Xinyuan Real Estate Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering on NYSE
December 11 2007 - 9:45PM
PR Newswire (US)
ZHENGZHOU, China, Dec. 11 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Xinyuan Real
Estate Co., Ltd. ("Xinyuan" or "the Company"), a fast-growing
residential real estate developer that focuses on Tier II cities in
China, today announced that its initial public offering of
17,500,000 American Depositary Shares ("ADSs"), each representing
two common shares of the Company, was priced at an initial public
offering price of $14.00 per ADS. The ADSs will begin trading on
the New York Stock Exchange on December 12, 2007 under the ticker
symbol "XIN." All of the 17,500,000 ADSs in the offering were sold
by Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. The Company has granted the
underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to 2,625,000 additional
ADSs to cover over-allotments. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner &
Smith Incorporated acted as the sole global coordinator and sole
book runner and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Allen &
Company LLC acted as co-managers for the offering. Xinyuan Real
Estate Co., Ltd.'s registration statement relating to these
securities has been declared effective by the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission. This news release does not
constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy
the securities described herein, nor shall there be any sale of
these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an
offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration
or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or
jurisdiction. The offering of the securities is made only by means
of a prospectus forming a part of the effective registration
statement. A copy of the prospectus relating to the offering may be
obtained by contacting Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Incorporated, 4 World Financial Center, New York, NY 10080; phone:
1-212-449-1000. About Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. Xinyuan Real
Estate Co., Ltd. is a fast-growing developer of large scale,
quality residential real estate projects aimed at providing
middle-income consumers in China's Tier II cities with a
comfortable and convenient community life. Ranked #1 among all
property developers in Zhengzhou in terms of contracted sales of
residential units for the years 2004, 2005 and 2006, Xinyuan has
expanded its network to cover a total population of 34 million
people in 5 strategically selected Tier II cities, including
Chengdu, Hefei, Jinan, Suzhou and Zhengzhou. Xinyuan has completed
13 projects with total GFA of 0.9 million square meters within the
past 10 years and as of September 30, 2007, Xinyuan had 7 projects
under construction with a total GFA of 0.8 million square meters
and 7 additional projects under planning with total GFA of 1.3
million square meters. With a focus on high asset turnover,
efficient working capital management and strict cost control,
Xinyuan is dedicated to bringing high quality, affordable homes to
China's middle income buyers. For more information, please visit
http://www.xyre.com/ . For investor and media inquiries, please
contact: In China: Mr. Alex Gong Director of Investor Relations
Tel: +86-371-6565-1611 Email: Mr. Derek Mitchell Ogilvy Public
Relations Worldwide (Beijing) Tel: +86-10-8520-6284 Email: In the
United States: Mr. Jeremy Bridgman Ogilvy Public Relations
Worldwide (New York) Tel: +1-212-880-5363 Email: DATASOURCE:
Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. CONTACT: In China - Mr. Alex Gong,
Director of Investor Relations, +86- 371-6565-1611, or ; or Mr.
Derek Mitchell of Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide (Beijing),
+86-10-8520-6284, or ; or In the United States - Mr. Jeremy
Bridgman of Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide (New York),
+1-212-880-5363, or , both for Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd. Web
Site: http://www.xyre.com/
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