SHENZHEN, China, July 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Nam Tai Property Inc. (“Nam Tai” or the “Company”) (NYSE Symbol: NTP) today announced its unaudited results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2020.

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

(In thousands of US dollars, except per share data, percentages and as otherwise stated)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION (UNAUDITED) IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2020

Key Highlights of Financial Position

FINANCIAL RESULTS

Revenue

Revenue for the second quarter of 2020 was $0.8 million compared to $0.8 million in the second quarter of 2019. Revenue for the second quarter of 2020 mainly consisted of rental income of $0.8 million from existing factory buildings located on the sites of Inno Valley, Wuxi and the leased space at Nam Tai – Tang Xi Technology Park. Revenue for the second quarter of 2019 mainly consisted of rental income of $0.7 million from the existing factory buildings located on the sites of Inno Valley and Wuxi.

Revenue for the six months of 2020 was $1.5 million compared to $1.3 million in the six months of 2019. Revenue for the six months of 2020 mainly consisted of rental income of $1.4 million from the existing factory buildings located on the sites of Inno Valley, Wuxi and Nam Tai – Tang Xi Technology Park. Revenue for the six months of 2019 mainly consisted of rental income of $1.2 million from the existing factory buildings located on the sites of Inno Valley and Wuxi.

Gross Profit

Gross profit for the second quarter of 2020 was $0.2 million compared to $0.4 million in the second quarter of 2019. Gross profit for the second quarter of 2020 mainly consisted of revenue of $0.8 million, offset by cost of $0.6 million for the period. Gross profit for the second quarter of 2019 mainly consisted of revenue of $0.8 million, offset by cost of $0.4 million for the period. The decline in gross profit for the second quarter of 2020, year-on-year, was mainly due to Nam Tai·Tang Xi Technology Park and Nam Tai·U-Creative Space (Lujiazui) which were still in the process of business invitation.

Gross profit for the six months of 2020 was $0.2 million compared to $0.8 million in the six months of 2019. Gross profit for the six months of 2020 mainly consisted of revenue of $1.5 million, offset by cost of $1.3 million for the period. Gross profit for the six months of 2019 mainly consisted of revenue of $1.3 million, offset by cost of $0.5 million for the period.

Net Loss from Operations

Net loss from operations for the second quarter of 2020 was $4.5 million compared to net loss from operations of $3.4 million in the second quarter of 2019. Net loss from operations for the second quarter of 2020 mainly consisted of general and administrative expenses of $2.6 million and selling and marketing expenses of $2.1 million, which were offset in part by our gross profit of $0.2 million for the period. Net loss from operations for the second quarter of 2019 mainly consisted of general and administrative expenses of $2.8 million and selling and marketing expenses of $1 million, which were offset in part by our gross profit of $0.4 million for the period.

Net loss from operations for the six months of 2020 was $8.2 million compared to net loss from operations of $6.6 million in the six months of 2019. Net loss from operations for the six months of 2020 mainly consisted of general and administrative expenses of $5.5 million and selling and marketing expenses of $2.9 million, which were offset in part by our gross profit of $0.2 million for the period. Net loss from operations for the six months of 2019 mainly consisted of general and administrative expenses of $5.8 million and selling and marketing expenses of $1.6 million, which were offset in part by our gross profit of $0.8 million for the period.

Consolidated Net Loss

Consolidated net loss for the second quarter of 2020 was $3.8 million compared to net loss of $3.4 million in the second quarter of 2019. Consolidated net loss for the second quarter of 2020 mainly consisted of net loss from operations of $4.5 million and other net loss of $0.02 million, which was offset in part by interest income of $0.4 million earned from time deposits and deferred income tax credit of $0.3 million. Consolidated net loss for the second quarter of 2019 mainly consisted of net loss from operations of $3.4 million and exchange loss of $0.7 million, which were offset in part by interest income of $0.7 million earned from time deposits.

Consolidated net loss for the six months of 2020 was $6.9 million compared to net loss of $5.1 million in the six months of 2019. Consolidated net loss for the six months of 2020 mainly consisted of net loss from operations of $8.2 million and other net loss of $0.06 million, which was offset in part by interest income of $0.8 million earned from time deposits and deferred income tax credit of $0.5 million. Consolidated net loss for the six months of 2019 mainly consisted of net loss from operations of $6.6 million offset in part by interest income of $1.5 million earned from time deposits.

