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Travis Lundy

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

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Stories appeared Thursday in China talking about (and showing a picture of) a purported letter from <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/evergrande-real-estate-group-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:479:1" rel="noopener">Evergrande Real Estate Group (3333 HK)</a> to the Guangdong government dated 24 August asking for assistance in restructuring. The letter is reported to have said that its cashflow would be endangered because of a need to repay RMB 130 billion to strategic investors by end January 2021 if Evergrande did not achieve a backdoor listing of its principal mainland subsidiary Hengda Real Estate (which it has been trying to do for three years by injecting Hengda into Shenzhen-listed Shenzhen Special Economic Zone Real Estate &amp; Properties Group Co. Ltd.), and such asset sales and lack of ability to raise debt would impair the smooth functioning of the real estate and loan market. The letter asks for assistance in moving forward the listing plan, despite the fact that this would break the informal ban on listing new real estate companies on local exchanges.I refer to media reports about this story in <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-24/evergrande-warns-of-looming-liquidity-crunch-spooking-investors" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bloomberg</a>, <a href="https://www.caixinglobal.com/2020-09-25/china-developer-evergrande-denies-its-seeking-government-support-101609336.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Caixin Global</a>, <a href="https://uk.reuters.com/article/china-evergrande/chinas-no-2-developer-evergrande-pleads-for-government-support-to-avoid-cash-crunch-idINL3N2GL2H9" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Reuters</a>, and others about the purported letter.Evergrande issued a SOLEMN DECLARATION via the HKEX Friday night. <figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/161/716/original/Screenshot%202020-09-25%20at%2012.30.05%20PM.png?1601008218" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="161716"></figure>The story introduced a fair bit of volatility in trading Friday 25 September 2020. The shares fell early, rose to be +6% on the day, then fell sharply - at one point -14.6% on the day.<figure class="editor-figure mceNonEditable"><img src="https://static-prod.smartkarma.com/images/media/000/161/768/original/Screenshot%202020-09-25%20at%208.28.09%20PM.png?1601036926" class="editor-image img-responsive" data-smartkarma-image-id="161768"></figure>194.7 million shares traded. That is the highest in more than 3 years, and represents over 13% of the Real World Float of the company. The stock ended down 9.5% on the day. <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-evergrande-new-energy-vehicle-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:713:1" rel="noopener">China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle Group (708 HK)</a> was down 13% on Friday. The whole China real estate developer sector listed in Hong Kong fell in a sea of red. Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-25/evergrande-faces-crisis-of-confidence-over-120-billion-debt?sref=ZEpEDN5v" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> the dollar bonds of Evergrande were the worst performer in the Bloomberg Barclays Asia Dollar Bond index. And the domestic bonds fell sharply, with a yuan bond due 2022 falling 18% to RMB 77.7 and a 2024 dropping 30% to 65.9 yuan, with trading reportedly suspended. The company came out again on Friday to say that business was doing OK. But clearly, some people see an issue.Much more below the fold.<div></div>

Stories appeared Thursday in China talking about (and showing a picture of) a purported letter from Evergrande Real Estate Group (3333 HK) to the Guangdong government dated 24 August asking for assistance in restructuring. The letter is reported to have said that its cashflow would be endangered because of a need to repay RMB 130 billion to strategic investors by end January 2021 if Evergrande did not achieve a backdoor listing of its principal mainland subsidiary Hengda Real Estate (which it has been trying to do for three years by injecting Hengda into Shenzhen-listed Shenzhen Special Economic Zone Real Estate &amp; Properties Group Co. Ltd.), and such asset sales and lack of ability to raise debt would impair the smooth functioning of the real estate and loan market. The letter asks for assistance in moving forward the listing plan, despite the fact that this would break the informal ban on listing new real estate companies on local exchanges.I refer to media reports about this story in Bloomberg, Caixin Global, Reuters, and others about the purported letter.Evergrande issued a SOLEMN DECLARATION via the HKEX Friday night. The story introduced a fair bit of volatility in trading Friday 25 September 2020. The shares fell early, rose to be +6% on the day, then fell sharply - at one point -14.6% on the day.194.7 million shares traded. That is the highest in more than 3 years, and represents over 13% of the Real World Float of the company. The stock ended down 9.5% on the day. China Evergrande New Energy Vehicle Group (708 HK) was down 13% on Friday. The whole China real estate developer sector listed in Hong Kong fell in a sea of red. Bloomberg reported the dollar bonds of Evergrande were the worst performer in the Bloomberg Barclays Asia Dollar Bond index. And the domestic bonds fell sharply, with a yuan bond due 2022 falling 18% to RMB 77.7 and a 2024 dropping 30% to 65.9 yuan, with trading reportedly suspended. The company came out again on Friday to say that business was doing OK. But clearly, some people see an issue.Much more below the fold.

