaknesses in our internal controls, the reliability of our financial reporting and the preparation of our consolidated
financial statements may be materially adversely affected.
As further discussed in Item 16-F, in April 2021, EY identified certain issues during the audit of the Company's consolidated financial
statements with respect to:
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The sale of the Modern City project, or Modern City, to an entity, or the Acquirer;
Transactions with several companies that appeared to be owned by Xinyuan employees, or the Employee Controlled Companies; and
Transactions between the Employee Controlled Companies and other trading companies.
Our Audit Committee instructed KPMG and Quinn Emanuel to assist the Audit Committees with the Internal Review of the following
transactions. The Internal Review concluded that there was no direct evidence that the Company engaged in improper related party transactions. Its
conclusions were as follows:
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Modern City: Based on documentary evidence and witness interviews, the Audit Committee, determined that there were employee-
controlled entities, or the Employee Controlled Entities, that were limited partners in the Acquirer, but that the Employee Controlled
Entities were only nominal shareholders who held the interests on behalf of the actual investors, or the Actual Investors. The Audit
Committee did not identify any direct evidence suggesting that the Actual Investors were affiliated with Xinyuan or that Xinyuan had
financed the Actual Investors' investment in the Acquirer. The Audit Committee determined that the Actual Investors did finance the
Acquirer's first payment for Modern City and that a Company subsidiary also lent the Acquirer RMB264 million in November 2020,
which was subsequently repaid by the Acquirer within two months.
Employee Controlled Companies Transactions: The Audit Committee did not identify any evidence that the relevant employees
invested in any capital in the Employee Controlled Companies or received any benefit from the business of the Employee Controlled
Companies. The only transactions between the Employee Controlled Companies and Company employees were RMB5,000 per
month payments to three Company employees who were the nominal owners of the Employee Controlled Companies. The Internal
Review, however, did identify two transactions between the Company and Employee Controlled Companies. One transaction was
done to facilitate the Modern City transaction. The other transaction was done to engage in a transfer that was consistent with the
stated purpose of a bank loan.
Trading Company Transactions. These were nominal wholesale agreements between the Company and trading companies. The
Audit Committee was unable to substantiate the true nature of these transactions because some of the assets included in the wholesale
agreement had already been sold. However, as the Company did not recognize the
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payments under these wholesale agreements as income, the Audit Committee determined that the actual business relationship was
unlikely to affect the Company's account balance.
The Audit Committee also identified 17 transactions where the Company received and then shortly sent reciprocal payments between Company
affiliates. The Internal Review determined that these transactions would not impact the book value of the respective bank accounts. The Audit
Committee believes that these transactions were done to increase banking activities and to maintain and/or enhance the Company's status with the banks.
The Internal Review did not identify any material weaknesses in the Company's internal controls. Nonetheless, following the Internal Review,
the Audit Committee recommended that the Company engage in remedial efforts to enhance the Company's transactional review process. Management
has accepted these recommendations and is in the process of:
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Strengthening and improving its internal accounting procedures and bookkeeping standards to ensure accurate recording of
transactions and regular reviews of transaction records;
Strengthening and enhancing its internal procedures and standards regarding contract management and transaction approval, with
stricter and more detailed requirements and guidance, including imposing requirements for supporting documentation with respect to
any related party transaction;
Providing additional guidance and training to employees regarding the relevant rules and disclosure requirements for related party
transactions; and
Improving the process of identifying, processing, and disclosing related party transactions to ensure compliance with the relevant
rules and regulations.
If our efforts to complete this remediation is not successful, then we may be unable to report our results of operations for future periods
accurately and in a timely manner and make our required filings with government authorities, including the SEC. There is also a risk that there could be
accounting errors in our financial reporting, and we cannot be certain that in the future additional material weaknesses will not exist or otherwise be
discovered. Any of these occurrences could adversely affect our business and operating results and could generate negative market reactions, potentially
leading to a decline in the price of our shares, ADRs.
Matters relating to or arising from the Internal Review, including adverse publicity and potential concerns from our customers, suppliers or others with
whom we do business, could have an adverse effect on our business and financial condition.
We could be the subject of negative publicity focusing on Internal Review, and we may be adversely impacted by negative reactions from our
customers, suppliers or others with whom we do business. Concerns include the perception of the effort required to address our accounting and internal
control environment, and the ability for us to be a long-term provider to our customers. Adverse publicity and potential concerns from our customers
and business partners or others could harm our business and have an adverse effect on our financial condition.
We are a foreign private issuer with the meaning of the rules under the Exchange Act, as such we are exempt from certain provisions applicable to U.S.
domestic public companies.
Because we qualify as a foreign private issuer under the Exchange Act, we are exempt from certain provisions of the securities rules and
regulations in the United States that are applicable to United States domestic issuers, including:
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the section of the Exchange Act regulating the solicitation of proxies, consents or authorizations respect of a security registered under
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the section of the Exchange Act requiring directors, officers and 10% holders to file public reporting of their stock ownership and
trading activities and imposing liability on insiders who profit from trades made in a short period of time;
the selective disclosure rules under Regulation FD restricting issuers from selectively disclosing material nonpublic information.
Accordingly, the information we are required to file with or furnish to the SEC is less extensive and less frequent compared to that required to
be filed with the SEC by U.S. domestic issuers.
As a company incorporated in the Cayman Islands, we are permitted to adopt certain home country practices for corporate governance matters that
differ significantly from the NYSE corporate governance listing standards; these practices may afford less protection to shareholders than they would
enjoy if we complied fully with the corporate governance listing standards.
Our ADSs are listed on the NYSE. The NYSE corporate governance listing standards permit a foreign private issuer like us to follow the
corporate governance practices of its home country. Certain corporate governance practices in the Cayman Islands, which is our home country, may
differ significantly from the NYSE corporate governance listing standards. For example, Cayman Islands does not require us to comply with the
following corporate governance listing standards of the NYSE:
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having the majority of our board of directors composed of independent directors;
having a minimum of three members in our audit committee;
holding annual shareholders' meetings;
having a compensation committee composed entirely of independent directors;
having a nominating and corporate governance committee composed entirely of independent directors; and
requiring members of the audit committee to satisfy certain independence criteria in addition to those of Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange
Act;
requiring shareholders to approve the adoption or material revision of any equity compensation plan; and
requiring shareholders to approve certain issuances of our equity securities.
We are currently following home country practice on the requirements described above. Accordingly, a majority of our board of directors is
composed of management or former management directors. Each of our compensation committee and governance and nominating committee include
non-independent directors. In addition, we are not required to put forward for a shareholder vote new equity plans or change to existing equity plans or
other significant share issuance. For a more detailed discussion of the ways in which our corporate governance differs from that of a U.S. domestic
company listed on the NYSE, see “Item 16G. Corporate Governance.” As a result of our use of the “home country practice” exception from the NYSE
corporate governance rules, you do not have same shareholder protections as you would if we were a U.S. domestic public company or if we complied
fully with the corporate governance listing standards.
We are not required to follow customary practices applicable to U.S. domestic companies with respect to determining and disclosing executive
compensation.
As a foreign private issuer, we are not subject to many of the corporate governance requirements and disclosure requirements relating to
executive compensation matters under the U.S. securities laws. Under our compensation committee charter, only 50% of members of the committee at
any time (less than a majority) must be independent of management, while a U.S. domestic issuer is required to form a compensation committee
composing entirely of independent directors. We are also not required to and do not report compensation of senior management or directors on an
individual basis. As a result, investors are not able to access for themselves
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appropriateness or reasonableness of the amount or form of compensation for individual executives. The SEC has a new adopted rule for disclosure of a
chief executive officer pay relative to that of the median total compensation for employees, does not apply to foreign private issuers.
We have entered into agreements that provide for the payment of annual bonuses based on a percentage of net income to certain of our
executive officers. In other cases, we have made arrangements or established bonus plans that provide for the payment of performance bonuses to
employees, including executive officers, based on assessment of their contributions to our business development, improvement of operation
management, and fund financing activities. These accrual and payments could result in a decrease of our net profit attributable to public shareholders.
You may not have the same voting rights as the holders of our common shares and may not receive voting materials in time to be able to exercise your
right to vote.
Holders of our ADSs will not be able to exercise voting rights attaching to the underlying common shares represented by our ADSs on an
individual basis. Holders of our ADSs appoint the depositary or its nominee as their representative to exercise the voting rights attaching to the common
shares represented by the ADSs. Holders of ADSs may not receive voting materials in time to instruct the depositary to vote, and it is possible that you,
or persons who hold their ADSs through brokers, dealers or other third parties, will not have the opportunity to exercise a right to vote. As soon as
practicable after the depositary receives from us a notice of a shareholders’ meeting, the depositary will distribute to registered holders of ADSs a notice
stating (a) such information as is contained in such notice and any solicitation materials, (b) that each registered holder on the record date set for such
purpose will, subject to any applicable provisions of Cayman Islands law, be entitled to instruct the depositary as to the exercise of the voting rights and
(c) the manner in which such instructions may be given, including instructions to give a discretionary proxy to a person designated by us. The depositary
will not itself exercise any voting discretion in respect of any common shares nor will it provide any instructions with respect to the common shares
represented by any ADSs for which voting instructions were not timely and properly received. There can be no guarantee that registered holders of
ADSs will receive the notice described above with sufficient time to enable them to return any voting instructions to the depositary in a timely manner.
To the extent you hold your ADSs through a bank, broker or other nominee, you will be relying upon such institutions with respect to voting matters.
You may experience difficulties in effecting service of legal process, enforcing foreign judgments or bringing original actions in China based on United
States or other foreign law against us or our management named in the annual report.
We are incorporated in the Cayman Islands and conduct substantially all of our operations in China through our wholly-owned subsidiaries in
China. Most of our assets are located in China. In addition, many of our directors and senior executive officers reside within China and some or all of
the assets of those persons are located outside of the United States. As a result, it may not be possible to effect service of process within the United
States or elsewhere outside China upon our directors and senior executive officers, including with respect to matters arising under U.S. federal securities
law or applicable state securities law. Even if you are successful in bringing an action of this kind, the respective law of the Cayman Islands and China
may render you unable to enforce a judgment against our assets or the assets of our directors and officers. Although there is no statutory enforcement in
the Cayman Islands of judgments obtained in the federal or state courts of the United States (and the Cayman Islands are not a party to any treaties for
the reciprocal enforcement or recognition of such judgments), the courts of the Cayman Islands will, at common law, recognize and enforce a foreign
money judgment of a foreign court of competent jurisdiction without any re-examination of the merits of the underlying dispute based on the principle
that a judgment of a competent foreign court imposes upon the judgment debtor an obligation to pay the liquidated sum for which such judgment has
been given, provided such judgment (i) is final and conclusive, (ii) is not in respect of taxes, a fine or a penalty; and (iii) was not obtained in a manner
and is not of a kind the enforcement of which is contrary to natural justice or the public policy of the Cayman Islands. However, the Cayman Islands
courts are unlikely to enforce a judgment obtained from the U.S. courts under civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal securities law if such judgment
is determined by the courts of the Cayman Islands to give rise to obligations to make payments that are penal or punitive in nature. A Cayman Islands
court may stay enforcement proceedings if concurrent proceedings are being brought elsewhere. Moreover, the PRC does not have treaties with the
United States or many other countries providing for the reciprocal recognition and enforcement of judgment of courts.
You may not be able to participate in rights offerings and may experience dilution of your holdings as a result.
We may from time to time distribute rights to our shareholders, including rights to acquire our securities. Under the deposit agreement for the
ADSs, the depositary will not offer those rights to ADS holders unless both the rights and the underlying securities to
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be distributed to ADS holders are either registered under the Securities Act or are exempt from registration under the Securities Act with respect to all
holders of ADSs. We are under no obligation to file a registration statement with respect to any such rights or underlying securities or to endeavor to
cause such a registration statement to be declared effective. In addition, we may not be able to take advantage of any exemptions from registration under
the Securities Act. Accordingly, holders of our ADSs may be unable to participate in our rights offerings and may experience dilution in their holdings
as a result.
You may be subject to limitations on transfer of your ADSs.
Your ADSs are transferable on the books of the depositary. However, the depositary may close its transfer books at any time or from time to
time when it deems expedient in connection with the performance of its duties. In addition, the depositary may refuse to deliver, transfer or register
transfers of ADSs generally when our books or the books of the depositary are closed, or at any time if we or the depositary deem it advisable to do so
because of any requirement of law or of any government or governmental body, or under any provision of the deposit agreement, or for any other
reason.
We are a Cayman Islands exempted company and, because judicial precedent regarding the rights of shareholders is more limited under Cayman
Islands law than under U.S. law, you may have less protection of your shareholder rights than you would under U.S. law.
Our corporate affairs are governed by our memorandum and articles of association and by the Companies Act of the Cayman Islands, as
amended from time to time, and the common law of the Cayman Islands. The rights of shareholders to take legal action against our directors and us,
actions by minority shareholders and the fiduciary responsibilities of our directors to us under Cayman Islands law are to a large extent governed by the
common law of the Cayman Islands. The common law of the Cayman Islands is derived in part from comparatively limited judicial precedent in the
Cayman Islands as well as from English common law, which has persuasive, but not binding, authority on a court in the Cayman Islands. The rights of
our shareholders and the fiduciary responsibilities of our directors under Cayman Islands law are not as clearly established as they would be under
statutes or judicial precedents in the United States. In particular, the Cayman Islands have a less developed body of securities laws as compared to the
United States, and provide significantly less protection to investors. In addition, Cayman Islands companies may not have standing to initiate a
shareholder derivative action before the federal courts of the United States.
In mergers and consolidations where the merged company or consolidated company will continue to be a Cayman Islands entity, dissenting
shareholders have the right to be paid the fair value of their shares (which, if not agreed between the parties, will be determined by the Cayman Islands
courts) if they follow required procedures, subject to certain exceptions. However, they may not be comparable to the appraisal rights that would
ordinarily be available to dissenting shareholders of a U.S. company.
As a result of all of the above, our public shareholders may have more difficulty in protecting their interests through actions against our
management, directors or major shareholders than would shareholders of a corporation incorporated in a jurisdiction in the United States.
Our articles of association may contain anti-takeover provisions that could have a material adverse effect on the rights of holders of our common shares
and ADSs.
Our amended and restated articles of association contain provisions limiting the ability of others to acquire control of our company or cause us
to engage in change-of-control transactions. These provisions could have the effect of depriving our shareholders of an opportunity to sell their shares at
a premium over prevailing market prices by discouraging third parties from seeking to obtain control of our company in a tender offer or similar
transaction. For example, our board of directors has the authority, without further action by our shareholders, to issue preferred shares in one or more
series and to fix their designations, powers, preferences, privileges and relative participating, optional or special rights and their qualifications,
limitations or restrictions, including dividend rights, conversion rights, voting rights, terms of redemption and liquidation preferences, any or all of
which may be greater than the rights associated with our common shares, in the form of ADSs or otherwise. Preferred shares could be issued quickly
with terms calculated to delay or prevent a change in control of our company or make removal of management more difficult. If our board of directors
decides to issue preferred shares, the price of our ADSs may fall and the voting and other rights of the holders of our common shares and ADSs may be
materially and adversely affected.
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We may be classified as a passive foreign investment company, which could result in adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences to U.S. holders of
our ADSs or common shares.
The rules governing passive foreign investment companies, or PFICs, can have adverse effects for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The tests
for determining PFIC status for a taxable year depend upon the relative values of certain categories of assets and the relative amounts of certain kinds of
income. The determination of whether we are a PFIC depends on the particular facts and circumstances (such as the valuation of our assets, including
goodwill and other intangible assets) and may also be affected by the application of the PFIC rules, which are subject to differing interpretations. Based
on our estimated gross income, the average value of our assets, including goodwill and the nature of our business, although not free from doubt, we do
not believe that we were classified as a PFIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes for the taxable year ending December 31, 2020.
If we are a PFIC, U.S. Holders of our ordinary shares or ADSs would be subject to adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences, such as
ineligibility for any preferred tax rates on capital gains or on actual or deemed dividends, interest charges on certain taxes treated as deferred, and
additional reporting requirements under U.S. federal income tax laws and regulations. A U.S. Holder of our ordinary shares or ADSs may be able to
mitigate some of the adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences described above with respect to owning the ordinary shares or ADSs if we are
classified as a PFIC, provided that such U.S. Holder is eligible to make, and validly makes, a “mark-to-market” election. However, because we are a
holding company and a mark-to-market election would not apply to any lower-tier PFICs we own, it is unclear that making the election would have any
benefit to a U.S. Holder. In certain circumstances, a U.S. Holder can make a “qualified electing fund” election to mitigate some of the adverse tax
consequences described with respect to an ownership interest in a PFIC by including in income its share of the PFIC’s income on a current basis.
However, we do not currently intend to prepare or provide the information that would enable a U.S. Holder to make a qualified electing fund election.
See “Item 10. Additional Information — E. Taxation — U.S. Federal Income Taxation — Passive Foreign Investment Company.”
ITEM 4 INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY
A.
History and Development of the Company
We are a Cayman Islands holding company and conduct business primarily through our operating subsidiaries in China and, as to certain
operations, non-PRC based subsidiaries.
Our company was incorporated in the Cayman Islands on March 26, 2007 as an exempted company. Our company operates under Cayman
Islands Companies Act (As Revised). Our registered address is located at the offices of Maples Corporate Services Limited, PO Box 309, Ugland
House, Grand Cayman, KY1-1104 Cayman Islands. Our principal executive offices are located at 27/F, China Central Place, Tower II, 79 Jianguo Road,
Chaoyang District, Beijing 100025, People’s Republic of China. Our telephone number at this address is (86) 10 8588-9200.
For a discussion of our capital expenditures for the last three fiscal years, see “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects — B.
Liquidity and Capital Resources — Capital Expenditures.”
The SEC maintains a web site at www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding
registrants, including us, that make electronic filings with the SEC using its EDGAR system, our website is www.xyre.com. The information contained
on our website does not form part of this annual report.
B.
Business Overview
We are a real estate developer that strategically focuses on selected high growth cities in China and the United States. Our standardized and
scalable model emphasizes rapid asset turnover, efficient capital management and strict cost control.
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We focus on developing large scale quality residential projects, which typically consist of multiple residential buildings that include multi-layer
apartment buildings, sub-high-rise apartment buildings or high-rise apartment buildings. Several of our projects include auxiliary services and amenities
such as retail outlets, leisure and health facilities, kindergartens and schools. We also develop small-scale residential properties. Our China
developments aim at providing middle-class consumers with a comfortable and convenient community life. In addition, we provide property
management services for our developments and other real estate-related services to our customers. We acquire development sites in China primarily
through public auctions of government land and acquisitions of entities.
We have expanded our business and operations significantly during the past three years. The number of projects we had under construction
increased from 19 projects with a total GFA of 3,126,063 square meters as of December 31, 2017, to 26 projects with a total GFA of 4,333,225 square
meters as of December 31, 2020. We have 9 additional projects with a total GFA of 2,562,166 square meters under planning as of December 31, 2020.
As of December 31, 2020, we have completed 67 projects with a total GFA of approximately 9,514,269 square meters and comprising a total of 110,139
units, more than 96.8% of which have been sold. For the three years ended December 31, 2018, 2019 and 2020, our revenues were US$2,217.6 million,
US$2,482.6 million and US$1,745.8 million respectively. Our net income for the same periods was US$106.0 million, US$83.0 million and net loss of
US$67.5 million, respectively.
While our primary focus has been in China, we see potential opportunities for residential real estate development in other jurisdictions that
might be attractive to both Chinese and U.S. buyers. In 2012, we acquired an 8,094 square meters parcel of land in the Williamsburg neighborhood of
Brooklyn, New York, for US$54.2 million, on which we built 216 condominium units with a net saleable floor area of approximately 30,855 square
meters, the New York Oosten Project. Our New York Oosten Project started construction in November 2013 and delivered it in December 2016. As of
December 31, 2020, the project has recognized a total revenue of about US$260.1 million from the sales of 177 units out of 216 total units. In January
2016, we also acquired a parcel of land in midtown Manhattan, New York, for US$57.5 million. As of December 31, 2020, we have completed
superstructure construction, precast concrete facade, and windows installation at the Hudson Garden project, BLOOM ON FORTY FIFTH. During the
past year, the project's design drawings were optimized, increasing the number of residential units from 82 to 92. Of the total sellable 34,903 square feet
of retail/commercial space, a total of 28,090 square feet have been leased to the U.S. department store retailer Target for a 20-year term and another
1,910 square feet have been leased to a dermatologist’s office for a 15-year lease term. The construction is currently ahead of schedule and under
budget. The building will have 92 condominium units from floors two through seven with a unit mix consisting of 17 studios, 45 one-bedroom units, 24
two-bedroom units, 2 three-bedroom duplex units, 2 three-bedroom penthouse units, and 2 four-bedroom duplex units. In August 2016, we acquired a
parcel of land in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens, New York for US$66.0 million. The land allows for a mixed-use development comprising
approximately 30,112 square meters with approved plans. At this RKO project in Flushing, New York City, as of December 31, 2021, the demolition of
the existing building with the exception of the landmark portion has been completed. All historic artifacts have been removed from the site and are being
restored offsite. The professional consultants continue to develop the plans and specifications while working through the various entitlements and
approvals. The current development scheme is being evaluated to address current market conditions and highest and best use analysis.
In 2014, we acquired 100% share of a Malaysian company, which is engaged in land reclamation development for a total of 170 acres
(approximately 687,966 square meters). The reclamation work was formally commenced in July 2018 and has been completed in 2020.
On March 21, 2018, we acquired from ED Group, a 50% equity stake in MDL, the developer of the Amory Tower project (previously named as
the Madison project), via our wholly-owned subsidiary Xinyuan International (HK) Property Investment Co., Limited for a total consideration of
US$19.1 million. The Amory Tower Project site extends to 0.38 hectares (or approximately 0.94 acres) and is located adjacent to Canary Wharf, one of
Europe’s largest commercial centers. Permission was granted in March 2015 to develop a 53-story building comprised of 423 residential apartments,
including 319 private apartments and 104 affordable apartments, with approximately 425 square meters of community facilities. The project achieved
practical completion as of December 31, 2021, which marked the completion of construction. As of December 31, 2021, all of the 104 affordable
apartments have been pre-sold. Of the remaining 319 apartments, 166 apartments have been sold, representing 52% of the total number of units.
Closings on the sold units commenced in the fourth quarter 2021. In October of 2021 MDL refinanced the development loan with a 3-year facility from
Macquarie Principal Financial. The refinancing allows for the disposal of the unsold private residential apartments. MDL has also completed a
rebranding and marketing campaign to help drive additional traffic and sales, highlighting the completed building. Xinyuan will continue to seek for
high-growth opportunities globally and explore opportunistic investments, which meet the companies return metrics and long-term business plan.
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We also plan to retain and develop commercial portions of some of our properties such as shopping malls, supermarkets or hotels and to lease
and manage those properties ourselves. As of December 31, 2020, we have completed seven of such projects, including Xi'an Xinyuan Metropolitan
Shopping Center with a total GFA of approximately 116,000 square meters, located in Xi’an city, Shaanxi Province, Xingyang Xindo Park Shopping
Center with a total GFA of approximately 15,000 square meters, located in Xingyang city, Henan Province, Changsha Xindo Park Shopping Center with
a total GFA of approximately 12,000 square meters, located in Changsha city, Hunan Province, Chengdu Xindo Park Shopping Center with a total GFA
of approximately 19,000 square meters, located in Chengdu city, Sichuan Province, Zhengzhou Xindo Park Shopping Center with a total GFA of
approximately 24,000 square meters, located in Zhengzhou city, Henan Province, Kunshan Xindo Park Shopping Center with a total GFA of
approximately 4,000 square meters, located in Kunshan city, Jiangsu Province, and Target Shopping Center with a total GFA of approximately 28,090
square feet, located in New York. As of December 31, 2020, we have four projects under construction in which we will retain approximately 203,000
square meters of GFA for development as commercial properties held for lease.
In November 2019, the Group acquired Beijing Ruizhuo Xitou Development Co., Ltd., or Xitou, a related party, for a total consideration of
US$16,486,299, represents extinguishment of pre-existing receivable. Xitou is primarily engaged in provision of online platform services for real estate
project financing purposes. In November 2019, the Group acquired Beijing Ruizhuo Xichuang Technology Development Co., Ltd., or Xichuang, a
related party, for a total consideration of US$11,212,797, represents extinguishment of pre-existing receivable. Xichuang is primarily engaged in the
provision of online platform services for sourcing, sale and purchase of real estate properties. In November 2019, the Group acquired Beijing I-Journey
Science and Technology Development Co, Ltd., or I-Journey, a related party, for a total consideration of US$21,062,847, represents extinguishment of
pre-existing receivable. I-journey is primarily engaged in the sale of household robots and provision of community cloud services. The acquisitions of
Xitou, Xichuang and I-journey were in line with the Group's strategy to extend its business to provide real estate and property management related
technology services.
In addition to real estate development and sales, we offer a wide range of property management services covering the pre-delivery and post-
delivery phases to property developers, property owners and property occupants for their enjoyment of community life. We also lease and manage
certain properties such as shopping malls, supermarkets and hotels. Moreover, we are engaged in various other business activities related to our property
development operations, including the development and management of industrial parks, the operation of a real estate private financing platform, the
development of cloud-based enterprise resource planning software applications, the development of smart home technology products and the
development of an online property sales platform.
Our Markets
We currently operate in 20 markets in China - Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Chengdu in Sichuan Province, Hefei in Anhui Province, Jinan and
Qingdao in Shandong Province, Suzhou, Kunshan and Xuzhou in Jiangsu Province, Zhengzhou in Henan Province, Changsha in Hunan Province, Sanya
in Hainan Province, Xi’an in Shaanxi Province, Zhuhai and Foshan in Guangdong Province, Dalian in Liaoning Province, Wuhan in Hubei Province and
Huzhou and Taizhou in Zhejiang Province. During 2020, we also operated in the city of New York in the United States, in Malaysia and in London in
the United Kingdom.
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The following table sets forth the numbers of our projects and the total GFA in each location indicated as of December 31, 2020:
China
Beijing
Chengdu
Zhengzhou
Jinan
Hefei
Suzhou
Kunshan
Xuzhou
Sanya
Shanghai
Changsha
Xi’an
Zhuhai
Tianjin
Qingdao
Dalian
Wuhan
Huzhou
Foshan
Taizhou
Sub Total
United States
Irvine (1)
Nevada (2)
New York
Total
Properties
Properties
under
Construction
(m2)
under
planning
(m2)
Properties
held for
sale (m2)
Completed
projects
(m2)
Total
number
of
projects
72,623
741,594
1,558,624
574,266
—
156,442
107,935
—
—
—
—
—
—
144,581
535,727
113,038
—
123,756
194,404
—
4,322,990
—
—
1,585,800
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
226,000
70,000
—
—
44,500
185,000
—
262,400
158,354
2,532,054
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
133,920
651,420
4,294,725
1,193,680
145,455
946,030
867,543
232,602
119,237
57,770
415,343
285,998
—
139,691
—
—
—
—
—
—
9,483,414
2
4
49
7
1
10
4
2
1
1
3
2
1
2
2
3
1
1
2
1
99
Total
GFA (m2)
206,543
1,393,014
7,439,149
1,767,946
145,455
1,102,472
975,478
232,602
119,237
57,770
415,343
511,998
70,000
284,272
535,727
157,538
185,000
123,756
456,804
158,354
16,338,458
—
—
10,235
4,333,225
—
—
30,112
2,562,166
2,865
N/A
—
2,865
—
—
30,855
9,514,269
1
1
3
104
2,865
N/A
71,202
16,412,525
(1) The finished condominium project is located in Irvine, California, United States. We acquired 15 units with a total GFA of 2,865 square meters of
the total 72 units from a major United States developer in August 2012. All units were sold as of December 31, 2015.
(2) Northern Nevada Land Portfolio is a project portfolio comprised of 325 finished lots and 185 acres of undeveloped land at eight different sites in
the northern Nevada region near the Reno-Spark metropolitan area. All lots and acres were sold as of December 31, 2015.
For a discussion of revenues from each geographical segment in each of 2019 and 2020, see “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and
Prospects — A. Operating Results — Discussion of Segment Operations.”
Our Property Projects
Overview
We offer the following four main types of real estate property products:
●
multi-layer apartment buildings, which, in China, are typically 6 stories or less and normally require 9 to 12 months to construct after
we obtain the related construction permit;
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●
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sub-high-rise apartment buildings, which, in China, are typically to 11 stories and normally require 12 to 18 months to construct after
we obtain the related construction permit;
high-rise apartment buildings, which, in China, are typically 12 to 33 stories and normally require 18 to 24 months to construct after
we obtain the related construction permit; and
offices, mixed-use and commercial properties which we have offered since 2012.
Our projects are in one of the following five stages:
●
●
●
●
●
properties under construction, comprising properties for which the construction permits have been obtained;
properties under planning, comprising properties for which we have entered into land grant contracts and are in the process of
obtaining the required permits to begin construction;
completed projects, comprising projects for which construction has been completed;
properties held for lease, comprising projects for which construction has been completed and which we plan to hold and manage and;
properties held for sale, comprising land and properties which we purchase and hold for sale.
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Properties under Construction and Properties under Planning
The following table sets forth each of our properties currently under construction or planning as of December 31, 2020:
Project Name
Jinan Royal Palace
Hudson
Kunshan Xinyu Jiayuan
Tianjin Spring Royal Palace II
Zhengzhou International New City III B
Zhengzhou International New City III D
Zhengzhou Hangmei International Wisdom City I
Chengdu Xinyuan City
Xingyang Splendid IV
Qingdao Royal Dragon Bay
Jinan Royal Spring Bay
Xinyuan Golden Water View City
Zhengzhou Fancy City III
Zhengzhou International New City III C
Zhengzhou International New City IV
Dalian International Health Technology Town I
Xingyang Splendid V
Zhengzhou International New City IV B10
Zhengzhou International New City A04
Foshan Xinchuang AI International Science And Technology Innovation Valley
I
Huzhou Silk Town (4)
Lingshan Bay Dragon Seal
Tongzhou Xinyuan Royal Palace
Suzhou He’an Garden (5)
Derun project I
Dalian International Health Technology Town II
Taizhou Yihe Yayuan
Subtotal
Wuhan Canglong Royal Palace
Xinyuan Chang’an Royal Palace
Zhengzhou International New City (pending staging)
Zhuhai Xin World
Zhengzhou Hangmei Project (pending staging)
Dalian International Health Technology Town II
Foshan Xinchuang AI International Science And Technology Innovation Valley
II
Flushing
Subtotal
Total
Type
of
Products (1)
H
S
MU
M/H
H
H/C
H
MU
H
MU
M/H
H/C
H
H
H
M/H
H
H
H
H
MU
M/H
H
H
H
M
H
MU
MU
TBD
MU
TBD
M/H
MU
MU
Location
Jinan
New York
Kunshan
Tianjin
Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou
Chengdu
Zhengzhou
Qingdao
Jinan
Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou
Dalian
Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou
Foshan
Huzhou
Qingdao
Beijing
Suzhou
Zhengzhou
Dalian
Taizhou
Wuhan
Xi’an
Zhengzhou
Zhuhai
Zhengzhou
Dalian
Foshan
New York
Construction
Commencement
Date
Pre-sale
Commencement
Date (2)
02/2014
07/2017
12/2017
10/2015
11/2017
08/2017
03/2018
06/2018
05/2018
08/2018
09/2018
10/2017
03/2018
06/2018
09/2018
10/2018
04/2019
07/2018
04/2018
05/2019
08/2019
05/2019
07/2020
12/2019
08/2020
08/2020
04/2019
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
06/2014
04/2020
09/2018
01/2018
04/2018
06/2018
05/2018
09/2018
09/2018
11/2018
12/2018
11/2018
10/2018
10/2018
12/2018
12/2018
07/2019
12/2018
11/2019
10/2019
12/2019
07/2020
12/2020
05/2020
07/2020
09/2020
10/2019
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
Total
Site Area (m2)
140,155
2,323
18,068
133,499
26,102
15,119
73,300
200,906
9,976
64,442
69,587
45,067
27,599
27,231
50,966
58,740
34,308
35,181
19,200
66,665
84,166
340,400
42,444
118,667
49,718
12,548
61,107
1,827,484
53,787
80,673
206,728
14,107
205,201
37,078
86,775
3,895
688,244
Total
GFA (m2)
Total
Number
Of
Units (3)
449,753
10,235
107,935
144,581
119,366
46,074
143,181
741,594
151,834
161,866
124,513
331,367
80,628
82,965
202,002
103,845
80,486
92,751
105,987
194,404
123,756
373,861
72,623
156,442
121,983
9,193
158,354
4,491,579
185,000
226,000
1,393,100
70,000
192,700
44,500
262,400
30,112
2,403,812
6,512
92
874
1,076
1,336
448
1,538
-
985
809
1,925
6,558
747
1,749
1,710
933
527
1,432
663
540
1,262
809
1,076
809
—
71
1,081
35,562
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
Number
Of
Units
Sold
5,307
—
474
628
1,332
448
1,011
2,111
657
619
410
1,243
723
1,587
1,705
869
496
1,288
512
103
87
399
162
505
—
50
1,081
23,807
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
GFA
Sold (m2)
442,399
—
78,202
99,559
118,678
45,178
116,672
407,766
129,000
115,779
86,470
166,688
78,525
77,417
193,722
83,916
70,005
79,617
59,928
68,956
34,043
30,877
4,737
31,709
105,623
4,394
129,095
2,858,955
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2,515,728
6,895,391
35,562
23,807
2,858,955
(1) “M” refers to multi-layer buildings, “H” refers to high-rise buildings, “S” refers to sub-high-rise buildings, “C” refers to commercial properties and
“MU” refers to office, mixed-use and commercial properties.
(2) Pre-sale commencement dates refer to dates on which we began or expect to begin pre-sale activities after receiving the relevant pre-sale permits.
(3) “TBD” refers to “to be determined” as of December 31, 2020.
(4) The Company owns 78.46% equity interest in a joint venture, Huzhou Xinhong Town Construction and Development Co., Ltd. which develops
Huzhou Silk Town. The Company accounts for its investment under the equity method.
(5) The Company owns 24% equity interest in Suzhou Kairongchen Real Estate Co., Ltd. which develops Suzhou He’an Garden. The Company
accounts for its investment under the equity method.
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Properties under Construction
Zhengzhou, Henan Province
Zhengzhou International New City III B. The land is located within the south 3rd Ring Road in Zhengzhou. This project covers a site area of
26,102 square meters and is expected to have a total GFA of 119,366 square meters, of which 118,780 square meters are for high-rise buildings. We
acquired the site in May 2017 and commenced construction in November 2017, and began to deliver units in 2021.This project, when completed, will
consist of 1,336 units. We started pre-sale in April 2018, and as of December 31, 2020 and 2021, we had sold 1,332 units with a total GFA of 118,678
square meters, and 1,335 units with a total GFA of 118,771 square meters, respectively.
Zhengzhou International New City III D. The land is located within the south 3rd Ring Road in Zhengzhou. This project covers a site area of
15,119 square meters and is expected to have a total GFA of 46,074 square meters, of which 44,293 square meters are for high-rise buildings, 885 square
meters are for retail stores, and 896 square meters are for basements. We acquired the site in August 2016 and commenced construction in August 2017,
and began to deliver units in 2022. This project, when completed, will consist of 448 units. We started pre-sale in June 2018, and as of December 31,
2020 and 2021, we had sold 448 units with a total GFA of 45,178 square meters, and 448 units with a total GFA of 45,178 square meters, respectively.
Zhengzhou Hangmei International Wisdom City I. The land is located in Xinzheng District in Zhengzhou. This project covers a site area of
73,300 square meters and is expected to have a total GFA of 143,181 square meters, of which 143,181 square meters are for high-rise buildings. We
acquired the site in December 2017 and commenced construction in March 2018, and began to deliver units in 2021. This project, when completed, will
consist of 1,538 units. We started pre-sale in May 2018, and as of December 31, 2020 and 2021, we had sold 1,011 units with a total GFA of 116,672
square meters, and 1,203 units with a total GFA of 117,008 square meters, respectively.
Xingyang Splendid IV. The land is located southwest of Guangwu Road and Wangcun Road in Xingyang. This project covers a site area of
9,976 square meters and is expected to have a total GFA of 151,834 square meters, of which 136,658 square meters are for high-rise buildings and
15,177 square meters are for retail stores. We acquired the site in September 2014 and commenced construction in May 2018, and began to deliver units
in 2021. This project, when completed, will consist of 985 units. We started pre-sales in September 2018. As of December 31, 2020 and 2021, we had
sold 657 units with a total GFA of 129,000 square meters, and 657 units with a total GFA of 129,000 square meters, respectively.
Xinyuan Golden Water View City. The land is located Heizhuzhuang of Jinshui District in Zhengzhou. This project covers a site area of 45,067
square meters and is expected to have a total GFA of 331,367 square meters, of which 298,095 square meters are for high-rise buildings, 24,526 square
meters are for public rental housing, 3,161 square meters are for retail stores, and 5,587 square meters are for basements. We acquired the site in June
2017 and commenced construction in October 2017, and began to deliver units in 2021. This project, when completed, will consist of 6,558 units. We
started pre-sales in November 2018. As of December 31, 2020 and 2021, we had sold 1,243 units with a total GFA of 166,688 square meters, and 1,996
units with a total GFA of 172,925 square meters, respectively.
Zhengzhou Fancy City III. The land is located west of Songshan Road within the 4th Ring Road in Zhengzhou. This project covers a site area
of 27,599 square meters and is expected to have a total GFA of 80,628 square meters, of which 78,075 square meters are for high-rise buildings, 1,048
square meters are for retail stores, and 1,480 square meters are for basements. We acquired the site in December 2017 and commenced construction in
March 2018, and began to deliver units in 2021. This project, when completed, will consist of 747 units. We started pre-sales in October 2018. As of
December 31, 2020 and 2021, we had sold 723 units with a total GFA of 78,525 square meters, and 726 units with a total GFA of 78,943 square meters,
respectively.
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Zhengzhou International New City III C. The land is located within the south 3rd Ring Road in Zhengzhou. This project covers a site area of
27,231 square meters and is expected to have a total GFA of 82,965 square meters, of which 74,327 square meters are for high-rise buildings, and 7,962
square meters are for retail stores. We acquired the site in February 2017 and commenced construction in June 2018, and began to deliver units in
2021.This project, when completed, will consist of 1,749 units. We started pre-sale in October 2018, and as of December 31, 2020 and 2021, we had
sold 1,587 units with a total GFA of 77,417 square meters, and 1,607 units with a total GFA of 80,460 square meters, respectively.
Zhengzhou International New City IV. The land is located within the south 3rd Ring Road in Zhengzhou. This project covers a site area of
50,966 square meters and is expected to have a total GFA of 202,002 square meters, of which 191,584 square meters are for high-rise buildings, and
8,067 square meters are for retail stores. We acquired the site in May 2018 and commenced construction in September 2018, and began to deliver units
in 2021.This project, when completed, will consist of 1,710 units. We started pre-sale in December 2018, and as of December 31, 2020 and 2021, we
had sold 1,705 units with a total GFA of 193,722 square meters, and 1,707 units with a total GFA of 195,272 square meters, respectively.
Xingyang Splendid V. The land is located southwest of Guangwu Road and Wangcun Road in Xingyang. This project covers a site area of
34,308 square meters and is expected to have a total GFA of 80,486 square meters, of which 78,220 square meters are for high-rise buildings, and 2,266
square meters are for retail stores. . We acquired the site in September 2014 and commenced construction in April 2019, and began to deliver units in
2021. This project, when completed, will consist of 527 units. We started pre-sales in July 2019. As of December 31, 2020 and 2021, we had sold 496
units with a total GFA of 70,005 square meters, and 496 units with a total GFA of 70,005 square meters, respectively.
Zhengzhou International New City IV B10. The land is located within the south 3rd Ring Road in Zhengzhou. This project covers a site area of
35,181 square meters and is expected to have a total GFA of 92,751 square meters, of which 91,425 square meters are for high-rise buildings, and 869
square meters are for retail stores. We acquired the site in July 2018 and commenced construction in September 2018, and began to deliver units in
2021.This project, when completed, will consist of 1,432 units. We started pre-sale in December 2018, and as of December 31, 2020 and 2021, we had
sold 1,288 units with a total GFA of 79,617 square meters, and 1,289 units with a total GFA of 79,648 square meters, respectively.
Zhengzhou International New City A04. The land is located within the south 3rd Ring Road in Zhengzhou. This project covers a site area of
19,200 square meters and is expected to have a total GFA of 105,987 square meters, of which 102,919 square meters are for high-rise buildings, and
2,030 square meters are for retail stores. We acquired the site in May 2018 and commenced construction in September 2018, and began to deliver units
in 2021.This project, when completed, will consist of 663 units. We started pre-sale in November 2019, and as of December 31, 2020 and 2021, we had
sold 512 units with a total GFA of 59,928 square meters, and 663 units with a total GFA of 105,987 square meters, respectively.
Jinan, Shandong Province
Jinan Royal Palace. The land is located south of Qingyuan Road and east of Lashanhe Road in the Huaiyin District in Jinan. This project
covers a site area of 140,155 square meters and is expected to have a total GFA of 449,753 square meters, of which 399,903 square meters are for high-
rise buildings, 26,081 square meters are for retail stores and 23,629 square meters are for basements. We acquired the site in November 2013,
commenced construction of this project in February 2014, and began to deliver units in 2016. This project, when completed, will consist of 6,512 units.
We started pre-sales in June 2014, and as of December 31, 2020 and 2021, we had sold 5,307 units with a total GFA of 442,399 square meters, and
5,691 units with a total GFA of 446,755 square meters, respectively.
Jinan Royal Spring Bay. The land is located in Zhangqiu District in Zhangqiu. This project covers a site area of 69,587 square meters and is
expected to have a total GFA of 124,513 square meters, of which 83,983 square meters are for high-rise buildings, 27,798 square meters are for multi-
layer buildings, 987 square meters are for retail stores and 4,050 square meters are for basements. We acquired the site in June 2018, commenced
construction of this project in September 2018, and began to deliver units in 2021. This project, when completed, will consist of 1,925 units. We started
pre-sales in December 2018, and as of December 31, 2020 and 2021, we had sold 410 units with a total GFA of 86,470 square meters, and 1,558 units
with a total GFA of 126,560 square meters, respectively.
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Qingdao, Shandong Province
Qingdao Royal Dragon Bay. The land is located in Huangdao District in Qingdao. This project covers a site area of 64,442 square meters and is
expected to have a total GFA of 161,866 square meters, of which 118,788 square meters are for high-rise buildings, 2,805 square meters are for retail
stores, and 34,938 square meters are for multi-layer buildings. We acquired the site in July 2018, commenced construction in August 2018, and began to
deliver units in 2021. This project, when completed, will consist of 809 units. We started pre-sales in November 2018, and as of December 31, 2020 and
2021, we had sold 619 units with a total GFA of 115,779 square meters, and 772 units with a total GFA of 136,429 square meters, respectively.
Lingshan Bay Dragon Seal. The land is located in Huangdao District in Qingdao. This project covers a site area of 340,400 square meters and
is expected to have a total GFA of 373,861 square meters. We acquired the site in July 2017, commenced construction in May 2019, and expect to
deliver units in 2024. This project, when completed, will consist of 809 units. We started pre-sales in July 2020, and as of December 31, 2020 and 2021,
we had sold 399 units with a total GFA of 30,877 square meters and 410 units with a total GFA of 373,861 square meters, respectively.
Suzhou, Jiangsu Province
Suzhou He'an Garden. The land is located in New District in Suzhou. This project covers a site area of 118,667 square meters and is expected
to have a total GFA of 156,442 square meters. We acquired the site in May 2019, commenced construction in December 2019, and expect to deliver
units in 2022. This project, when completed, will consist of 809 units. We started pre-sales in May 2020, and as of December 31, 2020 and 2021, we had
sold 505 units with a total GFA of 31,709 square meters, and 809 units with a total GFA of 156,442 square meters, respectively.
Kunshan, Jiangsu Province
Kunshan Xinyu Jiayuan. The land is located in Huaqiao District South of Kunshan. This project covers a site area of 18,068 square meters and
is expected to have a total GFA of 107,935 square meters, of which 103,046 square meters are for high-rise buildings, and 4,889 square meters are for
office buildings. We acquired the site in July 2017 and commenced construction of this project in December 2017, and began to deliver units in 2021.
This project, when completed, will consist of 874 units. We started pre-sales in September 2018, and as of December 31, 2020 and 2021, we had sold
474 units with a total GFA of 78,202 square meters, and 618 units with a total GFA of 95,999 square meters, respectively.
Tianjin
Tianjin Spring Royal Palace II. The land is located in Sicundian Town in the Wuqing District of Tianjin. This project covers a site area of
133,499 square meters and is expected to have a total GFA of 144,581 square meters, of which 71,602 square meters are for high-rise buildings, 1,291
square meters are for retail stores, and 71,688 square meters are for multi-layer buildings. We acquired the site in November 2014, commenced
construction in October 2015, and began to deliver units in 2020. This project, when completed, will consist of 1,076 units. We started pre-sales in
January 2018, and as of December 31, 2020 and 2021, we had sold 628 units with a total GFA of 99,559 square meters, and 870 units with a total GFA
of 132,288 square meters, respectively.
Beijing
Tongzhou Xinyuan Royal Palace. The land is located in Liyuan Town in the southern area of Tongzhou District in Beijing. This project covers a
site area of 46,769 square meters and is expected to have a total GFA of 72,623 square meters. We acquired the site in May 2016, commenced
construction in July 2020, and expect to deliver units in 2022. This project, when completed, will consist of 1,076 units. We started pre-sales in
December 2020, and as of December 31, 2020 and 2021, we had sold 162 units with a total GFA of 4,737 square meters, and 458 units with a total GFA
of 52,103 square meters, respectively.
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Chengdu, Sichuan Province
Chengdu Xinyuan City. The land is located in Pidu District in Chengdu. This project covers a site area of 200,906 square meters and is
expected to have a total GFA of 741,594 square meters, of which 716,713 square meters are for high-rise buildings, and 25,161 square meters are for
retail stores. We acquired the site in December 2017, commenced construction in June 2018, and began to deliver units in 2021. We started pre-sales in
September 2018, and as of December 31, 2020 and 2021, we had sold 2,111 units with a total GFA of 407,766 square meters, and 4,011 units with a
total GFA of 536,740 square meters, respectively.
Dalian, Liaoning Province
Dalian International Health Technology Town I. The land is located in Lvshunkou District in Dalian. This project covers a site area of 58,740
square meters and is expected to have a total GFA of 103,845 square meters, of which 71,677 square meters are for high-rise buildings, 5,112 square
meters are for retail stores, 27,056 square meters are for multi-layer buildings. We acquired the site in August 2018, commenced construction in October
2018, and expect to deliver units in 2022. This project, when completed, will consist of 933 units. We started pre-sales in December 2018, and as of
December 31, 2020 and 2021, we had sold 869 units with a total GFA of 83,916 square meters, and 933 units with a total GFA of 90,921 square meters,
respectively.
Dalian International Health Technology Town II. The land is located in Lvshunkou District in Dalian. This project covers a site area of 12,548
square meters and is expected to have a total GFA of 9,193 square meters. We acquired the site in August 2018, commenced construction in August
2020, and expect to deliver units in 2022. This project, when completed, will consist of 71 units. We started pre-sales in September 2020, and as of
December 31, 2020 and 2021, we had sold 50 units with a total GFA of 4,394 square meters, and 71 units with a total GFA of 7,015 square meters,
respectively.
Foshan, Guangdong Province
Foshan Xinchuang AI International Science and Technology Innovation Valley I. The land is located in Gaoming District in Foshan. This
project covers a site area of 66,665 square meters and is expected to have a total GFA of 194,404 square meters, of which 190,514 square meters are for
high-rise buildings, 3,890 square meters are for retail stores. We acquired the site in May 2019, commenced construction in May 2019, and began to
deliver units in 2021. This project, when completed, will consist of 540 units. We started pre-sales in October 2019, and as of December 31, 2020 and
2021, we had sold 103 units with a total GFA of 68,956 square meters, and 540 units with a total GFA of 194,404 square meters, respectively.
Huzhou, Zhejiang Province
Huzhou Silk Town. The land is located in Wuxing District in Huzhou. This project covers a site area of 84,166 square meters and is expected to
have a total GFA of 123,756 square meters, of which 113,905 square meters are for high-rise buildings, 4,530 square meters are for retail stores. We
acquired the site in Autunm 2019, and began to deliver units in 2021. This project, when completed, will consist of 1,262 units. We started pre-sales in
December 2019, and as of December 31, 2020 and 2021, we had sold 87 units with a total GFA of 34,043 square meters, and 156 units with a total GFA
of 37,620 square meters, respectively.
Taizhou, Zhejiang Province
Taizhou Yihe Yayuan. The land is located in Luqiao District in Taizhou. This site covers a site area of 61,107 square meters and is expected to
have a total GFA of 129,095 square meters, of which 109,720 square meters are for high-rise buildings, 19,375 square meters are for retail stores. We
acquired the site in May 2019, and began to deliver units in 2021. This project, when completed, will consist of 1,081 units. We started pre-sales in
October 2019, and as of December 31, 2020, we had sold all units.
U.S.
Hudson Garden project. The Bloom at 500 W 45th St., New York, NY. The project consists of a 7-storey mixed use scheme, providing 92
residential apartments comprising studios, 1-bed, 2-bed, 3-bed and 4-bed apartments, including 35,000 sq ft of retail space. The development achieved
final completion in 2021.
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London, United Kingdom.
Amory Tower project. Previously named as the Madison project, this project is located at Canary Wharf. It is a 53-storey residential tower. The
development achieved final completion in 2021.
Properties under Planning
Xinyuan Chang’an Royal Palace. The land is located southwest corner of Shenzhou 3th Road and Aerospace Middle Road in Xi'an Aerospace
Base, and is currently under planning. It will cover a site area of 80,673 square meters and is expected to have a total GFA of 226,000 square meters. We
acquired the site in May 2017 and commenced construction in 2021.
Zhengzhou International New City (pending staging). The land is located within the south 3rd Ring Road in Zhengzhou, and is currently under
planning. It will cover a site area of 206,728 square meters and is expected to have a total GFA of 1,393,100 square meters. We acquired the site in
2017.
Zhengzhou Hangmei Project (pending staging). The land is located in Xinzheng District in Zhengzhou. It will cover a site area of 205,201
square meters and is expected to have a total GFA of 192,700 square meters. We acquired the site in December 2017.
Wuhan Canglong Royal Palace. The land is located in Jiangxia District in Wuhan. It will cover a site area of 53,787 square meters and is
expected to have a total GFA of 185,000 square meters. We acquired the site in May 2018.
Dalian International Health Technology Town II. The land is located in Lvshunkou District in Dalian. It will cover a site area of 37,078 square
meters and is expected to have a total GFA of 44,500 square meters. We acquired the site in August 2018.
Foshan Xinchuang AI International Science and Technology Innovation Valley II. The land is located in Gaoming District in Foshan. It will
cover a site area of 86,775 square meters and is expected to have a total GFA of 262,400 square meters. We acquired the site in June 2019.
U.S. Flushing Project. The land is located at 135-35 Northern Blvd in Flushing, Queens, New York, and is currently under planning. As of
December 31, 2021, the property demolition has been completed, with the only remaining structure being landmark protected and the landmark artifacts
have been removed and stored offsite in anticipation for preservation and restoration. Design and entitlement of the new development continues to
progress in anticipation for the next phase. It is expected to have a total GFA of 30,112 square meters. We acquired the site in August 2016.
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Completed Projects
The following table sets forth each of our completed projects as of December 31, 2020.
Project Name
Zhengzhou Longhai Star Garden
Zhengzhou Xinyuan Splendid
Zhengzhou Xinyuan Splendid 1A
Zhengzhou Xinyuan Splendid 1B
Zhengzhou Xinyuan Splendid 2A
Zhengzhou Xinyuan Splendid 2B
Zhengzhou Xinyuan Splendid 2C
Zhengzhou Xinyuan Splendid 3A3B3C
Zhengzhou Xinyuan Splendid Haojinge
Zhengzhou Xinyuan Splendid City Homestead
Zhengzhou Xinyuan Splendid Subtotal
Zhengzhou City Manor
Zhengzhou City Family
Zhengzhou Central Garden-East
Zhengzhou Central Garden-West
Jinan City Family
Suzhou Lake Splendid
Hefei Wangjiang Garden
Suzhou Colorful Garden
Jinan Elegant Scenery
Zhengzhou Finance Square
Zhengzhou Yipin Xiangshan Phase I
Jinan International City Garden
Zhengzhou Xinyuan Colorful Garden
Xuzhou Colorful Garden
Suzhou International City Garden
Chengdu Xinyuan Splendid I
Chengdu Xinyuan Splendid II
Zhengzhou Modern City
Kunshan International City Garden
Zhengzhou Yipin Xiangshan Phase II
Zhengzhou Century East A
Zhengzhou Century East B
Zhengzhou Royal Palace
Suzhou Xin City
Jinan Xinyuan Splendid
Beijing Xindo Park
Zhengzhou Xin City
Xingyang Splendid I
Zhengzhou Thriving Family
Suzhou Lake Royal Palace
Shanghai Royal Palace
Chengdu Thriving Family
Sanya Yazhou Bay No.1
Kunshan Royal Palace
Changsha Xinyuan Splendid
Xi’an Metropolitan
Jinan Xin Central
Zhengzhou Xindo Park
Henan Xin Central I
Zhengzhou Fancy City I
Zhengzhou Fancy City II (South)
Kunshan Xindo Park
New York Oosten
Xingyang Splendid II
Xuzhou Colorful City
Tianjin Spring Royal Palace I
Zhengzhou International New City I
Henan Xin Central II
Xingyang Splendid III
Changsha Mulian Royal Palace
Zhengzhou International New City II
Zhengzhou Fancy City II (North)
Zhengzhou International New City III A
Changsha Furong Thriving Family
Suzhou Gusu Shade I (Suzhou New Project)
Suzhou Gusu Shade II
Suzhou Suhe Bay
Suzhou Galaxy Bay
Total
Location
Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou
Jinan
Suzhou
Hefei
Suzhou
Jinan
Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou
Jinan
Zhengzhou
Xuzhou
Suzhou
Chengdu
Chengdu
Zhengzhou
Kunshan
Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou
Suzhou
Jinan
Beijing
Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou
Suzhou
Shanghai
Chengdu
Sanya
Kunshan
Changsha
Xi’an
Jinan
Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou
Kunshan
New York
Zhengzhou
Xuzhou
Tianjin
Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou
Changsha
Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou
Changsha
Suzhou
Suzhou
Suzhou
Suzhou
Type
of
Products
Completion
Date
Total
Site Area
(m2)
Total
GFA (m2)
Total
Number of
Units
Number of
Units Sold
M/H/S
12/2000
11,719
39,975
239
M/S
M
M
M
S
M/S
H
M
M
M
M/H/S
M/H/S
M
M/H/S
M/H
M/H
H/S
H
M/S
H/S
M/H
M/H
H
H
H
H/S
M/H
M/S
M/H
H
M/H
H
M/H
MU
H
H
H
M/H
H
H
MU
M/S/H
H/C
MU
MU
C
H
H
H
H/C
S
MU
M/H
M/H
H
H
H
H
H
C
H
MU
M
M
H
H/C
07/2002
04/2004
04/2003
06/2004
04/2004
08/2005
11/2004
08/2005
03/2006
12/2006
09/2007
09/2007
11/2007
01/2009
04/2009
04/2009
06/2009
06/2009
12/2009
01/2010
01/2010
01/2012
12/2011
06/2011
10/2012
12/2012
12/2012
01/2013
12/2013
08/2013
06/2014
09/2015
10/2015
11/2015
03/2016
03/2016
04/2016
06/2016
07/2016
08/2017
10/2017
11/2017
12/2017
11/2017
11/2017
12/2018
09/2018
12/2018
12/2018
10/2018
12/2016
12/2019
06/2019
12/2019
12/2019
12/2019
09/2019
12/2019
12/2019
06/2020
09/2020
12/2019
11/2020
11/2020
12/2020
12/2020
35,444
21,800
23,460
19,295
9,968
51,014
8,298
23,606
192,885
63,089
21,380
60,849
79,464
47,411
130,945
51,939
41,365
61,502
8,410
57,289
93,928
74,462
46,777
119,089
34,007
30,497
60,556
200,008
81,345
22,418
51,372
45,716
51,246
200,180
57,862
61,078
40,782
44,169
114,624
28,600
75,008
78,765
145,776
89,460
85,118
51,352
40,218
86,781
50,656
27,486
47,523
8,094
60,556
45,046
131,021
89,088
37,126
47,709
32,158
41,821
30,175
22,225
23,418
10,063
10,219
16,627
21,183
3,691,635
62,623
43,673
39,996
27,041
21,748
114,774
31,089
45,378
386,322
118,716
39,226
165,206
190,384
61,065
198,113
145,455
81,506
100,386
67,225
94,249
264,357
191,781
101,762
204,147
231,032
217,009
231,905
497,948
200,164
76,469
166,481
135,920
127,291
572,170
133,920
210,724
115,431
131,324
169,675
57,770
203,379
119,237
280,594
252,361
285,998
195,702
134,195
261,492
166,740
84,274
89,001
30,855
118,530
130,840
139,691
356,676
109,522
120,873
90,940
176,037
108,724
96,160
72,042
11,957
14,324
62,561
76,456
9,514,269
484
333
271
86
132
792
166
369
2,633
1,633
720
1,624
1,796
785
2,326
1,649
970
1,127
917
979
4,672
2,233
858
2,436
4,081
2,782
2,934
5,133
2,209
765
1,709
2,061
1,334
7,387
1,446
2,639
1,427
1,913
1,569
622
2,515
1,605
2,658
2,952
2,602
2,715
2,170
3,177
1,725
766
1,077
216
1,575
1,453
1,050
3,135
1,360
1,518
694
1,558
3,070
864
705
78
96
479
718
110,139
239
484
333
271
86
132
792
166
369
2,633
1,633
720
1,624
1,796
785
2,326
1,649
970
1,127
917
979
4,661
2,233
858
2,436
4,081
2,782
2,934
5,133
2,209
765
1,709
2,061
1,334
6,912
1,215
2,563
1,238
1,577
1,569
535
2,462
1,605
2,603
2,923
2,463
2,645
2,160
3,012
1,477
765
1,052
177
1,456
1,302
1,045
3,046
1,128
1,084
694
1,495
2,965
864
705
65
54
479
711
106,640
GFA
Sold (m2)
39,975
62,623
43,673
39,996
27,041
21,748
114,774
31,089
45,378
386,322
118,716
39,226
165,206
190,384
61,065
198,113
145,455
81,506
100,386
67,225
94,249
263,793
191,781
101,762
204,147
231,032
217,009
231,905
497,948
200,164
76,469
166,481
135,920
127,291
567,137
126,706
208,260
114,463
130,570
169,675
46,406
196,676
119,237
280,092
247,075
277,944
193,969
133,508
253,066
160,658
84,136
87,418
21,657
98,327
123,372
131,544
353,524
108,154
119,137
90,940
171,286
89,141
96,160
72,042
9,171
10,894
62,561
73,363
9,361,799
As of December 31, 2020, we have completed 67 projects with a total GFA of approximately 9,514,269 square meters and comprising a total of
110,139 units, more than 96.8% of which have been sold. The status of completed projects in the last three years is discussed below.
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Zhengzhou Xin City. The land is located south of Yongping Road and east of Kangping Road in the New-East-Zheng District of Zhengzhou.
This project covers a site area of 61,078 square meters and is expected to have a total GFA of 210,724 square meters, of which 195,537 square meters
are for high-rise buildings, 10,467 square meters are for retail stores, 4,720 square meters are for basements. We acquired the site in December 2011,
commenced construction of this project in March 2013, and began to deliver units in 2015. This project consists of 2,639 units. We started pre-sales in
September 2013, and as of December 31, 2020 and 2021, we had sold 2,563 units with a total GFA of 208,260 square meters, and 2,596 units with a
total GFA of 208,998 square meters, respectively.
Zhengzhou Thriving Family. The land is located south of Bairong Road and east of Nangang Road in Zhengzhou. This project covers a site area
of 44,169 square meters and has a total GFA of 131,324 square meters, of which 113,753 square meters are for high-rise buildings, 1,135 square meters
are for retail stores, 3,159 square meters are for basements and 13,463 square meters are for public rental housing. We acquired the site in September
2013, commenced construction of this project in April 2014, and delivered it in 2016. This project consists of 1,913 units. We started pre-sales in June
2014, and as of December 31, 2020 and 2021, we had sold 1,577 units with a total GFA of 130,570 square meters, and 1,658 units with a total GFA of
131,025 square meters, respectively.
Xingyang Splendid I. The land is located south of Zhengshang Road in Xingyang. This project covers a site area of 40,782 square meters and
has a total GFA of 115,431 square meters, of which 115,431 square meters are for high-rise buildings. We acquired the site in November 2013,
commenced construction of this project in April 2014, and began to deliver units in 2016. This project consists of 1,427 units. We started pre-sales in
May 2014, and as of December 31, 2020 and 2021, we had sold 1,238 units with a total GFA of 114,463 square meters, and 1,243 units with a total GFA
of 115,019 square meters, respectively.
Suzhou Lake Royal Palace. The land is located east of Yinshanhu Road and north of Xingguo Road in the Wuzhong economic development
zone in Suzhou. This project covers a site area of 114,624 square meters and has a total GFA of 169,675 square meters, of which 117,517 square meters
are for high-rise buildings, 50,747 square meters are for multi-layer buildings and 1,410 square meters are for retail stores. We acquired the site in
September 2013, commenced construction of this project in April 2014, and began to deliver units in 2016. This project consists of 1,569 units. We
started pre-sales in July 2014, and as of December 31, 2020 and 2021, we had sold 1,569 units with a total GFA of 169,675 square meters, and 1,569
units with a total GFA of 169,675 square meters, respectively.
Shanghai Royal Palace. The land is located in Zhaoxiang Town in the Qingpu District of Shanghai. This project covers a site area of 28,600
square meters and has a total GFA of 57,770 square meters, of which 45,652 square meters are for high-rise buildings and 12,118 square meters are for
retail stores. We acquired the site in April 2014, commenced construction of this project in August 2014, and began to deliver units in 2016. This project
consists of 622 units. We started pre-sales in January 2015, and as of December 31, 2020 and 2021, we have sold 535 units with a total GFA of 46,406
square meters, and 535 units with a total GFA of 46,406 square meters, respectively.
Chengdu Thriving Family. The land is located in the Huayangyixin Community of Chengdu. This project covers a site area of 75,008 square
meters and has a total GFA of 203,379 square meters, of which 176,477 square meters are for high-rise buildings and 26,902 square meters are for retail
stores. We acquired the site in January 2014, commenced construction of this project in June 2014, and began to deliver units in 2016. This project
consists of 2,515 units. We started pre-sales in September 2014, and as of December 31, 2020 and 2021, we had sold 2,462 units with a total GFA of
196,676 square meters, and 2,500 units with a total GFA of 202,773 square meters, respectively.
Sanya Yazhou Bay No.1. The land is located in the Creative Industry Park in the Yacheng Town of Sanya. This project covers a site area of
78,765 square meters and has a total GFA of 119,237 square meters, of which 105,569 square meters are for high-rise buildings, 9,808 square meters are
for multi-layer buildings and 2,208 square meters are for retail stores. We acquired the site in January 2014, commenced construction of this project in
November 2014, and began to deliver units in 2016. This project consists of 1,605 units. We started pre-sales in November 2014, and as of December
31, 2020 and 2021, we had sold 1,605 units with a total GFA of 119,237 square meters, and 1,605 units with a total GFA of 119,237 square meters,
respectively.
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Kunshan Royal Palace. The land is located east of Xihuan Road and south of Guiyi Road in the Huaqiao Town in Kunshan. This project covers
a site area of 145,776 square meters and has a total GFA of 280,594 square meters, of which 65,178 square meters are for multi-layer buildings, 205,445
square meters are for high-rise buildings, 640 square meters are for basements and 9,328 square meters are for retail stores. We acquired the site in
October 2013, commenced construction of this project in October 2013, and began to deliver units from 2015. This project consists of 2,658 units. We
started pre-sales in November 2013, and as of December 31, 2020 and 2021, we had sold 2,603 units with a total GFA of 280,092 square meters, and
2,604 units with a total GFA of 280,342 square meters, respectively.
Changsha Xinyuan Splendid. The land is located on Dongfanghong South Road in the Yuelu District of Changsha. This project covers a site
area of 89,460 square meters and has a total GFA of 252,361 square meters, of which 229,366 square meters are for high-rise buildings and 22,286
square meters are for retail stores. We acquired the site in March 2014, commenced construction of this project in August 2014, and began to deliver
units in 2016. This project consists of 2,952 units. We started pre-sales in November 2014, and as of December 31, 2020 and 2021, we had sold 2,923
units with a total GFA of 247,075 square meters, and 2,923 units with a total GFA of 247,075 square meters, respectively.
Xi'an Metropolitan. The land is located north of Fenghe Road in Xi'an. This project covers a site area of 85,118 square meters and has a total
GFA of 285,998 square meters, of which 207,080 square meters are for high-rise buildings, 16,119 square meters are for retail stores, and 62,798 square
meters are for office buildings. We acquired the site in July 2014, commenced construction of this project in December 2014, and began to deliver units
in 2016. This project consists of 2,602 units. Pre-sales started in December 2014, and as of December 31, 2020 and 2021, we had sold 2,463 units with a
total GFA of 277,944 square meters, and 2,463 units with a total GFA of 277,944 square meters, respectively.
Jinan Xin Central. The land is located south of Huayuan Road and west of Huaxin Road in Jinan. This project covers a site area of 51,352
square meters and has a total GFA of 195,702 square meters, of which 99,284 square meters are for high-rise buildings, 32,371 square meters are for
retail stores, 51,022 square meters are for office buildings, 6,231 square meters are for public rental housing and 5,502 square meters are for basements.
We acquired the site in March 2015, commenced construction of this project in May 2015, and began to deliver units in 2016. This project consists of
2,715 units. We started pre-sales in May 2015, and as of December 31, 2020 and 2021, we had sold 2,645 units with a total GFA of 193,969 square
meters, and 2,715 units with a total GFA of 195,702 square meters, respectively.
Zhengzhou Xindo Park (commercial). The land is located south of Bairong Road and west of Daxue Road in Zhengzhou. This project covers a
site area of 40,218 square meters and has a total GFA of 134,195 square meters, of which 109,948 square meters are for office buildings and 24,116
square meters are for retail stores. We acquired the site in September 2013, commenced construction of this project in January 2015, and began to
deliver units in 2017. This project consists of 2,170 units. We started pre-sales in April 2015, and as of December 31, 2020 and 2021, we had sold 2,160
units with a total GFA of 133,508 square meters, and 2,162 units with a total GFA of 134,065 square meters, respectively.
Henan Xin Central I. The land is located south of Bairong Road and east of Xingyuan Road in Zhengzhou. This project covers a site area of
86,781 square meters and has a total GFA of 261,492 square meters, of which 210,939 square meters are for high-rise buildings, 16,028square meters
are for retail stores, 26,040 square meters are for public rental housing and 8,485 square meters are for basements. We acquired the site in December
2014 and commenced construction in July 2015, and began to deliver units in 2017. This project consists of 3,177 units. We started pre-sales in July
2015, and as of December 31, 2020 and 2021, we had sold 3,012 units with a total GFA of 253,066 square meters, and 3,016 units with a total GFA of
253,697 square meters, respectively.
Zhengzhou Fancy City I. The land is located south of Dingsheng Road and west of Siji Road, in Zhengzhou. This project covers a site area of
50,656 square meters and has a total GFA of 166,740 square meters, of which 134,039 square meters are for high-rise buildings, 10,167 square meters
are for retail stores, 16,741 square meters are for public rental housing and 5,762 square meters are for basements. We acquired the site in December
2014 and commenced construction in September 2015, and began to deliver units in 2017. This project consists of 1,725 units. We started pre-sales in
October 2015, and as of December 31, 2020 and 2021, we had sold 1,477 units with a total GFA of 160,658 square meters, and 1,696 units with a total
GFA of 162,198 square meters, respectively.
Zhengzhou Fancy City II (South). The land is located west of Songshan Road within the 4th Ring Road in Zhengzhou. This project covers a site
area of 27,486 square meters and has a total GFA of 84,274 square meters, of which 78,445 square meters are for high-rise buildings, 3,628 square
meters are for retail stores and 2,201 square meters are for basements. We acquired the site in April
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2016 and commenced construction in June 2016, and began to deliver units in 2018. This project consists of 766 units. We started pre-sales in June
2016, and as of December 31, 2020 and 2021, we had sold 765 units with a total GFA of 84,136 square meters, and 766 units with a total GFA of 84,274
square meters, respectively.
Kunshan Xindo Park. The land is located in the Huaqiao area of Kunshan, which is within the Shanghai Outer Ring Expressway. This project
covers a site area of 47,523 square meters and has a total GFA of 89,001 square meters, of which 72,750 square meters are for high-rise buildings and
16,252 square meters are for retail stores. We acquired the site in April 2016, commenced construction of this project in July 2016, and began to deliver
units in 2018. This project consists of 1,077 units. We started pre-sales in July 2016, and as of December 31, 2020 and 2021, we had sold 1,052 units
with a total GFA of 87,418 square meters, and 1,061 units with a total GFA of 88,862 square meters, respectively.
Xingyang Splendid II. The land is located south of Zhengshang Road in Xingyang. This project covers a site area of 60,556 square meters and
has a total GFA of 118,530 square meters, of which 118,530 square meters are for high-rise buildings. We acquired the site of 7,577 square meters in
November 2013 and 52,979 square meters in August 2014, commenced construction of this project in December 2014, and began to deliver units in
2017. This project consists of 1,575 units. We started pre-sales in December 2014, and as of December 31, 2020 and 2021, we had sold 1,456 units with
a total GFA of 98,327 square meters, and 1,664 units with a total GFA of 100,230 square meters, respectively.
Xuzhou Colorful City. The land is located south of Kuangshan Road in the Quanshan District in Xuzhou. This project covers a site area of
45,046 square meters and has a total GFA of 130,840 square meters, of which 17,600 square meters are for multi-layer buildings, 93,889 square meters
are for high-rise buildings 6,972 square meters are for retail stores and 12,379 square meters are for basements. We acquired the site in December 2011,
commenced construction of this project in June 2013, and began to deliver units in 2016. This project consists of 1,453 units. We started pre-sales in
November 2013, and as of December 31, 2020 and 2021, we had sold 1,302 units with a total GFA of 123,372 square meters, and 1,302 units with a
total GFA of 123,372 square meters, respectively.
Tianjin Spring Royal Palace I. The land is located in Sicundian Town in the Wuqing District of Tianjin. This project covers a site area of
131,021 square meters and has a total GFA of 139,691 square meters, of which 73,383 square meters are for high-rise buildings, 5,328 square meters are
for retail stores, and 60,979 square meters are for multi-layer buildings. We acquired the site in November 2014, commenced construction in October
2015, and began to deliver units in 2017. This project consists of 1,050 units. We started pre-sales in October 2015, and as of December 31, 2020 and
2021, we had sold 1,045 units with a total GFA of 131,544 square meters.
Zhengzhou International New City I. The land is located within the south 3rd Ring Road in Zhengzhou. This project covers a site area of
89,088 square meters and has a total GFA of 356,676 square meters, of which 292,330 square meters are for high-rise buildings, 21,896 square meters
are for retail stores, 36,789 for public rental housing and 5,573 square meters are for basements. We acquired the site in February 2016 and commenced
construction in August 2016, and began to deliver units in 2018. This project consists of 3,135 units. We started pre-sales in September 2016, and as of
December 31, 2020 and 2021, we had sold 3,046 units with a total GFA of 353,524 square meters, and 3,048 units with a total GFA of 353,940 square
meters, respectively.
Henan Xin Central II. The land is located south of Bairong Road and Xingyuan Road in Zhengzhou. This project covers a site area of 37,126
square meters and has a total GFA of 109,522 square meters, of which 92,687 square meters are for high-rise buildings, 3,947 square meters are for
retail stores, 1,654 square meters are for basements and 11,234 square meters are for public rental housing. We acquired the site in December 2014 and
commenced construction in September 2016, and began to deliver units in 2018. This project consists of 1,360 units. We started pre-sales in October
2016, and as of December 31, 2020 and 2021, we had sold 1,128 units with a total GFA of 108,154 square meters, and 1,222 units with a total GFA of
109,180 square meters, respectively.
Xingyang Splendid III. The land is located south of Zhengshang Road in Xingyang. This project covers a site area of 47,709 square meters and
has a total GFA of 120,873 square meters, of which 117,505 square meters are for high-rise buildings and 3,608 square meters are for retail stores. We
acquired the site in September 2013 and commenced construction in June 2017, and began to deliver units in 2019. This project consists of 1,518 units.
We started pre-sales in June 2017. As of December 31, 2020 and 2021, we had sold 1,084 units with a total GFA of 119,137 square meters, and 1,277
units with a total GFA of 120,690 square meters, respectively.
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Changsha Mulian Royal Palace. The land is located in the Yuhua District of Changsha. This project covers a site area of 32,158 square meters
and has a total GFA of 90,940 square meters, of which 57,033 square meters are for high-rise buildings, 32,351 square meters are for multi-layer
building and 1,608 square meters are for retail stores. We acquired the site in October 2016 and commenced construction in May 2017, and began to
deliver units in 2019. This project consisted of 694 units. We started pre-sales in August 2017, and all of the 694 units have been sold.
Zhengzhou International New City II. The land is located within the south 3rd Ring Road in Zhengzhou. This project covers a site area of
41,821 square meters and has a total GFA of 176,037 square meters, of which 159,563 square meters are for high-rise buildings, 12,708 square meters
are for retail stores and 3,766 square meters are for basements. We acquired the site in July 2016 and commenced construction in July 2017, and began
to deliver units in 2019. This project consists of 1,558 units. We started pre-sale in August 2017, and as of December 31, 2020 and 2021, we had sold
1,495 units with a total GFA of 171,286 square meters, and 1,498 units with a total GFA of 171,823 square meters, respectively.
New York Oosten. The Oosten located at 421 Kent Street in the South Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY. Constructed in 2017, the
Property is an 8-story, 481,000 square foot, Class A, mixed-use condominium building consisting of 216 residential units, community facility space, and
72 parking spots. There is roughly 9,500 square feet of community facility space and 319,000 square feet of net residential space. As of December 2021,
there remains 27 units left to sell in addition to 74 parking licenses. The Community Facility space is scheduled to close in the first quarter of 2022.
Zhengzhou Fancy City II (North). The land is located west of Songshan Road within the 4th Ring Road in Zhengzhou. This project covers a
site area of 30,175 square meters and has a total GFA of 108,724 square meters, of which 100,380 square meters are for multi-layer buildings and 8,344
square meters are for retail stores. We acquired the site in April 2016 and commenced construction in May 2017, and delivered units in 2019. This
project consists of 3,070 units. We started pre-sales in October 2017, and as of December 31, 2020 and 2021, we had sold 2,965 units with a total GFA
of 89,141 square meters, and 2,968 units with a total GFA of 89,517 square meters, respectively.
Zhengzhou International New City III A. The land is located within the south 3rd Ring Road in Zhengzhou. This project covers a site area of
22,225 square meters and has a total GFA of 96,160 square meters, of which 95,504 square meters are for high-rise buildings and 514 square meters are
for retail stores. We acquired the site in May 2017 and commenced construction in November 2017, and delivered units in 2020.This project consists of
864 units. We started pre-sale in December 2017, and as of December 31, 2020 and 2021, we had sold 864 units with a total GFA of 96,160 square
meters, and 864 units with a total GFA of 96,981 square meters, respectively.
Suzhou Galaxy Bay. The land is located in Taicang District in Suzhou. It will cover a site area of 21,183 square meters and has a total GFA of
76,546 square meters, of which 73,452 square meters are for high-rise buildings, and 3,094 square meters are for retail stores. We acquired the site in
December 2017 and commenced construction of this project in July 2018, and delivered units in 2020. This project consists of 718 units. We started pre-
sales in December 2018, and as of December 31, 2020 and 2021, we had sold 711 units with a total GFA of 73,363 square meters, and 717 units with a
total GFA of 73,941 square meters, respectively.
Suzhou Gusu Shade I. The land is located in Gusu District in Suzhou. It will cover a site area of 10,063 square meters and has a total GFA of
11,957 square meters, of which 11,957 square meters are for multi-layer buildings. We acquired the site in March 2018 and commenced construction of
this project in September 2018, and delivered units in 2020. This project consists of 78 units. We started pre-sales in November 2018, and as of
December 31, 2020 and 2021, we had sold 65 units with a total GFA of 9,171 square meters, and 75 units with a total GFA of 11,259 square meters,
respectively.
Suzhou Gusu Shade II. The land is located in Gusu District in Suzhou. This project covers a site area of 10,219 square meters and has a total
GFA of 14,324 square meters, of which 14,324 square meters are for multi-layer buildings. We acquired the site in June 2018 and commenced
construction of this project in October 2018, and delivered units in 2020. This project consists of 96 units. We started pre-sales in May 2019, and as of
December 31, 2020 and 2021, we had sold 54 units with a total GFA of 10,894 square meters, and 70 units with a total GFA of 12,603 square meters,
respectively.
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Suzhou Suhe Bay. The land is located in Wujiang District in Suzhou. This project covers a site area of 16,627 square meters and has a total
GFA of 62,561 square meters, of which 62,561 square meters are for multi-layer buildings. We acquired the site in April 2018 and commenced
construction of this project in autumn 2018, and delivered units in 2020. This project consists of 479 units. We started pre-sales in November 2018, and
as of December 31, 2020 and 2021, we had sold 479 units with a total GFA of 62,561 square meters, and 479 units with a total GFA of 62,561 square
meters, respectively.
Changsha Furong Thriving Family. The land is located in Shanmu Road of East Coast Town in Changsha. This project covers a site area of
23,418 square meters and has a total GFA of 72,042 square meters of which 69,729 square meters are for high-rise buildings, and 2,528 square meters
are for retail stores. We acquired the site in January 2017 and commenced construction of the project in July 2017, and delivered units in 2020. This
project consists of 705 units. We started pre-sales in July 2018, and as of December 31, 2020 and 2021, we had sold 705 units with a total GFA of
72,042 square meters, and 705 unit with a total GFA of 72,042 square meters, respectively.
Properties Held for Lease
Xi’an Xinyuan Metropolitan Shopping Center. In 2016, we completed the Xi’an Xinyuan Metropolitan Shopping Center, located in Xi’an,
Shaanxi Province. As part of the Xi’an Metropolitan project, the shopping center has a construction GFA of 116,288 square meters. The Xi’an
Metropolitan Shopping Center formally opened in December 2016 and provides retail services including fashion, food and beverage, family activities,
jewelry and clothing, a movie theater, and education, among other services, appealing to customers within a radius of three to five kilometers. The
shopping center is managed by Xi’an Xinyuan Metropolitan Business Management Co. Ltd., one of our subsidiaries that specializes in retail property
management.
Xingyang Xindo Park Shopping Center. In 2017, we completed the Xingyang Xindo Park Shopping Center, located in Xingyang, Henan
Province. As part of the Xingyang Splendid II project, the shopping center has a construction GFA of 15,419 square meters. The Xingyang Xindo Park
Shopping Center formally opened in October 2017 and provides retail services including a supermarket, food and beverage, jewelry and clothing, leisure
and entertainment, family activities, a movie theater and other ancillary services, appealing to customers within a radius of three to five kilometers. The
shopping center is managed by Henan Xinyuan Priority Commercial Management Co., Ltd., one of our subsidiaries that specializes in retail property
management.
