Seazen Group Limited — Capital/Financing Update 2013

Apr 17, 2013

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This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities in the United States or any other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No securities may be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements. Any public offering of securities to be made in the United States will be made by means of a prospectus. Such prospectus will contain detailed information about the company making the offer and its management and financial statements. The Company does not intend to make any public offering of securities in the United States.

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Future Land Development Holdings Limited 新城發展控股有限公司

(incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability)

(Stock Code: 1030)

ISSUANCE OF CNY1,500 MILLION 9.75% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2016

Reference is made to the announcement of the Company dated 16 April 2013 in respect of the Notes Issue. The Board is pleased to announce that on 16 April 2013, the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors entered into the Purchase Agreement with the Initial Purchasers in connection with the issue of the Notes in the aggregate principal amount of CNY1,500 million.

The estimated net proceeds of the Notes Issue, after deduction of underwriting discounts and commissions and other estimated expenses, will amount to approximately CNY1,475.4 million. The Company currently intends to use the net proceeds of the Notes to repay certain of its existing loans, fund the acquisition of land for residential and commercial property development and for general corporate purposes. The Company may adjust its development plans in response to future events and developments, such as changes in general market conditions, the outlook for the industry and the demand for the Company’s properties, and thus, may reallocate the use of the net proceeds.

Approval-in-principle has been received for the listing of the Notes on the SGX-ST. Admission of the Notes to the SGX-ST is not to be taken as an indication of the merits of the Company or the Notes. No listing of the Notes has been sought in Hong Kong or any other securities exchange.

THE PURCHASE AGREEMENT

Date: 16 April 2013

Parties to the Purchase Agreement:

• (a) the Company as the issuer;

• (b) the Subsidiary Guarantors; and

• (c) the Initial Purchasers

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BofA Merrill Lynch and Deutsche Bank are the joint global coordinators, and BofA Merrill Lynch, BOC International, CITIC Securities International, Deutsche Bank and Haitong International are the joint bookrunners and joint lead managers in respect of the offer and sale of the Notes. They are also the Initial Purchasers of the Notes. To the best of the Directors’ knowledge, information and belief having made all reasonable enquiries, each of BofA Merrill Lynch, BOC International, CITIC Securities International, Deutsche Bank and Haitong International is an independent third party and not a connected person of the Company.

The Notes will only be offered outside the United States to non-U.S. Persons (as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act) in compliance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. None of the Notes will be offered to the public in Hong Kong and none of the Notes will be placed to any connected persons of the Company.

Principal terms of the Notes

Notes Offered

Subject to closing conditions, the Company will issue the Notes in the aggregate principal amount of CNY1,500 million which will mature on or on the business day nearest to 23 April 2016, unless earlier redeemed pursuant to the terms thereof.

Offer Price

The offer price of the Notes will be 100% of the principal amount of the Notes.

Interest

The Notes will bear interest at a rate of 9.75% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on or on the business day nearest to 23 April and 23 October of each year, beginning 23 October 2013.

Ranking of the Notes

The Notes are (1) general obligations of the Company; (2) senior in right of payment to any existing and future obligations of the Company expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Notes; (3) at least pari passu in right of payment with all other unsecured, unsubordinated indebtedness of the Company (subject to any priority rights of such unsubordinated indebtedness pursuant to applicable law); (4) guaranteed by the Subsidiary Guarantors on a senior basis, subject to certain limitations; (5) effectively subordinated to the other secured obligations (if any) of the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the JV Subsidiary Guarantors, to the extent of the value of the assets serving as security therefor; and (6) effectively subordinated to all existing and future obligations of the non-guarantor subsidiaries.

In addition, on the issue date, subject to certain limitations, the Notes will be secured by a pledge of the collateral and will be entitled to the benefit of a lien on the collateral (subject to any permitted liens) shared on a pari passu basis with any holders of permitted pari passu secured indebtedness, and rank effectively senior in right of payment to unsecured obligations of the Company with respect to the value of the collateral pledged by the Company securing the Notes (subject to any priority rights of such unsecured obligations pursuant to applicable law).