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-term Investments

Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments decreased by $64.3 million in the six months of 2020 from $132.4 million as of December 31, 2019 to $68.1 million as of June 30, 2020. The decrease was mainly due to the payment of $114.4 million for real estate properties under development, and repayment of $8.1 million for bank loans and $3.7 million for interest, offset by proceeds from shares issued for option exercise of $2.0 million, advance from customers of $28.2 million and long-term bank loans of $38.3 million withdrawn in the six months of 2020.

Restricted Cash

Restricted cash increased by $1.1 million in the six months of 2020. No restricted cash existed at the end of 2019. The increase was mainly due to the payment of $0.8 million of restricted cash deposits for a bank loan granted and $0.3 million of security cash deposit. The security deposit is the rental guarantee provided by the Company to a bank for the mortgage of long-term rental customers, which will be gradually released from the bank according to the repayment progress of the customers. We expect that there will be no significant risk to the deposits.

Prepaid Expenses and Other Receivables

Prepaid expenses and other receivables decreased by $1.3 million in the six months of 2020 from $9.4 million as of December 31, 2019 to $8.1 million as of June 30, 2020. The decline was mainly due to the decrease of $0.8 million in other current assets, $0.2 million in interest receivable, $0.2 million in other receivables and $0.1 million in prepayments.

Real Estate Properties under Development, Net

Real estate properties under development increased by $119.0 million in the six months of 2020 from $251.7 million as of December 31, 2019 to $370.7 million as of June 30, 2020. The increase consisted of $11.9 million for the construction of Nam Tai Inno Park, $4.1 million for the construction of Nam Tai Technology Center, and $103.0 million for the land price and construction of Nam Tai – Longxi.

Right of Use Assets

Right of use assets increased by $5.4 million in the six months of 2020 from $4.1 million as of December 31, 2019 to $9.5 million as of June 30, 2020. The increase was mainly due to the recognition of right of use assets of $5.7 million for Nam Tai – U-Creative Space (Lujiazui). In addition, the recognition of right of use assets for Nam Tai – Tang Xi Technology Park and Hong Kong office decreased by a total of $0.3 million, in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 842 Leases which became effective on January 1, 2019.

Deferred Income Tax Assets

Deferred income tax assets increased by $0.5 million in the six months of 2020 from $2.0 million as of December 31, 2019 to $2.5 million as of June 30, 2020. The increase was mainly due to the loss of $1.4 million incurred during the construction of Nam Tai Technology Center in the six months of 2020, which was expected to be utilized in the next five years.

Accounts Payable

Accounts payable increased by $3.4 million in the six months of 2020 from $36.7 million as of December 31, 2019 to $40.1 million as of June 30, 2020. This is mainly consisted of the increase of project payables for Nam Tai Technology Center of $0.4 million and the purchase of decoration and engineering materials of $3.2 million, offset by the decrease of project payables for Nam Tai Inno Park of $0.3 million.

Advance from Customers

Advance from customers increased by $28.2 million in the six months of 2020 from $67.6 million as of December 31, 2019 to $95.8 million as of June 30, 2020. The increase was mainly attributed to $27.8 million in prepaid rent received from customers of Nam Tai Inno Park.

Lease Liabilities

Lease liabilities increased by $5.4 million in the six months of 2020 from $4.2 million as of December 31, 2019 to $9.6 million as of June 30, 2020. The increase was mainly due to the recognition of lease liabilities of $5.7 million for Nam Tai – U-Creative Space (Lujiazui). In addition, the recognition of lease liabilities for Nam Tai – Tang Xi Technology Park and Hong Kong office decreased by a total of $0.3 million in accordance with ASC 842 Leases.

Long-term Bank Loans

Long-term bank loans increased by $28.9 million in the six months of 2020 from $95.9 million as of December 31, 2019 to $124.8 million as of June 30, 2020. The increase was mainly due to the withdrawal of $6.4 million from Bank of China and $15.5 million from Xiamen International Bank for Nam Tai Inno Park, and $16.4 million from Shenzhen Rural Commercial Bank for Nam Tai Technology Center, which was offset by the repayment of $7.7 million to Bank of China, $0.24 million to Beijing of Bank, $0.04 million to China Everbright Bank, and $0.14 million to Industrial Bank (China), and the foreign exchange translation of $1.2 million due to the depreciation of RMB against US dollars in the six months of 2020.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

As of June 30, 2020, the Company had total cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $68.1 million. As of December 31, 2019, the Company had total cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $132.4 million.

As of June 30, 2020, of approximately $126.2 million of interest-bearing debts, 3.7% is repayable within one year, 17.1% is repayable within the following year, 44.4% is repayable between 3-5 years and 34.8% is repayable after 5 years.

