BEIJING and NEW YORK, April 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Kirin International Holding, Inc. (OTC BB: KIRI, the "Company"), the largest private developer of residential mixed-use properties in Xingtai, North China's oldest city, announced that its recently acquired and wholly-owned subsidiary, Kirin China Holding, Ltd. ("Kirin China") recorded earnings of $20.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2010, an increase of 156% over 2009.  Revenues hit $51.3 million for 2010, up 123% over 2009. Kirin China's Gross Margin for 2010 was 45.2% of sales compared to 24.5% for the prior year period.  "The build-out of our Kirin County residential community project in Xingtai drove these increases," said Kirin Chairman and Founder Mr. Jianfeng Guo. "We also sold several higher-margin commercial buildings in Kirin County and that contributed to the bottom line growth," added Chairman Guo.  The Company debuted on the U.S. public markets last month.

Kirin China's balance sheet reflected growth in 2010, with total assets more than doubling to $130.0 million from $62.0 million in 2009.  Total stockholders' equity increased to $68.4 million, up 76.7% from $38.7 million in 2009.

As previously disclosed in the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 7, 2011 (the "Original 8-K"), the Company acquired Kirin China in a reverse acquisition on March 1, 2011.  On April 28, 2011, the Company filed an amendment (the "Amendment") to the Original 8-K.  The Amendment includes the audited consolidated financial statements of Kirin China and its subsidiaries for the years ended December 31, 2010, 2009 and 2008.

The Company's projects are currently concentrated in the southern area of Hebei Province of the PRC, primarily in the city of Xingtai, approximately three hours south of Beijing, and nearby regions.  The Company's real estate developments target first-time, owner-occupied homebuyers consisting primarily of young urban professional families and middle class clients.  According to the Company, approximately half of its homebuyers pay cash for their housing units and another quarter of their purchasers make 50% down payments.  

The Company believes its home market of Xingtai demonstrates the real estate development potential of China's Third Tier cities: continued urban migration, a balanced and growing economy, the need for trade up housing from an emerging middle class eager and willing to improve itself economically, and greater relative affordability than the PRC's First Tier and megacities.

In addition to its projects in Xingtai, the Company has started gaining knowledge on property conditions and related land and development approval procedures in Shijiazhuang of Hebei Province and in Dezhou and Tai'an of Shandong Province, and the suburban area of Tianjin, all adjacent to the Beijing-to-Shanghai high-speed rail corridor.

CONTACTS:
Ms. Cindy Zheng, CFO, Kirin International Holding, Inc.
cindyzheng@hotmail.com
+86 186 1025 7686

Mr. Dan McClory, Managing Director, Hunter Wise Financial Group, LLC
dmcclory@hunterwise.com
+1 949 732 4102

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SOURCE Kirin International Holding, Inc.