Changsha Xindo Park Shopping Center. In 2017, we completed the Changsha Xindo Park Shopping Center, located in Changsha, Hunan
Province. As part of the Changsha Xinyuan Splendid project, the shopping center has a construction GFA of 12,187 square meters. The Changsha Xindo
Park Shopping Center formally opened in August 2017 and will provide retail services including children’s education, a supermarket, food and
beverage, a beauty and fitness center and other ancillary services, appealing to customers within a radius of three to five kilometers. The shopping center
is managed by Hunan Huaiwei Business Management Co., Ltd., one of our subsidiaries that specializes in retail property management.
Chengdu Xindo Park Shopping Center. In 2017, we completed the Chengdu Xindo Park Shopping Center, located in Chengdu, Sichuan
Province. As part of the Chengdu Thriving Family project, the shopping center has a construction GFA of 18,936 square meters. The Chengdu Xindo
Park Shopping Center formally opened in October 2018 and provides retail services including a supermarket, clothing, food and beverage, leisure and
entertainment, children’s education, a movie theater and other ancillary services, appealing to customers within a radius of three to five kilometers. The
shopping center is managed by Chengdu Xinyuan Commercial Management Co., Ltd., one of our subsidiaries that specializes in retail property
management.
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Zhengzhou Xindo Park Shopping Center. In 2018, we completed the Zhengzhou Xindo Park Shopping Center, located in Zhengzhou, Henan
Province. As part of the Zhengzhou Xindo Park project, the shopping center has a construction GFA of 24,423 square meters. The Zhengzhou Xindo
Park Shopping Center formally opened in October 2018 and provides retail services including a supermarket, food and beverage, leisure and
entertainment, children’s education, a movie theater and other ancillary services, appealing to customers within a radius of three to five kilometers. The
shopping center is managed by Henan Xinyuan Priority Commercial Management Co., Ltd., one of our subsidiaries that specializes in retail property
management.
Kunshan Xindo Park Shopping Center. In 2018, we completed the Kunshan Xindo Park Shopping Center, located in Kunshan, Jiangsu
Province. As part of the Kunshan Xindo Park project, the shopping center has a construction GFA of 3,904 square meters. The Kunshan Xindo Park
Shopping Center formally opened in March 2019 and provides retail services including a supermarket, food and beverage, children’s education, a movie
theater and other ancillary services, appealing to customers within a radius of three to five kilometers.
Target Shopping Center. Target occupies approximately 28,090 square feet, or 81%, of the retail square footage and operates a full-service
Target store featuring both their retail department store as well as their grocery store. Target is fully operational and open for business.
Our Property Development Operations in China
We have a systematic and standardized process to project development in China, which we implement through several well-defined phases. A
significant portion of our process is dedicated to land acquisition, which is segmented into three stages: (i) opportunity identification, (ii) initial planning
and budgeting and (iii) land acquisition. The following diagram sets forth the key stages of our property development process.
LAND ACQUISITION PROCESS
Project
Planning
and Design
Project
Construction
and
Management
Pre-sale, Sale
and Marketing
After-sale and
Delivery
Opportunity
Identification
- Strategic
planning
Initial Planning
- Feasibility
study
- Geographic and
market analysis
- Preliminary
design
- Auction
opportunity
research
- Costing and
financial
evaluation
Land
Acquisition
- Financial
projection
- Internal
approval
- Bidding
process
Opportunity Identification
- Outsource
architectural and
engineering
design
- Design
management
- Arrange
financing
- Outsource construction
- Pre-sale
- Delivery
- Construction
supervision
- Quality control
- Completion inspection
- Landscaping and fixture
installation
- Marketing
- Advertising
- Customer
financing
- Registration
assistance
- Feedback
collection
- Property
management
The first stage of our development process involves the identification of new opportunities for upcoming land auctions or acquisition of entities
in our selected high growth cities around China. Our Land Development Department prepares a strategic plan that specifies our future project
development plans and land acquisition requirements. They also conduct in-depth demographic and market research regarding our selected cities. We
have formulated a set of criteria in selecting suitable high growth cities to expand our operations based on certain indicators, including, among others:
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middle to upper rankings in economic strength;
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populations greater than five million;
clear city development and planning;
sustainable land supply at reasonable prices for future developments;
acceptable competition levels in the real estate market; and
lower level of property speculation.
Initial Planning and Budgeting
Once an upcoming land auction or acquisition has been identified, our Land Development Department will conduct a feasibility study based on
our collected data as well as preliminary design and pre-planning of the proposed development project on the land site. We will also budget costs and
financial requirements for the proposed project to identify whether the land site is suitable for our requirements.
The key factors we consider in land site selection are:
● site area and suitability;
● location within the city;
● neighboring environment and amenities;
● existing or planned infrastructure;
● announced government planning for the vicinity; and
● projected cost, investment and financial return ratios.
We evaluate projects through a rigorous planning and approval process. We consider detailed input from each of our Land Development
Department, Planning-Design Department, Operations Department, Financial Department and local team. The proposed project, once vetted and
approved by various departments, will be submitted to the investment committee of our board for approval.
Land Acquisition
Once we receive approval for a proposed project, we will proceed to bid for the land site. We acquire land for development primarily through
the governmental auction process, or acquisition of entities. When deciding to whom the land use rights should be granted, the relevant authorities and
entities may consider not only the bidding price, but also the bidder’s real estate development experience, development track record, credit history,
qualification and development proposal in connection with their local zoning, urbanization and development plans.
If opportunities arise, we will also consider obtaining land use rights from third parties through negotiation, co-development or other joint
venture arrangements. We decide on whether to develop by ourselves or to partner with third business partners through joint ventures or associations, by
taking into account various factors, such as estimated land acquisition costs, the development scales of the potential projects, the specialty and resources
possessed by the potential business partner, as well as the expected commercial terms available to us upon negotiation. With portions of initial capital
contributed by the third-party business partners, we can invest in property projects with relatively lower capital outlay.
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Project Planning and Design
Our project planning and design process includes concept and architectural design, budgeting, quality control, output examination as well as
customer experience after delivery review. We believe careful planning is essential to control costs, build quality and improve efficiency of our
development schedule.
We outsource substantially our design work to reputable third-party design firms. Our design team works closely with our external designers
and architects to ensure that our designs comply with PRC laws and regulations, and meet our design, smart house and other project objectives. Our
senior management is also actively involved in the process, especially in the master planning and architectural design of our projects.
Project Construction and Management
We outsource all of our construction work to independent construction companies which are selected mainly through our invitation to tender
bids for the project. We generally hire more than one contractor for each of our projects, with each contractor responsible for a designated portion of the
project on a “turnkey” basis. We have established a selection procedure in order to ensure compliance with our quality and workmanship standards. We
closely supervise and manage the entire project construction process, utilizing our enterprise resource planning systems to monitor and analyze
information regarding the process on a real-time basis. We collect information throughout the development cycle on the entire project, including
information from our third-party contractors, to avoid unanticipated delays and cost overruns.
Pre-Sales, Sales and Marketing
Like other developers, we pre-sell properties prior to the completion of their construction in mainland China. Under PRC pre-sales regulations,
property developers must satisfy specific conditions before they can pre-sell their properties under construction. The major mandatory conditions
include:
● the land premium must have been paid in full;
● the land use rights certificate, the construction site planning permit, the construction work planning permit and the construction permit
must have been obtained;
● at least 25% of the total project development cost must have been incurred;
● the progress and the expected completion and delivery date of the construction must be fixed;
● the pre-sale permit must have been obtained; and
● certain milestones in the construction processes specified by the local government authorities must have been completed.
These major mandatory conditions are designed to require a certain level of capital expenditure and substantial progress in project construction
before the commencement of pre-sales. Generally, the local governments also require developers and property purchasers to use standard pre-sale
contracts prepared under the auspices of the government. Developers are required to file all pre-sale contracts with local land bureaus and real estate
administrations after entering into such contracts.
We maintain an internal marketing and sales force for our development projects and also use outside sales agencies for all of our projects and
some of our projects also utilize our internal sales. Our marketing and sales teams work closely with each other and with our external sales agents to
survey the demographics for a particular project area to determine the appropriate advertising, promotion, and selling plans for that project. We develop
customer awareness through our marketing and promotion efforts and through referrals from satisfied customers. A sales team at each project is
responsible for following through on the entire sales process including setting monthly sales targets, controlling prices, implementing special
promotions, monitoring external sales agency performance, and processing customer feedback.
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Most of our customers purchase our properties using mortgage financing. The maximum loan-to-value ratio of the mortgage loan is also subject
to change according to the economic policies of the central and local governments and banks in China. A typical sales transaction in which a portion of
the purchase price is financed by a mortgage loan consists of three steps. First, the customer pays a deposit to us. Within seven days after paying the
deposit, the customer will sign a purchase contract with us and make down payment to us in cash. After making the down payment, the customer
arranges for a mortgage loan for the balance of the purchase price. Once the loan is approved, the mortgage loan proceeds are paid to us directly by the
bank. Finally, we deliver the property to the customer. Legal title, as evidenced by a property ownership certificate issued by local land and construction
bureaus, may not pass for a period of six to twelve months following delivery and acceptance.
After-Sale Services and Delivery
We assist customers in arranging for and providing information relating to financing. We also assist our customers in various title registration
procedures relating to their properties, and we have set up an ownership certificate team to assist purchasers to obtain their property ownership
certificates. We offer various communication channels to customers to provide their feedback about our products or services. We also cooperate with
property management companies that manage our properties and ancillary facilities, such as schools and clubhouses, to handle customer feedback.
We endeavor to deliver the units to our customers on a timely basis. We closely monitor the progress and quality of construction of our property
projects and conduct pre-delivery property inspections to ensure timely and qualified delivery. The time frame for delivery is set out in the sale and
purchase agreements entered into with our customers, and according to purchase agreements, we are subject to penalty payments to the purchasers for
delay in delivery caused by us. Once a property development has been completed, has passed the requisite government inspections and is ready for
delivery, we notify our customers and hand over keys and possession of the properties.
To ensure quality property management, we provide property management services to purchasers until they have become statutorily entitled to
elect their own property management companies. As of December 31, 2020, owners of all of our developments who had become statutorily entitled to
elect their property management companies had continued to choose us to manage their properties.
Our property management services include security, landscaping, building management and management of public facilities and equipment,
and additional services, such as cultural activities, housekeeping and repair. We are currently managing approximately 34.67 million square meters,
comprising more than 220,000 residential units.
Our U.S. Property Development Operations
We expanded into the United States market in 2012. Investment decisions with respect to the United States market are carried out through the
investment committee of our board of directors. We currently seek investment opportunities mainly through off-market transactions, including resales
and distressed sales. We currently consider the following factors when selecting a project:
● Geographic location. We intend to focus in areas that are economically active and diversified, and attractive to immigrants on the east and
the west coasts.
● Risk adjusted financial returns.
● Funding opportunities.
We set up a specialized United States project team in 2012, comprised of U.S. local consultants and employees with substantial experience and
understanding in various areas of the U.S. real estate market. As of December 31, 2021, we have a team of approximately 11 people in the United States.
Their major responsibilities include project research, land valuation, property development management, contracts, and contract terms verification. We
also work with outside consultants and agents familiar with the United States markets.
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To date, our acquisitions in the United States have been opportunistic and have not followed a specific development model. Our first property
development project in the United States, named the New York Oosten Project, is in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. We
commenced construction of the development project in November 2013. We started marketing and pre-sale of our property upon receiving approval
from the state attorney general in March 2014. As of December 31, 2021, we delivered 188 of 216 units with a total GFA of 23,769 square meters for a
total of US$285.8 million. Of the unsold units, Xin has offered several units for rent and given the unique product and limited comparable apartments
has been able to achieve above market rents. These units have consistently outperformed other location adjacent buildings. Xin still owns the
Community Facility space within the building, which we are in contract to sell 1Q2022. Xin continues to hold 74 parking licenses in the building, which
we rent to unit owners and renters in the building. The parking is in high demand and we continue to hold a waiting list of interested renters. Xin will
look to sell the remaining parking licenses in the future, but has no specific timeline for disposition.
In January 2016, we also acquired a parcel of land in midtown Manhattan, New York, for US$57.5 million. The land allows for approximately
10,235 sellable & rentable square meters. Our Hudson Garden project in Manhattan, New York has completed construction. With design drawing
optimization, to allow for the maximum amount of prime ground floor retail along the Avenue frontage and efficient residential unit design maximizing
the total number of units to 92. Hudson Garden currently has 20% of the units in contract and closing are expected to commence 1Q2021. 80% of the
retail spaces have been rented and all tenants are open and operating. Retail anchor is Target Department Store, a nationally recognized credit tenant.
In August 2016, we acquired a parcel of land in the Flushing neighborhood of Queens, New York for US$66.0 million. The land allows for
approximately 30,112 sellable & rentable square meters. As of December 31, 2021, the demolition of the existing building with the exception of the
landmark portion has been completed. All historic artifacts have been removed from the site and are being restored offsite. The professional consultants
continue to develop the plans and specifications while working through the various entitlements and approvals.
Our Leased Properties and Real Estate Related Services
Ancillary to our property development operations, we also lease certain properties, including an elementary school, two basements, seven
clubhouses, thirteen parking facilities, fifteen kindergartens, seven shopping malls and a department. The rental income of our lease operations
represented approximately 0.4%, 0.7% and 2.0% respectively, of our revenues for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2019 and 2020.
We provide property management services through Xinyuan Science and Technology Service Co., Ltd. For the years ended December 31,
2018, 2019 and 2020., revenues from our real estate related services represented 2.9%, 2.7% and 5.2% of our total revenue for those periods,
respectively.
Quality Control
We emphasize quality control to ensure that our buildings and residential units meet our standards and provide high quality service. We select
only experienced design and construction companies. We provide customers with warranties covering the building structure and certain fittings and
facilities of our property developments in accordance with the relevant regulations. To ensure construction quality, our construction contracts contain
quality warranties and penalty provisions for poor work quality. In the event of delay or poor work quality, the contractor may be required to pay pre-
agreed penalties, damages, as well as compensation we paid to customers for late delivery, under our construction contracts. Our construction contracts
do not allow our contractors, without prior consent from us, to subcontract or transfer their contractual arrangements with us to third parties. We
typically withhold 5% of the agreed construction amount for two to five years after completion of the construction as a deposit to guarantee quality,
which provides us assurance for our contractors’ work quality.
Our contractors are also subject to our quality control procedures, including examination of materials and supplies, on-site inspection and
production of progress reports. We require our contractors to comply with relevant laws and regulations of the jurisdictions in which we operate, as well
as our own standards and specifications. We also employ independent surveyors to supervise the construction progress. In addition, the construction of
real estate projects is regularly inspected and supervised by PRC governmental authorities and the relevant authorities of the jurisdictions in which we
operate.
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Competition
The real estate industry in China is highly competitive. We compete primarily with local and regional property developers, but an increasing
number of large national property developers have also started to enter these markets. Competitive factors include the geographical location of the
projects, the types of products offered, brand recognition, price, design and quality. See “Item 3. Key Information — D. Risk Factors — Risks Relating
to the Residential Property Industry in China — We face intense competition from other real estate developers.” In the cities in which we operate, our
major competitors include China Overseas Property Ltd., China Vanke Co., Ltd., Sunshine 100, China Resources Land Limited, Sunac China Holding
Limited, Henan Zhengshang Real Estate Co., Ltd., Evergrande Group, Longfor Real Estate Co., Ltd, Greenland Group, China Overseas Property,
Country Garden, and KWG Property Holding Ltd.
In the United States, we anticipate that our direct competition may come from developers of adjacent projects or other property developers in
target markets. In addition, we may also face competition from other Chinese real estate developers expanding or establishing their business in the
United States.
Intellectual Property Rights
We rely on a combination of trademarks, service marks, domain name registrations, copyright protection and contractual restrictions to
establish and protect our brand name and logos, marketing designs and internet domain names.
We have registered the trademark of “鑫苑” and the associated logo for the real estate related service in the PRC. We have also applied the
same trademark to other goods and services directly or indirectly related to our business operations, to strengthen the protection of our trademark and
brand. All these trademark applications are registered or pending examination and approval. We have also registered the Internet domain name
“www.xyre.com” and other related domain names.
We own trademarks for “鑫苑” in the form of Chinese characters and our company logo in the United States, UK, EU, New Zealand, Australia,
Singapore, Korea, Hong Kong and Cayman Islands. We also hold the international registration of our company logo issued by the International
Trademark System.
In the PRC, the registration and protection of a company’s corporate name is regional and limited to its related industry. Although we have
registered our corporate name “Xinyuan” in the provinces where we operate, we cannot prevent others from registering the same corporate name in
other provinces or in other industries. If a company first registers “Xinyuan” as its corporate name in a province other than Henan Province, Shandong
Province, Jiangsu Province, Anhui Province and Sichuan Province or in another industry, we will have to adopt another corporate name if we plan to
enter that market or industry.
Insurance
We obtain insurance against losses or damage to our PRC properties during the construction phase of our projects. We do not maintain
insurance policies for properties that we have delivered to our customers. Although we require our contractors to maintain insurance coverage on our
properties under construction, typically they do not do so, which we believe is customary practice in China. We believe that third-party contractors
should bear liabilities from tortious acts or other personal injuries on our project sites, and we do not maintain insurance coverage against such
liabilities. There are certain types of losses, such as losses from natural disasters, terrorist attacks, construction delays and business interruptions, for
which insurance is either not available or not available at a reasonable cost. We believe our practice is consistent with the customary industry practice in
China.
With respect to our U.S. operations, we follow local requirements and maintain insurance coverage for projects through the end of the
construction.
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Environmental Matters
As a developer of property in the PRC, we are subject to various environmental laws and regulations set by the PRC national, provincial and
municipal governments. These include regulations on air pollution, noise emissions, as well as water and waste discharge. We have never been required
to pay any penalties associated with the breach of any such laws and regulations in the past. Compliance with existing environmental laws and
regulations has not had a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations, and we do not believe it will have such an impact
in the future.
Our projects are normally required to undergo an environmental impact assessment by government-appointed third parties, and a report of such
assessment needs to be submitted to the relevant environmental authorities in order to obtain their approval before commencing construction. Upon
completion of each project, the relevant environmental authorities inspect the site to ensure the applicable environmental standards have been complied
with, and the resulting report is presented together with other specified documents to the relevant construction administration authorities for their
approval and record. Approval from the environmental authorities of such report is required before we can deliver our completed work to our customers.
In the past, we have not experienced any difficulties in obtaining those approvals for commencement of construction and delivery of completed projects.
However, we cannot assure you that we will not experience any difficulties in the future. See “Item 4. Information on the Company — B. Business
Overview — Regulation — China — Regulations on Environmental Protection in Construction Projects.”
In connection with our current and any future properties in the United States, our relevant property subsidiaries are or will be subject to a
variety of local, state and federal statutes, ordinances, rules and regulations concerning the protection of health and the environment. The particular
environmental laws which apply to any given community, will vary according to the site, its location, the site’s environmental conditions and the present
and former use of the site. Likewise, the particular procedures and approval or other requirements will vary from project to project.
Regulation
China
The PRC government regulates the real estate industry. This section summarizes the principal PRC regulations relating to our business.
We operate our business in China under a legal regime consisting of the National People’s Congress, the PRC State Council, which is the
highest authority of the executive branch of the PRC central government, and several ministries and agencies under its authority, including the
MOHURD, MLR, the MOFCOM, the NDRC, the SAIC, the SAFE, and their respective authorized local counterparts.
Regulations on Land
The Law of the PRC on Land Administration, implemented on June 25, 1986 and amended on December 29, 1988, August 28, 2004 and
August 26, 2019 by the SCNPC, distinguishes between the ownership of land and the right to use land. All land in the PRC is either state-owned or
collectively-owned, depending on location. Generally, land in urban areas within a city or town is state-owned, and all land in the rural areas of a city or
town and all rural land, unless otherwise specified by law, are collectively-owned.
Although all land in the PRC is owned by the governments or by the collectives, private individuals and businesses are permitted to hold, lease
and develop land for a specified term without ever owning the land, the duration of which depends on the use purpose of the land. These rights to use
land are termed land use rights.
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Under the Interim Regulations of the PRC on Grant and Transfer of the Right to Use State-owned Land in Urban Areas, implemented on and
effective as of May 19, 1990, as amended on November 29, 2020, by the PRC State Council, enterprises, companies and other organizations who intend
to hold, lease and develop the land, each a Land User, pay a premium to the government as consideration for the grant of the land use rights on terms of
use prescribed by the government, and a Land User may transfer, lease and mortgage or otherwise commercially exploit the land use rights within such
terms of use. The land administration authority enters into a contract with the Land User for grant of the land use rights. The Land User pays the grant
premium as stipulated in the grant contract. After paying the grant premium in full, the Land User registers with the land administration authority and
obtains a land use rights certificate. The certificate evidences the acquisition of the land use rights.
The Regulations on the Grant of State-Owned Construction Land Use Rights through Competitive Bidding, Auction and Listing-for-Sale
(formerly known as the Regulation on the Grant of State-Owned Land Use Rights through Competitive Bidding, Auction and Listing-for-Sale),
implemented by the MLR on May 9, 2002 and amended on September 28, 2007, provides that the land for industrial use (except for mining),
commercial use, tourism, entertainment and commodity housing development is granted by way of competitive bidding, public auction or listing-for-
sale. The land use rights are granted to the bidder with the highest bid/tender in accordance with the terms and conditions of the bid/tender, or to the
bidder who can best fulfill the comprehensive evaluation standards of the bid. The successful bidder/tender will then enter into a grant contract with the
local land administration authority. Only after the successful bidder/tender has paid the land premium in full under the land grant contract, can the
successful bidder/tender apply for the land registration and obtain the land use right certificate.
The Civil Code of the PRC, or the Civil Code, published on May 28, 2020 and effective as of January 1, 2021, which replaces Property Law of
the PRC, further clarified land use rights in the PRC with the following rules:
● the land use rights for residences will be automatically renewed upon expiry;
● the car parks and garages within the building area planned for vehicle parks must be used to meet the needs of the owners who live in the
building first;
● the construction of buildings must abide by relevant laws and regulations with regard to the construction planning and may not affect the
ventilation of or lighting to the neighboring buildings; and
● where the land use rights for construction use are transferred, exchanged, used as a capital contribution, donated to others or mortgaged,
an application for modification registration must be filed with the registration department.
In accordance with the Notice on Further Strengthening the Administration of the Costs and Revenues Associated with Land Grant, jointly
issued by the MOF, the MLR, the PBOC, the Ministry of Supervision and the National Audit Office on November 18, 2009, all payments for land use
rights paid for through installments must be made in full within one year in principle. In certain circumstances the payment term may be extended to two
years upon the approval of the competent authorities. In addition, the initial installment payment may not be less than 50% of the overall amount owed
for the land use rights. The notice also provides that the local-level governments should strictly enforce relevant regulations to impose penalties on real
estate developers that have delayed the payment of land premiums or construction for reasons other than force majeure or restrict such developers from
acquiring new land during the period such payments are delayed.
The Circular of the MLR and the MOHURD on Further Strengthening Administration over Land-use and Constructions of Real Estate,
implemented on September 21, 2010, specifies that when any bidder participates in a competitive bidding, public auction or listing-for-sale, in addition
to the provision of a valid identification certificate and payment of bidding deposit, the bidder shall be also required to submit (i) a letter of commitment
specifying that the bidding deposit is not from a bank loan, shareholder loan, etc., and (ii) a credit certificate issued by a commercial financial
institution. If the land is left idle for more than one year by a real estate developer, the developer and its controlling shareholder shall be prohibited from
taking part in any competitive bidding, public auction or listing-for-sale for the grant of land use rights. Furthermore, real estate developers must
commence the construction of a housing project within one year from the date of delivery of the land as stipulated in the land grant contract, and
complete the construction within three years from the date of commencement of construction.
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The Emergency Notice on Further Tightening the Administration on Real Estate Land Use and Reinforcing the Control Results of Real Estate
Market implemented on July 19, 2012, further emphasized the strict enforcement of current regulations on land grants:
● the plot area ratio for residential land shall not be less than 1.0;
● for all types of housing construction projects, construction work shall be commenced within one year of the date when the land is
delivered as set forth in the land grant contract and shall be completed within three years after its commencement date;
● the bidding deposit for a land grant shall not be less than 20% of the base price; and
● the land grant contract shall be signed within 10 working days after a land grant deal is concluded, a down payment of 50% of the land
premium shall be made within one month after signing the contract, and the remaining payment shall be made in a timely manner in
accordance with the contract; in no event should it be more than one year.
On May 22, 2014, the MLR issued the Provisions on the Economical and Intensive Use of Land, which took effect on September 1, 2014 and
amended on July 24, 2019. It provides that commercial land shall be granted via tender, auction and listing process to determine the user and the price.
Compensation for all types of land supply shall not be lower than the minimum standard stipulated by the government. It is prohibited to reduce or
relieve the land grant price in a disguised form by way of exchanging projects with land, returning fees after collecting them or granting subsidies or
awards.
On November 24, 2014, the PRC State Council issued Interim Regulations on Real Estate Registration, which took effect on March 1, 2015
and amended on March 24, 2019. It stipulates the registration authorities and the procedures for registration of rights of real estate rights, including land
use rights, which applies to first registration, change of registration, transfer of registration, cancellation of registration, correction of registration,
dissidence registration, advance notice registration, close-down registration and other affairs concerning registration of real estate. Further, on January 1,
2016, MLR issued Implementing Rules of the Interim Regulations on Real Estate Registration, which is amended on July 24, 2019, which details the
rules of the registration procedures for registration of different kind of rights of real estate.
The Administrative Measures for the Preliminary Review of Land Use for Construction Projects, implemented by the MLR on July 25, 2001,
revised on October 29, 2004, amended on November 12, 2008 and November 29, 2016 and took effect on January 1, 2017, simplify the content of
preliminary review of land for construction, reduce the documents necessary for examination and approval, and improve the efficiency of examination
and approval.
Regulations on Establishment of a Real Estate Development Enterprise
In accordance with the Law of the PRC on Administration of Urban Real Estate, or Urban Real Estate Law, implemented by the SCNPC on
July 5, 1994 and amended on August 30, 2007, August 27, 2009, and August 26, 2019, a developer is defined as “an enterprise which engages in the
development and sale of real estate for the purposes of making profits.”
Under the Regulations on Administration of Development and Operation of Urban Real Estate, or Development Regulations, implemented by
the PRC State Council on and effective as of July 20, 1998 and amended on January 8, 2011, March 19, 2018, March 24, 2019 and November 29, 2020,
a real estate development enterprise must satisfy the following requirements:
● has a registered capital of not less than RMB1 million; and
● has four or more full time professional real estate/construction technicians and two or more full time accounting officers, each of whom
must hold the relevant qualifications.
The Development Regulations also allow people’s governments of the provinces, autonomous regions and/or municipalities directly under the
central government to impose more stringent requirements regarding the registered capital and qualifications of professional personnel of a real estate
development enterprise according to the local circumstances.
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To establish a real estate development enterprise, the developer is required to apply for registration with the department of administration of
industry and commerce (i.e., Administration for Market Regulation at or above the county level). The developer must also report its establishment to the
real estate administration authority in the location of the registration authority within 30 days upon receipt of its business license.
Regulations on Foreign-Invested Real Estate Enterprise
Industrial Restriction
Pursuant to the Special Administrative Measures on the Access of Foreign Investment (Negative List) (2021 Edition), or the 2021 Negative
List, jointly issued by the NDRC and the MOFCOM on December 27, 2021 and enforced on January 1, 2022, the foreign investment related to real
estate development does not fall within the category of industries in which foreign investment is restricted or prohibited. The 2020 Negative List
enumerates the restricted industries and the prohibited industries in relation to foreign investment, and the industries such as real estate development
industry which do not fall within the 2021 Negative List, shall be administered under the principle of equal treatment to domestic and foreign
investment. On March 15, 2019, the Foreign Investment Law of the People’s Republic of China, or the “FIL”, was issued by SCNPC and took effect on
January 1, 2020, which also provides that the industries in which foreign investment is not restricted and prohibited shall be administered under the
principle of equal treatment to domestic investment, however, where verification and record-filing of a foreign investment are required, relevant
provisions of the State shall still be followed.
Considering the increasing foreign investment in the real estate industry in recent years, the MOHURD, the MOFCOM, the NDRC, the PBOC,
the SAIC, and the SAFE jointly implemented the Opinions on Regulating the Entry and Administration of Foreign Investment in the Real Estate
Market, or Circular No. 171, on July 11, 2006 and amended on August 19, 2015, which may impact foreign investment in the real estate industry in the
following areas:
● FIREEs must have a registered capital in amounts pursuant to and consistent with existing regulations.
● Upon payment of the land use rights grant premium, the FIREE can apply to the land administration authority for a land use rights
certificate. Upon obtaining the land use rights certificate, an FIREE may then obtain a recertification of its existing Foreign-Invested
Enterprises Approval Certificate, or FIEAC, and the Business License, with the same validity period as that of such land use rights
certificate; following which, the FIREE may apply to the tax administration for tax registration purposes.
● When a foreign investor merges with a domestic real estate enterprise, or acquires a FIREE’s equity or project, the investor is required to
submit a guarantee which ensures the compliance with the provisions of the land use rights grant contract, construction site planning
permit and construction work planning permit, and the land use rights certificate, and the modification certification issued by the
construction authorities, and the tax payments certification issued by the relevant tax authorities.
● Foreign investors which merge with domestic real estate development enterprises by share transfers or other methods, or which acquire the
equity of a PRC party in joint venture enterprises, must allocate their employees appropriately, deal with bank debts and settle the lump
sum payment of the transfer price through self-owned funds. However, a foreign investor with an unfavorable record may not be allowed
to conduct any of the aforesaid activities.
● FIREEs which have failed to obtain a land use rights certificate, or which have under 35% of the total capital required for the project, will
not be allowed to obtain a loan in or outside China, and foreign exchange administration departments will not approve any settlement of
foreign loans by such enterprises.
● Any Chinese or foreign investors in an FIREE may not guarantee fixed profit returns or provide other arrangements to the same effect for
any party in any form.
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Circular No. 50
On May 23, 2007, the MOFCOM and the SAFE issued the Notice on Further Strengthening and Standardizing the Approval and
Administration of Foreign Direct Investments in Real Estate Enterprise, or Circular No. 50, and amended on October 28, 2015. Some of the key
developments in this area are as follows:
● the local governments/authorities that approve FIREE establishments are now required to file such approvals with the MOFCOM;
● prior to establishing a FIREE, foreign investors are required to obtain land use rights or the ownership of a real estate project, or the
investor should have entered into an indicative land grant contract or indicative project purchase agreement with the land administrative
department, developer of the land or owner of the property;
● the practice of allowing foreign investors taking over local project companies by way of roundtrip investment is strictly controlled; and
● foreign-invested enterprise that intends to engage in real estate development, or an existing FIREE which intends to undertake a new real
estate development project, must first apply to the relevant authorities for such business scope and scale expansion in accordance with
laws and regulations on foreign investments.
Circular 122
On August 19, 2015, six PRC regulatory agencies, including the MOHURD and the SAFE, implemented the Notice on Adjusting Policies on
Entry and Administration of Foreign Investment in the Real Estate Market, or Circular 122, among other things, according to which, the requirement of
fully payment of its capital contributions of FIREE, no longer exists when the FIREE applies to domestic loans, overseas loans, and settlement of
foreign exchange loans, and the FIREE may directly apply to bank the registration of foreign exchange regarding foreign direct investment in
accordance with the relevant rules on foreign exchange administration. Similarly, Circular 122 does not de-regulate the Chinese real estate market. The
previous material requirements for granting approval under Circular No. 171 and Circular No. 50 still apply.
Regulations on Qualifications of Developer
Under the Rules on the Administration of Qualifications of Real Estate Developers implemented on March 29, 2000 by the MOHURD and
effective on the same day (amended on May 4, 2015 and December 22, 2018) a developer must apply for registration of its qualifications. An enterprise
may not engage in the development and sale of real estate without a qualification classification certificate for real estate development.
In accordance with the above rules, developers are classified into four classes: class I, class II, class III and class IV. A developer that passes
the qualification examination will be issued a qualification certificate of the relevant class by the relevant construction authority.
A developer of any qualification classification may only engage in the development and sale of real estate within its approved scope of
business and may not engage in business of another classification. A class I developer is not restricted as to the scale of the real estate projects to be
developed and may undertake real estate development projects anywhere in the country. A developer of class II or lower may only undertake projects
with a gross area of less than 250,000 square meters and the specific scope of business must be as confirmed by the local construction authority.
Under the Development Regulations, real estate administration authorities examine all applications for the registration of the qualifications of a
developer when it reports its establishment, by considering its assets, professional personnel and business results. A developer may only undertake real
estate development projects in compliance with the approved qualification registration.
After a newly established developer reports its establishment to the real estate administration authority, the latter will issue a temporary
Qualification Certificate to the eligible developer within 30 days of its receipt of the above report. The developer must apply
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for the qualification classification by the real estate administration authority within one month before expiry of the temporary Qualification Certificate.
Regulations on Development of a Real Estate Project
Commencement of a Real Estate Project and the Idle Land
According to the Circular on the Implementation of the Catalog for Restricted Land Use Projects (2012 Edition) and the Catalogue for
Prohibited Land Use Projects (2012 Edition) implemented by the MLR and the NDRC on May 23, 2012, the area of a plot of land to be granted for
residential use may not exceed (i) seven hectares for small cities and towns, (ii) 14 hectares for medium-sized cities or (iii) 20 hectares for large cities.
The plot area ratio for residential land should not be lower than 1.0. No land may be granted for “villa” real estate projects. On December 31, 2020,
Ministry of Natural Resources issued the notice to solicit public opinion on the Catalogue of Restrictions and Prohibitions on the Exploitation and Use
of Natural Resources (2021) which intends to replace the Catalog for Restricted Land Use Projects (2012 Edition) and the Catalogue for Prohibited
Land Use Projects (2012 Edition).
Under the Urban Real Estate Law, those who have obtained the land use rights through grant must develop the land in accordance with the
terms of use and within the period of commencement prescribed in the contract for the land use rights grant.
According to the Measures on Disposing Idle Land implemented by the MLR and effective as of April 28, 1999, as amended on May 22, 2012
and effective as of July 1, 2012, with regards to the land for a real estate project which is obtained by grant and is within the scope of city planning, if
the construction work has not been commenced within one year upon the commencement date as set forth in the land use rights grant contract, or the
construction and development has been started but the area of land that is under construction and development is less than one third of the total area of
land that should have been under construction and development, or the invested amount is less than 25% of the total investment, and the construction
and development of which has been suspended for more than one year, a surcharge on idle land equivalent to 20% of the grant premium may be levied;
if the construction work has not been commenced within two years, the land can be confiscated without any compensation, unless the delay is caused by
force majeure, or the acts of government or acts of other relevant departments under the government, or by indispensable preliminary work.
The Emergency Notice on Further Tightening the Administration on Real Estate Land Use and Reinforcing the Control Results of Real Estate
Market implemented on July 19, 2012, requires that the Measures on Disposing Idle Land be strictly implemented, and the land authority dispose of,
case by case, idle land and publish related information on the website designated by the MLR. With regard to land users who have committed acts such
as failing to make payments for land grants, leaving land idle, hoarding land, land speculation, developing land in excess of its actual development
capacity, or failing to fulfill the land use contract, they may be prohibited by the land authority from participating in land auctions for a certain period of
time.
Planning of a Real Estate Project
The Law of the PRC on Urban and Rural Planning, implemented by the National People’s Congress on October 28, 2007 and effective as of
January 1, 2008 and amended on April 24, 2015 and April 23, 2019 replacing the previous City Planning Law of the PRC, provides that a developer
who has obtained land use rights by grant must, after obtaining approval for a construction project and signing a land use rights grant contract, apply to
the city planning authority for the Permit for Construction Site Planning. It further provides that a developer who has a proposed construction project
within the planning area of a city or town must, after obtaining a Permit for Construction Site Planning, prepare the necessary planning and design work,
and submit the detailed planning and design report, together with the land use rights certificate, to the city planning authority or the town government
designated by the provincial government, and apply for the Permit for Construction Work Planning.
Construction of a Real Estate Project
On June 25, 2014, the MOHURD implemented the Measures for the Administration of Construction Permits for Construction Projects, which
was amended on September 28, 2018. Under the measures, after having obtained a Permit for Construction Work Planning, a developer needs to file an
application for a Construction Permit with the local construction authority above the county level.
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Completion of a Real Estate Project
Construction projects shall be delivered for use only after passing the inspection and acceptance examinations under the Construction Law of
the PRC which was implemented on November 1, 1997 and amended on April 22, 2011 and April 23, 2019.
According to the Development Regulations, the Regulations on the Acceptance Examination Upon the Completion of Construction Work and
Municipal Infrastructure implemented on December 2, 2013 by the MOHURD, the Regulations on the Administration of Quality of Construction Works
implemented and implemented by the PRC State Council on January 30, 2000 and amended on October 7, 2017 and April 23, 2019, and the Measures
on the Administration of Reporting Details regarding Acceptance Examination Upon Completion of Construction Work and Municipal Infrastructure
implemented on April 4, 2000 by the MOHURD and amended on October 19, 2009, a real estate project must comply with the relevant laws and
regulations, requirements on construction quality, safety standards and technical guidance on survey, design and construction work, as well as provisions
of the relevant construction contract. After the completion of works for a project, the developer must apply for an acceptance examination to the
construction authority and must also report details of the acceptance examination to the construction authority. A real estate development project may
only be delivered after passing the inspection and acceptance examinations. For a housing estate or building complex, an acceptance examination shall
be conducted upon completion of the entire project. In the case of a cluster of real estate development projects, such as a residential area developed in
phases, separate acceptance examinations may be carried out for each completed phase.
Regulations on Sale of Commodity Properties
Under the Measures for Administration of Sale of Commodity Properties implemented by the MOHURD on April 4, 2001 and effective June 1,
2001, the sale of commodity properties can include both pre-completion and post-completion sales.
Pre-completion Sales
In accordance with the Measures for the Administration of Pre-Sale of Urban Commodity Properties, or Urban Pre-Sale Measure, promulgated
on November 15, 1994 by the MOHURD, which took effect on January 1, 1995 and was amended on August 15, 2001 and July 20, 2004, a developer
intending to sell a commodity building before its construction work’s completion must complete pre-sale registration with the real estate administration
authority of the relevant city or county to obtain a Permit for Pre-Sale of Commodity Properties.
Commodity properties may only be sold before completion if:
● the grant land premium has been paid in full for the grant of the land use rights involved and a land use rights certificate has been
obtained;
● a permit for construction work planning and a construction permit have been obtained;
● the funds invested in the development of the commodity properties put up for pre-sale represent 25% or more of the total investment in the
project and the progress of works and the completion and delivery dates have been ascertained; and
● the pre-sale has been registered and a permit for pre-sale of commodity properties has been obtained.
The Circular on Issues Relevant to Further Strengthening the Regulation of the Real Property Market and Improving the System for Pre-sale of
Residential Premises, implemented by the MOHURD on April 13, 2010, provides that:
● for residential projects for which a pre-sale permit has not yet been obtained, real estate developers may not pre-sell such premises, collect
or collect in a disguised manner, deposits, reservation fees or other such fees from purchasers in the form of subscriptions, reservations lot
drawings or the issuance of VIP cards, or participate in any exhibition;
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● where a real estate developer has obtained a pre-sale permit for its residential project, it must publicize all premises available for sale and
the prices of each unit at one time within 10 days, and must sell the premises to the public with clearly marked prices as filed. Real estate
developers may not sell the premises reserved for self-use to the public before the initial registration of the housing ownership, pre-sell
premises through a refund of the sales amount to the purchaser or the guarantee of a lease of the property after sales, or conduct sham
transactions;
● pre-sale permits can only be issued for an entire building but not for individual floors or units; and
● all proceeds from the pre-sale of commodity residential premises must be deposited into accounts monitored by the regulatory authorities
to ensure that such proceeds are used for construction of the commodity residential premises.
Management of Proceeds from Pre-sales of Properties
The Pre-sale Measures also provide that the proceeds obtained by a real estate developer from the advance sale of commodity properties must
be used for the construction of the relevant projects. The specific measures for the supervision of proceeds from the pre-sale of commodity properties
are formulated by the real estate administration authorities.
Under the Implementing Regulations on Supervision of Proceeds from Pre-sales of Commodity Properties of Jinan City, implemented by Jinan
Committee of Construction on September 26, 2005 and effective as of October 26, 2005, the proceeds from pre-sales of properties must be used in the
construction of pre-sale projects, including the purchase of construction materials and equipment, remittance of construction fees and taxes payable, and
should not be used for other purposes.
In accordance with the Implementing Opinions on Strengthening the Management for sale of Urban Commodity Properties, implemented by
the People’s Government of Sichuan Province on March 23, 2000, the proceeds from pre-sales of properties must be deposited in a special bank account
opened by the developers, may only be used for the relevant construction work and may not be used for other purposes. The relevant banks monitor the
use of the proceeds of pre-sales and ensure that the proceeds are used in the designated way.
In accordance with the Regulations on Supervision of Proceeds from the Pre-sales of Commodity Properties in Zhengzhou, implemented by the
Zhengzhou People’s Government on November 19, 2009 and effective as of December 20, 2009, the proceeds from the pre-sales of properties must be
used for the construction of the same, which includes the purchase of construction materials and equipment, remittance of fees for construction and
taxes payable.
The Notice on Enhancing the Management on Use of Fund of Pre-sales of Commodity Properties of Beijing City, implemented and effective as
of December 16, 2015 provides that the real estate development enterprise may withdraw funds for construction purpose from accounts monitored by
the regulatory authorities if the sale scale confirmed by pre-sale contracts signed online is less than half of the authorized scale of pre-sale.
Post-completion Sales
In accordance with the Measures for Administration of Sale of Commodity Properties implemented by the MOHURD on April 4, 2001, which
took effect on June 1, 2001, commodity properties may be put up for post-completion sale only when the following preconditions for such sale have
been satisfied:
● the developer offering to sell the post-completion properties has a valid business license and a qualification classification certificate;
● the developer has obtained a land use rights certificate or other approval documents of land use;
● the developer has the relevant permit for construction project planning and the permit for construction;
● the commodity properties have been completed, inspected and accepted as qualified;
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● the relocation of the original residents has been settled;
● the supplementary and essential facilities for supplying water, electricity, heating, gas, communication, etc. have been made ready for use,
and other supplementary facilities and public facilities have been made ready for use, or the schedule of construction and delivery date of
such facilities have been specified; and
● the property management plan has been completed.
Prior to a post-completion sale of a commodity property, a real estate developer is required to submit the Real Estate Development Project
Manual and other documents showing that the preconditions for a post-completion sale have been fulfilled to the real estate development authority.
Regulations on Property Ownership Certificates
Under the Measures for Administration of Sale of Commodity Properties, the developers must submit the documents relating to the application
for property ownership certificates to the local real estate administration authorities within 60 days after the delivery of the property to customers. The
developers are required to assist customers in applying for amendments in the procedures for land use rights and registration procedures for property
ownership.
In accordance with the Pre-Sale Measures, the purchasers must apply for property ownership certificates to the local real estate administration
authorities within 90 days after the delivery of pre-sale property to purchasers. The developers are required to assist and provide the purchasers with
necessary verifying documents. Where the purchasers fail to obtain the property ownership certificates within 90 days thereafter due to the developer’s
fault, unless otherwise provided between the developers and the purchasers, the developers will be liable for the breach of contract.
Regulations on Transfer, Mortgage and Lease
Transfer
According to the Urban Real Estate Law and the Provisions on Administration of Transfer of Urban Real Estate implemented on September 1,
1995 by the MOHURD and amended on August 15, 2001, a real estate owner may sell, bequeath or otherwise legally transfer real estate to another
person or legal entity. When transferring a building, the ownership of the building and the land use rights to the site on which the building is situated are
transferred as well.
The parties to a transfer must enter into a real estate transfer contract in writing and register the transfer with the real estate administration
authority having jurisdiction over the location of the real estate within 90 days of the execution of the transfer contract.
Where the land use rights were originally obtained by grant, the real property may only be transferred if:
● the grant premium has been paid in full for the grant of the land use rights as provided by the grant contract and a land use rights
certificate has been obtained; and
● the development has been carried out according to the grant contract: in the case of a project for which buildings are developed,
development representing more than 25% of the total investment has been completed; in the case of a whole land lot development project,
construction works have been carried out as planned, water supply, sewerage, electricity supply, heat supply, access roads,
telecommunications and other infrastructure or utilities have been made available, and the site has been leveled and made ready for
industrial or other construction purposes.
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Mortgages of Real Estate
Under the Urban Real Estate Law, the Civil Code, and the Measures on the Administration of Mortgage of Buildings in Urban Areas
implemented by the MOHURD on May 9, 1997 and amended on August 15, 2001 and March 30, 2021, when a mortgage is created on the ownership of
a building on state-owned land legally obtained, a mortgage will be simultaneously created on the land use rights of the land on which the building is
erected. Land use rights occupied by the properties will also be mortgaged at the same time. The mortgager and the mortgagee sign a mortgage contract
in writing. Within 30 days after a real estate mortgage contract has been signed, the parties to the mortgage must register the mortgage with the real
estate administration authority in the city where the real estate is situated. A real estate mortgage contract will become effective on the date of
registration of the mortgage. If a mortgage is created on the property placed on pre-sale or which is still undergoing construction, the registration
authority will, when registering the mortgage, record such details on the mortgage contract. If the construction of the property is completed during the
term of a mortgage, the parties involved will have to re-register the mortgage after the issuance of the relevant certificates evidencing the rights and
ownership to the real estate.
Lease
Under the Urban Real Estate Law and the Measures for Administration of Leases of Commodity Properties implemented by the MOHURD on
December 1, 2010 and effective as of February 1, 2011, the parties to a lease of a building are required to enter into a lease contract in writing. When a
lease contract is signed, amended or terminated, the parties must register the details with the real estate administration authority in which the building is
situated.
On May 17, 2016, the PRC State Council implemented the Opinions on Accelerating to Cultivate and Develop the Housing Leasing Market,
according to which real estate developers are encouraged to engage in housing leasing business. Among others, the government intends to (i) support
real estate developers to expand their business scopes, develop housing leasing business by taking advantage of their completed real properties; (ii)
encourage real estate developers to rent the commercial housing in stock and (iii) guide real estate developers to cooperate with the housing leasing
enterprises for developing housing leasing business.
Regulations on Real Estate Financing
The Opinions of the MOHURD and Other Departments on Adjusting the Housing Supply Structure and Stabilizing the Property Prices, issued
on May 24, 2006 by the General Office of the PRC State Council, provides that, to tighten the control of advancing loan facilities, commercial banks are
not allowed to advance their loan facilities to developers who do not have the required 35% or more of the total capital for the construction projects. The
commercial banks should be prudent in granting loan facilities and/or revolving credit facilities in any form to the developers who have a large number
of idle land parcels and unsold commodity properties. Banks may not accept mortgages of commodity properties remaining unsold for more than three
years. In terms of minimum down payment, this Opinion provides that:
● the minimum down payment for any purchase of first self-use residential property with a unit GFA of less than 90 square meters is 20% of
the purchase price of the property; and
● the minimum down payment for any purchase of first self-use residential property with a unit GFA of 90 square meters or more is 30% of
the purchase price of the property.
The Circular on Strengthening the Management of Commercial Real Estate Credit Facilities, issued on September 27, 2007 by the PBOC and
the CBRC, as supplemented on December 5, 2007 reinstates the minimum down payment requirements contained in the Opinion of the MOHURD and
Other Departments on Adjusting the Housing Supply Structure and Stabilizing the Property Prices issued on May 24, 2006, and further provides that if a
family member (including the purchaser and his / her spouse and their children under 18) has financed the purchase of a residential property with loans
from banks, any member of the family that purchases another residential property will be regarded as a second-time property purchaser.
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The Circular of the State Council on Firmly Curbing Precipitous Rise of Some Urban Housing Prices implemented on April 17, 2010 by the
PRC State Council, provides for the implementation of a stricter differentiated housing loan policy, including:
● purchasers of a first residential property for a household with a GFA of greater than 90 square meters must make down payments of no
less than 30% of the purchase price;
● purchasers of a second residential property for a household must make down payments of no less than 50% of the purchase price and the
interest rate of any mortgage for such property must equal at least the benchmark interest rate plus 10%; and
● the minimum down payment amount and applied interest rate must be increased significantly for purchasers of a third residential property.
On May 26, 2010, the MOHURD, the PBOC and the CBRC jointly issued a notice clarifying the criteria for determining a “second residential
household property.” Among other matters, the requirements on down payments and interest rates for mortgages on a second residential property will
also apply to non-local resident purchasers (i.e., purchasers who cannot provide proof that they have been making individual income tax payments or
social security payments in the relevant local area for more than one year) applying for housing-related mortgage financing, regardless of whether there
is any residential property under the name of a member of their households at the time of application.
On March 30, 2015, the MOF and the SAT jointly issued the Notice on Adjustment of Business Tax Policies on Individual Transfer of House, or
Circular 39, which became effective on March 31, 2015. According to Circular No. 39, individual property owners are exempt from paying business tax
on the sale of an ordinary housing if he has owned and held it for at least two years.
The Circular on Issues Relevant to Improving the Regulation and Control of the Real Property Market implemented by the General Office of
the PRC State Council on January 26, 2011, provides that all local governments and the ministries and commissions under the PRC State Council must
comply with the following requirements:
● if an individual transfers a house within five years after purchasing it, all his or her income from such sale will be subject to business tax;
● a household purchasing a second residential household property by mortgage financing, the down payment must not be less than 60% of
the purchase price, and the interest rate for a mortgage on such property must not be less than 1.1 times of the benchmark interest rate;
● local governments are required to strengthen the administration of housing land supply and the land supply for housing for low-income
people and shantytown renovation. Small and medium-sized common commodity property must not be less than 70% of the total housing
land supply;
● a local resident household having one residential household property, or a non-local resident household that is able to provide the
individual income tax payment certificate or social insurance contribution certificate for a certain number of years, may only be allowed to
purchase one more residential property;
● a local resident household having two or more residential property, or a non-local resident household having one or more residential
property or is unable to provide the individual income tax payment certificate or social insurance contribution certificate for a certain
number of years, may not be allowed to purchase any residential property in the local area.
In accordance with the Circular of the MOHURD and the SAFE on Further Regulating the Administration of Houses Purchase by Overseas
Entities and Individuals implemented on November 4, 2010, except as otherwise provided in the law, an overseas individual may only purchase one
house unit for personal residence, and an overseas entity establishing domestic branches or representative offices may only purchase non-residential
houses in the city of registration for business purposes.
On February 20, 2013, the PRC State Council, in an executive meeting, stated that it is still a national policy to take action to curb investment
and speculation in the housing market. The PRC State Council required the local governments continue to stabilize the
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housing price and restrict the speculation in the housing market. The meeting also determined that the trial regions for real property tax will be enlarged.
On February 26, 2013, the General Office of the PRC State Council announced the Circular on Continuing to Improve the Regulation and
Control of the Real Estate Market, which among others, provides the following requirements:
● all municipalities directly under the central government, municipalities with independent planning status, and provincial capital cities
(excluding Lhasa) must promulgate their own plans and targets for price controls on newly constructed commodity properties (excluding
low-cost housing projects) in 2013 based on the principle of stabilizing the current market price. Such plans and targets must be published
within the first quarter of 2013;
● limitations on the purchase of commodity properties must be strictly implemented, and the scope of such limitations must cover all newly
constructed commodity properties and second-hand properties located within the entire administrative area of the city in question;
● non-local resident families that already hold a property and non-local resident families that cannot prove their local payment of tax and/or
social insurance for a required period of time shall be suspended from purchasing any property within the local administrative area;
● for those cities with excessive growth in housing prices, the local counterparts of the PBOC may further increase down payment ratios and
interest rates for loans to purchase second properties in accordance with the price control policies and targets of the corresponding local
governments;
● the gains generated from the sale of a self-owned property shall be subject to individual income tax at a rate of 20%, if the original value
of such property can be verified through historical information such as tax filings and property registration.
On September 29, 2014, PBOC and CBRC issued the Circular of PBOC and CBRC on Further Improving Financial Services for Housing,
among other incentive policies, which specifies that the minimum down payment is 30% of the purchase price for purchasers of a first residential
property for their households, and the minimum loan interest rate is 70% of the benchmark rate, to be decided by banking financial institutions in light
of risk conditions. For purchasers of a second residential property for their households who have paid off the loan that financed their first house and
reapply for a loan to finance an ordinary commodity house for the purpose of improving their living conditions, the loan policies for a first house will
apply.
On October 9, 2014, the MOHURD, the MOF, and the PBOC jointly issued the Circular of MOHURD, MOF and PBOC on Developing the
Business of Individual Housing Loan through Housing Fund, which specifies that employees who make their payment of housing fund for consecutive 6
months may apply for individual housing loans through the housing fund and local authorities may raise the amount that a person can apply for under
certain conditions.
In light of the weakening in the property market in China, on March 30, 2015, the PBOC, the MOHURD and the CBRC jointly issued the
Circular on Issues concerning Individual Residential Mortgage Policies in an effort to stimulate the market. The circular reduces the minimum down
payment ratios from 30% to 20% for first home buyers who use the housing provident fund for their purchase and from 60% to 40% for second home
buyers with outstanding mortgages who apply for another mortgage. In addition, the circular provides that home buyers who use the housing provident
fund for their home purchase are only required to pay a minimum down payment of 30% for their purchase of a second house if all loans are settled on
their first home.
On August 27, 2015, the MOHURD, the MOF and the PBOC jointly issued the Circular on Adjusting the Minimum Down Payment for the
Purchase of Houses by Individuals on the Housing Provident Fund Loans, which became effective on September 1, 2015. The circular provides that
home buyers who use the housing provident fund for their home purchase are only required to pay a minimum down payment of 20% for their purchase
of a second house if all loans are settled on their first home.
On September 24, 2015, the PBOC and the CBRC jointly issued the Circular on Issues Concerning Further Improving Differentiated Housing
Loan Policies, which provided that in the cities without restrictive measures for house purchase, the minimum down payment ratio shall be 25% or
higher for the first home buyers who use the commercial individual housing loans.
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On September 29, 2015, the MOHURD, the MOF and the PBOC jointly issued the Notice on further improving the Usage Efficiency of
Housing Provident Fund, which became effective on October 8, 2015. According to this notice, in the case of any cities with sub-districts avail the
housing provident fund with an efficiency index less than 85%, the cities shall increase the housing provident fund loans based on the housing price,
loan needs and repayment capacities. The term of the indebtedness can be extended to 5 years after one’s retirement but is limited to 30 years.
On February 1, 2016, the PBOC and the CBRC jointly issued Circular of the People’s Bank of China and the China Banking Regulatory
Commission on Issues Concerning Adjusting the Individual Housing Loan Policies. It provides that in the cities without restrictive measures for house
purchase, the minimum down payment ratio, in principal, shall be 25% for the first home buyers who use the commercial individual housing loans
common, and the said percentage may be lowered by 5% in different regions; with respect to second home buyers with unsettled house purchase loans
who purchase for improving living conditions and use commercial individual housing loans, the minimum down payment ratio shall be at least 30%.
On February 17, 2016, the MOF, the SAT and the MOHURD jointly issued Circular on Adjusting Deed Tax and Business Tax Policies for Real
Estate Transactions, which became effective on February 22, 2016. Regarding deed tax, it provides that for first home buyers purchasing the only
residence for their families (family members include the buyer, the buyer’s spouse and under-age children, as applicable hereinafter) with an area of 90
square meters or less, the deed tax is reduced to 1%; for a residence with an area of more than 90 square meters, the deed tax is reduced to 1.5%. For
second home buyers purchasing a second residence with an area of 90 square meters or less, the deed tax is reduced to 1%; for residences with an area
of more than 90 square meters, the deed tax is reduced to 2%. Regarding business tax, it provides that for any individual who sells his/her ordinary
housing that is purchased and owned less than two years, full business tax is levied; for an individual who sells his/her ordinary housing purchased and
owned not less than two years ago, the business tax is exempted. However, the circular specifies that the policies regarding deed tax and business tax
shall not apply to Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, where the business tax for transfer of residences by individuals as stipulated in the
Circular of the Ministry of Finance, and the State Administration of Taxation on Adjusting Business Tax Policies for Transfer of Residences by
Individuals still apply. Furthermore, the MOF and the SAT jointly implemented the Circular on Issues concerning the Taxation Basis for Deed Tax,
House Property Tax, Land Value-added Tax and Individual Income Tax after the Pilot Collection of Value-Added Tax in Lieu of Business Tax on May 1,
2016 which deducts VAT from the taxation basis of Deed Tax, House Property Tax, Land Value-added Tax and Individual Income Tax.
On August 20, 2020, PBOC and MOHURD proposed a pilot plan at a conference which sets three goals for real estate development companies:
the debt asset ratio will not exceed 70% after deducting advance proceeds from projects sold; net debt to equity ratio will not exceed 100%; and the ratio
of balance of cash and cash equivalent to short-term borrowings will be at least 1. Based on the number of goals completed, the upper limit of annual
growth rate of interest-bearing liabilities of a real estate development company varies from 5% to 15%. The pilot plan was supposed to become a formal
policy in 2021, nevertheless, the governmental authority has not issued any relevant regulations or policies.
On December 31, 2020, PBOC and CBIRC issued 2021 Notice which took effect on January 1, 2021. The 2021 Notice divides all Chinese-
funded banks into five (5) levels and sets different limitation on banks in different levels to provide real estate loans. For example, the amount of
outstanding real estate loans of a bank in Level 1 must not account for more than 40% of its total outstanding RMB loans, while the amount of
outstanding real estate loans of a bank in Level 5 must not account for more than 12.5% of its total outstanding loans denominated in RMB.
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Regulations on Housing Prices and Real Estate Tax
On January 7, 2010, the general office of the PRC State Council issued the Circular of the General Office of the State Council on Accelerating
the Stable and Smooth Development of Real Estate Market to all ministries and provincial-level local governments to control the rapid increase in
housing prices and cool down the real estate market in China. The circular reiterated that the purchasers of a second residential property for their
households must make down payments of not less than 40% of the purchase price and the real estate developers must commence the sale within the
mandated period as set forth in the pre-sale approvals and at the publicly announced prices. Further, in order to implement the requirements set out in
the PRC State Council’s circular, the MLR, issued a notice on March 8, 2010 in relation to increasing the supply of, and strengthening the supervision
over, land for real estate development purposes. The MLR’s notice stipulated that the floor price of a parcel of land must not be lower than 70% of the
benchmark land price set for the area in which the parcel is located, and that real estate developers participating in land auctions must pay a deposit
equivalent to 20% of the land parcel’s floor price.
On March 16, 2011, the NDRC, issued the Provisions on Selling Real Estate at Expressly Marked Prices, which was implemented on May 1,
2011 to regulate price manipulation and arbitrary price increases by, among other things, requiring developers to re-register with the appropriate
government department before increasing real estate prices. PRC government agencies have also implemented several other regulations in a continuous
bid to promote the construction of public housing, especially rental housing projects. The urban public rental housing policy is targeted at low to middle
income families, new employees without housing and migrants with stable employment in urban areas. Several policies, such as increasing financial aid
from central finance agencies and local governments, improving project planning and establishing a sound regulatory mechanism, have been
implemented to ensure the successful promotion of affordable housing projects.
In addition to the notice above, local government authorities of several municipalities and cities such as Beijing, Zhengzhou, Jinan, Chengdu
and Hefei have successively implemented more detailed regulations to restrict residents who have not resided in the local area for a certain period of
time (ranging from 1 year to 5 years, evidenced by their individual income tax payment track records) from purchasing residential property in that area.
On February 15, 2012, the MLR issued the Circular on Issues Relevant to the Regulation and Control of the Real Property Market in 2012,
which provides that governments must strictly maintain the current range of restrictions on the real estate market.
On April 17, 2014, the General office of the PRC State Council issued a notice that, among other things, specifically emphasizes the
importance of adopting real estate tax. On November 24, 2014, the Provisional Regulations on Registration of Real Estate was implemented by PRC
State Council, which and became effective on March 1, 2015 and was amended on March 24, 2019. It provides that PRC has established a nationwide
property registration system to provide a uniform platform through which ownership information of every registered property can be shared in real-time
among different regions in China. On October 23, 2021, the Decision on Authorizing the State Council to Carry Out a Pilot Scheme of Real Estate Tax
Reform in Certain Regions was promulgated by the SCNPC. This decision provides that the State Council is authorized to implement real estate tax
reforms and impose real estate taxes on owners of land use rights and houses for residential and non-residential purposes in certain pilot regions. If the
PRC government promulgates regulations of real estate tax in the future, it may adversely affect the real estate market in China.
On March 7, 2016, during the National People’s Congress and the Chinese Political Consultative Conference, the All-China Federation of
Industry and Commerce made a proposal concerning propelling relief of real estate inventory. The proposal includes suggestions such as introducing
real estate trusts, using individual income tax to charge against interest of housing loans.
Regulations on Housing Supply and Improving the Healthy Development of the Real Estate Market
The Opinion of the MOHURD and Other Departments on Adjusting the Housing Supply Structure and Stabilizing Property Prices,
implemented on May 24, 2006, provides the following:
● commercial banks may not grant loans to any developer whose total investment capital contributed is less than 35% and may not accept
any premises that have been left vacant for more than three years as security;
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● land that has been left idle for two years or more will be repossessed by the government without any compensation payment to the
developer. Also, land will be treated as being left idle if construction has been halted for more than one year and the total area developed is
less than one-third of the whole project area or the capital invested is less than a quarter of the total investment;
● there will be no supply of land for villas and other equivalent real estate development projects, while land allocation for low-density, large
housing developments will remain tight; and
● no planning permit, construction permit or premises pre-sale permit is to be issued for projects that do not comply with the
abovementioned requirements, in particular composite structure projects that exceed planning requirements.
The Circular on Increasing the Supply of, and Strengthening the Supervision over, Land for Real Estate Development Purposes issued on
March 8, 2010 by the MLR, provides that:
● the floor price of a parcel of land must not be lower than 70% of the benchmark land price set for the area in which the parcel is located;
● real estate developers participating in land auctions must pay a deposit equivalent to 20% of the land parcel’s floor price; and
● real estate developers must report to the competent land authorities when they commence and complete the construction of each project,
and the land authorities will conduct inspections according to the corresponding land grant contract.
This circular also reiterated the policy that the initial installment payment made by real estate developers for a parcel of land must not be less
than 50% of the overall amount owed for the land use rights.
Regulations on Environmental Protection in Construction Projects
Under the Regulations on the Administration of Environmental Protection in Construction Project, or Environmental Regulations, implemented
by the PRC State Council on November 29, 1998 and amended on July 16, 2017 and effective as of October 1, 2017, each construction project is subject
to an environmental impact assessment by the relevant authorities.
According to the Environmental Regulations, a developer is required to submit an environmental impact report, or an environmental impact
report form, or an environmental impact registration form (as the case may be) to the relevant environmental protection administration for approval
during the project’s feasibility analysis stage. In the meantime, if any ancillary environmental protection facilities are necessary in the construction
project, such facilities are required to be designed, constructed and used in conjunction with the main project. After completion of the project, the
developers are required to apply to the relevant environmental protection administrations for final acceptance examination in respect of any ancillary
environmental protection facilities. Construction projects are approved for use after passing the said acceptance examination.
The Environmental Impact Assessment Law, implemented by the National People’s Congress on October 28, 2002 and effective as of
September 1, 2003 and amended on July 2, 2016 and December 29, 2018, provides that if the environmental impact assessment documents of a
construction project have not been examined by the relevant environmental protection administrations or are not approved after examination, the
authority in charge of examination and approval of the project may not approve construction on the project, and the construction work unit may not
commence work.
According to the Fire Prevention Law of the People’s Republic of China promulgated by the SCNPC on April 29, 1998 and implemented on
September 1, 1998, later amended on October 28, 2008 and April 23, 2019, and latest amended and implemented on April 23, 2019, fire prevention
facilities design and works for construction projects shall conform to state’s fire prevention technical standards for engineering construction.
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Regulations on Civil Air Defense Property
Pursuant to the National Defense Law of the PRC promulgated by the National People’s Congress, or NPC, on March 14, 1997 and amended
by SCNPC on August 27,2009 and December 26, 2020, national defense assets are owned by the State. Pursuant to the Civil Air Defense Law of the
PRC promulgated by the SCNPC on October 29, 1996 and amended on August 27, 2009, State supports and encourages the enterprises in kinds of way
to invest in the construction of civil air defense property. The civil air defense property is used and managed at ordinary time by its investor who derives
profits therefrom. The design, construction and quality of the civil air defense property must conform to the protection and quality standards established
by the State. The use of civil air defense property at ordinary time shall not impair its function of air defense. Pursuant to the Interim Measures for
Quality Supervision and Management of Civil Air Defense Property promulgated by the National Civil Air Defense Office on February 13, 2001, the
construction of the civil air defense property shall be subject to the supervision of the relevant quality supervision department of civil air defense.
Regulations on Property Management
The Property Management Rules, amended by the PRC State Council on October 1, 2007, February 6, 2016 and March 19, 2018, regulates the
property management activities. The Property Management Rules specifies the rights and obligations of property owners, Property Owners’ Committee,
or the POC, and property service enterprises. For example, the property owners have the right to appoint and dismiss property service enterprises
(formerly known as property management enterprises); prior to the selection of the Property Owners’ Committee, or the POC, the property developer
will select a property management enterprise to provide property management services; and property management fees will be determined by mutual
consent between the POC and the property management enterprise, and set forth in writing in the property management service contract. The Civil Code
further provides more regulations regarding the property management services, such as the right to terminate property management service contract
without any reason enjoyed by the property owners. Xinyuan Science and Technology Service Co., Ltd. is a property management company.
Regulations on Urban Landscaping Services
The Regulations Regarding Urban Landscape implemented on August 1, 1992, amended on January 8, 2011 and March 1, 2017 by the PRC
State Council and the Measures on the Administration of Landscape Construction Project implemented on December 20, 2017 and the Measures on the
Administration of Qualifications of Urban Landscaping Enterprises, or Urban Landscaping Measures, implemented on July 4, 1995, as amended on
October 9, 2009, provide the following:
● housing and urban-rural construction (landscaping) authorities at all levels shall not limit the bidders to those who have urban landscaping
qualifications issued under Measures on the Administration of Qualifications of Urban Landscaping Enterprises and Urban Landscaping
Enterprise Qualification Standards (which were both abolished on February 18, 2016); and
● the project manager should have competent site management experience and professional and technical skills.
Regulatory Developments on Overseas Offerings
The Administrative Provisions of the State Council Regarding the Overseas Issuance and Listing of Securities by Domestic Enterprises (Draft
for Comments) and the Measures for the Overseas Issuance of Securities and Listing Record-Filings by Domestic Enterprises (Draft for Comments), or,
collectively, the Draft Rules, were issued by the CSRC on December 24, 2021, with a comment period that expired on January 23, 2022.
The Draft Rules require that a PRC domestic enterprise seeking to issue and list its securities overseas, whether directly or indirectly, must
complete certain filing procedures and submit relevant information to the CSRC. The issuance and listing by an enterprise that conducts its principal
business activities in the PRC is viewed an "indirect" overseas issuance and listing under the Draft Rules if the enterprise seeks to issue and list its
shares in the name of an overseas enterprise on the basis of equity, assets, income or other similar rights and interests of the relevant PRC domestic
enterprise. Therefore, if the Draft Rules are adopted as currently drafted and in the event that Xinyuan conducts a follow-on offering of securities,
Xinyuan may be required to file with and provide certain related information to the CSRC after the Draft Rules become effective.
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United States
Our operations in the United States will be subject to extensive regulations imposed and enforced by various federal, state, and local governing
authorities. These regulations are complex and include building codes, land zoning and other entitlement restrictions, health and safety regulations, labor
practices, marketing and sales practices, environmental regulations, and various other laws, rules, and regulations. Collectively, these regulations have a
significant impact on the site selection and development of our properties, our design and construction techniques, our relationships with customers,
employees, and suppliers, subcontractors, and many other aspects of our business.
C.
Organizational Structure
Xinyuan is a holding company established in the Cayman Islands that operates its business and operations through its subsidiaries. For its
operations in each of the PRC and the United States, the Group has a local holding company which owns the operating entities. The Group establishes a
separate entity for each development project. In addition, the Group has various subsidiaries which have been created for use in various future ventures,
and subsidiaries which provide real estate and property management related technology services. Please refer to Exhibit 8.1 to this Annual Report on
Form 20-F for a listing of the Company’s subsidiaries, including country of incorporation. Please refer to Note 1 of our audited consolidated financial
statements for the ownership percentages of the Group’s principal subsidiaries.
Effective October 11, 2019, Xinyuan’s property management service, or Xinyuan Service, entity was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
under code ‘01895’, with 25% of the outstanding shares issued to new investors, following an internal reorganization pursuant to which Xinyuan
Service became a subsidiary of Xinyuan Real Estate, Ltd. The initial public offering price for each share was HK$2.08, resulting in an initial market
valuation of HK$1.04 billion. Xinyuan Real Estate, Ltd. remains the largest shareholder with 60% of total shares held, and Xinyuan Service is
consolidated on Xinyuan’s financial statements.
D.
Property, plant and equipment
Our headquarters and some of our subsidiaries are located in Beijing, China, where we lease approximately 8,338 square meters of office
space. We also lease a total of approximately 13,127 square meters of office space in other cities where our subsidiaries are located, which includes
approximately 687 square meters in Jinan, Shandong Province, 1,966 square meters in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, 1,136 square meters in Kunshan,
Jiangsu Province, 276 square meters in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, 4,959 square meters in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, Shaanxi Province, 1,579 square
meters in Changsha and 943 square meters in Wuhan, Hunan Province, 517 square meters in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, 1,041 square meters in New
York and 115 square meters in Malaysia.
ITEM 4A.
UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
None.
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ITEM 5 OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW AND PROSPECTS
You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations in conjunction with our consolidated
financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this annual report on Form 20-F. This discussion may contain forward-looking
statements based upon current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these
forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those set forth under “Item 3. Key Information — D. Risk Factors” or in other parts
of this annual report on Form 20-F.
In accordance with Instruction 6 to Item 5, information with respect to the fiscal year 2018 has been omitted from this Item 5. Such information
has previously been reported and is available in Item 5 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019.
A.
Operating Results
Overview
Since our inception in 1997, we have completed 67 projects with total GFA of 9,514,269 square meters. As of December 31, 2020, we had 36
projects covering 17 cities in China, the United States and the United Kingdom with estimated total GFA of 6,895,391 square meters under construction
and planning, of which 27 projects with estimated total GFA of 4,362,992 square meters were under construction. As of December 31, 2019, we had 41
projects in covering 18 cities in China, the United States and the United Kingdom cities with estimated total GFA of 7,271,992 square meters under
construction and planning, of which 28 projects with estimated total GFA of 4,041,106 square meters were under construction.
Our total revenue, derived primarily from sales of residential real estate, was US$2,482.6 million in 2019 and US$1,745.8 million in 2020. Our
net income was US$83.0 million and loss of US$67.5 million, respectively, for the same periods. We acquire land in China primarily through auctions of
government land and acquisition of landowning entities. These acquisition methods allow us to obtain unoccupied land with unencumbered land use
rights, which in turn enables us to save the time and expenses associated with protracted legal processes to obtain title, demolition and re-settlement and
to commence construction quickly.
The most significant factors that directly or indirectly affect our financial performance and results of operations are:
● Economic growth and demand for residential property in China and, since 2012, in the United States;
● PRC government policies and regulations, including tax guidelines and lending policies for the real estate sector;
● Location, number and type of our property developments;
● Availability and cost of financing;
● Acquisition of quality land use rights or title to quality properties in our target markets;
● Changes in the price of raw materials and labor costs; and
● Our execution capability to support business expansion.
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Principal Factors Affecting Our Results of Operations
Economic growth and demand for residential property in China and since 2012, in the United States
Our business and results of operations are significantly affected by trends and developments in the PRC economy, including disposable income
levels, urbanization rate, population growth, and availability of project and consumer financing, which affect demand for residential properties in China.
During the past decade, China has experienced significant economic growth, which has created a favorable operating environment for us in the cities
where we operate. As of December 31, 2020, 96.8% of the units in our completed projects have been sold. We have periodically experienced some
volatilities in demand due to the strict mortgage policy and other measures taken by the PRC government to slow down the rapid increase in housing
prices, such as the Circular on Continuing to Improve the Regulation and Control of the Real Estate Market announced by the General Office of the
PRC State Council in February 2013 which, among others, requires an individual income tax at a rate of 20% on gains generated from the sale of a self-
owned property (See “Item 4. Information on the Company — B. Business Overview — Regulation — China — Regulations on Real Estate
Financing”). However, we expect continuing economic growth in China, rising disposable income levels and population growth in our target cities to
support demand for residential properties over the next several years. If we continue to expand our business operations in the United States, trends and
development in the U.S. economy, including developments in the United States housing markets, will become increasingly important to our business
and results of operations.
PRC government policies and regulations
Our business and results of operations are significantly affected by PRC government policies and regulations, particularly those that relate to
land sales and development, project and consumer financing, property sales and transfers, property taxation and residential property prices.
We believe that it is in the PRC government’s interest to stabilize the market and to encourage the urbanization process and that increases of
disposable income will continue to support the long-term growth of China’s real estate market. Accordingly, we expect that the government will
maintain policies that will foster long-term healthy growth and curb potential bubbles in the market. However, we cannot assure that the PRC
government will not adopt further measures in the future that may adversely affect our business and financial performance or that a real estate bubble
will not develop despite government efforts to discourage such development.
Moreover, a substantial portion of our customers depend on mortgage financing to purchase our properties. Although government policies have
generally fostered the growth of private home ownership, regulations have been adopted in recent years to tighten and then loosen mortgage lending
rules.
Such policies relate to, among other matters, down payment ratio requirements, minimum loan interest rates and amount or percentage of
mortgage financing.
The down payment ratio, the loan interest rate and the size of mortgage financing are important factors that affect our results of operations, and
we cannot guarantee that our operations will not be adversely affected by future government policies.
The PRC government will also from time to time introduce sales tax incentives or disincentives to either stimulate or dampen demand. For
example, the required holding period for avoidance of business tax on capital gains on sale of real estate was recently reduced from five years to two
years with the promulgation of Circular 39 on March 30, 2015 in an effort to stimulate the weakening property market in China.
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Location, number and type of our property developments
The amount of revenue we record in any given period is affected by a number of factors, including the number, type and location of properties
we have under construction and their stage of completion, whether the completed units have been sold and the realized selling prices for such units. The
average selling prices of our projects vary depending on the types and sizes of the units sold and on the location of the projects. As the overall
development moves closer to completion, the sales prices tend to increase because a more established residential community is offered to purchasers.
The type of property development affects the estimated construction period of the project, which largely determines the revenue recognition method we
apply. Revenue recognized in any period at a point in time depends on the number, aggregate GFA and average selling prices of units completed and
sold during the period. Revenue recognized in any period on an over time basis depends on contracted sales of units in the relevant project and the
completion progress of a project (measured by the ratio of cost incurred to total estimated cost). As the completion and sales of our projects are not
spread evenly over time, our results of operations may differ significantly from period to period.
Availability and cost of financing
Like other property developers, we require substantial capital investment for the acquisition of land use rights and the construction of our
projects. Our ability to secure financing for such purposes affects the number of projects we are able to develop at any time. Over the past ten years, the
PBCO has alternatively tightened or loosened the credit supply by increasing or decreasing the reserve requirement ratios of commercial banks and
financial institutions. Any future increases in the reserve requirement ratio will reduce the amount of commercial bank credit available to businesses in
China and may affect our ability to obtain sufficient funding from banks to finance our business expansion. The cost of our financing also affects our
operating results. We typically obtain bank borrowings for up to 65% of the cost of our land use rights to fund PRC project developments after we
receive the required permits. Interest rates on our commercial bank borrowings vary and are linked to benchmark lending rates published by the PBOC,
which fluctuate from time to time.
In addition to bank debt, we obtain financing through the issuance of debt securities and through onshore corporate bonds issued by our
subsidiary, Xinyuan China. As of December 31, 2021, we had outstanding US$752.1 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Secured Notes with
interest rates ranging from 12.0% to 14.5%. Also as of December 31, 2021, Xinyuan China had outstanding US$101.2 million in corporate bonds. With
respect to our January 2024 Senior Secured Notes , we owned interest of US$18,516,400.00 on January 25, 2022, we did not make that interest payment
until February 23, 2022, which was within the 30-day grace period for interest under these Notes. For more detailed discussion of the bank borrowing
and debt securities, see Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects - B. Liquidity and Capital Resources.
Acquisition of land use rights or title to properties in target markets
Our business model depends to a large extent on our ability to acquire land use rights for development sites and proceed quickly with
construction to shorten our development cycle. As a consequence, we are frequently surveying the market for attractive development opportunities in
our target cities. Under current regulations and market practice, land use rights for residential development purposes in China may be acquired from
local governments through a competitive auction or other bidding process, in which the minimum reserve price is determined based on the appraised
value. Land use rights may also be acquired in the secondary markets. We also utilize a negotiated land acquisition model, which involves deposits on
certain lands that we are most interested in acquiring, which we believe will improve our chances of successfully acquiring desired land.
Government land auctions are a transparent and competitive process for bringing development land to market, allowing the developer to
acquire clean title and the ability to proceed immediately with development. However, as competition for development sites increases, the auction
mechanism tends to lead to higher prices. In 2019 and 2020, land use rights costs, including auction price and taxes, constituted 45.7% and 43.3%
respectively, of our costs of revenue. During 2020, we incurred an aggregate of US$223,572 million for land acquisitions in China, including deposits
for potential acquisitions under the negotiated land acquisition model.
We acquire our developments sites or land held for sale in the United States generally through off-market transactions, including resales and
distressed sales. During 2020, we did not purchase any new property in the United States.
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On March 21, 2018, we acquired from ED Group, a 50% equity stake in MDL, the developer of the Amory Tower project (previously named as
the Madison project), via our wholly-owned subsidiary Xinyuan International (HK) Property Investment Co., Limited for a total consideration of
US$19.1 million.
Increases in the price of raw materials and labor costs
We outsource the design and construction of our property developments to third-party service providers. Our third-party contractors are
responsible for providing labor and procuring a majority of the raw materials used in our project developments. Our construction contracts typically
provide for flexible payments, subject to changes in certain cases, such as design changes during construction, changes in government-suggested steel
prices, cement prices, as well as labor costs. Any increase in labor costs or other costs which may result in adjustments in payments under our
construction contracts could result in an increase in our construction costs. In addition, the increase in the price of raw materials, such as cement,
concrete blocks and bricks, in the long run could be passed on to us by our contractors, which could increase our construction costs. Any input cost
increase could reduce our earnings to the extent we are unable to pass these increased costs to our customers.