Evergrande May Be Facing a Funding Squeeze

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<li>People's Bank of China (PBoC) and Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (MOHURD) to order large property developers on Thursday(20 Aug )on new financing rules local news reported.</li>
<li>The regulator is expected to take a further step to rein in debt growth among the nation’s property developers, amid signs that a strong housing market recovery has prompted policymakers to refocus on risk prevention.</li>
<li>The new rule is expected to released soon,  it would tighten corporate financing channels for developers, and set restrictions on trust financing, asset management products and overseas financing.</li>
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People's Bank of China (PBoC) and Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (MOHURD) to order large property developers on Thursday(20 Aug )on new financing rules local news reported.
The regulator is expected to take a further step to rein in debt growth among the nation’s property developers, amid signs that a strong housing market recovery has prompted policymakers to refocus on risk prevention.
The new rule is expected to released soon,  it would tighten corporate financing channels for developers, and set restrictions on trust financing, asset management products and overseas financing.


China Tightens Domestic Bond Issuance Threshold for Property Developers

We believe that top policymakers have switched China policy priorities from short term growth stabilisation alone to balancing growth with financial risk control . As a result property sector is back to the pre-COVID-19-era as the government continues to clamp down on speculative demand to prevent overheating in the city property market with rapid home price growth. Credit data in July confirm the monetary policy shift towards neutral away from short-term growth stabilisation, with a greater focus on financial risk control.
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<li>Improving domestic economy leads to shifting property policy tone</li>
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<li>National Bureau of Statistics of China (NBS) data shows home prices growth slow in July</li>
<li>Credit data in July confirms policy shift towards neutral</li>
</ul>

 We believe that top policymakers have switched China policy priorities from short term growth stabilisation alone to balancing growth with financial risk control . As a result property sector is back to the pre-COVID-19-era as the government continues to clamp down on speculative demand to prevent overheating in the city property market with rapid home price growth. Credit data in July confirm the monetary policy shift towards neutral away from short-term growth stabilisation, with a greater focus on financial risk control.

Improving domestic economy leads to shifting property policy tone


National Bureau of Statistics of China (NBS) data shows home prices growth slow in July
Credit data in July confirms policy shift towards neutral


China New Home-Price Growth Slows in July

National Bureau of Statistics of China (NBS) data reveals continued broad improvement in May as the resumption of economic activity releases pent-up demand, particularly in China real estate sector.<ul>
<li>China's home prices rose at the fastest pace in seven months in May</li>
<li>Rong 360 data shows that national mortgage lending rate continues to decline in May</li>
</ul>

 National Bureau of Statistics of China (NBS) data reveals continued broad improvement in May as the resumption of economic activity releases pent-up demand, particularly in China real estate sector.
China's home prices rose at the fastest pace in seven months in May
Rong 360 data shows that national mortgage lending rate continues to decline in May


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<li>China continued to see a generally stable housing market in May with the China Index Academy data from 100 cities showing  that house prices rose on both an MoM and YoY basis for the second straight month in May.</li>
<li>The property sector is starting to show more activity as sales recover. Across China, the total number of home sales in the 30 surveyed cities saw a 19.8% mom increased in May.This is likely to speed up consolidation favouring larger developers, which can access eased real finance, and squeezing smaller developers in economically weaker regions.</li>
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China continued to see a generally stable housing market in May with the China Index Academy data from 100 cities showing  that house prices rose on both an MoM and YoY basis for the second straight month in May.
The property sector is starting to show more activity as sales recover. Across China, the total number of home sales in the 30 surveyed cities saw a 19.8% mom increased in May.This is likely to speed up consolidation favouring larger developers, which can access eased real finance, and squeezing smaller developers in economically weaker regions.


China's Housing Market Remains Stable in May with Home Price Growth Accelerating

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Poly Real Estate Group Co., Ltd. mainly develops and sells residential homes. The company is also in the business of leasing and rental of real estates, and property management.

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China Tightens Domestic Bond Issuance Threshold for Property Developers

People's Bank of China (PBoC) and Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development (MOHURD) to order large property developers on Thursday(20 Aug...

Li Tang

China New Home-Price Growth Slows in July

We believe that top policymakers have switched China policy priorities from short term growth stabilisation alone to balancing growth with...

Li Tang

Signs of a Shift in China Housing Market

National Bureau of Statistics of China (NBS) data reveals continued broad improvement in May as the resumption of economic activity releases...

Li Tang

China's Housing Market Remains Stable in May with Home Price Growth Accelerating

China continued to see a generally stable housing market in May with the China Index Academy data from 100 cities showing that house prices rose...

Li Tang

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