Xinyuan Real Estate Raises Annual Dividend To $0.16/ADS From $0.10

Xinyuan Real Estate Co., Ltd.

announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of US$0.02 per common share, or US$0.04 per American Depositary Share (

), payable May 15, 2012, to shareholders of record on April 30, 2012. This is equivalent to an annual cash dividend of US$0.08 per common share, or US$0.16 per ADS, which represents a substantial increase over the previous year's annual dividend of $0.10 per ADS.