Our execution capability to support business expansion
Since 2006, we have been expanding our residential property development operations from Zhengzhou in Henan Province into other high
growth cities. We plan to expand into additional high growth cities as suitable opportunities arise. The development of real estate projects across
additional high growth cities will impose significant demand on our management and other operational resources. Moreover, we will face increased
competition and will need to establish brand recognition and market acceptance for our developments in these new markets. Each of our targeted high
growth cities has its own market conditions, customer requirements and local regulations related to the real estate industry. In addition, while our
primary focus continues to be residential real estate markets in the high growth cities in China, we have expanded into the U.S. market. Our expansion
in the U.S. market, which is significantly different from China in terms of market conditions, regulatory compliance requirements and customers,
imposes significant demands on our management and other operational resources. In 2014, we acquired 100% of the shares of a Malaysian company,
which owns offshore land fill development rights for a total area of 170 acres (approximately 687,966 square meters). On March 21, 2018, we acquired
a 50% equity stake in MDL from ED Group as mentioned above. We have no development experience in Malaysia and England, nor have we ever
engaged in landfill reclamation projects. Such expansion also imposes significant demands on our capital and management resources to develop and
generate future revenues from projects. The success of our business expansion depends on our ability to develop, market and deliver quality
development projects on time. In addition, the progress and costs of a development project can be adversely affected by many factors, such as delays in
obtaining necessary licenses, permits or approvals from relevant government authorities, failure by local contractors to comply with our designs,
specifications or standards, and disputes with our third-party contractors. As we are not permitted to commence pre-sales in China until we have reached
certain milestones in the construction progress for a project, any significant delay in construction could restrict our ability to pre-sell our properties,
which could extend the recovery period for our investments. This, in turn, could have an adverse effect on our cash flow, investment returns, results of
operations and financial position.
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Operating Results
Revenues
We derive our revenues mainly from the development and sale of real estate. In addition, we generate a small percentage of revenue from
leasing ancillary facilities and residential units in certain of our residential developments, as well as from the provision of related services, including
property management and real estate related services that we provide to residents and purchasers of our residential units.
Real estate sales
Real estate leasing
Real estate management services income
Other revenue
Total revenue
2019
2020
US$
%
US$
%
(in thousands, except for percentages)
2,387,032
16,129
67,488
11,984
2,482,633
96.1
0.7
2.7
0.5
100.0
1,604,892
34,792
91,208
14,871
1,745,763
91.9
2.0
5.2
0.9
100.0
The impact of foreign exchange rate variances on reported revenues in U.S. dollars was an adverse 0.04% for the year ended December 31,
2020, compared to an adverse 4.3% for the year ended December 31, 2019.
Real estate sales
Real estate sales represent revenues from the sales of residential properties we develop and acquire. Throughout this annual report, real estate
sales are stated net of sales tax levied on the relevant contracted sales value. Sales tax is a one-time tariff applicable to property sales in the PRC which
consists of a business tax at the rate of 5%, an urban construction tax at the rate of 0.35% and an education surcharge at the rate of 0.15%. Total sales tax
amounted to US$2.8 million, and US$2.3 million for 2019 and 2020, respectively. Beginning May 1, 2016, a value added tax instead of the business tax
was levied on the relevant contracted sales value at the rate of 5 % or 11%. Beginning May 1, 2018, the rates of value added tax was levied on the
relevant contracted sales value at the rate of 5% or 10%. Beginning May 1, 2019, the rates of value added tax was levied on the relevant contracted sales
value at the rate of 5% or 9%.
On January 1, 2018, the Company adopted ASC 606: Revenue from Contracts with Customers, or ASC 606, issued by the Financial
Accounting Standards Board. The Company adopted the guidance using the modified retrospective approach. Under the new revenue recognition
standards, revenue from domestic real estate sales under the previous contract terms, which used to be recognized over time under the percentage of
completion method, or POC, was not recognized until title is transferred when the Company does not have the enforceable right to payment, therefore,
the revenue, cost and retained earnings decreased; on the other hand, the balance of real estate properties under development and customer deposits
increased. For the year ended December 31, 2019 and 2020, all the revenues related to projects in the U.S. were recognized until title is transferred.
Real estate leasing
Real estate leasing revenues represent the income from the rental of ancillary facilities, including a retail property, parking facilities,
kindergartens, elementary schools, and clubhouses in a number of our developments.
Real estate management service
Real estate management services income is recognized ratably as services are provided over the term of the property management agreements.
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Other revenue
Other revenue consists primarily of fees received for our landscaping and computer network engineering and other real estate-related services
that we provide to residents and purchasers of our residential units.
Costs of revenues
The following table sets forth a breakdown of our costs of revenues for the period indicated:
Cost of real estate sales
Land use rights costs
Construction costs
Total cost of real estate sales
Cost of real estate leasing
Cost of real estate management services
Other costs
Total Costs of revenues
Cost of real estate sales
2019
2020
US%
%
US$
%
(in thousands, except for percentages)
877,582
974,237
1,851,819
12,757
40,889
16,858
1,922,323
45.7
50.7
96.4
631,150
720,830
1,351,980
0.7
2.1
0.8
100.0
36,122
55,438
9,756
1,453,296
43.4
49.6
93.0
2.5
3.8
0.7
100.0
Cost of real estate sales consists primarily of land use rights costs and construction costs. Impairment charges, if any, are also recorded under
cost of real estate sales. Cost of real estate sales are capitalized and allocated to development projects using the specific identification method. When the
full accrual method of revenue recognition is applied, cost of sales is recognized by determining the ratio of the area of the relevant units completed and
sold to the estimated total project area, and applying that ratio to the estimated total project costs. When the over time basis of revenue recognition is
applied, capitalized costs are released to our statement of comprehensive income based on the completion progress of a project.
Land use rights cost. Land use rights costs include the amount we pay to acquire land use rights for our property development sites in China,
plus taxes, and the amount we pay to acquire land for our property development in the United States, plus taxes. We acquire our development sites in the
PRC mainly by auctions of government land, direct negotiation and acquisition of land-owning entities. We acquired our development sites or land held
for sale in the United States generally through off-market transactions, including resale and distressed sales. Our land use rights costs for different
projects vary according to the size and location of the site and the minimum reserve price for the site, all of which are influenced by government
policies, as well as prevailing market conditions. Our land use rights costs have increased in the past few years due to several factors including
geographic expansion into certain higher priced markets, generally rising prices in each of our served markets, and increased competition from a
growing number of bidders at government land auctions.
Construction costs. We outsource the construction of all of our projects to third party contractors, whom we select through a competitive tender
process. Our construction contracts provide for flexible payments which cover substantially most of all labor, materials, fittings and equipment costs,
subject to adjustments for certain prescribed contingencies, such as design changes during the construction process or changes in government-suggested
steel prices or cement prices. Our construction costs consist primarily of the payments to our third-party contractors, which are paid over the
construction period based on specified milestones. In addition, we directly purchase and supply a limited range of fittings and equipment, including
elevators, window frames and door frames. Our construction costs also include capitalized interest costs in the amount of US$125.3 million, and
US$105.8 million for 2019 and 2020, respectively.
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Future losses and impairment charges. When the profitability of a current project deteriorates due to a slowdown in the sales pace, reduction of
pricing or some other factor, this indicates that there may be a possible future loss on delivery and possible impairment in the recoverability of the
assets. Accordingly, the assets of such project are subsequently reviewed for future losses and impairment by comparing the estimated future
undiscounted cash flows for the project to the carrying value of such project. If the estimated future undiscounted cash flows are less than the asset’s
carrying value, such deficit will be charged as a future loss and the asset will then be written down to its estimated fair value.
We determine estimated fair value primarily by discounting the estimated future cash flows relating to the asset. In estimating the cash flows
for a project, we use various factors including (a) the expected pace at which the planned number of units will be sold, based on competitive market
conditions, historical trends in sales pace and actual average selling prices of similar product offerings and any other long or short-term economic
conditions which may impact the market in which the project is located; (b) the estimated net sales prices expected to be attained based on the current
market conditions and historical price trends, as well as any estimated increases in future sales prices based upon the projected rate of unit sales, the
estimated time gap between presale and expected delivery, the impact of government policies, the local and regional competitive environment, and
certain external factors such as the opening of a subway line, school or factory; and (c) the expected costs to be incurred in the future by us, including,
but not limited to, construction cost, construction overhead, sales and marketing, sales taxes and interest costs.
Our determination of fair value requires discounting the estimated cash flows at a rate commensurate with the inherent risk associated with the
assets and related estimated cash flows. The discount rate used in determining each project’s fair value depends on the stage of development, location
and other specific factors that increase or decrease the risk associated with the estimated cash flows. In accordance with our accounting policies, we
consider on a quarterly basis whether indicators of impairment of long-lived assets are present. See also “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and
Prospects — A. Operating Results — Critical Accounting Policies — Real estate properties development completed and under development” for our
policy on impairment of long-lived assets.
For the years ended December 31 and 2020 we recognized impairment loss of US$9,641,537 (2019: US$nil) for our active projects, consisting
of projects under construction or planning or completed or held for lease.
Cost of real estate leasing
Our cost of real estate leasing consists primarily of depreciation expenses and maintenance expenses associated with the leased properties.
Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Estimated useful lives of our properties held for
lease are 20-60 years.
Cost of real estate management services
Our cost of real estate management services consists of employee salaries, maintenance water and electricity charges.
Other costs
Other costs represent costs incurred in connection with the property management and real estate services that we provide to residents and
purchasers of our residential units.
Selling and Distribution Expenses
Our selling and distribution expenses include:
● advertising and promotion expenses, such as print advertisement costs, billboard and other display advertising costs, and costs associated
with our showrooms and illustrative units;
● sales and marketing staff costs, which consist primarily of salaries, welfares and sales commissions;
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● agency commissions of approximately 1% of contracted sales on outsourced project sales; and
● other related expenses.
As of December 31, 2020, we employed 194 full-time sales and marketing personnel. We expect our selling and marketing expenses to increase
in the near future as we increase our sales efforts, launch more projects and target new markets to expand our operations.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses principally include:
● staff salaries and benefits, quarterly and annual bonuses, and stock-based compensation;
● traveling and office expenses;
● professional fees, such as audit and legal fees; and
● other expenses.
Interest Income
Interest income represents interest earned on mainly on our bank balances.
Interest Expenses
Interest expense includes (i) interest on US$300 million principal amount of our 14.20% notes due 2021 (the “October 2021 Senior Secured
Notes” which were partially redeemed early in 2019), US$300 million principal amount of our 7.75% notes due 2021 (the “February 2021 Senior
Secured Notes” which were partially redeemed early in 2019), US$300 million principal amount of our 8.875% notes due 2020 (the “November 2020
Senior Secured Notes” which were partially redeemed early in 2019), US$200 million principal amount of our 9.875% notes due 2020 (the “March
2020 Senior Secured Notes” which were partially redeemed early in 2019), RMB514.5 million (US$75 million) principal amount of our 12% notes due
2022, or the June 2022 Senior Secured Notes and US$300 million principal amount of our 14.50% notes due 2023, or the September 2023 Senior
Secured Notes, US$628 million principal amount of our public onshore bonds (which was partially redeemed early in 2019), US$377 million principal
amount of our non-public onshore bonds (which was partially redeemed early in 2019), (ii) amortization of debt issuance cost, and (iii) interest expense
on capital leases.
Except for U.S. dollar and Hong Kong dollar-denominated borrowings from the following: US$128.5 million from The Bank of East Asia,
US$53.0 million from Kent EB-5. LLC, and US$92.9 million from The Bank of Ozarks and US$76.5 million from Luso International Banking Ltd, all
of our borrowings are granted by PRC commercial banks or financing institutions and denominated in RMB. Our senior secured notes (see below) are
also denominated in U.S. dollars. Interest rates on our long-term PRC bank borrowings are typically variable and linked to benchmark rates published
by the PBOC. Our weighted average interest rate on short-term bank loans and other debt as of December 31, 2020 was 7.76%. As of December 31,
2020, the PBOC benchmark rate for a one-year loan was 4.35% per annum and those for loans of more than one year ranged from 4.75% to 4.9% per
annum.
The October 2021 Senior Secured Notes in the principal amount of US$300 million bear interest at the fixed rate of 14.20% per annum. The
February 2021 Senior Secured Notes in the principal amount of US$300 million bear interest at a fixed rate of 7.75% per annum. The November 2020
Senior Secured Notes in the principal amount of US$300 million bear interest at a fixed rate of 8.875% per annum. The March 2020 Senior Secured
Notes in the principal amount of US$200 million bear interest at a fixed rate of 9.875% per annum. The June 2022 Senior Secured Notes in the principal
amount of RMB514.5 million (US$75 million) bear interest at a fixed rate of 12.00% per annum. The September 2023 Senior Secured Notes in the
principal amount of US$300 million bear interest at a fixed rate of 14.50% per annum.
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For the year ended December 31, 2020, out of total interest costs incurred, US$129.5 million did not qualify for interest capitalization treatment
under U.S. GAAP and was charged to the 2020 Statement of Comprehensive Income. Total gross interest costs incurred amounted to US$344.2 million
for the year of 2020, including US$312.8 million of interest on loans and notes, US$0.1 million of amortization of debt issuance costs and US$31.3
million of amortization of aircraft finance lease related interest.
For the year ended December 31, 2019, out of total interest costs incurred, US$113.8 million did not qualify for interest capitalization treatment
under U.S. GAAP and was charged to the 2019 Statement of Comprehensive Income. Total gross interest costs incurred amounted to US$317.9 million
for the year of 2019, including US$308.7 million of interest on loans and notes, US$8.1 million of amortization of debt issuance costs and US$1.0
million of amortization of aircraft finance lease related interest.
Share of Income/(Loss) of Equity Investee
As of December 31, 2019 and 2020, the Group has a 1.85% investment in Zhengzhou Lianhe Real Estate Co., Ltd. The Group does not
exercise significant influence over Zhengzhou Lianhe Real Estate Co., Ltd. and therefore, the Group accounts for the investment as nonmarketable
equity security. Investment income is recognized by the Group when the investee declares a dividend and the Group believes it is collectible. The
Company adopted ASU 2016-01 and elected to record equity investments without readily determinable fair values at cost minus impairment, if any, plus
or minus changes resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for the identical or a similar investment of the Company. There were
no material adjustments for observable price change or impairment related to these investments for the year ended December 31, 2020.
On January 11, 2016, the Group together with two other entities established a joint venture called Shenzhen Zhong An Financial Lease Co.,
Ltd., or Shenzhen Zhong An, in which the Group holds a 25% equity interest. The purpose of the joint venture is to undertake financial lease businesses.
For the year ended December 31, 2020, no dividend was received (2019: US$183,427).
On November 3, 2016, the Company together with two third parties established Zhengzhou Xinci Health Service Co., Ltd., or Zhengzhou
Xinci, to provide health services in Zhengzhou, in which the Company holds a 60% equity interest and injected capital amounted US$1,290,135 in
2017. Based on the articles of association, the Company cannot exercise control over relevant activities of the investee, but it has the ability to exercise
significant influence over Zhengzhou Xinci’s operation and financial decisions and accounted for it as an equity method investment.
On January 9, 2017, the Company set up a limited partnership, Shenzhen Qianhai Jingjie City Renewal Investment Partnership, or Shenzhen
Qianhai, with third parties and made a capital injection of US$8,118,800. Shenzhen Qianhai will focus on investment in real estate renewal projects in
Shenzhen city. The Company has significant influence over Shenzhen Qianhai operating and financial decisions and accounted for it as an equity
method investment.
On January 18, 2017, the Group acquired 51% equity interest in Zhengzhou Hangmei. Zhengzhou Hangmei, a consolidated subsidiary, holds a
3.75% equity interest of Zhengzhou Taike Real Estate Co., Ltd. amounting to US$738,073. The Group does not exercise significant influence over
Zhengzhou Taike Real Estate Co., Ltd. and therefore, the Group accounted for the investment as nonmarketable equity security. Investment income is
recognized by the Group when the investee declares a dividend and the Group believes it is collectible. The Company adopted ASU 2016-01 and elected
to record equity investments without readily determinable fair values at cost minus impairment, if any, plus or minus changes resulting from observable
price changes in orderly transactions for the identical or a similar investment of the Company. There were no material adjustments for observable price
change or impairment related to these investments for the year ended December 31, 2020.
On April 19, 2017, the Company signed an agreement to acquire up to 70% equity interest of Qingdao Huiju Zhihui City Industrial
Development Co., Ltd., or Qingdao Huiju, which is developing a real estate project in Qingdao city from Beijing Huiju Technology Industry
Development Co., Ltd., a non-affiliated company for a consideration of US$505.2 million. As of December 31, 2019, US$505.2 million had been paid
in exchange for 49% equity interest that has been transferred to the Company. Based on the articles of association, the Company cannot exercise control
of Qingdao Huiju until it acquires the entire 70% equity interest, but has the ability to exercise significant influence over Qingdao Huiju’s operating and
financial decisions and accounted for it as an equity method investment.
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The Group initiated various legal actions against Beijing Huiju regarding, inter alia (i) the transfer of the remaining 21% equity interest in
Qingdao Huiju to the Group and appointment of directors onto the board of Qingdao Huiju, (ii) the refunding of an unauthorized transfer of cash in the
amount of US$98.7 million from Qingdao Huiju to Beijing Huiju, and (iii) the return of the business license and official seals of Qingdao Huiju being
held under escrow by a third party to Qingdao Huiju. In March 2019, the PRC local court held that Beijing Huiju shall refund the unauthorized cash
transferred to Beijing Huiju to Qingdao Huiju, and has frozen US$98.7 million of the cash in Beijing Huiju's bank account. In June 2021, the PRC
Supreme People’s Court supported the PRC local court’s judgement and also ruled that Beijing Huiju shall refund the amount of US$98.7 million to
Qingdao Huiju, which comprised the final trial under PRC litigation proceedings. In January 2020, the local PRC court held that the third party holding
the business license and official seals of Qingdao Huiju in escrow shall return such documents to Qingdao Huiju in a preliminary civil trial. In June
2020, the Qingdao Intermediate People’s Court confirmed the ruling of the preliminary civil trial after Beijing Huiju appealed to the Court against the
return of business and official seals to Qingdao Huiju. In January 2022, the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission, or
CIETAC, ruled that Beijing Huiju shall transfer the remaining 21% equity interest in Qingdao Huiju to the Group, that Beijing Huiju shall coordinate in
completing the equity transfer registration formalities and confirmed that the Group has the right to appoint three directors onto the board of Qingdao
Huiju. Based on independent legal advice and after due and careful enquiry, the directors of the Company are of the view that the above events shall
have not any material adverse effect on the Group's investment in and receivables from Qingdao Huiju.
As of the date of this annual report, the enforcement status of the above award/judgements is that, (i) the Group is waiting for the change of
equity registration formalities to be completed by Beijing Huiju within the prescribed period provided by the CIETAC; (ii) Qingdao Huiju has received
the refund of US$98.7 million transferred by Beijing Huiju; and (3) Qingdao Huiju has collected the returned business license and official seals of
Qingdao Huiju.
On September 4, 2017, the Company with two non-affiliated companies, established a limited partnership, Wuhu Penghong Investment Center
(Limited Partnership), or Wuhu Penghong, in which the Company and the other two partners each invested US$30.6 million, US$91.8 million and
US$3.1 million in cash, respectively. The other two partners hold substantive participating rights whereas the Company only exercises significant
influence, and therefore, accounted for its investment in Wuhu Penghong under the equity method. On September 8, 2017, Wuhu Penghong acquired
90.57% equity interest of Guangzhou Huanglong Information Technology Co., Ltd., or Guangzhou Huanglong, for a total cash consideration of
US$19.7 million.
On December 27, 2017, the Company with a non-affiliated company, established a limited partnership, called Wuhu Penghua Tenth Investment
Center (Limited Partnership), or Wuhu Penghua, where the Company and the other partner invested US$367.3 million and US$153.0 million in cash,
respectively. The other partner holds substantive participating rights whereas the Company only exercises significant influence, and therefore, accounted
for its investment in Wuhu Penghua under the equity method. In December 2017, Wuhu Penghua and the Company made capital contributions
amounting to US$6.9 million and US$0.8 million, representing a 90% and 10% equity interest in Chengdu Xinyuan Renju Enterprise Management Co.,
Ltd., or Chengdu Renju, respectively. The Company exercises significant influence and accounted for its investment in Chengdu Renju using equity
method. On September 6, 2018, Wuhu Penghua returned to the non-affiliated partner its related investment contribution resulting in the Company
becoming the sole owner of the Wuhu Penghua and Chengdu Renju. Therefore, management assessed that the acquisition constitutes an acquisition of
business according to ASC805, Business combinations.
On March 20, 2018, the Company acquired 16.66% equity interest in Suzhou Hengwan Real Estate Co., Ltd., or Suzhou Hengwan, which is
developing a real estate project in Suzhou city from Suzhou Hengwan Enterprise Management Consulting Co., Ltd., a non-affiliated company for a
consideration of US$18.6 million. As of December 31, 2019, Suzhou Hengwan returned US$5.4 million (2018: US$7.3 million) of capital to the
Company. Based on the articles of association, the Company cannot exercise control of Suzhou Hengwan, but has the ability to exercise significant
influence over Suzhou Hengwan’s operating and financial decisions and accounted for it as an equity method investment.
On March 21, 2018, the Company acquired 50% equity interest in Madison Developments Limited, or MDL, which is developing a real estate
project in London, England from ED Jersey Limited, a non-affiliated company for a consideration of US$19.1 million. Based on the articles of
association, the Company cannot exercise control of MDL, but has the ability to exercise significant influence over MDL’s operating and financial
decisions and accounts for it as an equity method investment.
On April 26, 2018, the Company acquired 51% equity interest in Henan Qingning Apartment Management Co., Ltd., or Henan Qingning,
which is operating rental apartments in Henan Province, from one natural person and Henan Yangjian Industry Co., Ltd., a
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non-affiliated company, for a consideration of US$3.8 million. Based on the articles of association, the Company cannot exercise control of Henan
Qingning, but has the ability to exercise significant influence over Henan Qingning’s operating and financial decisions and accounted for it as an equity
method investment.
On May 31, 2018, the Company acquired 19.99% equity interest in Suzhou Litai Real Estate Co., Ltd., or Suzhou Litai, which is developing a
real estate project in Suzhou city from Yongwei Real Estate (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., a non-affiliated company, for a consideration of US$9.3 million. As of
December 31, 2019, Suzhou Litai returned US$5.7 million of capital to the Company. Based on the articles of association, the Company cannot exercise
control of Suzhou Litai, but has the ability to exercise significant influence over Suzhou Litai’s operating and financial decisions and accounted for it as
an equity method investment.
On June 22, 2018, the Company together with a non-affiliated company, Huzhou Tianhong Real Estate Development Co., Ltd, established a
joint venture, Huzhou Xinhong Town Construction and Development Co., Ltd., or Huzhou Xinhong, in which the Company holds a 78.46% equity
interest. Based on the articles of association, the Company cannot exercise control of Huzhou Xinhong, but has the ability to exercise significant
influence over Huzhou Xinhong’s operating and financial decisions and accounted for it as an equity method investment.
On May 27, 2015, the Company together with a non-affiliated company, Nanjing Starry Sky Studios Management Co., Ltd. established a joint
venture Beijing Starry Sky Cinema Co., Ltd., or Starry Sky, in which the Company holds a 51% equity interest. The purpose of the joint venture is to
operate movie theatres. On October 18, 2018, for the best interests of the Company, the Company and its non-affiliated joint venture partner agreed that
advances amounting to US$2.4 million for operational needs due from Nanjing Starry Sky should be converted to an additional 19.77% equity interest.
Therefore, as of October 18, 2018, the Company’s accumulated equity interest in Starry Sky is 70.77%. Based on the latest articles of association, the
Company still cannot exercise control of Starry Sky, but has the ability to exercise significant influence over Starry Sky’s operating and financial
decisions and accounted for it as an equity method investment.
On September 25, 2019, the Company acquired 40% equity interest in Taizhou Yiju Real Estate Co., Ltd., or Taizhou Yiju, which is developing
a real estate project in Taizhou city from Zhejiang Zhongjian Real Estate Co., Ltd., a non-affiliated company, for a consideration of US$8.5 million.
Based on the articles of association, the Company cannot exercise control of Taizhou Yiju, but has the ability to exercise significant influence over
Taizhou Yiju’s operating and financial decisions and accounted for it as an equity method investment.
In July 2019, the Company acquired 24% equity interest in Suzhou Rongjingchen Real Estate Co., Ltd., or Suzhou Rongjingchen, which is
developing a real estate project in Suzhou city from Suzhou Kaijingsheng Real Estate Co., Ltd., a non-affiliated company, for a consideration of
US$42.0 million. Based on the articles of association, the Company cannot exercise control of Suzhou Rongjingchen, but has the ability to exercise
significant influence over Suzhou Rongjingchen’s operating and financial decisions and accounted for it as an equity method investment.
In December 2020, the Company together with a non-affiliated company, Hainan Jiazhaoye Industry Group Co., Ltd. agreed to make capital
injection to a joint venture Jiazhaoye Health Industry (Sanya) Investment Co., Ltd., or Jiazhaoye Health, in which the Company holds a 49% equity
interest. Based on the articles of association, the Company cannot exercise control of Jiazhaoye Health, but has the ability to exercise significant
influence over Jiazhaoye Health’s operating and financial decisions and accounted for it as an equity method investment.
As of December 31, 2020, the Group’s investment in the investees in the aggregate exceeded its proportionate share of the net assets of the
equity method investees by nil (December 31, 2019: nil). This difference, if any, represents equity method goodwill and therefore, is not amortized. For
the year ended December 31, 2020, the Group recognized investment gain amounting to US$17.0 million (2019: loss of US$ 5.4 million), mainly
consisting of Qingdao Huiju amounting to US$11.5 million and Taizhou Yiju amounting to US$4.6 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2019 and
2020, there was no material impairment related to these investments.
Net Loss on Debt Extinguishment
On July 10, 2017, the Company redeemed the 13% senior notes due 2019, or the June 2019 Senior Secured Notes, for a total redemption
amount of US$215,456,000 consisting of the entire outstanding principal balance, interest to the redemption date and debt redemption price amounting
to US$200,000,000, US$2,456,000 and US$13,000,000 (equal to the 6.5% of the outstanding principal
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amount), respectively. The Company recognized loss on extinguishment of debt amounting to US$15,879,702, consisting of both the debt redemption
price amounting to US$13,000,000 and unamortized deferred debt issuance costs amounting to US$2,879,702. The Company funded the redemption
using the proceeds from the issuance of the February 2021 Senior Secured Notes.
From August 14, 2019 to November 12, 2019, the Company redeemed the 8.2% onshore corporate bonds due 2020, or the First Tranche Bonds,
for a total principal amount of RMB 0.4 billion (US$57 million). The Company recognized loss on extinguishment of debt amounting to US$1,484,
consisting of both the debt redemption price amounting to US$175 and unamortized deferred debt issuance costs amounting to US$1,659.
From June 21, 2019 to August 12, 2019, the Company redeemed the 8.2% onshore corporate bonds due 2021, or the Second Tranche Bonds,
for a total principal amount of RMB 90 million (US$13 million). The Company recognized gain on extinguishment of debt amounting to US$127,864,
consisting of both the debt redemption price amounting to US$128,426 and unamortized deferred debt issuance costs amounting to US$562.
From March 14, 2019 to August 14, 2019, the Company redeemed the 8.2% onshore corporate bonds due 2021, or the Third Tranche Bonds,
for a total principal amount of RMB0.5 billion (US$71 million). The Company recognized loss on extinguishment of debt amounting to US$743,034,
consisting of both the debt redemption price amounting to US$740,934 and unamortized deferred debt issuance costs amounting to US$2,100.
On April 7, 2019, the Company redeemed the 8.2% onshore corporate bonds due 2020, or the 2017 Tranche, remaining amount of RMB 0.63
billion (US$90 million), recognizing loss on extinguishment of debt amounting to US$1,535,132 in 2019, consisting of the debt redemption price
amounting to US$1,535,132.
From August 26, 2019 to September 23, 2019, the Company redeemed the 8.5% onshore corporate bonds due 2020, or the 2018 Tranche, for a
total principal amount of RMB76 million (US$11 million). The Company recognized loss on extinguishment of debt amounting to US$20,958,
consisting of unamortized deferred debt issuance costs amounting to US$20,958.
From January 4, 2019 to June 21, 2019, the Company redeemed 8.5% onshore corporate bonds due 2022, or the 2019 Tranche, for a total
principal amount of RMB591 million (US$85 million). The Company recognized loss on extinguishment of debt amounting to US$1,894,262 in 2019,
consisting of both the debt redemption price amounting to US$1,428,945 and unamortized deferred debt issuance costs amounting to US$465,317.
From April 1, 2019 to June 21, 2019, the Company redeemed the 8.4% onshore corporate bonds due 2022, or the 2019 First Tranche Bonds, for
a total principal amount of RMB637 million (US$91 million). The Company recognized loss on extinguishment of debt amounting to US$3,977,493 in
2019, consisting of both the debt redemption price amounting to US$3,494,668 and unamortized deferred debt issuance costs amounting to
US$482,825.
From January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019, the Company redeemed 8.125% senior notes due 2011, or August 2019 Senior Secured Notes, for
a total principal amount of US$288.1 million. The Company recognized loss on extinguishment of debt amounting to US$1,111,583 in 2019, consisting
of the loss from the difference between repurchase price and principal amount of the debt amounting to US$125,165 and the loss from unamortized
deferred debt issuance costs amounting to US$986,418.
From January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019, the Company redeemed the February 2021 Senior Secured Notes for a total principal amount of
US$10.6 million. The Company recognized gain on extinguishment of debt amounting to US$1,126,617, consisting of the gain from the difference
between repurchase price and principal amount of the debt amounting to US$1,246,256 and the loss from unamortized deferred debt issuance costs
amounting to US$119,639.
From January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019, the Company redeemed the November 2020 Senior Secured Notes for a total principal amount of
US$0. 9 million. The Company recognized gain on extinguishment of debt amounting to US$38,136, consisting of the gain from the difference between
repurchase price and principal amount of the debt amounting to US$47,200 and the loss from unamortized deferred debt issuance costs amounting to
US$9,064.
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From January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019, the Company redeemed the March 2020 Senior Secured Notes for a total principal amount of
US$75.7 million. The Company recognized loss on extinguishment of debt amounting to US$563,941, mainly consisting of the loss from unamortized
deferred debt issuance costs amounting to US$563,941.
From January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019, the Company redeemed the October 2021 Senior Secured Notes for a total principal amount of
US$2.5 million. The Company recognized loss on extinguishment of debt amounting to US$25,240, consisting of the gain from the difference between
repurchase price and principal amount of the debt amounting to US$52,500 and the loss from unamortized deferred debt issuance costs amounting to
US$77,740.
From January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020, the Company redeemed the February 2021 Senior Secured Notes for a total principal amount of
US$41 million. The Company recognized loss on extinguishment of debt amounting to US$588,507, consisting of the loss from the difference between
repurchase price and principal amount of the debt amounting to US$348,581 and the loss from unamortized deferred debt issuance costs amounting to
US$239,926.
From January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020, the Company redeemed the November 2020 Senior Secured Notes for a total principal amount of
US$29.93 million. The Company recognized loss on extinguishment of debt amounting to US$216,290, consisting of the loss from the difference
between repurchase price and principal amount of the debt amounting to US$42,214 and the loss from unamortized deferred debt issuance costs
amounting to US$174,076.
From January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020, the Company redeemed the October 2021 Senior Secured Notes for a total principal amount of
US$43.5 million. The Company recognized loss on extinguishment of debt amounting to US$176,209, consisting of the loss from the difference
between repurchase price and principal amount of the debt amounting to US$176,209.
From January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020, the Company redeemed the September 2023 Senior Secured Notes for a total principal amount of
US$1 million. The Company recognized loss on extinguishment of debt amounting to US$7,334, consisting of the loss from the difference between
repurchase price and principal amount of the debt amounting to US$7,334.
Income Taxes
The following table sets forth the components of income taxes for the periods indicated:
Corporate income tax
Land appreciation tax
Deferred tax benefit
Income taxes
2019
2020
US$
%
US$
%
(in thousands, except for percentages)
133,862
68,631
(52,015)
150,478
89.0
45.6
(34.6)
100.0
(21,472)
90,908
65,623
135,059
(15.9)
67.3
48.6
100.0
For an explanation of deferred tax benefit, see Notes 2(v) and 15 of the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this annual
report on Form 20-F. For a discussion of corporate income tax and land appreciation tax, see below.
Corporate Income Tax and Unrecognized Tax Benefit
Cayman Islands
We are incorporated in the Cayman Islands. The Cayman Islands currently levies no taxes on individuals or corporations based upon profits,
income, gains or appreciation and there is no taxation in the nature of inheritance tax or estate duty. There are no other taxes likely to be material to us
levied by the government of the Cayman Islands except for stamp duties which may be applicable on instruments executed in, or after execution,
brought within the jurisdiction of the Cayman Islands. In addition, the Cayman Islands does not impose withholding tax on dividend payments.
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People’s Republic of China
In general, enterprises in the PRC are subject to income tax at a statutory rate of 25%. For our subsidiaries located in various cities, income tax
is levied at the statutory rate of 25% on income as reported in the statutory financial statements after appropriate tax adjustments. Further, under the
same tax laws and regulations, dividends paid by PRC enterprises out of profits earned post-2007 to non-PRC tax resident investors are subject to PRC
dividend withholding tax of 10%. A lower withholding tax rate may be applied based on applicable tax treaty with certain jurisdictions.
We have made provision for the corporate income tax, or CIT, payable by our PRC subsidiaries based on the statutory income tax rate of 25%,
after appropriate adjustments to our taxable income used in the calculation. The difference between tax payable on our actual taxable income and tax
levied on the deemed taxable income basis had been treated as an unrecognized tax benefit under ASC 740-10 “Income Tax,” or ASC 740-10, which has
a balance of US$101.2 million as of December 31, 2020. The increase in the current year liability for unrecognized tax benefits is attributable to deemed
interest income from subsidiaries of us during the year amounting to US$23.9 million, reclassification from prior year tax payable amounting to
US$13.7 million and related late payment interests amounting to US$3.2 million.
Hong Kong
Our HK subsidiaries are subject to income tax at the statutory rate of 16.5% in accordance with the HK profits tax laws and regulations. We did
not make any provisions for Hong Kong Profits Tax as there were no assessable profits arising in or derived from Hong Kong for any of the periods
presented. Under the Hong Kong tax law, our HK subsidiaries are exempted from income tax on its foreign-derived income and there are no withholding
taxes in Hong Kong on remittance of dividends.
The United States
Our US subsidiaries are subject to income tax at the effective rate of approximately 33% in accordance with US corporate income tax laws and
regulations, dividends and interests paid by US enterprises to non-US tax resident enterprises are subject to US withholding tax of 30%.
Land Appreciation Tax
Under PRC laws and regulations, our PRC subsidiaries engaging in property development are subject to LAT, which is levied by the local tax
authorities upon the “appreciation value” as defined in the relevant tax laws. All taxable gains from the sale or transfer of land use rights, buildings and
related facilities in China are subject to LAT at progressive rates that range from 30% to 60%. Certain exemptions are allowed for sales of ordinary
residential properties if the appreciation value does not exceed a threshold specified in the relevant tax laws. Gains from sales of commercial properties
are not eligible for this exemption. Whether a property qualifies for the ordinary residential property exemption is determined by the local government
taking into consideration the property’s plot ratio, aggregate GFA and sales price.
On May 30, 2014, the Modern City project developed by Henan Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd., completed the LAT final settlement with the
local tax bureau. We received a tax clearance certificate, which confirmed that our accrual under the deemed profit method was adequate and there were
no additional tax adjustments assessed by the local tax bureau as of May 30, 2014. Based on the above, management performed a reassessment and
concluded that the likelihood of the deemed profit method being overturned is only reasonably possible, and accordingly reversed the LAT liability
accrued for the project amounting to US$16.2 million as of December 31, 2014. Our estimate for the reasonably possible contingency for LAT related to
the Modern City project amounted to US$16.2 million and US$16.2 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2016. The statute
of limitation has lapsed as of May 30, 2017 and therefore, there is no related contingency as of December 31, 2019 or December 31, 2020.
For the years ended December 31, 2020, we have made provision for LAT with respect to properties sold up to December 31, 2020 in
accordance with the requirements set forth in the relevant PRC tax laws and regulations.
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Share-based Compensation Expense
We have six share-based compensation plans: (1) our 2007 long-term incentive plan (which expired in 2017 but for which options remain
outstanding), (2) our 2014 Restricted Stock Unit Plan, or the 2014 RSU Plan, (3) our 2015 long-term incentive plan, (4) on January 31, 2019, Xinyuan
Property Management Service (Cayman) Ltd., a subsidiary of us, operates a restricted share award scheme, or the Scheme, (5) on September 28, 2019,
we approved the employee stock option plan of Xinzhuang Technology Co. Ltd., or Xinzhuang Technology, and (6) our 2020 restricted stock unit plan,
effective June 30, 2020.
Under our 2007 long-term incentive plan, as of December 31, 2020, 199,400 options remain outstanding and exercisable. Under our 2014 RSU
Plan, we have granted 12,453,194 restricted common shares to employees and directors that vest ratably over a three-year service vesting period. Under
our 2015 long-term incentive plan, we may grant options, restricted shares, restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights and other stock-based awards
for the purchase of up to 20,000,000 common shares. As of December 31, 2020, 2,796,734 options remain outstanding and exercisable, and 14,865,808
shares remained eligible for future grants under the plan.
We charged compensation cost of US$5.6million and US$4.5 million as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2020 in the general and
administrative expenses. For a description of the grants under each of the plans, see Note 16 of the consolidated financial statements included elsewhere
in this annual report.
Results of Operations
The following table presents a summary of our consolidated statements of comprehensive income by amount and as a percentage of our total
revenue during the periods indicated. Our historical results presented below are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any
other future period.
2019
2020
US$
%
US$
%
Revenue
Costs of revenue
Gross profit
Selling and distribution expenses
General and administrative expenses
Gain on disposal of property held for lease
Impairment losses on goodwill
Operating income
Interest income
Interest expense
Exchange loss
Other income /(loss)
Share of (loss)/gain of equity investees
Net loss on debt extinguishment
Gain on short-term investments
Income from operations before income taxes
Income taxes
Net income/(loss)
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest
Net income/(loss) attributable to Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. shareholders
103
2,482,633
(1,922,323)
560,310
(86,761)
(163,687)
(in thousands, except for percentages)
1,745,763
(1,453,296)
292,467
(66,886)
(154,177)
82,806
(6,400)
147,810
33,406
(129,487)
(3,094)
(1,296)
17,028
(1,843)
5,053
67,577
(135,060)
(67,483)
(13,557)
(81,040)
100.0
(77.4)
22.6
(3.5)
(6.6)
—
—
12.5
2.1
(4.6)
(0.3)
0.2
(0.2)
(0.3)
0.1
9.4
(6.1)
3.3
(0.6)
2.7
—
—
309,862
51,494
(113,775)
(7,376)
5,849
(5,416)
(8,581)
1,451
233,508
(150,478)
83,030
(14,684)
68,346
100.0
(83.2)
16.8
(3.8)
(8.8)
4.7
(0.4)
8.5
1.9
(7.4)
(0.2)
(0.1)
1.0
(0.1)
0.3
3.9
(7.7)
(3.8)
(0.8)
(4.6)
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Year Ended December 31, 2020 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2019
Revenue
Revenue decreased by US$736.9 million, or 29.7%, to US$1,745.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 from US$2,482.6 million for
the year ended December 31, 2019.
Real estate sales
Revenue from real estate sales decreased by US$782.1 million, or 32.8%, to US$1,604.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 from
US$2,387.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2019, principally due to the impact of Covid-19 in 2020.
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The following table sets forth the percentage of completion, the percentage sold and related revenues for our pre-sold projects for each of the
years ended December 31, 2019 and 2020. The revenues for our new pre-sold projects since January 1, 2018 are recognized on an over time basis upon
the adoption of ASC 606 and recognized at a point in time in the United States. For information regarding revenue recognition on an over time basis and
at a point in time, see “Critical Accounting Policies,” below.
Project
Chengdu region
Chengdu Xinyuan Splendid I
Chengdu Xinyuan Splendid II
Chengdu Thriving Family
Chengdu Xinyuan City (4)
Shanghai region
Shanghai Royal Palace
Suzhou International City Garden
Suzhou Xin City
Suzhou Lake Royal Palace
Kunshan International City Garden
Kunshan Royal Palace
Kunshan Xindo Park
Xuzhou Colorful City
Kunshan Xinyu Jiayuan (4)
Suzhou Galaxy Bay (4)
Suzhou Gusu Shade I (4)
Shandong region
Jinan International City Garden
Jinan Xinyuan Splendid
Shandong Royal Palace
Jinan Xin Central
Qingdao Royal Dragon Bay (4)
Jinan Royal Spring Bay (4)
Henan region
Zhengzhou Xinyuan Colorful Garden
Zhengzhou Finance Square
Zhengzhou Modern City
Zhengzhou Century East A
Zhengzhou Century East B
Zhengzhou Xin City
Henan Thriving Family
Henan Xin Central I
Xingyang Splendid I
Xingyang Splendid II
Xingyang Splendid III
Xingyang Splendid IV (4)
Zhengzhou Xindo Park
Zhengzhou Fancy City I
Zhengzhou Fancy City III (4)
Zhengzhou International New City I
Zhengzhou International New City II
Zhengzhou International New City III A
Zhengzhou Fancy City II (South)
Zhengzhou Fancy City II (North)
Henan Xin Central II
Zhengzhou International New City III B (4)
Zhengzhou International New City III C (4)
Zhengzhou International New City III D (4)
Zhengzhou International New City IV (4)
Zhengzhou Hangmei International Wisdom City I (4)
Xinyuan Golden Water View City (4)
Xingyang Splendid V (4)
Zhengzhou International New City IV B10 (4)
Zhengzhou International New City A04 (4)
Zhengzhou Xinyuan Palace I
Anhui region
Hefei Wangjiang Garden
Beijing region
Beijing Xindo Park
Beijing Tongzhou Liyuan
Tianjin Spring Royal Palace I
Tianjin Spring Royal Palace II (4)
Changsha region
Changsha Xinyuan Splendid
Changsha Mulian Royal Palace
Changsha Furong Thriving Family (4)
Sanya region
Sanya Yazhou Bay No.1
Xi’an region
Xi’an Metropolitan
Dalian region
Dalian International Health Technology Town I (4)
Dalian International Health Technology Town I-A2
Guangdong region
Foshan Xinchuang AI International Science and Technology Innovation
Valley (4)
US
Northern Nevada Land Portfolio
Lennox Project
New York Oosten
Total
Total GFA
m2
Percentage Complete
as of December 31, (1)
2019
%
2020
%
Percentage Sold (2)
Accumulated as of
December 31
2019
%
2020
%
Revenues Recognized for The Year Ended December 31,
2019
2020
US$
%(3)
US$
%(3)
231,032
217,009
203,379
741,594
57,770
204,147
127,291
169,675
497,948
280,594
89,001
130,840
107,935
76,546
11,957
264,357
572,170
449,753
195,702
161,866
124,513
191,781
67,225
231,905
76,469
166,481
210,724
131,324
261,492
115,431
118,530
120,873
151,834
134,195
166,740
80,628
356,676
176,037
96,160
84,274
108,724
109,522
119,366
82,965
46,074
202,002
143,181
331,367
80,486
92,751
105,987
121,983
145,455
133,920
72,623
139,691
144,581
251,652
90,940
72,042
119,237
285,997
103,845
9,193
194,404
N/A
N/A
30,855
11,193,321
100.0
100.0
98.8
39.2
99.9
100.0
100.0
99.9
100.0
99.9
99.3
98.7
71.6
78.3
91.5
100.0
100.0
95.7
99.0
54.0
78.4
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
98.8
97.8
89.2
80.2
95.2
38.2
95.2
98.2
79.2
89.9
76.3
68.6
90.4
73.9
88.6
63.8
73.2
71.5
67.6
70.6
71.6
40.5
58.3
56.9
—
100.0
99.9
—
91.3
73.8
98.1
99.1
69.3
98.1
98.0
45.2
—
53.9
N/A
N/A
N/A
100.0
100.0
99.7
56.5
99.9
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
99.9
100.0
84.7
96.5
99.1
100.0
100.0
99.0
100.0
72.4
94.4
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
99.4
99.2
92.1
84.0
99.6
50.5
98.5
99.7
86.4
96.6
86.5
85.6
96.6
88.2
98.7
81.3
75.1
84.3
72.0
80.2
77.1
53.7
59.2
55.5
55.8
100.0
99.9
63.8
98.8
88.1
99.9
100.0
98.6
100.0
98.6
66.4
65.7
65.3
N/A
N/A
N/A
105
99.0
100.0
78.7
17.0
64.9
99.5
100.0
100.0
100.0
99.1
97.5
95.4
48.3
76.9
75.4
99.8
99.4
98.0
88.0
52.1
25.5
100.0
100.0
100.0
99.8
100.0
98.5
89.4
92.5
78.2
74.7
97.7
37.1
88.3
88.6
82.9
95.8
97.0
99.4
96.8
88.0
92.1
98.8
76.3
88.8
86.7
60.5
24.2
66.1
57.3
21.2
—
100.0
86.5
—
83.9
53.1
95.6
100.0
99.7
96.4
87.4
32.4
—
5.7
N/A
N/A
N/A
99.0
100.0
82.6
41.2
67.2
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
99.5
97.5
96.5
70.6
77.5
79.2
99.8
99.4
98.4
92.9
70.9
57.6
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
98.5
89.4
92.5
80.2
74.7
97.7
76.8
88.1
90.1
90.0
97.5
97.3
96.0
96.8
88.0
92.7
98.1
90.1
89.4
90.6
71.0
49.8
84.5
82.5
52.4
75.7
100.0
89.2
6.5
83.9
60.0
95.6
100.0
99.9
96.7
88.6
77.3
47.9
28,871
—
12,108,905
73,052,145
413,385
—
(100,116)
945,133
33,466
3,284,198
35,066,962
63,073,916
73,412,318
65,459,271
38,144,452
616,449
362,592
127,737,479
11,680,481
107,136,726
27,591,363
361,119
—
(341,364)
41,350
175,955
1,189,804
7,237,244
18,549,383
(435,808)
5,793,602
84,937,721
16,148,676
6,086,531
9,406,840
80,148,278
292,248,993
290,908,227
—
8,341,028
32,778,802
9,173,528
27,370,402
55,497,173
7,844,282
225,080,429
27,893,446
87,703,634
22,310,294
43,132,963
23,001,979
—
3,804
76,051
—
76,965,744
49,528,788
2,045,776
140,722,641
15,174,132
43,820,015
6,919,122
18,625,567
—
—
—
0.5
3.1
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
1.5
2.6
3.1
2.7
1.6
—
—
5.4
0.5
4.5
1.2
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.3
0.8
—
0.2
3.6
0.7
0.3
0.4
3.4
12.2
12.2
—
0.3
1.4
0.4
1.1
2.4
0.3
9.4
1.2
3.7
0.9
1.8
1.0
—
—
—
—
3.2
2.1
0.1
5.9
0.6
1.8
0.3
0.8
—
(21,017)
–
5,645,369
217,335,506
(86,714)
–
–
(46,339)
–
2,631,435
6,969,495
(24,313)
84,812,248
20,694,517
5,310,027
23,472
700,856
127,836,668
8,030,980
98,392,087
50,723,157
414,100
–
276,519
17,913
–
1,931,745
1,658,828
2,113,629
116,373
1,268,467
5,238,528
42,827,579
2,094,711
2,159,279
16,114,905
13,538,036
47,349,139
177,677,907
904,065
1,985,703
1,785,015
43,856,883
15,259,944
11,536,011
27,937,694
19,574,970
159,085,001
15,481,471
18,693,756
32,319,279
103,617,428
(337)
3,453,153
22,692,812
477,625
35,782,625
(73,759)
193,530
27,601,674
10,084,944
11,028,793
44,168,392
4,999,655
28.2
9,767,421
0.4
47,792,820
—
—
0.4
13.5
—
—
—
—
—
0.2
0.4
—
5.3
1.3
0.3
—
—
8.0
0.5
6.1
3.2
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
0.1
0.1
—
0.1
0.3
2.7
0.1
0.1
1.0
0.8
2.9
11.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
2.7
1.1
0.7
1.7
1.2
9.9
1.0
1.2
2.0
6.7
—
0.2
1.4
—
2.2
—
—
1.7
0.6
0.7
2.8
0.3
3.0
N/A
N/A
N/A
—
—
750,000
2,387,031,568
—
—
—
100.0
—
—
927,700
1,604,891,939
—
—
—
100.0
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(1) Percentage of completion is calculated by dividing total costs incurred by total estimated costs for the relevant project, estimated as of the time of
preparation of our financial statements as of and for the year indicated.
(2) Percentage sold is calculated by dividing contracted sales value from property sales by total estimated sales value of the relevant project, estimated
as of the time of preparation of our financial statements as of and for the year indicated.
(3) Percentage of all real estate sales revenues for the financial period, including revenues recognized on an “over time” basis and until title was
transferred.
(4) The revenues for these projects are recognized on an over time basis.
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The following table sets forth the square meters sold and average selling price per square meter for each pre-sold project, each reportable
segment and on a consolidated basis for each of the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2020:
Project
Chengdu Region
Chengdu Xinyuan Splendid I
Chengdu Xinyuan Splendid II
Chengdu Thriving Family
Chengdu Xinyuan City
Total
Shanghai region
Shanghai Royal Palace
Suzhou Lake Royal Palace
Suzhou Galaxy Bay
Suzhou Gusu Shade I
Suzhou Suhe Bay *
Suzhou Gusu Shade II **
Huzhou Silk Town ***
Suzhou Linhu Lake Project
Kunshan International City Garden
Kunshan Royal Palace
KunshanXindo Park
Kunshan Xinyu Jiayuan
Xuzhou Colorful City
Total
Shandong region
Jinan International City Garden
Jinan Xinyuan Splendid
Shandong Royal Palace
Jinan Xin Central
Qingdao Royal Dragon Bay
Jinan Royal Spring Bay
Qingdao Longxi
Total
Henan region
Zhengzhou Royal Palace
Zhengzhou Modern City
Zhengzhou Yipin Xiangshan Phase II
Zhengzhou Century East A
Zhengzhou Century East B
Zhengzhou Xin City
Zhengzhou Thriving Family
Henan Xin Central I
Zhengzhou Xindo Park
Xingyang Splendid I
Xingyang Splendid II
Xingyang Splendid III
Zhengzhou Fancy City I
Zhengzhou Fancy City II (South)
Zhengzhou International New City I
Henan Xin Central II
Zhengzhou Fancy City II (North)
Zhengzhou International New City II
Zhengzhou International New City III A
Zhengzhou International New City III B
Zhengzhou International New City III D
Zhengzhou Hangmei International Wisdom City I
Xingyang Splendid IV
Xinyuan Golden Water View City
Zhengzhou Fancy City III
Zhengzhou International New City III C
Zhengzhou International New City IV
Zhengzhou International New City IV B10
Zhengzhou International New City A04
Xingyang Splendid V
Zhengzhou Derun Project I
Total
Beijing region
Beijing Xindo Park
Tianjin Spring Royal Palace I
Tianjin Spring Royal Palace II
Beijing Tongzhou Liyuan
Total
Hunan region
Changsha Xinyuan Splendid
Changsha Mulian Royal Palace
Changsha Furong Thriving Family
Total
Hainan region
Sanya Yazhou Bay No.1
Xi’an region
Xi’an Metropolitan
Dalian region
Dalian International Health Technology Town I
Dalian International Health Technology Town II
Total
Guangdong region
Foshan Xinchuang AI International Science and Technology Innovation Valley
U.S.
New York Oosten Project
Grand Total
Contract Sales
US$
2019
Square
Meters Sold
m2
Year Ended December 31,
Average
Selling Price
US$/m2
Contract Sales
US$
2020
Square Meters
Sold
m2
Average
Selling Price
US$/m2
—
140,502
(2,792,165)
176,767,268
174,115,605
39,149
—
100,719,796
45,325,562
120,862,573
38,297,807
52,713,399
—
—
—
(4,366,292)
104,943,652
(809,093)
457,726,553
811,327
669,617
28,512,389
5,703,601
211,377,608
35,772,711
—
282,847,253
328
93,470
7,324
6,516
2,259
2,909,721
95,552
3,705,213
1,654,974
7,284,479
15,905,450
5,619,346
(1,727,292)
30,931,489
1,901,146
2,139,322
23,943,077
17,152,144
1,911,484
3,562,470
4,214,784
30,795,601
44,924,042
122,873,568
104,640,984
72,881,352
360,369,948
80,702,344
45,067,930
60,104,343
—
1,043,673,368
(278,714)
502,391
54,594,531
—
54,818,208
(5,201,934)
(277,083)
1,725,396
(3,753,621)
31,111,507
5,270,757
44,175,421
—
44,175,421
19,834,112
—
64
(2,837)
121,908
119,135
—
—
48,415
8,409
38,557
6,909
21,883
—
—
—
(1,739)
30,469
940
153,843
896
1,414
8,691
3,549
72,466
28,459
—
115,475
—
125
—
—
—
1,677
255
1,246
1,459
6,722
14,469
3,022
(962)
12,176
667
160
17,237
6,793
617
1,743
1,485
29,086
40,056
42,220
57,108
40,871
169,948
51,211
22,117
54,266
—
575,774
(52)
302
28,547
—
28,797
(2,719)
(159)
321
(2,557)
13,882
2,848
32,151
—
32,151
12,671
750,000
2,110,569,163
108
1,052,127
107
—
2,195
984
1,450
1,461
—
—
2,080
5,390
3,135
5,543
2,409
—
—
—
2,511
3,444
(861)
2,975
905
474
3,281
1,607
2,917
1,257
—
2,449
—
748
—
—
—
1,735
375
2,974
1,134
1,084
1,099
1,859
1,796
2,540
2,850
13,371
1,389
2,525
3,098
2,044
2,838
1,059
1,122
2,910
1,832
1,783
2,120
1,576
2,038
1,108
—
1,813
5,360
1,664
1,912
—
1,904
1,913
1,743
5,375
1,468
2,241
1,851
1,374
—
1,374
1,565
6,944
2,006
—
1,956,768
5,127,128
333,150,438
340,234,334
—
(824,901)
1,879,529
2,341,196
—
16,880,139
33,031,755
85,764,446
—
2,173,947
2,253,486
79,340,513
1,520,400
224,360,510
43,945
107,142
5,589,055
13,607,303
72,667,155
48,605,486
87,793,307
228,413,393
—
—
—
—
10,512
135,471
2,092,950
835,978
(77,269)
656,486
548,313
454,113
1,113,879
7,620,487
1,618,840
7,648,291
(18,069,303)
5,690,555
7,993,012
6,560,016
630,047
19,997,599
70,020,043
207,786,800
8,584,258
19,098,794
25,572,648
33,857,026
64,106,108
16,665,749
211,199,652
702,351,055
8,156,376
—
32,205,804
38,794,619
79,156,799
365,959
(196,676)
(142,895)
26,388
10,339,192
16,069,717
57,939,658
8,303,134
66,242,792
76,386,684
927,700
1,744,508,564
—
—
1,413
211,765
213,178
—
61
598
638
—
3,984
12,161
31,709
—
1,170
1,211
24,064
869
76,465
208
1,045
6,538
7,125
22,801
39,795
30,877
108,389
—
—
—
—
7
30
1,020
(568)
51
773
307
273
1,373
2,895
1,606
4,168
(12,748)
1,259
165
712
—
22,458
68,195
91,825
4,644
7,995
14,508
28,407
37,811
15,739
105,623
398,528
2,735
—
17,936
4,737
25,408
884
(52)
(103)
729
4,618
6,137
50,858
4,394
55,252
56,284
80
945,068
—
—
3,629
1,573
1,596
—
(13,523)
3,143
3,670
—
4,237
2,716
2,705
—
1,858
1,861
3,297
1,750
2,934
211
103
855
1,910
3,187
1,221
2,843
2,107
—
—
—
—
1,502
4,516
2,052
(1,472)
(1,515)
849
1,786
1,663
811
2,632
1,008
1,835
1,417
4,520
48,442
9,214
—
890
1,027
2,263
1,848
2,389
1,763
1,192
1,695
1,059
2,000
1,762
2,982
—
1,796
8,190
3,115
414
3,782
1,387
36
2,239
2,618
1,139
1,890
1,199
1,357
11,564
1,846
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*The Company owns 16.66% equity interest in a joint venture, Suzhou Hengwan Real Estate Co., Ltd. which develops Suzhou Suhe Bay. The
Company accounts for its investment under the equity method.
**The Company owns a 19.99% equity interest in Suzhou Litai Real Estate Co., Ltd., which develops Suzhou Gusu Shade II. The Company
accounts for its investment under the equity method.
***The Company owns 78.46% equity interest in a joint venture, Huzhou Xinhong Town Construction and Development Co., Ltd. which
develops Huzhou Silk Town. The Company accounts for its investment under the equity method.
Total square meters sold decreased to 945,096 square meters for the year ended December 31, 2020 from 1,052,127 square meters for the year
ended December 31, 2019. The decrease was mainly due to decreased sales of newly launched projects in 2020.
The overall aggregate average selling price per square meter for the year ended December 31, 2020 decreased to US$1,846 from US$2,006 for
the year ended December 31, 2019, primarily due to decreased pre-sales of higher margin saleable units that occurred in 2020.
Chengdu region. Total square meters in this region sold for the year ended December 31, 2020 increased to 213,178 square meters from
119,135 square meters for the year ended December 31, 2019, primarily due to increased sales of Chengdu Xinyuan City. The average selling price per
square meter for the year ended December 31, 2020 increased to US$1,461 from US$1,596 for the year ended December 31, 2019.
Shanghai region. Total square meters sold for the year ended December 31, 2020 decreased to 76,465 square meters from 153,483 square
meters for the year ended December 31, 2019, mainly due to the decreased sales of projects in Shanghai region. The average selling price per square
meter for the year ended December 31, 2020 slightly decreased to US$2,934 from US$2,975 for the year ended December 31, 2019.
Shandong region.Total square meters sold for the year ended December 31, 2020 decreased to 76,465 square meters from 153,483 square
meters for the year ended December 31, 2019, mainly due to the decreased sales of projects in Shanghai region. The average selling price per square
meter for the year ended December 31, 2020 slightly decreased to US$2,934 from US$2,975 for the year ended December 31, 2019.
Henan region. Total square meters sold for the year ended December 31, 2020 decreased to 398,528 square meters from 575,774 square
meters for the year ended December 31, 2019, mainly due to decreased sales of Xingyang Splendid III, Zhengzhou International New City I, Zhengzhou
Fancy City II (North), Zhegnzhou Fancy City III, Zhengzhou International New City III C, Zhengzhou International New City IV, Zhengzhou
International New City IV B10 and Xingyang Splendid V, partially offset by newly launched pre-sales of Zhengzhou Derun Project I. The average
selling price per square meter for the year ended December 31, 2020 decreased to US$1,762 from US$1,813 for the year ended December 31, 2019.
Beijing region. Total square meters sold for the year ended December 31, 2020 slightly decreased to 25,408 square meters from 28,797 square
meters for the year ended December 31, 2019, mainly due to reductions of saleable units of Tianjin Spring Royal Palace II, partially offset by newly
launched pre-sales of Beijing Tongzhou Liyhuan. The average selling price per square meter for the year ended December 31, 2020 increased to
US$3,115 from US$1,904 for the year ended December 31, 2019.
Hunan region. Total square meters sold for the year ended December 31, 2020 increased to 729 square meters from (2,557) square meters for
the year ended December 31, 2019, mainly due to increases in sales of Changsha Xinyuan Splendid.
Hainan region. Total square meters sold for the year ended December 31, 2020 decreased to 4,618 square meters from 13,882 square meters
for the year ended December 31, 2019, mainly due to reductions of saleable units of Sanya Yazhou Bay No.1. The average selling price per square meter
for the year ended December 31, 2020 slightly decreased to US$2,239 from US$2,241 for the year ended December 31, 2019, resulting from the
decrease in high margin units available for sale.
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Xi’an region. Total square meters sold for the year ended December 31, 2020 increased to 6,137 square meters from 2,848 square meters for
the year ended December 31, 2019, mainly due to an increase in sales of Xi'an Metropolitan. The average selling price per square meter for the year
ended December 31, 2020 increased to US$2,618 from US$1,851 for the year ended December 31, 2019, resulting from the increment in high margin
units available for sale.
Dalian region. Total square meters sold for the year ended December 31, 2020 increased to 55,252 square meters from 32,151 square meters
for the year ended December 31, 2019, mainly due to the increase of saleable units of Dalian International Health Technology Town I and newly
launched pre-sales of Dalian International Health Technology Town II. The average selling price per square meter for the year ended December 31, 2020
decreased to US$1,374 from US$1,199 for the year ended December 31, 2019, resulting from the decrease in high margin units available for sale.
Guangdong region. Total square meters sold for the year ended December 31, 2020 increased to 56,824 square meters from 12,671 square
meters for the year ended December 31, 2019, mainly due to the increase of saleable units of Foshan Xinchuang AI International Science and
Technology Innovation Valley. The average selling price per square meter for the year ended December 31, 2020 decreased to US$1,357 from US$1,565
for the year ended December 31, 2019, resulting from the decrease in high margin units available for sale.
United States region. Total square meters sold for the year ended December 31, 2020 remained as 80 square meters compared to 108 square
meters for the year ended December 31, 2019, derived from the sale of New York Oosten Project. The average selling price per square meter for the
year ended December 31, 2020 increased to US$11,564 from US$6,944 for the year ended December 31, 2019.
Real estate leasing
Real estate leasing income increased by US$18.7 million, or 116.1% to US$34.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 from US$16.1
million for the year ended December 31, 2019.
Real estate management services income
Real estate management services income increased by US$23.7 million, or 35.1%, to US$91.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2020
from US$67.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. The increase primarily resulted from expanded property management service operations.
Other revenue
Other revenue increased by US$2.9 million, or 24.1%, to US$14.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2019 from US$12.0 million for the
year ended December 31, 2019.
Costs of Revenue
Costs of revenue decreased by US$469.0 million, or 24.4%, to US$1,453.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 from US$1,922.3
million for the year ended December 31, 2019, generally in line with our revenue decreases.
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Cost of real estate sales
Cost of real estate sales increased by US$499.8 million, or 27.0%, to US$1,352.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 from
US$1,851.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. Total land use rights cost decreased by US$246.4 million, or 28.1%, from US$877.6 million
(45.7% of cost of real estate sales) for the year ended December 31, 2019 to US$631.2 million (43.4% of cost of real estate sales) for the year ended
December 31, 2020. The increase was consistent with the revenue. Construction cost, including capitalized interest, decreased by US$253.4 million, or
26.0%, to US$720.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 from US$974.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2019, primarily due to
increased project construction activity.
Cost of real estate leasing
Cost of real estate leasing increased by US$23.3 million, or 182.0%, to US$36.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 from US$12.8
million for the year ended December 31, 2019. The increase was generally in line with our revenue increases.
Cost of real estate management services
Cost of real estate management services increased by US$14.5 million, or 35.5%, to US$55.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2020
from US$40.9 million for year ended December 31, 2019. The increase was generally in line with our revenue increases.
Other costs
Other costs decreased by US$7.1 million, or 42.0%, to US$9.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 from US$16.9 million for year
ended December 31, 2019. The decrease was primarily attributable to the rise in deputy property management costs and the increasing of software
consulting service cost.
Gross Profit
Gross profit decreased by US$267.8 million, or 47.8%, to US$292.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 from US$560.3 million for
the year ended December 31, 2019. Gross profit margin was 16.7% for the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to 22.6% for the year ended
December 31, 2019. The decrease was primarily attributable to the decrease in pre-sales of our high margin units available for sale for the year ended
December 31, 2020.
Selling and Distribution Expenses
Selling and distribution expenses decreased by US$19.9 million, or 22.9%, to US$66.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 from
US$86.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. As a percentage of revenue, selling and distribution expenses was 3.8% for the year ended
December 31, 2020 compared to 3.5% for the year ended December 31, 2019. The decrease was primarily due to a US$21.7 million decrease in
advertising and promotion expenses for new projects launched in 2019 as well as existing projects, partially offset by a US$3.6 million increase in office
expenses and other expenses. As revenue grows in the future, we expect selling and distribution expenses as a percentage of revenue to be flat or slightly
increase.
General and Administrative Expenses
General and administrative expenses decreased by US$9.5 million, or 5.8% to US$154.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 from
US$163.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in salary and welfare expenses of US$11.5
million, and an increase in consulting fees of US$7.2 million.
As a percentage of revenue, general and administrative expenses were 8.8% for the year ended December 31, 2020, compared to 6.6% for the
year ended December 31, 2019.
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Interest Income
Interest income was US$33.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, compared to US$51.5 million for the year ended December 31,
2019. The decrease was primarily attributed to the maturity of interest-bearing receivables from Zhengzhou Derun Project I.
Interest Expenses
For the year ended December 31, 2020, out of total interest costs incurred, US$129.5 million did not qualify for interest capitalization treatment
under U.S. GAAP and was charged to the 2020 Statement of Comprehensive Income. Total gross interest costs incurred amounted to US$344.2 million
for the year of 2020, including US$312.8 million of interest on loans and notes, US$0.1 million of amortization of debt issuance costs and US$31.3
million of amortization of aircraft finance lease related interest.
For the year ended December 31, 2019, out of total interest costs incurred, US$113.8 million did not qualify for interest capitalization treatment
under U.S. GAAP and was charged to the 2019 Statement of Comprehensive Income. Total gross interest costs incurred amounted to US$317.9 million
for the year of 2019, including US$308.7 million of interest on loans and notes, US$8.1 million of amortization of debt issuance costs and US$1.0
million of amortization of aircraft finance lease related interest.
Income Taxes
Income taxes decreased by US$15.4 million, or 10.2% to US$135.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 from US$150.5 million for
the year ended December 31, 2019 mainly due to the decrease in taxable income in the PRC.
Our effective tax rate decreased to -199.9% for the year ended December 31, 2020, from 64.4% for the year ended December 31, 2019.
Net Income/(loss) Attributable to our Shareholders
Net income decreased by US$149.4 million to net loss of US$81.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, from net income of US$68.3
million for the year ended December 31, 2019.
Discussion of Segment Operations
We consider each of our individual property developments as a discrete operating segment. As a presentation of segment information for each
property development would not be meaningful, we have aggregated our segments on a provincial basis as property development projects undertaken
within a province have similar expected economic characteristics, type of properties offered, customers and market and regulatory environment. Our
reporting segments are: (i) property developments in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, (ii) property developments in Jinan and Qingdao, Shandong
Province, (iii) property developments in Suzhou, Xuzhou and Kunshan, Jiangsu Province and Shanghai, (iv) property developments in Chengdu,
Sichuan Province (v) property developments in Beijing and Tianjin, (vi) property developments in Sanya, Hainan Province, (vii) property developments
in Changsha, Hunan Province, (viii) property developments in Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, (ix) property developments in Zhuhai and Foshan Guangdong
Province, (x) property developments in Wuhan, Hubei Province, (xi) property developments in Dalian, Liaoning Province, (xii) property developments
in the United States, (xiii) property management and (xiv) “other.” Each geographic operating segment is principally engaged in the construction and
development of residential real estate units. The “property management” category relates to property management services. The “other” category relates
to investment holdings, installation of intercom systems, landscaping, engineering and management, real estate sale, purchase and lease activities. The
accounting policies of the various segments are the same as those described in Note 2, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” of the Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements included in this report.
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Zhengzhou, Henan
Total revenue
Total cost of revenue
Gross profit
Gross margin
Operating income
Jinan and Qingdao, Shandong
Total revenue
Total cost of revenue
Gross profit
Gross margin
Operating income
Suzhou, Kunshan and Xuzhou, Jiangsu, and Shanghai
Total revenue
Total cost of revenue
Gross profit
Gross margin
Operating income
Chengdu, Sichuan
Total revenue
Total cost of revenue
Gross profit
Gross margin
Operating (loss) /income
Beijing and Tianjin
Total revenue
Total cost of revenue
Gross profit
Gross margin
Operating loss
Sanya, Hainan
Total revenue
Total cost of revenue
Gross profit
Gross margin
Operating income
Changsha, Hunan
Total revenue
Total cost of revenue
Gross profit
Gross margin
Operating income
Xi’an, Shaanxi
Total revenue
Total cost of revenue
Gross profit /(loss)
Gross margin
Operating loss
Zhuhai and Foshan, Guangdong
Total revenue
Total cost of revenue
Gross profit
Gross margin
Operating income
Wuhan, Hubei
Total revenue
Total cost of revenue
Gross loss
Gross margin
Operating loss
Dalian, Liaoning
Total revenue
Total cost of revenue
Gross profit
Gross margin
Operating income
US
Total revenue
Total cost of revenue
Gross (loss)/profit
Gross margin
Operating loss
Property Management
Total revenue
Total cost of revenue
Gross profit
Gross margin
Operating income
Others
Total revenue
Total cost of revenue
Gross (loss)/profit
Gross margin
Operating loss
2019
2020
(US$ in thousands, except for percentages)
1,396,895
(1,091,987)
304,908
21.8 %
234,068
276,143
(222,755)
53,388
19.3 %
38,618
283,475
(204,270)
79,205
27.9 %
61,125
86,981
(82,568)
4,413
5.1 %
(3,599)
130,468
(98,126)
32,342
24.8 %
(40,991)
43,820
(31,767)
12,053
27.5 %
9,539
158,658
(112,402)
46,256
29.2 %
42,265
13,002
(9,985)
3,017
23.2 %
(2,792)
9,738
(6,822)
2,917
30.0 %
950
—
(23)
(23)
0.0 %
(3,453)
18,622
(13,441)
5,181
27.8 %
2,380
1,940
(2,793)
(853)
(44.0)%
(10,267)
58,798
(36,736)
22,062
37.5 %
14,985
4,093
(8,649)
(4,556)
(111.3)%
(32,966)
798,971
(671,689)
127,282
15.9 %
150,129
284,869
(260,983)
23,886
8.4 %
8,674
124,101
(93,934)
30,167
24.3 %
19,487
223,850
(214,861)
8,989
4.0 %
1,312
65,241
(50,032)
15,209
23.3 %
(58,692)
10,092
(5,549)
4,543
45.0 %
3,188
28,990
(5,730)
23,260
80.2 %
21,653
15,588
(18,063)
(2,475)
(15.9)%
(6,536)
47,788
(34,036)
13,752
28.8 %
10,327
—
(43)
(43)
0.0 %
(1,435)
49,168
(38,574)
10,594
21.5 %
5,698
6,256
(4,519)
1,737
27.8 %
(4,461)
89,047
(54,822)
34,225
38.4 %
24,835
1,802
(461)
1,341
74.4 %
(26,369)
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Year Ended December 31, 2020 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2019
Zhengzhou, Henan. Total revenue decreased by US$597.9 million, or 43%, from US$1,396.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2019
to US$799.0 for the year ended December 31, 2020. Gross profit for this region was US$127.3 million, or 15.9% of revenue, in the year ended
December 31, 2020, as compared to US$304.9 million, or 21.8%, in the year ended December 31, 2019. The operating income was US$150.1 million
for the year ended December 31, 2020, representing a decrease of US$84.0 million, or 36%, from US$234.1million for the year ended December 31,
2019.
Jinan and Qingdao, Shandong. Total revenue increased by US$8.8 million, from US276.1million for the year ended December 31, 2019 to
US$284.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. The gross profit decreased to US$23.9 million, or 8.4% of revenue, for the year ended
December 31, 2020 from US$53.4 million, or 19.3 % of revenue, for the year ended December 31, 2019. The operating income was US$8.7 million for
the year ended December 31, 2020, representing a decrease of US$29.9 million from US$38.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2019.
Suzhou, Kunshan and Xuzhou, Jiangsu and Shanghai. Total revenue decreased by US$159.4 million, or 56%, from US$283.5 million for
the year ended December 31, 2019 to US$124.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. Gross profit for the Jiangsu and Shanghai segment was
US$30.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, decreasing by US$49.0 million from US79.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2019.
Operating income was US$19.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, representing a decrease of US$41.6 million, or 68%, from US$61.1
million for the year ended December 31, 2019.
Chengdu, Sichuan. Total revenue increased by US$136.9 million, or 157% from US$87.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2019 to
US$223.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. Gross profit for the Sichuan segment was US$9.0 million for the year ended December 31,
2020, as compared to US$4.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. Operating income was US$1.3 million for the year ended December 31,
2020, representing an increase of US$4.9 million from the operating loss of US$3.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2019.
Beijing and Tianjin. Total revenue decreased by US$65.3 million, or 50%, from US$130.5million for the year ended December 31, 2019 to
US$65.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. Gross profit for the Beijing and Tianjin segment was US$15.2million for the year ended
December 31, 2020, decreasing by US$17.1 million from US$32.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. Operating loss was US$58.7 million
for the year ended December 31, 2020, representing a decrease of US$17.7 million, or 43%, from the operating loss of US$41.0 million for the year
ended December 31, 2019.
Sanya, Hainan. Total revenue decreased by US$33.7 million, or 77%, from US$43.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2019 to
US$10.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. Gross profit for the Hainan segment was US$4.5 million for the year ended December 31,
2020, decreasing by US$7.6 million from US$12.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. Operating income was US$3.2 million for the year
ended December 31, 2020, representing a decrease of US$6.3 million, or 66%, from income of US$9.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2019.
Changsha, Hunan. Total revenue decreased by US$129.7 million, or 82%, from US$158.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2019 to
US$29.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2020. Gross profit for the Hunan segment was US$23.3 million for the year ended December 31,
2020, decreasing by US$23.0 million from gross profit of US$46.3 million of for the year ended December 31, 2019. Operating income was US$21.7
million for the year ended December 31, 2020, representing a decrease of US$20.6 million from operating income of US$42.3 million for the year
ended December 31, 2019.
Xi’an, Shaanxi. Total revenue increased by US$2.6 million, or 20%, from US$13.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2019 to US$15.6
million for the year ended December 31, 2020. Gross loss for the Shaanxi segment was US$2.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2020,
decreasing by US$5.5 million from gross profit of US$3.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. Operating loss was US$6.5 million for the
year ended December 31, 2020, representing a increase of US$3.7 million from US$2.8 million from operating loss for the year ended December 31,
2019.
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Zhuhai and Foshan, Guangdong. Total revenue increased by US$38.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2019 to US$47.8 million for
the year ended December 31, 2020. Gross profit for the Guangdong segment was US$13.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, increasing by
US$10.9 million from US$2.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. Operating income was US$10.3 million for the year ended December 31,
2020, representing an increase of US$9.3 million from operating income of US$1.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2019.
Wuhan, Hubei. Total revenue for the year ended December 31, 2019 and 2020 was zero. Operating loss was US$1.4 million for the year ended
December 31, 2020, representing a decrease of US$2.1 million from operating loss of US$3.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2019.
Dalian, Liaoning. Total revenue increased by US$30.6 million from US$18.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2019 to US$49.2
million for the year ended December 31, 2020. Gross profit for the Liaoning segment was US$10.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2020,
increasing by US$5.4 million from US$5.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. Operating income was US$5.7 million for the year ended
December 31, 2020, representing an increase of US$3.3 million from operating income of US$2.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2019.
The United States. Total revenue increased by US$4.4 million, or 232%, to US$6.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 from
US$1.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. This region had a gross profit of US$1.7 million, compared to gross loss of US$0.9 million for
the year ended December 31, 2019. This region has an operating loss of US$4.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, increasing by US$5.8
million from operating loss of US$10.3 million in the year ended December 31, 2019.
Property Management. Total revenue increased by US$30.2 million, or 51%, to US$89.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 from
US$58.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. Gross profit was US$34.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, increasing by
US$12.1 million from US$22.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2019. Operating income was US$24.8 million for the year ended December 31,
2020, representing an increase of US$9.8 million from US$15.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2019.
Others. Total revenue of US$1.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2020 consisted of real estate-related services, including, among
others, property management services, broadband network installation, landscaping services and consulting services. These services generated a gross
profit of US$1.3 million in the year ended December 31, 2020, compared to a gross loss of US$4.6 million in the year ended December 31, 2019.
Critical Accounting Policies
We prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP, which requires us to make judgments, estimates and
assumptions that affect (i) the reported amounts of our assets and liabilities, (ii) the disclosure of our contingent assets and liabilities at the end of each
reporting period and (iii) the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during each reporting period. We continually evaluate these estimates based on
our own experience, knowledge and assessment of current business and other conditions, and our expectations regarding the future based on available
information and reasonable assumptions, which together form our basis for making judgments about matters that are inherently uncertain. Since the use
of estimates is an integral component of the financial reporting process, our actual results could differ from those estimates. Some of our accounting
policies require a higher degree of judgment than others in their application.
When reading our financial statements, you should consider (i) our selection of critical accounting policies, (ii) the judgment and other
uncertainties affecting the application of such policies and (iii) the sensitivity of reported results to changes in conditions and assumptions. We believe
the following accounting policies involve the most significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our financial statements.
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Revenue recognition
Revenue is recognized when control of the goods or services are transferred to the customer at an amount that reflects the consideration to
which we expect to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. We also elected to exclude sales taxes and other similar taxes from the
measurement of the transaction price. Therefore, revenues are recognized net of business tax, value added taxes, or VAT.
A significant portion of our revenue is derived from real estate sales of development properties in the PRC, with revenue recognized using the
percentage-of-completion, or POC, method in previous years. Under ASC 606, to recognize revenue over time similar to the POC method, contractual
provisions need to provide us with an enforceable right to payment. Historically, our contracts did not include a specific term on enforceable right to
payment. For all contracts executed starting from January 1, 2018, we modified certain terms to establish an enforceable right to payment for
performance completed to date, including a reasonable profit. Under ASC 606, we recognize revenue on an “over time” basis prospectively for these
new contracts by using cost inputs to measure progress towards the completion of the performance obligation. The progress towards complete
satisfaction of the performance obligation is measured based on our efforts or inputs to the satisfaction of the performance obligation, by reference to the
contract costs incurred up to the end of reporting period as a percentage of total estimated costs for each contract. For those contracts that did not include
enforceable right to payment terms, revenue is recognized at a point in time when title to the property is transferred to the customer. For the periods
presented, all the revenues related to projects in the U.S. are recognized when title is transferred.
Generally, we receive short-term advances from its customers for real estate sales. Using the practical expedient, we do not adjust the promised
amount of consideration for the effects of a significant financing component if we expect, at contract inception, that the period between the transfer of
the promised good or service to the customer and when the customer pays for that good or service will be one year or less. We also receive long-term
advances from customers for real estate sales. The transaction price for such contracts is adjusted for the effects of a financing component if long-term
advances from customers is assessed as significant at the individual contract level.
Contract assets
We pay sales commission to its real estate sales agencies for each real estate sales contract. We have elected to apply the optional practical
expedient for costs to obtain a contract which allows us to immediately expense sales commissions (included under selling and distribution expenses)
when the amortization period of the asset that we otherwise would have used is one year or less. For incremental costs of obtaining real estate sales
contracts that extend beyond a one-year period, these incremental costs of obtaining real estate sales contracts are recognized as assets if the real estate
sales are collectible and amortized as we transfer the control of the assets to customers.
Contract liabilities
A contract liability is the obligation to transfer goods or services to a customer for which we have received consideration (or an amount of
consideration is due) from the customer. If a customer pays consideration before we transfer goods or services to the customer, a contract liability is
recognized when the payment is made or the payment is due (whichever is earlier). Our contract liabilities are comprised of customer deposits, which
are recognized as revenue when we perform under the contract.
Income taxes
We account for income tax using the balance sheet method. Deferred taxes are provided for the net tax effects of temporary differences between
the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes, as well as unutilized net
operating losses. A valuation allowance is provided for deferred tax assets if it is more likely than not these items will either expire before we are able to
realize our benefits, or that future utilization is uncertain. We assess the need for valuation allowances by tax reporting unit by jurisdiction. Generally,
each of our reportable operating segments is organized in a separate tax reporting unit in a single tax jurisdiction.
