RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
RMB 740 Million Onshore Financing
In July 2026, the Company announced two onshore financing transactions totaling RMB 740 million. The transactions include (i) a signed RMB 700 million, 15-year fixed asset loan facility from Ping An Bank Co., Ltd., Shenzhen Branch (“Ping An Bank”) for the Group’s Nam Tai Inno Park project, and (ii) a closed RMB 40 million, five-year non-revolving credit facility from Shenzhen Rural Commercial Bank Co., Ltd., Xixiang Branch for the Group’s Qianhai project.
The RMB 700 million facility with Ping An Bank carries a fixed annual interest rate of 3.5% and a 15-year maturity. The facility is expected to be primarily used to repay and replace the Group’s existing loan for the Nam Tai Inno Park project with China CITIC Bank Corporation Limited, subject to customary drawdown conditions, including coordination with the existing lender, release of existing collateral, and completion of applicable collateral registration procedures. The new facility provides a total credit line of up to RMB 700 million, compared to the original loan’s initial principal amount of RMB 600 million, and carries a fixed interest rate representing an 80-basis-point reduction compared to the original loan rate. The repayment schedule is structured on an escalating semi-annual basis, with cumulative principal repayment of RMB 140 million, or 20% of the facility amount, during the first five years.
The RMB 40 million facility with Shenzhen Rural Commercial Bank carries a fixed annual interest rate of 3.6% and a five-year maturity. Capital secured under this facility will be used to support permitted corporate and project-level capital requirements, including park management, property maintenance, and other approved working capital needs.
Nam Tai Longxi General Contractor Dispute
In July 2025, the Company received a notice from Shenzhen Guangshengda Construction Co., Ltd. (“Guangshengda”) regarding the assignment of claims for Nam Tai Longxi project under its general construction contract to Shenzhen Weiyueda Mechanical & Electrical Installation Engineering Co., Ltd. (“Weiyueda”). The Company responded in August 2025, disputing and refusing to acknowledge the validity of such assignment. The Company believes the assignment is invalid due to, among other reasons, Guangshengda’s failure to fully perform its post-warranty maintenance obligations, which has led to customer complaints and potential group disputes; the ongoing and unresolved final project settlement process, which includes potential claims for liquidated damages against Guangshengda for project delays; and Guangshengda’s failure to issue the full amount of required invoices for the project.
In late August 2025, 54 residential units of the project were frozen by a court order following a pre-litigation asset preservation application filed by Weiyueda.
In September 2025, the Company filed a jurisdictional challenge, arguing that the case should be heard by a court in Shenzhen. The Company has also applied to substitute the frozen assets, specifically the pre-sold properties, with other unencumbered assets. Both applications have not been approved.
In October 2025, Weiyueda’s legal counsel proposed a potential settlement involving the transfer of properties in lieu of cash payment. This proposal was reviewed by the Company but no agreement was reached.
In January 2026, the court held the first hearing, but no judgment was rendered. The court provided both parties additional time to finalize settlement calculations. A second hearing was held in April 2026. Subsequently, the court approved a judicial appraisal of the construction work. The appraisal process is currently ongoing, and no judgment has been issued as of the date of this report. Separately, in May 2026, the court granted an objection filed by the purchasers of one of the frozen residential units, and the freezing order over that unit has accordingly been lifted as of the date of this report.
This litigation remains pending before the court, and the timing and outcome remain uncertain. The freezing of properties has impeded their sale, which could adversely affect our project sales and cash flow if not resolved in a timely manner. As of the date of this report, no additional provision has been recorded in respect of this matter.
Nam Tai Longxi Staged Mortgage Guarantees Dispute
As part of the Company’s ordinary course of business for sales of residential properties for the Nam Tai Longxi project and consistent with the industry practice, the Company provides temporary mortgage guarantees to purchasers until the purchasers receive their title certificates and mortgage their properties to relevant commercial banks. If a purchaser defaults on the payment of its mortgage during such interim period, the mortgage lending bank may require the Company to repay the outstanding amount under the mortgage loan plus any accrued interest.