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仁恒置地集团 YANLORD LAND GROUP LIMITED 4Q and FY 2017 Results Presentation

Yanlord 4Qand FY 2017Business Review

Yanlord 4Q and FY 2017 Business Review Averagesellingprice( ASP )rosesignificantlyin4q2017tormb66,234/sqmfromrmb25,739/sqm in4q 2016drivenbythedeliveryofhigher pricedandhigher marginprojects. On thebackofthis increase, Yanlord s recognised revenue in 4Q 2017 rose 13.9% to RMB11.276 billion from RMB9.902 billion in 4Q 2016. Underlinedbytherevenuegrowth,grossprofitmarginroseto49.0%in4Q2017from42.5%in4Q 2016. Consequently, gross profit rose 31.5% to RMB5.529 billion from RMB4.206 billion in 4Q 2016. ProfitfortheperiodsimilarlyrosetoRMB2.746billionin4Q2017fromRMB2.384billionin4Q2016. DemandforqualitydevelopmentsintheGroup scoremarketscontinuetodrivesales,accumulated pre-sales pending recognition as at 31 December 2017 stood at RMB23.262 billion with advances received for pre-sale of properties and car parks amounting to approximately RMB20.696 billion. 3

Yanlord 4Q and FY 2017 Business Review In-linewiththeGroup sdeliveryschedulewherebyalowergfawasdeliveredinfy2017,recognized revenue declined marginally to RMB25.638 billion from RMB25.664 billion on FY 2016. Despite the decline, gross profit in FY 2017 rose 50.2% to RMB 12.044 billion on the back of a healthy rise in grossprofitmarginswhichroseto47.0%infy2017from31.2%infy2016. Buoyedbythehealthymarginexpansion,profitattributabletoownersoftheCompanyinFY2017rose 19.2% to RMB3.216 billion, while basic earnings per share on a fully diluted basis rose 19.9% to 166.12RenminbicentsinFY2017ascomparedto138.56RenminbicentsinFY2017. Excludingtheeffectsoffairvaluegainoninvestmentproperties,fairvaluefromputliabilitytoacquire non-controlling interests and net foreign exchange effect, FY 2017 profit attributable to owners of the Company leapt 39.9% to RMB3.206 billion. Attributable to the Group s prudent financial policies, Yanlord remains in a healthy financial position withcashandcashequivalentsofrmb17.798billionasat31december2017.netdebttototalequity gearing ratio was 50.8% 4

Yanlord 4Q and FY 2017 Business Review To further enhance shareholder value and drive the Company s long term development strategy, the Board of Directors is pleased to propose a higher(up 56.3%) first and final dividend of 6.80 Singapore cents (approximately 33.31 Renminbi cents per ordinary share) representing a dividend payout ratio increasetoapproximately20%offy2017earningsfrom15%infy2016. Capitalising on the PRC market potential, Yanlord actively sought to broaden its market presence through the addition of approximately 1.43 million sqm of prime development landbank within its core markets of Shanghai, Nanjing, Zhuhai, Chengdu and had also entered the new cities of Hangzhou, Wuhan and Jinan through a series of acquisitions and collaborations in FY 2017. Yanlordremainsconfidentaboutitsfutureperformance,drivenbycontinuedsalesofitsdevelopments and larger proportion of pre-sales recognition in subsequent periods. In 1Q 2018, the Group has slated for launch a brand new project, Yanlord Majestive Mansions in Tianjin. 5

Key Financial Highlights

Statement of Profit or Loss 4Q 2017VS 4Q 2016 4Q 2017 4Q 2016 % Change GFA delivered (sqm) 164,915 379,299 (56.5) ASP (RMB/ sqm) 66,234 25,739 157.3 Revenue (RMBm) 11,276.0 9,901.9 13.9 Cost of sales (RMBm) (5,747.1) (5,696.0) 0.9 Gross profit (RMBm) 5,528.9 4,205.9 31.5 Gross profit margin (%) 49.0 42.5 6.5 ppt Profit before income tax (RMBm) 5,365.1 4,300.2 24.8 Income tax (RMBm) (2,619.5) (1,916.6) 36.7 Profit for the period (RMBm) 2,745.6 2,383.6 15.2 Net profit margin (%) 24.3 24.1 0.2 ppt Profit attributable to owners of the Company (RMBm) 1,192.4 1,549.1 (23.0) Net attributable profit margin (%) 10.6 15.6 (5 ppt) Basic earnings per share 1 (RMB cents) 61.72 79.77 (22.6) Note: 1. Based on adjusted weighted average number of shares on a fully diluted basis 7