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Late payment interests and penalties arising from underpayment of income taxes is recognized according to the relevant tax law. The amount of
interest expense to be recognized is computed by applying the applicable statutory rate of interest to the difference between the tax position recognized
and the amount previously taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. Interest recognized in accordance with ASC 740-10, “Income Tax”, or ASC
740-10, is classified in the consolidated financial statements as interest expense, while penalties recognized in accordance with this interpretation are
classified in the consolidated financial statements as other expenses.
In accordance with the provisions of ASC 740-10, we recognize in our consolidated financial statements the impact of a tax position if a tax
return’s position or future tax position is “more likely than not” to prevail (defined as a likelihood of more than fifty percent of being sustained upon
audit, based on the technical merits of the tax position). Tax positions that meet the “more likely than not” threshold are measured (using a probability
weighted approach) at the largest amount of tax benefit that has a greater than fifty percent likelihood of being realized upon settlement. Our estimated
liability for unrecognized tax benefits is periodically assessed for adequacy and may be affected by changing interpretations of laws, rulings by tax
authorities, certain changes and/or developments with respect to audits, and expiration of the statute of limitations. The outcome for a particular audit
cannot be determined with certainty prior to the conclusion of the audit and, in some cases, appeal or litigation process. The actual benefits ultimately
realized may differ from our estimates. As each audit is concluded, adjustments, if any, are appropriately recorded in our consolidated financial
statements. Additionally, in future periods, changes in facts, circumstances, and new information may require us to adjust the recognition and
measurement estimates with regards to individual tax positions. Changes in recognition and measurement estimates are recognized in the period in
which the changes occur.
Please see the more detailed discussion in Note 15 to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this annual report.
Land Appreciation Tax
In accordance with the relevant taxation laws for real estate companies of the provinces in which the subsidiaries operate in the PRC, the local
tax authorities levy the land appreciation tax, or LAT, based on progressive rates ranging from 30% to 60% on the appreciation of land value, being the
proceeds of sales of properties less deductible expenditures, including borrowing costs and all property development expenditures. LAT is generally
prepaid based on a fixed percentage (varying by local tax jurisdiction) of customer deposits and is expensed when the related revenue is recognized.
Please see the more detailed discussion in Note 15 to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this annual report.
Share-based compensation
Under ASC 718, “Compensation -Stock Compensation,” we are required to recognize share-based compensation as compensation expense
based on the fair value of stock options and other equity awards on the date of the grant. We have elected to recognize compensation expense using the
straight-line method for all restricted shares and stock options granted with service conditions that have a graded vesting schedule. We have a policy of
using authorized shares in the existing pool to satisfy any future exercise of share options and shares repurchased held by a third party trustee to satisfy
the restricted shares granted under our 2014 RSU Plan.
For options granted with performance conditions, share-based compensation expense is recognized based on the probable outcome of the
performance condition using the accelerated method over the requisite service period. A performance condition is not taken into consideration in
determining fair value of the non-vested shares granted.
Real estate properties development completed and under development
Real estate properties completed and under development consist of residential unit sites and commercial offices. We lease the land for the
residential unit sites under land use right leases with various terms from the PRC. Real estate properties development completed, under development
stated at the lower of carrying amounts or fair value less selling costs.
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Expenditures for land development, including cost of land use rights, deed tax, pre-development costs and engineering costs, are capitalized
and allocated to development projects by the specific identification method. Costs are allocated to specific units within a project based on the ratio of the
sales value of units to the estimated total sales value times the total project costs.
Costs of amenities transferred to buyers are allocated as common costs of the project that are allocated to specific units as a component of total
construction costs. For amenities retained by us, costs in excess of the related fair value of the amenities are also treated as common costs. Results of
operations of amenities retained by us are included in current operating results.
In accordance with ASC 360, “Property, Plant and Equipment“, or ASC 360, real estate property development completed and under
development are subject to valuation adjustments when the carrying amount exceeds fair value. An impairment loss is recognized only if the carrying
amount of the assets is not recoverable and exceeds fair value. The carrying amount is not recoverable if it exceeds the sum of the undiscounted cash
flows expected to be generated by the assets.
When the profitability of a current project deteriorates due to a slowdown in the sales pace, reduction of pricing or some other factor, this
indicates that there may be a possible future loss on delivery and possible impairment in the recoverability of the assets. Accordingly, the assets of such
project are subsequently reviewed for future losses and impairment by comparing the estimated future undiscounted cash flows for the project to the
carrying value of such project. If the estimated future undiscounted cash flows are less than the asset’s carrying value, such deficit will be charged as a
future loss and the asset will then be written down to its estimated fair value.
We determine estimated fair value primarily by discounting the estimated future cash flows relating to the asset. In estimating the cash flows
for a project, we use various factors including (a) the expected pace at which the planned number of units will be sold, based on competitive market
conditions, historical trends in sales pace and actual average selling prices of similar product offerings and any other long or short-term economic
conditions which may impact the market in which the project is located; (b) the estimated net sales prices expected to be attained based on the current
market conditions and historical price trends, as well as any estimated increases in future sales prices based upon the projected rate of unit sales, the
estimated time gap between presale and expected delivery, the impact of government policies, the local and regional competitive environment, and
certain external factors such as the opening of a subway line, school or factory; and (c) the expected costs to be incurred in the future by us, including,
but not limited to, construction cost, construction overhead, sales and marketing, sales taxes and interest costs.
Our determination of fair value requires discounting the estimated cash flows at a rate commensurate with the inherent risk associated with the
assets and related estimated cash flows. The discount rate used in determining each project’s fair value depends on the stage of development, location
and other specific factors that increase or decrease the risk associated with the estimated cash flows.
For the years ended December 31 2020, we recognized impairment loss of US$9,641,537 for real estate properties completed and under
development.
Real estate properties held for lease, net
Real estate properties held for lease are recorded at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method
over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Estimated useful lives of the real estate properties held for lease are 20-60 years.
Maintenance, repairs and minor renewals are charged directly to expenses as incurred. Major additions and improvements to the real estate
properties held for lease are capitalized.
In accordance with ASC 360, Property, Plant and Equipment, real estate properties held for lease are subject to valuation adjustments when the
carrying amount exceeds fair value. An impairment loss is recognized only if the carrying amount of the assets is not recoverable and exceeds fair value.
The carrying amount is not recoverable if it exceeds the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the assets.
For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2020, we did not recognize any impairment for real estate properties held for lease.
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Leases
We adopted ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), or ASU 2016-02, from January 1, 2019 by using the modified retrospective method and did
not restate the comparable periods. We have elected the package of practical expedients, which allows us to carry forward our original assessment of
whether contracts contained a lease, lease classification, and the initial direct cost. Lastly, we elected the short-term lease exemption for all contracts
with lease terms of 12 months or less.
We determine if an arrangement is or contains a lease at inception or modification of a contract. A contract is or contains a lease if the contract
conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period in exchange for consideration. Control over the use of the identified asset means
the lessee has both (a) the right to obtain substantially all of the economic benefits from the use of the asset and (b) the right to direct the use of the
asset.
Lessee
We categorize leases with contractual terms longer than twelve months as either operating or finance. Finance leases are generally those leases
that transfer ownership to us or allow us to purchase assets at a nominal amount by the end of the lease term. Assets acquired under finance leases are
recorded in property and equipment, net and real estate properties held for lease, net. All other leases are recorded as operating lease right-of-use, or
ROU, assets.
Lease liability is recorded based on the present value of the lease payments over the lease term using a discount rate at commencement date. As
the implicit rate in our leases is not typically readily available, we use an incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the lease
commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. This incremental borrowing rate reflects the fixed rate at which we could
borrow on a collateralized basis the amount of the lease payments in the same currency, for a similar term, in a similar economic environment. Leased
assets are recognized based on the initial present value of the lease payments, reduced by lease incentives.
Operating lease expense for lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The expected lease terms are based on the
non-cancelable term of the lease and may contain options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that we will exercise that option.
Finance lease assets are amortized in a manner consistent with our normal depreciation policy for owned assets. Variable lease payments not dependent
on an index or rate are excluded from the ROU assets and lease liability calculations and are recognized in expense in the period which the obligation
for those payments is incurred.
Lessor
As a lessor, our leases are classified as operating leases under ASC 842, and thus the pattern of recognition of real estate lease income remains
unchanged from previous lease accounting guidance. Leases, in which we are the lessor, are substantially all accounted for as operating leases and the
lease components and non-lease components are accounted for separately.
Effect of change in estimate
Revisions in estimated gross profit margins related to estimated costs and revenues are made in the period in which circumstances requiring the
revisions become known. During the year ended December 31, 2020, real estate development projects (Zhengzhou International New City I, Changsha
Mulian Royal Palace, Xuzhou Colorful City, Tianjin Spring Royal Palace I, Xingyang Splendid III and Henan Xin Central I), which recognized gross
profit in 2019, had changes in their estimated gross profit margins. As these projects moved closer to completion during 2019, the Company adjusted its
prior estimates related to selling prices and development costs. As a result of the changes in estimate above, gross profit, net income and basic and
diluted earnings per share decreased by US$94.5 million (2018: increased US$34.5 million, 2019: decreased US$59.1 million), US$70.9 million (2018:
increased US$25.9 million , 2019: decreased US$44.3 million), US$0.66 per share (2018: increased US$0.20 per share , 2019: decreased US$0.39 per
share), and US$0.66 per share (2018: increased US$0.20 per share , 2019: decreased US$0.39 per share), respectively, for the year ended December 31,
2020.
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Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
Please see the more detailed discussion in Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this annual report.
B.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As previously discussed, a principal factor affecting our results of operations and our growth is the acquisition of land and land use rights in
target markets. Under current regulations and market practice, land use rights for residential development purposes in the PRC may be acquired from
local governments through a competitive auction or other bidding process. These competitive auctions and bidding processes are typically announced 20
days before they are about to take place. To participate in these auctions, we are required to make a minimum deposit of 20-50% of the opening auction
price in cash. If we are successful on our bids, we are also generally required to remit the remaining purchase price within one to six months of the
auction. Further, under current regulations we are not permitted to borrow money from local banks to fund land purchases. As a result, we have to fund
land purchases either from cash flows from project sales or from financing transactions in foreign markets which have been and continue to be relatively
expensive and not easily accessible. (See “Item 3. Key Information D. Risk Factors — Our business requires access to substantial financing. Our failure
to obtain adequate financing in a timely manner could severely adversely (1) restrict our ability to complete existing projects, expand our business, or
repay our debts and (2) affect our financial performance and condition.”) As a result of entering into other markets, we will also require adequate U.S.
dollar and other currency financing for our offshore operations, one of the sources of which is back-to-back loan arrangements with our subsidiaries,
which is subject to foreign exchange rate fluctuation and regulatory risk. See “Item 3. Key Information — D. Risk Factors — We face risks related to
our back-to back loans.”
In addition to our land acquisitions, we expect to incur material project development costs on the acquired land. Our cash needs can only be
partially satisfied by construction loans and future cash flows from real estate projects under development in the upcoming fiscal year. To ensure that we
have sufficient funds to secure attractive land parcels and cover material project development costs, which are vital to our growth strategy, we have
chosen to maintain a certain level of cash reserves on hand. In addition, we are required to maintain restricted cash deposits by banks that provide loans
to us and our customers. The amount of the restricted cash deposits will vary based on the amount of the related loans. As of December 31, 2020,
approximately US$333.2 million, or 26.4% of our total cash balance reserve, was restricted cash.
We have and will continue to closely monitor our cash flow position to support our operations. We believe we manage land acquisition
activities in a rational manner to control land expenditure and achieve reasonable profit of each project investment. We also closely monitor collection
of accounts receivable, and obtain funds through a variety of both domestic and overseas financing activities to provide a solid cash flow position for
sustainable development.
Cash Flows
Net cash provided by operating activities
Net cash used in investing activities
Net cash used in by financing activities
Net (decrease)/increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, at beginning of year
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, at end of year
Operating Activities
2019
2020
(US$ in thousands)
272,257
(43,030)
(278,473)
(49,246)
(34,185)
1,186,016
1,102,585
336,767
(104,156)
(190,069)
42,542
114,855
1,102,585
1,259,982
Net cash provided by operating activities was US$336.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2020, primarily attributable to a decrease in
real estate properties completed and under development of US$440.5 million, partially offset by a decrease in customer deposits of US$233.5 million.
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Net cash provided by operating activities was US$272.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2019, primarily attributable to a decrease in
real estate properties under development of US$914.9 million, an increase in accounts payable of US$392.3 million, partially offset by a decrease in
customer deposits of US$747.9 million, an increase in real estate properties held for lease of US$151.5 million, and an increase in amounts due from
related party of US$118.9 million.
Proceeds from pre-sales of our properties under development are an important source of cash flow for our operations. PRC law allows us to
pre-sell properties before their completion upon satisfaction of certain requirements and requires us to use the pre-sales proceeds to develop the
particular project pre-sold. The amount and timing of cash flows from pre-sales are affected by a number of factors, including restrictions on pre-sales
imposed by PRC law, market demand for our properties subject to pre-sales, prices at which we can pre-sell and the number of properties we have
available for pre-sale. Any pre-sales payments we receive before we recognize revenue are recorded as current liabilities under customer deposits. As of
December 31, 2019 and 2020, we recorded current liabilities consisting of customer deposits of US$1,106.1 million and US$952.9 respectively. We
actively market pre-sales of our properties in accordance with regulations to accelerate cash in flow to the extent possible.
Investing Activities
Net cash used in investing activities was US$104.2 million in the year ended December 31, 2020, and was mainly attributable to the acquisition
of long-term investment, and proceeds from return of capital.
Net cash provided by investing activities was US$43.0 million in the year ended December 31, 2019, and was mainly attributable to the
acquisition of long-term investment, and proceeds from return of capital.
Financing Activities
Net cash used in financing activities was US$190.1 million in the year ended December 31, 2020, and was primarily attributable to repayments
of short-term and long-term bank loans and other debt in the aggregate of US$1,961.3 million, dividend to shareholders of US$14.3 million, partially
offset by proceeds from short-term and long-term bank loans and other debt in the aggregate of US$1,605.0 million.
Net cash used in financing activities was US$278.5 million in the year ended December 31, 2019, and was primarily attributable to repayments
of short-term and long-term bank loans and other debt in the aggregate of US$1,847.9 million, dividend to shareholders of US$19.6 million, partially
offset by proceeds from short-term and long-term bank loans and other debt in the aggregate of US$1,635.8 million.
Bank Borrowings and Other Debt
Bank borrowings and other debt are an important source of funding for our property developments. Our borrowings as of December 31, 2019
and 2020, respectively, were as follows.
Short-term bank loans and other debt
Long-term bank loans
Other long-term debt
Current portion of long-term bank loans and other debt
Total
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US$
73,419,108
686,064,696
1,036,690,627
1,418,955,459
3,215,129,890
2020
US$
13,624,730
589,017,919
1,013,015,628
1,393,587,995
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As of December 31, 2019 and 2020, the weighted average interest rate on our short-term bank loans and other debt was 8.33% and 7.76%
respectively. As of December 31, 2019, US$53.52 million of the short-term borrowings was denominated in RMB. As of December 31, 2020, US$13.6
million of the short-term bank loans was denominated in Renminbi and is secured by real estate properties completed.
As of December 31, 2019 and 2020, the weighted average interest rate on our long-term bank loans, including their current portion, was 6.94%
and 6.19% respectively. As of December 31, 2019, US$582.44 million of the long-term bank loans was denominated in Renminbi and was secured by
associated land use rights, real estate under development and real estate properties held for lease. The remaining US$103.62 million of the long-term
bank loans was denominated in U.S. dollars and was secured by the equivalent amount of RMB bank deposits. As of December 31, 2020, US$866.1
million of the long-term bank loans was denominated in Renminbi and was secured by associated land use rights, real estate under development, real
estate properties held for lease, and real estate properties completed. The remaining US$205.0 million of the long-term bank loans was denominated in
U.S. dollars and were secured by the equivalent amount of RMB bank deposits.
Since June 2003, commercial banks have been prohibited under the PBOC guidelines from advancing loans to fund the payment of land use
rights. In addition, the PRC government also encourages property developers to use internal funds to develop their property projects. Under guidelines
jointly issued by the MOHURD and other PRC government authorities in August 2004, commercial banks in China are not permitted to lend funds to
property developers with an internal capital ratio, calculated by dividing the internal funds available by the total capital required for the project, of less
than 35%. These internal capital ratio requirements have limited the amount of bank financing that property developers, including us, are able to obtain.
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Debt Securities
In addition to bank loans, the Group from time to time raises funds through the issuance of debt securities. On December 6, 2013, we issued
US$200 million aggregate principal amount of June 2019 Senior Secured Notes, which notes we subsequently redeemed in 2017. On August 30, 2016,
we issued US$300 million aggregate principal amount of the August 2019 Senior Secured Notes. On February 28, 2017, we issued US$300 million
aggregate principal amount of the February 2021 Senior Secured Notes. On November 22, and December 1, 2017 we issued collectively US$300
million aggregate principal amount of November 2020 Senior Secured Notes. On March 19, 2018, we issued US$200 million aggregate principal
amount of March 2020 Senior Secured Notes. On April 15, 2019 and April 26, 2019, the Company issued a collective aggregate principal amount of
US$300 million of October 2021 Senior Secured Notes. The October 2021 Notes bear interest at 14.2% per annum, payable semi-annually. Interest will
be payable on April 15 and October 15 of each year, commencing October 15, 2019. The October 2021 Notes have a two and a half year (thirty month)
term maturing on October 15, 2021. On June 29, 2020, the Company issued a collective aggregate principal amount of RMB514.5 million (US$78.9
million) of June 2022 Senior Secured Notes. The June 2022 Notes bear interest at 12% per annum, payable semi-annually. Interest will be payable on
December 29 and June 29 of each year, commencing December 29, 2020. The June 2022 Notes have a two-year term maturing on June 29, 2022. On
September 17, 2020, the Company issued a collective aggregate principal amount of US$300 million of September 2023 Senior Secured Notes. The
September 2023 Notes bear interest at 14.5% per annum, payable semi-annually. Interest will be payable on March 17 and September 17 of each year,
commencing March 17, 2021. The September 2023 Notes have a three-year term maturing on September 17, 2023. On January 25, 2021, the Company
issued a collective aggregate principal amount of US$270 million of January 2024 Senior Secured Notes. The January 2024 Notes bear interest at 14.0%
per annum, payable semi-annually. Interest will be payable on July 25 and January 25 of each year, commencing July 25, 2021. The January 2024 Notes
have a three-year term maturing on January 25, 2024.
On October 15, 2021, eligible holders of the October 2021 Notes in the aggregate principal amount of US$207,680,000 exchanged their notes
and the Company delivered new notes in the aggregate principal amount of US$205,401,000 and US$19,101,080 in cash consideration in full
satisfaction of the exchange consideration to those eligible holders. The new notes bear interest at 14.2% per annum, payable semi-annually. Interest will
be payable on April 15 and October 15 of each year, commencing April 15, 2021. The new notes have a two-year term maturing on October 15, 2023.
The May 2018 Senior Secured Notes, the June 2019 Senior Secured Notes, the August 2019 Senior Secured Notes, the February 2021 Senior
Secured Notes, the November 2020 Senior Secured Notes, the March 2020 Senior Secured Notes, the October 2021 Senior Secured Notes, the June
2022 Senior Secured Notes, the September 2023 Senior Secure Notes, and the January 2024 Senior Secured Notes were issued without registration
under the Securities Act in offerings conducted outside the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act.
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Senior Secured Notes
Our obligations under the August 2019 Senior Secured Notes, the February 2021 Senior Secured Notes, the November 2020 Senior Secured
Notes and the March 2020 Senior Secured Notes, the indenture governing the August 2019 Senior Secured Notes (the “August 2019 Indenture”), the
indenture governing the February 2021 Senior Secured Notes (the “February 2021 Indenture”), the indenture governing the November 2020 Senior
Secured Notes (the “November 2020 Indenture”), the indenture governing the March 2020 Senior Secured Notes (the “March 2020 Indenture”), the
indenture governing the October 2021 Senior Secured Notes (the “October 2021 Indenture”), the indenture governing the June 2022 Senior Secured
Notes (the “June 2022 Indenture”) and the indenture governing the September 2023 Senior Secured Notes (the “September 2023 Indenture”) have been
guaranteed initially by certain of our wholly-owned subsidiaries, Xinyuan Real Estate, Ltd., Xinyuan International Property Investment Co., Ltd.,
Victory Good Development Limited, South Glory International Limited, Elite Quest Holdings Limited and Xinyuan International (HK) Property
Investment Co., Limited (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”) and will be guaranteed by such other of our future subsidiaries in accordance with the terms of
the applicable Indenture. Our obligations under the August 2019 Senior Secured Notes, the February 2021 Senior Secured Notes, the November 2020
Senior Secured Notes, the March 2020 Senior Secured Notes, the August 2019 Indenture, the February 2021 Indenture, the November 2020 Indenture,
the March 2020 Indenture, the October 2021 Indenture, the June 2022 Indenture and the September 2023 Indenture are secured by a pledge of the
capital stock of our wholly-owned subsidiaries, Xinyuan Real Estate, Ltd., Xinyuan International Property Investment Co., Ltd., Victory Good
Development Ltd., South Glory International Ltd. and Elite Quest Holdings Ltd.
The August 2019 Indenture, the February 2021 Indenture, the November 2020 Indenture, the March 2020 Indenture, the October 2021
Indenture, the June 2022 Indenture and the September 2023 Indenture contain certain covenants that, among others, restrict our ability and the ability of
our restricted subsidiaries (as defined in the applicable Indenture) to incur additional debt or to issue preferred stock, to make certain payments or
investments, to pay dividends or purchase or redeem capital stock, to sell assets (including limitations on the use of proceeds of asset sales), to grant
liens on the collateral securing the August 2019 Senior Secured Notes, the February 2021 Senior Secured Notes, the November 2020 Senior Secured
Notes, the March 2020 Senior Secured Notes, the October 2021 Senior Secured Notes, the June 2022 Indenture, or the September 2023 Indenture, as
applicable, or other assets, to make certain other payments and to engage in transactions with affiliates and holders of more than 10% of our common
shares, subject to certain qualifications and exceptions and the satisfaction, in certain circumstances of specified conditions, such as a Fixed Charge
Coverage Ratio (as defined in the applicable Indenture) of 2.50 to 1.0, 2.0 to 1.0, 2.0 to 1.0, 2.0 to 1.0, and 2.0 to 1.0, respectively. Certain of these
limitations, including restrictions on the incurrence of certain indebtedness or issuances of preferred stock, the making of certain payment or
investments, payments of dividends, and sales of assets will be suspended if the August 2019 Senior Secured Notes, the February 2021 Senior Secured
Notes, the November 2020 Senior Secured Notes, the March 2020 Senior Secured Notes , the October 2021 Senior Secured Notes the June 2022
Indenture or the September 2023 Indenture as applicable, obtain and retain an investment grade rating.
At any time prior to the maturity date of a series of Senior Secured Notes, we may at our option redeem the outstanding notes of the series in
whole but not in part, at a redemption price equal to 100.0% of the principal amount of that series of Senior Secured Notes plus the Applicable Premium
as of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to (but not including) the redemption date. “Applicable Premium” means with respect to a Series Secured
Note of any series at any redemption date, the greater of (i) 1.00% of the principal amount of such the Senior Secured Note and (ii) the excess of (A) the
present value at such redemption date of the principal amount of such Senior Secured Note plus all required remaining scheduled interest payments due
on such Senior Secured Note through its maturity date (but excluding accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date), computed using a discount
rate equal to the Adjusted Treasury Rate (as defined in the applicable Indenture) plus 100 basis points, over (B) the principal amount of such Senior
Secured Note on such redemption date.
At any time prior to maturity date of a series of Senior Secured Notes, we may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of that
series of Senior Secured Notes with the net cash proceeds of one or more sales of our common shares in certain equity offerings, within a specified
period after the equity offering, at a redemption price of (a) in the case of the August 2019 Senior Secured Notes, 108.125% of the principal amount, (b)
in the case of the February 2021 Senior Secured Notes, 107.75% of the principal amount, (c) in the case of the November 2020 Senior Secured Notes,
108.875% of the principal amount, (d) in the case of the March 2020 Senior Secured Notes, 109.875% of the principal amount and (e) in the case of the
October 2021 Senior Secured Notes, 114.2%, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to (but not including) the redemption date. At least
65% of the aggregate principal amount of a series being so redeemed must remain outstanding after such redemption.
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Following any Change of Control Triggering Event applicable to a series of Senior Secured Notes, we must make an offer to purchase all
outstanding Senior Secured Notes of that series at a purchase price equal to 101.0% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if
any, to (but not including) the offer to purchase payment date. A “Change of Control Triggering Event” means the occurrence of both a Change of
Control (as defined in the applicable Indenture) and specified decline in the ratings of the Senior Secured Notes within six months after the date of
public notice of the occurrence of a Change of Control or the intention by us or any other person to effect a Change of Control.
June 2019 Senior Secured Notes
The June 2019 Senior Secured Notes bore interest at 13% per annum payable semi-annually. Interest was payable on June 6 and December 6 of
each year, commencing June 6, 2014. The final maturity date of the June 2019 Senior Secured Notes was June 6, 2019.
On July 10, 2017, we redeemed an aggregate principal amount of US$200,000,000 of all outstanding June 2019 Senior Secured Notes at the
redemption price equal to 106.5% of the principal amount thereof, being US$213,000,000, plus accrued and unpaid interest of US$2,456,000 to July 10,
2017. The total redemption price paid by the Company on July 10, 2017 was US$215,456,000. The Company funded the redemption using the proceeds
from the offering of its February 2021 Senior Secured Notes. As of December 31, 2020, we have a total principal amount of nil of October 2021 Senior
Secured Notes outstanding.
August 2019 Senior Secured Notes
On August 30, 2016, we issued an aggregate principal amount of US$300,000,000 of the August 2019 Senior Secured Notes. The August 2019
Senior Secured Notes bear interest at 8.125% per annum payable semi-annually. Interest will be payable on February 28 and August 30 of each year,
commencing February 28, 2017. The August 2019 Senior Secured Notes have a three-year term maturing on August 30, 2019.
From August 31, 2018 to December 31, 2018, the Company redeemed August 2019 Senior Secured Notes for a total principal amount of
US$11.9 million. The Company recognized gain on extinguishment of debt amounting to US$511,919, consisting of the gain from the difference
between repurchase price and principal amount of the debt amounting to US$577,449 and the loss from unamortized deferred debt issuance costs
amounting to US$65,530.
On April 15, 2019, the Company completed the repurchase of US$119,989,000 in principal amount of the August 2019 Senior Secured Notes
pursuant to an Offer to Purchase for an aggregate purchase price of US$121,861,755 including accrued interest. As of December 31, 2020, we have a
total principal amount of nil of August 2019 Senior Secured Notes outstanding.
February 2021 Senior Secured Notes
On February 28, 2017, we issued an aggregate principal amount of US$300,000,000 of the February 2021 Senior Secured Notes. The February
2021 Senior Secured Notes bear interest at 7.75% per annum payable semiannually. Interest will be payable on February 28 and August 28 of each year,
commencing August 28, 2017. The February 2021 Senior Secured Notes have a four-year term maturing on February 28, 2021. As of December 31,
2020, we have a total principal amount of US$224.8 million of February 2021 Senior Secured Notes outstanding.
November 2020 Senior Secured Notes
On November 22, 2017 and December 1, 2017, we issued an aggregate principal amount of US$200,000,000 and US$100,000,000 of the
November 2020 Senior Secured Notes, respectively. The November 2020 Senior Secured Notes bear interest at 8.875% per annum payable semi-
annually. Interest will be payable on May 22 and November 22 of each year, commencing May 22, 2018. The November 2020 Senior Secured Notes
have a three-year term maturing on November 22, 2020. As of December 31, 2020, we have a total principal amount of nil of November 2020 Senior
Secured Notes outstanding.
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March 2020 Senior Secured Notes
On March 19, 2018, we issued an aggregate principal amount of US$200,000,000 of the March 2020 Senior Secured Notes. The March 2020
Senior Secured Notes bear interest at 9.875% per annum payable semi-annually. Interest will be payable on March 19 and September 19 of each year,
commencing September 19, 2018. The March 2020 Senior Secured Notes have a two-year term maturing on March 19, 2020.
On April 15, 2019, the Company completed the repurchase of US$75,700,000 in principal amount of the March 2020 Senior Secured Notes
pursuant to a privately negotiated transaction for an aggregate purchase price of US$76,239,888 including accrued interest. As of December 31, 2020,
we have a total principal amount of nil of March 2020 Senior Secured Notes outstanding.
October 2021 Senior Secured Notes
On April 15, 2019 and April 26, 2019, the Company issued a collective aggregate principal amount of US$300,000,000 of the October 2021
Senior Secured Notes. The October 2021 Senior Secured Notes bear interest at 14.2% per annum, payable semi-annually. Interest will be payable on
April 15 and October 15 of each year, commencing October 15, 2019. The October 2021 Notes have a two and a half year (thirty month) term maturing
on October 15, 2021. As of December 31, 2020, we have a total principal amount of US$254.0 million of October 2021 Senior Secured Notes
outstanding.
June 2022 Senior Secured Notes
On June 29, 2020, the Company issued a collective aggregate principal amount of RMB514,500,000 (US$78.9 million) of the June 2022 Senior
Secured Notes. The June 2022 Senior Secured Notes bear interest at 12.0% per annum, payable semi-annually. Interest will be payable on June 29 and
December 29 of each year, commencing December 29, 2020. The June 2022 Notes have a two-year term maturing on June 29, 2022. As of December
31, 2020, we have a total principal amount of US$78.9 million of June 2022 Senior Secured Notes outstanding.
September 2023 Senior Secured Notes
On September 17, 2020 the Company issued a collective aggregate principal amount of US$300,000,000 of the September 2023 Senior
Secured Notes. The September 2023 Senior Secured Notes bear interest at 14.5% per annum, payable semi-annually. Interest will be payable on March
17 and September 17 of each year, commencing March 17, 2020. The September 2023 Senior Secured Notes have a three-year term maturing on
September 17, 2023. As of December 31, 2020, we have a total principal amount of US$299.0 million of October 2021 Senior Secured Notes
outstanding.
January 2024 Senior Secured Notes
On January 25, 2021 the Company issued a collective aggregate principal amount of US$270,000,000 of the January 2024 Senior Secured
Notes. The January 2024 Senior Secured Notes bear interest at 14.0% per annum, payable semi-annually. Interest will be payable on July 25 and January
25 of each year, commencing July 25, 2021. The January 2024 Senior Secured Notes have a three-year term maturing on January 25, 2024. With respect
to these Notes, we had the interest payment of US$18,516,400.00 due on January 25, 2022. We did not make the payment until February 23, 2022,
which was subsequent to the interest payment date but prior to the expiration of the 30-day grace period with respect to interest payments under the
Senior Secured Notes.
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Onshore Corporate Bonds
On December 28, 2015, Xinyuan China issued the first tranche of the onshore corporate bonds with an aggregate principal amount of US$154
million due on December 28, 2020 (the “First Tranche Bonds”) at a coupon rate of 7.5% per annum payable annually. Interest is payable on December
28 of each year, commencing December 28, 2016. Given that First Tranche Bonds is debt in its legal form and is not a derivative in its entirety, it has
been classified as other long-term debt. The Company has evaluated and determined that there was no embedded derivative requiring bifurcation from
the First Tranche Bonds under the requirements of ASC 815 “Derivatives and Hedging.” The First Tranche Bonds were issued at par. On January 27,
2016, Xinyuan China issued the second tranche of the onshore corporate bonds with an aggregate principal amount of US$107 million due on January
27, 2021, or the Second Tranche Bonds, at a coupon rate of 7.47% per annum payable annually. On March 14, 2016, Xinyuan China issued the third
tranche of the onshore corporate bonds with an aggregate principal amount of US$77 million due on March 14, 2021, or the Third Tranche Bonds, at a
coupon rate of 7.09% per annum payable annually. As of December 31, 2020, we have a total principal amount of nil of First Tranche Bonds Second
Tranche Bonds and Third Tranche Bonds outstanding.
Upon the third anniversary of the issuance of each tranche of bonds, Xinyuan China may adjust the applicable coupon rate and the holders have
the right within a specified time period to require the Company to repurchase the bonds following the Company’s announcement of whether it intends to
adjust the interest rate.
The bonds contain restrictions on certain business activities of Xinyuan (China) Real Estate Ltd. when in default on payment of interest or
principal, including, among others, limitations on distributions of net income, limitations on certain expenditures, or business combination transactions.
On August 15, 2016, Xinyuan China issued a new tranche of onshore corporate bonds with an aggregate principal amount of RMB1.5 billion
(US$216 million) due on August 15, 2019, or the New Tranche, at a coupon rate of 7.5% per annum payable annually. Interest was payable on August
15 of each year, commencing August 15, 2017. On April 7, 2017, Xinyuan China issued a new second tranche of onshore corporate bonds with an
aggregate principal amount of RMB1.13 billion (US$173 million) due on April 7, 2020, or the 2017 Tranche, at a coupon rate of 8.2% per annum
payable annually. Interest was payable on April 7 of each year, commencing April 7, 2018. Upon the first anniversary of the issuance of the New
Tranche and 2017 Tranche, respectively, Xinyuan China could adjust the applicable coupon rate and the holders have the right within a specified time
period to require the Company to repurchase the bonds following the Company’s announcement of whether it intends to adjust the interest rate. On
August 15, 2017, Xinyuan China adjusted the annual interest rate of the New Tranche Bonds to 8.2% from 7.5%. As of December 31, 2020, we have a
total principal amount of nil both of New Tranche and 2017 Tranche outstanding, separately.
On September 20, 2018, Xinyuan China issued a new tranche of onshore corporate bonds with an aggregate principal amount of RMB 600
million (US$87 million) due on September 21, 2020, or the 2018 Tranche, at a coupon rate of 8.5% per annum payable annually. Interest is payable on
September 21 of each year, commencing September 21, 2019. As of December 31, 2020, we have a total principal amount of nil of 2018 Tranche
outstanding. The above three tranches of onshore corporate bonds were issued at par.
On January 4, 2019, Xinyuan (China) Real Estate, Ltd. issued a new tranche of the onshore corporate bonds with an aggregate principal
amount of RMB 600 million due on January 4, 2022, or the 2019 Tranche, at a coupon rate of 8.5% per annum payable annually. Interest is payable on
January 4 of each year, commencing January 4, 2020. As of December 31, 2020, we have a total principal amount of nil of 2019 Tranche outstanding.
On April 1, 2019, Xinyuan (China) Real Estate, Ltd. completed the issuance of a new tranche of the onshore corporate bonds with an aggregate
principal amount of RMB 980 million due on April 1, 2024, or the 2019 First Tranche Bonds, at a coupon rate of 8.4% per annum payable annually.
Interest is payable on April 1 of each year, commencing April 1, 2020. As of December 31, 2020, we have a total principal amount of nil of 2019 First
Tranche Bonds outstanding.
On November 12, 2020 Xinyuan (China) Real Estate, Ltd. issued a new tranche of the onshore corporate bonds with an aggregate principal
amount of US$130 million due on November 13, 2025, or the 2020 Tranche Bonds, at a coupon rate of 8.35% per annum payable annually. Interest is
payable on November 16 of each year, commencing November 13, 2020. As of December 31, 2020, we have a total principal amount of US$40.1
million of the 2020 Tranche Bonds outstanding.
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Capital Expenditures
Our capital expenditures were US$11.6 million, and US$1.3 million in 2019 and 2020, respectively. Our capital expenditures in 2019 and 2020
were mainly used for building improvements, and purchase of aircraft, vehicles, fixtures and furniture and computer network equipment. The source of
our capital expenditures is primarily the cash flow generated from operating activities.
As of December 31, 2020, we had outstanding commitments with respect to non-cancelable construction contracts for real estate development
in the amount of US$1,688.1 million.
C.
Research and Development, Patent and Licenses, etc.
Not applicable.
D.
Trend Information
Other than as disclosed elsewhere in this annual report, we are not aware of any trends, uncertainties, demands, commitments or events for the
period from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020 that are reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on our net revenues, income, profitability,
liquidity or capital resources, or that caused the disclosed financial information to be not necessarily indicative of future operating results or financial
conditions.
E.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As is customary in the property industry in China, we provide guarantees to commercial banks in respect of the mortgage loans they extend to
our customers prior to the issuance of their property ownership certificates. These guarantees remain outstanding until the completion of the registration
of the mortgage with the relevant mortgage registration authorities. In most cases, guarantees for mortgages on residential properties are discharged
when we submit the individual property ownership certificates and certificates of other interests in the property to the mortgagee bank. In our
experience, the application for and issuance of the individual property ownership certificates typically takes six to twelve months, so the guarantee
periods typically last for up to six to twelve months after we deliver the related property.
As of December 31, 2019 and 2020, we guaranteed mortgage loans in the aggregate outstanding amount of US$2,617.2 million and
US$2,306.9 million, respectively.
We generally pre-sell properties prior to the completion of their construction. Sales contracts are executed during the pre-sales period and
mortgages are generally executed within 30 days after the buyer signs the sales contract.
The pre-sales period begins upon receipt of a government permit which is issued soon after groundbreaking on a given phase of the project.
The period from groundbreaking to delivery consists of building construction, landscaping, municipal government inspections and issuance of a
certificate of occupancy. This "delivery period" will generally range from one to two years. The buyers only request the government to record buyer
ownership in their official records after the delivery period is completed. After the record request is being made, the government will typically provide
certificates of ownership within six to twelve months. Therefore, the total elapsed time between our receipt of mortgage proceeds and the buyer's receipt
of an ownership certificate can range from one and a half years to three years.
Due to the time lag above, our mortgage guarantees may exceed the real estate balances at any given point in time.
We paid US$1.8 million and US$4.6 million to satisfy guarantee obligations related to customer defaults for the years ended December 31,
2019 and 2020, respectively. The fair value of the guarantees is not significant and we consider that in case of default in payments, the net realizable
value of the related properties can cover the repayment of the outstanding mortgage principal together with the accrued interest and penalty and
therefore, no provision has been made for the guarantees in our consolidated financial statements.
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Except for the contingent liabilities set forth above, we have not entered into any financial guarantees or other commitments to guarantee the
payment obligations of any third parties. We have not entered into any transactions with unconsolidated entities, derivative contracts that are indexed to
our shares and classified as shareholders’ equity, or that are not reflected in our consolidated financial statements. Other than as described above, there
are no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have effect on our financial position.
We have no obligation arising out of a variable interest in an unconsolidated entity that provides financing, liquidity, market risk or credit risk
support to us, or that engages in leasing, hedging, or research and development arrangements with us.
As of December 31, 2020, the Group provided financial guarantees for bank loans of two of its equity method investees. The Group could incur
losses in the event of defaults under or foreclosure of these loans and its maximum exposure to credit losses is approximately US$250.4 million. The
fair value of the guarantees is not significant and the Group considers that in case of default in payments, the net realizable value of the related
properties can cover the repayment of the outstanding bank loans together with the accrued interest and penalty and therefore, no provision has been
made for the guarantees in the consolidated financial statements.
F.
Tabular Disclosure of Contractual Obligations
As of December 31, 2020, our contractual obligations amounted to US$5,158.0 million, primarily arising from contracted construction costs or
other capital commitments for future property developments and debt obligations. The following table sets forth our contractual obligations for the
periods indicated:
Long-term debt obligations:
Long-term bank loans
Interest on long-term bank loans (1)
Other long-term debt
Interest on other long-term debt (2)
Current portion of long-term bank loan and other debt
Interest on current portion of long-term bank loan and other debt (1)
Short-term debt obligations
Short-term bank loans
Interest on short-term debt obligations (3)
Operating lease obligations
Non-cancellable construction contract obligations
Capital lease obligations (4)
Total
Payments due by period
Total
Less than
1 year
1-3 years
(US$ in thousands)
3-5 years
589,018
129,616
1,013,016
130,362
1,393,588
189,155
13,625
824
9,028
1,688,059
1,750
5,158,041
—
58,839
—
—
1,393,588
189,155
13,625
824
5,640
686,118
1,750
2,349,539
503,469
50,859
972,873
124,062
—
—
—
—
2,219
861,761
—
2,515,243
47,618
8,701
40,143
6,300
—
—
—
—
1,169
140,180
—
244,111
More
than 5
years
37,931
11,217
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
49,148
(1) Our long-term bank loans, including current portion, bear variable interest at rates adjustable based on the PBOC benchmark rate. Interest on long-
term loans, including current portion, is calculated based on the current interest rate of each loan, ranging from 1.10% plus 1 month LIBOR to
10.00% per annum, using the PBOC benchmark rate of 4.75% as of December 31, 2020.
(2) Interest on other long-term debt is calculated based on the interest rates for relevant loans, ranging from 5.20% to 14.50% per annum.
(3) Interest on short-term loans is calculated based on the interest rates for relevant loans, ranging from 5.89% to 8.00% per annum.
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(4) In 2012, Henan Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd., or Henan Xinyuan, one of our subsidiaries, entered into a capital lease agreement with
MinshengHongtai (Tianjin) Aviation Leasing Co., Ltd., or Minsheng, to lease an aircraft. Under the terms of the agreement, Minsheng purchased a
Gulf 450 from Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation and leased the aircraft to Henan Xinyuan for a term of 96 months starting from September 12,
2013. We measured a capital lease asset and capital lease obligation at an amount equal to the present value of the minimum lease payments during
the lease term, excluding the portion of the payments representing executory costs (such as insurance, maintenance, and taxes to be paid by the
lessor) as well as any profit thereon. As of December 31, 2020, we are contractually committed to pay the amount of US$1.75 million. See Note 13
to the consolidated financial statements contained elsewhere in this annual report on Form 20-F.
In 2018, another one of our subsidiaries entered into a sale and leaseback agreement for shopping mall equipment.
We have projected cash flows for each of our existing projects, considering a number of factors, including the relative stage of each of our
projects under construction and our projects under planning and the demand for and the average selling prices of our projects. For any given project, we
use cash early in the project life and generate cash later in the project life. Costs for land acquisition, site preparation, foundation, and early above-
ground framing are all incurred before we obtain licenses from local governing authorities to enter into pre-sales activity. The construction of many of
our projects is carried-out in phases, the timing of which is primarily determined by us based on the pace of the market demand for units in the project.
Accordingly, after receiving the pre-sale permits relating to a project, we are in a better position to manage some of our construction activities to
coincide with the timing of expected pre-sales.
We believe our cash on hand, projected cash flow from operations, available construction loan borrowing capability, and potential access to
capital markets, should be sufficient to meet our expected cash requirements, including our non-cancellable construction contract obligations and capital
lease obligations that are due on various dates through March 1, 2022, the outstanding principal amount of our June 2022 Senior Secured Notes due in
June 2022, the outstanding principal amount of our February 2021 Senior Secured Notes due in February 2021 (which were repaid in full upon
maturity), the outstanding principal amount of our October 2021 Senior Secured Notes due in October 2021 (which were exchanged to new notes due in
October 2023), and for Xinyuan China to satisfy its obligations under the First, Second, Third, 2018 Tranche Bonds, 2019 Tranche and 2019 First
Tranche Bonds.
Our ability to secure sufficient financing for land use rights acquisition and property development depends on internal cash flows in addition to
a number of other factors that are not completely under our control, including lenders’ perceptions of our creditworthiness, market conditions in the
capital markets, investors’ perception of our securities, the PRC economy and the PRC government regulations that affect the availability and cost of
financing for real estate companies or property purchasers and the U.S. economy and recovery of the U.S. real estate markets.
There can be no assurance that our internally generated cash flow and external financing will be sufficient for us to meet our contractual and
financing obligations in a timely manner. We may require additional cash due to changing business conditions or other future developments, including
any decline in cash flow from operations or any investments or acquisitions we may decide to pursue. In the event that proceeds from the sale of units
for a project are insufficient to meet our contractual and financing obligations, we would need to raise the required funds through new borrowings,
refinancing of existing borrowings, public or private sales of equity securities, or a combination of one or more of the above. We cannot assure you that
we will be able to obtain adequate funding in a timely manner and on reasonable terms, or at all.
G.
Safe Harbor
See “Forward-Looking Statements” at the beginning of this annual report.
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ITEM 6 DIRECTORS, SENIOR MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEES
A.
Directors and Senior Management
The following table sets forth information regarding our executive officers and directors as of December 31, 2020 and 2021:
Name
Yong Zhang
Haifei He
Yu (Brian) Chen
Yuyan Yang
Yong Cui
Hao Gao (resigned on June 4, 2021)
Yifan (Frank) Li
Samuel Shen
Age
59
57
47
59
48
40
54
57
Position
Executive Director, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer
Executive Director and President of Xinyuan (China)
Chief Financial Officer
Director
Director
Director*
Director*
Director*
*
Independent director per NYSE listing standards.
Unless otherwise indicated, the business address of each director and executive officer is 27/F, China Central Place, Tower II, 79 Jianguo Road,
Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100025, the People’s Republic of China.
A description of the business experience and present position of each director and executive officer is provided below:
Yong Zhang founded our company in 1997 and has been the Chairman of the board of directors since 2007 and has been the Chief Executive
Officer since June 2019, previously holding the position from 1997 to 2013. Mr. Zhang has more than 20 years of working experience in the real estate
industry. Prior to founding our company, he worked at several construction and property development companies, including Zhengzhou City
Construction and Development Inc. and China Antai Real Estate Development Inc. Mr. Zhang is also vice chairman of Henan Real Estate Association, a
member of China Democratic National Construction Association and a deputy to the 11th and 12th People’s Congress of Henan Province in China. He
serves as a director of Beijing Ruizhuo Xihe Technology Development Co., Ltd., Beijing Ruizhuo Xitou Technology Development Co., Ltd., Beijing
Ruizhuo Xichuang Technology Development Co., Ltd, Beijing XinyuanXin Technology Development Co., Ltd., Beijing Ruizhuo Xirong Technology
Development Co., Ltd., Beijing Ruizhuo Xihui Technology Development Co., Ltd., Beijing Ruizhuo Xijia Technology Development Co., Ltd.,Huayi
Xincheng (Beijing) Intelligent City Construction Co., Ltd., Beijing Xinyuan Future Investment Management Co., Ltd., Ningbo Zhongxin Xitou
investment management Co., Ltd., Beijing Aijieli Technology Development Co., Ltd., Xinyuan Holding Ltd. and Madison Developments Limited. 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.
He Haifei is currently the president of Xinyuan (China) Real Estate Co., Ltd., in charge of the company’s overall operation and management.
Mr. He brings over three decades of senior leadership experiences. Mr. He previously served as the Assistant General Manager of China State
Construction Engineering Corporation, and the Chairman and Party Secretary of China Construction Fangcheng Investment & Development Group.
Yu (Brian) Chen joined Xinyuan in February 2019 as an Assistant President and the General Manager of the Company’s Capital Markets
department. Before joining Xinyuan, Mr. Chen held senior management positions in various publicly listed companies including Pacific Securities,
RioCan REIT, Husky Injection Molding Systems, MDS, and ZTE. He has close to two decades of experience in accounting, financial management,
business turnarounds, and capital market operations. Mr. Chen received his Bachelor of Economics from Peking University in 1998 and his MBA from
the Schulich School of Business at York University in 2004. He also obtained CPA designations from Canada in 2007 and the U.S. in 2010.
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Yuyan Yang co-founded our company in 1997 with Mr. Yong Zhang. Ms. Yang is a director and previously a Vice President of our company.
Ms. Yang has more than 10 years’ working experience in the real estate industry. Ms. Yang received a bachelor’s degree in education management from
Henan University in 1985. Ms. Yang received her executive master’s degree in business administration at the National University of Singapore in May
2008.
Yong Cui has been a director of our company since April 2007 and served as our President from September 2013 through January 2018. With a
doctorate degree in finance from Renmin University of China, Mr. Cui has extensive experience in corporate finance. For the past five years, Mr. Cui
has worked at Beijing Runzheng Consulting Company as President.
Hao Gao was appointed as an independent director of the Company in May 2018. Mr. Gao is the director of the Global Family Business
Research Center and the director of Strategic Partnership and Development Office at Tsinghua University PBC School of Finance, as well as the chief
editor of the Family Business Series and Family Wealth Series published by the People’s Publishing House/Oriental Press. Mr. Gao is also an
independent director of Modern Media Holdings Limited (HKEX: 00072) and Hope Education Group Co., Ltd. (HKEX: 01765). Mr. Gao obtained a
Bachelor’s Degree in Automation Engineering from Tsinghua University, a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Peking University, and a Ph.D.
Degree in Management Science and Engineering from Tsinghua University. Mr. Gao has completed the Corporate Boards Program, the Audit
Committees Program, and the Compensation Committees Program at Harvard Business School, as well as the Mergers and Acquisitions Program and
the People, Culture, and Performance Program at the Graduate School of Business of Stanford University.
Yifan (Frank) Li was appointed as a director of our company in February 2017. Mr. Li has been Chief Financial Officer of Human Horizons
Group Inc. since April 2021. He was a Vice President of Geely Holding Group from October 2014. Prior to joining Geely, he was Vice President and
international Chief Financial Officer of Sanpower Group from April 2014. Previously, he served as Chief Financial Officer of China Zenix Auto
International (NYSE:ZX) from December 2010 to March 2014. Prior to joining China Zenix Auto International, Mr. Li was the Chief Financial Officer
of Standard Water and Time Share Media, respectively, from December 2007. Mr. Li is also an independent director of Qudian Inc. (NYSE:QD), 36Kr
Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:KRKR). Mr. Li received his MBA degree from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business in 2000, MSc in
Accounting from University of Texas at Dallas in 1994, and Bachelor of Economics in World Economy from Fudan University in 1989. He is a
Certified Public Accountant in the United States and a Chartered Global Management Accountant. His business address is 1339 Wanfang Road,
Shanghai 201112, China.
Samuel Shen was appointed as an independent director of the Company in April 2018. Mr. Shen has served as Group CEO of 21Vianet Group,
Inc. (a company listed on NASDAQ, VNET) since January 1, 2021 and executive chairman of its retail IDC business group Neolink Group, Inc. since
May 2020, Mercurity Fintech Holding Inc. (a company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, NYSE: MFH). Mr. Shen served as an independent
director of Kingdee International Software Group Co. Ltd. (a company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, stock code: 0268), from January 2018
to January 2020 and Insigma Technology Co,. Ltd (a company listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, stock code: 600797), from January 2016 to July
2021. Mr. Shen has extensive experience in the fields of cloud, edge computing, bigdata, and AI services. Mr. Shen previously served as President of JD
Cloud where he led JD Cloud’s efforts to extend its offerings of tailored service solutions to a wide range of companies in different industry verticals.
Prior to JD Cloud, Mr. Shen held various senior positions at Microsoft. Mr. Shen received his master’s degree in computer science from University of
California, Santa Barbara, and his bachelor’s degree in chemistry from National Tsing Hua University.
As of the date of this annual report on Form 20-F, there are no familial relationships between any directors and members of senior
management.
B.
Compensation
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, the aggregate compensation to our executive officers, including all directors was US$6.4 million
(which includes amounts paid to persons who are no longer serving as executive officers),which the aggregate compensation to our non-executive
directors was US$0.8 million (which includes amounts paid to persons who are no longer serving as directors). As discussed below under “Item 6.
Directors, Senior Management and Employees — D. Employees” we made contributions of US$11.8--- million to employee benefit plans for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2020.
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2007 Long Term Incentive Plan
In November 2007, we adopted our 2007 long term incentive plan, or the 2007 Plan, which provided for the grant of options, restricted shares,
restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights and other stock-based awards to purchase our common shares. The maximum aggregate number of
common shares which could be issued pursuant to all awards, including options, was 10 million common shares, subject to adjustment to account for
changes in the capitalization of our company. The 2007 Plan by its terms expired in 2017.
As of December 31, 2020, 199,400 of options granted prior to the expiration of the 2007 Plan remain exercisable.
The following table summarizes the options granted to our current directors, executive officers, and other individuals as a group under our 2007
Plan outstanding as of April 1, 2021:
Name
Yong Zhang
Our employees as a group (1)
Common Shares
Underlying Options
Granted
Exercise Price of
Options Granted
(US$ per share)
1.21
1.085
1.64
39,400
60,000
100,000
Grant Date
June 30, 2014
May 24, 2011
November 12, 2012
Date of
Expiration
June 29, 2024
May 25, 2021
November 11, 2022
(1) None of these employees is a director or executive officer of our company.
2014 Restricted Stock Unit Plan
Our board of directors adopted the Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. 2014 Restricted Stock Unit Plan, or the 2014 RSU Plan, effective May 23,
2014. The 2014 RSU Plan provides for discretionary grants of restricted stock units, or RSUs, to or for the benefit of participating employees. The
purpose of the 2014 RSU Plan is to provide to us and our shareholders the benefits of the additional incentive inherent in the ownership of our common
shares by selected employees, including selected employees of our subsidiaries who are important to the success and growth of our business, and to help
us and our subsidiaries secure the services of those persons. The maximum number of shares that may be delivered to RSU Plan participants in
connection with RSUs granted under the 2014 RSU Plan is 10,000,000, subject to adjustment if our outstanding common shares are increased,
decreased, changed into or exchanged for a different number or kind of shares or securities of our company through a reorganization, recapitalization,
reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split or other similar transaction. All of our and our subsidiaries’ employees and officers who
are capable of contributing significantly to our successful performance, in the determination of the Compensation Committee of our board of directors,
are eligible to be participants in the 2014 RSU Plan. Each eligible employee selected to participate may be granted an award of RSUs at such times and
subject to such conditions as determined by the Compensation Committee.
Incentive Pool; Funding. Under the 2014 RSU Plan, we will establish a long-term incentive pool for participants for each fiscal year, a “Grant
Year,” based on our net income (or other performance goals) for the most recently completed prior fiscal year, a “Base Year.” The long-term incentive
pool is funded for any Grant Year and RSUs are granted only if 70% or more of the target net income for applicable Base Year has been achieved in the
Grant Year or if 70% or more of the total target net income for the three fiscal years ending with the Base Year has been achieved. If neither of such
targets is achieved for a Grant Year, no amount is credited to the long-term incentive pool for that Grant Year and no RSUs will be awarded for the
Grant Year. We have established a trust and we will deposit or cause to be deposited in the trust amounts of cash not exceeding the amount of the long-
term incentive pool for a Grant Year. The trustee will use the funds to acquire in the open market or in private transactions that number of ADSs
representing common shares as we direct over a period of time as we and the trustee determine.
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Administration. The 2014 RSU Plan provides that it will be administered by one or more committees of our board of directors, which has
designated the Compensation Committee to administer the 2014 RSU Plan. Subject to the provisions of the 2014 RSU Plan, the Compensation
Committee has the discretionary authority and power to determine and designate those individuals selected to receive awards; determine the terms of
awards, including the time at which each award will be granted and the number of common shares subject to each award; establish the terms and
conditions upon which awards may be exercised, unlocked or paid (including any requirements that we or the participant satisfy performance criteria or
performance objectives); prescribe, amend, or rescind any rules and regulations necessary or appropriate for the administration of the 2014 RSU Plan;
correct any defect, supply any deficiency, and reconcile any inconsistency in the 2014 RSU Plan or in any related award or agreement; and make other
determinations and take such other action in connection with the administration of the 2014 RSU Plan as it deems necessary or advisable.
Grant, Allocation and Unlocking of RSUs. During the Grant Year, the Compensation Committee will allocate to each participant a percentage
of the long-term incentive pool, if any, for that Grant Year based on such factors as the Compensation Committee may determine from time to time in its
discretion. A participant will be allocated RSUs based on the aggregate of common shares represented by ADSs purchased by the trustee for a Grant
Year multiplied by the percentage of the long-term incentive pool allocated by the Compensation Committee to that participant for the Grant Year. Each
RSU represents a right to receive one common share to be delivered or made available at the time or times specified in the award agreement, subject to a
risk of cancellation and to the other terms and conditions set forth in the 2014 RSU Plan, the award agreement and any additional terms and conditions
set by the Compensation Committee. At our election, RSUs may be settled by delivery of common shares or ADSs representing the number of common
shares subject to the RSU.
Common shares (either in the form of common shares or ADSs) in respect of RSUs allocated to a participant will not be eligible to be
withdrawn by a participant from the trust established pursuant to the 2014 RSU Plan for the period of time, or the lock-up period, set forth in the 2014
RSU Plan. Common shares or ADSs become “unlocked” and may be withdrawn or transferred from the trust at the election of a participant as follows:
one-third after the first anniversary of the grant date, one-third after the second anniversary of the grant date, and one-third after the third anniversary of
the Grant Date. In the event of (i) death, (ii) disability as the result of a work injury, (iii) retirement on or after age 60, in each case prior to termination
of service, or (iv) subject to exceptions specified in the 2014 RSU Plan, the termination of employment or resignation by a participant, the locked
portion of a participant’s RSUs will continue to become unlocked on each subsequent anniversary of the Grant Date after such event. In the event of
death, a participant’s awards will be paid to his personal representative or estate as provided by applicable law. The locked portion of a participant’s
RSU award may be cancelled for no value for certain events specified in the 2014 RSU Plan. The Compensation Committee, in its sole discretion, may
(but will not be required to) reallocate all or a portion of RSUs forfeited by a participant to a different participant or participants continuing in
employment on such unlocking schedule as the Compensation Committee may determine. If we are party to a “Change of Control,” as defined in the
2014 RSU Plan, the board of directors may determine to cancel each outstanding award after payment to participants of the fair market value of the
common shares subject to the award at the time of the transaction constituting the Change of Control, provide for assumption of the awards or
substitution of comparable awards by the surviving or acquiring company in the transaction, or accelerate the unlocking, in whole or in part, of the
awards, subject to effectiveness of the transaction.
Amendments. Our board of directors may amend, suspend or terminate the 2014 RSU Plan or the Compensation Committee’s authority to grant
awards under the 2014 RSU Plan without the consent of participants; provided, however, that, without the consent of an affected participant, no such
board action may materially and adversely affect the rights of the participant under any outstanding award. The Compensation Committee may amend
any outstanding award without the consent of the affected participant; provided, however, that, without such consent, no such action may materially and
adversely affect the rights of the participant under any outstanding award. Unless earlier terminated by action of the board of directors, the 2014 RSU
Plan will remain in effect until such time as no common shares remain available for delivery under the 2014 RSU Plan and we have no further rights or
obligations with respect to outstanding awards under the 2014 RSU Plan.
On May 23, 2014, our company established a trust that is governed by a third party trustee and deposited US$7,042,725 into the trust. The
trustee used the funds to acquire 4,234,884 common shares in the open market through the purchase of ADSs. The awards vested ratably over a three-
year service vesting period.
On April 10, 2015, under the 2014 RSU Plan, our company deposited US$3,259,998 into the trust. The trustee used the funds to acquire
2,076,964 common shares in the open market through the purchase of ADSs. 2015 RSU awards vested ratably over a three-year service vesting period.
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On April 18, 2016, under the 2014 RSU Plan, our company deposited US$4,003,999 into the trust. The trustee used the funds to acquire
1,614,220 common shares in the open market through the purchase of ADSs. 2016 RSU awards vest ratably over a three-year service vesting period.
On July 27, 2017, under the 2014 RSU Plan, the Company deposited US$3,485,952 into the trust. The trustee has used the funds to acquire
1,356,584 common shares from the open market as of December 31, 2018. The awards vest ratably over a three-year service vesting period.
On July 30, 2018, under the 2014 RSU Plan, the Company deposited US$3,976,660 into the trust. The trustee has used the funds to acquire
1,732,466 common shares in the open market through the purchase of ADSs as of December 31, 2018. The awards vest ratably over a three-year service
vesting period.
On August 30, 2019, under the 2014 RSU Plan, the Company deposited US$2,912,539 into the trust. The trustee has used the funds to acquire
1,438,076 common shares from the open market as of December 31, 2019. The awards vest ratably over a three-year service vesting period.
2015 Stock Option Plan
Our board of directors adopted the Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. 2015 Stock Option Plan, or the Option Plan, effective June 24, 2015. The
Option Plan provides for discretionary grants of stock options, or Options, to purchase shares of our company stock to participating employees and
directors. The purpose of the Option Plan is to promote the interests of our company by enabling it to attract, retain and motivate key employees and
directors responsible for the success and growth of our company and its subsidiaries by providing them with appropriate incentives and rewards and
enabling them to participate in the growth of our company. All employees and directors of our company or any subsidiary who are capable of
contributing significantly to the successful performance of our company, in the determination of the board of directors, are eligible to be participants in
the Option Plan. Each eligible employee selected to participate may be granted an award of Options at such times and subject to such conditions as
determined by the board of directors.
Stock Subject to Plan. The aggregate number of shares that may be issued under the Option Plan or covered by awards must not exceed
20,000,000 common shares. Shares offered under the Option Plan may be authorized but unissued shares or treasury shares. The number of shares that
are subject to awards outstanding at any time under the Option Plan should not exceed the number of shares that then remain available for issuance
under the Option Plan. In the event that any outstanding award for any reason expires, is terminated unexercised, or is forfeited or settled or in a manner
that results in fewer shares outstanding than were initially awarded, the shares subject to the award, to the extent of such expiration, termination, or
forfeiture, again will be available for purposes of the Option Plan. If shares issued under the Option Plan are reacquired by our company, those shares
again will be available for purposes of the Option Plan. If the outstanding shares of our company are increased, decreased, changed into or exchanged
for a different number or kind of shares or securities of our company through a reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, stock
split, reverse stock split or other similar transaction, the board of directors will make appropriate and proportionate adjustments as it deems necessary or
appropriate in one or more of (i) the number and class of shares subject to the Option Plan, and (ii) the number of shares or class of shares covered by
each outstanding award and (iii) the exercise price or grant price under each outstanding Option.
Administration. The Option Plan provides that it will be administered by the Compensation Committee. Subject to the provisions of the Option
Plan, the board of directors has the discretionary authority and power to determine and designate those individuals selected to receive awards; determine
the terms of awards, including the time at which each award will be granted and the number of shares subject to each award; establish the terms and
conditions upon which awards may be exercised, vested or paid (including any requirements that we or the participant satisfy performance criteria or
performance objectives); prescribe, amend, or rescind any rules and regulations necessary or appropriate for the administration of the Option Plan; grant
awards in substitution for options or other equity interests held by individuals who become employees of our company or one of its subsidiaries as a
result of our company’s acquiring or merging with the individual’s employer (if necessary to conform the awards to the interests for which they are
substitutes, the board of directors may grant substitute awards under terms and conditions that vary from those the Option Plan otherwise requires);
correct any defect, supply any deficiency, and reconcile any inconsistency in the Option Plan or in any related award or agreement; and make other
determinations and take such other action in connection with the administration of the Option Plan as it deems necessary or advisable.
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Grant, Exercise and Payment of Options. Each grant of an Option will be evidenced by an award agreement between the participant and our
company. Each award agreement will specify (i) the formula for determining the number of shares that are subject to the Option, (ii) the exercise price,
(iii) the term of the Option, and (iv) when all or any installment of the Option becomes exercisable. Options will be exercised by delivering a signed
written notice of exercise to our company which must be received as of a date set by our company prior to the effective date of the proposed exercise.
The exercise price upon exercise of any Option will be payable in the following manner:
● in cash or cash equivalents when the shares are purchased;
● subject to prior approval by the board of directors, by surrendering or attesting to the ownership of shares that are already owned by the
participant. These shares will be surrendered to our company in good form for transfer and will be valued at their Fair Market Value (as
defined in the Stock Option Plan) on the date when the Option is exercised;
● subject to prior approval by the board of directors, with a full recourse promissory note. These shares will be pledged as a security for
payment of the principal amount of the promissory note and interest on it. The interest rate payable under the terms of the promissory note
will not be less than the minimum rate (if any) required to avoid the imputation of additional interest under the Code (as defined below).
The board of directors will specify the term, interest rate, amortization requirements (if any) and other provisions of the note;
● subject to prior approval by the board of directors, if our company’s stock is publicly traded, by the delivery of an irrevocable direction to
a securities broker approved by our company to sell the shares and to deliver all or part of the sales proceeds to our company in payment
of all or part of the exercise price and any withholding taxes;
● subject to prior approval by the board of directors, if our company’s stock is publicly traded, by the delivery of an irrevocable direction to
pledge the shares to a securities broker or lender approved by our company, as security for a loan, and to deliver all or part of the loan
proceeds to our company in payment of all or part of the exercise price and any withholding taxes; or
● any combination of the above methods of payment.
Termination of Options. Upon termination of a participant’s service for any reason other than for death or disability, all unvested portions of
any outstanding awards will be immediately forfeited without consideration, and the participant will have a period of three months (twelve months in
the case of termination of service due to death or disability as defined in the Option Plan), commencing with the date the participant’s service has
terminated, to exercise the vested portion of any outstanding Options, subject to the term of the Option. The participant may exercise all or part of his or
her Options at any time before their expiration due to termination of the participant’s service, but only to the extent that the Options had become
exercisable before the date the participant’s service terminated. Those Options that are not exercisable immediately before the date of termination of
Service (as defined in the Option Plan) will expire on the date of termination of Service. Notwithstanding the forgoing, if the participant’s Service is
terminated due to any Cause (as defined in the Option Plan), then such participant’s Options shall be terminated, whether or not such Options are vested
or unvested, and/or whether or not such Options are exercised or unexercised. If we are party to a Change in Control (as defined in the Option Plan), the
board of directors may determine to cancel each outstanding award after payment to participants of the Fair Market Value of the shares subject to the
award at the time of the transaction constituting the Change in Control minus, in the case of an Option, the exercise price and grant price of the shares
subject to the Option; provide for assumption of the awards or substitution of comparable awards by the surviving or acquiring company in the
transaction; accelerate the exercisability or vesting, in whole or in part, of the awards subject to effectiveness of the transaction; or terminate awards if
not exercised by the effective time of the Change in Control, and lapse any reacquisition or repurchase rights held by our company with respect to such
awards subject to effectiveness of the transaction.
Performance Awards. The board of directors will have the authority to establish and administer performance-based grant and/or vesting
conditions and performance objectives with respect to such awards as it considers appropriate, which performance objectives must be satisfied before
the participant receives or retains an award or before the award becomes nonforfeitable.
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Performance objectives will be based on one or more of the following performance-based measures determined based on our company and its
subsidiaries on a group-wide basis or on the basis of subsidiary, business platform, or operating unit results: (i) earnings per share (on a fully diluted or
other basis), (ii) pretax or after tax net income, (iii) operating income, (iv) gross revenue, (v) profit margin, (vi) stock price targets or stock price
maintenance, (vii) working capital, (viii) free cash flow, (ix) cash flow, (x) return on equity, (xi) return on capital or return on invested capital, (xii)
earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBITDA), (xiii) strategic business criteria, consisting of one or more objectives based on
meeting specified revenue, market penetration, geographic business expansion goals, cost targets, or objective goals relating to acquisitions or
divestitures, or (xiv) any combination of these measures.
Amendments. Our board of directors may amend the terms of any award; provided, however, that the rights under any award will not be
impaired without the consent of the participant. The Option Plan will terminate automatically on June 24, 2025. No shares will be issued or sold under
the Option Plan after its termination, except on exercise of an Option granted prior to the termination. No amendment, suspension, or termination of the
Option Plan will, without the consent of the participant, alter or impair any rights or obligations under any award previously granted under the Option
Plan.
On July 1, 2015, under the 2015 Plan, our company granted options with service conditions to purchase up to 6,574,600 common shares to
twenty-two employees, at an exercise price of US$1.71 per share. These options have a weighted average grant date fair value of US$0.48 per option
and a total expected compensation cost, net of expected forfeitures, of US$3,165,867. These options have vesting periods based on length of service of
34 months and will expire no later than July 1, 2025.
On July 29, 2015, under the 2015 Plan, our company granted options with service conditions to purchase up to 81,600 common shares to one
employee, at an exercise price of US$1.71 per share. These options have a weighted average grant date fair value of US$0.42 per option and a total
expected compensation cost, net of expected forfeitures, of US$34,294. These options have vesting periods based on length of service of 33 months and
will expire no later than July 29, 2025.
Our company did not grant any options under the 2015 Plan in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.
As of December 31, 2020, 2,796,734 options were issued and outstanding under the 2015 plan and 14,865,808 shares remained eligible for
future grants under the plan. The following table summarizes the options granted to our current directors, executive officers, and other individuals as a
group under our 2015 Plan outstanding as of April 1, 2021:
Name
Yong Zhang
Yong Cui
Other employees as a group (1)
Common Shares
Underlying Options
Granted
Exercise Price of
Options Granted
(US$ per share)
1.71
1.71
1.71
1.71
1.71
1.71
1.71
2,497,600
—
27,200
54,334
54,400
81,600
81,600
Grant Date
July 1, 2015
July 1, 2015
July 1, 2015
July 1, 2015
July 1, 2015
July 1, 2015
July 1, 2015
Date of
Expiration
June 30, 2025
June 30, 2025
June 30, 2025
June 30, 2025
June 30, 2025
June 30, 2025
June 30, 2025
(1) None of these employees is a director or executive officer of our Company.
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2020 Restricted Stock Unit Plan
Our board of directors adopted the Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. 2020 Restricted Stock Unit Plan, or the 2020 RSU Plan, effective June 30,
2020. The purpose of the 2020 RSU Plan is to provide to us and our shareholders the benefits of the additional incentive inherent in the ownership of
our common shares by selected employees, including selected employees of our subsidiaries who are important to the success and growth of our
business, and to help us and our subsidiaries secure the services of those persons. The maximum number of shares that may be delivered to the RSU
Plan participants in connection with RSUs granted under the 2020 RSU Plan is 10,000,000, subject to adjustment if our outstanding common shares are
increased, decreased, changed into or exchanged for a different number or kind of shares or securities of our company through a reorganization,
recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split or other similar transaction. All of our and our subsidiaries' employees
and officers who are capable of contributing significantly to our successful performance, in the determination of the board of directors, are eligible to be
participants in the 2020 RSU Plan. Each eligible employee selected to participate may be granted an award of RSUs at such times and subject to such
conditions as determined by the board of directors.
Incentive Pool; Funding. Under the 2020 RSU Plan, we will establish a long-term incentive pool for participants for each fiscal year, a "Grant
Year," based on our net income attributable to shareholders (or other performance goals) for the most recently completed prior fiscal year, a "Base Year."
The long-term incentive pool is funded and RSUs are granted only if 70% or more of the target net income attributable to shareholders for the Base Year
has been achieved. If the net income attributable to shareholders achieved for a Base Year is less than 70% of the target, no amount is credited to the
long-term incentive pool for that Grant Year and no RSUs will be awarded for the Grant Year. We have established a trust and we will deposit or cause
to be deposited in the trust amounts of cash not exceeding the amount of the long-term incentive pool for a Grant Year. The trustee will use the funds to
acquire in the open market or in private transactions that number of ADSs representing common shares as we direct over a period of time as we and the
trustee determine.
Administration. The 2020 RSU Plan provides that it will be administered by one or more committees of our board of directors. Subject to the
provisions of the 2020 RSU Plan, such committee(s) have the discretionary authority and power to determine and designate those individuals selected to
receive awards; determine the terms of awards, including the time at which each award will be granted and the number of common shares subject to
each award; establish the terms and conditions upon which awards may be exercised, unlocked or paid (including any requirements that we or the
participant satisfy performance criteria or performance objectives); prescribe, amend, or rescind any rules and regulations necessary or appropriate for
the administration of the 2020 RSU Plan; correct any defect, supply any deficiency, and reconcile any inconsistency in the 2020 RSU Plan or in any
related award or agreement; and make other determinations and take such other action in connection with the administration of the 2020 RSU Plan as it
deems necessary or advisable.
Grant, Allocation and Trading Restrictions of RSUs. Following the end of a Base Year, the committee(s) will allocate to each participant a
percentage of the long-term incentive pool based on such factors as the committee(s) may determine from time to time in its or their discretion. A
participant will be allocated RSUs based on the aggregate of common shares represented by ADSs purchased by the trustee for a Grant Year multiplied
by the percentage of the long-term incentive pool allocated to that participant for the Grant Year. Each RSU represents a right to receive one common
share to be delivered or made available at the time or times specified in the award agreement, subject to a risk of cancellation and to the other terms and
conditions set forth in the 2020 RSU Plan, the award agreement and any additional terms and conditions set by the committee(s). At our election, RSUs
may be settled by delivery of common shares or ADSs representing the number of common shares subject to the RSU.
Common shares or ADSs settling vested RSUs may not be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of by the participant (other than being
returned to the Company) until one year after the participant's resignation or termination of employment other than as a result of (i) death, (ii) disability
as the result of a work injury, or (iii) retirement on or after age 60. After such one year period if an off-office audit performed by our internal audit
department does not identify any risk (i.e., damage) to the Company or its subsidiaries from the participant's conduct while employed with us or our
subsidiaries, the Trustee will (i) deposit such ADSs or common shares into an account maintained for the participant (or of which the participant is a
joint owner, with the consent of the participant) by a broker-dealer or stock plan administrator, or (ii) deliver common shares or ADSs to the participant
(under our direction). Thereafter, the participant may sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of the common shares or ADSs. If the off-office audit identifies
a risk to us or our subsidiaries, the common shares or ADSs will be forfeited and surrendered to us.
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Amendments. Our board of directors may amend, suspend or terminate the 2020 RSU Plan or the authority of the committee(s) to grant awards
under the 2020 RSU Plan without the consent of participants; provided, however, that, without the consent of an affected participant, no such board
action may materially and adversely affect the rights of the participant under any outstanding award. The committee(s) may amend any outstanding
award without the consent of the affected participant; provided, however, that, without such consent, no such action may materially and adversely affect
the rights of the participant under any outstanding award. Unless earlier terminated by action of the board of directors, the 2020 RSU Plan will remain in
effect until such time as no common shares remain available for delivery under the 2020 RSU Plan and we have no further rights or obligations with
respect to outstanding awards under the 2020 RSU Plan.
As of the date of this annual report, our company has not deposited any amount into the trust established and governed by a third party trustee.
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Other awards
On September 28, 2019, our Board of Directors approved the employee stock option plan of Xinchuang Technology, a subsidiary of us. Under
the plan, we reserved 150 million shares, representing 30% of Xinchuang Technology’s issued capital for purpose of providing share option awards to
our senior management and employees. In November 2019, we granted a total 100 million share options to certain employees of us with an exercise
price of US$0.14 (RMB 1). The options become vested in 5 tranches subject to achievement of certain performance conditions as follows: (i) 5% on the
grant date with no performance condition; (ii) 5% for each of the first, second, third anniversary of the grant date, respectively; and (iii) the remaining
80% shall vest upon the completion of the initial public offering of Xinchuang. The total fair value of the share options granted in October 2019 is
US$3.5 million, which shall be recognized as compensation expense using the accelerated method. The fair value is determined by an external valuer
using the discounted cash flow method to determine the underlying equity fair value of Xinchuang Technology. Key assumptions, such as the discount
rate, cash flow projections and the discount for lack of marketability, are determined by the Group with best estimates.
Xinyuan Property Management Service (Cayman) Ltd., a subsidiary of us, operates a restricted share award scheme, or the Scheme, for the
purpose of providing incentives and rewards to eligible participants, or the Participants, who contribute to the success of its operations. The Participants
of the Scheme include its directors and senior executives. The Scheme was adopted by our board on 31 January 2019, or the Adoption Date. Pursuant to
the Scheme, an award of 56,250 restricted shares (subdivided into 56,250,000 restricted shares in August 2019), representing 15% of its share capital,
was granted to the Participants with a total exercise price at an aggregate consideration of US$1,204,094 (RMB8,400,000). The considerations were
fully settled in cash upon the issuance of restricted shares. And the restricted shares vest in three tranches of 2%, 18% and 80% on January 1, 2020,
January 1, 2021 and January 1, 2022, respectively, in accordance with certain vesting conditions, that is, performance condition based on the completion
of IPO which requires recognition on an accelerated basis.
As of December 31, 2020, there were no shares expired and the Group recognized expense relating to the options is immaterial (2019: nil,
2018: nil) in profit or loss during the period.
On June 14, 2019, Mr. Zhang Lizhou (one of the participants) resigned as an executive director. Upon the resignation of Mr. Zhang Lizhou, we
repurchased the 18,750 shares granted to him at a consideration of US$401,365 (RMB2,800,000) which was equal to the amount paid by Mr. Zhang
Lizhou to us at the issuance date. The remaining settled aggregate consideration of US$802,729 (RMB5,600,000) according to the Scheme was
recognized as liability because the restricted shares will be repurchased by us at the original amount by participants upon the termination of
employment.
The aggregate fair value of the restricted shares granted at the grant date amounting to US$4,931,051 (RMB34,400,000) are recognized as
compensation expense using the accelerated method. The fair value is determined by an external valuer using the discounted cash flow method to
determine the underlying equity fair value of Xinyuan Property Management Service (Cayman) Ltd. Key assumptions, such as the discount rate, cash
flow projections and the discount for lack of marketability, are determined by us with best estimates.
As of December 31, 2020, there were no shares vested, expired and we recognized expense relating to the Scheme of US$2,031,331
(RMB13,667,080) (2019: US$1,762,927 (RMB12,298,534), 2018: nil) in profit or loss during the period.
C.
Board Practices
Our board of directors currently has six directors.
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Committees of the Board of Directors
We have established four committees under the board of directors: the audit committee, the compensation committee, the corporate governance
and nominating committee and the investment committee. We have adopted a charter for each of the four committees. Each committee’s members and
functions are described below.
Audit Committee. Our audit committee consists of Mr. Yifan (Frank) Li and Mr. Samuel Shen. Under Section 303A of the NYSE Listed
Company Manual, as a foreign private issuer, we are required to have an audit committee composed solely of independent directors. However, unlike
U.S. listed companies, we are not required to have a minimum number of committee members and our audit committee members may be “independent”
only as required by SEC Rule 10A-3 but need not meet the other independence test of NYSE Rule 303A. Our audit committee charter provides that the
committee will consist of at least three directors, each of whom must meet applicable independence and financial literacy requirements of the NYSE and
Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act. Our board of directors has determined that Mr. Li qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” under
applicable SEC rules. The audit committee oversees our accounting and financial reporting processes and the audits of the financial statements of our
company. The audit committee is responsible for, among other things:
● selecting the independent registered public accounting firm and pre-approving all auditing and non-auditing services permitted to be
performed by the independent registered public accounting firm;
● reviewing with the independent registered public accounting firm any audit problems or difficulties and management’s response;
● reviewing and approving all proposed related party transactions, as defined in Item 404 of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act,
regardless of the dollar amount involved in such transactions;
● discussing the annual audited financial statements with management and the independent registered public accounting firm;
● reviewing major issues as to the adequacy of our internal controls and any special audit steps adopted in light of material control
deficiencies; and
● meeting separately and periodically with management and the independent registered public accounting firm.
Compensation Committee. Our compensation committee consists of Mr. Yong Zhang (Chairman), Mr. Samuel Shen and Mr. Yifan (Frank) Li.
Our compensation committee charter provides that the committee will be composed of at least three directors, at least half of whom will be independent
as defined by the NYSE and any other applicable laws and regulations. All decisions are subject to simple majority approval. However, the committee
may delete all or any portion of its duties and responsibilities to a subcommittee consisting of one or more members.
The compensation committee assists the board in reviewing and approving the design of and administering executive compensation programs.
The compensation committee is responsible for, among other things:
● reviewing our overall compensation philosophy at least annually;
● reviewing and approving the corporate goals and objectives relative to our Chief Executive Officer’s compensation on an annual basis and
determine the level of the Chief Executive Officer’s compensation;
● determine, or recommend for the board’s determination, the annual base and incentive compensation for our Chief Financial Officer, Chief
Operating Officer, Chief Administrative Officer and any other person who performs similar functions for our company;
● make recommendations to the board with respect to equity-based compensation plans;
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● determine compensation policies and practices and approval compensation to non-employee directors; and
● review, approve or make recommendations on executive employments agreements or any severance or similar termination payments
proposed to be made to any current or former executive officer of the company.