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Events of Default

The events of default under the Notes include:

• (a) default in the payment of principal of (or premium, if any, on) the Notes when the same becomes due and payable at maturity, upon acceleration, redemption or otherwise;

• (b) default in the payment of interest on any Notes when the same becomes due and payable, and such default continues for a period of 30 consecutive days;

• (c) default in the performance or breach of certain covenants relating to consolidation, merger and sale of assets in the Indenture, the failure by the Company to make or consummate an offer to purchase in a manner prescribed by the terms of the Indenture or the failure by the Company to create, or cause its restricted subsidiaries to create, a lien on the collateral (subject to any permitted liens) in accordance with the covenant relating to security in the Indenture;

• (d) the Company or any restricted subsidiary defaults in the performance of or breaches any other covenant or agreement in the Indenture or under the Notes (other than a default specified in clause (a), (b) or (c) above) and such default or breach continues for a period of 30 consecutive days after written notice by the trustee of the Notes or the holders of 25% or more in aggregate principal amount of the Notes;

• (e) there occurs with respect to any indebtedness of the Company or any restricted subsidiary having an outstanding principal amount of US$10.0 million (or the dollar equivalent thereof) or more in the aggregate for all such indebtedness of all such persons, whether such indebtedness now exists or shall hereafter be created, (i) an event of default that has caused the holder thereof to declare such indebtedness to be due and payable prior to its stated maturity and/or (ii) the failure to make a principal payment when due;

• (f) one or more final judgments or orders for the payment of money are rendered against the Company or any restricted subsidiary and are not paid or discharged, and there is a period of 60 consecutive days following entry of the final judgment or order that causes the aggregate amount for all such final judgments or orders outstanding and not paid or discharged against all such persons to exceed US$10.0 million (or the dollar equivalent thereof) (in excess of amounts which the Company’s insurance carriers have agreed to pay under applicable policies) during which a stay of enforcement, by reason of a pending appeal or otherwise, is not in effect;

• (g) an involuntary case or other proceeding is commenced against the Company or any restricted subsidiary with respect to it or its debts under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect seeking the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or similar official of the Company or any restricted subsidiary or for any substantial part of the property and assets of the Company or any restricted subsidiary and such involuntary case or other proceeding remains undismissed and unstayed for a period of 60 consecutive days; or an order for relief is entered against the Company or any restricted subsidiary under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law as now or hereafter in effect;

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• (h) the Company or any restricted subsidiary (i) commences a voluntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or consents to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case under any such law, (ii) consents to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or similar official of the Company or any restricted subsidiary or for all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Company or any restricted subsidiary or (iii) effects any general assignment for the benefit of creditors;

• (i) any Subsidiary Guarantor or JV Subsidiary Guarantor denies or disaffirms its obligations under its Subsidiary Guarantee or JV Subsidiary Guarantee or, except as permitted by the Indenture, any Subsidiary Guarantee or JV Subsidiary Guarantee is determined to be unenforceable or invalid or shall for any reason cease to be in full force and effect;

• (j) any default by the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor Pledgor in the performance of any of its obligations under the security documents under the Indenture, which adversely affects the enforceability, validity, perfection or priority of the applicable lien on the collateral or which adversely affects the condition or value of the collateral, taken as a whole, in any material respect; or

• (k) the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor Pledgor denies or disaffirms its obligations under any security document under the Indenture or, other than in accordance with the Indenture and the security documents, any security document ceases to be or is not in full force and effect or the trustee of the Notes ceases to have a security interest in the collateral (subject to any permitted liens).

