TableofContents (MarkOne) UNITEDSTATES SECURITIESANDEXCHANGECOMMISSIONWASHINGTON,D.C.20549 FORM20-F ☐REGISTRATIONSTATEMENTPURSUANTTOSECTION12(b)OR(g)OFTHESECURITIESEXCHANGEACTOF1934 OR ☒ANNUALREPORTPURSUANTTOSECTION13OR15(d)OFTHESECURITIESEXCHANGEACTOF1934 ForTheFiscalYearEndedDecember31,2021. OR ☐TRANSITIONREPORTPURSUANTTOSECTION13OR15(d)OFTHESECURITIESEXCHANGEACTOF1934 OR ☐SHELLCOMPANYREPORTPURSUANTTOSECTION13OR15(d)OFTHESECURITIESEXCHANGEACTOF1934 DateofeventrequiringthisshellcompanyreportCommissionfilenumber:001-33863 XINYUANREALESTATECO.,LTD. (ExactnameofRegistrantasspecifiedinitscharter) N/A (TranslationofRegistrant’snameintoEnglish) CaymanIslands (Jurisdictionofincorporationororganization)27/F,ChinaCentralPlace,TowerII 79JianguoRoad,ChaoyangDistrictBeijing100025 People’sRepublicofChina(Addressofprincipalexecutiveoffices) Yu(Brian)ChenXinyuanRealEstateCo.,Ltd. 27F,ChinaCentralPlace,TowerII,79JianguoRoad,ChaoyangDistrictBeijing100025 People’sRepublicofChinaTel:(86-10)8588-9255 Fax:(86-10)8588-9300 Email:irteam@xyre.com (Name,Telephone,E-mailand/orFacsimilenumberandAddressofCompanyContactPerson)SecuritiesregisteredortoberegisteredpursuanttoSection12(b)oftheAct: TradingSymbol(s)NameofEachExchangeonWhich TitleofEachClassRegistered AmericanDepositaryShares,eachrepresentingtwocommonshares,parvalueUS$0.0001per XINNewYorkStockExchange share SecuritiesregisteredortoberegisteredpursuanttoSection12(g)oftheAct: None(TitleofClass) SecuritiesforwhichthereisareportingobligationpursuanttoSection15(d)oftheAct: None(TitleofClass) IndicatethenumberofoutstandingsharesofeachoftheIssuer’sclassesofcapitalorcommonstockasofthecloseoftheperiodcoveredbytheannualreport.107,757,721commonshares,parvalueUS$0.0001pershare,asofDecember31,2021. Act. Indicatebycheckmarkiftheregistrantisawell-knownseasonedissuer,asdefinedinRule405oftheSecurities ☐Yes☒No Ifthisreportisanannualortransitionreport,indicatebycheckmarkiftheregistrantisnotrequiredtofilereportspursuanttoSection13or15(d)oftheSecuritiesExchangeActof1934. ☐Yes☒No Note-CheckingtheboxabovewillnotrelieveanyregistrantrequiredtofilereportspursuanttoSection13or15(d)oftheSecuritiesExchangeActof1934fromtheirobligationsunderthoseSections. Indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistrant:(1)hasfiledallreportsrequiredtobefiledbySection13or15(d)oftheSecuritiesExchangeActof1934duringthepreceding12months(orforsuchshorterperiodthattheregistrantwasrequiredtofilesuchreports),and(2)hasbeensubjecttosuchfilingrequirementsforthepast90days. ☒Yes☐No IndicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistranthassubmittedelectronicallyeveryInteractiveDataFilerequiredtobesubmittedpursuanttoRule405ofRegulationS-T(§232.405ofthischapter)duringthepreceding12months(orforsuchshorterperiodthattheregistrantwasrequiredtosubmitsuchfiles). ☒Yes☐No Indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistrantisalargeacceleratedfiler,anacceleratedfiler,anon-acceleratedfiler,oranemerginggrowthcompany.Seedefinitionsof“largeacceleratedfiler,”“acceleratedfiler,”and“emerginggrowthcompany”inRule12b-2oftheExchangeAct. Largeacceleratedfiler☐Acceleratedfiler☐Non-acceleratedfiler☒ Emerginggrowthcompany☐ IfanemerginggrowthcompanythatpreparesitsfinancialstatementsinaccordancewithU.S.GAAP,indicatebycheckmarkiftheregistranthaselectednottousetheextendedtransitionperiodforcomplyingwithanyneworrevisedfinancialaccountingstandards†providedpursuanttoSection13(a)oftheExchangeAct.☐ Theterm“neworrevisedfinancialaccountingstandard”referstoanyupdateissuedbytheFinancialAccountingStandardsBoardtoitsAccountingStandardsCodificationafterApril5,2012. Indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistranthasfiledareportonandattestationtoitsmanagement’sassessmentoftheeffectivenessofitsinternalcontroloverfinancialreportingunderSection404(b)oftheSarbanes-OxleyAct(15 U.S.C.7262(b))bytheregisteredpublicaccountingfirmthatpreparedorissueditsauditreport.☒ Indicatebycheckmarkwhichbasisofaccountingtheregistranthasusedtopreparethefinancialstatementsincludedinthisfiling: U.S.GAAP☒InternationalFinancialReportingStandardsasissuedbytheInternationalAccounting StandardsBoard☐ Other ☐ If“Other”hasbeencheckedinresponsetothepreviousquestion,indicatebycheckmarkwhichfinancialstatementitemtheregistranthaselectedtofollow. ☐Item17☐Item18 Ifthisisanannualreport,indicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistrantisashellcompany(asdefinedinRule12b-2oftheExchangeAct). ☐Yes☒No (APPLICABLEONLYTOISSUERSINVOLVEDINBANKRUPTCYPROCEEDINGSDURINGTHEPASTFIVEYEARS) IndicatebycheckmarkwhethertheregistranthasfiledalldocumentsandreportsrequiredtobefiledbySections12,13or15(d)oftheSecuritiesExchangeActof1934subsequenttothedistributionofsecuritiesunderaplanconfirmedbyacourt. ☐Yes☐No TABLEOFCONTENTS Page EXPLANATORYNOTE1 PARTI5 ITEM1IDENTITYOFDIRECTORS,SENIORMANAGEMENTANDADVISERS5 ITEM2OFFERSTATISTICSANDEXPECTEDTIMETABLE5 ITEM3KEYINFORMATION5 A.[Reserved]5 B.CapitalizationandIndebtedness5 C.ReasonsfortheOfferandUseofProceeds5 D.RiskFactors5 ITEM4INFORMATIONONTHECOMPANY47 A.HistoryandDevelopmentoftheCompany47 B.BusinessOverview47 C.OrganizationalStructure87 D.Pr