No member of senior management may be present when his or her compensation is being discussed.
Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. Our corporate governance and nominating committee consists of Mr. Yong Zhang
(Chairman) and Mr. Yifan (Frank) Li.
The corporate governance and nominating committee assists the board of directors in selecting individuals qualified to become our directors
and in determining the composition of the board and its committees. The corporate governance and nominating committee is responsible for, among
other things:
● identifying and recommending qualified candidates to the board for selection of directors, nominees for board of directors, or for
appointment to fill any vacancy;
● reviewing annually with the board of directors the current composition of the board of directors with regards to characteristics such as
independence, age, skills, experience and availability of service to us;
● advising the board of directors periodically with regards to significant developments in the law and practice of corporate governance as
well as our compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and making recommendations to the board of directors on all matters of
corporate governance and on any remedial action to be taken; and
● monitoring compliance with our code of business conduct and ethics, including reviewing the adequacy and effectiveness of our
procedures to ensure proper compliance.
Investment Committee. Our investment committee consists of Mr. Yong Zhang (Chairman), Mr. Yong Cui, Mr. Haifei He and Mr. Samuel Shen.
The investment committee assists the board of directors in overseeing our company’s real property acquisitions and developments and
management of other strategic assets. The investment committee is responsible for, among other things:
● reviewing and approving individual real property acquisitions;
● approving, without further board action, land acquisitions where the consideration is cash, seller financing and/or conventional bank debt;
● land acquisitions involving use of the company’s shares, options or warrants; and
● approving acquisitions of assets, other than land, including shares in a third party or non-bank financial assets.
Duties of Directors
Under Cayman Islands law, our directors have a fiduciary duty to act honestly in good faith with a view to our best interests. Our directors also
have a duty to exercise the skill they actually possess with the care and diligence that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in comparable
circumstances. In fulfilling their duty of care to us, our directors must ensure compliance with our memorandum and articles of association, as amended
and restated from time to time. Our company has the right to seek damages if a duty owed by our directors is breached. A shareholder may in certain
circumstances have rights to damages if a duty owed by the directors is breached.
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The functions and powers of our board of directors include, among others:
● convening shareholders’ annual general meetings and reporting its work to shareholders at such meetings;
● declaring dividends and distributions;
● appointing officers and determining the term of office of officers;
● exercising the borrowing powers of our company and mortgaging the property of our company; and
● approving the transfer of shares of our company, including the registering of such shares in our register of members.
Terms of Directors and Officers
Under our memorandum and articles of association, a director holds office until he resigns or otherwise vacates his office or is removed by our
shareholders or directors. Accordingly, annual elections of directors by our shareholders are not required and we do not put to shareholder vote on an
annual or periodic basis election of directors to our company. A director may be removed by special resolution passed by our shareholders before the
expiration of such director’s term. Officers are appointed by and serve at the discretion of the board of directors.
D.
Employees
As of December 31, 2020 and 2021 we had 1,950 and 1,701 full time employees. The following table sets forth the number of our full-time
employees categorized by function as of the period indicated:
Management
Finance
Planning and development
Project construction management
Sales and marketing
Property management
Administrative and human resources
Legal and audit
Total
2018
48
185
590
305
107
418
359
26
2,038
As of December 31,
2020
2019
60
188
472
265
108
484
348
22
1,947
58
189
499
316
194
458
219
17
1,950
2021
61
186
344
272
127
509
186
16
1,701
As of December 31, 2020, our subsidiary, Xinyuan Property Service Co., Ltd, also hired approximately 4,619 contract employees and
temporary employees, most of whom provided security and housekeeping services relating to property management.
As required by PRC regulations, we participate in various employee benefit plans that are organized by municipal and provincial governments,
including housing funds, pension, medical and unemployment benefit plans. We are required under PRC law to make contributions to the employee
benefit plans at specified percentages of the salaries, bonuses and certain allowances of our employees, up to a maximum amount specified by the
respective local government authorities where we operate our businesses from time to time. Members of the retirement plan are entitled to a pension
equal to a fixed proportion of the salary prevailing at the member’s retirement date. The total amount of contributions we made to employee benefit
plans for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2019 and 2020 was US$18,422,330, US$20,420,474 and US$11,781,673, respectively.
We have entered into non-competition agreements with our management and key personnel, which prohibit them from engaging in any
activities that compete with our business during, and for one or two years after, the period of their employment with our company. We have also entered
into confidentiality agreements with all of our employees.
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We offer training programs for our employees, third-party contractors and outsourced employees. We sponsor senior managers for executive
MBA programs and other senior employees for part-time non-degree MBA courses at top universities in China. We also invite industry experts to give
lectures to our employees and provide training to our third-party contractors.
We have not been subjected to any strikes or other labor disturbances that have interfered with our operations, and we believe that we have a
good relationship with our employees. Our employees are not covered by any collective bargaining agreement.
E.
Share Ownership
The following table sets forth information with respect to the beneficial ownership of our common shares as of February 1, 2022 (or such
earlier date as indicated below), by:
● each of our directors and executive officers;
● each person known to us to own beneficially more than 5% of our common shares; and
● all of our directors and executive officers as a group.
Directors, Executive Officers and Principal Shareholders
Yong Cui
Yu Chen
Hao Gao (resigned on June 4, 2021)
Haifei He
Yifan (Frank) Li
Samuel Shen
Yuyan Yang (2)
Yong Zhang (3)
All directors and executive officers as a group (4)
Shares
Beneficially
Owned (1)
%
—
—
—
—
—
—
26.36 %
29.51 %
55.83 %
Number
632,700
—
—
—
—
—
28,400,000
32,543,615
61,576,315
* Beneficially owns less than 1% of our outstanding common shares.
(1) Beneficial ownership includes voting or investment power with respect to the securities and, except as indicated below, each person named has sole
voting and investment power with respect to the shares shown opposite his or her name. Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with
Rule 13d-3 of the General Rules and Regulations under the Exchange Act, pursuant to which a person or group of persons is deemed to have
“beneficial ownership” of any shares of common stock that such person has the right to acquire within 60 days of the date of determination. The
percentage of beneficial ownership is based on 107,757,721 common shares outstanding as of February 1, 2022. In addition, for purposes of
computing the percentage of outstanding shares of common stock held by each person or group of persons named above, any shares which such
person or persons had the right to acquire on or within 60 days of February 1, 2022 are deemed to be outstanding but are not deemed to be
outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other person.
(2) Ms. Yang is the settlor of The Spectacular Stage Trust established pursuant to the Trust Deed dated November 24, 2015 between Ms. Yang, as
Settlor, and HSBC International Trustee Limited, as Trustee, or the Spectacular Trust. Pursuant to the Trust Deed, the Trustee is required to obtain
the prior written consent of Ms. Yang, as Protector, before making any direct or indirect dispositions of any common shares that constitute assets of
the Spectacular Trust and to vote common shares held by the Spectacular Trust and cause any entity owned by the Spectacular Trust directly or
indirectly that holds common shares to vote such shares in accordance with instructions from Ms. Yang. Accordingly, pursuant to Section 13(d) of
the Exchange Act, Ms. Yang may be deemed to beneficially own all of the common shares held directly or indirectly by the Spectacular Trust.
Spectacular Stage Limited, a British Virgin Islands company indirectly wholly owned by the Spectacular Trust, owns 28,400,000 common shares.
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(3) Mr. Zhang is the settlor of The Juicy Seasons Trust established pursuant to the Trust Deed dated June 21, 2019 between Mr.Zhang, as Settlor, and
HSBC International Trustee Limited, as Trustee, or the Juicy Trust. Pursuant to the Trust Deed, the Trustee is required to obtain the prior written
consent of Mr. Zhang, as Protector, before making any direct or indirect dispositions of any common shares that constitute assets of the Juicy Trust
and to vote common shares held by the Juicy Trust and cause any entity owned by the Juicu Trust directly or indirectly that holds common shares to
vote such shares in accordance with instructions from Mr. Zhang. Accordingly, pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act, Mr. Zhang may be
deemed to beneficially own all of the common shares held directly or indirectly by the Juicy Trust. Juicy Seasons Limited, a British Virgin Islands
company indirectly wholly owned by the Juicy Trust, owns 28,400,000 common shares. The amount of common shares also includes 2,537,000
common shares issuable upon exercise of vested options and 1,606,615 common shares held by Universal World Development Co. Ltd., a British
Virgin Islands company, of which Mr. Zhang is the sole owner.
(4) Includes 2,537,000 common shares issuable upon exercise of options exercisable within 60 days.
ITEM 7 MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
A.
Major Shareholders
Please refer to “Item 6. Directors, Senior Management and Employees — E. Share Ownership” for our major shareholders.
Our major shareholders do not have voting rights that are different from other shareholders.
There are three record holders in the United States, including the depositary for our ADSs, holding, collectively, 50.6% and 54.2% our
outstanding common shares, as of December 31, 2020 and 2021.
B.
Related Party Transactions
On March 2, 2018, the Group signed a partnership agreement with Yong Zhang, a senior management member and employee of the Company
to form Beijing Yuzhouyun Technology Development Center, or Yuzhouyun. According to the partnership agreement, the design and purpose of
Yuzhouyun’s activities are to provide technical services to the Group. The Group acts as a limited partner and the senior management members are
general partners. Substantially all significant activities require the approval from the senior management members. The Group and senior management
members agreed to share profits at the proportion of 51% and 49%, respectively. The Group, as the limited partner, is the only party with the equity at
risk to absorb losses of Yuzhouyun. Yuzhouyun’s principal activities are also to provide technical service to the Group, which indicates that
Yuzhouyun’s activities are conducted on behalf of the Group.
In 2018, the Company sold a small percentage of the equity interests (ranging from 0.50% to 5.54%) in eight real estate project companies to
senior management and employees for a total consideration of US$8,720,772. In 2019, the Company sold additional percentage of the equity interests in
the eight real estate project companies to senior management and employees for a total consideration of US$604,914 and the total sold equity interests
ranges from 0.57% to 5.59% as of December 31, 2020. According to the equity transfer agreement, as this arrangement is a form of an incentive plan,
the Company is obligated to repurchase the equity interest back from senior management and employees.
In November 2019, the Group acquired Beijing Ruizhuo Xitou Development Co., Ltd., or Xitou, a related party, for a total consideration of
US$16,486,299, represents extinguishment of pre-existing receivable. Xitou is primarily engaged in provision of online platform services for real estate
project financing purposes. In November 2019, the Group acquired Beijing Ruizhuo Xichuang Technology Development Co., Ltd., or Xichuang, a
related party, for a total consideration of US$11,212,797, represents extinguishment of pre-existing receivable. Xichuang is primarily engaged in the
provision of online platform services for sourcing, sale and purchase of real estate properties. In November 2019, the Group acquired Beijing I-Journey
Science and Technology Development Co, Ltd., or I-Journey, a related party, for a total consideration of US$21,062,847, represents extinguishment of
pre-existing receivable. I-journey is primarily engaged in the sale of household robots and provision of community cloud services. The acquisitions of
Xitou, Xichuang and I-journey were in line with the Group's strategy to extend its business to provide real estate and property management related
technology services.
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In 2020, the Company sold 6.03% of the equity interests in one real estate project company to senior management and employees for a total
consideration of US$1,300,135. According to the equity transfer agreement, as this arrangement is a form of an incentive plan, the Company is
obligated to repurchase the equity interest back from senior management and employees.
On August 13, 2021, Xinyuan Science (an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Xinyuan Property Management Service (Cayman) Ltd.) entered
into a loan agreement with Henan Xinyuan Real Estate (a wholly owned subsidiary of Xinyuan Real Estate Holdings), pursuant to which, Xinyuan
Science agreed to provide a loan up to RMB48 million to Henan Xinyuan Real Estate, and Xinyuan (China) agreed to provide an irrevocable and
unconditional guarantee for such a loan. Pursuant to the terms of the loan agreement, Henan Xinyuan Real Estate will use the loan for general corporate
and supplementary liquidity purposes. The loan has a two-year term and an 8% interest rate. The loan is supported by a guarantee from Xinyuan
(China), which is also a wholly-owned subsidiary of Xinyuan Real Estate Holdings.
Please refer to Note 18 of our audited consolidated financial statements for additional information.
Review and Approval of Related Party Transactions
Pursuant to our audit committee charter, all transactions or arrangements with related parties, as such term is defined under Item 404 of
Regulation S-K, including directors, executive officers, beneficial owners of 5% or more of our voting securities and their respective affiliates,
associates and related parties, will require the prior review and approval of our audit committee, regardless of the dollar amount involved in such
transactions or arrangements.
C.
Interests of Experts and Counsel
Not applicable.
ITEM 8 FINANCIAL INFORMATION
A.
Consolidated Statements and Other Financial Information
We have appended consolidated financial statements filed as part of this annual report.
Dividend Policy
Payment of dividends is subject to our board of directors’ discretion and the form, frequency and amount of any dividend will depend upon our
future operations and earnings, capital requirements and surplus, general financial condition, contractual restrictions and other factors that the board of
directors may deem relevant.
If we pay any dividends, we will pay our ADS holders to the same extent as holders of our common shares, subject to the terms of the deposit
agreement, including the fees and expenses payable thereunder. Cash dividends on our common shares, if any, will be paid in U.S. dollars. In previous
years, the Company has paid quarterly dividends.
Legal Proceeding
In December 2016, 421 Kent Development LLC, or 421 Kent, the property company for the Group’s Oosten project, terminated its contract
with its general contractor. The general contractor and various subcontractors have filed lawsuits against 421 Kent and the Company for approximately
US$22.0 million, in aggregate, plus punitive damages. In addition, the general contractor filed mechanic’s liens against 421 Kent and the Company for
approximately US$8.0 million. On December 20, 2021, 421 Kent, the general contractor, and a subcontractor asserting claims against the general
contractor attended a mediation and executed a three-way confidential settlement agreement resolving all disputes and controversies. As of the date of
this annual report, 421 Kent has paid US$1,300,000 pursuant to a negotiated settlement and has been released from all claims and liens against it and the
Company.
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In May 2019, an authorized entity of local government, or the Government Entity, sued Beijing Huiju, the original controlling and existing
shareholder of one of the Group’s equity method investee, Qingdao Huiju, for disputes in construction contract entered into between the Government
Entity and Beijing Huiju. The Government Entity also claimed that Qingdao Huiju is jointly liable for the aforementioned construction contract and a
commitment letter issued by Beijing Huiju, and sued both Beijing Huiju and Qingdao Huiju to be jointly and severally liable to a liquidated damage of
US$230.9 million stipulated in the commitment letter. Qingdao Huiju received the local court verdict of the first instance in April 2020 which held that
Qingdao Huiju shall be jointly and severally liable to the liquidated damages of US$230.9 million, and court cost of US$1,167,369. The local court’s
decision was appealed to the High Court of Shandong Province in April 2020. In September 2020, the High Court of Shandong Province affirmed the
local court verdict. In July 2021, the Government Entity applied for enforcement to the court, the Qingdao Intermediate Court organized an auction of
land ownership of Qingdao Huiju and allocated the purchase price paid by the bidder to the Government Entity. As there is no other property or
potential property clue of Qingdao Huiju provided by the Government Entity, the court ruled that enforcement procedure was terminated but could be
resumed after the enforcement conditions were fulfilled. Our management noted that the property enforced does not involve the Company's interests in
Qingdao Huiju and our management does not expect the legal proceedings mentioned above will have a material adverse effect on the Company's
interests in Qingdao Huiju based on current progress.
B.
Significant Changes
Except as disclosed elsewhere in this annual report, we have not experienced any significant changes since the date of our audited consolidated
financial statements included in this annual report.
ITEM 9 THE OFFER AND LISTING
A.
Offer and Listing Details
See “Item 9. The Offer and Listing — C. Markets” for price history data.
B.
Plan of Distribution
Not applicable
C.
Markets
Our ADSs, each representing two of our common shares, have been listed on the NYSE since December 12, 2007. Our ADSs trade under the
symbol “XIN.”
D.
Selling Shareholders
Not applicable.
E.
Dilution
Not applicable.
F.
Expenses of the Issue
Not applicable.
ITEM 10
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
A.
Share Capital
Not applicable.
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B.
Memorandum and Articles of Association
The Companies Act (As Revised), or the Companies Act, differs from laws applicable to United States corporations and their shareholders. Set
forth below is a summary of the significant differences between the provisions of the Companies Act applicable to us and the laws applicable to
companies incorporated in the United States and their shareholders.
Mergers and similar arrangements. The Companies Act permits mergers and consolidations between Cayman Islands companies and between
Cayman Islands companies and non-Cayman Islands companies. For these purposes, (a) “merger” means the merging of two or more constituent
companies and the vesting of their undertaking, property and liabilities in one of such companies as the surviving company, and (b) “consolidation”
means the combination of two or more constituent companies into a consolidated company and the vesting of the undertaking, property and liabilities of
such companies to the consolidated company. In order to effect such a merger or consolidation, the directors of each constituent company must approve
a written plan of merger or consolidation, which must then be authorized by (a) a special resolution of each constituent company and (b) such other
authorization, if any, as may be specified in such constituent company’s articles of association. The written plan of merger or consolidation must be filed
with the Registrar of Companies together with a declaration as to the solvency of the consolidated or surviving company, a list of the assets and
liabilities of each constituent company and an undertaking that a copy of the certificate of merger or consolidation will be given to the members and
creditors of each constituent company and that notification of the merger or consolidation will be published in the Cayman Islands Gazette. Dissenting
shareholders have the right to be paid the fair value of their shares (which, if not agreed between the parties, will be determined by the Cayman Islands
court) if they follow the required procedures, subject to certain exceptions. Court approval is not required for a merger or consolidation which is effected
in compliance with these statutory procedures.
In addition, there are statutory provisions that facilitate the reconstruction and amalgamation of companies by way of scheme of arrangement,
provided that the arrangement is approved by a majority in number of each class of shareholders and creditors with whom the arrangement is to be
made, and who must in addition represent three-fourths in value of each such class of shareholders or creditors, as the case may be, that are present and
voting either in person or by proxy at a meeting, or meetings, convened for that purpose. The convening of the meetings and subsequently the
arrangement must be sanctioned by the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands. While a dissenting shareholder has the right to express to the court the view
that the transaction ought not to be approved, the court can be expected to approve the arrangement if it determines that:
● the company is not proposing to act illegally or beyond the scope of its authority and the statutory provisions as to the required majority
vote have been met;
● the shareholders have been fairly represented at the meeting in question and the majority shareholders are acting in good faith without
coercion of the minority to promote interests adverse to those of the relevant class;
● the arrangement is such that may be reasonably approved by an intelligent and honest man of that class acting in respect of his interest;
and
● the arrangement is not one that would more properly be sanctioned under some other provision of the Companies Act or that would
amount to a “fraud on the minority.”
If the arrangement and reconstruction by way of scheme of arrangement is thus approved, the dissenting shareholder would have no rights
comparable to appraisal rights, which would otherwise ordinarily be available to dissenting shareholders of United States corporations, providing rights
to receive payment in cash for the judicially determined value of the shares.
When a tender offer is made and accepted by holders of 90% of the shares within four months, the offeror may, within a two-month period
commencing on the expiration of such four-month period, require the holders of the remaining shares to transfer such shares on the terms of the offer.
An objection can be made to the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands, but this is unlikely to succeed unless there is evidence of fraud, bad faith or
collusion.
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Shareholders’ suits. In principle, we will normally be the proper plaintiff and as a general rule, a derivative action may not be brought by a
minority shareholder. However, based on English authorities, which would in all likelihood be of persuasive authority in the Cayman Islands, the
Cayman Islands courts can be expected (and have had occasion) to follow and apply the common law principles (namely the rule in Foss v. Harbottle
and the exceptions thereto) which permit a minority shareholder to commence a class action against, or derivative actions in the name of, our company
to challenge:
● an act which is ultra vires or illegal and is therefore incapable of ratification by the shareholders;
● an act which constitutes a fraud against the minority where the wrongdoer are themselves in control of the company; and
● an act which requires a resolution with a qualified (or special) majority (i.e., more than a simple majority) which has not been obtained.
Anti-takeover provisions. Some provisions of our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association may discourage, delay or
prevent a change in control of our company or management that shareholders may consider favorable, including provisions that authorize our board of
directors to redesignate authorized and unissued common shares as other shares or series of shares, to issue preference shares in one or more series and
to designate the price, rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions of such preference shares without any further vote or action by our shareholders.
However, under Cayman Islands law, our directors may only exercise the rights and powers granted to them under our amended and restated
memorandum and articles of association, as amended and restated from time to time, for what they believe in good faith to be in the best interests of our
company.
Directors’ fiduciary duties and powers. As a matter of Cayman Islands law, a director of a Cayman Islands company is in the position of a
fiduciary with respect to the company, and therefore it is considered that he or she owes the following duties to the company-a duty to act bona fide in
the best interests of the company, a duty not to make a profit out of his or her position as director (unless the company permits him or her to do so) and a
duty not to put himself or herself in a position where the interests of the company conflict with his or her personal interests or his or her duty to a third
party. A director of a Cayman Island company owes to the company a duty to act with skill and care. It was previously considered that a director need
not exhibit in the performance of his or her duties a greater degree of skill than may reasonably be expected from a person of his or her knowledge and
experience. However, there are indications that the courts are moving towards an objective standard with regard to the required skill and care.
Under our memorandum and articles of association, directors who are in any way, whether directly or indirectly, interested in a contract or
proposed contract with our company shall declare the nature of their interest at a meeting of the board of directors. Following such declaration, a
director may vote in respect of any contract or proposed contract notwithstanding his interest. Directors are not required to hold shares; however, a
minimum share requirement for directors may be established at a general meeting. Directors may exercise all powers of our company to borrow money,
under our memorandum and articles of association, in a variety of ways, including issuing bonds and other securities either outright or as security for
any debt liability or obligation of our company or of any third party.
Shareholder action by written resolution. Under Cayman Islands law and our amended and restated articles of association, our shareholders
may approve corporate matters by way of a unanimous written resolution signed by or on behalf of each shareholder who would have been entitled to
vote on such matter at a general meeting without a meeting being held.
Removal of Directors. Under our memorandum and articles of association, directors may be removed by a special resolution. In addition, a
director’s office shall be vacated if the director (i) gives notice in writing to our company that he resigns the office of director; (ii) without special leave
of absence from our board of directors, is absent from three consecutive meetings of the board and the board resolves that his office be vacated; (iii) if
he dies, becomes bankrupt or makes any arrangement or composition with his creditors; (iv) is found to be or becomes of unsound mind or dies; (iii)
resigns his office by notice in writing to the company; (v) if all other directors (being not less than two in number) resolve that he should be removed as
a director or; (v) is removed from office pursuant to any other provisions of our amended and restated memorandum and articles of association.
Dissolution; winding up. Under our memorandum and articles of association, if our company is wound up, the liquidator of our company may
distribute the assets only by the vote of holders of a two-thirds majority of our outstanding shares being entitled to vote in person or by proxy at a
shareholder meeting or by unanimous written resolution.
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Amendment of governing documents. Under Cayman Islands law and our memorandum and articles of association, our governing documents
may only be amended with the vote of holders of two-thirds of our shares entitled to vote in person or by proxy at a shareholder meeting or, as permitted
by our articles of association, by unanimous written consent.
Rights of Non-Resident or Foreign Shareholders. There are no limitations imposed by foreign law or by our memorandum and articles of
association on the rights of non-resident or foreign shareholders to hold or exercise voting rights on our shares. In addition, there are no provisions in
our memorandum and articles of association governing the ownership threshold above which shareholder ownership must be disclosed.
C.
Material Contracts
During the two fiscal years immediately preceding this annual report, we have entered into the following material contracts, excluding
contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business.
Bond Offerings
For a description of the August 2019 Senior Secured Notes and the August 2019 Indenture, the February 2021 Senior Secured Notes and the
February 2021 Indenture, the November 2020 Senior Secured Notes and the November 2020 Indenture and the March 2020 Senior Secured Notes, the
March 2020 Indenture and the October 2021 Senior Secured and the October 2021 Indenture, see “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and
Prospects — B. Liquidity and Capital Resources — Debt Securities—Senior Secured Notes,” included elsewhere in this annual report on Form 20-F.
For a description of the onshore corporate bonds, see “Item 5. Operating and Financial Review and Prospects —B. Liquidity and Capital
Resources — Onshore Corporate Bonds” included elsewhere in this annual report on Form 20-F.
D.
Exchange Controls
Under current PRC foreign exchange rules, after complying with certain procedural requirements and producing commercial documents
evidencing relevant transactions, RMB is convertible into other currencies without prior approval from the SAFE only for current account items, such as
trade related payments, interest and dividends, etc., and certain capital account items, such as direct equity investments, loans and repatriation of
investment in non-sensitive industries. The conversion of RMB into other currencies and remittance of the converted foreign currency outside the PRC
under sensitive industries direct equity investments, loans and repatriation of investment, requires prior approval from the SAFE or its local office.
Foreign-invested enterprises may retain foreign exchange in accounts with designated foreign exchange banks subject to a cap set by the SAFE or its
local office. Under the SAFE regulations, PRC companies and individuals may repatriate foreign currency revenues received from abroad back to China
or they may retain the foreign currency revenues abroad. The term and conditions for both alternatives are subject to provisions further provided by the
SAFE in accordance with international receipts and payments and the needs of foreign exchange administration. These restrictions could affect our
ability to obtain foreign currency through debt or equity financing, or for capital expenditures.
E.
Taxation
Cayman Islands Taxation
The Cayman Islands currently levies no taxes on individuals or corporations based upon profits, income, gains or appreciation and there is no
taxation in the nature of inheritance tax or estate duty. There are no other taxes likely to be material to us levied by the government of the Cayman
Islands except for stamp duties which may be applicable on instruments executed in, or brought within the jurisdiction of the Cayman Islands. The
Cayman Islands is not party to any double tax treaties which are applicable to payments made to and by our company. There are no exchange control
regulations or currency restrictions in the Cayman Islands.
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People’s Republic of China Taxation
The PRC Enterprise Income Tax Law, or the EIT Law, became effective as of January 1, 2008 and was amended on February 24, 2017 and
December 29, 2018, and the Implementation for the EIT Law became effective as of January 1, 2008 and was amended on April 23, 2019. The EIT Law
provides that enterprises established outside of China whose “de facto management bodies” are located in China are considered “resident enterprises”
and are generally subject to the uniform 25% corporate income tax rate as to their worldwide income (including dividend income received from
subsidiaries). Under the Implementation for the EIT Law, a “de facto management body” is defined as a body that has material and overall management
and control of the manufacturing and business operations, personnel and human resources, finances and treasury, and acquisition and disposition of
properties and other assets of an enterprise. On April 22, 2009, the SAT issued the Circular 82, which was retroactively effective as of January 1, 2008.
Under this notice, an overseas incorporated domestically controlled enterprise will be recognized as a PRC resident enterprise if it satisfies all of the
following conditions: (i) the senior management responsible for daily production/ business operations are primarily located in the PRC, and the
location(s) where such senior management execute their responsibilities are primarily in the PRC; (ii) strategic financial and personnel decisions are
made or approved by organizations or personnel located in the PRC; (iii) major properties, accounting ledgers, company seals and minutes of board
meetings and shareholder meetings, etc., are maintained in the PRC; and (iv) 50% or more of the board members with voting rights or senior
management habitually reside in the PRC. Further, the SAT issued Bulletin 45, which became effective on September 1, 2011 and was amended on
April 17, 2015 and June 28, 2016, to provide further guidance on the implementation of Circular 82. Bulletin 45 clarified certain issues relating to the
determination of PRC tax resident enterprise status, post-determination administration and the authorities responsible for determining offshore-
incorporated PRC tax resident enterprise status. Bulletin 45 specifies that when provided with a copy of a Chinese tax resident determination certificate
issued by the in-charge tax authorities from an offshore-incorporated PRC tax resident enterprise, the payer should not withhold 10% income tax when
paying Chinese-sourced dividends, interest and royalties to the offshore incorporated PRC tax resident enterprise. However, as Circular 82 and Bulletin
45 only apply to enterprises incorporated under laws of foreign jurisdictions that are controlled by PRC enterprises or groups of PRC enterprises, it
remains unclear how the tax authorities will determine the location of “de facto management bodies” for overseas incorporated enterprises that are
controlled by individual PRC residents or non-PRC enterprises such as our company. It is not clear whether PRC tax authorities would require (or
permit) us to be treated as a PRC resident enterprise.
Under the EIT Law and the Implementation for the EIT Law, PRC income tax at the rate of 10% is applicable to dividends payable to investors
that are “non-resident enterprises,” which do not have an establishment or place of business in the PRC, or which have such establishment or place of
business, but the relevant income is not effectively connected with the establishment or place of business, to the extent such dividends have their sources
within the PRC. Similarly, any gain realized on the transfer of our ADSs by such investors is also subject to 10% PRC income tax if such gain is
regarded as income derived from sources within the PRC. For non-PRC individual investors, under PRC Individual Income Law, there could be a PRC
income tax at a rate of 20% for such dividends or gains. If we are considered a PRC “resident enterprise,” it is unclear whether dividends we pay with
respect to our ADSs, or the gain you may realize from the transfer of our ADSs, would be treated as income derived from sources within the PRC and
be subject to PRC tax as stated above. If we are not considered a PRC “resident enterprise,” the holders of our ADSs that are non-PRC “resident
enterprises” could be subject to PRC income tax for gains from transferring or otherwise disposing their ADSs, since such activities might be
recognized as “transferring the equity interests of a PRC resident enterprise indirectly by disposing of the equity interests of an overseas holding
company” under Circular 7 or GATA. However, since Circular 7 specifies that it does not apply if a non-PRC resident enterprise purchases and sells
equity of the same listed foreign enterprise in the open market and obtains the proceeds from indirect transfer of Chinese taxable property, for most our
investors, who either are not enterprises, or are non-resident enterprises but only trade equity in the open market and gain proceeds, they will not be
required to pay tax under Circular 7. It is also unclear whether, if we are considered a PRC “resident enterprise,” holders of our ADSs might be able to
claim the benefit of income tax treaties entered into between China and other countries.
U.S. Federal Income Taxation
The following is a general discussion of certain U.S. federal income tax consequences of the ownership and disposition of the common shares
or ADSs (evidenced by ADRs) by U.S. Holders (as defined below). This discussion applies only to U.S. Holders that hold the common shares or ADSs
as capital assets for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
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This discussion is based on the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code, Treasury regulations implemented thereunder, and
administrative and judicial interpretations thereof, all as in effect on the date hereof and all of which are subject to change, possibly with retroactive
effect, or to different interpretation. There can be no assurance that the IRS or a court will not take a contrary position with respect to any U.S. federal
income tax considerations described below.
This discussion does not address all of the tax considerations that may be relevant to specific U.S. Holders in light of their particular
circumstances or to U.S. Holders subject to special treatment under U.S. federal income tax law (such as banks, other financial institutions, insurance
companies, tax-exempt entities, retirement plans, regulated investment companies, real estate investment trusts, grantor trusts, partnerships (or other
entities treated as flow-through entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes), dealers or traders in securities, brokers, United States expatriates and
certain former long-term U.S. residents, persons subject to the alternative minimum tax, persons who have acquired the shares or ADSs as part of a
straddle, hedge, conversion transaction or other integrated investment, persons who generally mark their securities to market for U.S. federal income tax
purposes, persons that have a “functional currency” other than the U.S. dollar, persons who are residents in the PRC for PRC tax purposes or persons
that own directly, indirectly, or constructively 10% or more of our stock by vote or value). If a partnership holds common shares or ADSs, the
consequences to a partner will generally depend upon the status of the partner and upon the activities of the partnership. A partner of a partnership
holding common shares or ADSs should consult its own tax adviser regarding the United States tax consequences of its investment in the common
shares or ADSs through the partnership. This discussion does not address any U.S. state or local or non-U.S. tax considerations, any U.S. federal estate,
gift or alternative minimum tax considerations, the U.S. federal Medicare tax on net investment income.
As used in this discussion, the term “U.S. Holder” means a beneficial owner of the common shares or ADSs that is, for U.S. federal income tax
purposes, (i) an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States, (ii) a corporation, or other entity taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal
income tax purposes, created or organized in or under the laws of the United States or of any state or political subdivision thereof or therein, including
the District of Columbia, (iii) an estate, the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income tax regardless of the source thereof, or (iv) a trust with
respect to which a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over its administration and one or more United States persons
have the authority to control all of its substantial decisions, or certain electing trusts that were in existence on August 19, 1996 and were treated as
domestic trusts on that date.
In general, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, a U.S. Holder of an ADS will be treated as the owner of the common shares represented by
the ADSs.
Investors should consult their tax advisors as to the particular tax considerations applicable to them relating to the ownership and disposition of
the common shares or ADSs, including the applicability of U.S. federal, state and local tax laws or non- U.S. tax laws, any changes in applicable tax
laws and any pending or proposed legislation or regulations.
Dividends
Subject to the discussion below under “—Passive Foreign Investment Company,” the gross amount of any distribution (without reduction for
any PRC tax withheld) made by us on the common shares or ADSs generally will be treated as a dividend includible in the gross income of a U.S.
Holder as dividend income to the extent of our current or accumulated earnings and profits, as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles,
when received by the U.S. Holder, in the case of common shares, or when received by the Depositary, in the case of ADSs. To the extent the amount of
such distribution exceeds our current and accumulated earnings and profits as so computed, it will be treated first as a non-taxable return of capital to the
extent of such U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in such common shares or ADSs and, to the extent the amount of such distribution exceeds such adjusted
tax basis, will be treated as capital gain. We do not intend to calculate our earnings and profits under U.S. federal income tax principles. Therefore, a
U.S. Holder should expect that a distribution will generally be treated as a dividend even if that distribution would otherwise be treated as a non-taxable
return of capital or as capital gain under the rules described above. The dividends will not be eligible for the dividends-received deduction allowed to
corporations in respect of dividends received from other U.S. corporations.
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Certain dividends received by non-corporate U.S. Holders generally will be taxed at the preferential rate applicable to qualified dividend
income. These reduced income tax rates are applicable to dividends paid by “qualified foreign corporations” and only with respect to common shares or
ADSs held for a minimum holding period of at least 61 days during a specified 121-day period, and if certain other conditions are met (including, but
not limited to, us not being a PFIC (as discussed below) for either our taxable year in which the dividend is paid or the preceding taxable year). You
should consult your tax advisors regarding the availability of the preferential rate for dividends paid with respect to common shares or ADSs.
Dividends paid by us will constitute income from sources outside the United States for U.S. foreign tax credit limitation purposes and will be
categorized as “passive category income” or, in the case of certain U.S. Holders, as “general category income” for U.S. foreign tax credit purposes.
In the event that we are deemed to be a PRC resident enterprise under the EIT Law (see discussion under “Item 10. Additional Information —
E. Taxation — People’s Republic of China Taxation”), you may be subject to PRC withholding taxes on dividends paid to you with respect to the
common shares or ADSs. Subject to generally applicable limitations, PRC withholding taxes on dividends, if any, may be treated as foreign taxes
eligible for credit against your U.S. federal income tax liability. However, such foreign tax credit may be disallowed, if the U.S. Holder has held such
shares for less than a specified minimum period during which the U.S. Holder is not protected from risk of loss, or is obligated to make payments
related to the dividends. The rules relating to the U.S. foreign tax credits are complex and U.S. Holders may be subject to various limitations on the
amount of foreign tax credits that are available. U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the effect of these rules in their particular
circumstances.
Sale or Other Disposition of Ordinary common shares or ADSs
Subject to the discussion below under “—Passive Foreign Investment Company,” a U.S. Holder generally will recognize gain or loss for U.S.
federal income tax purposes upon a sale or other disposition of the common shares or ADSs in an amount equal to the difference between the amount
realized from such sale or disposition and the U.S. Holder’s adjusted tax basis in such common shares or ADSs. Such gain or loss generally will be a
capital gain or loss and will be long-term capital gain (taxable at preferential rates for non-corporate U.S. Holders) or loss if, on the date of sale or
disposition, such common shares or ADSs were held by such U.S. Holder for more than one year. The deductibility of capital losses is subject to
significant limitations. Any gain or loss on the sale or disposition will generally be treated as U.S. source income or loss for U.S. foreign tax credit
limitation purposes.
Passive Foreign Investment Company
Special U.S. tax rules apply to companies that are considered to be PFICs. We will be classified as a PFIC in a particular taxable year if either
(i) 75% or more of our gross income for the taxable year is passive income; or (ii) on average at least 50% of the value of our assets produce passive
income or are held for the production of passive income. Passive income for this purpose generally includes, among other things, certain dividends,
interest, royalties, rents and gains from commodities and securities transactions and from the sale or exchange of property that gives rise to passive
income.
In making this determination, we will be treated as earning our proportionate share of any income and owning our proportionate share of any
assets of any corporation in which we hold a 25% or greater interest (by value).
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Based on our estimated gross income, the average value of our assets, including goodwill, and the nature of our business, although not free
from doubt, we do not believe that we were classified as a PFIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes for the taxable year ending December 31, 2020.
Our status for any taxable year will depend on our assets and activities in each year, and because this is a factual determination made annually after the
end of each taxable year, there can be no assurance that we will not be considered a PFIC for the current taxable year or any future taxable year. The
market value of our assets may be determined in large part by reference to the market price of the ADSs and our ordinary shares, which is likely to
fluctuate. Furthermore, the composition of our income and assets may also be affected by how, and how quickly, we use our liquid assets. Under
circumstances where our revenue from activities that produce passive income significantly increase relative to our revenue from activities that produce
non-passive income, or where we determine not to deploy significant amounts of cash for active purposes, our risk of being classified as a PFIC may
substantially increase. In addition, because there are uncertainties in the application of the relevant rules, it is possible that the IRS may challenge our
classification of certain income and assets as non-passive or our valuation of our tangible and intangible assets, each of which may result in our
becoming a PFIC for the current or subsequent table years. If we were classified as a PFIC for any year during which a U.S. holder held our ADSs or
common shares, we generally would continue to be treated as a PFIC for all succeeding years during which such U.S. holder holds our ADSs or
common shares.
A U.S. Holder may be able to mitigate some of the adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences described below with respect to owning the
common shares or ADSs if we are classified as a PFIC for any taxable year, provided that such U.S. Holder is eligible to make, and validly makes a
mark-to-market election. However because we are a holding company and a mark-to-market election would not apply to any lower-tier PFICs we own,
it is unclear that making the election would have any benefit to a U.S. Holder. In certain circumstances, a U.S. Holder can make a qualified electing fund
election, or QEF election, to mitigate some of the adverse tax consequences described with respect to an ownership interest in a PFIC by including in
income its share of the PFIC’s income on a current basis. However, we do not currently intend to prepare or provide the information that would enable a
U.S. Holder to make a QEF election.
In the event we are classified as a PFIC, in any year in which you hold the common shares or ADSs, and you do not make the election
described in the preceding paragraph, any gain recognized by you on a sale or other disposition (including a pledge) of the common shares or ADSs
would be allocated ratably over your holding period for the common shares or ADSs. The amounts allocated to the taxable year of the sale or other
disposition and to any year before we became a PFIC would be taxed as ordinary income. The amount allocated to each other taxable year would be
subject to tax at the highest rate in effect for individuals or corporations, as appropriate, for that taxable year, and an interest charge would be imposed.
Further, to the extent that any distribution received by you on your common shares or ADSs were to exceed 125% of the average of the annual
distributions on the common shares or ADSs received during the preceding three years or your holding period, whichever is shorter, that distribution
would be subject to taxation in the same manner as gain on the sale or other disposition of shares, described above. Classification as a PFIC may also
have other adverse tax consequences, including, in the case of individuals, the denial of a step-up in the basis of your common shares or ADSs at death.
The U.S. federal income tax rules relating to PFICs are complex. You are urged to consult your tax advisors with respect to the purchase,
ownership and disposition of the common shares or ADSs, any elections available with respect to such ADSs and the U.S. Internal Revenue Service
information reporting obligations with respect to the purchase, ownership and disposition of the ADS.
Backup Withholding Tax and Information Reporting and Disclosure Requirements
Dividend payments made to U.S. Holders and proceeds paid from the sale or other disposition of their common shares or ADSs may be subject
to information reporting to the Internal Revenue Service and possible U.S. federal backup withholding. Certain exempt recipients are not subject to
these information reporting requirements. Backup withholding will not apply to a U.S. Holder who furnishes a correct taxpayer identification number
and makes any other required certification, or who is otherwise exempt from backup withholding. U.S. Holders who are required to establish their
exempt status generally must provide IRS Form W-9 (Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification).
Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Amounts withheld as backup withholding may be credited against a U.S. Holder’s U.S. federal
income tax liability. A U.S. Holder may obtain a refund of any excess amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules by filing the appropriate
claim for refund with the Internal Revenue Service in a timely manner and furnishing any required information.
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Investors should consult their own tax advisors as to their qualification for an exemption from backup withholding and the procedure for
obtaining this exemption.
Certain U.S. Holders may be required to report information with respect to such holder’s interest in “specified foreign financial assets” (as
defined in Section 6038D of the Code), including stock of a non-U.S. corporation that is not held in an account maintained by a U.S. “financial
institution,” if the aggregate value of all such assets exceeds certain thresholds. Persons who are required to report specified foreign financial assets and
fail to do so may be subject to substantial penalties. U.S. Holders are urged to consult their own tax advisors regarding the foreign financial asset
reporting obligations and their possible application to the holding of the common shares or ADSs.
F.
Dividends and Paying Agents
Not applicable.
G.
Statement by Experts
Not applicable.
H.
Documents on Display
We are subject to the periodic reporting and other informational requirements of the Exchange Act. Under the Exchange Act, we are required to
file reports and other information with the SEC. Specifically, we are required to file annually a Form 20-F no later than four months after the close of
each fiscal year, which is December 31. The SEC maintains a web site at www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and
other information regarding registrants that make electronic filings with the SEC using its EDGAR system, which can be accessed without charge. As a
foreign private issuer, we are exempt from the rules under the Exchange Act prescribing the furnishing and content of quarterly reports and proxy
statements, and officers, directors and principal shareholders are exempt from the reporting and short-swing profit recovery provisions contained in
Section 16 of the Exchange Act. In accordance with Section 203.01 of the NYSE Listed Company Manual, we will post this annual report on our
website at www.xyre.com.
I.
Subsidiary Information
Not applicable.
ITEM 11
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Market risk is the risk of loss related to adverse changes in market prices, including interest rate and foreign exchange rates of financial
instruments. We are exposed to various types of market risks in the normal course of business. We have not in the past used derivatives to manage our
exposure to market interest rate risk or foreign exchange risk. The following discussion and analysis, which involves “forward-looking statements” that
involve risk and uncertainties, summarizes our exposure to different market risks.
Foreign Exchange Risk
We and our subsidiaries are principally engaged in real estate development and the provision of property management services in the PRC. We
started U.S. business operations, which is mainly residential real estate development, as well as resale, in 2012. The functional currency of our PRC
subsidiaries is the Renminbi, while that of our subsidiaries in the United States is U.S. dollars. Our reporting currency is the U.S. dollar. We translate the
PRC operating results using the average exchange rate for the year and we translate the PRC financial position at the year-end exchange rate. The
foreign currency translation income recognized in our other comprehensive loss amounted to US$67.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2020.
A significant portion of our revenues is denominated in RMB. However, we have substantial U.S. dollar denominated obligations, including the
obligation to pay interest and principal on our secured debt and capital commitments to support our United States business operations. Accordingly, any
significant fluctuation between the RMB and the U.S. dollar could expose us to foreign exchange risk. We do not currently hedge our exchange rate
exposure. We evaluate such risk from time to time and may consider engaging in hedging activities in the future to the extent we deem appropriate. Such
hedging arrangements may require us to pledge or
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transfer cash and other collateral to secure our obligations under the agreements, and the amount of collateral required may increase as a result of mark-
to-market adjustments.
The RMB is not a freely convertible currency. The PRC government may take actions that could cause future exchange rates to vary
significantly from current or historical exchange rates. The conversion of RMB into foreign currencies, including U.S. dollars, has been based on rates
set by the PBOC. On July 1, 2005, the PRC government changed its previous policy of pegging the value of the RMB to the U.S. dollar. Under the
current policy, the RMB is permitted to fluctuate within a narrow and managed band against a basket of certain foreign currencies. Since July 21, 2005,
this change in policy has resulted in an approximately 21.2% appreciation of the RMB against the U.S. dollar through December 31, 2020. There
remains significant international pressure on the PRC government to adopt an even more flexible currency policy, which could result in a further and
more significant appreciation of the RMB against the U.S. dollar. Any appreciation of the RMB against the U.S. dollar or any other foreign currencies
would make any new RMB-denominated investments or expenditures more costly to us, to the extent that we need to convert foreign currencies into
RMB for such purposes. On August 11, 2015, the PBOC allowed the RMB to depreciate by approximately 2% against the U.S. dollar. It is difficult to
predict how long such depreciation of RMB against the U.S. dollar may last. However, any significant depreciation in the exchange rates of the RMB
against the U.S. dollar could adversely affect the value of any dividends paid by us to our shareholders, which would be funded by RMB but paid in
U.S. dollars. There can be no assurance that any future movements in the exchange rate of the RMB against the U.S. dollar or other foreign currencies
will not adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition (including our ability to pay dividends). A significant depreciation in the RMB
against major foreign currencies may have a material adverse impact on our results of operations, financial condition and share price because our
reporting currency is the U.S. dollar and our ADSs are expected to be quoted in U.S. dollars, whereas our revenues, costs and expenses are largely
denominated in RMB.
Interest Rate Risk
The cost of financing is sensitive to fluctuations in interest rates. Our bank borrowings bear interest at variable rates, and an increase in interest
rates would increase our costs there under. Our net income is affected by changes in interest rates as a result of the impact such changes have on interest
income from, and interest expense on, short-term deposits and other interest-bearing financial assets and liabilities. In addition, our sales are also
sensitive to fluctuations in interest rates. An increase in interest rates would adversely affect our prospective purchasers’ ability to obtain financing and
depress the overall housing demand. Higher interest rates, therefore, may adversely affect our revenues, gross profits and net income, and our ability to
raise and service debt and to finance our developments.
In addition, the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority, or FCA, which regulates London Interbank Offered Rate, or LIBOR, announced
on July 27, 2017 that it would no longer persuade or compel banks to submit rates for the calculation of the LIBOR benchmark after 2021 and
confirmed on March 5, 2021 that most LIBOR benchmark tenors would cease or cease to be representative benchmarks from December 31, 2021 or (in
the case of certain tenors of USD LIBOR only) from June 30, 2023. While various replacement reference rates have been proposed, an alternative
reference rate to LIBOR has not yet been widely adopted. As such, the replacement of LIBOR could have an adverse effect on the market for, or value
of, LIBOR-linked financial instruments.
Our indebtedness consists primarily of short-term and long-term bank borrowings, secured debt and onshore corporate bonds. As of December
31, 2020, we had US$13.6 million of short-term borrowings, with US$13.6million denominated in RMB, which bear interest rates ranging from 5.89%
per annum to 8.00% per annum, with a weighted average interest rate at such date of 7.76%. US$844.6 million of long-term bank loans, including
current portions of long-term bank loans, bear floating interest rates, which are based on 100.00% to 210.53% of PBOC benchmark rates in the
following years. US$153.5 million of long-term debt, including current portions of long-term debt bear floating interest rates, which are based on
LIBOR benchmark rates in the following years. The PBOC regulates the interest rates of our Renminbi-denominated borrowings. The PBOC-published
benchmark one-year lending rate in China, which directly affects the property mortgage rates offered by commercial banks in China, as of December 31,
2018, 2019 and 2020 was 4.35%, 4.35% and 4.35%, respectively. As of December 31, 2020, the principal amount of our aggregate outstanding variable
rate debt, including long-term bank loans, was US$998.1 million. A hypothetical 1.00% increase in annual interest rates would increase our interest cost
by approximately US$99.8 million per year based on our debt level as of December 31, 2020. The senior secured notes and other debt, except the above-
mentioned US$153.5 million of floating rate debt, bear fixed interest rates and therefore, interest rate risk is low.
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Credit Risk
We provide guarantees to mortgage lending banks in respect of the mortgage loans provided to the purchasers of our properties in the PRC up
until completion of the registration of the mortgage with the relevant authorities, which generally occurs within six to 12 months after the purchaser
takes possession of the relevant properties. If a purchaser defaults under the loan while our guarantee is in effect and we repay all debt owed by the
purchaser to the mortgagee bank under the loan, the mortgagee bank must assign its rights under the loan and the mortgage to us and, after the
registration of the mortgage, we will have full recourse to the property. In line with what we believe is industry practice, we do not conduct independent
credit checks on our customers but rely on the credit checks conducted by the mortgagee banks.
As of December 31, 2020, we had outstanding guarantees of mortgages in the principal amount of US$2,306.9 million. If a purchaser defaults
on the payment of its mortgage during the term of the guarantee, the mortgage lending bank may require us to repay the outstanding amount under the
loan plus any accrued interest. In this event, although we are able to retain the customer’s deposit and sell the property to recover any amounts paid by
us to the bank, there can be no assurance that we would be able to sell the property at a price equal to or greater than the amount we paid on the
defaulting purchaser’s outstanding loan amount and any accrued interest thereon. We paid US$4.6 million to satisfy guarantee obligations related to
customer defaults for the year ended December 31, 2020.
During parts of 2011 and 2012 we offered certain homebuyers seller-financing arrangements. All the homebuyers entered into such
arrangement were subject to credit verification procedures. In addition, accounts receivable balances are unsecured, but monitored on an ongoing basis
via our management reporting procedures. We provided longer payment terms, ranging between six months to two years to particular home buyers after
applying strict credit requirements based on our credit policy. In the second half of 2012, execution of seller-financed contracts dropped significantly.
From the fourth quarter of 2012, we stopped offering seller-financed contracts to second home buyers. Commencing in the second quarter of 2014, the
Group again offer seller-financed contracts. As of December 31, 2019 and 2020, there was no concentration of credit risk with respect to receivables and
we do not have a significant exposure to any individual debtor. Since 2013, PRC banks have tightened the distributions of mortgage loans to
homebuyers. Therefore, mortgage loans for homebuyers have been subject to longer processing periods or even denied by the banks. We took the
position that the processing periods of the contracts with underlying mortgage loans exceeding one year cannot be recognized as revenue on an over
time basis.
As of December 31, 2020, our cash and cash equivalents totaled US$926.8 million and restricted cash totaled US$333.2 million, predominately
deposited in accounts maintained with state-owned bank within the PRC. We have not experienced any losses in such accounts and management
believes it is not exposed to any risks on its cash in bank accounts.
Inflation
Inflation has not had a significant effect on our business during the past three years. According to the National Bureau of Statistics of China,
China’s overall national inflation rate, as represented by the general consumer price index, was approximately 2.1%, 2.9% and 2.5% in 2018, 2019 and
2020, respectively. Deflation could negatively affect our business as it would be a disincentive for prospective property buyers to make a purchase. As
of the date of this annual report, we have not been materially affected by any inflation or deflation.
ITEM 12
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES OTHER THAN EQUITY SECURITIES
Our common shares, in the form of ADSs, each representing two common shares, are listed on the NYSE. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. serves
as the depositary for the ADSs. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.’s principal executive office is located at 4 New York Plaza, Floor 12, New York, New
York, 10004.
The depositary may charge each person to whom ADSs are issued, including, without limitation, issuances against deposits of shares, issuances
in respect of share distributions, rights and other distributions, issuances pursuant to a stock dividend or stock split declared by us or issuances pursuant
to a merger, exchange of securities or any other transaction or event affecting the ADSs or deposited securities, and each person surrendering ADSs for
withdrawal of deposited securities in any manner permitted by the deposit agreement, US$5.00 for each 100 ADSs (or any portion thereof) issued,
delivered, reduced, cancelled or surrendered, as the case may be. ADSs are represented and evidenced by American depositary receipts, or ADRs.
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The depositary may charge the following the additional amounts to ADR holders:
● a fee of US$0.02 or less per ADS (or portion thereof) for any cash distribution made pursuant to the deposit agreement;
● a fee of US$1.50 per ADR or ADRs for transfers pursuant to the deposit agreement;
● an aggregate fee of up to US$0.05 per ADS (or portion thereof) per calendar year for services performed by the depositary in
administering our ADR program;
● any other charge payable by any of the depositary, any of the depositary’s agents, including, without limitation, the custodian, or the
agents of the depositary’s agents in connection with the servicing of our shares or other deposited securities;
● a fee for the distribution of securities (or the sale of securities in connection with a distribution), such fee being in an amount equal to the
fee for the execution and delivery of ADSs which would have been charged as a result of the deposit of such securities (treating all such
securities as if they were shares) but which securities or the net cash proceeds from the sale thereof are instead distributed by the
depositary to those holders entitled thereto;
● stock transfer or other taxes and other governmental charges;
● SWIFT, cable, telex and facsimile transmission and delivery charges incurred upon request of an ADR holder;
● transfer or registration fees for the registration of transfer of deposited securities on any applicable register in connection with the deposit
or withdrawal of deposited securities;
● expenses of the depositary in connection with the conversion of foreign currency into U.S. dollars; and
● such fees and expenses as are incurred by the depositary (including without limitation expenses incurred in connection with compliance
with foreign exchange control regulations or any law or regulation relating to foreign investment) in delivery of deposited securities or
otherwise in connection with the depositary’s or its custodian’s compliance with applicable laws, rules or regulations.
The fees described above may be amended from time to time.
The depositary collects its fees for issuance and cancellation of ADSs directly from investors depositing shares or surrendering ADSs for the
purpose of withdrawal or from intermediaries acting for them. The depositary collects fees for making distributions to investors by deducting those fees
from the amounts distributed or by selling a portion of distributable property to pay the fees. The depositary may collect its annual fee for depositary
services by deduction from cash distributions, or by directly billing investors, or by charging the book-entry system accounts of participants acting for
them. The depositary may generally refuse to provide services to any holder until the fees and expenses owing by such holder for those services or
otherwise are paid.
ADR holders must pay any tax or other governmental charge payable by the custodian or the depositary on any ADS or ADR, deposited
security or distribution. If an ADR holder owes any tax or other governmental charge, the depositary may (i) deduct the amount thereof from any cash
distributions, or (ii) sell deposited securities and deduct the amount owing from the net proceeds of such sale. In either case the ADR holder remains
liable for any shortfall. Additionally, if any tax or governmental charge is unpaid, the depositary may also refuse to effect any registration, registration of
transfer, split-up or combination of deposited securities or withdrawal of deposited securities (except under limited circumstances mandated by
securities regulations). If any tax or governmental charge is required to be withheld on any non-cash distribution, the depositary may sell the distributed
property or securities to pay such taxes and distribute any remaining net proceeds to the ADR holders entitled thereto.
The depositary may remit to us all or a portion of the depositary fees charged for the reimbursement of certain of the expenses we incur in
respect of the ADS program established pursuant to the deposit agreement upon such terms and conditions as we may agree from time to time. In the
year ended December 31, 2020, nil depositary reimbursed with respect to certain fees and expenses.
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ITEM 13
DEFAULTS, DIVIDEND ARREARAGES AND DELINQUENCIES
PART II
None.
ITEM 14
MATERIAL MODIFICATIONS TO THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS AND USE OF PROCEEDS
None.
ITEM 15
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has performed an evaluation of the
effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures within the meaning of Rule 13a-15(e) of the Exchange Act as of the end of the period covered by
this report. Based on such evaluation, our management has concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this annual report, our disclosure
controls and procedures were effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by our company in reports that we file or submit under the
Exchange Act is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the SEC rules and forms, and (ii) accumulated and
communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions
regarding required disclosure.
Report of Management on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as defined under Rule
13(a)-15(f) and 15(d)-15(f) of the Exchange Act. Our internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the
reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles. Our internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that: (i) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in
reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions our assets; (ii) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are
recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and that our receipts and
expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and directors; and (iii) provide reasonable assurance regarding
prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on the consolidated financial
statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any
evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the
degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Management, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the
framework in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013 Framework) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway
Commission. Based on our evaluation under the framework in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013 Framework), our management concluded
that, as of December 31, 2020, our internal control over financial reporting were effective to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of
financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. GAAP.
Nonetheless, the Board and the Audit Committee are acutely aware of the importance of internal controls and take their fiduciary duties
seriously. Therefore, despite believing that the Company's existing internal controls are sufficient, following the Internal Reviews, the Board and Audit
Committee directed management to review internal controls and remediate any material weaknesses that are identified. This has involved several
workstreams.
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First, the Internal Reviews did identify some weaknesses in the Company's internal controls, which the Company is working to correct. As part
of that process, the Company is implementing enhanced review protocols, including:
● strengthening and improving its internal accounting procedures and bookkeeping standards to ensure accurate recording of transactions
and regular reviews of transaction records;
● strengthening and enhancing its internal procedures and standards regarding contract management and transaction approval, with stricter
and more detailed requirements and guidance, including imposing requirements for supporting documentation with respect to any related
party transaction;
● providing additional guidance and training to employees regarding the relevant rules and disclosure requirements for related party
transactions; and
● improving the process of identifying, processing, and disclosing related party transactions to ensure compliance with the relevant rules and
regulations.
Second, the HK Subsidiary has retained Moore Advisory Services Limited as independent internal control reviewer to review and validate the
HK Subsidiary's systems and controls (which was recently completed). The Company is considering the findings from that review. To the extent they
are relevant to the Company, the Company will also implement any recommended improvements.
Third, the Company has arranged regular training sessions to raise employee awareness of internal control and compliance matters.
Finally, the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020 has also been audited by Union Power HK
CPA Limited, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their attestation report thereon which appears herein.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
During the year ended December 31, 2020, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the
period covered by the report for the year ended December 31, 2020 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our
internal control over financial reporting.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Opinion on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We have audited Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. and subsidiaries’ internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020, based on
criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission
(2013 framework) (the COSO criteria). In our opinion, Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. and subsidiaries (the Company) maintained, in all material
respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020, based on the COSO criteria.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”), the
consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the related consolidated statements of comprehensive income, changes in shareholders’
equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2020, and the related notes and our report dated March 8, 2022
expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.
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Basis for Opinion
The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the accompanying Report of Management on Internal Control over Financial
Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public
accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal
securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.
Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists,
testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we
considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial
reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s
internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail,
accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are
recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and
expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide
reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a
material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any
evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the
degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
/s/ Union Power HK CPA Limited
We have served as the Company's auditor since 2021.
Hong Kong
March 8, 2022
ITEM 16A.
AUDIT COMMITTEE FINANCIAL EXPERT
Our board of directors has determined that Mr. Yifan (Frank) Li, the chairman of our audit committee, qualifies as an audit committee financial
expert under applicable SEC rules.
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ITEM 16B.
CODE OF ETHICS
Our board of directors has adopted a code of business conduct and ethics that pertains to our directors, officers and employees with certain
provisions that specifically apply to our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Vice Presidents and any other persons who perform similar
functions for us. Our code of business conduct and ethics is available at our website at www.xyre.com.
ITEM 16C.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
The following table sets forth the aggregate fees by categories specified below in connection with certain professional services rendered by
Union Power HK CPA Limited and Ernst & Young Hua Ming LLP, and their respective affiliate firms for the periods indicated:
Audit fees (1)
Audit-related fees (2)
Tax fees (3)
All other fees (4)
2019
US$
1,797,961
130,497
47,849
399,466
2020
US$
4,427,793
130,442
43,481
166,676
(1) “Audit fees” represent the aggregate fees billed in each of the fiscal year for the audit of financial statements of the Company and the limited
quarterly procedures. In 2020, the audit fees billed included the audit of financial statements of the Company’s subsidiary, Xinyuan Property
Management Service (Cayman) Ltd for its annual reporting purpose.
(2) “Audit-related fees” represents aggregate fees billed in respect of review of interim financial statements of Xinyuan Property Management Service
(Cayman) Ltd, and issue comfort letter for the Company’s financing purposes.
(3) Tax fees consist of fees incurred for tax consulting services.
(4) Other fees represent aggregate fees for business advisory and diagnosis services.
(5) Union Power HK CPA Limited performed the 2019 and 2020 fiscal-year audit, as further described in Item 16-F herein.
All audit and non-audit services provided by our independent auditor must be pre-approved by our audit committee. Our audit committee has
adopted a project-by-project approach in pre-approving proposed services. All requests or applications for services to be provided by our independent
auditor require a detailed description of the services to be rendered and will be presented to our audit committee for pre-approval.
ITEM 16D.
EXEMPTIONS FROM THE LISTING STANDARDS FOR AUDIT COMMITTEES
None.
ITEM 16E.
PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES BY THE ISSUER AND AFFILIATED PURCHASERS
Effective March 21, 2017, our board of directors approved a new US$40 million share repurchase program through December 2019, or the
2017 Authorization, to be effective upon the earlier of completion or expiration of the US$40 million share repurchase program effective December 28,
2015 through December 2017. Effective August 14, 2018, our board of directors approved a new additional US$50 million share repurchase program
through December 2019, or the 2018 Authorization.
Effective May 20, 2019, our board of directors approved a new additional US$50 million share repurchase program through December 2021, or
the 2019 Authorization. This program will be funded from available working capital. Repurchases under the 2019 Authorization will be made from time
to time through a combination of open market and privately negotiated transactions. The per share price cap will be determined from time to time in the
discretion of management.
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The following table sets forth a summary of our repurchase of our ADSs made from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020:
Period(1)
January 1 - January 31
February 1 - February 28
March 1 - March 31
April 1 - April 30
May 1 - May 31
June 1 through June 30
July 1 through July 31
August 1 through August 31
September 1 through September 30
October 1 through October 31
November 1 through November 30
December 1 through December 31
Total
Total Number
of ADSs
Purchased
Average Price
Paid Per ADS
(US$)
—
—
233,009
69,238
—
—
—
—
385,838
108,219
169,391
97,830
1,063,525
—
—
2.42
2.46
—
—
—
—
1.93
2.14
2.22
2.60
2.20
Total Number
of ADSs
Purchased as
Part of
Publicly
Announced
Plans or
Programs
Approximate
U.S. Dollar
Value of ADSs
that May Yet
Be Purchased
Under the
Plans or
Programs
—
—
233,009
69,238
—
—
—
—
385,838
108,219
169,391
97,830
1,063,525
50,000,000
50,000,000
49,436,067
49,265,803
49,265,803
49,265,803
49,265,803
49,265,803
48,519,826
48,288,406
47,912,398
47,658,387
47,658,387
(1) Our ADS to common share ratio is one ADS for two common shares.
Effective January 20, 2020, the board of directors approved a new bond repurchase program of up to US$50 million. The new authorization is
valid through December 31, 2021, and replaces the prior bond repurchase authorization that expired December 31, 2019. Under the program, bonds will
be selected for repurchase at the Company’s discretion, based on price, timing and other considerations. Repurchases under this program will be made
through a combination of open market and privately negotiated transactions.
ITEM 16F.
CHANGE IN REGISTRANT’S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT
On October 12, 2021, we engaged Union Power HK CPA Limited, or Union Power, as the Company’s independent registered public
accounting firm, in connection with the audits of our consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2018, 2019 and 2020.
Union Power succeeds Ernst & Young Hua Ming LLP, or EY, our former independent registered public accounting firm who resigned on September 29,
2021. The change of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm was approved by the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors of
the Company.
Prior to its resignation, EY identified certain issues during the audit of the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended
December 31, 2020 with respect to:
(a)
the commercial substance underlying a disposal gain recognized in 2020 arising from the sale of a commercial property to an entity,
or the Acquirer, whereby:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
the beneficial interests in the Acquirer are partially owned by an entity controlled by employees of the Company with
books and records maintained by the Company;
such beneficial interests owned by the employee-controlled entity are held on behalf of certain parties, or Other Parties,
who have entrusted the employee-controlled entity to hold their beneficial interests in the Acquirer via an entrustment
agreement;
the purchase consideration paid by the Acquirer was primarily financed by these Other Parties, with whom the Company
has other previous business dealings, including material advances to the Company in its course of business; and
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(iv)
an agreement to subsequently lease back the disposed property from the Acquirer.
(b)
the accounting for other, previously undisclosed, employee-owned entities that were established during the year ended December 31,
2020, and transactions therewith, whose books and records are maintained by the Company.
EY communicated these issues to the Company's Audit Committee in March 2021, as a result of which, an independent investigation (the
“Independent Investigation”) was launched. Due to the Independent Investigation, the Company was late in filing its annual report on Form 20-F for the
year ended December 31, 2020. As of the date of EY’s resignation, while the Independent Investigation has been completed, EY does not believe the
above-mentioned matters have been fully resolved to its satisfaction. Accordingly, EY did not issue its audit report on our consolidated financial
statements for the year ended December 31, 2020. EY was authorized to discuss these matters with Union Power without limitation.
EY's audit reports on the Company's consolidated financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 did not
contain an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.
During the audit for years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, and through September 29, 2021 when the client-auditor relationship with EY
was terminated, there was no disagreement, as defined in Item 16F (a)(1)(iv) of Form 20-F and the related instructions, between the Company and EY
on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreement, if not resolved
to the satisfaction of EY, would have caused EY to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement in connection with its reports on the
consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018.
During each of the fiscal years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, and through September 29, 2021 when the client-auditor relationship with
EY was terminated, there were no “reportable events” as that term is described below in accordance with Item 16F(a)(1)(v) of Form 20-F, other than as
disclosed above.
We provided EY with a copy of the foregoing disclosure and requested that EY furnish us with a letter addressed to the SEC stating whether it
agrees with the above statements that relate to them, and if not, stating the respects in which it does not agree. We have received the requested letter
from EY, copy of which are included as Exhibit 15.1 to this annual report on Form 20-F.
In the fiscal years ended December 31, 2019 and 2020 and the subsequent interim period prior to engaging Union Power, neither we nor
anyone on our behalf consulted with Union Power with respect to either (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either
completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on our consolidated financial statements, and no written report or oral advice
was provided by Union Power to us that Union Power concluded was an important factor considered by us in reaching a decision as to the accounting,
auditing or financial reporting issue, or (ii) any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement (as defined in Item 16F(a)(1)(iv) of Form 20-F and
the related instructions to that Item) or a “reportable event” (as defined in Item 16F(a)(1)(v) of Form 20-F).
ITEM 16G.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Our ADSs are listed on the NYSE and we are therefore subject to corporate governance requirements of the NYSE. We are incorporated in the
Cayman Islands and thus our corporate governance practices are also governed by applicable Cayman Islands law. Under Section 303A of the NYSE
Listed Company Manual, NYSE-listed non-U.S. companies may, in general, follow their home country corporate governance practices in lieu of some
of the NYSE corporate governance requirements.
The NYSE Listed Company Manual requires that the board of directors of a listed company consist of a majority of independent directors, as
defined by the NYSE from time to time. The corporate governance practice in our home country, the Cayman Islands, does not require a majority of
directors of a corporation to be independent. As of the date of this annual report, the majority of our directors are not independent directors as defined by
the NYSE. Our board is currently composed of six directors, two of whom are current officers of the Company or one of its subsidiaries. Under NYSE
rules, all non-management directors are required to meet periodically in executive session, without any members of management present. The corporate
governance practice in our home country does not require such meetings and, accordingly, our non-management directors do not meet in executive
session.
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The NYSE Listed Company Manual requires each issuer to have a nominating and corporate governance committee and a compensation
committee composed entirely of independent directors. In addition, each of those committees must have a written charter setting out, at a minimum,
certain prescribed duties. The corporate governance practice in our home country, the Cayman Islands, does not require the implementation of a
compensation committee, nor a nominating and corporate governance committee, nor does it require any such committees to be comprised solely of
independent directors. We have established a separate compensation committee and a nominating and corporate governance committee. However,
neither of the committees consists solely of independent directors. Each committee has a written charter which is available on our corporate website.
However, the committees have not adopted and implemented all of the duties prescribed for such committee by the NYSE.
The NYSE Listed Company Manual requires listed companies to have an audit committee that satisfies the requirements of Section 10A of the
Exchange Act. As a foreign private issuer, we are not required to comply with certain other NYSE rules related to audit committees, including the
requirements to have a minimum of three members and that the members satisfy the additional “independence” standards of Section 303A.02 of the
New York Stock Exchange Listed Company Manual. Our audit committee has, as of the date of this annual report, three members, each of whom
satisfies the “independence” requirements of Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act, and one such member qualifies as an “audit committee financial
expert” under applicable SEC rules.
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In addition to the board governance rules described above, the NYSE Listed Company Manual requires shareholder action in connection with
certain share issuances by a listed company. Specifically, shareholder approval is required in connection with an issuance of an amount of equity
securities equal to or greater than 20% of the outstanding voting power or equity interest of the company, subject to limited exceptions. Shareholder
approval is also required for the adoption of or material revision to an equity compensation plan, which is defined as a plan or other arrangement that
provide for the delivery of equity securities of the company to any employee, director or other service provider as compensation for services. Our home
country corporate governance does not require shareholder action in either situation and, accordingly, such actions may be and are taken on behalf of our
company with just board or board committee action.
ITEM 16H.
MINE SAFETY
Not applicable.
ITEM 16I.
DISCLOSURE REGARDING FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS THAT PREVENT INSPECTIONS
Not applicable.
PART III
ITEM 17
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
We have elected to provide financial statements pursuant to Item 18.
ITEM 18
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The consolidated financial statements of Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. are included at the end of this annual report.
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ITEM 19
EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number
1.1
Description of Document
Amended and Restated Memorandum and Articles of Association of Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the registrant’s F-1 registration statement (File No. 333-147477), as amended, initially filed with
the SEC on November 16, 2007)
1.2
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
2.8
2.9
Amendment to Amended and Restated Articles of Association of Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 99.5 to the registrant’s Form 6-K (File No. 001-33863) filed with the SEC on December 10, 2009)
Deposit Agreement, dated as of December 11, 2007, among Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as
depositary, and holders of American Depositary Shares (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.5 to Amendment No. 1. to the
registrant’s annual report (File No. 001-33863), as amended, initially filed with the SEC on September 29, 2009)
Amendment to Deposit Agreement, including the form of ADR, dated November 9, 2017 (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 99.(a)(2) to the registrant’s F-6EF (File No. 333-221449) filed with the SEC on November 9, 2017)
Indenture, dated as of December 6, 2013, between Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd., the entities listed on Schedule 1 thereto as
Subsidiary Guarantors, and Citicorp International Limited, as Trustee and Shared Security Agreement (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the registrant’s Form 6-K (File No. 001-33863) filed with the SEC on December 9, 2013)
Indenture Supplement No. 1 dated as of February 13, 2015, among Citicorp International Limited as Trustee, Citicorp
International Limited as Shared Security Agent, Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. and the entities listed in Schedules I thereto as
the Subsidiary Guarantors to the Indenture, dated as of May 3, 2013 with respect to the registrant’s 13% June 2019 Senior
Secured Notes (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the registrant’s Form 6-K (File No. 001-33863) filed with the
SEC on February 13, 2015)
Indenture Supplement No. 2, dated as of February 3, 2016, among Citicorp International Limited as Trustee, Citicorp
International Limited as Shared Security Agent, Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. and the entities listed in Schedule I as the
Subsidiary Guarantors, to the Indenture, dated as of December 6, 2013, with respect to the registrant’s 13% June 2019 Senior
Secured Notes (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.3 to the registrant’s Form 6-K (File No. 001-33863) filed with the
SEC on February 3, 2016)
Global note representing the 13% June 2019 Senior Secured Notes (US$200,000,000 aggregate principal amount)
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the registrant’s Form 6-K (File No. 00133863) filed with the SEC on December
9, 2013)
Indenture, dated as of August 30, 2016, between Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd., the entities listed on Schedule I thereto as
Subsidiary Guarantors, and Citicorp International Limited, as Trustee and Shared Security Agent (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 99.1 to the registrant’s Form 6-K (File No. 00133863) filed with the SEC on August 30, 2016)
Global note representing the 8.125% August 2019 Senior Secured Notes (US$300,000,000 aggregate principal amount)
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the registrant’s Form 6-K (File No. 00133863) filed with the SEC on August
30, 2016)
Indenture, dated as of February 28, 2017, between Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd., the entities listed on Schedule I thereto as
Subsidiary Guarantors, and Citicorp International Limited, as Trustee and Shared Security Agent (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 99.1 to the registrant’s Form 6-K (File No. 00133863) filed with the SEC on February 28, 2017)
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Exhibit Number
2.10
2.11
2.12
2.13
2.14
2.15
2.16
2.17
2.18
2.19
2.20
2.21
Description of Document
Global note representing the 7.75% February 2021 Senior Secured Notes (US$300,000,000 aggregate principal amount)
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the registrant’s Form 6-K (File No. 00133863) filed with the SEC on February
28, 2017)
Indenture, dated as of November 22, 2017, between Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd., the entities listed on Schedule I thereto as
Subsidiary Guarantors, and Citicorp International Limited, as Trustee and Shared Security Agent (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 99.1 to the registrant’s Form 6-K (File No. 001-33863) filed with the SEC on November 22, 2017)
Global note representing 8.875% Senior Notes due 2020 (US$200,000,000 aggregate principal amount) (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the registrant’s Form 6-K (File No. 001-33863) filed with the SEC on November 22, 2017)
Global note representing 8.875% Senior Notes due 2020 (US$100,000,000 aggregate principal amount) (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the registrant’s Form 6-K (File No. 001-33863) filed with the SEC on December 4, 2017)
Indenture, dated as of March 19, 2018, between Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd., the entities listed on Schedule I thereto as
Subsidiary Guarantors, and Citicorp International Limited, as Trustee and Shared Security Agent (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 99.1 to the registrant’s Form 6-K (File No. 001-33863) filed with the SEC on March 19, 2018)
Global note representing 9.875% Senior Notes due 2020 (US$200,000,000 aggregate principal amount) (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the registrant’s Form 6-K (File No. 001-33863) filed with the SEC on March 19, 2018)
Indenture, dated as of April 15, 2019, between Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd., the entities listed on Schedule I thereto as
Subsidiary Guarantors, and Citicorp International Limited, as Trustee and Shared Security Agent (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 99.1 to the registrant’s Form 6-K (File No. 001-33863) filed with the SEC on April 18, 2019)
Global note representing 14.2% Senior Notes due 2021 (US $200,000,000 aggregate principal amount) (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 2.17 to the registrant’s Form 20-F(File No. 001-33863) filed with the SEC on April 29, 2019)
Global note representing 14.2% Senior Notes due 2021 (US $100,000,000 aggregate principal amount) (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 2.18 to the registrant’s Form 20-F(File No. 001-33863) filed with the SEC on April 29, 2019)
Global note representing 12% Senior Notes due 2022 (RMB160,000,000 aggregate principal amount) (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the registrant's Form 6-K (File No. 001-33863) filed with the SEC on June 30, 2020)
Global note representing 12% Senior Notes due 2022 (RMB354,500,000 aggregate principal amount) (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the registrant's Form 6-K (File No. 001-33863) filed with the SEC on August 12, 2020)
Global note representing 14.5% Senior Notes due 2023 (US $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount) (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the registrant's Form 6-K (File No. 001-33863) filed with the SEC on September 18, 2020)
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Exhibit Number
2.22
Description of Document
Global note representing 14% Senior Notes due 2024 (US $170,000,000 aggregate principal amount) (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the registrant's Form 6-K (File No. 001-33863) filed with the SEC on January 25, 2021)
2.23
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
8.1*
11.1
12.1*
12.2*
13.1*
13.2*
15.1*
15.2*
101*
104*
*
Description of Securities (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.19 to the registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F (File No.
001-33863), filed with the SEC on April 29, 2020)
2007 Long Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the registrant’s F-1 registration statement (File
No. 333-147477), as amended, initially filed with the SEC on November 16, 2007)
2014 Restricted Stock Unit Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F
(File No. 001-33863), filed with the SEC on April 27, 2015)
2015 Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the registrant’s Form S-8 (File No. 333-205371) filed
with the SEC on June 30, 2015)
English Summary of the Capital Lease Agreement dated as of October 23, 2012, by and among MinshengHongtai (Tianjin)
Aviation Leasing Co., Ltd., and Henan Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. (Original Language: Chinese) (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.7 to the registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F (File No. 001-33863), filed with the SEC on April
15, 2013)
English Summary of the Guarantee Agreement dated as of October 23, 2012, by and among MinshengHongtai (Tianjin)
Aviation Leasing Co., Ltd., Xinyuan (China) Real Estate, Ltd. and Henan Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. (Original Language:
Chinese) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.8 to the registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended
December 31, 2012 (File No. 00133863), filed with the SEC on April 15, 2013)
2020 Restricted Stock Unit Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the registrant's Form S-8 (File No. 333-
239620) filed with the SEC on July 1, 2020)
Subsidiaries of Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Code of Business Conduct and Ethics of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the registrant’s F-1
registration statement (File No. 333-147477), as amended, initially filed with the SEC on November 16, 2007)
CEO Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
CFO Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
CEO Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
CFO Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Letter of Ernst & Young Hua Ming LLP to the SEC, dated March 8, 2022
Consent of Union Power HK CPA Limited
The following materials from Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31,
2020 formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Condensed Consolidated Statement of
Operations, (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet, (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’
Equity, (iv) the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows, and (v) Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements.
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
Filed with this Annual Report on Form 20-F
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The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F and that it has duly caused and authorized the
undersigned to sign this Annual Report on its behalf.
Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.
SIGNATURES
/s/ Yong Zhang
By:
Name: Yong Zhang
Title:
Chief Executive Officer
Date: March 8, 2022
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XINYUAN REAL ESTATE CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2019 and 2020
Consolidated Statements of Income and Other Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2019 and 2020
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2019 and 2020
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2019 and 2020
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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F-2
F-5
F-7
F-8
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F-11
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To the Shareholders and the Board of Directors of Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of
December 31, 2020 and 2019, the related consolidated statements of comprehensive income, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for each of
the three years in the period ended December 31, 2020, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our
opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2020 and
2019, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2020, in conformity with U.S.
generally accepted accounting principles.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”), the
Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework
(2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), and our report dated March 8, 2022 expressed an
unqualified opinion.
Adoption of New Accounting Standards
As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed the manner in which it accounts for credit losses on
financial instruments in the year ended December 31, 2020 and the manner in which it accounts for leases in the year ended December 31, 2019.
Basis for Opinion
These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the
Company’s consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be
independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities
and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits
included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and
performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures
in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable
basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matters
The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements that
were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the
consolidated financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit
matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical
audit matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.
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Revenue Recognition and Contracts with Customers – Long-Term Fixed Price Contracts
Critical Audit Matter Description
All real estate sales contracts are long-term fixed price contracts whereby revenue is recognized over the contract term (“over time”) as the work
progresses and control of the goods and services is transferred to the customer. Revenue for these contracts is recognized based on the extent of progress
toward completion, generally measured by using a cost-to-cost basis input method.
Accounting for real estate sales contracts requires management’s judgment in estimating total contract costs. Contract costs, which can be incurred over
several years, are largely determined based on negotiated or estimated construction contract terms and consider factors such as historical performance,
technical and schedule risk, internal and subcontractor performance trends, and anticipated labor costs.
Given the significant judgments necessary to estimate costs associated with these long-term contracts, auditing real estate sales contracts requires a high
degree of auditor judgment.
How the Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed in the Audit
Our audit procedures related to real estate sales contracts included the following, among others:
● We tested the effectiveness of internal controls over the recognition of revenue and the determination of estimated contract costs including
controls over the review of management’s assumptions and key inputs used to recognize revenue and costs on real estate sales contracts using
the cost-to-cost input method.
● We evaluated the appropriateness and consistency of management’s methods and assumptions used to recognize revenue and costs on real
estate sales contracts using the cost-to-cost input method to recognize revenue over time.