If an event of default (other than an event of default specified in (g) or (h) above) occurs and is continuing under the Indenture, the trustee of the Notes or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Notes then outstanding, by written notice to the Company (and to the trustee of the Notes if such notice is given by the holders), may, and the trustee of the Notes at the request of such holders shall, declare the principal of, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes to be immediately due and payable. Upon a declaration of acceleration, such principal of, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest shall be immediately due and payable. If an event of default specified in clause (g) or (h) above occurs with respect to the Company or any restricted subsidiary, the principal of, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest on the Notes then outstanding shall automatically become and be immediately due and payable without any declaration or other act on the part of the trustee or any holder of the Notes.

Covenants

The Notes, the Indenture and the Subsidiary Guarantees will limit the Company’s ability and the ability of its restricted subsidiaries to, among other things:

• (a) incur or guarantee additional indebtedness or issue disqualified or preferred stock;

• (b) declare dividends on its capital stock or purchase or redeem capital stock;

• (c) make investments or other specified restricted payments;

• (d) enter into agreements that restrict the restricted subsidiaries’ ability to pay dividends, transfer assets or make intercompany loans;

• (e) issue or sell capital stock of restricted subsidiaries;

• (f) guarantee indebtedness of restricted subsidiaries;

• (g) enter into transactions with shareholders or affiliates;

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• (h) create liens;

• (i) enter into sale and leaseback transactions;

• (j) sell assets; and

• (k) effect a consolidation or merger.

Optional Redemption

The Company may at its option redeem the Notes, in whole but not in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes plus the applicable premium as of, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to (but not including) the redemption date.

The Company will give not less than 30 days’ nor more than 60 days’ notice of any redemption.

Repurchase upon a change of control triggering event

The Company will make an offer to repurchase all outstanding Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to (but not including) the repurchase date, upon the occurrence of any of the below change of control triggering events, accompanied by a rating decline:

• (a) the direct or indirect sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company and its restricted subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to any “person” (within the meaning of Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act), other than one or more Permitted Holders;

• (b) the Company consolidates with, or merges with or into, any person (other than one or more Permitted Holders), or any person consolidates with, or merges with or into, the Company, other than such transaction where the voting stock of the Company is converted into or exchanged for voting stock of the surviving or transferee person constituting a majority of the outstanding shares of voting stock of such surviving or transferee person and in substantially the same proportion as before the transaction;

• (c) the Permitted Holders are the beneficial owners of less than 50.1% of the total voting power of the voting stock of the Company;

• (d) individuals who on the original issue date of the Notes constituted the board of directors of the Company, together with any new directors whose election was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office who were either directors or whose election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the board of directors of the Company then in office; or

• (e) the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the Company.

Redemption for taxation reasons

Subject to certain exceptions, the Company may redeem the Notes, as a whole but not in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date fixed by the Company for redemption, if the Company would become obligated to pay certain additional amounts as a result of certain changes in specified tax laws or certain other circumstances.

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PROPOSED USE OF PROCEEDS

The Company currently intends to use the net proceeds of the Notes to repay certain of its existing loans, fund the acquisition of land for residential and commercial property development and for general corporate purposes. The Company may adjust its development plans in response to future events and developments, such as changes in general market conditions, the outlook for the industry and the demand for the Company’s properties, and thus, may reallocate the use of the net proceeds.

LISTING

Approval-in-principle has been received for the listing of the Notes on the SGX-ST. Admission of the Notes to the SGX-ST is not to be taken as an indication of the merits of the Company, the Notes, the Subsidiary Guarantees or the JV Subsidiary Guarantees (if any). No listing of the Notes has been sought in Hong Kong or any other securities exchange.

As the conditions precedent to completion of the Purchase Agreement may or may not be satisfied and the Purchase Agreement may be terminated upon the occurrence of certain events, shareholders of the Company and prospective investors are advised to exercise caution when dealing in the securities of the Company.