Statement of Profit or Loss FY 2017 VS FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2016 % Change GFA delivered (sqm) 556,237 944,834 (41.1) ASP (RMB/ sqm) 43,288 26,812 61.5 Revenue (RMBm) 25,638.4 25,664.4 (0.1) Cost of sales (RMBm) (13,594.5) (17,644.7) (23.0) Gross profit (RMBm) 12,043.9 8,019.7 50.2 Gross profit margin (%) 47.0 31.2 15.8 ppt Profit before income tax (RMBm) 11,362.2 7,472.2 52.1 Income tax (RMBm) (5,742.0) (3,495.0) 64.3 Profit for the period (RMBm) 5,620.3 3,977.2 41.3 Net profit margin (%) 21.9 15.5 6.4 ppt Profit attributable to owners of the Company (RMBm) 3,216.4 2,697.4 19.2 Net attributable profit margin (%) 12.5 10.5 2 ppt Basic earnings per share 1 (RMB cents) 166.12 138.56 19.9 Note: 1. Based on adjusted weighted average number of shares on a fully diluted basis 8

Financials Snapshot as at 31 December 2017 As at 31 Dec 17 As at 31 Dec 16 % Change Current assets (RMBm) 63,218.0 70,610.5 (10.5) Non-current assets (RMBm) 42,983.4 22,837.9 88.2 Total assets (RMBm) 106,201.4 93,448.4 13.6 Current liabilities (RMBm) 37,577.0 46,997.9 (20.0) Non-current liabilities (RMBm) 35,921.6 16,440.9 118.5 Total equity (Incl. NCI) (RMBm) 32,702.8 30,009.6 9.0 Cash and cash equivalents (RMBm) 17,798.3 17,583.4 1.2 Short-term debt (RMBm) 2,557.0 8,983.1 (71.5) Senior notes (RMBm) 2,911.6 1,916.3 51.9 Long-term debt (RMBm) 28,930.0 12,775.6 126.4 Net debt (RMBm) 16,600.3 6,091.6 172.5 9

Profitability Analysis Revenue (RMBm) Gross profit (RMBm) 25,664.4 25,638.4 12,043.9 16,581.4 8,019.7 6,344.0 15,762.5 14,362.4 4,555.2 1,963.0 3,813.8 6,515.0 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 Profit for the period (RMBm) 9M FY FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 Profit attributable to owners of the Company (RMBm) 5,620.3 2,697.4 3,216.4 3,977.2 2,370.4 1,468.5 2,874.6 1,593.6 552.3 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 2,024.1 1,148.3 242.2 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 10

Strong Credit Metrics Net debt/ equity(excl. NCI) Net debt/ total equity(incl. NCI) 73.0% 50.8% 28.9% 20.3% 4.3% FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 2.9% FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 Total debt/ total equity (Incl. NCI) 105.2% Total debt/ capitalization 1 51.3% 60.2% 78.9% 37.6% 44.1% FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 Note: 1. Capitalization is equal to the sum of total equity and total debt (including non-controlling interests NCI ) FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 11

Business and Operation Overview

GFA/ Property Sale Contribution Analysis in FY 2017 By city, project and ASP Major projects delivered in FY 2017 GFA (sqm) ASP (RMB/ sqm) Property sales by project (%) Chengdu Yanlord Riverbay(Phase 2) 31,865 20,361 2.9 Nanjing Oasis New Island Gardens (Phase 2) 75,351 28,591 9.0 Nanjing Yanlord Yangtze Riverbay Town (Phase 4) 64,647 41,585 11.6 Shanghai Yanlord Eastern Gardens 64,472 57,068 14.5 Shanghai Yanlord on the Park 66,455 91,335 23.9 Shanghai Yanlord Western Gardens 75,095 49,833 15.6 Suzhou Tang Yue Bay Gardens 80,811 25,039 8.3 Suzhou Yanlord Lakeview Bay Land Parcel A1 23,456 28,953 2.7 Zhuhai Yanlord Marina Centre Section B 24,550 48,498 5.0 Others 49,535-6.5 Property Sale Contribution by City 0.1% 1.1% 4.1% 6.6% 12.0% 20.8% 55.3% GFA Contribution by City Chengdu Shanghai Nanjing Suzhou Tianjin Zhuhai Shenzhen 0.1% 6.5% 2.6% 8.2% 19.8% 37.6% 25.2% 13

Pre-sales and Receipts Resilient growth Revenue Booked, Pre-Sales and Proceeds Collected (RMBm) 52,152.5 3,694.7 45,119.4 38,682.5 39,141.2 4,370.8 38,447.0 5,780.7 32,146.8 4,447.2 22,793.4 30,315.0 4,631.4 42,202.6 3,160.5 48,900.7 2,565.9 20,696.4 16,320.4 6,368.9 24,437.0 24,986.1 3,179.7 23,217.2 24,679.7 22,924.5 25,664.4 20,814.1 25,638.4 16,581.4 15,762.5 14,362.4 10,257.0 10,598.4 6,321.2 2,853.4 31-Dec-15 31-Mar-16 30-Jun-16 30-Sep-16 31-Dec-16 31-Mar-17 30-Jun-17 30-Sep-17 31-Dec-17 Revenue Booked Pre-sales receipts Pre-sales pending collection 14