● We selected a sample of real estate sales contracts and tested the estimates of total cost for each of the real estate sales contracts by:
o Tested the estimated costs to complete projects that were not completed during the year ended December 31, 2020 by comparing the
estimated cost to complete at December 31, 2020 to actual cost incurred subsequent to December 31, 2020.
o Evaluating management’s ability to achieve the estimates of total cost by performing corroborating inquiries with Company
personnel, including project managers, and comparing the estimates to documentation such as management’s work plans, contract
terms and requirements, and purchase orders with suppliers. Our evaluation of management’s assumptions included consideration of
historical and current project performance such as consistency of gross margin, identified risks related to project timing including
technical and schedule matters, and the status of construction progress.
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Impairments – Real Estate Properties Development Completed and Under Development
Critical Audit Matter Description
At December 31, 2020, the Company’s real estate properties development completed and under development were US$3,449,829,092. As described in
Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company’s evaluation of impairment of real estate involves an assessment of the carrying value of
real estate properties development completed and under development when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not
be recoverable.
Auditing the Company’s process to evaluate real estate properties development completed and under development for impairment was complex due to
the subjectivity in determining whether impairment indicators were present. Additionally, for real estate assets where indicators of impairment were
determined to be present, the determination of the future undiscounted cash flows involved significant judgment. In particular, the undiscounted cash
flows and fair value estimates were sensitive to significant assumptions, including future revenues, construction costs and selling expenses, which are
affected by expectations about future market or economic conditions.
How the Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed in the Audit
Our audit procedures related to real estate properties development completed and under development impairment included the following, among others:
● We tested the effectiveness of controls over impairment of real estate properties development completed and under development, including
those over impairment indicators and the determination of future undiscounted cash flows and forecasted sales price for real estate properties
development completed and under development.
● We evaluated the undiscounted future cash flows analysis, including estimates of future occupancy levels, market rental revenue, and
capitalization rates, in addition to the assessment of expected remaining holding period and changes in management’s intent with respect to the
expected holding period for each real estate asset with possible impairment indicators by:
1.
2.
3.
Making inquiries of accounting and operations management and board of directors.
Comparing the source data and management’s assumptions to the Company’s historical results and external market sources.
Testing the mathematical accuracy of the undiscounted future cash flows analysis.
/s/ Union Power HK CPA Limited
We have served as the Company's auditor since 2021.
Hong Kong
March 8, 2022
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XINYUAN REAL ESTATE CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(ALL amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Restricted cash
Short-term investments
Accounts receivable
Other receivables
Deposits for land use rights
Other deposits and prepayments
Advances to suppliers
Real estate properties development completed and under development
Amounts due from related parties
Amounts due from employees
Other current assets
Total current assets
Restricted cash, non-current
Real estate properties held for lease, net
Deposits for land use rights and properties
Property and equipment, net
Long-term investment
Deferred tax assets
Amounts due from related parties
Contract assets
Operating lease right-of-use assets
Other assets
TOTAL ASSETS
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December 31,
December 31,
Notes
2019
US$
2020
US$
3
4
5
18
18
6
7
8
15
18
13
662,606,063
326,980,363
5,595,625
97,911,510
287,300,176
26,375,391
277,463,137
44,357,799
3,712,592,267
200,757,623
2,350,852
772,303
926,809,581
101,038,370
6,111,129
96,119,056
335,840,652
78,152,921
323,322,007
45,869,706
3,449,829,092
233,441,459
529,055
3,847,106
5,645,063,109
5,600,910,134
112,998,481
515,868,908
32,969,258
43,004,379
613,619,925
260,153,439
82,687,026
23,093,235
11,801,491
80,405,182
232,134,183
483,108,207
35,249,604
42,759,911
874,276,856
272,534,085
14,933,562
28,708,229
8,516,756
76,192,049
7,421,664,433
7,669,323,576
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XINYUAN REAL ESTATE CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(ALL amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities
Accounts payable and notes payable (including accounts payable and notes payable
of the VIEs without recourse to the primary beneficiary of US$431,883 and
US$233,398 as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2020, respectively)
Short-term bank loans and other debt
Customer deposits
Income tax payable
Other payables and accrued liabilities (including other payables and accrued
liabilities of the VIEs without recourse to the primary beneficiary of US$854,814
and US$3,580,159 as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2020, respectively)
Payroll and welfare payable (including payroll and welfare payable of the VIEs
without recourse to the primary beneficiary of US$772,009 and US$1,322,655 as
of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2020, respectively)
Current portion of long-term bank loans and other debt
Lease liability, current portion
Mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interests
Amounts due to related parties
Total current liabilities
Long-term bank loans
Deferred tax liabilities
Unrecognized tax benefits
Other long-term debt
Lease liability
Amounts due to related parties
Total liabilities
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ equity
Common shares, US$0.0001 par value:
Authorized‑500,000,000 shares; shares issued and outstanding- 106,932,017 shares
as of December 31, 2020 (December 31, 2019: 107,875,468 shares)
Additional paid-in capital
Statutory reserves
Retained earnings
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss)/income
Treasury shares
Total Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. shareholders’ equity
Non-controlling interest
Total equity
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Notes
10
14
17
11,12
13
18
18
11
15
15
12
13
18
22
19
19
24
December 31,
2019
US$
December 31,
2020
US$
1,166,659,841
73,419,108
1,106,098,647
298,227,606
1,237,030,178
13,624,730
952,939,384
278,096,042
323,163,994
595,476,441
24,223,625
1,418,955,459
11,283,724
8,857,212
53,682,296
4,484,571,512
686,064,696
338,592,787
73,605,084
1,036,690,627
10,187,705
—
6,629,712,411
16,410
543,290,577
175,008,459
135,873,163
(50,167,006)
(113,719,964)
690,301,639
101,650,383
791,952,022
7,421,664,433
18,102,179
1,393,587,995
6,984,003
8,980,497
31,511,929
4,536,333,378
589,017,919
389,966,606
101,198,970
1,013,015,628
3,159,780
10,728,133
6,643,420,414
16,415
552,215,071
177,696,037
34,500,890
17,105,124
(116,061,577)
665,471,960
360,431,202
1,025,903,162
7,669,323,576
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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XINYUAN REAL ESTATE CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
For the years ended December 31, 2018, 2019, 2020
(ALL amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
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Revenue:
Real estate sales
Real estate management services income
Real estate lease income
Other revenue
Total revenue
Costs of revenue:
Cost of real estate sales
Cost of real estate management services income
Cost of real estate lease income
Other costs
Total costs of revenue
Gross profit
Selling and distribution expenses
General and administrative expenses
Gain on disposal of property held for lease
Impairment loss on goodwill
Operating income
Interest income
Interest expense
Net loss on debt extinguishment
(Loss) / gain on short-term investments
Share of (loss)/gain of equity investees
Exchange loss
Other income/ (loss)
Income from operations before income taxes
Income taxes
Net income /(loss)
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest
Net income /(loss) attributable to Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. shareholders
Earnings per share:
Basic
Diluted
Shares used in computation:
Basic
Diluted
Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax of nil
Foreign currency translation adjustments
Comprehensive income
Comprehensive income attributable to non-controlling interest
Comprehensive income attributable to Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. shareholders
Notes
12
3
8
15
20
20
20
20
2018
US$
2,139,370,792
63,447,420
9,584,972
5,148,101
Year ended December 31
2019
US$
2,387,031,568
67,488,169
16,128,771
11,984,304
2,217,551,285
2,482,632,812
(1,543,974,061)
(44,619,783)
(9,348,616)
(4,130,523)
(1,851,819,293)
(40,889,231)
(12,757,251)
(16,857,416)
2020
US$
1,604,891,939
91,208,307
34,792,485
14,870,460
1,745,763,191
(1,351,980,826)
(55,437,978)
(36,122,097)
(9,755,542)
(1,602,072,983)
(1,922,323,191)
(1,453,296,443)
615,478,302
(83,591,651)
(156,456,170)
—
—
375,430,481
31,225,694
(99,245,696)
(21,443,949)
(2,256,890)
(9,374,451)
(25,677,654)
1,741,732
250,399,267
(144,447,247)
105,952,020
(32,917,471)
73,034,549
0.57
0.57
127,129,478
129,140,830
(59,759,616)
46,192,404
(32,505,770)
13,686,634
560,309,621
(86,760,620)
(163,686,999)
—
—
309,862,002
51,493,595
(113,775,360)
(8,580,510)
1,451,200
(5,416,471)
(7,376,009)
5,848,727
233,507,174
(150,478,372)
83,028,802
(14,684,275)
68,344,527
0.60
0.60
113,482,239
114,100,896
(21,079,940)
61,948,862
(13,649,162)
48,299,700
292,466,748
(66,886,148)
(154,176,673)
82,805,785
(6,400,262)
147,809,450
33,405,610
(129,487,405)
(1,843,306)
5,052,944
17,028,301
(3,093,907)
(1,296,377)
67,575,310
(135,059,190)
(67,483,880)
(13,557,028)
(81,040,908)
(0.75)
(0.75)
107,558,506
107,569,181
94,386,918
26,903,038
(40,671,816)
(13,768,778)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements
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XINYUAN REAL ESTATE CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the years ended December 31, 2018, 2019, 2020
(ALL amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING
ACTIVITIES:
Net income /(loss)
Adjustments to reconcile net income/(loss) to net cash (used in)/provided by operating
activities:
Depreciation and amortization
Stock-based compensation expenses
Deferred tax benefit
Amortization of deferred charges
Share of loss/(gain) of equity investees
Exchange loss
Changes in unrecognized tax benefit
Loss on extinguishment of debt (Note 12)
Loss/ (gain) on short-term investments
Gain on disposal of property held for lease
Proceeds from disposal of short-term investments
Purchase of short-term investments
Gain from re-measurement of previously held interest upon acquisition (Note 9)
Allowance for doubtful accounts
Impairment on goodwill
Impairment on interests in equity investee
Others
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable
Real estate properties development completed and under development
Contract assets
Real estate properties held for lease
Advances to suppliers
Other receivables
Deposits for land use rights
Other deposits and prepayments
Other current assets
Amounts due from related parties
Amounts due from employees
Other assets
Accounts payable
Customer deposits
Income tax payable
Other payables and accrued liabilities
Payroll and welfare payable
Amounts due to related parties
Net cash (used in) /provided by operating activities
2018
US$
Year ended December 31
2019
US$
2020
US$
105,952,020
83,028,802
(67,483,880)
15,132,875
3,382,628
(60,602,166)
12,182,821
9,374,451
25,677,654
14,707,858
21,443,949
2,256,890
—
77,788,586
(26,673,525)
(4,384,563)
3,016,234
—
—
1,985,331
36,940,910
165,168,577
(6,420,339)
(47,051,796)
(8,205,641)
(118,383,454)
(452,147,524)
(13,203,444)
4,174,280
(104,487,109)
389,697
(94,969,524)
127,227,761
264,194,597
88,808,505
(73,276,156)
7,097,694
—
(22,901,923)
17,584,443
5,621,588
(54,775,461)
7,725,283
5,416,471
7,376,009
27,665,850
8,580,510
(1,451,200)
—
12,897,025
(2,955,227)
—
982,936
—
—
1,661,626
(37,591,293)
853,522,576
(1,684,741)
(151,516,852)
1,455,322
(81,286,710)
3,400,084
(23,464,588)
(606,623)
(118,854,682)
(318,601)
3,414,909
392,316,329
(747,887,702)
89,454,632
(18,090,325)
(9,363,632)
—
272,256,758
17,503,373
4,511,190
65,623,218
2,828,337
(17,028,301)
3,093,907
10,932,057
1,843,306
(5,052,944)
(82,805,785)
5,825,136
—
—
6,453,654
6,400,262
1,216,730
1,023,693
3,807,913
440,486,384
(4,091,608)
(2,576,802)
1,581,351
(88,480,519)
(46,870,478)
59,693,294
(2,610,160)
47,907,083
1,876,639
(1,779,120)
124,021
(233,463,779)
(38,358,479)
241,107,544
(7,198,828)
10,728,133
336,766,542
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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XINYUAN REAL ESTATE CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the years ended December 31, 2018, 2019, 2020
(ALL amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING
ACTIVITIES:
Disposal of properties held for lease and property and equipment
Purchase of property and equipment
Acquisition of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired (Note 9)
Acquisition of long-term investment
Return of capital
Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
Repurchase of shares for Restricted Stock Unit ("RSU") plan
Purchase of treasury shares (Note 19)
Dividends to shareholders
Amounts due to related parties
Repayments of short-term bank loans and current portion of long-term bank loans
Proceeds from short-term bank loans and current portion of long-term bank loans
Repayment of long-term bank loans
Proceeds from long-term bank loans
Repayment of other short-term debt
Proceeds from other short-term debt
Repayment of other long-term debt
Proceeds from other long-term debt
Payment of financing cost
Payment of principal from finance lease
Repayment of mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interests
Proceeds from mandatorily redeemable non-controlling interests
(Distributions to)/contributions from non-controlling interests, net
2018
US$
Year ended December 31
2019
US$
2020
US$
330,773
(9,132,946)
11,761,992
(127,031,797)
158,634,902
1,111,556
(5,510,126)
827,011
(50,546,390)
11,087,850
93,001,129
(1,294,014)
(938,733)
(219,220,373)
24,296,031
34,562,924
(43,030,099)
(104,155,960)
1,390,666
(7,768,139)
(19,846,720)
(25,739,147)
(79,846,860)
(201,583,103)
310,137,935
(65,519,223)
337,961,266
(943,033,901)
407,755,830
(218,895,920)
339,551,378
(16,574,059)
(7,521,441)
(2,447,140)
8,720,772
(6,323,476)
166,480
(2,920,216)
(26,080,876)
(19,647,356)
(25,024,684)
(388,922,839)
84,837,579
(9,156,553)
255,750,791
(1,216,629,289)
125,131,566
(233,164,117)
1,170,084,599
(4,304,339)
(6,135,547)
(15,394,847)
1,905,049
31,031,810
134,790
—
(2,483,896)
(14,284,148)
(24,477,542)
(819,432,106)
105,007,105
(199,845,816)
433,177,672
(60,033,909)
18,917,551
(882,010,043)
1,047,849,099
(6,361,147)
(8,476,338)
(462,754)
—
222,712,481
Net cash used in financing activities
(189,581,282)
(278,472,789)
(190,069,001)
NET(DECREASE)/INCREASE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH
(177,920,281)
(49,246,130)
42,541,581
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, at beginning of year
(97,290,417)
1,461,227,177
(34,185,442)
1,186,016,479
114,855,646
1,102,584,907
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, AT END OF YEAR
1,186,016,479
1,102,584,907
1,259,982,134
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION ON CASH FLOWS
Cash and cash equivalents
Restricted cash
Incomes taxes paid
Interest paid
NON-CASH ACTIVITIES
Purchase consideration payables
Debt extinguishment costs included in other payables and accrued liabilities
Settlement of due from related parties as a result of business combination
Initial recognition of leases
674,141,554
511,874,925
147,809,372
284,624,926
75,565,148
13,761,966
—
—
662,606,063
439,978,844
130,853,782
293,543,976
—
5,612,697
48,761,943
11,278,234
926,809,581
333,172,553
100,712,739
149,271,138
—
3,652,705
—
—
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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XINYUAN REAL ESTATE CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
For the years ended December 31, 2018, 2019, 2020
(ALL amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2017
Adjustment to opening balance of equity
Capital injection from non-controlling interests
Acquisition of non-controlling interests
Exercise of share options
Treasury share repurchases
Shares repurchased under RSU plan
Foreign currency translation
Stock-based compensation expenses
Net income
Appropriation to statutory reserves
Dividends to shareholders
Dividends to non-controlling interests
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2018
Capital injection from non-controlling interests
Acquisition of non-controlling interests
Exercise of share options
Treasury share repurchases
Shares repurchased under RSU plan
Foreign currency translation
Stock-based compensation expenses
Net income
Appropriation to statutory reserves
Dividends to shareholders
Dividends to non-controlling interests
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2019
Adjustment to opening balance of equity (note 2(i))
Capital injection from non-controlling interests(note(a))
Acquisition of non-controlling interests
Exercise of share options
Treasury share repurchases (Note 19)
Foreign currency translation
Stock-based compensation expenses
Net loss
Appropriation to statutory reserves
Dividends to shareholders
Dividends to non-controlling interests
BALANCE AT DECEMBER 31, 2020
Number of
Common
Treasury
Shares
129,578,676
—
—
—
846,588
(8,984,626)
(3,089,050)
—
1,454,048
—
—
—
—
119,805,636
—
108,000
(11,715,338)
(1,438,076)
—
1,115,246
—
—
—
—
107,875,468
—
—
—
52,647
(2,127,050)
—
1,130,952
—
—
—
—
106,932,017
Shares
US$
16,314
—
—
—
85
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
16,399
—
11
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
16,410
—
—
—
5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
16,415
Shares
US$
(67,792,368)
—
—
—
—
(19,846,720)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(87,639,088)
—
—
(26,080,876)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(113,719,964)
—
—
—
—
(2,341,613)
—
—
—
—
—
—
(116,061,577)
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
US$
543,338,206
—
—
(12,056,879)
1,390,581
—
(3,937,057)
—
3,382,628
—
—
—
—
532,117,479
8,305,257
—
166,469
—
(2,920,216)
—
5,621,588
—
—
—
—
543,290,577
—
4,420,800
—
134,785
(142,283)
—
4,511,192
—
—
—
—
552,215,071
Statutory
Reserves
US$
105,660,269
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
60,835,475
—
—
166,495,744
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8,512,715
—
—
175,008,459
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2,687,578
—
—
177,696,037
Retained
Earnings
US$
382,123,692
(269,081,493)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
73,034,549
(60,835,475)
(25,739,147)
—
99,502,126
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
68,344,527
(8,512,715)
(23,460,775)
—
135,873,163
(6,520,392)
—
—
—
—
—
—
(81,040,908)
(2,687,578)
(11,123,395)
—
34,500,890
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income / (Loss)
US$
29,225,736
(9,132,084)
—
—
—
—
—
(50,215,831)
—
—
—
—
(30,122,179)
—
—
—
—
—
(20,044,827)
—
—
—
—
—
(50,167,006)
—
—
—
—
—
67,272,130
—
—
—
—
—
17,105,124
Total Xinyuan Real
Estate Co.,
Ltd.
shareholders’
Non-
controlling
Interest
equity
US$
992,571,849
(278,213,577)
—
(12,056,879)
1,390,666
(19,846,720)
(3,937,057)
(50,215,831)
3,382,628
73,034,549
—
(25,739,147)
680,370,481
8,305,257
—
166,480
(26,080,876)
(2,920,216)
(20,044,827)
5,621,588
68,344,527
—
(23,460,775)
—
690,301,639
(6,520,392)
4,420,800
—
134,790
(2,483,896)
67,272,130
4,511,192
(81,040,908)
—
(11,123,395)
—
665,471,960
(Note 24)
US$
64,441,277
(37,019,325)
36,698,455
4,169,504
—
—
—
(411,701)
—
32,917,471
—
—
(35,521,013)
65,274,668
24,054,448
(317,406)
—
—
—
(1,035,113)
—
14,684,275
—
—
(1,010,489)
101,650,383
—
218,453,981
(317,406)
—
—
27,114,788
—
13,557,028
—
—
(27,572)
360,431,202
Total
US$
1,057,013,126
(315,232,902)
36,698,455
(7,887,375)
1,390,666
(19,846,720)
(3,937,057)
(50,627,532)
3,382,628
105,952,020
—
(25,739,147)
(35,521,013)
745,645,149
32,359,705
(317,406)
166,480
(26,080,876)
(2,920,216)
(21,079,940)
5,621,588
83,028,802
—
(23,460,775)
(1,010,489)
791,952,022
(6,520,392)
222,874,781
(317,406)
134,790
(2,483,896)
94,386,918
4,511,192
(67,483,880)
—
(11,123,395)
(27,572)
1,025,903,162
note(a) arose mainly from offering from Guangdong Kaisa Real Estate Development Co., Ltd. 49% in Henan Yanchuang Enterprise Management
Consulting Co., Ltd. a subsidiary of the company.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
1. Background information of business and organization
Organization and Description of Business
Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) and its subsidiaries (collectively the “Group”) are principally engaged in residential real estate
development and the provision of property management services. The Group’s operations are conducted mainly in the People’s Republic of China
(“PRC”). In 2012, the Group expanded its business into the U.S. residential real estate market.
As of December 31, 2020, principal subsidiaries of the Company and its consolidated variable interest entities included the following entities:
Subsidiary companies:
Xinyuan International Property Investment Co., Ltd.
Company Name
Registered Place
and Date of
Incorporation
Cayman Islands October 6, 2011
Xinyuan International (HK) Property Investment Co., Ltd.
Hong Kong October 26, 2011
XIN Development Group International Inc.
Xinyuan Real Estate, Ltd.
XIN Development Management East, LLC
XIN NY Holding, LLC
421 Kent Development, LLC
Xinyuan Sailing Co., Ltd.
AWAN Plasma Sdn Bhd
XIN Eco Marine Group Properties Sdn Bhd
Zhengzhou Jiasheng Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Xinyuan (China) Real Estate, Ltd. ("Xinyuan China")
Henan Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. ("Henan Xinyuan")
Qingdao Xinyuan Xiangrui Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Shandong Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.
United States November 10, 2011
Cayman Islands January 27, 2006
United States August 28, 2012
United States August 29, 2012
United States August 29, 2012
Hong Kong June 21, 2013
PRC December 2, 2013
PRC April 10, 2006
PRC May 19, 1997
PRC February 9, 2006
PRC June 2, 2006
Malaysia April 16, 2007
Malaysia July 9, 2014
MYR
MYR
US$
HK$
US$
US$
US$
US$
US$
HK$
US$
US$
RMB
RMB
RMB
HKD
Xinyuan Property Management Service(Cayman) Ltd.
Cayman Islands December 13, 2018
Xinyuan Property Management Service (BVI) Ltd
British Virgin Islands January 2, 2019
USD
Xinyuan Property Management Service (HK) Limited
Xinyuan Science and Technology Service Group Co., Ltd.
Mingyuan Landscape Engineering Co., Ltd.
Henan Xinyuan Wanzhuo Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Suzhou Xinyuan Real Estate Development Co., Ltd.
Anhui Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Kunshan Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Xinyuan Real Estate (Chengdu) Co., Ltd.
Xuzhou Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Henan Xinyuan Jiye Real Estate Co., Ltd.
HK January 8, 2019
PRC December 28, 1998
PRC February 17, 2004
PRC December 29, 2011
PRC November 24, 2006
PRC December 7, 2006
PRC January 31, 2008
PRC June 12, 2007
PRC November 9, 2009
PRC November 15, 2009
Beijing Xinyuan Wanzhong Real Estate Co., Ltd. ("Beijing Wanzhong")
PRC March 4, 2008
HKD
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
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Registered
Capital
Percentage of
Equity
Attributable
to the Group
Principal
Activities
500,000
3,000,000
100 % Investment holding company
100 % Investment holding company
—
100 % Investment holding company
50,000,000
100 % Investment holding company
1,000
1,000
1,000
3,000,000
33,577,000
33,217,000
60,000,000
307,000,000
200,000,000
10,000,000
300,000,000
100 % Property management services
100 % Investment holding company
100 % Real estate development
100 % Investment holding company
100 % Real estate development
100 % Investment holding company
100 % Real estate development
100 % Investment holding company
100 % Real estate development
100 % Real estate development
100 % Real estate development
50,000
67.5 % Investment holding company
-
1
50,000,000
50,000,000
20,000,000
200,000,000
50,000,000
67.5 % Investment holding company
67.5 % Investment holding company
67.5 % Property management services
100 % Landscaping engineering and management
100 % Real estate development
100 % Real estate development
100 % Real estate development
200,000,000
100 % Real estate development
220,000,000
100 % Real estate development
200,000,000
100 % Real estate development
50,000,000
100 % Real estate development
900,000,000
100 % Real estate development
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
Company Name
Registered Place
and Date of
Incorporation
Registered
Capital
Percentage of
Equity
Attributable
to the Group
Principal
Activities
Xinyuan Renju (Beijing) Asset Management Co., Ltd.
PRC January 16, 2009
Beijing Xinyuan Priority Real Estate Consulting Co., Ltd.
PRC March 8, 2012
Henan Xinyuan Priority Commercial Management Co., Ltd.
PRC August 10, 2012
Suzhou Xinyuan Wanzhuo Real Estate Co., Ltd. ("Suzhou Wanzhuo") (Note
18(a))
Jiangsu Jiajing Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Xingyang Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Jinan Xinyuan Wanzhuo Real Estate Co., Ltd.
PRC September 20, 2012
PRC March 28, 2005
PRC July 25, 2013
PRC December 4, 2013
Sanya Beida Science and Technology Park Industrial Development Co., Ltd.
PRC January 10, 2014
Chengdu Xinyuan Wanzhuo Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.
PRC February 21, 2014
PRC September 17, 2014
Xi'an Yinghuai Square Commerce Management Co., Ltd.
PRC November 25, 2014
Subsidiary companies:
Changsha Xinyuan Wanzhuo Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Junxin Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Beijing Yinghuai Commerce and Trade Co., Ltd.
Beijing Xinhe Investment Development Co., Ltd.
Henan Yinghuai Commerce and Trade Co., Ltd.
Henan Xinyuan Guangsheng Real Estate Co., Ltd.
PRC April 3, 2014
PRC January 16, 2014
PRC January 5, 2015
PRC May 5, 2015
PRC March 23, 2015
PRC July 27, 2015
Shanghai Hexinli Property Management Center. (Limited partnership)
PRC July 28, 2015
Shandong Xinyuan Renju Real Estate Co., Ltd.
PRC November 19, 2011
Shaanxi Zhongmao Economy Development Co., Ltd.
PRC June 22, 1998
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
421 Kent Holding Co, Ltd.
Hudson 888 Owner LLC
XIN Manhattan Holding LLC
Hudson 888 Holding LLC
United States May 2, 2014
US$
United States October 22, 2015 US$
United States December 9, 2015 US$
United States December 9, 2015 US$
30,000,000
30,000,000
100 % Management consulting service
100 % Real estate consulting services
2,000,000
100 % Leasing management services
200,000,000
20 % Real estate development
150,000,000
100 % Real estate development
200,000,000
100 % Real estate development
300,000,000
100 % Real estate development
200,000,000
100 % Real estate development
50,000,000
100 % Real estate development
100,000,000
100 % Real estate development
3,000,000
100 % Retail store
100,000,000
100 % Real estate development
5,000,000
100 % Real estate development
30,000,000
100 % Retail store
5,000,000
100 % Investment holding company
10,000,000
100 % Retail store
200,000,000
100 % Real estate development
10,640,000
50,000,000
100 % Property management services
100 % Real estate development
22,500,000
65.98 % Real estate development
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
100 % Investment holding company
100 % Real estate development
100 % Investment holding company
100 % Investment holding company
Shenzhen Xinchuang Investment Consulting Co., Ltd.
PRC January 20, 2016
RMB
10,000,000
100 % Investment
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Subsidiary companies:
Henan Xinyuan Quansheng Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Company Name
Zhengzhou Shengdao Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Henan Xinyuan Shunsheng Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Hunan Erli Real Estate Co., Ltd.
XIN Queens Holding LLC
Queens Theatre Holdco LLC
Queens Theatre Owner LLC
Zhengzhou Xinnan Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Xinyan Investment Management Co., Limited.
Hunan Xintian Real Estate Co., Ltd.
XINYUAN REAL ESTATE CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
Registered Place
and Date of
Incorporation
PRC January 14, 2015
PRC October 14, 2013
PRC January 13, 2016
PRC January 4, 2008
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
United States July 6, 2016
US$
United States July 6, 2016
US$
United States July 6, 2016
US$
PRC January 21, 2016
PRC April 8, 2016
PRC September 28, 2009
Registered
Capital
Percentage of
Equity
Attributable
to the Group
Principal
Activities
40,000,000
20,000,000
30,000,000
50,000,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
100 % Real estate development
100 % Real estate development
100 % Real estate development
100 % Real estate development
100 % Investment holding company
100 % Investment holding company
100 % Real estate development
50,000,000
100 % Real estate development
100,000,000
90 % Investment
20,000,000
50,000,000
50,000,000
20,000,000
50,000,000
10,000,000
100 % Real estate development
51 % Real estate development
30 % Real estate consulting services
100 % Real estate development
100 % Real estate development
100 % Real estate consulting services
307,000,000
100 % Real estate development
200,000,000
51 % Real estate development
100,000,000
100 % Management consulting services
5,000,000
100 % Investment holding company
100,000,000
100 % Real estate development
200,000,000
17 % Real estate development
5,000,000
100 % Management consulting services
50,000,000
100 % Real estate development
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
Zhengzhou Hangmei Technology Development Co., Ltd.
PRC November 25, 2014
Zhengzhou Hangmei Zhengxing Technology Co., Ltd. (1)
PRC March 28, 2016
Xi’an Dingrun Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Zhengzhou Kangshengboda Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Xinjiang Xinyuan Renju Equity Investment., Ltd.
Zhuhai Prince Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Henan Renxin Real Estate Co., Ltd. ("Henan Renxin")
Xinchuang Technology Co., Ltd. ("Xinchuang Technology")
Hangzhou Huiyuan Investment Management Partnership Enterprise. (Limited
partnership)
Guangdong Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.
PRC June 1, 2011
PRC July 29, 2016
PRC February 24, 2017
PRC September 13, 1990
PRC July 11, 2008
PRC May 2, 2017
PRC May 23, 2017
PRC October 18, 2017
Taicang Pengchi Real Estate Co., Limited. ("Taicang Pengchi") (Note 18(a))
PRC June 16, 2017
Khorgos XinYan Enterprise Management Consulting Co., Ltd.
PRC December 4, 2017
Jinan Xinyuan Quansheng Real Estate Co., Ltd.
PRC May 25, 2018
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
Subsidiary companies:
Suzhou Yuxi Real Estate Co., Limited.
Company Name
Registered Place
and Date of
Incorporation
PRC March 5, 2018
Xinchuang Sailing (Dalian) Healthy Technology Industrial Investment Co., Ltd.
PRC June 5, 2018
Dalian Xinyi Renju Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Jiangxi Xinkai Renju Management Consulting Service., Ltd.
Beijing Xinyuan Huicheng Technology Development Co., Ltd.
PRC June 26, 2018
PRC August 28, 2018
PRC January 26, 2018
Suzhou Yefang Real Estate Co., Limited. ("Suzhou Yefang") (Note 18(b))
PRC April 14, 2017
Chengdu Xinyuan Renju Enterprise Management Co., Ltd. ("Chengdu Renju")
PRC October 26, 2017
Chengdu Guohongteng Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Keda Real Estate Co., Ltd. ("Qingdao Keda")
Wuhan Yinghexin Real Estate Co., Ltd. ("Wuhan Yinghexin")
Henan Xinyuan Property Management Co., Ltd.
Subsidiary companies:
PRC July 16, 2010
PRC September 20, 2010
PRC January 15, 2014
PRC December 1, 2016
Wuhu Xinyansuifeng NO.1 Investment Center (Limited partnership)
PRC November 22, 2017
Zhuhai Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Jinan Renju Building Material Co., Ltd.
Dalian Xinyi Yaju Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Guangdong Xinchuang Kechuang Zhigu Development Co., Ltd.
PRC December 31, 2018
PRC January 2, 2019
PRC January 16, 2019
PRC February 27,2019
Jiangxi Xinyuan Heju Enterprise Management Consulting Service Co., Ltd.
PRC April 2,2019
Beijing I-Journey Science and Technology Development Co., Ltd.("I-Journey")
PRC October 20,2015
Beijing Ruizhuo Xichuang Technology Development Co., Ltd.("Xichuang")
PRC July 16,2015
Beijing Ruizhuo Xitou Development Co., Ltd. (" Xitou")
PRC July 16,2015
Beijing Future Xinzhihui Technology Development Center (Limited Partnership) ("
Xinzhihui")
PRC December 16,2016
Beijing Future Xinhujin Technology Development Center (Limited Partnership) ("Xinhujin")
PRC December 30,2016
Beijing Future Xinruifeng Technology Development Center (Limited Partnership)
("Xinruifeng")
PRC February 23,2017
Beijing Ruihao Rongtong Real Estate Co., Ltd. ("Ruihao Rongtong")
PRC June 15, 2006
Henan Xintuo Real Estate Co. Ltd.
Zhengzhou Xinhe Real Estate Co., Ltd
Zhengzhou Xinying Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Zhengzhou Xinyuan Xinsheng Business Management Co. Ltd.
Dalian Xinsheng Industrial Co., Ltd.
Guoxin Chuangxiang (Tianjin) Enterprise Management Consulting Partnership (Limited
Partnership)
Guoxin Chuangzhi (Tianjin) Enterprise Management Consulting Partnership (Limited
Partnership)
VIE:
Beijing Yuzhouyun Technology Development Center (Limited partnership)) and its
subsidiary (“Yuzhouyun”) (Note 2(a))
Beijing Ruizhuo Xihui Technology Development Centre Co., Ltd (Note 2(a))
PRC December 8,2020
PRC January 8,2020
PRC May 19,2020
PRC November 2,2020
PRC December 16,2020
PRC January 2,2020
PRC June 23,2020
PRC March 2, 2018
PRC
January 22,2017
Registered
Capital
Percentage of
Equity
Attributable
to the Group
Principal
Activities
100,000,000
600,000,000
100,000,000
10,000,000
100,000,000
100,000,000
50,000,000
20 % Real estate development
100 % Real estate development
100 % Real estate development
100 % Real estate consulting services
100 % Technical services
20 % Real estate development
100 % Real estate development
1,673,179,200
100 % Real estate development
50,000,000
100,000,000
10,000,000
100 % Real estate development
100 % Real estate development
100 % Property management services
1,501,000,000
100 % Investment holding company
100,000,000
100 % Real estate development
50,000,000
100,000,000
100,000,000
10,000,000
40,000,000
30,000,000
30,000,000
30,000,000
20,000,000
20,000,000
250,000,000
20,000,000
50,000,000
30,000,000
1,000,000
20,000,000
100 % Sales of construction material
100 % Real estate development
100 % Real estate development
100 % Management consulting services
93 % Development and sales of robots
93 % Real estate brokerage
Internet platform for real estate
property financing
85 %
90.67 % Investment holding company
89.5 % Investment holding company
77.5 % Investment holding company
100 % Real estate development
100 % Real estate development
80 % Real estate development
100 % Real estate development
100 % Real estate development
100 % Leasing management services
15,000,000
95.22 % Management consulting service
135,000,000
94.41 % Management consulting service
18,388,300
51 % Technical services
10,000,000
1 % Technical services
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
RMB
(1) Controlled by Zhengzhou Hangmei Technology Development Co., Ltd. which is a 51% owned subsidiary of the Group.
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COVID-19
XINYUAN REAL ESTATE CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
Beginning in December 2019, a novel strain of coronavirus, or COVID-19, resulted in prolonged mandatory quarantines, lockdown, closures of
businesses and facilities and travel restrictions imposed by the Chinese government and many other countries around the world. Although the Chinese
economy has been recovering steadily from the impact of COVID-19 since the second half of 2020, any recurrence of the COVID-19 outbreak in China,
such as the recurrence of COVID-19 toward the end of 2020, or continuance of the outbreak in other parts of the world could adversely impact our
company’s business operations or the business operations of our company’s customers and partners thus in turn having an adverse impact on our
business, results of operations and financial condition. Failure to contain the further spread of COVID-19 will prolong and exacerbate the general
economic downturn. Our business operations could be disrupted if any of its employees is suspected of having these or any other epidemic disease,
since it could require its employees to be quarantined and/or its offices to be closed for disinfection or other remedial measures. There remains
substantial uncertainties about the dynamic of the COVID-19 pandemic, including, but not limited to, with respect to the logistics of distribution and the
efficacy of any vaccine program or with respect to new strains or variants of the virus, which may have potential continuing impacts on subsequent
periods if the pandemic and the resulting disruption were to extend over a prolonged period.
2. Summary of significant accounting policies
(a) The Company and basis of presentation and consolidation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles
(“U.S. GAAP”). The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company, its subsidiaries, VIEs, and the subsidiaries of
VIEs. All inter-company transactions and balances between the Company and its subsidiaries have been eliminated upon consolidation.
Subsidiaries are consolidated from the date on which control is transferred to the Group and cease to be consolidated from the date on which
control is transferred out of the Group. Where there is a loss of control of a subsidiary, the consolidated financial statements include the results for the
part of the reporting year during which the Group has control.
Ruihao Rongtong
Ruihao Rongtong, with registered capital of US$37.6 million (RMB250.0 million), was invested in by the Company on May 6, 2015, for the
purpose of undertaking a residential property development project in Beijing. On March 1, 2016, June 28, 2016 and September 18, 2016, an unrelated
trustee company, Ping An trust Co., Ltd. (“Ping An trust”) purchased 20%, 5% and 10% of the Company’s equity interest in Ruihao Rongtong,
respectively, and loaned US$124.3 million (RMB862.5 million) in aggregate to the Group. On February 28, 2017, the Company repurchased the 35%
equity interest of Ruihao Rongtong from Ping An trust. On May 23, 2017, Ping An trust subsequently repurchased back 35% of the Company’s equity
interest in Ruihao Rongtong, and loaned US$246.8 million (RMB1.61 billion) in aggregate to the Group. As of December 31, 2018, Ruihao Rongtong
had one project under construction. Pursuant to the share purchase agreement, the 35% of non-controlling equity interest of Ruihao Rongtong was to be
repurchased by the Company in cash at the earlier of the second anniversary date, or the date the Company elected to repurchase the 35% equity interest
of Ruihao Rongtong. Therefore, the non-controlling interest is mandatorily redeemable and is accounted for as liability in accordance with ASC 480,
Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity. On June 21, 2019, the Company repurchased the 35% equity interest of Ruihao Rongtao from Ping An trust and
Ruihao Rongtong ceased to be variable interest entity(“VIE”).
In accordance with ASC 810, Consolidation, Before June 21 2019, Ruihao Rongtong was a variable interest entity as it was not established
with sufficient equity at risk to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support. The Company is considered as the primary
beneficiary of Ruihao Rongtong, as it has the power to direct the activities of Ruihao Rongtong that most significantly impact their economic
performance and has the obligation to absorb the losses and the right to receive benefits from Ruihao Rongtong through its voting interest underlying its
65% equity interest in accordance with PRC Law and the articles of association of Ruihao Rongtong. Based on the above, Ruihao Rongtong was
consolidated by the Company.
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Yuzhouyun
XINYUAN REAL ESTATE CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
On March 2, 2018, the Group signed a partnership agreement with certain senior management members to form Yuzhouyun. According to the
partnership agreement, the design and purpose of Yuzhouyun’s activities are to provide technical services to the Group. The Group acts as a limited
partner and the senior management members are general partners. Substantially all significant activities require the approval from the senior
management members. The Group and senior management members agreed to share profits at the proportion of 51% and 49%, respectively. The Group,
as the limited partner, is the only party with the equity at risk to absorb losses of Yuzhouyun. Yuzhouyun’s principal activities are also to provide
technical service to the Group, which indicates that Yuzhouyun’s activities are conducted on behalf of the Group. Therefore, under ASC 810,
Consolidation, Yuzhouyun is a variable interest entity. In addition, as the senior management members are the Group’s employees, which represent a
principal-agency relationship, therefore, the Group is concluded to be “most closely associated” with Yuzhouyun. Based on the above, the Group is the
primary beneficiary because it has the power to direct the activities of Yuzhouyun that most significantly impact their economic performance and has the
obligation to absorb the losses and the right to receive benefits from Yuzhouyun.
The carrying amounts and classifications of the assets and liabilities of Yuzhouyun are as follows:
Current assets
Non-current assets
Total assets
Current liabilities
Non-current liabilities
Total liabilities
The financial performance and cash flows of Yuzhouyun are as follows:
Revenue
Cost of revenue
Net loss
Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities
Net cash used in investing activities
Net cash (used in)/provided by financing activities
December 31,
2019
US$
2,214,155
4,244,195
6,458,350
13,967,333
—
December 31,
2020
US$
768,166
2,771,533
3,539,699
4,801,975
14,099,833
13,967,333
18,901,808
Year ended
December 31,
2019
US$
12,555,974
(3,682,899)
(1,796,997)
368,379
(1,885)
(52,503)
Year ended
December 31,
2020
US$
3,525,255
(2,529,935)
(6,935,441)
(12,982,505)
(13,837)
12,256,166
As of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2020, the current liabilities of Yuzhouyun included amounts due to subsidiaries of the Group
amounting to US$10,867,898 and US$1,928,834, which were eliminated upon consolidation by the Company.
During the year ended December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2020, the revenue of Yuzhouyun included amounts that come from the Group
amounting to US$9,997,544 and US$3,287,093, which were eliminated upon consolidation by the Company.
Yuzhouyun contributed US$2,558,430 and US$238,162 of the Company’s consolidated revenues for the year ended December 31, 2019 and
December 31, 2020, respectively.
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Ruizhuo Xihui
XINYUAN REAL ESTATE CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
In 2020, Ruizhuo Xichuang, a subsidiary of the Group, together with Ruizhuo Xihui and its registered shareholders, entered a new set of
Contractual Arrangements, including the powers of attorney, the exclusive business cooperation agreement, the exclusive share purchase agreement, the
equity pledge agreement, the confirmations from such Registered Shareholders and the spouse undertakings (collectively known as the “Ruizhuo Xihui
VIE Agreements”). The terms of the Ruizhuo Xihui VIE Agreements indicate that the Group is the only party at risk to absorb losses of Ruizhuo Xihui.
Ruizhuo Xihui’s principal activities are also to provide technical service to the Group, which indicates that Ruizhuo Xihui’s activities are conducted on
behalf of the Group. In accordance with ASC 810, Consolidation, Ruizhuo Xihui is a variable interest entity. Based on the above, the Group is the
primary beneficiary because it has the power to direct the activities of Ruizhuo Xihui that most significantly impact its economic performance and has
the obligation to absorb the losses and the right to receive benefits from Ruizhuo Xihui.
The carrying amounts and classifications of the assets and liabilities of Ruizhuo Xihui are as follows:
Current assets
Non-current assets
Total assets
Current liabilities
Non-current liabilities
Total liabilities
The financial performance and cash flows of Ruizhuo Xihui are as follows:
Revenue
Cost of revenue
Net loss
Net cash provided by operating activities
Net cash used in investing activities
Net cash used in financing activities
December 31,
2020
US$
3,167,587
—
3,167,587
3,572,451
—
3,572,451
Year ended
December 31,
2020
US$
81,984
—
(382,874)
36,807
—
—
As of December 31, 2020, the current liabilities of Ruizhuo Xihui included amounts due to subsidiaries of the Group of US$1,928,834, the
current assets of Ruizhuo Xihui included amounts due from subsidiaries of the Group of US$3,039,549 which were eliminated upon consolidation by
the Company.
Ruizhuo Xihui contributed US$81,984 of the Company’s consolidated revenues for the year ended December 31, 2020.
(b) Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the
amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes, and disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the consolidated
financial statements. Estimates are used for, but not limited to, the selection of the useful lives of property and equipment and finance lease, allowance
for estimating the allowance for credit losses associated with accounts receivables, other receivables, contract assets, short-term investments and
advances to suppliers, fair values of the purchase price allocation with respect to business combinations, progress towards the completion of the
performance obligation, accounting for
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XINYUAN REAL ESTATE CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
the share-based compensation, accounting for deferred income taxes, impairment of goodwill, impairment of real estate properties under development,
real estate properties held for lease and long-term investments, provision necessary for contingent liabilities and estimating the incremental borrowing
rate for operating lease liabilities. Management analyzed the forecasted cash flows for the twelve months from March 8, 2022, which indicates that the
Group will have sufficient liquidity from cash flows generated by operations and existing credit facilities and therefore, there will be sufficient financial
resources to settle borrowings and payables that will be due through end of February 2023. Management believes that the estimates utilized in preparing
its consolidated financial statements are reasonable and prudent. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
(c) Fair value of financial instruments
Financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, short-term investments, accounts receivable, other deposits and
prepayments, due from employees, due from related parties, other receivables, long-term investments, accounts payable, customer deposits, other
payables and accrued liabilities, short-term bank borrowings, long-term borrowings and due to related parties. The carrying amounts of the
aforementioned financial instruments, except for short-term investments for which the measurement alternative was elected, long term investments and
long term borrowings, approximate their fair value due to the short term maturities of these instruments. The carrying amounts of the long-term
borrowings approximate their fair values because the stated interest rates approximate rates currently offered by financial institutions for similar debt
instruments of comparable credit risk and maturities. Long-term investments have no quoted market prices and it is not practicable to estimate their fair
value without incurring excessive costs. The Group reviews the investments for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that
the carrying amount may no longer be recoverable.
For long-term investments other than those accounted for under the equity method or those that result in consolidation of the investee, the
Company measures equity investments at fair value and recognizes any changes in fair value in net income. However, for equity investments that do not
have readily determinable fair values and do not qualify for the existing practical expedient in ASC 820 to estimate fair value using the net asset value
per share (or its equivalent) of the investment, the Company chose to measure those investments at cost, less any impairment, plus or minus changes
resulting from observable price changes in orderly transactions for the identical or a similar investment of the same issuer. At each reporting date, the
Company is required to make a qualitative assessment as to whether equity investments without a readily determinable fair value for which the
measurement alternative is elected is impaired. In the event that a qualitative assessment indicates that the investment is impaired and the fair value of
the investment is less than the carrying value, the carrying value is written down to its fair value. A variety of factors are considered when determining if
a decline in fair value is below carrying value, including, among others, the financial condition and prospects of the investee.
Accounting guidance defines fair value as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly
transaction between market participants at the measurement date. When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities required or
permitted to be recorded at fair value, the Company considers the principal or most advantageous market in which it would transact and it considers
assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability.
Accounting guidance establishes a fair value hierarchy that requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of
unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. A financial instrument’s categorization within the fair value hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of
input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Accounting guidance establishes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:
Level 1-Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets
Level 2-Includes other inputs that are directly or indirectly observable in the market place
Level 3-Unobservable inputs which are supported by little or no market activity
ASC 820 describes three main approaches for measuring the fair value of assets and liabilities: (1) market approach; (2) income approach and
(3) cost approach. The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated from market transactions involving identical or comparable
assets or liabilities. The income approach uses valuation techniques to convert future amounts to a
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XINYUAN REAL ESTATE CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
single present value amount. The measurement is based on the value indicated by current market expectations about those future amounts. The cost
approach is based on the amount that would currently be required to replace an asset.
In accordance with ASC 820, investment in marketable equity securities and investment in real estate investment trusts (“REITs”) classified as
are within Level 1 as the Company measures the fair value using quoted trading prices that are published on a regular basis , and investment in equity
securities in unlisted companies is categorized as Level 3 measured at fair value using alternative method, less any impairment, plus or minus changes
resulting from observable price in orderly transactions.
(d) Foreign currency translation
The Group’s financial information is presented in U.S. dollars. The functional currency of the Company is U.S. dollars. The functional
currency of the Company’s subsidiaries in PRC is Renminbi (“RMB”), the currency of PRC. The functional currency of the Company’s subsidiaries in
Malaysia is Malaysian Ringgit (“MYR”), the currency of Malaysia. The functional currency of the Company’s subsidiaries other than those in PRC and
Malaysia is U.S. dollars. Transactions by the Company’s subsidiaries in PRC which are denominated in currencies other than RMB are remeasured into
RMB at the exchange rate quoted by the People’s Bank of China (“PBOC”) prevailing at the dates of the transactions. Exchange gains and losses
resulting from transactions denominated in a currency other than RMB are included in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income as
exchange gains (losses). The consolidated financial statements of the Company’s subsidiaries have been translated into U.S. dollars in accordance with
ASC 830, Foreign Currency Matters. PRC subsidiaries’ financial information is first prepared in RMB and then is translated into U.S. dollars at period-
end exchange rates as to assets and liabilities and average exchange rates as to revenue and expenses. Capital accounts are translated at their historical
exchange rates when the capital transactions occurred.
The RMB is not freely convertible into foreign currency and all foreign exchange transactions must take place through authorized institutions.
No representation is made that the RMB amounts could have been, or could be, converted into U.S. dollars at the rates used in translation.
(e) Cash and cash equivalents
The Group considers all highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The Group maintains
bank accounts mainly in PRC, Hong Kong and United States. The vast majority of PRC bank balances are denominated in RMB. Hong Kong and
United States bank balances are denominated in U.S. dollars.
Cash includes cash on hand and demand deposits in accounts maintained with various state-owned and private banks within PRC, Hong Kong
and United States. Total cash in banks (excluding restricted cash) at December 31, 2020 amounted to US$926,809,581 (December 31, 2019:
US$662,606,063), of which the vast majority of deposits are not covered by insurance.
(f) Restricted cash
The Group is required to maintain certain deposits with banks that provide mortgage loans to the Group’s customers in order to purchase
residential units from the Group. These balances are subject to withdrawal restrictions and totaled US$19,892,994 as of December 31, 2020
(December 31, 2019: US$32,420,073). As of December 31, 2020, the Group held US$83,613,204 (December 31, 2019: US$270,714,930) in its
restricted cash accounts, representing funds received from sales proceeds that are subject to withdrawal restrictions. The Group is also required to
maintain certain deposits with banks and financial institutions that provide loans to the Group. As of December 31, 2020, the Group also held nil in its
restricted cash accounts (December 31, 2019: US$20,691,781) as security for its short-term loans (Note 10), held nil (December 31, 2019:
US$3,153,579) in its restricted cash accounts as security for its current portion of long-term loans (Note 11).
As of December 31, 2020, the Group held US$229,666,355 (December 31, 2019: US$112,998,481) in its bank accounts with withdrawal
restriction for its long-term loans (Note 11).
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XINYUAN REAL ESTATE CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
(g) Real estate properties development completed and under development
Real estate properties completed and under development consist of residential unit sites and commercial offices. The Group leases the land for
the residential unit sites under land use right leases with various terms from PRC government. Real estate properties development completed and under
development are stated at the lower of carrying amounts or fair value less selling costs.
Expenditures for land development, including cost of land use rights, deed tax, pre-development costs and engineering costs, are capitalized
and allocated to development projects by the specific identification method. Costs are allocated to specific units within a project based on the ratio of the
sales value of units to the estimated total sales value times the total project costs.
Costs of amenities transferred to buyers are allocated as common costs of the project that are allocated to specific units as a component of total
construction costs. For amenities retained by the Group, costs in excess of the related fair value of the amenities are also treated as common costs.
Results of operations of amenities retained by the Group are included in the current operating results.
In accordance with ASC 360, Property, Plant and Equipment (“ASC 360”), real estate property development completed and under development
are subject to valuation adjustments when the carrying amount exceeds fair value. An impairment loss is recognized only if the carrying amount of the
assets is not recoverable and exceeds fair value. The carrying amount is not recoverable if it exceeds the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to
be generated by the assets.
When the profitability of a current project deteriorates due to a slowdown in the sales pace, reduction of pricing or some other factor, this
indicates that there may be a possible future loss on delivery and possible impairment in the recoverability of the assets. Accordingly, the assets of such
project are subsequently reviewed for future losses and impairment by comparing the estimated future undiscounted cash flows for the project to the
carrying value of such project. If the estimated future undiscounted cash flows are less than the asset’s carrying value, such deficit will be charged as a
future loss and the asset will then be written down to its estimated fair value.
The Group determines estimated fair value primarily by discounting the estimated future cash flows relating to the asset. In estimating the cash
flows for a project, the Group uses various factors including (a) the expected pace at which the planned number of units will be sold, based on
competitive market conditions, historical trends in sales pace and actual average selling prices of similar product offerings and any other long or short-
term economic conditions which may impact the market in which the project is located; (b) the estimated net sales prices expected to be attained based
on the current market conditions and historical price trends, as well as any estimated increases in future sales prices based upon the projected rate of unit
sales, the estimated time gap between presale and expected delivery, the impact of government policies, the local and regional competitive environment,
and certain external factors such as the opening of a subway line, school or factory; and (c) the expected costs to be incurred in the future by the Group,
including, but not limited to, construction cost, construction overhead, sales and marketing, sales taxes and interest costs.
The Group’s determination of fair value requires discounting the estimated cash flows at a rate commensurate with the inherent risk associated
with the assets and related estimated cash flows. The discount rate used in determining each project’s fair value depends on the stage of development,
location and other specific factors that increase or decrease the risk associated with the estimated cash flows.
For the periods presented, the Group recognized impairment loss of US$9,641,537 for real estate properties completed and under development.
(h) Revenue recognition
Revenue is recognized when control of the goods or services are transferred to the customer at an amount that reflects the consideration to
which the Group expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The Group also elected to exclude sales taxes and other similar taxes
from the measurement of the transaction price. Therefore, revenues are recognized net of business tax and value added taxes (“VAT”).
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Real estate sales
XINYUAN REAL ESTATE CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
Revenues arising from real estate sales are recognized when or as the control of the asset is transferred to the customer. Depending on the terms
of the contract and the laws that apply to the contract, control of the asset may transfer over time or at a point in time.
For real estate sales contracts for which the Group has an enforceable right to payment for performance completed to date, revenue is
recognized over time by measuring the progress towards complete satisfaction of that performance obligation. Otherwise, revenue is recognized at a
point in time when the customer obtains the physical possession, the legal title, or the significant risks and rewards of ownership of the assets and the
Group has present right to a payment and the collection of the consideration is probable. The progress towards complete satisfaction of the performance
obligation is measured based on the Group's efforts or inputs to the satisfaction of the performance obligation, by reference to the contract costs incurred
up to the end of reporting period as a percentage of total estimated costs for each contract.
Generally, the Group receives short-term advances from its customers for real estate sales. Using the practical expedient, the Group does not
adjust the promised amount of consideration for the effects of a significant financing component if it expects, at contract inception, that the period
between the transfer of the promised good or service to the customer and when the customer pays for that good or service will be one year or less. The
Group also receives long-term advances from customers for real estate sales. The transaction price for such contracts is adjusted for the effects of a
financing component, if long-term advances from customers are assessed as significant at the individual contract level.
Real estate management services income
Real estate management services income is recognized in the accounting period in which the services are rendered. The Group bills a fixed
amount periodically for services provided and recognizes as revenue the amount to which the Group has a right to invoice that corresponds directly with
the value of performance completed.
Real estate lease income
Real estate lease income is generally recognized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the tenancy agreements. For real estate leases, these
contracts are treated as leases for accounting purposes, rather than contracts with customers subject to ASC 606.
Other revenue
Other revenue includes services ancillary to the Group’s real estate projects, including construction service revenue and software consulting
service income. Construction service revenue and software consulting service income are recognized when services are provided as the customer
simultaneously benefits from the services as they are performed.
For the years ended December 31, 2018, 2019 and 2020, revenue is recognized and disaggregated by major source as below:
Real estate sales
Real estate management services income
Other revenue
Revenue from contracts with customers
Real estate lease income
Total revenue
2018
US$
2,139,370,792
63,447,420
5,148,101
2,207,966,313
2019
US$
2,387,031,568
67,488,169
11,984,304
2,466,504,041
2020
US$
1,604,891,939
91,208,307
14,870,460
1,710,970,706
9,584,972
16,128,771
34,792,485
2,217,551,285
2,482,632,812
1,745,763,191
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Contract assets
XINYUAN REAL ESTATE CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
The Group pays sales commission to its real estate sales agencies for each real estate sales contract. The Group has elected to apply the optional
practical expedient for costs to obtain a contract which allows the Group to immediately expense sales commissions (included under selling and
distribution expenses) when the amortization period of the asset that the Group otherwise would have used is one year or less. For incremental costs of
obtaining real estate sales contracts that extend beyond a one-year period, these incremental costs of obtaining real estate sales contracts are recognized
as assets if the real estate sales are collectible and amortized as the Group transfers the control of the assets to customers. The Group recognized
US$14.9 million and US$8.9 million of such costs in selling and distribution expense during the year ended December 31, 2019 and December 31,
2020. As of December 31, 2019 and 2020, there was no impairment losses on contract assets.
Contract liabilities
A contract liability is the obligation to transfer goods or services to a customer for which the Group has received consideration (or an amount
of consideration is due) from the customer. If a customer pays consideration before the Group transfers goods or services to the customer, a contract
liability is recognized when the payment is made or the payment is due (whichever is earlier). The Group’s contract liabilities are comprised of customer
deposits, which are recognized as revenue when the Group performs under the contract.
The following table presents the Group’s contract balances as of December 31, 2019 and 2020:
Contract assets
Customer deposits (note 14)
December 31,
2019
23,093,235
1,106,098,647
December 31,
2020
28,708,229
952,939,384
The amount of revenue recognized during the year ended December 31, 2020 and included in the customer deposits as of December 31, 2019 is
US$439,003,168.
(i) Accounts receivable and allowance for credit losses
The Company adopted ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (“ASU 2016-13”). Subsequently, the FASB issued ASU 2019-
05, Financial Instruments- Credit Losses (Topic 326): Targeted Transition Relief and ASU 2019-11 Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial
Instruments- Credit Losses (collectively, the “Credit Loss ASUs”) from January 1, 2020 using the modified retrospective approach and did not restate
the comparable periods. The effect of adopting Credit Loss ASUs was, as follows:
Consolidated balance sheets
Accounts receivable
Other deposits and prepayments
Amounts due from related parties
Total current assets
Total assets
Total equity
As previously
reported at
December 31,
2019
Effects of
adoption
of Credit Loss
ASUs
97,911,510
277,463,137
200,757,623
5,645,063,109
7,421,664,433
791,952,022
(2,829,696)
(1,908,929)
(1,781,767)
(6,520,392)
(6,520,392)
(6,520,392)
As adjusted at
January 1, 2020
95,081,814
275,554,208
198,975,856
5,638,542,717
7,415,144,041
785,431,630
Accounts receivable represents the Group’s right to an amount of consideration that is unconditional (i.e. only the passage of time is required
before payment of the consideration is due). The Group’s accounts receivable consists of balances due from customers for the sale of residential units in
PRC and United States and real estate management service contracts. These balances are unsecured, bear no interest and are due within a year from the
date of the sale.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
The allowance for credit losses reflects the Company’s current estimate of credit losses expected to be incurred over the life of the receivables.
The Company considers various factors in establishing, monitoring, and adjusting its allowance for credit losses including the aging of receivables and
aging trends, customer creditworthiness and specific exposures related to particular customers. The Company also monitors other risk factors and
forward-looking information, such as country specific risks and economic factors that may affect a customer’s ability to pay in establishing and
adjusting its allowance for credit losses. Accounts receivable are written off after all collection efforts have ceased. As of December 31, 2020, there was
US$4,099,011 allowance for credit loss.
(j) Other receivables
Other receivables consist of various cash advances to unrelated companies and individuals with which the Group has business relationships.
The allowance for credit losses reflects the Company’s current estimate of credit losses expected to be incurred over the life of the receivables.
The Company considers various factors in establishing, monitoring, and adjusting its allowance for credit losses including the aging of receivables and
aging trends, customer creditworthiness and specific exposures related to particular customers. The Company also monitors other risk factors and
forward-looking information, such as country specific risks and economic factors that may affect a customer’s ability to pay in establishing and
adjusting its allowance for credit losses. As of December 31, 2020, there was US$12,609,405 allowance for credit loss.
(k) Deposits for land use rights
Deposits for land use rights consist of upfront cash payments made to local land bureaus to secure land use rights under executed short-term or
long-term land framework cooperation agreements or land use rights agreements.
Deposits for land use rights are reviewed periodically as to whether their carrying value has become impaired. The Group considers the assets
to be impaired if the collectability of the balances become doubtful. There were no impairment losses for any periods presented.
(l) Other deposits and prepayments
Other deposits and prepayments mainly consist of upfront cash payments made to third parties related to the direct negotiation model in
acquiring land parcels and prepaid tax.
The allowance for credit losses reflects the Company’s current estimate of credit losses expected to be incurred over the life of other deposits
The Company considers various factors in establishing, monitoring, and adjusting its allowance for credit losses including the aging of other deposits
and aging trends, customer creditworthiness and specific exposures related to particular customers. The Company also monitors other risk factors and
forward-looking information, such as country specific risks and economic factors that may affect a customer’s ability to pay in establishing and
adjusting its allowance for credit losses. As of December 31, 2020, there was US$1,908,929 allowance for credit loss.
(m) Advances to suppliers
Advances to suppliers consist of balances paid to contractors and vendors for services and materials that have not been provided or received
and generally relate to the development and construction of residential units in PRC. Advances to suppliers are reviewed periodically to determine
whether their carrying value has become impaired. The Group considers the assets to be impaired if it is doubtful that the services and materials can be
provided. As of December 31, 2019 and 2020, there was no allowance provided.
(n) Customer deposits
Customer deposits consist of sales proceeds received from customers from the sale of residential units in PRC. In PRC, customers will
generally obtain financing for the purchase of their residential unit prior to the completion of the project. The lending
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
institution will provide the funding to the Group upon the completion of the financing rather than the completion of the project. The Group receives
these funds and recognizes them as a customer deposit current liability until the revenue can be recognized.
(o) Notes payable and other payables
Notes payable represents short-term bank acceptance notes issued by financial institutions that entitle the holder to receive the stated amount
from the financial institutions at the maturity date of the notes. The Group has utilized notes payable to settle amounts owed to suppliers and contractors.
The notes payable is non-interest bearing and is normally settled within six months. Notes payable was US$271,096,538 and US$171,795,040 as of
December 31, 2019 and 2020, respectively.
Other payables consist of balances for non-construction costs with unrelated companies and individuals with which the Group has business
relationships.
(p) Real estate properties held for lease, net
Real estate properties held for lease are recorded at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method
over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Estimated useful lives of the real estate properties held for lease are 20-60 years.
Maintenance, repairs and minor renewals are charged directly to expenses as incurred. Major additions and improvements to the real estate
properties held for lease are capitalized.
In accordance with ASC 360, Property, Plant and Equipment, real estate properties held for lease is subject to valuation adjustments when the
carrying amount exceeds fair value. An impairment loss is recognized only if the carrying amount of the assets is not recoverable and exceeds fair value.
The carrying amount is not recoverable if it exceeds the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the assets.
For the periods presented, the Group did not recognize any impairment for real estate properties held for lease.
(q) Property and equipment, net
Property and equipment are recorded at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the
estimated useful lives of the assets. Estimated useful lives of the assets are as follows:
Corporate aircraft
Vehicles
Furniture and fixtures
Office buildings
15 years
5 years
5 years
20‑60 years
Maintenance, repairs and minor renewals are charged directly to expense as incurred unless such expenditures extend the useful life or
represent a betterment, in which case they are capitalized.
(r) Long-term Investments
The Group’s long-term investments consist of equity method investments and equity investments without readily determinable fair value.
Equity method Investments
Where the Group has significant influence over the investee, the Group applies the equity method of accounting in accordance with ASC
subtopic 323-10-20, Investments-Equity Method and Joint Ventures (“ASC 323-10-20”). The reporting dates and accounting
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policies of the equity investee are the same as the Group. The investment in the equity investee is stated at cost, including the Group’s share of the
equity investee’s net gain or loss, less any impairment in value. The Group recognizes in its consolidated statement of comprehensive income its share
of the net income (loss) of the equity investees. The Company periodically evaluate whether declines in fair values of our investments indicate
impairment and whether declines in fair value of our investments below their book value are other-than-temporary.
Nonmarketable equity securities
Nonmarketable equity securities are investments in privately held companies without readily determinable market values.
On January 1, 2018, the Group adopted ASU 2016-01, pursuant to which, for equity investments without readily determinable fair value, the
Group elected to use the measurement alternative to measure those investments at cost, less any impairment, plus or minus changes resulting from
observable price changes in orderly transactions for identical or similar investments of the same issuer, if any. All gains and losses on nonmarketable
equity securities, realized and unrealized, are recognized in earnings. The Group performs a qualitative assessment of whether the investment is
impaired at each reporting date. If a qualitative assessment indicates that the investment is impaired, the Group has to estimate the investment’s fair
value in accordance with the principles of ASC 820. If the fair value is less than the investment’s carrying value, the entity recognizes an impairment
loss in net income equal to the difference between the carrying value and fair value.
(s) Capitalized interest
The Group capitalizes interest as a component of building construction costs in accordance with ASC 835, Interest (“ASC 835”).
As a result of the total interest costs capitalized during the period, the interest expense for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2019 and 2020,
was as follows:
Amortization of issuance cost related to long-term debt
Interest expense of finance leases
Interest on borrowings
Total interest costs
Total interest costs capitalized
Interest expense, net
(t) Retirement benefits
2018
US$
8,624,334
1,385,292
271,831,465
281,841,091
(182,595,395)
99,245,696
2019
US$
8,132,103
973,842
308,747,957
317,853,902
(204,078,542)
113,775,360
2020
US$
116,249
31,286,261
312,779,581
344,182,091
(214,694,686)
129,487,405
Regulations in PRC require the Group to contribute to a defined contribution retirement plan for all permanent employees. Pursuant to the
mandatory requirement from the local authority in PRC, the retirement pension insurance, unemployment insurance, health insurance and housing fund
were established for the employees during the term they are employed. For the years ended December 31, 2018, 2019 and 2020, the Group is obligated
to contribute for each employee an amount equal to 45%, 40% and 40%, respectively, of last year average salary determined by the Social Welfare
Bureau. For the year ended December 31, 2020, the Group recorded expense in the amount of US$11,781,673 (2018: US$18,422,330; 2019:
US$20,420,474).
(u) Distribution of earnings and reserve fund
The Company’s ability to pay dividends is primarily dependent on the Company receiving distributions from its subsidiaries. The earnings
reflected in the consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP differ from those reflected in the statutory financial
statements of the Company’s subsidiaries. In accordance with PRC Company Law, PRC subsidiaries are required to transfer 10% of their profit after tax,
as determined in accordance with PRC accounting standards and regulations, to the statutory surplus reserve (the “SSR”) until such reserve reaches 50%
of the registered capital of the subsidiaries. Subject to certain restrictions set
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out in PRC Company Law, the SSR may be distributed to stockholders in the form of share bonus issued to increase share capital, provided that the
remaining balance after the capitalization is not less than 25% of the registered capital before capital increase.
(v) Income taxes
The Group accounts for income tax using the balance sheet method. Deferred taxes are provided for the net tax effects of temporary differences
between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes, as well as
unutilized net operating losses. A valuation allowance is provided for deferred tax assets if it is more likely than not these items will either expire before
the Group is able to realize their benefits, or that future utilization is uncertain. The Group assesses its need for valuation allowances by tax reporting
unit by jurisdiction.
Late payment interests and penalties arising from underpayment of income taxes are recognized according to the relevant tax law. The amount
of interest expense to be recognized is computed by applying the applicable statutory rate of interest to the difference between the tax position
recognized and the amount previously taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. Interest recognized in accordance with ASC 740-10, Income Tax
(“ASC 740-10”) is classified in the consolidated financial statements as interest expense, while penalties recognized in accordance with this
interpretation are classified in the consolidated financial statements as other expenses.
In accordance with the provisions of ASC 740-10, the Group recognizes in its consolidated financial statements the impact of a tax position if a
tax return’s position or future tax position is “more likely than not” to prevail (defined as a likelihood of more than fifty percent of being sustained upon
audit, based on the technical merits of the tax position). Tax positions that meet the “more likely than not” threshold are measured (using a probability
weighted approach) at the largest amount of tax benefit that has a greater than fifty percent likelihood of being realized upon settlement. The Group’s
estimated liability for unrecognized tax benefits is periodically assessed for adequacy and may be affected by changing interpretations of laws, rulings
by tax authorities, certain changes and/or developments with respect to audits, and expiration of the statute of limitations. The outcome for a particular
audit cannot be determined with certainty prior to the conclusion of the audit and, in some cases, appeal or litigation process. The actual benefits
ultimately realized may differ from the Group’s estimates. As each audit is concluded, adjustments, if any, are appropriately recorded in the Group’s
consolidated financial statements. Additionally, in future periods, changes in facts, circumstances, and new information may require the Group to adjust
the recognition and measurement estimates with regards to individual tax positions. Changes in recognition and measurement estimates are recognized
in the period in which the changes occur.
(w) Land Appreciation Tax (“LAT”)
In accordance with the relevant taxation laws for real estate companies of the provinces in which the subsidiaries operate in PRC, the local tax
authorities levy LAT based on progressive rates ranging from 30% to 60% on the appreciation of land value, being the proceeds of sales of properties
less deductible expenditures, generally including borrowing costs and relevant property development expenditures. LAT is generally prepaid based on a
fixed percentage (varying by local tax jurisdiction) of customer deposits and is expensed when the related revenue is recognized.
(x) Comprehensive income
Comprehensive income is defined as the changes in equity of the Group during a period from transactions and other events and circumstances
excluding transactions resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. Among other disclosures, ASC 220, Comprehensive Income,
requires that all items that are required to be recognized under current accounting standards as components of comprehensive income be reported in a
financial statement that is displayed with the same prominence as other financial statements. For each of the periods presented, the Group’s
comprehensive income includes net income and foreign currency translation adjustments and is presented in the consolidated statements of
comprehensive income.
(y) Advertising and promotion expenses
Advertising and promotion costs are expensed as incurred, or the first time the activity takes place, in accordance with ASC 720-35,
Advertising Costs. For the year ended December 31, 2020, the Group recorded advertising and promotion expenses of US$41,972,661 (2018:
US$56,575,316; 2019: US$62,341,805).
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(z) Leases
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(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
The Company adopted ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) (“ASU 2016-02”) from January 1, 2019 by using the modified retrospective
method and did not restate the comparable periods. The Company has elected the package of practical expedients, which allows the Company to carry
forward our original assessment of whether contracts contained a lease, lease classification, and the initial direct cost. Lastly, the Company elected the
short-term lease exemption for all contracts with lease terms of 12 months or less.
The Group determines if an arrangement is or contains a lease at inception or modification of a contract. A contract is or contains a lease if the
contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period in exchange for consideration. Control over the use of the identified asset
means the lessee has both (a) the right to obtain substantially all of the economic benefits from the use of the asset and (b) the right to direct the use of
the asset.
Lessee
The Group categorizes leases with contractual terms longer than twelve months as either operating or finance. Finance leases are generally
those leases that transfer ownership to the Group or allow the Group to purchase assets at a nominal amount by the end of the lease term. Assets
acquired under finance leases are recorded in property and equipment, net and real estate properties held for lease, net. All other leases are recorded as
operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets.
Lease liability is recorded based the present value of the lease payments over the lease term using a discount rate at commencement date. As
the implicit rate in the Group’s leases is not typically readily available, the Group uses an incremental borrowing rate based on the information available
at the lease commencement date in determining the present value of lease payments. This incremental borrowing rate reflects the fixed rate at which the
Group could borrow on a collateralized basis the amount of the lease payments in the same currency, for a similar term, in a similar economic
environment. Leased assets are recognized based on the initial present value of the lease payments, reduced by lease incentives. Operating lease expense
for lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The expected lease terms are based on the non-cancelable term of the lease
and may contain options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that the Group will exercise that option. Finance lease assets are
amortized in a manner consistent with the Group’s normal depreciation policy for owned assets. Variable lease payments not dependent on an index or
rate are excluded from the ROU assets and lease liability calculations and are recognized in expense in the period which the obligation for those
payments is incurred.
Upon adoption, the Company recognized ROU assets of US$15.0 million and total lease liability (including current and non-current) of
US$14.4 million for operating leases as of January 1, 2019. The impact of adopting ASU 2016-02 on the Company’s opening retained earnings and
current year net income was insignificant. As of December 31, 2020, the Company recognized operating lease ROU assets of US$8.5 million and total
lease liability US$8.5 million, including current portion of US$5.3 million for operating lease.
Lessor
As a lessor, the Company’s leases are classified as operating leases under ASC 842, and thus the pattern of recognition of real estate lease
income remains unchanged from previous lease accounting guidance. The lease components and non-lease components are accounted for separately.
(aa) Property warranty
The Company and its subsidiaries provide customers with assurance-type warranties which cover major defects of building structure and
certain fittings and facilities of properties sold as stipulated in the relevant sales contracts. The warranty period varies from two months to three years,
depending on different property components the warranty covers.
The Group regularly estimates potential costs for materials and labor with regards to warranty-type claims expected to be incurred subsequent
to the delivery of a property. The Group regularly monitors the warranty reserve and makes adjustments to its pre-existing warranties, if any, in order to
reflect changes in trends and historical data as information becomes available. The Group may seek recourse against its contractors or any related third
parties if it can be demonstrated they are at fault. In addition, the Group withholds
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up to 5% of the contract cost from sub-contractors for periods of two to five years. These amounts are included in current liabilities, and are only paid to
the extent that there has been no warranty claim against the Group relating to the work performed or materials supplied by the subcontractors. For the
periods presented, the Group had not recognized any warranty liability nor incurred any warranty costs in excess of the amount retained from
subcontractors.
(ab) Earnings per share
Earnings per share are calculated in accordance with ASC 260, Earnings per Share. Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net
income attributable to holders of common shares by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per
common share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common shares were exercised or converted into
common shares. Common share equivalents consist of common shares issuable upon the exercise of the share options and vesting of restricted shares
units using treasury stock method. Common equivalents shares are excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share if their effects would be
anti-dilutive. The non-vested options granted with performance conditions are excluded in the computation of diluted EPS unless the options are dilutive
and unless their conditions (a) have been satisfied at the reporting date or (b) would have been satisfied if the reporting date was the end of the
contingency period.
(ac) Treasury Shares
The Company accounted for shares repurchased as treasury shares at cost in accordance to ASC Subtopic 505-30, Treasury Shares. When the
Company decides to retire the treasury shares, the difference between the original issuance price and the repurchase price may be allocated between
additional paid-in capital and retained earnings.
On July 12, 2013, the Board of Directors unanimously authorized management to repurchase up to US$60 million of the Company’s shares
from the approval date to July 5, 2015. On December 28, 2015, the Board of Directors unanimously authorized management to repurchase up to US$40
million of the Company’s shares from the approval date to the end of 2017. The Board of Directors reviews the Company’s share repurchase program
periodically and to adjust the amount authorized for repurchase as necessary. On March 21, 2017, the Board of Directors unanimously authorized
management to repurchase up to US$40 million of the Company’s shares from the approval date to the end of 2019. On August 14, 2018, the Board of
Directors unanimously authorized management to repurchase up to US$50 million of the Company’s shares from the approval date to the end of 2019.
On May 20, 2019, the Board of Directors unanimously authorized management to repurchase up to US$50 million of the Company’s shares from the
approval date to the end of 2021. As of December 31, 2020, the Company had a balance of 54,977,586 (2019: 52,850,536) treasury shares amounting to
US$116,061,577 (2019: US$113,719,964).
(ad) Senior Secured Notes
On August 30, 2016, the Company issued notes with an aggregate principal amount of US$300,000,000 due on August 30, 2019 (the
“August 2019 Senior Secured Notes”) at a coupon rate of 8.125% per annum payable semi-annually. Interest is payable on February 28 and August 30
of each year, commencing February 28, 2017. Given that the August 2019 Senior Secured Notes is debt in its legal form and is not a derivative in its
entirety, it has been classified as other long-term debt. The Company has evaluated and determined that there was no embedded derivative requiring
bifurcation from the August 2019 Senior Secured Notes under the requirements of ASC 815. The embedded redemption options and repurchase features
did not qualify for derivative accounting because the embedded derivatives were considered clearly and closely related to the characteristics of the
August 2019 Senior Secured Notes. The August 2019 Senior Secured Notes were issued at par.
On February 28, 2017, the Company issued notes with an aggregate principal amount of US$300,000,000 due on February 28, 2021 (the
“February 2021 Senior Secured Notes”) at a coupon rate of 7.75% per annum payable semi-annually. Interest is payable on February 28 and August 28
of each year, commencing August 28, 2017. Given that the February 2021 Senior Secured Notes is debt in its legal form and is not a derivative in its
entirety, it has been classified as other long-term debt. The Company has evaluated and determined that there was no embedded derivative requiring
bifurcation from the February 2021 Senior Secured Notes under the requirements of ASC 815. The embedded redemption options and repurchase
features did not qualify for derivative accounting because the embedded derivatives were considered clearly and closely related to the characteristics of
the February 2021 Senior Secured Notes. The February 2021 Senior Secured Notes were issued at a discount.
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On November 22, 2017 and December 1, 2017, the Company issued notes with an aggregate principal amount of US$200,000,000 and
US$100,000,000 due on November 22, 2020 (the “November 2020 Senior Secured Notes”) at a coupon rate of 8.875% per annum payable semi-
annually. Interest will be payable on November 22 and May 22 of each year, commencing May 22, 2018. Given that the November 2020 Senior Secured
Notes is debt in its legal form and is not a derivative in its entirety, it has been classified as other long-term debt. The Company has evaluated and
determined that there was no embedded derivative requiring bifurcation from the November 2020 Senior Secured Notes under the requirements of ASC
815. The embedded redemption options and repurchase features did not qualify for derivative accounting because the embedded derivatives were
considered clearly and closely related to the characteristics of the November 2020 Senior Secured Notes. The November 2020 Senior Secured
Notes were issued at a discount.
On March 19, 2018, the Company issued notes with an aggregate principal amount of US$200,000,000 due on March 19, 2020 (the
“March 2020 Senior Secured Notes”) at a coupon rate of 9.875% per annum payable semi-annually. Interest is payable on March 19 and September 19
of each year, commencing September 19, 2018. Given that the March 2020 Senior Secured Notes is debt in its legal form and is not a derivative in its
entirety, it has been classified as other long-term debt. The Company has evaluated and determined that there was no embedded derivative requiring
bifurcation from the March 2020 Senior Secured Notes under the requirements of ASC 815. The embedded redemption options and repurchase features
did not qualify for derivative accounting because the embedded derivatives were considered clearly and closely related to the characteristics of the
March 2020 Senior Secured Notes. The March 2020 Senior Secured Notes were issued at a discount.
On April 15, 2019 and April 26, 2019, the Company issued notes with an aggregate principal amount of US$200,000,000 and US$100,000,000
due on October 15, 2021 (the “October 2021 Senior Secured Notes”) at a coupon rate of 14.20% per annum payable semi-annually. Interest is payable
on April 15 and October 15 of each year, commencing October 15, 2019. Given that the October 2021 Senior Secured Notes is debt in its legal form and
is not a derivative in its entirety, it has been classified as other long-term debt. The Company has evaluated and determined that there was no embedded
derivative requiring bifurcation from the October 2021 Senior Secured Notes under the requirements of ASC 815. The embedded redemption options
and repurchase features did not qualify for derivative accounting because the embedded derivatives were considered clearly and closely related to the
characteristics of the October 2021 Senior Secured Notes. The October 2021 Senior Secured Notes were issued at a premium.
On June 29, 2020, the Company issued notes with an aggregate principal amount of RMB514.5 million (US$75 million) due on June 29, 2022
(the “June 2022 Senior Secured Notes”) at a coupon rate of 12.00% per annum payable semi-annually. Interest is payable on December 29 and June 29
of each year, commencing December 29, 2020. Given that the June 2022 Senior Secured Notes is debt in its legal form and is not a derivative in its
entirety, it has been classified as other long-term debt. The Company has evaluated and determined that there was no embedded derivative requiring
bifurcation from the June 2022 Senior Secured Notes under the requirements of ASC 815. The embedded redemption options and repurchase features
did not qualify for derivative accounting because the embedded derivatives were considered clearly and closely related to the characteristics of the June
2022 Senior Secured Notes. The June 2022 Senior Secured Notes were issued at par.
On September 17, 2020, the Company issued notes with an aggregate principal amount of US$300 million due on September 17, 2023 (the
“September 2023 Senior Secured Notes”) at a coupon rate of 14.50% per annum payable semi-annually. Interest is payable on March 17 and September
17 of each year, commencing March 17, 2020. Given that the September 2023 Senior Secured Notes is debt in its legal form and is not a derivative in its
entirety, it has been classified as other long-term debt. The Company has evaluated and determined that there was no embedded derivative requiring
bifurcation from the September 2023 Senior Secured Notes under the requirements of ASC 815. The embedded redemption options and repurchase
features did not qualify for derivative accounting because the embedded derivatives were considered clearly and closely related to the characteristics of
the September 2023 Senior Secured Notes. The September 2023 Senior Secured Notes were issued at par.