DEFINITIONS

In this announcement, the following expressions have the meanings set out below unless the context requires otherwise:

“Board”	the board of Directors
“BOC International”	BOCI Asia Limited, one of the joint lead managers and joint
	bookrunners in respect of the Notes Issue
“BofA Merrill Lynch”	Merrill Lynch International, one of the joint global coordinators,
	joint lead managers and joint bookrunners in respect of the Notes
	Issue
“CITIC Securities	CITIC Securities Corporate Financial (HK) Limited, one of the
International”	joint lead managers and joint bookrunners of the Notes Issue
“CNY”	Renminbi, the lawful currency of the PRC
“Company”	Future Land Development Holdings Limited (新城發展控股有
	限公司), a company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman
	Islands with limited liability and whose shares are listed on The
	Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, and its subsidiaries
“connected person”	has the meaning ascribed to it under the Listing Rules
“Deutsche Bank”	Deutsche Bank AG, Singapore Branch, one of the joint global
	coordinators, joint lead managers and joint bookrunners in respect
	of the Notes Issue

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“Directors”	the directors of the Company
“Exchange Act”	the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
“Haitong International”	Haitong International Securities Company Limited, one of the
	joint lead managers and joint bookrunners in respect of the Notes
	Issue
“Hong Kong”	the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s
	Republic of China
“Indenture”	the agreement between the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors
	and the trustee of the Notes, that specifies the terms of the Notes
	including the interest rate of the Notes and maturity date
“Initial Purchasers”	BofA Merrill Lynch, BOC International, CITIC Securities
	International, Deutsche Bank and Haitong International
“JV Subsidiary Guarantee”	limited recourse guarantee to be provided by the JV Subsidiary
	Guarantors under certain circumstances to secure the Company’s
	obligation under the Indenture and the Notes
“JV Subsidiary Guarantors”	Subsidiary Guarantors that in the future provide JV Subsidiary
	Guarantees
“Listing Rules”	the Rules Governing the Listing of Securities on The Stock
	Exchange of Hong Kong Limited
“Notes”	the 9.75% senior notes due 2016 in the principal amount of
	CNY1,500 million to be issued by the Company
“Notes Issue”	the issue of the Notes by the Company
“Permitted Holders”	means any or all of the following:
	(1) Mr. Wang Zhenhua;
	(2) any affiliate of the person specified in clause (1);
	(3) the trust of the person specified in clause (1) or the legal
	representative thereof; and

• (4) any person both the capital stock and the voting stock of which (or in the case of a trust, the beneficial interests in which) are owned 80% or more by person specified in clauses (1) or (2)

“PRC” the People’s Republic of China, for the purpose of this announcement, excludes Hong Kong, the Macau Special Administrative Region of the PRC and Taiwan

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“Purchase Agreement” the agreement dated 16 April 2013 entered into between, among others, the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the Initial Purchasers in relation to the Notes Issue “Securities Act” the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended “SGX-ST” Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited “Subsidiary Guarantee” any guarantee of the obligations of the Company under the Indenture and the Notes by any Subsidiary Guarantor “Subsidiary Guarantor any subsidiary guarantor which pledges collateral to secure the Pledgors” obligations of the Company under the Indenture and the Notes and of such Subsidiary Guarantor under its Subsidiary Guarantee “Subsidiary Guarantors” certain restricted subsidiaries of the Company which guarantee the payment of the Notes pursuant to the Indenture and the Notes “U.S.” or “United States” the United States of America, its territories and possessions and all areas subject to its jurisdiction “US$” United States dollar(s), the lawful currency of the United States “%” per cent

By Order of the Board Future Land Development Holdings Limited WANG Zhenhua Chairman

Hong Kong, 16 April 2013

As at the date of this announcement, our directors are Mr. Wang Zhenhua, Mr. Min Yuansong, Mr. Liu Yuanman, Mr. Tan Weimin and Madam Huang Maoli as executive Directors, Mr. Lv Xiaoping as non-executive Director and Mr. Chen Huakang, Madam Nie Meisheng and Mr. Zhu Zengjin as independent non-executive Directors.

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