Diversified Geographic Coverage Abundant land bank in high-growth cities *Projects being held under associate or joint venture Western China since 2003 Chengdu Yanlord Landmark(157,437 sqm) HengyeInternational Plaza(39,999 sqm) YanlordRiverbay(136,338 sqm) ChongzhouProject Land Parcels (85,748 sqm) Bohai Rim since 2005 Tianjin Yanlord Riverside Plaza(132,167 sqm) Tianjin JinnanLand (208,998 sqm) Tianjin Hong QiaoLand (260,638 sqm)* Tianjin No. 2013-090 Land (286,048sqm)* YanlordMajestiveMansion (258,305sqm)* Jinan Jinan CBD Project -A3 Land (45,525 sqm)* Jinan CBD Project -B5 Land (111,246 sqm)* Tangshan Tangshan NanhuEco-City Land Parcels* (216,986 sqm) Pearl River Delta since 2005 Shenzhen Shenzhen LonggangDistrict Redevelopment Project (390,000 sqm) Shenzhen LonggangDistrict Economic Residential Housing (144,064 sqm) Yanlord Rosemite(5,370 sqm) Yanlord Landmark (37,688 sqm) Yanlord Centre (332,880 sqm) Zhuhai Yanlord New City Gardens (11,155 sqm) Yanlord Marina Centre(170,779 sqm) Yanlord Marina Peninsula Gardens (346,892 sqm) ZhuhaiNo. 2017-21 Land (36,489 sqm) As of 31 December 2017: Tianjin Tangshan Jinan Suzhou Nantong Wuhan Chengdu Nanjing Shanghai Hangzhou Zhuhai Shenzhen Sanya GFA Completed (mil sqm) 0.732 GFA Under Development (mil sqm) 2.868 GFA for Future Development (mil sqm) 3.139 Total Land Bank (mil sqm) 6.739 Yangtze River Delta since 1993 Shanghai Shanghai San Jia Gang Land Plot (35,831 sqm) YanlordSunland Gardens (20,391 sqm) Yanlord Western Gardens (56,860 sqm) Yanlord Eastern Gardens (16,643 sqm) Yanlord on the Park (79,534 sqm) Shanghai YangpuDistrict 81 and 83 Redevelopment Project (182,287 sqm) Nanjing YanlordYangtze RiverbayTown (17,138 sqm) Oasis New Island Gardens (94,663 sqm) Nanjing Eco Hi-Tech Island Land Parcel G73 (97,034 sqm) Nanjing DajiLand Parcels (314,204 sqm) Nanjing No. 2016G01 Land (154,254 sqm)* Nanjing No.2016G84 Land (534,160 sqm)* Nanjing No. 2017G01 Land (84,052 sqm)* Suzhou YanlordLakeview Bay (13,166 sqm) Suzhou WuzhongArea C1 Land (9,265 sqm) Tang Yue Bay Gardens (27,132 sqm) RiverbayGardens (297,972 sqm) Suzhou No.2016-WG-46 Land Parcels (74,500 sqm) Suzhou No.2016-WG-63 Land (52,514 sqm) Nantong Four Seasons Gardens(136,674 sqm) Hangzhou Hangzhou Intelligent City Project Medical Land Parcels (450,773 sqm)* Hangzhou Intelligent City Project Commercial Land Parcels (294,830 sqm)* Central China since 2017 Wuhan Wuhan Metropolis Project (141,379 sqm)* Hainan since 2010 Sanya SanyaHai Tang Bay -Land Parcel 9 (75,592 sqm) 15

Development Strategies Growth of business across high-growth cities Increase the market share in cities where Yanlord already has established a superior brand name Expand into new cities within the 6regions where Yanlord is currently in Existing land bank sustainable for development in each of these cities for approx. 5 years Future projects will be more diversified in terms of development type and geographical reach Completed projects Projects under development Land bank: Future development (731,659sqm 1 ) (2.868million sqm) (3.139million sqm) Tangshan 2 2.5% Tianjin 18.4% Chengdu 28.5% Shenzhen 0.7% Zhuhai 5.9% Shanghai 25.6% Nanjing 11.6% Suzhou 6.8% Tangshan 2 5.6% Sanya Nantong 2.6% 4.8% Zhuhai 17.0% Shenzhen 15.0% Tianjin 2 21.0% Tianjin 2 23.3% Nanjing 2 11.4% Suzhou 14.8 % Shenzhen 16.1% Chengdu 4.4% Wuhan 2 4.5% Tangshan 2 1.2% Jinan 2 5.0% Hangzhou 2 23.8% Shenzhen 14.1% Shanghai 6.9% Tianjin 2 10.9% Nanjing 2 29.7% Zhuhai 1.2% Chengdu 2.7% Residential and Commercial Investment Fixed Assets 288,065 sqm 427,941 sqm 15,653 sqm Residential and Commercial 2,655,450 sqm Investment 212,358 sqm Residential and Commercial 3,139,091 sqm Investment - Note: 1. The group has completed 8.091 million sqm out of which 731,659 sqm are GFA completed and retained as investment properties, fixed assets or yet to be sold/ delivered to customers 2. Contains projects being held under associate or joint venture 16

Project Showcase -Yanlordon the Park (Shanghai) 17

Project Showcase - Yanlord Eastern Gardens (Shanghai) 18

Project Showcase - Four Seasons Gardens (Nantong) 19

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