Onshore corporate bonds
During the periods presented, Xinyuan China issued a series of onshore corporate bonds. Given that each onshore corporate bond individually
is debt in its legal form and is not a derivative in its entirety, it has been classified as other long-term debt. The Company has evaluated and determined
that there was no embedded derivative requiring bifurcation from these onshore corporate bonds under the requirements of ASC 815. The onshore
corporate bonds were issued at par.
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(ae) Short-term investments
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
All highly liquid investments with original maturities of greater than three months, but less than 12 months, are classified as short-term
investments. Investments that are expected to be realized in cash during the next 12 months are also included in short-term investments.
Equity investments that have readily determinable fair values are measured at fair value with changes recognized in gain(loss) on short-term
investments in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income. Equity investments without readily determinable fair values and for which we do
not have the ability to exercise significant influence are accounted for at cost with adjustments for observable changes in prices or impairments.
(af) Assets acquisition and business combinations
Pursuant to ASC 805, Business Combinations (“ASC 805”), the Company determines whether a transaction or other event is a business
combination by applying the definition below, which requires that the assets acquired and liabilities assumed constitute a business. The guidance
requires an entity to first evaluate whether substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or a
group of similar identifiable assets. If that threshold is met, the set of assets and activities is not a business. If it is not met, the entity evaluates whether
the set meets the definition of a business. ASC 805 defines a business as consisting of inputs and processes applied to those inputs that have the ability
to contribute to the creation of outputs. Inputs are defined as economic resources, while processes are defined as protocols, systems or standards. Inputs
and processes create, or have the ability to contribute to the creation of, outputs. Outputs are often present in businesses but are not required to meet the
definition of a business. To be considered a business under ASC 805, the acquisition of net assets must include, at a minimum, an input and a
substantive process that together significantly contribute to the ability to create outputs. If the assets acquired are not a business, the reporting entity
shall account for the transaction or other event as an assets acquisition.
The Company accounted for its acquisitions of Suzhou Yefang, Wuhan Yinghexin and Qingdao Keda as asset acquisitions either because the
fair value of the gross assets acquired is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or a group of similar identifiable assets or the acquired entities had no
processes in place to apply to inputs to have the ability to create outputs.
The excess of the fair value of purchase consideration over the fair values of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed is recorded as
goodwill. The Group reviews goodwill for impairment at least annually or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances would more likely than
not reduce the fair value of our single reporting unit below its carrying value. An impairment loss on goodwill of $6,400,262 was recorded in 2020.
(ag) Non-controlling interests
A non-controlling interest is recognized to reflect the portion of their equity which is not attributable, directly or indirectly, to the Group.
Consolidated net income on the consolidated statements of comprehensive income includes the net loss/(income) attributable to non-controlling
interests. The cumulative results of operations attributable to non-controlling interests are recorded as non-controlling interests in the Group’s
consolidated balance sheets. Losses attributable to the Group and the non-controlling interest in a subsidiary may exceed their interests in the
subsidiary’s equity. The excess, and any further losses attributable to the Group and the non-controlling interest, shall continue to be attributed to those
interests.
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(ah) Effect of change in estimate
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
Revisions in estimated gross profit margins related to estimated costs and revenues are made in the period in which circumstances requiring the
revisions become known. During the year ended December 31, 2020, real estate development projects (Zhengzhou International New City I, Changsha
Mulian Royal Palace, Xuzhou Colorful City, Tianjin Spring Royal Palace I, Xingyang Splendid III and Henan Xin Central I), which recognized gross
profit in 2019, had changes in their estimated gross profit margins. As these projects moved closer to completion during 2019, the Company adjusted its
prior estimates related to selling prices and development costs. As a result of the changes in estimate above, gross profit, net income and basic and
diluted earnings per share decreased by US$94.5 million (2018: increased US$34.5 million, 2019: decreased US$59.1 million), US$70.9 million (2018:
increased US$25.9 million , 2019: decreased US$44.3 million), US$0.66 per share (2018: increased US$0.20 per share , 2019: decreased US$0.39 per
share), and US$0.66 per share (2018: increased US$0.20 per share , 2019: decreased US$0.39 per share), respectively, for the year ended December 31,
2020.
(ai) Share-based compensation
The Group has adopted ASC 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation, which requires that share-based payment transactions with employees,
such as restricted shares or stock options, be measured based on the grant-date fair value of the equity instrument issued, and the Company has elected
to recognize compensation expense using the straight-line method for all restricted shares and stock options granted with service conditions that have a
graded vesting schedule. In addition, the Company recognizes share-based compensation expense net of an estimated forfeiture rate and therefore, only
recognizes compensation cost for those shares expected to vest over the service period of the award. The estimation of the forfeiture rate is primarily
based on historical experience of employee turnover. To the extent the Company revises this estimate in the future, the share-based payments could be
materially impacted in the year of revision, as well as in the following years.
The Company also has a policy of using authorized shares in the existing pool to satisfy any future exercise of share options and shares
repurchased held by a third party trustee to satisfy the RSUs granted under the Company’s 2014 Restricted Stock Unit plan.
For options granted with performance conditions, share-based compensation expense is recognized based on the probable outcome of the
performance condition using the accelerated method over the requisite service period. A performance condition is not taken into consideration in
determining fair value of the non-vested shares granted. The fair value of liabilities incurred in share-based payment transactions with employees are
remeasured at the end of each reporting period through settlement. Changes in the fair value of a liability incurred under a share-based payment
arrangement that occur during the requisite service period are recognized as compensation costs over that period.
(aj) Segment Reporting
In accordance with ASC 280, Segment Reporting, segment reporting is determined based on how the Group’s chief operating decision maker
reviews operating results to make decisions about allocating resources and assessing performance for the Group. According to the management
approach, the Group operates in geographical segments. Therefore, each of its individual property developments is a discrete operating segment. The
Group has aggregated its segments on a geographical basis as property development projects undertaken within a region have similar expected
economic characteristics, type of properties offering, customers and market and regulatory environment (Note 21).
(ak) Comparative information
Certain of the prior year comparative figures have been reclassified to conform to the current year’s presentation.
(al) Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Financial Instruments—Credit Losses (“ASU 2016-13”). Subsequently, the FASB issued
ASU 2019-05, Financial Instruments- Credit Losses (Topic 326): Targeted Transition Relief and ASU 2019-11 Codification Improvements to Topic 326,
Financial Instruments- Credit Losses (collectively, the “Credit Loss ASUs”). The Credit Loss
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ASUs change the methodology to be used to measure credit losses for certain financial instruments and financial assets, including trade receivables. The
new methodology requires the recognition of an allowance that reflects the current estimate of credit losses expected to be incurred over the life of the
financial asset. This new standard also requires that credit losses related to available-for-sale debt securities be recorded as an allowance through net
income rather than reducing the carrying amount under the current, other-than-temporary-impairment model. The Company adopted the standard on
January 1, 2020. Based on the composition of the Company's trade receivables and investment portfolio, the adoption of this standard did not have a
material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations upon adoption. The Company has updated its accounting policy for trade
accounts receivable and is providing additional disclosure about its allowance for credit losses, as required by the standard, upon adoption.
In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment (“ASU 2017-04”), which simplifies the
accounting for goodwill impairment by eliminating Step two from the goodwill impairment test. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its
fair value, an impairment loss shall be recognized in an amount equal to that excess, versus determining an implied fair value in Step two to measure the
impairment loss. The guidance is effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed in periods beginning after December 15, 2019. Early
adoption is permitted for all entities for annual and interim goodwill impairment testing dates on or after January 1, 2017. The guidance should be
applied on a prospective basis. The standard was adopted in 2019.
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework- Changes to the Disclosure
Requirements for Fair Value Measurement. The update eliminates, modifies, and adds certain disclosure requirements for fair value measurements. This
update is effective in fiscal years, including interim periods, beginning after December 15, 2019, and early adoption is permitted. The added disclosure
requirements and the modified disclosure on the narrative description of measurement uncertainty should be applied prospectively for only the most
recent interim or annual period presented. All other changes to disclosure requirements in this update should be applied retrospectively to all periods
presented upon their effective date. The standard was adopted in 2019.
In August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-15, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other-Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Customer’s
Accounting for Implementation Costs Incurred in a Cloud Computing Arrangement That Is a Service Contract. This update requires a customer in a
cloud computing arrangement that is a service contract to follow the internal-use software guidance in ASC 350-40 to determine which implementation
costs to defer and recognize as an asset. This update is effective in fiscal years, including interim periods, beginning after December 15, 2019, and early
adoption is permitted. This guidance should be applied either retrospectively or prospectively to all implementation costs incurred after the date of
adoption. The standard was adopted in 2019.
In November 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-18, Collaborative Arrangements (Topic 808): Clarifying the Interaction between Topic 808 and
Topic 606. This update clarifies that certain transactions between participants in a collaborative arrangement should be accounted for under ASC 606
when the counterparty is a customer and precludes an entity from presenting consideration from a transaction in a collaborative arrangement as revenue
from contracts with customers if the counterparty is not a customer for that transaction. The update is effective in fiscal years beginning after December
15, 2019, and interim periods therein, and early adoption is permitted for entities that have adopted ASC 606. This guidance should be applied
retrospectively to the date of initial application of Topic 606. The standard was adopted in 2019.
In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-12, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes. This update
simplifies the accounting for income taxes as part of the FASB's overall initiative to reduce complexity in accounting standards. The amendments
include removal of certain exceptions to the general principles of ASC 740, Income taxes, and simplification in several other areas such as accounting
for a franchise tax (or similar tax) that is partially based on income. The update is effective in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2020, and
interim periods therein, and early adoption is permitted. Certain amendments in this update should be applied retrospectively or modified
retrospectively, all other amendments should be applied prospectively. The Group is currently evaluating the impact on its financial statements of
adopting this guidance.
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XINYUAN REAL ESTATE CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
The short-term investments represent investments in REITs, which are publicly traded on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, marketable equity
securities, and investment in private equity fund, which are expected to be realized in cash during the next 12 months.
The following summarizes the short-term investments measured at fair value at December 31, 2019 and 2020:
Level 1
Equity securities with readily determinable fair value
Level 3
Equity securities without readily determinable fair value
Total
December 31, 2019
US$
Fair
value
Cost
Unrealized
loss in profit and loss
2,076,443
3,700,257
(1,623,814)
3,519,182
5,595,625
3,519,182
7,219,439
—
(1,623,814)
December 31, 2020
US$
Fair
value
Cost
Unrealized
gain in profit and loss
Level 1
Equity securities with readily determinable fair value
6,108,322
2,049,344
4,058,978
Level 3
Equity securities without readily determinable fair value
Total
2,807
6,111,129
29,884
2,079,228
(27,077)
4,031,901
During the year ended December 31, 2020, the company disposed US$3,519,182 equity securities without readily determinable fair value
measured under fair value alternative method using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3).
During the year ended December 31, 2020, US$1,021,043 (2019: US$3,075,014 realized gain) net realized gain and US$4,031,901 (2019:
US$1,623,814 unrealized loss) unrealized gain are included in earnings.
4. Other receivables
As of December 31, 2020, other receivables consisted of the followings:
Henan Derun Real Estate Co. Ltd (“Henan Derun”)
Zhengzhou Jiahe Real Estate Co. Ltd (“Zhengzhou Jiahe”)
Zhengzhou Yongzhi Jianxin Meiyu Private Equity Fund (“Zhengzhou Yongzhi”)
Zhangjiakou Xingyuan City Construction Development Co., Ltd
Huzhou Xinhong Jingcheng Construction and Development Co., Ltd
Due from contractors
Others
Other receivables
December 31,
2019
US$
124,436,299
67,429,462
—
19,696,568
16,369,944
24,444,823
34,923,080
December 31,
2020
US$
139,364,804
101,361,020
24,521,449
—
—
16,322,092
54,271,287
287,300,176
335,840,652
In December 2019, the Group agreed to provide Henan Derun financing using the prepayment and charge an interest of 18% per annum
commencing from the date of prepayment made to Henan Derun. In March 2020, the Group entered into an agreement with Henan Derun pursuant to
which the above receivables shall be settled by Henan Derun’s transfer of certain parcels of land properties to a project company 80% owned by the
Group and the Group will assume the bank loans of Henan Derun aggregating to US$77.1 million
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
which were pledged by such land properties. The Group evaluated the potential impairment and concluded that no impairment allowance is required
because the estimated future undiscounted cash flow of the relevant land properties attributed to the Group exceeded the total amount of the above
receivables and bank loans assumed by the Group. As of December 31, 2020, the prepayment is recorded as other receivable aggregating to US$139.4
million (December 31, 2019: US$124.4 million).
Receivable from Zhengzhou Jiahe of US$67.4 million bears an interest from 15% to 18% per annum with a due date of December 31, 2019. In
May 2020, the Group entered into an agreement with Zhengzhou Jiahe pursuant to which the above receivables shall be settled by Zhengzhou Jiahe’s
transfer of certain parcels of land properties to a project company 80% owned by the Group. The transfer was completed in July 2021. As of December
31, 2020, the prepayment is recorded as other receivable aggregating to US$101.4 million (December 31, 2019: US$67.4 million).
In July 2020, the Company transferred Zhengzhou Modern City Shopping Mall originally held by the Company to a new subsidiary (“the
project company”). The shopping mall was accounted for property held for lease. In September 2020, the Company entered into a share purchase
agreement with Zhengzhou Yongzhi to transfer its 98% equity interest in the project company for a consideration of US$122,607,243. As of December
31, 2020, Zhengzhou Yongzhi has paid US$98,085,794 to the Company and the change of business registration of the project company has been
completed. According to the agreement, the remaining consideration of US$24,521,449 should be paid before September 27, 2021. The balance is now
overdue. The directors of the Company are of the view that no credit loss is required for the balance because the underground property right has not
been transferred to the new project company, and the fair value of the underground property as appraised by an external valuer exceeded the outstanding
receivables.
5. Real estate properties development completed and under development
The following summarizes the components of real estate properties development completed and under development at December 31, 2019 and
2020:
Real estate properties development completed
Real estate properties under development
Total real estate properties development completed and under development
December 31,
2019
US$
458,204,518
3,254,387,749
3,712,592,267
December 31,
2020
US$
439,204,753
3,010,624,339
3,449,829,092
As of December 31, 2020, land use rights included in the real estate properties under development totaled US$1,171,226,276 (December 31,
2019: US$2,179,888,833).
As of December 31, 2020, land use rights with an aggregate net book value of US$418,658,396 (December 31, 2019: US$798,910,332) was
pledged as collateral for certain bank loans and other debts.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
6. Real estate properties held for lease, net
The Group leases its owned buildings to various third parties including elementary schools, basement parking, kindergartens, parking facilities,
clubhouses as well as shopping mall. These leases are non-cancelable operating leases with remaining lease periods that vary from 25 days to 20 years.
The leases may include minimum base rents with escalated contingent rent clauses.
Elementary schools
Basement parking
Kindergartens
Parking facilities
Clubhouses
Shopping mall
Residential properties
Others
Total costs
Accumulated depreciation
Real estate properties held for lease, net
December 31,
December 31,
2019
US$
3,057,371
14,694,085
10,049,512
100,036,672
8,574,329
290,610,416
124,280,030
2,924,658
554,227,073
(38,358,165)
515,868,908
2020
US$
3,268,838
9,081,394
11,098,383
99,897,514
8,217,800
277,532,448
121,855,248
—
530,951,625
(47,843,418)
483,108,207
The Group has shopping mall equipment with gross amounts of US$7,149,114 and US$7,643,588 acquired under finance lease as of December
31, 2019 and 2020, respectively.
Depreciation expense for real estate properties held for lease for the year ended December 31, 2020 amounted to US$6,980,064 (2018:
US$7,963,627; 2019: US$8,625,765).
As of December 31, 2020, US$180,481,463 of real estate properties held for lease were pledged as collateral for certain bank loans and other
debts (2019: US$206,516,986).
As of December 31, 2020, minimum future rental income on non-cancellable leases (none of which contains any contingent rental clauses), in
the aggregate and for each of the five succeeding fiscal years and thereafter, is as follows:
Year
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025 and thereafter
Total
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Amount
US$
16,115,426
14,280,321
13,368,863
13,726,296
119,415,537
176,906,443
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
7. Property and equipment, net
Property and equipment consisted of the following:
Finance lease right-of-use asset -Corporate aircraft
Vehicles
Furniture and fixtures
Office buildings
Total
Accumulated depreciation
Property and equipment, net
December 31,
December 31,
2019
US$
36,887,168
5,069,515
10,523,537
21,842,187
74,322,407
(31,318,028)
43,004,379
2020
US$
39,438,499
5,825,039
10,895,581
23,726,382
79,885,501
(37,125,590)
42,759,911
On October 23, 2012, the Group acquired a corporate aircraft under a finance lease. The lease has an eight-year term and expires on September
15, 2021 with 32 quarterly lease payments of US$1,426,000. A deposit in the amount of US$6.7 million may be used as full and final payment to
Minsheng to purchase the corporate aircraft. On June 15, 2020, the Group terminated the previous agreement and signed a new finance lease agreement
with Minsheng. The lease has a three-year term and expires on July 14, 2023 with 12 quarterly lease payment of US$1,105,274.
Depreciation expense for property and equipment for the year ended December 31, 2020 amounted to US$4,696,140 (2018: US$4,908,299;
2019: US$5,904,454) which includes amortization expense related to the corporate aircraft capital lease amounting to US$ 2,486,630 (2018:
US$2,582,340; 2019: US$2,336,187).
Accumulated depreciation expense for property and equipment as of December 31, 2020 amounted to US$37,125,590 (2018: US$28,063,724;
2019: US$31,318,028) which includes accumulated amortization expense related to the corporate aircraft capital lease amounting to US$16,579,927
(2018: US$13,238,949; 2019: US$14,601,171).
8. Long-term investment
As of December 31, 2019 and 2020, the long-term investment consisted of the following:
Nonmarketable equity securities
Zhengzhou Lianhe Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Zhengzhou Taike Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Equity method investees
Qingdao Huiju Zhihui City Industrial Development Co., Ltd.
Wuhu Penghong Investment Center (Limited Partnership)
Madison Developments Limited.
Suzhou Rongjingchen Real Estate Co., Ltd
Others
Total
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Initial Cost
US$
Ownership
December 31,
2019
US$
241,648
738,073
1.85 %
3.75 %
286,689
716,723
523,459,957
30,608,185
19,095,969
42,041,464
69,160,051
49 %
n/a
50 %
24 %
n/a
488,227,667
18,333,122
16,294,996
41,452,466
48,308,262
613,619,925
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(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
Nonmarketable equity securities
Zhengzhou Lianhe Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Zhengzhou Taike Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Equity method investees
Qingdao Huiju Zhihui City Industrial Development Co., Ltd.
Jiazhaoye Health Industry (Sanya) Investment Co., Ltd
Wuhu Penghong Investment Center (Limited Partnership)
Madison Developments Limited.
Suzhou Rongjingchen Real Estate Co., Ltd
Others
Total
Equity method investees
Initial Cost
US$
Ownership
December 31,
2020
US$
241,648
738,073
1.85 %
3.75 %
306,518
766,295
523,459,957
225,290,809
30,608,185
19,095,969
42,041,464
69,160,051
49 %
532,385,009
49 % 225,290,809
18,337,862
n/a
15,766,779
50 %
21,266,345
24 %
60,157,239
n/a
874,276,856
On April 19, 2017, the Company signed an agreement to acquire up to 70% equity interest of Qingdao Huiju Zhihui City Industrial
Development Co., Ltd. (“Qingdao Huiju”), which is developing a real estate project in Qingdao city from Beijing Huiju Technology Industry
Development Co., Ltd. (“Beijing Huiju”), a non-affiliated company for a consideration of US$505.2 million. As of December 31, 2020, US$505.2
million had been paid and a 49% equity interest has been transferred to the Company. Based on the articles of association, the Company cannot exercise
control of Qingdao Huiju until it acquires the entire 70% equity interest, but has the ability to exercise significant influence over Qingdao Huiju’s
operating and financial decisions and accounted for it as an equity method investment.
The Group initiated various legal actions against Beijing Huiju for, inter alia, (i) the transfer of the remaining 21% equity interest in Qingdao
Huiju to the Group and appointment of directors into the board of Qingdao Huiju, (ii) refund of unauthorized transfer of cash of US$98.7 million from
Qingdao Huiju to Beijing Huiju, and (iii) return of business license and official seals of Qingdao Huiju to Qingdao Huiju. In March 2019, PRC local
court held that Beijing Huiju shall refund the unauthorized cash transferred to Beijing Huiju to Qingdao Huiju and has frozen the cash of US$98.7
million in Beijing Huiju’s bank account. In January 2020, local PRC court held that Beijing Huiju shall return the business license and official seals of
Qingdao Huiju to Qingdao Huiju. On June 15, 2021, the PRC local court issued a final verdict that Beijing Huiju shall refund the unauthorized cash of
US98.7 million.
On September 4, 2017, the Company with two non-affiliated companies, established a limited partnership, Wuhu Penghong Investment Center
(Limited Partnership) (“Wuhu Penghong”), in which the Company and the other two partners each invested US$30.6 million, US$91.8 million and
US$3.1 million in cash, respectively, to invest in a real estate project. The other two partners hold substantive participating rights whereas the Company
only exercises significant influence, and therefore, accounted for its investment in Wuhu Penghong under the equity method.
On March 21, 2018, the Company acquired 50% equity interest in Madison Developments Limited (“MDL”), which is developing a real estate
project in London, England from ED Jersey Limited, a non-affiliated company for a consideration of US$19.1 million. Based on the articles of
association, the Company cannot exercise control of MDL, but has the ability to exercise significant influence over MDL’s operating and financial
decisions and accounts for it as an equity method investment.
In July 2019, the Company acquired 24% equity interest in Suzhou Rongjingchen Real Estate Co., Ltd. (“Suzhou Rongjingchen”), which is
developing a real estate project in Suzhou city from Suzhou Kaijingsheng Real Estate Co., Ltd., a non-affiliated company, for a consideration of
US$42.0 million. Based on the articles of association, the Company cannot exercise control of Suzhou Rongjingchen, but has the ability to exercise
significant influence over Suzhou Rongjingchen's operating and financial decisions and accounted for it as an equity method investment.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
As of December 31, 2020, the Group’s investment in the investees in the aggregate exceeded its proportionate share of the net assets of the
equity method investee by nil (December 31, 2019: nil). This difference, if any, represents equity method goodwill and therefore, is not amortized. For
the year ended December 31, 2020, the Group recognized its share of income from its equity method investments of US$17,028,301 (2018: loss of
US$9,374,451; 2019: loss of US$5,416,471). As of December 31, 2019 and 2020, there was no material impairment related to these investments.
In December 2020, the Company signed a cooperative development framework agreement with subsidiaries of Kaisa Group to invest in two
project companies, Henan Yanchuang Management and Consulting Co., Ltd (“Henan Yanchuang”) and Jiazhaoye Health Industry (Sanya) Investment
Co., Ltd (“Jiazhaoye Health”), aiming to jointly develop real estate projects in the PRC. According to the agreement, Kaisa Group holds 49% equity
interest in Henan Yanchuang while the Company will hold 49% equity interest in Jiazhaoye Health with the same consideration of US$225,290,809.
Based on the articles of association, the Company cannot exercise control of Jiazhaoye Health, but has the ability to exercise significant influence over
Jiazhaoye's operating and financial decisions and accounts for it as an equity method investment.
Summarized combined financial information of the equity method investees is as follows:
Current assets
Non-current assets
Current liabilities
Non-current liabilities
Non-controlling interest
Gross revenue
Gross profit
Income from continuing operations
Net gain
Net gain attributable to the Company
December 31,
2020
US$
(in thousands)
1,033,115
474,450
695,446
414,178
(2,735)
345,886
86,073
65,222
44,497
17,028
The above summarized financial information represents the operating performance and financial position of the investees since they became
equity method investees of the Group.
9. Acquisition of subsidiaries
2018 Acquisition Activity
On September 6, 2018, the Group’s equity method investee, Wuhu Penghua Tenth Investment Center (Limited Partnership) (“Wuhu Penghua”),
repurchased all partnership interests from all its partners except the Group for a consideration of US$146.6 million. As a result, the Company was the
sole partner remaining. Therefore, Wuhu Penghua and its subsidiaries Chengdu Renju and Chengdu Guohongteng Real Estate Co., Ltd. (collectively, the
“Wuhu Group”) became wholly-owned by the Company.
This acquisition was consistent with the Group’s strategy to develop residential real estate markets in fast growth cities in China, and was
accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting with acquired assets and assumed liabilities recorded at their acquisition date fair values. A
gain of US$4,384,563 for the year ended December 31, 2018 was recognized as a result of the re-measurement of previously held equity interest in the
Wuhu Group based on the acquisition-date fair value and is presented as a component of other income. The goodwill recognized at the acquisition date
amounting to US$534,697 is primarily as a result of the ASC 740 requirement to recognize a deferred tax liability, calculated as the difference between
the tax effect of the fair value of the acquired real estate property under development and its corresponding tax base. None of the goodwill recognized is
tax deductible.
The operational results of the Wuhu Group have been included in the Group’s consolidated financial statements since September 6, 2018
(“Acquisition Date”).
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
The purchase price allocation for the acquisition is primarily based on a valuation determined by the Group with the assistance of an
independent third party valuation firm. The following table summarizes the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed on Acquisition
Date.
Carrying amount of previously held equity interests
Remeasurement gain
Fair value of previously held equity interests(i)
Less: Goodwill
Fair value of net identifiable assets acquired:
Cash and cash equivalents
Real estate properties under development
Current assets
Current liabilities
Deferred tax liabilities
Long-term bank loan
Net assets acquired
US$
202,354,932
4,384,563
206,739,495
534,697
206,204,798
11,761,992
538,393,230
7,471,403
(57,705,079)
(534,697)
(293,182,051)
206,204,798
(i)The business combination was achieved without the transfer of consideration. The difference between the fair value of previously held equity
interest and the fair value of net identifiable assets acquired was recognized as goodwill. As the Wuhu Group were private companies, the fair value of
the Group’s previously held equity interest is estimated based on asset-based approach using significant unobservable inputs that market participants
would consider, which mainly include estimated revenue and estimated cost for the construction project.
The amount of revenue and net income of the Wuhu Group included in the Group’s consolidated statement of comprehensive income for the
period from the Acquisition Date to December 31, 2018 are US$30,248,316 and US$6,710,751, respectively.
The pro forma results of operations for the acquisition has not been presented because the revenue and earnings generated before the
acquisition are immaterial.
2019 Acquisition Activity
In November 2019, the Group acquired Beijing Ruizhuo Xitou Development Co., Ltd. (“Xitou”), a related party, for a total consideration of
US$16,486,299, which was satisfied by the extinguishment of a pre-existing receivable (Note 18). Xitou is primarily engaged in provision of online
platform services for real estate project financing purposes.
In November 2019, the Group acquired Beijing Ruizhuo Xichuang Technology Development Co., Ltd. (“Xichuang”), a related party, for a total
consideration of US$11,212,797, which was satisfied by the extinguishment of a pre-existing receivable (Note 18). Xichuang is primarily engaged in the
provision of online platform services for sourcing, sale and purchase of real estate properties.
In November 2019, the Group acquired Beijing I-Journey Science and Technology Development Co,Ltd.("I-Journey"), a related party, for a
total consideration of US$21,062,847, which was satisfied by the extinguishment of a pre-existing receivable (Note 18). I-journey is primarily engaged
in the sale of household robots and provision of community cloud services.
The acquisitions of Xitou, Xichuang and I-journey were in line with the Group’s strategy to extend its business to provide real estate and
property management related technology services. The above acquisitions were accounted for under the acquisition method of accounting with acquired
assets and assumed liabilities recorded at their acquisition date fair values. The goodwill recognized upon the acquisitions amounting to US$6,624,594,
US$5,159,916 and US$12,927,103 respectively is primarily as a result of the excess of the acquisition considerations over the respective fair value of
net identifiable assets acquired. The goodwill recognized in other non-current assets is attributable primarily to expected synergies and the assembled
workforce. The goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
The operational results of Xitou, Xichuang and I-journey have been included in the Group’s consolidated financial statements since November
30, 2019 (“Date of Acquisition”). The pro forma results of operations for the acquisitions have not been presented because the revenue and earnings
generated before the acquisitions are immaterial.
The purchase price allocation for the acquisitions is primarily based on a valuation determined by the Group with the assistance of an
independent third party valuation firm. The following table summarizes the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed on Date of
Acquisition.
Cash and cash equivalents
Intangible assets (1)
Technology
Trade mark
Other current assets
Deferred tax assets
Other non-current assets
Goodwill
Current liabilities
Deferred tax liabilities
Non-controlling interest
Total Consideration
Xinruifeng
subgroup
US$
472,974
Xinhujin
subgroup
US$
276,511
Xinzhihui
subgroup
US$
77,526
9,446,403
—
262,373
1,057,527
29,935
6,624,594
(269,349)
(1,057,527)
(80,631)
16,486,299
5,877,125
—
164,373
1,170,995
14,176
5,159,916
(241,318)
(1,170,995)
(37,986)
11,212,797
6,249,820
2,623,205
691,872
658,831
43,115
12,927,103
(1,499,623)
(658,831)
(50,171)
21,062,847
Total
US$
827,011
21,573,348
2,623,205
1,118,618
2,887,353
87,226
24,711,613
(2,010,290)
(2,887,353)
(168,788)
48,761,943
(1) Intangible assets acquired in 2019 have estimated useful lives between six and ten years.
(2) Xinruifeng, Xinhujin and Xinzhihui are parents of Xitou, Xichuang and I-journey, respectively.
There were no significant acquisitions of subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2020.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
10. Short-term bank loans and other debt
Short-term bank loans and other debt represent amounts due to various banks and financial institutions that are due on the dates indicated
below. Short-term bank loans and other debt at December 31, 2019 and 2020 consisted of the following:
Loan from The Bank of East Asia
Due January 2, 2020, at 1.10% plus 1 month LIBOR
Loan from Zhongyuan Aviation Finance Leasing Co.,Ltd.
Due December 20 2020, at 10.00% per annum
Loan from Hua Xia Bank Co., Ltd.
Due May 30, 2020, at 6.5250% per annum
Due December 28, 2021, at 8.00% per annum
Loan from Shandong Rongyue Finance Leasing Co., Ltd.
Due December 24, 2020, at 5.00% per annum
Loan from Zhongyuan Commercial Factoring Co., Ltd.
Due January 30, 2020, at 10.00% per annum
Loan from Tianjin financial exchange center Co., Ltd. at 9.00% per annum
Loan from Tianjin financial exchange center Co., Ltd. at 8.50% per annum
Loan from Tianjin financial exchange center Co., Ltd. at 8.00% per annum
Loan from Shenzhen Zhong’an Finance Leasing Co.,Ltd.
Due December 26, 2021, at 5.89% per annum
Total short-term bank loans and other debt
December 31,
2019
US$
December 31,
2020
US$
19,900,000
11,467,562
—
—
8,600,671
—
—
9,195,543
4,300,335
28,668,902
189,215
51,604
240,819
—
—
—
—
2,896,595
—
1,532,592
73,419,108
13,624,730
As of December 31, 2020, except when otherwise indicated, the Group’s short-term bank loans and other debt were all denominated in RMB
and were mainly secured by the Group’s real estate properties held for lease with net book value of nil (December 31, 2019: US$14,899,171), the real
estate properties development completed with net book value of US$4,257,537 (December 31, 2019: US$10,168,195), and restricted cash of nil
(December 31, 2019: US$20,691,781).
The weighted average interest rate on short-term bank loans and other debt as of December 31, 2020 was 7.76% (December 31, 2019: 8.33%).
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11. Long-term bank loans
XINYUAN REAL ESTATE CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
Long-term bank loans as of December 31, 2019 and 2020 analyzed by final installment maturity dates consisted of the following:
December 31,
2019
US$
December 31,
2020
US$
Loan from ICBC
Due December 26, 2021, at 6.175% per annum
Due December 22, 2021, at 6.175% per annum
Due December 30, 2021, at 6.60% per annum
Due December 22, 2021, at 9.80% per annum
Due July 23, 2022, at 4.75% per annum
Loan from China Guangfa Bank
Due July 17, 2021, at 6.175% per annum
Loan from Bank of China
Due March 30, 2020, at 6.65% per annum
Due October 31, 2021 at 4.75% per annum
Due March 19, 2022 at 5.225% per annum
Loan from Bank of Beijing
Due February 14, 2020 at 4.75% per annum
Loan from The Bank of East Asia
Due January 9, 2020, at 1.10% plus 1 month LIBOR
Due June 4, 2021, at 1.10% plus 1 month LIBOR
Due June 6, 2021, at 1.10% plus 1 month LIBOR
Due August 20, 2021, at 1.10% plus 1 month LIBOR
Due September 27, 2021, at 1.10% plus 1 month LIBOR
Due October 20, 2021, at 1.10% plus 1 month LIBOR
Due October 27, 2021, at 1.10% plus 1 month LIBOR
Due January 14, 2022, at 1.10% plus 1 month LIBOR
Due January 5, 2022, at 1.10% plus 1 month LIBOR
Due January 5, 2022, at 1.10% plus 1 month LIBOR
Due September 30, 2022, at 1.10% plus 1 month LIBOR
Loan from Ping An Bank Co., Ltd.
Due April 22, 2021, at 6.8875% per annum
Due May 27, 2021, at 7.3625% per annum
Due March 18, 2022, at 6.5075% per annum
Loan from China Construction Bank
Due August 1, 2021, at 4.35% per annum
Due August 1, 2021, at 4.75% per annum
Due August 1, 2021, at 4.75% per annum
Loan from Bank of Minsheng
Due May 30, 2031, at 8.07% per annum
Due March 16, 2023 at 8.8825% per annum
Loan from Bank of Hengfeng
Due September 20, 2021, at 8.0009% per annum
Loan from Zheshang Bank Co., Ltd
Due September 21, 2021, at 7.60% per annum
Loan from Bank of Communications Co., Ltd
Due March 18, 2022, at 7.600% per annum
Loan from Bank of Zhengzhou Co., Ltd
Due September 26, 2021, at 7.000075% per annum
Due August 30, 2023, at 6.50% per annum
Loan from Bank of Huaxia Co., Ltd
Due December 27, 2021, at 5.08% per annum
Due May 28, 2023, at 5.08% per annum
Loan from Xiamen International Bank Co., Ltd
Due February 20, 2023, at 10.00% per annum
Due April 30, 2023, at 6.80% per annum
Loan from Bank of Guangzhou Co., Ltd
Due September 3, 2024, at 7.30% per annum
Loan from Luso International Banking Ltd
Due January 13, 2022, at 2.82% per annum
Due January 19, 2022, at 2.82% per annum
Due February 26, 2022, at 2.82% per annum
Due January 1, 2022, at 2.90% per annum
Due November 10, 2022, at 2.90% per annum
Total
Less: current portion of long-term bank loans
Total long-term bank loans
66,890,284
33,448,009
30,770,333
33,448,009
14,334,451
178,891,086
18,048,508
7,167,226
50,457,269
—
57,624,495
32,372,065
3,178,000
22,500,000
30,000,000
19,170,000
9,100,000
2,100,000
17,570,000
—
—
—
—
103,618,000
80,272,928
9,890,771
39,405,407
129,569,106
44,723,488
11,180,872
17,201,343
73,105,703
59,487,973
286,402,339
345,890,312
65,150,082
17,344,686
25,539,089
12,772,610
11,748,839
12,772,610
5,823,844
68,656,992
—
—
23,847,109
27,586,630
51,433,739
—
—
22,500,000
30,000,000
19,170,000
9,100,000
2,100,000
17,570,000
3,000,000
16,340,000
3,240,000
5,500,000
128,520,000
53,487,410
4,597,772
33,716,992
91,802,174
47,816,825
11,187,911
—
59,004,736
60,384,067
208,125,795
268,509,862
—
—
37,104,728
18,716,226
64,505,031
—
64,505,031
11,610,908
—
11,610,908
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1,134,834,710
(448,770,014)
686,064,696
61,916,658
114,944,290
176,860,948
—
18,391,086
18,391,086
9,195,543
4,904,290
14,099,833
98,577,756
2,567,812
16,808,448
19,320,740
1,350,000
36,500,000
76,547,000
1,071,120,352
(482,102,433)
589,017,919
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XINYUAN REAL ESTATE CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
As of December 31, 2020, the contractual maturities of these loans are as follows:
Year
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025 and thereafter
Less: current portion of long-term bank loans
Total: long-term bank loans
Amount
US$
482,102,433
244,614,175
258,854,542
42,330,150
43,219,052
(482,102,433)
589,017,919
As of December 31, 2020, except when otherwise indicated, the Group’s long term bank loans were all denominated in RMB and were mainly
secured by the Group’s real estate properties under development with net book value of US$178,303,075 (December 31, 2019: US$78,726,065), land
use rights with net book value of US$301,626,788 (December 31, 2019: US$382,772,544), the Group’s real estate properties held for lease with net
book value of US$145,121,736 (December 31, 2019: 144,272,409), the real estate properties development completed with net book value of
US$392,880 (December 31, 2019: US$457,032), the property and equipment with net book value of US$9,765,150 (December 31, 2019: nil), and
restricted cash of US$229,666,355 (December 31, 2019: US$116,152,060).
The interest rates of these bank loans are adjustable based on the range of 100% to 211% of the PBOC prime rate. The weighted average
interest rate on long-term bank loans as of December 31, 2020 was 6.19% (December 31, 2019: 6.94%).
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12. Other long-term debt
XINYUAN REAL ESTATE CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
As of December 31, 2019 and 2020, other long-term debt analyzed by final installment maturity dates consisted of the following:
December 31,
2019
US$
December 31,
2020
US$
Senior notes
November 2020 Senior Secured notes due on November 22, 2020 at 8.875%
February 2021 Senior notes due on February 28, 2021 at 7.75%
March 2020 Senior Secured Notes due on March 12, 2020 at 9.875%
October 2021 Senior Secured Notes due on October 16, 2021 at 14.20%
June 2022 Senior notes due on June 29, 2022 at 14.00%
September 2023 Senior notes due on September 17, 2023 at 14.50%
Corporate bonds
Due December 28, 2020 at 8.20%
Due January 27, 2021 at 7.47%
Due March 14, 2021 at 7.09%
Due September 21, 2020 at 8.50%
Due April 1, 2024 at 8.40%
Due January 4, 2022 at 8.50%
Due November 13, 2025 at 8.35%
Loan from Ping An Trust Co., Ltd
Due May 22, 2020 at 10.3192%
Due November 23, 2020 at 11.20%
Due May 22, 2021 at 15.00%
Due May 29, 2021 at 11.50%
Due April 26, 2021 at 11.50%
Due May 31. 2022 at 12.80%
Kunlun Trust Co., Ltd
Due March 17, 2020 at 7.62%
Loan from Wanxiang Trust Co., Ltd
Due April 30, 2021 at 12.00%
Due January 4, 2020 at 12.00%
Due July 18, 2020 at 12.00%
Loan from China Huarong Asset Management Co., Ltd
Due November 27, 2020 at 11.50%
Due October 30, 2020 at 11.50%
Due November 8, 2021 at 12.00%
Due April 20, 2022 at 12.00%
Loan from China Resources Investment Trust Co., Ltd
Due November 9, 2020 at 9.405%
Loan from Chang An International Trust Co., Ltd
Due December 10, 2023 at 9.00%
Loan from Henan Zhongyuan Microfinance Co., Ltd
Due July 23, 2021 at 11.60%
Loan from Min Sheng Finance Lease Co., Ltd
Due July 15, 2023 at 5.85%
Loan from Zhongrong International Trust Co. Ltd.
Due May 13, 2022 at 13.00%
Loan from Daye Trust Co., Ltd
Due August 31, 2022 at 11.50%
Loan from Hubei Tian Qian Asset Management Co., Ltd
Due July 14, 2022 at 13.00%
Loan from Kent EB-5 LLC
Due January 23, 2020 at 5.95%
Due April 30, 2020 at 5.95%
Due June 25, 2020 at 5.95%
Due August 4, 2020 at 5.95%
Due August 20, 2020 at 5.95%
Due October 1, 2020 at 5.95%
Due November 23, 2020 at 5.95%
Due March 15, 2021 at 5.95%
Due September 12, 2021 at 5.95%
Due January 23, 2022 at 5.95%
Loan from Bank of Ozark
Due March 24, 2021 at 4.50% plus 1 month LIBOR
Loan from Bank Direct Capital Finance
Due November 1, 2020 at 5.5%
Loan from CMGT Lender 35 LLC
Due May 24, 2021 at 12.26%
Loan from 135-35 NORTHERN BLVD 1&2 LLC
Due May 1, 2021 at 8.5%
Total principal of other long-term debt
Less: current portion of other long-term debt
Total other long-term debt
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296,897,742
261,941,119
123,055,415
295,968,740
—
—
1,962,386
8,213,641
7,551,597
21,947,434
58,887,016
650,673
—
43,003,354
200,682,320
42,989,020
85,863,364
24,248,158
—
21,501,677
28,668,903
12,929,675
21,501,677
10,894,183
28,095,525
30,145,351
—
42,286,632
172,013,417
6,880,537
—
—
—
—
9,500,000
5,000,000
5,000,000
5,000,000
5,000,000
10,000,000
10,000,000
9,500,000
500,000
—
50,157,305
822,506
18,660,737
28,955,968
2,006,876,072
(970,185,445)
1,036,690,627
—
224,952,688
—
253,678,567
71,101,480
296,902,963
—
—
—
—
—
—
40,142,724
—
—
—
—
—
102,223,789
—
30,651,811
—
—
—
—
24,671,642
41,379,945
—
274,180,447
6,130,362
10,213,324
229,888,577
91,955,432
50,575,488
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
53,000,000
92,851,951
—
—
30,000,000
1,924,501,190
(911,485,562)
1,013,015,628
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XINYUAN REAL ESTATE CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
The March 2020, November 2020, February 2021, October 2021, June 2022 and September 2023 Senior Secured Notes are senior secured pari
passu obligations of the Company.
As of December 31, 2020, the contractual maturities of these debts are as follows:
Year
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025 and thereafter
Less: current portion of other long term debt
Total: Other long-term debt
Amount
US$
911,485,562
581,851,524
391,021,380
—
40,142,724
(911,485,562)
1,013,015,628
As of December 31, 2020, except when otherwise indicated and the Senior Secured Notes, the Group’s other long-term debt was all
denominated in RMB and mainly secured by the Group’s real estate properties under development with net book value of US$23,841,896
(December 31, 2019: US$1,445,969), land use rights with net book value of US$117,031,608 (December 31, 2019: US$416,137,788), real estate
properties held for lease with net book value of US$35,359,727 (December 31, 2019: US$47,345,406), real estate properties development completed
with net book value of US$44,949,795 (December 31, 2019: US$50,301,375), and property and equipment with net book value of US$20,266,967
(December 31, 2019: nil).
August 2019 Senior Secured Notes
On August 30, 2016, the Company issued an aggregate principal amount of US$300,000,000 of the August 2019 Senior Secured Notes. The
August 2019 Senior Secured Notes bear interest at 8.125% per annum payable semi-annually. Interest will be payable on February 28 and August 30 of
each year, commencing February 28, 2017.
The effective interest rate of August 2019 Senior Secured Notes is 9.06%.
The August 2019 Senior Secured Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated August 30, 2016, between the Company, the “Subsidiary
Guarantors” identified below and Citicorp International Limited, as trustee and collateral agent (the “August 2019 Indenture”). The Company’s
obligations under the August 2019 Indenture and the August 2019 Senior Secured Notes have been guaranteed by certain of the Company’s wholly-
owned subsidiaries, Xinyuan Real Estate, Ltd., Xinyuan International Property Investment Co., Ltd., Victory Good Development Ltd., South Glory
International Ltd., Elite Quest Holdings Ltd. and Xinyuan International (HK) Property Investment Co., Limited (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”) and will
be guaranteed by such other future subsidiaries of the Company as is set forth in and in accordance with the terms of the August 2019 Indenture. The
Company’s obligations under the August 2019 Indenture and the August 2019 Senior Secured Notes are secured by a pledge of the capital stock of the
Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, Xinyuan Real Estate, Ltd., Xinyuan International Property Investment Co., Ltd., Victory Good Development
Limited, South Glory International Limited and Elite Quest Holdings Ltd.
At any time prior to August 30, 2019, the Company may at its option redeem the August 2019 Senior Secured Notes, in whole but not in part,
at a redemption price equal to 100.0% of the principal amount of the August 2019 Senior Secured Notes plus the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued
and unpaid interest, if any, to (but not including) the redemption date. “Applicable Premium” means with respect to any August 2019 Senior Secured
Note at any redemption date, the greater of (i) 1.00% of the principal amount of such August 2019 Senior Secured Note and (ii) the excess of (A) the
present value at such redemption date of the principal amount of such August 2019 Senior Secured Note, plus all required remaining scheduled interest
payments due on such August 2019 Senior Secured Note through the maturity date of the August 2019 Senior Secured Notes (but excluding accrued and
unpaid interest to the redemption date), computed using a discount rate equal to the Adjusted Treasury Rate (as defined in the August 2019 Indenture)
plus 100 basis points, over (B) the principal amount of such August 2019 Senior Secured Note on such redemption date.
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XINYUAN REAL ESTATE CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
At any time prior to August 30, 2019, the Company may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the August 2019 Senior
Secured Notes with the net cash proceeds of one or more sales of our common shares in certain equity offerings, within a specified period after the
equity offering, at a redemption price of 108.125% of the principal amount of the August 2019 Senior Secured Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest,
if any, to (but not including) the redemption date, provided that at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of the August 2019 Senior Secured
Notes issued on August 30, 2016 remain outstanding after each such redemption.
The Company has evaluated and determined that there was no embedded derivative requiring bifurcation from the August 2019 Senior Secured
Notes under the requirements of ASC 815. The embedded redemption options and repurchase features did not qualify for derivative accounting because
the embedded derivatives were considered clearly and closely related to the characteristics of the August 2019 Secured Senior Notes.
The August 2019 Indenture, contains certain covenants that, among others, restrict the Company’s ability and the ability of the Company’s
Restricted Subsidiaries (as defined in the August 2019 Indenture) to incur additional debt or to issue preferred stock, to make certain payments or
investments, to pay dividends or purchase or redeem capital stock, to sell assets (including limitations on the use of proceeds of asset sales), to grant
liens on the collateral securing the August 2019 Senior Secured Notes or other assets, to make certain other payments or to engage in transactions with
affiliates and holders of more than 10% of the Company’s Common Shares, subject to certain qualifications and exceptions and satisfaction, in certain
circumstances of specified conditions, such as a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (as defined in the August 2019 Indenture) of 2.50 to 1.0.
From August 31, 2018 to December 31, 2018, the Company redeemed the August 2019 Senior Secured Notes for a total principal amount of
US$11.9 million. The Company recognized gain on extinguishment of debt amounting to US$511,919, consisting of the gain from the difference
between repurchase price and principal amount of the debt amounting to US$577,449 and the loss from unamortized deferred debt issuance costs
amounting to US$65,530.
From January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019, the Company redeemed the August 2019 Senior Secured Notes for a total principal amount of
US$288.1 million. The Company recognized loss on extinguishment of debt amounting to US$1,111,583 in 2019, consisting of the loss from the
difference between repurchase price and principal amount of the debt amounting to US$125,165 and the loss from unamortized deferred debt issuance
costs amounting to US$986,418.
February 2021 Senior Secured Notes
On February 28, 2017, the Company issued an aggregate principal amount of US$300,000,000 of the February 2021 Senior Secured Notes. The
February 2021 Senior Secured Notes bear interest at 7.75% per annum payable semi-annually. Interest will be payable on February 28 and August 28 of
each year, commencing August 28, 2017. The February 2021 Senior Secured Notes have a four year term maturing on February 28, 2021.
The effective interest rate of February 2021 Senior Secured Notes is 8.68%.
The February 2021 Senior Secured Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated February 28, 2017, between the Company, the
“Subsidiary Guarantors” identified below and Citicorp International Limited, as trustee and collateral agent (the “February 2021 Indenture”). The
Company’s obligations under the February 2021 Indenture and the February 2021 Senior Secured Notes have been guaranteed by certain of the
Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, Xinyuan Real Estate, Ltd., Xinyuan International Property Investment Co., Ltd., Victory Good
Development Ltd., South Glory International Ltd., Elite Quest Holdings Ltd. and Xinyuan International (HK) Property Investment Co., Limited (the
“Subsidiary Guarantors”) and will be guaranteed by such other future subsidiaries of the Company as is set forth in and in accordance with the terms of
the February 2021 Indenture. The Company’s obligations under the February 2021 Indenture and the February 2021 Senior Secured Notes are secured
by a pledge of the capital stock of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, Xinyuan Real Estate, Ltd., Xinyuan International Property Investment
Co., Ltd., Victory Good Development Limited, South Glory International Limited and Elite Quest Holdings Ltd.
At any time prior to February 28, 2021, the Company may at its option redeem the February 2021 Senior Secured Notes, in whole but not in
part, at a redemption price equal to 100.0% of the principal amount of the February 2021 Senior Secured Notes plus
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XINYUAN REAL ESTATE CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to (but not including) the redemption date. “Applicable Premium” means with
respect to any February 2021 Senior Secured Note at any redemption date, the greater of (i) 1.00% of the principal amount of such February 2021 Senior
Secured Note and (ii) the excess of (A) the present value at such redemption date of the principal amount of such February 2021 Senior Secured Note,
plus all required remaining scheduled interest payments due on such February 2021 Senior Secured Note through the maturity date of the February 2021
Senior Secured Notes (but excluding accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date), computed using a discount rate equal to the Adjusted Treasury
Rate (as defined in the February 2021 Indenture) plus 100 basis points, over (B) the principal amount of such February 2021 Senior Secured Note on
such redemption date.
At any time prior to February 28, 2021, the Company may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the February 2021 Senior
Secured Notes with the net cash proceeds of one or more sales of our common shares in certain equity offerings, within a specified period after the
equity offering, at a redemption price of 107.75% of the principal amount of the February 2021 Senior Secured Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest,
if any, to (but not including) the redemption date, provided that at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of the February 2021 Senior Secured
Notes issued on February 28, 2017 remain outstanding after each such redemption.
The Company has evaluated and determined that there was no embedded derivative requiring bifurcation from the February 2021 Senior
Secured Notes under the requirements of ASC 815. The embedded redemption options and repurchase features did not qualify for derivative accounting
because the embedded derivatives were considered clearly and closely related to the characteristics of the February 2021 Secured Senior Notes.
The February 2021 Indenture, contains certain covenants that, among others, restrict the Company’s ability and the ability of the Company’s
Restricted Subsidiaries (as defined in the February 2021 Indenture) to incur additional debt or to issue preferred stock, to make certain payments or
investments, to pay dividends or purchase or redeem capital stock, to sell assets (including limitations on the use of proceeds of asset sales), to grant
liens on the collateral securing the February 2021 Senior Secured Notes or other assets, to make certain other payments or to engage in transactions with
affiliates and holders of more than 10% of the Company’s Common Shares, subject to certain qualifications and exceptions and satisfaction, in certain
circumstances of specified conditions, such as a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (as defined in the February 2021 Indenture) of 2.0 to 1.0.
From August 31, 2018 to December 31, 2018, the Company redeemed the February 2021 Senior Secured Notes for a total principal amount of
US$25.4 million. The Company recognized gain on extinguishment of debt amounting to US$2,642,710, consisting of the gain from the difference
between repurchase price and principal amount of the debt amounting to US$3,043,135 and the loss from unamortized deferred debt issuance costs
amounting to US$400,425.
From January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019, the Company redeemed the February 2021 Senior Secured Notes for a total principal amount of
US$10.6 million. The Company recognized gain on extinguishment of debt amounting to US$1,126,617, consisting of the gain from the difference
between repurchase price and principal amount of the debt amounting to US$1,246,256 and the loss from unamortized deferred debt issuance costs
amounting to US$119,639.
From January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020, the Company redeemed the February 2021 Senior Secured Notes for a total principal amount of
US$41 million. The Company recognized loss on extinguishment of debt amounting to US$588,507, consisting of the loss from the difference between
repurchase price and principal amount of the debt amounting to US$348,581 and the loss from unamortized deferred debt issuance costs amounting to
US$239,926.
November 2020 Senior Secured Notes
On November 22, 2017 and December 1, 2017, the Company issued an aggregate principal amount of US$200,000,000 and US$100,000,000
of the November 2020 Senior Secured Notes, respectively. The November 2020 Senior Secured Notes bear interest at 8.875% per annum payable semi-
annually. Interest will be payable on May 22 and November 22 of each year, commencing May 22, 2018. The November 2020 Senior Secured
Notes have a three year term maturing on November 22, 2020.
The effective interest rate of November 2020 Senior Secured Notes is 9.95%.
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XINYUAN REAL ESTATE CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
The November 2020 Senior Secured Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated November 22, 2017, between the Company, the
“Subsidiary Guarantors” identified below and Citicorp International Limited, as trustee and collateral agent (the “November 2020 Indenture”). The
Company’s obligations under the November 2020 Indenture and the November 2020 Senior Secured Notes have been guaranteed by certain of the
Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, Xinyuan Real Estate, Ltd., Xinyuan International Property Investment Co., Ltd., Victory Good
Development Ltd., South Glory International Ltd., Elite Quest Holdings Ltd. and Xinyuan International (HK) Property Investment Co., Limited (the
“Subsidiary Guarantors”) and will be guaranteed by such other future subsidiaries of the Company as is set forth in and in accordance with the terms of
the November 2020 Indenture. The Company’s obligations under the November 2020 Indenture and the November 2020 Senior Secured Notes are
secured by a pledge of the capital stock of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, Xinyuan Real Estate, Ltd., Xinyuan International Property
Investment Co., Ltd., Victory Good Development Limited, South Glory International Limited and Elite Quest Holdings Ltd.
At any time prior to November 22, 2020, the Company may at its option redeem the November 2020 Senior Secured Notes, in whole but not in
part, at a redemption price equal to 100.0% of the principal amount of the November 2020 Senior Secured Notes plus the Applicable Premium as of, and
accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to (but not including) the redemption date. “Applicable Premium” means with respect to any November 2020 Senior
Secured Note at any redemption date, the greater of (i) 1.00% of the principal amount of such November 2020 Senior Secured Note and (ii) the excess
of (A) the present value at such redemption date of the principal amount of such November 2020 Senior Secured Note, plus all required remaining
scheduled interest payments due on such November 2020 Senior Secured Note through the maturity date of the November 2020 Senior Secured
Notes (but excluding accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date), computed using a discount rate equal to the Adjusted Treasury Rate (as
defined in the November 2020 Indenture) plus 100 basis points, over (B) the principal amount of such November 2020 Senior Secured Note on such
redemption date.
At any time prior to November 22, 2020, the Company may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the November 2020 Senior
Secured Notes with the net cash proceeds of one or more sales of our common shares in certain equity offerings, within a specified period after the
equity offering, at a redemption price of 108.875% of the principal amount of the November 2020 Senior Secured Notes, plus accrued and unpaid
interest, if any, to (but not including) the redemption date, provided that at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of the November 2020 Senior
Secured Notes issued on November 22, 2017 remain outstanding after each such redemption.
The Company has evaluated and determined that there was no embedded derivative requiring bifurcation from the November 2020 Senior
Secured Notes under the requirements of ASC 815. The embedded redemption options and repurchase features did not qualify for derivative accounting
because the embedded derivatives were considered clearly and closely related to the characteristics of the November 2020 Secured Senior Notes.
The November 2020 Indenture, contains certain covenants that, among others, restrict the Company’s ability and the ability of the Company’s
Restricted Subsidiaries (as defined in the November 2020 Indenture) to incur additional debt or to issue preferred stock, to make certain payments or
investments, to pay dividends or purchase or redeem capital stock, to sell assets (including limitations on the use of proceeds of asset sales), to grant
liens on the collateral securing the November 2020 Senior Secured Notes or other assets, to make certain other payments or to engage in transactions
with affiliates and holders of more than 10% of the Company’s Common Shares, subject to certain qualifications and exceptions and satisfaction, in
certain circumstances of specified conditions, such as a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (as defined in the November 2020 Indenture) of 2.0 to 1.0.
From January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019, the Company redeemed the November 2020 Senior Secured Notes for a total principal amount of
US$0.9 million. The Company recognized gain on extinguishment of debt amounting to US$38,136, consisting of the gain from the difference between
repurchase price and principal amount of the debt amounting to US$47,200 and the loss from unamortized deferred debt issuance costs amounting to
US$9,064.
From January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020, the Company redeemed the November 2020 Senior Secured Notes for a total principal amount of
US$299.1 million. The Company recognized loss on extinguishment of debt amounting to US$216,290, consisting of the loss from the difference
between repurchase price and principal amount of the debt amounting to US$42,214 and the loss from unamortized deferred debt issuance costs
amounting to US$174,076.
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March 2020 Senior Secured Notes
XINYUAN REAL ESTATE CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
On March 19, 2018, the Company issued an aggregate principal amount of US$200,000,000 of the March 2020 Senior Secured Notes. The
March 2020 Senior Secured Notes bear interest at 9.875% per annum payable semi-annually. Interest will be payable on March 19 and September 19 of
each year, commencing September 19, 2018. The March 2020 Senior Secured Notes have a two year term maturing on March 19, 2020.
The effective interest rate of March 2020 Senior Secured Notes is 11.34%.
The March 2020 Senior Secured Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated March 19, 2017, between the Company, the “Subsidiary
Guarantors” identified below and Citicorp International Limited, as trustee and collateral agent (the “March 2020 Indenture”). The Company’s
obligations under the March 2020 Indenture and the March 2020 Senior Secured Notes have been guaranteed by certain of the Company’s wholly-
owned subsidiaries, Xinyuan Real Estate, Ltd., Xinyuan International Property Investment Co., Ltd., Victory Good Development Ltd., South Glory
International Ltd., Elite Quest Holdings Ltd. and Xinyuan International (HK) Property Investment Co., Limited (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”) and will
be guaranteed by such other future subsidiaries of the Company as is set forth in and in accordance with the terms of the March 2020 Indenture. The
Company’s obligations under the March 2020 Indenture and the March 2020 Senior Secured Notes are secured by a pledge of the capital stock of the
Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, Xinyuan Real Estate, Ltd., Xinyuan International Property Investment Co., Ltd., Victory Good Development
Limited, South Glory International Limited and Elite Quest Holdings Ltd.
At any time prior to March 19, 2020, the Company may at its option redeem the March 2020 Senior Secured Notes, in whole but not in part, at
a redemption price equal to 100.0% of the principal amount of the March 2020 Senior Secured Notes plus the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued
and unpaid interest, if any, to (but not including) the redemption date. “Applicable Premium” means with respect to any March 2020 Senior Secured
Note at any redemption date, the greater of (i) 1.00% of the principal amount of such March 2020 Senior Secured Note and (ii) the excess of (A) the
present value at such redemption date of the principal amount of such March 2020 Senior Secured Note, plus all required remaining scheduled interest
payments due on such March 2020 Senior Secured Note through the maturity date of the March 2020 Senior Secured Notes (but excluding accrued and
unpaid interest to the redemption date), computed using a discount rate equal to the Adjusted Treasury Rate (as defined in the March 2020 Indenture)
plus 100 basis points, over (B) the principal amount of such March 2020 Senior Secured Note on such redemption date.
At any time prior to March 19, 2020, the Company may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the March 2020 Senior
Secured Notes with the net cash proceeds of one or more sales of our common shares in certain equity offerings, within a specified period after the
equity offering, at a redemption price of 109.875% of the principal amount of the March 2020 Senior Secured Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if
any, to (but not including) the redemption date, provided that at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of the March 2020 Senior Secured
Notes issued on March 19, 2018 remain outstanding after each such redemption.
The Company has evaluated and determined that there was no embedded derivative requiring bifurcation from the March 2020 Senior Secured
Notes under the requirements of ASC 815. The embedded redemption options and repurchase features did not qualify for derivative accounting because
the embedded derivatives were considered clearly and closely related to the characteristics of the March 2020 Senior Secured Notes.
The March 2020 Indenture, contains certain covenants that, among others, restrict the Company’s ability and the ability of the Company’s
Restricted Subsidiaries (as defined in the March 2020 Indenture) to incur additional debt or to issue preferred stock, to make certain payments or
investments, to pay dividends or purchase or redeem capital stock, to sell assets (including limitations on the use of proceeds of asset sales), to grant
liens on the collateral securing the March 2020 Senior Secured Notes or other assets, to make certain other payments or to engage in transactions with
affiliates and holders of more than 10% of the Company’s Common Shares, subject to certain qualifications and exceptions and satisfaction, in certain
circumstances of specified conditions, such as a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (as defined in the March 2020 Indenture) of 2.0 to 1.0.
From January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019, the Company redeemed the March 2020 Senior Secured Notes for a total principal amount of
US$75.7 million. The Company recognized loss on extinguishment of debt amounting to US$563,941, mainly consisting of the loss from unamortized
deferred debt issuance costs amounting to US$563,941.
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XINYUAN REAL ESTATE CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
From January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020, the Company redeemed the March 2020 Senior Secured Notes for a total principal amount of
US$124.3 million.
October 2021 Senior Secured Notes
On April 15, 2019 and April 26, 2019, the Company issued Senior Notes with an aggregate principal amount of US$300,000,000 due on
October 15, 2021 (the “October 2021 Notes”). The October 2021 Notes bear interest at 14.2% per annum, payable semi-annually. Interest will be
payable on April 15 and October 15 of each year, commencing October 15, 2019. The October 2021 Notes have a two and a half year (thirty month)
term maturing on October 15, 2021.
The October 2021 Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of April 15, 2019, between the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors (as
defined below) and Citicorp International Limited, as trustee and shared security agent (the “October 2021 Indenture”). The Company’s obligations
under the October 2021 Indenture and the October 2021 Notes are guaranteed initially by certain of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, Xinyuan
Real Estate, Ltd., Xinyuan International Property Investment Co., Ltd., Victory Good Development Limited, South Glory International Limited, Elite
Quest Holdings Limited and Xinyuan International (HK) Property Investment Co., Limited (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”) and will be guaranteed by
such other future subsidiaries of the Company as is set forth in and in accordance with the terms of the October 2021 Indenture. The Company’s
obligations under the October 2021 Indenture and the October 2021 Notes are secured by a pledge of the capital stock of the Company’s wholly-owned
subsidiaries, Xinyuan Real Estate, Ltd., Xinyuan International Property Investment Co., Ltd., Victory Good Development Limited, South Glory
International Limited and Elite Quest Holdings Limited.
At any time prior to October 15, 2021, the Company may at its option redeem the October 2021 Notes, in whole but not in part, at a redemption
price equal to 100.0% of the principal amount of the October 2021 Notes plus the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to
(but not including) the redemption date. “Applicable Premium” means with respect to any October 2021 Note at any redemption date, the greater of (i)
1.00% of the principal amount of such Note and (ii) the excess of (A) the present value at such redemption date of the principal amount of such Note,
plus all required remaining scheduled interest payments due on such Note through the maturity date of the October 2021 Notes (but excluding accrued
and unpaid interest to the redemption date), computed using a discount rate equal to the Adjusted Treasury Rate (as defined in the Indenture) plus 100
basis points, over (B) the principal amount of such Note on such redemption date.
At any time prior to October 15, 2021, the Company may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the October 2021 Notes with
the net cash proceeds of one or more sales of the Company’s common shares in certain equity offerings, within a specified period after the equity
offering, at a redemption price of 114.2% the principal amount of the October 2021 Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to (but not including)
the redemption date, provided that at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of the October 2021 Notes issued on April 15, 2019 remain
outstanding after each such redemption and any such redemption takes place within 60 days after the closing of the related equity offering.
Following a Change of Control (as defined in the October 2021 Indenture), the Company must make an offer to purchase all outstanding
October 2021 Notes at a purchase price equal to 101.0% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to (but not including)
the offer to purchase payment date.
The October 2021 Indenture contains certain covenants that, among others, restrict the Company’s ability and the ability of the Company’s
Restricted Subsidiaries (as defined in the October 2021 Indenture) to incur additional debt or to issue preferred stock, to make certain payments or
investments, to pay dividends or purchase or redeem capital stock, sell assets, or make certain other payment, subject to certain qualifications and
exceptions and satisfaction, in certain circumstances of specified conditions, such as a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (as defined in the October 2021
Indenture) of 2.0 to 1.0.
From January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019, the Company redeemed the October 2021 Senior Secured Notes for a total principal amount of
US$2.5 million. The Company recognized loss on extinguishment of debt amounting to US$25,240, consisting of the gain from the difference between
repurchase price and principal amount of the debt amounting to US$52,500 and the loss from unamortized deferred debt issuance costs amounting to
US$77,740.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
From January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020, the Company redeemed the October 2021 Senior Secured Notes for a total principal amount of
US$43.5 million. The Company recognized loss on extinguishment of debt amounting to US$176,209, consisting of the loss from the difference
between repurchase price and principal amount of the debt amounting to US$176,209.
June 2022 Senior Secured Notes
On June 29, 2020, the Company issued an aggregate principal amount of RMB514.5 million (US$75 million) of the June 2022 Senior Secured
Notes. The June 2022 Senior Secured Notes bear interest at 12.00% per annum payable semi-annually. Interest will be payable on December 29 and
June 29 of each year, commencing December 29, 2020. The June 2022 Senior Secured Notes have a two years term maturing on June 29, 2022.
The effective interest rate of June 2022 Senior Secured Notes is 15.69%.
The June 2022 Senior Secured Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated June 29, 2020, between the Company, the “Subsidiary
Guarantors” identified below and Citicorp International Limited, as trustee and collateral agent (the “June 2022 Indenture”). The Company’s obligations
under the June 2022 Indenture and the June 2022 Senior Secured Notes have been guaranteed by certain of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries,
Xinyuan Real Estate, Ltd., Xinyuan International Property Investment Co., Ltd., Victory Good Development Ltd., South Glory International Ltd., Elite
Quest Holdings Ltd. and Xinyuan International (HK) Property Investment Co., Limited (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”) and will be guaranteed by such
other future subsidiaries of the Company as is set forth in and in accordance with the terms of the June 2022 Indenture. The Company’s obligations
under the June 2022 Indenture and the June 2022 Senior Secured Notes are secured by a pledge of the capital stock of the Company’s wholly-owned
subsidiaries, Xinyuan Real Estate, Ltd., Xinyuan International Property Investment Co., Ltd., Victory Good Development Limited, South Glory
International Limited and Elite Quest Holdings Ltd.
At any time prior to June 29, 2022, the Company may at its option redeem the June 2022 Senior Secured Notes, in whole but not in part, at a
redemption price equal to 100.0% of the principal amount of the June 2022 Senior Secured Notes plus the Applicable Premium as of, and accrued and
unpaid interest, if any, to (but not including) the redemption date. “Applicable Premium” means with respect to any June 2022 Senior Secured Note at
any redemption date, the greater of (i) 1.00% of the principal amount of such June 2022 Senior Secured Note and (ii) the excess of (A) the present value
at such redemption date of the principal amount of such June 2022 Senior Secured Note, plus all required remaining scheduled interest payments due on
such June 2022 Senior Secured Note through the maturity date of the June 2022 Senior Secured Notes (but excluding accrued and unpaid interest to the
redemption date), computed using a discount rate equal to the Adjusted Treasury Rate (as defined in the June 2022 Indenture) plus 100 basis points, over
(B) the principal amount of such June 2022 Senior Secured Note on such redemption date.
At any time prior to June 29, 2022, the Company may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the June 2022 Senior Secured
Notes with the net cash proceeds of one or more sales of our common shares in certain equity offerings, within a specified period after the equity
offering, at a redemption price of 112% of the principal amount of the June 2022 Senior Secured Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to (but
not including) the redemption date, provided that at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of the June 2022 Senior Secured Notes issued on June
29, 2020 remain outstanding after each such redemption.
The Company has evaluated and determined that there was no embedded derivative requiring bifurcation from the June 2022 Senior Secured
Notes under the requirements of ASC 815. The embedded redemption options and repurchase features did not qualify for derivative accounting because
the embedded derivatives were considered clearly and closely related to the characteristics of the June 2022 Senior Secured Notes.
The June 2022 Indenture, contains certain covenants that, among others, restrict the Company’s ability and the ability of the Company’s
Restricted Subsidiaries (as defined in the June 2022 Indenture) to incur additional debt or to issue preferred stock, to make certain payments or
investments, to pay dividends or purchase or redeem capital stock, to sell assets (including limitations on the use of proceeds of asset sales), to grant
liens on the collateral securing the June 2022 Senior Secured Notes or other assets, to make certain other payments or to engage in transactions with
affiliates and holders of more than 10% of the Company’s Common Shares, subject to certain qualifications and exceptions and satisfaction, in certain
circumstances of specified conditions, such as a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (as defined in the June 2022 Indenture) of 2.0 to 1.0.
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September 2023 Senior Secured Notes
XINYUAN REAL ESTATE CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
On September 17, 2020, the Company issued an aggregate principal amount of US$300 million of the September 2023 Senior Secured Notes.
The September 2023 Senior Secured Notes bear interest at 14.50% per annum payable semi-annually. Interest will be payable on March 17 and
September 17 of each year, commencing March 17, 2021. The September 2023 Senior Secured Notes have a three years term maturing on September
17, 2023.
The effective interest rate of September 2023 Senior Secured Notes is 15.69%.
The September 2023 Senior Secured Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated September 17, 2020, between the Company, the
“Subsidiary Guarantors” identified below and Citicorp International Limited, as trustee and collateral agent (the “September 2023 Indenture”). The
Company’s obligations under the September 2023 Indenture and the September 2023 Senior Secured Notes have been guaranteed by certain of the
Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, Xinyuan Real Estate, Ltd., Xinyuan International Property Investment Co., Ltd., Victory Good Development
Ltd., South Glory International Ltd., Elite Quest Holdings Ltd. and Xinyuan International (HK) Property Investment Co., Limited (the “Subsidiary
Guarantors”) and will be guaranteed by such other future subsidiaries of the Company as is set forth in and in accordance with the terms of the
September 2023 Indenture. The Company’s obligations under the September 2023 Indenture and the September 2023 Senior Secured Notes are secured
by a pledge of the capital stock of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, Xinyuan Real Estate, Ltd., Xinyuan International Property Investment
Co., Ltd., Victory Good Development Limited, South Glory International Limited and Elite Quest Holdings Ltd.
At any time prior to September 17, 2023, the Company may at its option redeem the September 2023 Senior Secured Notes, in whole but not in
part, at a redemption price equal to 100.0% of the principal amount of the September 2023 Senior Secured Notes plus the Applicable Premium as of,
and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to (but not including) the redemption date. “Applicable Premium” means with respect to any September 2023
Senior Secured Note at any redemption date, the greater of (i) 1.00% of the principal amount of such September 2023 Senior Secured Note and (ii) the
excess of (A) the present value at such redemption date of the principal amount of such September 2023 Senior Secured Note, plus all required
remaining scheduled interest payments due on such September 2023 Senior Secured Note through the maturity date of the September 2023 Senior
Secured Notes (but excluding accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date), computed using a discount rate equal to the Adjusted Treasury Rate
(as defined in the September 2023 Indenture) plus 100 basis points, over (B) the principal amount of such September 2023 Senior Secured Note on such
redemption date.
At any time prior to September 17, 2023, the Company may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the September 2023 Senior
Secured Notes with the net cash proceeds of one or more sales of our common shares in certain equity offerings, within a specified period after the
equity offering, at a redemption price of 114.5% of the principal amount of the September 2023 Senior Secured Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest,
if any, to (but not including) the redemption date, provided that at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of the September 2023 Senior Secured
Notes issued on September 17, 2020 remain outstanding after each such redemption.
The Company has evaluated and determined that there was no embedded derivative requiring bifurcation from the September 2023 Senior
Secured Notes under the requirements of ASC 815. The embedded redemption options and repurchase features did not qualify for derivative accounting
because the embedded derivatives were considered clearly and closely related to the characteristics of the September 2023 Senior Secured Notes.
The September 2023 Indenture, contains certain covenants that, among others, restrict the Company’s ability and the ability of the Company’s
Restricted Subsidiaries (as defined in the September 2023 Indenture) to incur additional debt or to issue preferred stock, to make certain payments or
investments, to pay dividends or purchase or redeem capital stock, to sell assets (including limitations on the use of proceeds of asset sales), to grant
liens on the collateral securing the September 2023 Senior Secured Notes or other assets, to make certain other payments or to engage in transactions
with affiliates and holders of more than 10% of the Company’s Common Shares, subject to certain qualifications and exceptions and satisfaction, in
certain circumstances of specified conditions, such as a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (as defined in the September 2023 Indenture) of 2.0 to 1.0.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
From January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020, the Company redeemed the September 2023 Senior Secured Notes for a total principal amount of
US$1 million. The Company recognized loss on extinguishment of debt amounting to US$7,334, consisting of the loss from the difference between
repurchase price and principal amount of the debt amounting to US$7,334.
Onshore Corporate Bonds
On December 28, 2015, Xinyuan China issued the first tranche of the onshore corporate bonds with an aggregate principal amount of RMB 1
billion (US$154 million) due on December 28, 2020 (the “First Tranche Bonds”) at a coupon rate of 7.5% per annum payable annually. Interest is
payable on December 28 of each year, commencing December 28, 2016.
From November 19, 2018 to November 30, 2018, the Company redeemed the First Tranche Bonds for a total principal amount of RMB 0.6
billion (US$87 million). The Company recognized loss on extinguishment of debt amounting to US$6,518,487, consisting of both the debt redemption
price amounting to US$6,509,574 and unamortized deferred debt issuance costs amounting to US$8,913.
From August 14, 2019 to November 12, 2019, the Company redeemed the First Tranche Bonds for a total principal amount of RMB 0.4 billion
(US$57 million). The Company recognized loss on extinguishment of debt amounting to US$1,484, consisting of both the debt redemption price
amounting to US$175 and unamortized deferred debt issuance costs amounting to US$1,659.
On January 27, 2016, Xinyuan China issued the second tranche of the onshore corporate bonds with an aggregate principal amount of RMB 0.7
billion (US$107 million) due on January 27, 2021 (the “Second Tranche Bonds”) at a coupon rate of 7.47% per annum payable annually. Interest is
payable on January 27 of each year, commencing January 27, 2017.
From December 14, 2018 to December 21, 2018, the Company redeemed the Second Tranche Bonds for a total principal amount of RMB 0.4
billion (US$58 million). The Company recognized loss on extinguishment of debt amounting to US$4,775,500, consisting of both the debt redemption
price amounting to US$4,773,284 and unamortized deferred debt issuance costs amounting to US$2,216.
From June 21, 2019 to August 12, 2019, the Company redeemed the Second Tranche Bonds for a total principal amount of RMB90 million
(US$13 million). The Company recognized gain on extinguishment of debt amounting to US$127,864, consisting of both the debt redemption price
amounting to US$128,426 and unamortized deferred debt issuance costs amounting to US$562.
From February 15, 2020 to November 30, 2020, the Company redeemed the remaining amount of Second Tranche Bonds for a total principal
amount of RMB210 million (US$30 million).
On March 14, 2016, Xinyuan China issued the third tranche of the onshore corporate bonds with an aggregate principal amount of RMB0.5
billion (US$77 million) due on March 14, 2021 (the “Third Tranche Bonds”) at a coupon rate of 7.09% per annum payable annually. Interest is payable
on March 14 of each year, commencing March 14, 2017.
From March 14, 2019 to August 14, 2019, the Company redeemed the Third Tranche Bonds for a total principal amount of RMB497.9 million
(US$71 million). The Company recognized loss on extinguishment of debt amounting to US$743,034, consisting of both the debt redemption price
amounting to US$740,934 and unamortized deferred debt issuance costs amounting to US$2,100.
From February 15, 2020 to November 30, 2020 the Company redeemed the remaining amount of the Third Tranche Bonds for a total principal
amount of RMB2.1 million (US$0.3 million).
The above three tranches of onshore corporate bonds were issued at par. Upon the third anniversary of the issuance of each tranche of bonds,
Xinyuan China may adjust the applicable coupon rate and the holders have the right within a specified time period to require the Company to repurchase
the bonds following the Company’s announcement of whether it intends to adjust the interest rate. Upon the third anniversary on December 28, 2017,
the first tranche of the onshore corporate bonds have been reclassified to current liabilities. Upon the third anniversary on January 27, 2018, the second
tranche of the onshore corporate bonds have been reclassified to current liabilities. Upon the third anniversary on March 14, 2018, the third tranche of
the onshore corporate bonds have been reclassified
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
to current liabilities. On December 28, 2018, Xinyuan China adjusted the annual interest rate of the First Tranche Bonds to 8.2% from 7.5%.
On August 15, 2016, Xinyuan China issued a new tranche of onshore corporate bonds with an aggregate principal amount of RMB 1.5 billion
(US$216 million) due on August 15, 2019 (the “New Tranche”) at a coupon rate of 7.5% per annum payable annually. Interest is payable on August 15
of each year, commencing August 15, 2017.
On April 7, 2017, Xinyuan China issued a new second tranche of onshore corporate bonds with an aggregate principal amount of RMB 1.13
billion (US$173 million) due on April 7, 2020 (the “2017 Tranche”) at a coupon rate of 8.2% per annum payable annually. Interest is payable on April 7
of each year, commencing April 7, 2018.
Upon the first anniversary of the issuance of the New Tranche and 2017 Tranche, respectively, Xinyuan China may adjust the applicable
coupon rate and the holders have the right within a specified time period to require the Company to repurchase the bonds following the Company’s
announcement of whether it intends to adjust the interest rate. On August 15, 2017, Xinyuan China adjusted the annual interest rate of the New Tranche
Bonds to 8.2% from 7.5%. The annual interest rate of the 2017 Tranche Bonds remained unchanged, at 8.2%.
From August 1, 2018 to August 3, 2018, the Company redeemed the New Tranche for a total principal amount of RMB1.05 billion (US$153
million). The Company recognized loss on extinguishment of debt amounting to US$5,989,710, consisting of both the debt redemption price amounting
to US$5,710,866 and unamortized deferred debt issuance costs amounting to US$278,844.
On August 15, 2019, the Company redeemed the New Tranche for a total principal amount of RMB 0.45 billion (US$64 million).
On March 20, 2018, the Company redeemed the 2017 Tranche for a total principal amount of RMB 0.5 billion (US$73 million). The Company
recognized loss on extinguishment of debt amounting to US$3,782,353, consisting of both the debt redemption price amounting to US$3,494,557 and
unamortized deferred debt issuance costs amounting to US$287,796.
On April 7, 2019, the Company redeemed the remaining amount of RMB 0.63 billion (US$90 million) 2017 Tranche, recognizing loss on
extinguishment of debt amounting to US$1,535,132 in 2019, consisting of the debt redemption price amounting to US$1,535,132.
On September 20, 2018, Xinyuan China issued a new tranche of onshore corporate bonds with an aggregate principal amount of RMB 600
million (US$87 million) due on September 21, 2020 (the “2018 Tranche”) at a coupon rate of 8.5% per annum payable annually. Interest is payable on
September 21 of each year, commencing September 21, 2019. The above tranches of onshore corporate bonds were issued at par.
