(19 December 2019, Hong Kong) China Aoyuan Group Limited (“Aoyuan” or the “Company”; Stock Code: 3883) is pleased to announce that with its excellence in investor relations and capital markets management, the Company has earned three no. 1 rankings in “Global Fixed-Income Executive Team”  by Institutional Investor, an internationally acclaimed financial magazine, specifically in “Global Fixed-Income Executive Team” overall weighted score, “Best Investor Relations - High Yield” and “Best Use of Debt - High Yield” in the real estate and construction sector.

  One of the most influential financial magazines worldwide, Institutional Investor publishes rankings which have invariably been capturing the attention of the international capital markets, and well recognized as the barometer of global investor appetite. The "Global Fixed-Income Executive Teams" ranking has invited over 1,300 bond and credit specialists from over 650 asset management firms to vote for their favourite fixed-income executive team worldwide and within the U.S. and Canada, Europe, and Asia. This speaks greatly about the authoritativeness of the ranking in the international capital markets. The criteria used for assessment include metrics such as transparency of balance sheet, proactive communication of shifts in strategy, clear calculations of debt covenants and other provisions, responsiveness to questions on ratings and proactive engagement with bondholders. Voters were also asked to rate companies on how prudent and value-creating their bond issuances were in the assessment of the “Best Use of Debt” table. It is understood that the ranking has seen keen competition with a total of 1,205 companies nominated from 9 industry sectors.

 
  Aoyuan management commented, “Aoyuan is honoured to be recognized by Institutional Investor as no. 1 rankings of “Best Global Fixed-Income Executive Team”, “Best Investor Relations - High Yield” and “Best Use of Debt - High Yield” in the real estate and construction sector. The Company has become one of the debt issuers that global fixed-income investors like best, manifesting once again that Aoyuan’s investor relations management and capital markets strength are well-recognized across all sectors. During the year, Aoyuan opened the USD bond market in Asia, launched the first fully marketed 3-year PRC property high yield issuance and performed well in bond prices in the secondary market. Throughout the year, Aoyuan has sustained a rally in stock price, rendering it the best-performing PRC property developer stock. Aoyuan is also a constituent of the MSCI China Index, Hang Seng Composite LargeCap & MidCap Index, and Shanghai & Shenzhen - Hong Kong Stock Connect in 2019, recognizing Aoyuan’s resilience and outperform in complex environments while achieving sustainable and high-quality development. Going forward, Aoyuan will continue to uphold an open and candid attitude to maintain a high level of transparency, as well as to fulfill its responsibilities to shareholders and the society, bringing fruitful returns to shareholders and investors.”

(For more details of the ranking please visit:

https://www.institutionalinvestor.com/article/b1j5xct6wr0wc2/Fixed-Income-Investors-Like-These-Debt-Issuers-Best)