On September 21, 2018, the Company redeemed the 2018 Tranche for a total principal amount of RMB400 million (US$58 million). The
Company recognized loss on extinguishment of debt amounting to US$3,599,937, consisting of both the debt redemption price amounting to
US$3,291,086 and unamortized deferred debt issuance costs amounting to US$308,851.
From August 26, 2019 to September 23, 2019, the Company redeemed the 2018 Tranche for a total principal amount of RMB76 million
(US$11 million). The Company recognized loss on extinguishment of debt amounting to US$20,958, consisting of unamortized deferred debt issuance
costs amounting to US$20,958.
From February 15, 2020 to November 30, 2020 the Company redeemed the remaining amount of the 2018 Tranche for a total principal amount
of RMB124 million (US$18 million). The Company recognized gain on extinguishment of debt amounting to US$132,897, consisting of both the debt
redemption price amounting to US $164,060 and unamortized deferred debt issuance costs amounting to US$296,957.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
On January 4, 2019, Xinyuan (China) Real Estate, Ltd. issued a new tranche of the onshore corporate bonds with an aggregate principal
amount of RMB600 million (US$87 million) due on January 4, 2022 (the “2019 Tranche”) at a coupon rate of 8.5% per annum payable annually.
Interest is payable on January 4 of each year, commencing January 4, 2020.
From January 4, 2019 to June 21, 2019, the Company redeemed the 2019 Tranche for a total principal amount of RMB591 million (US$85
million). The Company recognized loss on extinguishment of debt amounting to US$1,894,262 in 2019, consisting of both the debt redemption price
amounting to US$1,428,945 and unamortized deferred debt issuance costs amounting to US$465,317.
From February 15, 2020 to November 30, 2020 the Company redeemed the remaining amount of the 2019 Tranche for a total principal amount
of RMB9 million (US$1.3 million). The Company recognized loss on extinguishment of debt amounting to US$303,532, consisting of both the debt
redemption price amounting to US $165,243 and unamortized deferred debt issuance costs amounting to US$138,289.
On April 1, 2019, Xinyuan (China) Real Estate, Ltd. issued another new tranche of the onshore corporate bonds with an aggregate principal
amount of RMB 980 million (US$146 million) due on April 1, 2024 (the “2019 First Tranche Bonds”) at a coupon rate of 8.4% per annum payable
annually. Interest is payable on April 1 of each year, commencing April 1, 2020.
From April 1, 2019 to June 21, 2019, the Company redeemed the 2019 First Tranche Bonds for a total principal amount of RMB637 million
(US$91 million). The Company recognized loss on extinguishment of debt amounting to US$3,977,493 in 2019, consisting of both the debt redemption
price amounting to US$3,494,668 and unamortized deferred debt issuance costs amounting to US$482,825.
From February 15, 2020 to November 30, 2020 the Company redeemed the remaining amount of the 2019 First Tranche Bonds for a total
principal amount of RMB343 million (US$49 million). The Company recognized loss on extinguishment of debt amounting to US$423,011, consisting
of both the debt redemption price amounting to US$72,640 and unamortized deferred debt issuance costs amounting to US$350,371.
On November 12, 2020 Xinyuan (China) Real Estate, Ltd. issued a new tranche of the onshore corporate bonds with an aggregate principal
amount of RMB900 million (US$130 million) due on November 13, 2025 (the “2020 Tranche”) at a coupon rate of 8.35% per annum payable annually.
Interest is payable on November 13 of each year, commencing November 13, 2020.
On November 30,2020, the Company redeemed the 2020 Tranche for a total principal amount of RMB646 million (US$94 million). The
Company recognized loss on extinguishment of debt amounting to US$ 261,320, consisting of both the debt redemption price amounting to US$492 and
unamortized deferred debt issuance costs amounting to US$260,828.
13. Leases
Lessee
The Group has operating and finance leases, which primarily consist of corporate aircraft, office space and equipment. The Group’s leases
include options to extend the lease term. The Group’s lease agreements do not contain any material residual value guarantees or material restrictive
covenants.
The Group has operating leases for office and dormitory in the United States and China. The leases have remaining lease terms of up to 2 years.
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(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
Leases recorded on the consolidated balance sheets are summarized as follows:
Lease Assets
Finance lease assets
Property and equipment, net
Real estate properties held for lease, net
Total
Operating lease ROU assets
Lease Liabilities
Current
Current portion of finance lease
Current portion of operating lease
Total
Non-current
Finance lease, net of current portion
Operating lease, net of current portion
Total
The components of lease expenses recognized as follows:
Operating lease cost:
Operating lease cost
Short-term lease cost
Finance lease cost:
Amortization of ROU assets
Interest on the lease liabilities
Total lease cost
Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows:
Operating cash flows for operating leases
Operating cash flows for finance leases
Financing cash flows for finance leases
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December 31,
2019
US$
December 31,
2020
US$
22,285,997
7,020,033
29,306,030
11,801,491
6,409,827
4,873,897
11,283,724
3,839,456
6,348,249
10,187,705
20,266,967
7,370,716
27,637,683
8,516,756
1,685,850
5,298,153
6,984,003
—
3,159,780
3,159,780
Year ended
December 31,
2019
US$
Year ended
December 31,
2020
US$
6,480,093
2,612,901
2,465,268
1,019,758
6,487,116
1,384,416
3,494,618
489,581
12,578,020
11,855,731
Year ended
December 31,
2019
US$
6,275,565
1,393,198
6,135,547
Year ended
December 31,
2020
US$
6,354,922
155,188
8,476,338
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
Maturities of lease liabilities are as follows:
Year ending December 31, 2021
Year ending December 31, 2022
Year ending December 31, 2023
Year ending December 31, 2024
Total lease payments
Less: imputed interest
Present value of lease liabilities
Other supplemental information related to lease term and discount rate is summarized below:
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years)
Operating leases
Finance leases
Weighted-average discount rate
Operating leases
Finance leases
14. Customer deposits
December 31,
2020
Operating Leases
Finance Leases
US$
1,749,669
—
—
—
1,749,669
(63,819)
1,685,850
US$
5,639,638
2,219,038
1,169,276
—
9,027,952
(570,019)
8,457,933
December
31,
2019
December
31,
2020
2.32
1.63
4.35 %
8.05 %
1.99
0.91
6.91 %
6.95 %
Advances for real estate properties comprise sales proceeds received from customers for the pre-sale of residential units in PRC. Advances for
real estate properties are typically funded up to 40% - 80% by mortgage loans made by banks to the customers. The Group holds certain cash balances
in restricted cash accounts at the relevant banks (Note 2 (f)). The Group, in return, has a right to withhold transfer of title to the customer until
outstanding amounts are fully settled.
Advances for real estate properties
Add: increase in revenue recognized in excess of amounts received from customers
Less: recognized as progress billings
Customer deposits (Note 2(h))
15. Income taxes
(a) Corporate income tax (“CIT”)
December 31,
2019
US$
2,616,487,072
25,665,783
(1,536,054,208)
1,106,098,647
December 31,
2020
US$
2,332,850,810
59,622,703
(1,439,534,129)
952,939,384
Under the current law of the Cayman Islands, the Company is not subject to income tax and withholding tax.
The Company’s PRC subsidiaries are subject to income tax at the statutory rate of 25% in accordance with PRC corporate income tax laws and
regulations. Further, under the same tax laws and regulations, dividends paid by PRC enterprises out of profits earned post-2007 to non-PRC tax
resident investors are subject to PRC dividend withholding tax of 10%. A lower withholding tax rate may be applied based on applicable tax treaties
with certain jurisdictions.
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(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
The Company’s HK subsidiaries are subject to income tax at the statutory rate of 16.5% in accordance with the HK profits tax laws and
regulations. The Company did not make any provisions for Hong Kong Profits Tax as there were no assessable profits arising in or derived from Hong
Kong for any of the periods presented. Under the Hong Kong tax law, the Company’s HK subsidiaries are exempted from income tax on its foreign-
derived income and there are no withholding taxes in Hong Kong on remittance of dividends.
The Company’s US subsidiaries are subject to income tax at the statutory rate of approximately 21% in accordance with US corporate income
tax laws and regulations. Dividends and interests paid by US enterprises to non-US tax resident enterprises are subject to US withholding tax of 30%.
Income before income tax expense consist of:
PRC
Non PRC
Total
2018
US$
Year ended December 31,
2019
US$
355,674,888
(105,275,621)
250,399,267
355,606,696
(122,099,522)
233,507,174
2020
US$
162,967,377
(95,392,067)
67,575,310
Income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2019 and 2020 is summarized as follows:
Current:
CIT tax expense
Land Appreciation Tax ("LAT") expense
Deferred tax benefit
Income tax expense
2018
US$
Year ended December 31,
2019
US$
2020
US$
141,399,866
62,996,403
(59,949,022)
144,447,247
133,862,272
68,631,338
(52,015,238)
150,478,372
(21,471,662)
90,907,634
65,623,218
135,059,190
The Group’s income tax expense differs from the tax expense computed by applying PRC statutory CIT rate of 25% for the years ended
December 31, 2018, 2019 and 2020 as follows:
CIT at rate of 25%
Tax effect of non-deductible expenses
LAT expense
CIT benefit of LAT
Changes in valuation allowance
International rate differences
Dividend and interest withholding taxes
Adjustment of estimated income tax accruals
Others
Income tax expense
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2018
US$
Year ended December 31,
2019
US$
2020
US$
62,599,817
5,799,761
62,996,403
(15,749,101)
(491,075)
18,224,012
15,403,663
(3,952,396)
(383,837)
144,447,247
58,376,794
8,867,037
68,631,338
(17,157,834)
23,073,210
17,351,758
(3,816,800)
(4,285,329)
(561,802)
150,478,372
16,893,828
18,115,751
90,907,634
(22,726,908)
5,463,801
15,736,526
13,132,901
(2,850,373)
386,030
135,059,190
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(b) Unrecognized tax benefit
XINYUAN REAL ESTATE CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
The following table summarizes the activities related to the Group’s unrecognized tax benefits:
Balance at January 1
Additions for tax positions of current year
Reclassification from prior year tax payable
Reductions for tax positions of prior years
Reduction due to company liquidation
Balance at December 31
2018
US$
31,231,376
15,500,052
—
—
(792,194)
45,939,234
2019
US$
45,939,234
14,547,590
13,118,260
—
—
73,605,084
2020
US$
73,605,084
26,350,344
14,361,802
(13,118,260)
—
101,198,970
The movement in the liability for unrecognized tax benefits of US$15,500,052 in 2018 was due to deemed interest income from subsidiaries of
the Company during the year. The change of US$792,194 was recognized mainly due to the liquidation of a company.
The movement in the liability for unrecognized tax benefits in 2019 included an amount of US$12,713,235 and related late payment interests of
US$1,834,355 which was due to deemed interest income from subsidiaries of the Company during the year. Reclassification from the prior year tax
payable included an amount of US$12,793,498 and related late payment interests of US$324,762, which were due to an uncertain tax position in respect
of investment loss deduction claimed in the 2018 tax return filed in 2019.
The movement in the liability for unrecognized tax benefits in 2020 included an amount of US$23,871,685 and related late payment interests of
US$2,478,659 which were due to deemed interest income from subsidiaries of the Company during the year. Reclassification from the prior year tax
payable included an amount of US$13,678,371 and related late payment interests of US$683,431, which were due to an uncertain tax position in respect
of investment loss deduction claimed in the 2019 tax return filed in 2020.
As of December 31, 2019 and 2020, unrecognized tax benefits of US$12,793,498 and US$13,678,371, respectively, if ultimately recognized,
will impact the effective tax rate. The Group anticipates new unrecognized tax benefits, related to tax positions similar to those giving rise to its existing
unrecognized tax benefits, to originate after December 31, 2020. It is possible that the amount of uncertain tax positions will change in the next
twelve months, however, an estimate of the range of the possible outcomes cannot be made at this time.
The Group’s income tax returns for fiscal year 2009 through fiscal year 2020 remain open to potential examination. In addition, local tax
authorities may exercise broad discretion in applying the tax law, thus potentially exposing the subsidiaries to audits of tax years outside the general
statute of limitations.
(c) LAT
LAT is applicable at progressive tax rates ranging from 30% to 60% on the appreciation of land values, with an exemption provided for the
sales of ordinary residential properties if the appreciation values do not exceed certain thresholds specified in the relevant tax laws.
For all periods presented, the Group has made provision for LAT with respect to properties sold up to the respective reporting date in
accordance with the requirements set forth in the relevant PRC tax laws and regulations.
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(d) Deferred tax
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to the Group’s deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2019 and 2020 are as
follows:
Deferred tax assets:
Tax loss carried forward
Accruals and provisions
Capitalized expenses
Revenue recognition at a point in time less tax paid under deemed profit method
Revenue recognition of real estate lease income on a straight-line basis
Deemed interest expense
Valuation allowance
Operating lease liability
Others
Total deferred tax assets
Deferred tax liabilities:
Revenue recognition over time
Real estate properties accelerated cost deduction
Taxable temporary differences arising from asset acquisitions
Dividend and interest withholding taxes
Operating lease right-of-use assets
Others
Total deferred tax liabilities
December 31,
December 31,
2019
US$
2020
US$
50,163,293
62,936,343
50,288,336
127,927,710
17,164,019
55,979,839
(28,022,499)
2,805,537
418,310
339,660,888
(84,241,946)
(1,193,345)
(280,540,093)
(49,174,479)
(2,950,373)
—
(418,100,236)
66,153,464
96,041,259
67,506,415
29,232,706
12,394,780
79,851,523
(25,978,488)
2,114,483
—
327,316,142
(140,019,916)
—
(240,306,881)
(62,292,677)
(2,129,188)
—
(444,748,662)
Certain of the Company’s PRC subsidiaries have PRC tax net operating loss carry forwards of US$244.5 million (2019: US$173.4 million)
which will expire in one to ten years, if unutilized. Losses incurred in the U.S. amounting to US$15.1 million (2019: US$10.3 million) can be carried
forward for 20 years.
During 2019 and 2020, the Company has considered its operational funding needs, future development initiatives and its dividend distribution
plan and is permanently reinvesting all but US$491.7 million and US$623.1 million of its PRC subsidiaries earnings as at December 31, 2019 and 2020
respectively. Accordingly, the Company accrued deferred income tax liabilities of US$49.2 million and US$62.3 million for the withholding tax liability
associated with the distribution of retained earnings that are not permanently reinvested as at December 31, 2019 and 2020, respectively. As of
December 31, 2019 and 2020, the total amount of undistributed earnings from the Company’s PRC subsidiaries that are considered to be permanently
reinvested were US$283.7 million and US$131.3 million, and the related unrecognized deferred tax liabilities were approximately US$28.4 million and
US$13.1 million, respectively. The Company’s remaining subsidiaries do not have retained earnings for all the periods presented.
In assessing the ability to realize the deferred tax assets, the Group has considered whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of
the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income
during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Accordingly, the Group recorded valuation allowances amounting
US$28,022,499 and US$25,978,488 as of December 31, 2019 and 2020, respectively.
16. Share-based compensation
As of December 31, 2020, the Company primarily has three share-based compensation plans under which awards may be granted to both
employees and non-employees, namely, the 2007 Long Term Incentive Plan (the “2007 Plan”), 2015 Long Term Incentive Plan (the “2015 Plan”), 2014
Restricted Stock Unit Plan (the “2014 RSU Plan”) and 2020 Restricted Stock Unit Plan (the “2020 RSU Plan”). On January 31, 2019, Cayman Property
Management Service (Cayman) Ltd., a subsidiary of the Company, approved
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
a restricted share award scheme (the “Scheme”). On September 28, 2019, the Company approved the employee stock option plan of Xinchuang
Technology Co. Ltd. (“Xinchuang Technology”). Compensation cost of US$4,511,190 (2018: US$3,382,628, 2019: US$5,621,588) was recorded in
general and administrative expenses with a corresponding credit to additional paid-in capital in the year ended December 31, 2020. The compensation
cost is primarily regarded as a permanent difference for income tax purposes as relevant equity awards were mainly granted by the Company and a
subsidiary, which are registered in the Cayman Islands, a tax-free jurisdiction. Hence, no tax benefit was recognized upon the recognition of
compensation cost. The Company has a policy of using authorized shares in the existing pool to satisfy any future exercise of share options and shares
repurchased held by a third party trustee to satisfy the RSUs granted under the 2014 RSU Plan and 2020 RSU plan.
2007 Plan
In November 2007, the Company adopted the 2007 Plan which provides for the grant of options, restricted shares, restricted stock units, stock
appreciation rights and other stock-based awards to purchase its common shares. The maximum aggregate number of common shares which may be
issued pursuant to all awards, including options, is 10 million common shares, subject to adjustment to account for changes in the capitalization of the
Company.
Under the 2007 Plan, the Company granted share options with service conditions to purchase common shares to employees, at an exercise price
ranging from US$1.085 to US$1.81 per option. These options have a weighted average grant date fair value of US$0.36 ~ US$0.61 per option and the
total expected compensation cost has considered the expected forfeitures. These options generally have vesting periods based on length of service of 36
months and will expire no later than 2025.
2015 Plan
In June 2015, the Company approved the 2015 Plan to provide grant of options to purchase shares of Company stock with maximum aggregate
number of 20 million common shares, subject to adjustment to account for changes in the capitalization of the Company.
On July 1, 2015, under the 2015 Plan, the Company granted share options with service conditions to purchase up to 6,574,600 common shares
to twenty-two employees, at an exercise price of US$1.71 per share. These options have a weighted average grant date fair value of US$0.48 per option
and a total expected compensation cost, net of expected forfeitures, of US$3,165,867. These options have vesting periods based on length of service of
34 months and will expire no later than July 1, 2025.
On July 29, 2015, under the 2015 Plan, the Company granted share options with service conditions to purchase up to 81,600 common shares to
one employee, at an exercise price of US$1.71 per share. These options have a weighted average grant date fair value of US$0.42 per option and a total
expected compensation cost, net of expected forfeitures, of US$34,294. These options have vesting periods based on length of service of 33 months and
will expire no later than July 29, 2025.
No options were granted during the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2020, for 2007 Plan and 2015 Plan.
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Assumptions
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
The fair value of each option is estimated on the date of grant using the Dividend Adjusted Black-Scholes option-pricing model that uses the
assumptions noted below.
Average risk-free rate of return
Expected term
Volatility rate
Dividend yield
Options
Granted in
2015
Under the
2007 Plan
Options
Granted in
2015
Under the
2015 Plan
1.82‑1.92 %
6 Years
46.3‑55.2 %
5 %
1.57‑1.92 %
6 Years
55.0‑55.9 %
5 %
The risk-free rate for periods within the expected life of the option is based on the implied yield rates of U.S treasury yield curve in effect at the
time of grant. The expected life of options represents the period of time the granted options are expected to be outstanding. The Company had limited
historical exercise data. Therefore, the expected life was estimated as the average of the contractual term and the vesting period. The dividend yield was
based on the Company’s dividend distribution plan. The expected volatility was based on the historical daily stock price of the Company, annualized.
Share Option Activity
As of January 1, 2020, all options granted under 2007 plan were fully vested. The following table is a summary of the Company’s share option
activity under the 2007 Plan (in US$, except options):
Options Under the 2007 Plan
Outstanding, January 1, 2020
1.21 (exercise price)
1.085 (exercise price)
1.64 (exercise price)
1.21 (exercise price)
Granted
Exercised
Forfeited
Expired
Outstanding and Exercisable, December 31, 2020
1.085 (exercise price)
1.64 (exercise price)
1.21 (exercise price)
Number of
Options
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
Weighted
Remaining
Contractual
Life (Years)
Aggregate
Intrinsic Value
12,738
60,000
100,000
39,400
—
—
—
12,738
60,000
100,000
39,400
1.21
1.085
1.64
1.21
—
—
—
1.21
1.085
1.64
1.21
0.95
1.50
2.87
4.50
—
—
—
0.95
0.50
1.87
3.50
8,662
48,300
25,000
26,792
—
—
—
8,662
900
—
—
The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the total intrinsic value (the aggregate difference between the Company’s closing
stock price of US$1.10 per common share as of December 31, 2020 and the exercise price for in-the-money options) that would have been received by
the option holders if all in-the-money options had been exercised on December 31, 2020. As of December 31, 2020, there was no unrecognized
compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation arrangements granted to employees, under the 2007 Plan. Total fair value of options
vested during the year ended December 31, 2018, 2019 and 2020 was US$33,919, nil and nil, respectively.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
As of January 1, 2020, all options granted under 2015 plan were fully vested, with no option exercised or forfeited during 2020. There were no
new granted during the year ended December 31, 2020. The following table is a summary of the Company’s share option activity under the 2015 Plan
(in US$, except options):
Options Under the 2015 Plan
Outstanding, January 1, 2020
1.71(exercise price)
Outstanding and Exercisable, December 31, 2020
1.71(exercise price)
Number of
Options
2,796,734
2,796,734
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
Weighted
Remaining
Contractual
Life (Years)
Aggregate
Intrinsic Value
1.71
1.71
5.50
4.50
5,789,239
—
The aggregate intrinsic value in the table above represents the total intrinsic value (the aggregate difference between the Company’s closing
stock price of US$1.10 per common share as of December 31, 2020 and the exercise price for in-the-money options) that would have been received by
the option holders if all in-the-money options had been exercised on December 31, 2020. As of December 31, 2020, there was no unrecognized
compensation cost related to non-vested share-based compensation arrangements granted to employees, under the 2015 Plan. Total fair value of options
vested during the year ended December 31, 2018, 2019 and 2020 was US$228,534, nil and nil, respectively.
2014 RSU Plan
On May 23, 2014, the Board of Directors approved the 2014 RSU Plan, which is administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board of
Directors. The 2014 RSU Plan provides for discretionary grants of restricted stock units, or RSUs, to or for the benefit of participating employees. The
maximum number of common shares that may be delivered to 2014 RSU Plan participants in connection with RSUs granted under the 2014 RSU Plan is
10,000,000, subject to adjustment if the Company’s outstanding common shares are increased, decreased, changed into or exchanged for a different
number or kind of shares or securities of the Company through a reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, reverse
stock split or other similar transaction.
On May 23, 2014, the Company established a trust that is governed by a third party trustee and deposited US$7,042,725 into the trust. The
trustee used the funds to acquire 4,234,884 common shares in the open market. Repurchased shares were granted to certain employees and awards vest
ratably over a three year service vesting period. The aggregate fair value of the restricted shares granted at the grant date shall be recognized as
compensation expense using the straight-line method.
On April 10, 2015, under the 2014 RSU Plan, the Company deposited US$3,259,998 into the trust. The trustee used the funds to acquire
2,076,964 common shares from the open market. The awards vest ratably over a three year service vesting period. The aggregate fair value of the
restricted shares granted at the grant date shall be recognized as compensation expense using the straight-line method.
On April 18, 2016, under the 2014 RSU Plan, the Company deposited US$4,003,999 into the trust. The trustee used the funds to acquire
1,614,220 common shares from the open market. The awards vest ratably over a three year service vesting period. The aggregate fair value of the
restricted shares granted at the grant date shall be recognized as compensation expense using the straight-line method.
On July 27, 2017, under the 2014 RSU Plan, the Company deposited US$3,485,952 into the trust. The trustee has not used the funds to acquire
any common shares from the open market as of December 31, 2017. The awards vest ratably over a three year service vesting period. The aggregate fair
value of the restricted shares granted at the grant date shall be recognized as compensation expense using the straight-line method. The trustee has used
the funds to acquire 1,356,584 common shares from the open market as of December 31, 2018.
On July 30, 2018, under the 2014 RSU Plan, the Company deposited US$3,976,660 into the trust. The trustee has used the funds to acquire
1,732,466 common shares from the open market as of December 31, 2018. The awards vest ratably over a three-year
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service vesting period. The aggregate fair value of the restricted shares granted at the grant date shall be recognized as compensation expense using the
straight-line method.
On August 30, 2019, under the 2014 RSU Plan, the Company deposited US$2,912,539 into the trust. The trustee has used the funds to acquire
1,438,076 common shares from the open market as of December 31, 2019. The awards vest ratably over a three-year service vesting period. The
aggregate fair value of the restricted shares granted at the grant date shall be recognized as compensation expense using the straight-line method.
The weighted average grant-date fair value of restricted shares granted during the years ended December 31, 2018, 2019 and 2020 was
US$2.21, US$2.12 and US$2.12, respectively, which was derived from the fair value of the underlying ordinary shares.
2020 RSU Plan
On June 30, 2020, the Board of Directors approved the 2020 RSU Plan, which is administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board of
Directors. The 2020 RSU Plan provides for discretionary grants of restricted stock units, or RSUs, to or for the benefit of participating employees. The
maximum number of common shares that may be delivered to 2020 RSU Plan participants in connection with RSUs granted under the 2020 RSU Plan is
10,000,000, subject to adjustment if the Company's outstanding common shares are increased, decreased, changed into or exchanged for a different
number or kind of shares or securities of the Company through a reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, reverse
stock split or other similar transaction.
Other awards
On September 28, 2019, the Board of Directors of the Company approved the employee stock option plan of Xinchuang Technology Co., Ltd.
(“Xinchuang Technology”), a subsidiary of the Company. Under the plan, the Company reserved 150 million shares, representing 30% of Xinchuang
Technology’s issued capital for purpose of providing share option awards to the Company’s senior management and employees. In November 2019, the
Company granted a total of 100 million share options to certain employees of the Group with an exercise price of US$0.14 (RMB 1). The options
become vested in 5 tranches subject to achievement of certain performance conditions as follows: (i) 5% on the grant date with no performance
condition; (ii) 5% for each of the first, second, and third anniversary of the grant date, respectively; and (iii) the remaining 80% shall vest upon the
completion of the initial public offering of Xinchuang. The total fair value of the share options granted in October 2019 is US$3.5 million, which shall
be recognized as compensation expense using the accelerated method. The fair value is determined by an external valuer using the discounted cash flow
method to determine the underlying equity fair value of Xinchuang Technology. Key assumptions, such as the discount rate, cash flow projections and
the discount for lack of marketability, are determined by the Group with best estimates.
As of December 31, 2020 there were no shares expired and the expense recognized is immaterial (2019: nil, 2018: nil).
Xinyuan Property Management Service (Cayman) Ltd., a subsidiary of the Company, operates a restricted share award scheme (the “Scheme”)
for the purpose of providing incentives and rewards to eligible participants (the “Participants”) who contribute to the success of its operations. The
Participants of the Scheme include its directors and senior executives. The Scheme was adopted by its board on January 31, 2019 (the “Adoption Date”).
Pursuant to the Scheme, an award of 56,250 restricted shares (subdivided into 56,250,000 restricted shares in August 2019), representing 15% of its
share capital, was granted to the Participants with a total exercise price at an aggregate consideration of US$1,204,094 (RMB8,400,000).
The consideration was fully settled in cash upon the issuance of restricted shares. The restricted shares vest in three tranches of 2%, 18% and
80% on January 1, 2020, January 1, 2021 and January 1, 2022, respectively, in accordance with certain vesting conditions, that is, performance
condition based on the completion of IPO which requires recognition on an accelerated basis.
On June 14, 2019, Mr. Zhang Lizhou (one of the participants) resigned as an executive director. Upon the resignation of Mr. Zhang Lizhou, the
Company repurchased the 18,750 shares granted to him at a consideration of US$401,365 (RMB2,800,000) which was equal to the amount paid by Mr.
Zhang Lizhou to the Company at the issuance date. The remaining settled aggregate consideration of US$802,729 (RMB5,600,000) according to the
Scheme was recognized as liability because the restricted shares will be repurchased by the Company at the original amount paid by participants upon
the termination of employment.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
The aggregate fair value of the restricted shares granted at the grant date amounting to US$4,931,051 (RMB34,400,000) is recognized as
compensation expense using the accelerated method. The fair value is determined by an external valuer using the discounted cash flow method to
determine the underlying equity fair value of Xinyuan Property Management Service (Cayman) Ltd. Key assumptions, such as the discount rate, cash
flow projections and the discount for lack of marketability, are determined by the Group using its best estimates.
As of December 31, 2020, there were no shares vested or expired and the Group recognized expense relating to the Scheme of US$2,031,330
(RMB13,667,081) (2019: US$1,762,927, 2018: nil) in profit or loss during the period.
17. Other payables and accrued liabilities
The components of other payables and accrued liabilities are as follows:
Contract deposit
Accrued expenses
Debt extinguishment costs
Deed tax and maintenance fund withheld for customers
Bidding deposit
Welfare payable
Other tax payable
Accrued aircraft operating expense
Accrued interest expense
Purchase consideration payable for asset acquisitions and business combinations
Others
Total
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December 31,
2019
US$
December 31,
2020
US$
98,280,724
47,003,084
11,665,069
8,272,296
4,213,479
1,480,963
26,734,901
1,654,945
38,893,375
66,868,333
18,096,825
362,269,545
53,680,543
404,042
35,913,618
4,504,908
1,583,453
32,595,593
1,599,639
20,935,671
38,624,175
43,365,254
323,163,994
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
18. Related party and employee transactions
(a)
Amounts due from related parties
Current:
Henan Hongguang Olympic Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Huiju
Guangzhou Huanglong Information Technology Co., Ltd.
Xinzheng Meihang Network Technology Co., Ltd.
Madison Development Limited
Suzhou Wanzhuo's non-controlling interest holders
Taicang Pengchi's non-controlling interest holders
Others
Total current amounts due from related party
Non current:
Madison Development Limited
Suzhou Wanzhuo’s non-controlling interest holders
Taicang Pengchi’s non-controlling interest holders
Suzhou Yefang’s non-controlling interest holders
Others
Total non-current amounts due from related party
Total
December 31,
December 31,
2019
US$
2020
US$
84,031,006
84,455,456
—
22,578,925
—
—
—
9,692,236
200,757,623
27,739,567
18,856,638
24,624,693
11,466,128
—
82,687,026
283,444,649
90,330,257
56,469,394
16,324,735
2,789,265
33,231,243
20,160,872
12,129,962
2,005,731
233,441,459
—
—
—
12,259,192
2,674,370
14,933,562
248,375,021
As of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2020, the balances due from Qingdao Huiju, the Company’s equity method investee, are related to
advances for operational needs without any fixed payment terms. This balance is unsecured, bears no interest, and is expected to be repaid in one year.
As of December 31, 2020, the balances due from Guangzhou Huanglong Information Technology Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the
Company’s equity method investee, are related to advances for operational needs without any fixed payment terms. This balance is unsecured, bears no
interest and expected to be repaid in one year.
Henan Hongguang Olympic Real Estate Co., Ltd. (“Henan Hongguang”) is the non-controlling shareholder of Henan Renxin (Note1), one of
the Company’s subsidiaries. As of December 31, 2020, the balance due from Henan Hongguang is related to advances for operational needs without any
fixed payment terms. This balance is unsecured, bears no interest, and is expected to be repaid in one year.
Xinzheng Meihang Network Technology Co., Ltd. (“Meihang”) is the non-controlling shareholder of Zhengzhou Hangmei Technology
Development Co., Ltd. (“Zhengzhou Hangmei”), one of the Company's subsidiaries. As of December 31, 2019, and December 31, 2020, the balances
due from Meihang are US$22,578,925 and US$2,789,265, respectively, which have a three year payment term, and bear interest at 11.5%. In 2020, the
Company received interest amounting to nil. Accrued interest amounted to nil and nil as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2020, respectively.
As of December 31, 2020, the balance due from Madison Development Limited, an equity method investee, amounting to US$33,231,243 is
related to advances for operational needs. This balance is unsecured, bears interest at 15%, and has no fixed repayment term. Accrued interest amounted
to US$5,491,676 as of December 31, 2020.
On September 12, 2017, the Company sold 80% of its equity interest in Suzhou Wanzhuo to four non-affiliated passive investors for an
aggregate cash consideration of US$23,687,327. Pursuant to the updated articles of association, the Company still
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
exercises control over the relevant principal activities of Suzhou Wanzhuo and therefore, continues to consolidate it in its financial statements. As of
December 31, 2020, the balances due from the non-controlling interest holders amounting to US$20,160,872 are related to advances for working capital
funds. The balances are in the form of an unsecured interest bearing loan, which has no fixed payment terms, and bears interest at 4.75%. Accrued
interest is immaterial as of December 31, 2020.
On December 1, 2017, the Company together with seven other non-affiliated companies acquired 100% of Taicang Pengchi for an aggregate
cash consideration of US$28,836,311. The Company accounted for the acquisition of Taicang Pengchi as an asset acquisition because the only asset of
Taicang Pengchi is the land. Pursuant to the articles of association, the Company exercises control over the relevant significant activities of Taicang
Pengchi and therefore, consolidates it in its financial statements. As of December 31, 2020, the balance due from the non-controlling interest holders
amounting to US$12,129,962 are related to advances for working capital funds. This balance is unsecured and bears no interest.
As of December 31, 2020, the balance due from Suzhou Yefang amounting to US$12,259,192 is related to advances for working capital funds.
This balance is unsecured, bears no interest, and is expected to be repaid over one year.
In evaluating the collectability of the amounts due from related parties balance, the Group considers many factors, including the related parties’
repayment history and their credit-worthiness. An allowance for doubtful accounts is made when collection of the full amount is no longer probable. For
the periods presented, based on management’s evaluation, no allowance of credit loss was provided.
(b) Amounts due to related party
Current:
Suzhou Yefang’s non-controlling interest holders
Suzhou Wanzhuo's non-controlling interest shareholders
Xinzheng Meihang Network Technology Co., Ltd.
Henan Qingning Apartment Management Co., Ltd.
Others
Total current amounts due to related party
Non current:
Henan Qingning Apartment Management Co., Ltd.
Total
December 31,
December 31,
2019
US$
2020
US$
1,496,762
15,997,603
27,133,055
—
9,054,876
53,682,296
1,632,968
16,272,639
2,632,678
444,409
10,529,235
31,511,929
—
53,682,296
10,728,133
42,240,062
As of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2020, Suzhou Wanzhuo’s non-controlling interest shareholders advanced US$11,397,546 and
US$2,397,436 of working capital funds in aggregate to Suzhou Wanzhuo in the form of an unsecured interest-bearing loan, which has no fixed payment
terms, and bears annual interest from 4.25% to 4.75%, respectively. Accrued interest amounted to US$3,131,821 and US$10,981,256 as of
December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The remaining advance amounting to US$2,893,947 for shareholder service is unsecured,
bears no interest, and is expected to be paid in one year.
On June 6, 2018, the Company together with 4 other non-affiliated companies acquired 100% of Suzhou Yefang for an aggregate cash
consideration of US$15,615,240. The Company accounted for the acquisition of Suzhou Yefang as an asset acquisition because the only asset of Suzhou
Yefang is the land. Pursuant to the articles of association, the Company exercises control over the relevant significant activities of Suzhou Yefang and
therefore, consolidates it in its financial statements.
Meihang is the non-controlling shareholder of Zhengzhou Hangmei, one of the Company’s subsidiaries. As of December 31, 2019, and
December 31, 2020, Meihang advanced US$27,133,055 and US$2,632,678 of working capital funds to Zhengzhou Hangmei in the form of an
unsecured interest (10%) bearing loan with a three year payment term. In 2020, the Company repaid interest amounting to nil. Accrued interest
amounted to nil and nil as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2020, respectively.
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(c) Amounts due from employees
Advances to employees
XINYUAN REAL ESTATE CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
December 31,
December 31,
2019
US$
2,350,852
2020
US$
529,055
The balance represents cash advances to employees for traveling expenses and other expenses. The balances are unsecured, bear no interest and
have no fixed payment terms.
(d) Others
In 2018, the Company sold a small percentage of the equity interests (ranging from 0.50% to 5.54%) in eight real estate project companies to
senior management and employees for a total consideration of US$8,720,772. In 2019, the Company sold an additional percentage of the equity
interests in the eight real estate project companies to senior management and employees for a total consideration of US$604,914 and the total sold
equity interests ranges from 0.57% to 5.59% as of December 31, 2019. According to the equity transfer agreement, the Company is obligated to
repurchase the equity interest back from management. Therefore, the non-controlling interest is mandatorily redeemable and is accounted for as a
liability.
In 2019, the Company sold 6.03% of the equity interests in one real estate project company to senior management and employees for a total
consideration of US$1,300,135. According to the equity transfer agreement, the Company is obligated to repurchase the equity interest back from
management. Therefore, the non-controlling interest is mandatorily redeemable and is accounted for as a liability.
On June 24, 2017, Beijing Wanzhong, one of the Company’s subsidiaries, invested US$2,142,573 in the Xin Future No.1 Private Equity Fund.
The fund is operated by Beijing Xinyuan Future Investment Management Limited, an investment company controlled by the Company’s senior
management. Management accounted for this investment at fair value using the net asset value practical expedient. The Company can redeem its
investment on the last trading day of each quarter by providing written notice in advance. On September 26, 2018, the Company redeemed its
investment resulting in US$59,970 gain recorded in net realized gain on short-term investments during the year ended December 31, 2018.
In 2020, the Company sold 6.03% of the equity interests in one real estate project company to senior management and employees for a total
consideration of US$1,300,135. According to the equity transfer agreement, as this arrangement is a form of an incentive plan, the Company is
obligated to repurchase the equity interest back from senior management and employees.
For the year ended December 31, 2020, total directors’ remuneration amounted to US$6,447,214(2018: US$7,056,388; 2019: US$7,036,954).
19. Equity
(i) As at December 31, 2020, the Company’s authorized share capital was 500 million common shares, par value US$0.0001 per share
(December 31, 2019: 500 million common shares).
(ii) During the year ended December 31, 2020, 2,127,050 common shares were repurchased at a total cost of US$2,341,613.
(iii) During the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company distributed quarterly dividends of US$0.025 per common share to common
shareholders amounting to a total of US$11,123,395.
All other equity transactions have been disclosed in consolidated statement of changes in shareholders' equity.
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20. Earnings per share
XINYUAN REAL ESTATE CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
Basic and diluted net earnings per share for each period presented are calculated as follows:
Numerator:
Net income/(loss) attributable to Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. Shareholders - basic and diluted
Denominator:
Weighted average number of shares outstanding-basic*
Stock options
Restricted stock units
Weighted average number of shares outstanding-diluted
Basic earnings per share
Diluted earnings per share
2018
US$
December 31,
2019
US$
2020
US$
73,034,549
68,344,527
(81,040,908)
127,129,478
1,728,058
283,294
129,140,830
0.57
0.57
113,482,239
618,657
—
114,100,896
0.60
0.60
107,558,506
10,674
—
107,569,181
(0.75)
(0.75)
*
The restricted shares repurchased by the trustee that are unvested are excluded from the number of shares outstanding for purposes of computing
basic earnings per share in accordance with ASC 260. However, these unvested restricted shares are factored into the computation of diluted
earnings per share using the treasury stock method.
During the year ended December 31, 2020, nil (2018: nil; 2019: nil) stock options, and 803,427 (2018: 1,019,128; 2019: 876,400) RSUs, were
excluded from the calculation of earnings per share, respectively, because their effect would be anti-dilutive.
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21. Segment reporting
XINYUAN REAL ESTATE CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
The Group’s long-lived assets and revenue are mainly located in and derived from PRC. Starting in 2012, a relatively smaller portion of the Group’s
long-lived assets and revenue are located in and derived from the United States. The Group considers that each of its individual property developments is a
discrete operating segment. The Group has aggregated its segments on a geographical basis as property development projects undertaken within a region
having similar expected economic characteristics, type of properties offered, customers and market and regulatory environment. The Group’s reportable
operating segments are comprised of Henan Region, Shandong Region, Shanghai Region (including Shanghai and Jiangsu Province), Sichuan Region,
Beijing Region (including Beijing and Tianjin), Hainan Region, Hunan Region, Shaanxi Region, Guangdong Region, Hubei Region, and Liaoning Region in
PRC; and the United States.
Each geographic operating segment is principally engaged in the construction and development of residential real estate units. The “property
management” category relates to property management services. The “other” category relates to investment holdings, landscaping, engineering and
management, real estate sale, purchase and lease activities. The accounting policies of the various segments are the same as those described in Note 2,
“Summary of Significant Accounting Policies”.
The Group’s chief operating decision maker relies upon net sales, gross profit and net income when making decisions about allocating resources
and assessing performance of the Group. Net sales for geographic segments are generally based on the location of the project development. Net income for
each segment includes net sales to third parties, related cost of sales and operating expenses directly attributable to the segment. Capital expenditures for
each segment includes cost for acquisition of subsidiaries, vehicles, and fixtures and furniture.
No single customer accounted for more than 10% of net sales for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2019 and 2020.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
Summary information by operating segment is as follows:
December 31, 2019
Net real estate sales
Real estate lease
income
Real estate
management
services income
Other revenue
Total revenue
Cost of real estate
Henan
US$
1,382,533,759
Shandong Shanghai
Sichuan Beijing
Hainan Hunan
Shaanxi
US$
275,120,959
US$
279,731,401
US$
US$
85,189,227 126,540,125
US$
43,820,016
US$
157,938,663
US$
6,917,948
United States Guangdong Hubei
US$
US$
750,000
US$
9,738,197
Liaoning Property Management Others
Consolidated
US$
— 18,621,886
US$
—
US$
129,387
US$
2,387,031,568
6,630,994
321,819
2,920,280
728,016
657,451
7,578,862
151,102
—
700,044
—
823,150
—
1,063,557
—
3,269,965
—
—
—
135,279
3,301,027
893,982
—
583,737
2,783,091
—
—
296,091
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
483,944
55,979
16,128,77
57,126,216
1,187,948
—
3,908,710
67,488,169
11,984,304
1,396,894,717
276,142,822
283,474,831
86,980,800 130,467,541
43,820,016
158,657,679
13,002,066
1,940,073
9,738,197
— 18,621,886
58,798,108
4,094,076
2,482,632,812
sales
(1,082,472,232)
(220,925,677)
(201,704,497)
(81,765,082)
(92,849,397)
(31,764,435)
(110,346,111)
(6,510,485)
(1,444,563)
(6,821,557)
(23,397)
(13,440,458)
—
(1,751,402)
(1,851,819,293
Cost of real estate
lease income
Cost of real estate
management
services
Other costs
Total cost of
revenue
Gross profit
Operating expenses
Operating
income/(loss)
Interest income
Interest expense
Net realized gain on
short-term
investments
Share of (loss)/gain
in an equity
investee
Loss on
extinguishment
of debt
Exchange
gains/(loss)
Unrealized loss on
short-term
investments
Other income/(loss)
Income/(loss)
before income
taxes
Income
tax(expense)/
benefit
(2,348,963)
(561,264)
(2,565,142)
(799,359)
(481,276)
—
(1,693,085)
(2,913,152)
(1,348,218)
(4,716,112)
(2,449,683)
—
(1,267,950)
—
—
—
(3,672)
—
(4,794,719)
—
(2,192)
—
(362,009)
(561,329)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(46,792)
(12,757,251
(35,611,790)
(1,124,118)
—
(6,853,073)
(40,889,231
(16,857,416
(1,091,986,990)
304,907,727
(70,839,873)
(222,754,891)
53,387,931
(14,770,303)
(204,269,639)
79,205,192
(18,080,374)
(82,568,113)
4,412,687
(8,011,273)
(98,125,392)
32,342,149
(73,333,124)
(31,766,627)
12,053,389
(2,514,263)
(112,401,205)
46,256,474
(3,991,323)
(9,984,966)
3,017,100
(5,808,638)
(2,792,781)
(852,708)
(9,414,601)
(6,821,557)
2,916,640
(1,966,796)
(23,397)
(23,397)
(3,429,583)
(13,440,458)
5,181,428
(2,801,220)
(36,735,908)
22,062,200
(7,076,960)
(8,651,267)
(4,557,191)
(28,409,288)
(1,922,323,191
560,309,621
(250,447,619
234,067,854
42,379,712
(14,805,529)
38,617,628
436,165
(3,061,587)
61,124,818
306,228
(1,066,270)
(3,598,586)
493,469
—
(40,990,975)
2,241,516
(7,385,692)
9,539,126
3,208
(11,507)
42,265,151
182,529
—
(2,791,538)
12,795
(138,107)
(10,267,309)
48,285
(3,472,559)
949,844
13,533
—
(3,452,980)
1,695
—
2,380,208
13,240
—
14,985,240
681,464
—
(32,966,479)
4,679,756
(83,834,109)
309,862,002
51,493,595
(113,775,360
183,450
—
—
(1,370,440)
(922,281)
(613,155)
(8,044,499)
12,524,863
—
4,536,260
—
—
—
866
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
47,762
—
246,927
—
909,298
—
156,235
—
(17,844)
—
(199,670)
—
—
—
(2,903,841)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(289,485)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
2,891,564
3,075,014
(630,775)
1,024,021
(5,416,471
—
(536,011)
(8,580,510
(236,736)
(19,664,136)
(7,376,009
—
64,155
—
124,295
(1,623,814)
269,928
(1,623,814
5,848,727
269,471,671
35,070,791
59,799,383
(2,858,190)
(45,225,853)
9,687,062
42,429,836
(3,116,520)
(13,691,583)
(2,229,949)
(3,451,285)
2,457,603
14,923,488
(129,759,280)
233,507,174
(69,803,421)
(23,020,472)
(28,043,624)
(2,864,732)
(9,456,395)
(4,643,587)
(16,123,072)
2,210,548
2,921,151
(1,017,315)
704,284
(717,299)
(241,601)
(382,837)
(150,478,372
Net income/(loss)
199,668,250
12,050,319
31,755,759
(5,722,922)
(54,682,248)
5,043,475
26,306,764
(905,972)
(10,770,432)
(3,247,264)
(2,747,001)
1,740,304
14,681,887
(130,142,117)
83,028,802
Depreciation and
amortization
Capital expenditure
Real estate
properties
development
completed
Real estate
properties under
development
Real estate
properties held
for lease
Total long-lived
assets
Total assets
5,553,392
6,263,956
433,948
64,816
2,622,483
2,579
635,494
26,254
2,732,083
1,142,809
29,414
3,712
1,668,279
44,058
1,873,910
16,761
1,665,384
3,579,071
41,616
—
46,012
4,821
16,987
25,188
189,503
352,073
75,938
119,575
17,584,443
11,645,673
133,572,883
34,351,045
106,796,363
64,327,235
60,683,848
6,627,299
7,540,854
43,103,208
1,201,783
—
—
—
—
—
458,204,518
886,160,682
359,079,121
123,381,923 619,020,458 266,984,229
—
6,433,260 162,947,850
230,860,737 372,170,620 141,707,492
58,153,297
—
27,488,080
3,254,387,749
109,809,942
6,954,550
40,675,960
34,515,933
7,520,601
888,150
60,967,850
91,474,049
162,599,274
—
—
—
—
462,599
515,868,908
524,367,010
2,882,024,764
509,819,916
573,869,426
183,400,846
61,281,191
44,244,900
752,136,052 897,210,854 470,434,500
6,664,536
27,393,755
62,686,470 100,419,560
107,134,983 338,107,052
176,115,157
934,102
439,770,834 414,319,137 148,165,478
18,237,255
1,084,510
73,223,300
8,335,524
106,315,123
79,010,347
191,559,175
1,776,601,324
7,421,664,433
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
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December 31, 2020
Henan
Net real estate sales
Real estate lease income
Real estate management services
income
Other revenue
Total revenue
Cost of real estate sales
Cost of real estate lease income
Cost of real estate management
services
Other costs
Gain on disposal of property
held for lease
Operating income/(loss)
Interest income
Interest expense
Net realized gain on short-term
investments
Share of (loss)/gain in an equity
investee
Loss on extinguishment of debt
Exchange gains/(loss)
Unrealized loss on short-term
investments
Other income/(loss)
Income/(loss) before income
taxes
Income tax (expense)/benefit
Depreciation and amortization
Capital expenditure
Real estate properties completed
and under development
Real estate properties held for
lease
Shandong Shanghai Sichuan Beijing Hainan Hunan Shaanxi United States Guangdong Hubei
US$
US$
US$
US$
766,314,384
26,054,475
US$
285,706,736
(965,131)
US$
120,260,357
772,402
US$
222,959,432
379,175
US$
62,401,289
695,548
US$
10,084,944
—
US$
27,721,542
741,527
US$
10,991,930
2,353,682
927,700
4,723,438
47,787,761
—
7,606,378
(1,004,342)
—
127,190
—
3,068,486
—
511,576
—
2,144,591
—
7,288
—
526,852
2,358,631
(116,072)
—
605,337
—
—
Liaoning Property Management
Others Consolidated
US$
49,168,045
—
—
—
US$
US$
US$
567,819
—
— 1,604,891,939
34,792,485
37,369
81,243,298
7,236,334
—
1,763,220
91,208,307
14,870,460
—
—
—
—
798,970,895
(639,601,377)
(27,204,779)
284,868,795
(260,651,654)
(292,726)
124,101,245
(93,074,146)
(736,537)
223,850,183
(214,523,020)
(606,323)
65,241,428
(45,575,813)
(805,353)
10,092,232
(5,503,574)
(44,900)
28,989,921
(4,404,236)
(1,046,888)
15,588,171
(14,731,175)
(1,623,994)
6,256,475
(778,663)
(3,740,076)
47,787,761
(34,034,932)
—
—
(23,616)
(19,723)
49,168,045
(38,572,816)
—
89,047,451
(505,804)
—
1,800,589
1,745,763,191
— (1,351,980,826)
(36,122,097)
(798)
(6,675,680)
(1,145,928)
—
(39,105)
—
(123,291)
(13,189)
(111,879)
—
(711,424)
—
(226)
(4,957)
(272,479)
(1,707,785)
—
—
—
—
(2,152)
—
—
—
—
(47,036,367)
(6,885,687)
—
(463,371)
(55,437,978)
(9,755,542)
Total cost of revenue
Gross profit
Operating expenses
(674,627,764)
124,343,131
(59,958,497)
(260,983,485)
23,885,310
(15,211,169)
(93,933,974)
30,167,271
(10,679,950)
(215,254,411)
8,595,772
(7,677,029)
(47,092,590)
18,148,838
(73,902,008)
(5,548,700)
4,543,532
(1,355,382)
(5,728,560)
23,261,361
(1,608,076)
(18,062,954)
(2,474,783)
(4,061,452)
(4,518,739)
1,737,736
(6,198,996)
(34,037,084)
13,750,677
(3,423,234)
(43,339)
(43,339)
(1,391,277)
(38,572,816)
10,595,229
(4,897,483)
(54,427,858)
34,619,593
(9,390,896)
(464,169) (1,453,296,443)
292,466,748
1,336,420
(227,463,083)
(27,707,634)
82,805,785
147,190,419
23,921,003
(14,568,255)
—
8,674,141
1,919,529
(3,043,955)
—
19,487,321
2,068,141
(987,612)
—
—
918,743
1,288,256
(18,381,805)
(55,753,170)
103,788
(3,659,832)
—
3,188,150
4,817
—
—
21,653,285
38,096
—
—
(6,536,235)
8,130
—
—
(4,461,260)
41,143
(5,316,337)
—
10,327,443
44,417
—
—
(1,434,616)
885
—
—
5,697,746
31,849
—
183,450
—
—
(3,539,268)
—
1,987,139
11,483,448
—
—
7,795,833
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
67,698
—
—
—
(4,041,056)
—
90,325
—
(415,481)
—
(8,773)
—
684,530
—
43,136
—
43,576
—
289,746
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
(1,602,617)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
25,228,697
755,677
(5,708)
—
(26,371,214)
3,179,879
(83,523,901)
82,805,785
147,809,450
33,405,610
(129,487,405)
—
4,869,494
5,052,944
(152,121)
—
100,523
2,975,328
(1,843,306)
(5,181,569)
17,028,301
(1,843,306)
(3,093,907)
—
52,058
—
12,620
—
7,341
—
934,711
— —
1,010,890
(1,296,377)
151,133,432
(36,907,073)
19,123,488
(12,299,796)
27,948,202
(39,723,025)
(16,183,579)
2,875,576
(58,624,684)
(8,431,043)
3,236,103
(4,482,485)
21,734,957
(14,391,424)
(6,170,661)
589,659
(9,736,454)
—
8,821,301
(9,482,301)
(1,421,111)
(2,458,177)
5,736,936
(2,591,042)
26,861,779
(8,191,925)
(104,884,399)
433,866
67,575,310
(135,059,190)
Net income/(loss)
114,226,359
6,823,692
(11,774,823)
(13,308,003)
(67,055,727)
(1,246,382)
(5,581,002)
(9,736,454)
(661,000)
(3,879,288)
3,145,894
18,669,854
(104,450,533)
(67,483,880)
5,814,086
8,655,565
887,005
—
2,556,696
15,874
631,421
5,106
5,832,130
716,935
56,888
—
20,375
—
46,680
—
17,042
—
1,234,539
—
232,220
376,871
897,218,594
240,527,766
215,890,331
547,932,945
378,408,484
2,162,115
12,433,669
224,821,947
283,124,970
395,376,646
165,423,590
52,622,159
74,613,257
7,126,028
35,512,059
36,262,110
8,438,206
—
66,684,905
96,083,662
157,975,249
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
17,503,373
9,770,352
33,885,876
3,449,829,092
412,731
483,108,207
7,343,533
174,291
—
Total long-lived assets
Total assets
526,045,585
2,838,641,480
553,491,246
602,982,670
133,733,839
751,266,943
46,741,993
734,426,656
50,734,107
473,659,055
5,863,831
23,560,573
75,248,369
92,009,978
105,461,495
362,198,503
171,374,723
474,896,649
23,549,642
478,343,726
566,337
175,174,331
930,819
73,164,781
9,062,110
160,332,607
365,609,346
428,665,624
2,068,413,442
7,669,323,576
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22. Commitments and contingencies
Other commitments
XINYUAN REAL ESTATE CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
As of December 31, 2020, the Group had outstanding commitments with respect to non-cancellable construction contracts for real estate
development and land use rights purchases as follows:
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025 and thereafter
Total
Contingencies
Amount
US$
686,118,175
539,016,446
322,744,149
130,318,825
9,860,817
1,688,058,412
As of December 31, 2020, the Group provided guarantees of US$2,306,911,350 (2019: US$2,617,194,854), in favor of its customers in respect
of mortgage loans granted by banks to such customers for their purchases of the Group’s properties where the underlying real estate ownership
certificates can only be provided to the banks on a time delay manner due to administrative procedures in PRC. Pursuant to the terms of the guarantees,
upon default in mortgage payments by these purchasers, the Group is responsible to repay the outstanding mortgage principal together with the accrued
interest and penalty owed by the defaulted purchasers to the bank and the Group is entitled to take over the legal titles and possession of the related
properties. The Group’s guarantee period starts from the date of grant of the relevant mortgage loan and ends upon issuance of real estate ownership
certificate which will generally be available within six to twelve months after the purchaser takes possession of the relevant property. The Group paid
US$1,659,652, US$1,782,038, and US$4,557,522 to satisfy guarantee obligations related to customer defaults for the years ended December 2018, 2019
and 2020, respectively.
The fair value of the guarantees is not significantly different than the net realizable value of the properties and management considers that in
case of default in payments, the net realizable value of the related properties can cover the repayment of the outstanding mortgage principal together
with the accrued interest and penalty and therefore no provision has been made for the guarantees.
In May 2019, an authorized entity of local government (the “Government Entity”) sued Beijing Huiju, the original controlling and existing
shareholder of one of the Group’s equity method investees, Qingdao Huiju, for disputes in a construction contract entered into between the Government
Entity and Beijing Huiju. The Government Entity also claimed that Qingdao Huiju is jointly liable for the aforementioned construction contract and a
commitment letter issued by Beijing Huiju, and sued both Beijing Huiju and Qingdao Huiju to be jointly and severally liable to a liquidated damage of
US$230.9 million stipulated in the commitment letter. Qingdao Huiju received the local court verdict of the first instance in April 2020 which held that
Qingdao Huiju shall be jointly and severally liable to the liquidated damages of US$230.9 million, and court costs of US$1,167,369. Qingdao Huiju
appealed to the verdict in April 2020. In September 2020, the High Court of Shandong Province affirmed the local court verdict. Management noted that
the assets that are currently subject to the preservation and enforcement actions taken by the court upon the application of the plaintiff do not involve the
Company’s interests in Qingdao Huiju and management does not expect the legal proceedings mentioned above will have a material adverse effect on
the Company’s interests in Qingdao Huiju based on current progress.
At December 31, 2020, the Group provided financial guarantees for bank loans of three of its equity method investees. The Group could incur
losses in the event of defaults under or foreclosure of these loans and its maximum exposure to credit losses is US$250,425,294 (2019:
US$202,115,765). The fair value of the guarantees is not significant and the Group considers that in case of default in payments, the net realizable value
of the related properties can cover the repayment of the outstanding bank loans together with the accrued interest and penalty and therefore, no provision
has been made for the guarantees in the consolidated financial statements.
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
In December 2016, 421 Kent Development LLC (“421 Kent”), the property company for the Group’s Oosten project, terminated its contract
with its general contractor. The general contractor and various subcontractors have filed lawsuits against 421 Kent and the Company for approximately
US$22.0 million, in aggregate, plus punitive damages. In addition, the general contractor filed mechanic’s liens against 421 Kent and the Company for
approximately US$8.0 million. On December 20, 2021, 421 Kent, the general contractor, and a subcontractor asserting claims against the general
contractor attended a mediation and executed a three-way confidential settlement agreement resolving all disputes and controversies. As of the date of
this annual report, 421 Kent has paid US$1,300,000 pursuant to a negotiated settlement and has been released from all claims and liens against it and the
Company.
In May 2015, XIN Development Management East, LLC (“XDME”) filed an arbitration claim for not less than US$10.0 million which was
subsequently reduced for the purpose of a prior mediation to US$8 million against Wanks Adams Slavin Associates LLP (“WASA”), the design
company for the Group’s Oosten project. WASA has asserted a total of approximately US$2.0 million in counterclaims. XDME believes WASA’s
counterclaims are without merit and intends to contest vigorously such claims. On November 26, 2018, XDME reconciled with the design company
WASA and settled the claim.
23. Concentration of risk
The Group’s operations are conducted mainly in PRC. Starting in 2012, a relatively smaller portion of the Group’s operations is conducted in
the United States. Accordingly, the Group’s business, financial condition and results of operations is primarily influenced by the political, economic and
legal environments in PRC and by the general state of PRC economy.
The Group’s operations in PRC are subject to special considerations and significant risks. These include risks associated with, among others,
the political, economic and legal environments and foreign currency exchange. The Group’s results may be adversely affected by changes in the political
and social conditions in PRC, and by changes in governmental policies with respect to laws and regulations, anti-inflationary measures, currency
conversion and remittance abroad, and rates and methods of taxation, among other things.
The Group transacts most of its business in RMB, which is not freely convertible into foreign currencies. All foreign exchange transactions
take place either through the PBOC or other banks authorized to buy and sell foreign currencies at the exchange rates quoted by the PBOC. Approval of
foreign currency payments by the PBOC or other institutions requires submitting a payment application form together with suppliers’ invoices, shipping
documents and signed contracts.
On July 21, 2005, PRC government changed its decade-old policy of pegging the value of the RMB to the US$. Under the new policy, the
RMB is permitted to fluctuate within a narrow and managed band against a basket of certain foreign currencies. This change in policy has resulted in a
21.2% appreciation of the RMB against the US$ from July 21, 2005 to December 31, 2020.
To the extent that the Company needs to convert US$ into RMB for capital expenditures and working capital and other business purposes,
appreciation of RMB against US$ would have an adverse effect on the RMB amount the Company would receive from the conversion. Conversely, if
the Company decides to convert RMB into US$ for the purpose of making payments for dividends on ordinary shares, strategic acquisitions or
investments or other business purposes, appreciation of US$ against RMB would have a negative effect on the US$ amount available to the Company.
In addition, a significant depreciation of the RMB against the US$ may significantly reduce the US$ equivalent of the Company’s earnings or losses.
The Group offers certain homebuyers seller-financing arrangements. All the homebuyers that entered into such arrangements were subject to
credit verification procedures. In addition, accounts receivable balances are unsecured, but monitored on an ongoing basis via the Group’s management
reporting procedures. The Group provides longer payment terms to particular home buyers after applying strict credit requirements based on the Group’s
credit policy. As of December 31, 2019 and 2020, there is no concentration of credit risk with respect to receivables and the Group does not have a
significant exposure to any individual debtor.
In 2013, PRC banks tightened the conditions on which mortgage loans are extended to homebuyers. Therefore, mortgage loans for homebuyers
have been subject to longer processing periods or even denied by the banks. The Group monitors its homebuyers’ outstanding mortgage loans on an
ongoing basis via the Group’s management reporting procedures and took the position that contracts with underlying mortgage loans with processing
periods exceeding one year shall not be considered when recognizing revenue on an
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
over time basis (Note 2(h) for further detail). As a result, sales contracts of 299 apartments were excluded when determining revenue to be recognized in
2020.
In addition, no single customer or supplier accounted for more than 10% of revenue or project expenditures for the years ended December 31,
2018, 2019 and 2020.
24. Non-controlling interests
As of December 31, 2019, the non-controlling interests consisted of the following:
Shaanxi Zhongmao Economy Development Co., Ltd.
Xinyuan Property Management Service (Cayman) Ltd.
Taicang Pengchi Real Estate Co., Limited. (Note 18 (a))
Suzhou Xinyuan Wanzhuo Real Estate Co., Ltd. (Note 18 (a.b))
Henan Renxin Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Suzhou Yefang Real Estate Co., Limited. (Note 18(a.b))
Others
Total
As of December 31, 2020, the non-controlling interests consisted of the following:
Shaanxi Zhongmao Economy Development Co., Ltd.
Xinyuan Property Management Service (Cayman) Ltd.
Taicang Pengchi Real Estate Co., Limited. (Note 18 (a))
Suzhou Xinyuan Wanzhuo Real Estate Co., Ltd. (Note 18 (a.b))
Henan Renxin Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Suzhou Yefang Real Estate Co., Limited. (Note 18(a.b))
Henan Yanchuang Enterprise Management Consulting Co. Ltd
Zhengzhou Xinhe Real Estate Co., Ltd
Others
Total
25. Subsequent events
Disposal of an equity method investee
Ownership
34.02 %
32.50 %
83.00 %
80.00 %
49.00 %
79.99 %
December 31,
2019
US$
6,285,895
(28,398,921)
(31,228,046)
(34,280,307)
—
(11,463,297)
(2,565,707)
(101,650,383)
December 31,
Ownership
34.02 %
32.50 %
83.00 %
80.00 %
49.00 %
79.99 %
49.00 %
20.00 %
2020
US$
—
(44,142,857)
(35,235,533)
(42,530,617)
—
(12,256,043)
(225,290,809)
(2,257,587)
1,282,244
(360,431,202)
In December 2020, the Company signed a cooperative development framework agreement with subsidiaries of Kaisa Group to invest in two
project companies, Henan Yanchuang Management and Consulting Co., Ltd (“Henan Yanchuang”) and Jiazhaoye Health Industry (Sanya) Investment
Co., Ltd (“Jiazhaoye Health”), aiming to jointly develop real estate projects in the PRC. According to the agreement, Kaisa Group holds 49% equity
interest in Henan Yanchuang while the Company will hold 49% equity interest in Jiazhaoye Health with the same consideration of US$225,290,809.
As of December 31, 2020, US$225,290,809 has been paid and a 49% equity interest of Jiazhaoye Health has been transferred to the Company.
Based on the articles of association, the Company cannot exercise control of Jiazhaoye Health, but has the ability to
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
exercise significant influence over Jiazhaoye Health’s operating and financial decisions and accounted for it as an equity method investment.
Since neither project company has successfully bid for any projects till October 2021, the Company and Kaisa Group began a negotiation to
terminate the cooperative development framework agreement. In November 2021, they entered into an equity interest swap agreement. According to the
agreement, the Company’s 49% equity interest in Jiazhaoye Health will be exchanged to 49% equity interest in Henan Yanchuang with no extra
consideration. The change of business registration of Jiazhaoye Health has been completed as at the date of this financial statement.
Exchange of October 2021 Notes
On October 15, 2021, eligible holders of the October 2021 Notes in the aggregate principal amount of US$207,680,000 exchanged their notes
and the Company delivered new notes in the aggregate principal amount of US$205,401,000 and US$19,101,080 in cash consideration in full
satisfaction of the exchange consideration to those eligible holders. The new notes bear interest at 14.2% per annum, payable semi-annually. The new
notes have a two-year term maturing on October 15, 2023.
26. Condensed financial information of the Company
The condensed financial statements of Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Under the PRC laws
and regulations, the Company’s PRC subsidiaries are restricted in their ability to transfer certain of their net assets to the Company in the form of
dividend payments, loans or advances. The amounts restricted include paid-in capital and statutory reserves, as determined pursuant to PRC generally
accepted accounting principles, totaling US$992,290,000 as of December 31, 2020 (2019: US$879,070,803).
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
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Condensed Balance Sheets
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents
Other receivables
Other current assets
Due from subsidiaries
Total current assets
Investments in subsidiaries
TOTAL ASSETS
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current liabilities
Short-term bank loan
PRC income tax payable
PRC other tax payable
Other payable and accrued liabilities
Current portion of long-term bank loan and other debt
Payroll and welfare payables
Total current liabilities
Long term bank loan
Other long-term debt
Total liabilities
Shareholders' equity
Common shares, $0.0001 par value:
Authorized‑500,000,000 shares, issued and outstanding- 106,932,017 shares for 2020 (2019: 107,875,468 shares)
Treasury shares
Additional paid-in capital
Retained earnings
Total shareholders' equity
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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Year ended December 31
2020
2019
US$
US$
28,591,381
10,928
77,649
455,222,231
483,902,189
1,338,730,125
1,822,632,314
19,900,000
13,388
902,190
27,612,109
423,131,157
2,220,113
473,778,957
100,440,000
558,111,718
1,132,330,675
2,463,042
189,494
—
230,448,376
233,100,912
1,459,241,231
1,692,342,143
—
13,388
902,190
31,210,541
606,490,929
2,622,544
641,239,592
—
373,994,646
1,015,234,238
16,410
(113,719,964)
543,290,577
260,714,616
690,301,639
16,415
(116,061,577)
552,215,071
240,937,996
677,107,905
1,822,632,314
1,692,342,143
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XINYUAN REAL ESTATE CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income
General and administrative expenses
Operating loss
Interest expense
Interest income
Net gain on debt extinguishment
Gain/(loss) on short-term investments
Other expenses
Equity in profit of subsidiaries, net
Income/(loss) from operations before income taxes
Income taxes
Net income/(loss) attributable to common shareholders
Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax of nil
Foreign currency translation adjustments
Comprehensive income/(loss) attributable to shareholders
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2018
US$
(9,877,059)
Year ended December 31
2019
US$
(9,509,893)
2020
US$
(7,211,678)
(9,877,059)
(105,990,420)
1,221,465
3,267,457
—
(11,135,488)
195,548,594
73,034,549
—
73,034,549
(9,509,893)
(107,382,764)
1,682,189
536,011
27,099
(20,106,250)
203,098,135
68,344,527
—
68,344,527
(7,211,678)
(112,996,759)
599,544
—
(27,077)
(4,277,443)
41,999,605
(81,913,808)
—
(81,913,808)
(59,347,915)
13,686,634
(20,044,827)
48,299,700
73,327,128
(8,586,680)
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Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
XINYUAN REAL ESTATE CO., LTD. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income/(loss)
Adjustment to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
Equity in profit of subsidiaries, net
Stock based compensation expense
Amortization of deferred charges
(Gain)/loss on extinguishment of debt
Other receivables
Other current assets
Other payable and accrued liabilities
Payroll and welfare payables
Amount due from related parties
Net cash used in operating activities
Cash flows from financing activities:
Changes in due from subsidiaries
Proceeds from short-term bank loans
Repayments of long-term bank loans
Proceeds from long-term bank loans
Proceeds from other long-term debts
Repayment of other long-term debts
Purchase of treasury shares
Dividends to shareholders
Payment of financing cost
Purchase of shares under RSU plan
Proceeds from exercise of stock options
Net cash provided by financing activities
Net increase/ (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents, at the beginning of the year
2018
US$
Year ended December 31
2019
US$
2020
US$
73,034,549
68,344,527
(81,913,808)
(195,548,594)
3,152,908
7,415,821
(3,267,457)
(665,428)
(203,789)
7,342,974
(590,356)
213,796
(109,115,576)
53,143,354
—
(13,250,000)
3,178,000
200,000,000
—
(19,846,720)
(25,739,147)
(4,082,815)
(7,797,949)
1,390,666
186,995,389
77,879,813
15,726,978
(203,098,135)
3,782,307
7,445,276
(536,011)
654,500
172,920
(291,915)
(597,023)
348,076
(123,775,478)
212,589,733
19,900,000
(110,311,908)
100,440,000
300,000,000
(413,300,000)
(26,080,876)
(19,647,356)
(2,075,789)
(2,920,216)
166,480
58,760,068
(65,015,410)
93,606,791
(41,999,605)
2,848,897
5,488,205
5,911,528
(178,566)
—
77,648
7,281,565
402,431
(102,081,705)
224,773,858
28,080,000
(23,078,000)
—
378,852,273
(508,900,000)
(2,483,896)
(14,284,148)
(7,141,511)
—
134,790
75,953,366
(26,128,339)
28,591,381
Cash and cash equivalents, at end of the period
93,606,791
28,591,381
2,463,042
(a) Basis of presentation
In the company-only financial statements, the Company’s investment in subsidiaries is stated at cost plus its equity interest in undistributed
earnings of subsidiaries since inception. The company-only financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated
financial statements.
The Company records its investment in its subsidiaries under the equity method of accounting as prescribed in ASC 323, Investment-Equity
Method and Joint Ventures. Such investment is presented on the balance sheet as “Investments in subsidiaries” and share of the subsidiaries’ profit or
loss as “Equity in profit of subsidiaries, net” on the condensed statements of comprehensive income.
The subsidiaries did not pay any dividends to the Company for the periods presented.
(b) Related party transactions
As of December 31, 2019 and 2020, the Company had US$338,566,142 and US$181,346,497 due from its wholly-owned subsidiaries. These
amounts mainly reflect intercompany loans from the Company to Xinyuan Real Estate, Ltd. While intercompany
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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(All amounts stated in US$, except for number of shares data)
loans have no fixed payments terms, the Company has a legal enforceable right to demand payment at any time, and Xinyuan Real Estate, Ltd. has the
ability to repay the outstanding balance on demand.
In 2013, the Company also entered into a separate loan facility agreement with XIN Development Group International Inc. Pursuant to the
agreement, the Company will provide a loan facility to XIN Development for the period from July 1, 2013 to January 18, 2018 amounting to
US$50,000,000 at 17.5% per annum. As of December 31, 2020, the Company has US$116,656,089 (2019: US$116,656,089) including accrued interest
of US$67,554,210 (2019: US$67,554,210), due from XIN Development under this loan facility.
(c) Commitments
Except for those disclosed in the Company’s condensed financial information, the Company does not have significant commitments or long-
term obligations as of the period end presented.
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Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.
List of Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2020
Company Name
Xinyuan International Property Investment Co., Ltd.
Xinyuan International (HK) Property Investment Co., Ltd.
XIN Development Group International Inc.
Xinyuan Real Estate, Ltd.
XIN Development Management East, LLC
XIN NY Holding, LLC
421 Kent Development, LLC
Xinyuan Sailing Co., Ltd.
AWAN Plasma Sdn Bhd
XIN Eco Marine Group Properties Sdn Bhd
Zhengzhou Jiasheng Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Xinyuan (China) Real Estate, Ltd.
Henan Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Xinyuan Xiangrui Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Shandong Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Xinyuan Property Management Service (Cayman) Ltd.
Xinyuan Property Management Service (BVI) Ltd.
Xinyuan Property Management Services (HK) Limited
Xinyuan Science and Technology Service Group Co., Ltd.
Mingyuan Landscape Engineering Co., Ltd.
Henan Xinyuan Wanzhuo Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Suzhou Xinyuan Real Estate Development Co., Ltd.
Anhui Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Kunshan Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Xinyuan Real Estate (Chengdu) Co., Ltd.
Xuzhou Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Henan Xinyuan Jiye Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Beijing Xinyuan Wanzhong Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Xinyuan Renju (Beijing) Asset Management Co., Ltd.
Beijing Xinyuan Priority Real Estate Consulting Co., Ltd.
Henan Xinyuan Priority Commercial Management Co., Ltd.
Suzhou Xinyuan Wanzhuo Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Jiangsu Jiajing Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Xingyang Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Jinan Xinyuan Wanzhuo Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Sanya Beida Science and Technology Park Industrial Development Co., Ltd.
Chengdu Xinyuan Wanzhuo Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Tianjin Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Xi'an Yinghuai Square Commerce Management Co., Ltd.
Changsha Xinyuan Wanzhuo Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Junxin Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Beijing Yinghuai Commerce and Trade Co., Ltd.
Beijing Xinhe Investment Development Co., Ltd.
Henan Yinghuai Commerce and Trade Co., Ltd.
Henan Xinyuan Guangsheng Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Shanghai Hexinli Property Management Center. (Limited partnership)
Exhibit 8.1
Jurisdiction of
Incorporation
Cayman Islands
Hong Kong
United States
Cayman Islands
United States
United States
United States
Hong Kong
Malaysia
Malaysia
China
China
China
China
China
Cayman Islands
British Virgin
Islands
Hong Kong
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
Shandong Xinyuan Renju Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Shaanxi Zhongmao Economy Development Co., Ltd.
Xinyuan Science Technology Service Group Co., Ltd.
421 Kent Holding Co, Ltd.
Hudson 888 Owner LLC
XIN Manhattan Holding LLC
Hudson 888 Holding LLC
Shenzhen Xinchuang Investment Consulting Co., Ltd.
Henan Xinyuan Quansheng Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Zhengzhou Shengdao Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Henan Xinyuan Shunsheng Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Hunan Erli Real Estate Co., Ltd.
XIN Queens Holding LLC
Queens Theatre Holdco LLC
Queens Theatre Owner LLC
Zhengzhou Xinnan Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Xinyan Investment Management Co., Limited.
Hunan Xintian Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Zhengzhou Hangmei Technology Development Co., Ltd.
Zhengzhou Hangmei Zhengxing Technology Co., Ltd.
Xi’an Dingrun Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Zhengzhou Kangshengboda Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Xinjiang Xinyuan Renju Equity Investment., Ltd.
Zhuhai Prince Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Henan Renxin Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Xinchuang Technology Co., Ltd.
Hangzhou Huiyuan Investment Management Partnership Enterprise. (Limited partnership)
Guangdong Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Taicang Pengchi Real Estate Co., Limited.
Khorgos XinYan Enterprise Management Consulting Co., Ltd.
Hunan Huaiwei Business Management Co., Ltd.
Xi'an Jinbian Shunsheng Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Jinan Xinyuan Quansheng Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Suzhou Yuxi Real Estate Co., Limited.
Xinchuang Sailing (Dalian) Healthy Technology Industrial Investment Co., Ltd.
Dalian Xinyi Renju Industrial Co., Ltd.
Jiangxi Xinkai Renju Management Consulting Service., Ltd.
Beijing Xinyuan Huicheng Technology Development Co., Ltd.
Suzhou Yefang Real Estate Co., Limited.
Chengdu Xinyuan Renju Enterprise Management Co., Ltd.
Chengdu Guohongteng Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Qingdao Keda Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Wuhan Yinghexin Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Henan Xinyuan Property Management Co., Ltd.
Wuhu Xinyansuifeng NO.1 Investment Center (Limited partnership)
Zhuhai Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Jinan Renju Building Material Co., Ltd.
Dalian Xinyi Yaju Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Guangdong Xinchuang Kechuangzhigu Development Co., Ltd.
Jiangxi Xinyuan Heju Enterprise Management Consulting Service Co., Ltd.
Beijing I-Journey Science and Technology Development Co., Ltd.
Beijing Ruizhuo Xichuang Technology Development Co., Ltd.
Beijing Ruizhuo Xitou Development Co., Ltd.
Beijing Future Xinzhihui Technology Development Center (Limited Partnership)
Beijing Future Xinhujin Technology Development Center (Limited Partnership)
Beijing Future Xinruifeng Technology Development Center (Limited Partnership)
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China
China
China
United States
United States
United States
United States
China
China
China
China
China
United States
United States
United States
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
Beijing Ruihao Rongtong Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Beijing Yuzhouyun Technology Development Center (Limited partnership)
Beijing Juzhouyun Technology Development Co., Ltd.
Henan Xintuo Real Estate Co. Ltd.
Zhengzhou Xinhe Real Estate Co., Ltd
Zhengzhou Xinying Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Zhengzhou Xinyuan Xinsheng Business Management Co. Ltd.
Dalian Xinsheng Industrial Co., Ltd.
Guoxin Chuangxiang (Tianjin) Enterprise Management Consulting Partnership (Limited Partnership)
Guoxin Chuangzhi (Tianjin) Enterprise Management Consulting Partnership (Limited Partnership)
Beijing Ruizhuo Xihui Technology Development Centre Co., Ltd.
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
China
*The list does not include various new entities created by Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. that are being held for future ventures.
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EXHIBIT 12.1
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Yong Zhang, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 20-F of Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered
by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The company’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and
15d-15(f)) for the company and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others
within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed
under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for
external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the company’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions
about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period
covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company’s internal control over financial
reporting; and
5. The company’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial
reporting, to the company’s auditors and the audit committee of the company’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which
are reasonably likely to adversely affect the company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the company’s
internal control over financial reporting.
Date: March 8, 2022
/s/ Yong Zhang
Yong Zhang
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
EXHIBIT 12.2
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Yu (Brian) Chen, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 20-F of Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered
by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the company as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The company’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and
15d-15(f)) for the company and have:
(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the company, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others
within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed
under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for
external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the company’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions
about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period
covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company’s internal control over financial
reporting; and
5. The company’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial
reporting, to the company’s auditors and the audit committee of the company’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which
are reasonably likely to adversely affect the company’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the company’s
internal control over financial reporting.
Date: March 8, 2022
/s/ Yu (Brian) Chen
Yu (Brian) Chen
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
EXHIBIT 13.1
Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and 18 U.S.C. § 1350, the
undersigned officer of Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. (the “Company”), hereby certifies that the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year
ended December 31, 2020 (the “Report”) complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Exchange Act and that the
information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
/s/ Yong Zhang
Yong Zhang
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
March 8, 2022
The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) under the Exchange Act and 18 U.S.C § 1350 and will not be
deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section.
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
EXHIBIT 13.2
Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and 18 U.S.C. § 1350, the
undersigned officer of Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. (the “Company”), hereby certifies that the Company’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year
ended December 31, 2020 (the “Report”) complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Exchange Act and that the
information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
/s/ Yu (Brian) Chen
Yu (Brian) Chen
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
March 8, 2022
The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) under the Exchange Act and 18 U.S.C § 1350 and will not be
deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section.
Exhibit 15.1
March 8, 2022
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We have read Item 16F of Form 20-F dated March 8, 2022, of Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. and are in agreement with the statements contained in the
first to seventh paragraphs with reference to us therein. We have no basis to agree or disagree with other statements of the registrant contained therein.
/s/ Ernst & Young Hua Ming LLP
Beijing, the People’s Republic of China
EXHIBIT 15.2
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements:
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
(1) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-152637) pertaining to Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. 2007 Equity Incentive Plan and 2007 Long Term
Incentive Plan,
(2) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-198525) pertaining to Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. 2014 Restricted Stock Unit Plan,
(3) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-205371) pertaining to Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. 2015 Stock Option Plan, and
(4) Registration Statement (Form S-8 No. 333-239620) pertaining to Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. 2020 Restricted Stock Unit Plan;
of our reports dated March 8, 2022, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. and the effectiveness of
internal control over financial reporting of Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. included in this Annual Report (Form 20-F) of Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.
for the year ended December 31, 2020.
/s/ Union Power HK CPA Limited
Hong Kong
March 8, 2022