According to our project investment plan, the capital expenditure for the third quarter of 2020 is estimated to be $19.7 million. By the end of 2020, our capital expenditure is estimated to reach $207.8 million.

Please refer to the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for further details. The information contained herein has also been published on the Company’s website at https://www.namtai.com/quarterly/index.html.

BUSINESS OVERVIEW

Impact of COVID-19

In the first half of 2020, the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the commercial activities throughout China as well as other parts of the world. Local authorities in Chinese cities adopted varying measures to slow down the resumption of work in enterprises for public health concerns. The leasing and construction activities of our projects in Shenzhen and Shanghai have also been affected to a certain extent in the first half of 2020.

Fortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic seemed to have come under control in most parts of China over the past few months. The pandemic has created no significant impact on our liquidity and financial condition in the second quarter of 2020. As of June 30, 2020, there were 421 existing confirmed cases of COVID-19 in China according to China’s National Health Commission, a significant drop from 2,004 existing confirmed cases as of March 31, 2020. In the second quarter, the construction works of our projects under development have fully resumed. We will continue to take stringent safety measures and monitor the development of the COVID-19 pandemic to safeguard the health of our staff and tenants.

Progress of Leasing and Business Invitation

As of June 30, 2020, we had leasable area of approximately 365,000 square meters, of which around 85% was located in Shenzhen and around 15% was located in Wuxi and Shanghai. As of June 30 2020, the occupancy rate of our Shenzhen projects, including pre-leasing areas, was approximately 32%, and the occupancy rate of Wuxi and Shanghai projects was approximately 96%.

In June 2020, we hosted signing ceremonies with two technology companies in Nam Tai Inno Park — Wayz Robotics (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. and Shenzhen Ksodr Healthy Products Tech. Co., Ltd. Both companies are expected to move into Nam Tai Inno Park in the second half of 2020. To enhance convenience and service offerings, we entered into leasing contracts with multiple service providers for Nam Tai Inno Park, from food & beverage operators to retailers and a fitness center. We believe Nam Tai Inno Park is gaining popularity among the technology enterprises in Shenzhen as our operational capabilities are being recognized.

In addition, we introduced rent financing to our tenants. We began to explore financial support to promote the construction-stage pre-leasing of units in Nam Tai Inno Park in 2019. In June 2020, Zastron Electronic (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (“Zastron Shenzhen”) and Nam Tai Investment (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (“Nam Tai Investment”), subsidiaries of the Company, and a domestic bank entered into a leasing cooperation agreement, pursuant to which, the bank agreed to provide personal loans to tenants of Nam Tai Inno Park with a loan term up to 10 years. Tenants opt for the rent financing are required to pay no less than 50% of the lease contract value to the Company prior to the application of the loan. Zastron Shenzhen and Nam Tai Investment will provide guarantees for these loans and make a deposit equal to the full amount of the loans to the bank. The loan to the tenants will be entrusted to release to Zastron Shenzhen. As the tenants repay the loans, the required deposit at the bank will be reduced proportionally until the loans are repaid in full. In the event of early termination of a tenant’s lease or tenant’s default on the repayment of monthly installments, the Company will have the right to terminate the lease and reclaim the unit from the tenant. We believe the rent financing arrangement will not only ease the financing pressure of potential tenants but also help to strengthen the competitiveness of Nam Tai Inno Park and the cash flows of the Company.

Project Construction and Operation Progress

• For Nam Tai Inno Park, we obtained property ownership certificates for 11 buildings within the park in May 2020. As of June 30, 2020, we completed the renovation work for the operation service center of Nam Tai Inno Park, which will help us provide professional services to enterprise tenants. We are currently carrying out renovation works for the common area of the industrial office. It is estimated that the leased units will be delivered to our tenants gradually from the third quarter of 2020 to 2021.
• For Nam Tai Technology Center, the construction work of the project fully resumed. As of June 30, 2020, we were completing the baseplate construction and will continue to monitor pile foundation and conduct other foundation works. We may consider applying for the pre-sale permit in the fourth quarter of 2020 or during the first half of 2021 when we meet the pre-sale conditions.
• For Nam Tai Inno Valley, we submitted the application of urban renewal for Nam Tai Inno Valley to the City Renewal and Land Development Bureau of Shenzhen Bao’an District. We applied for mixed land indicators, including traditional industrial land (M-1) as primary land use and innovative industrial land (M-0) as supplementary land use. We will provide further updates on the progress of the urban renewal application in due course.
• With the gradual alleviation of the COVID-19 pandemic in China, we had a number of industrial events in the second quarter to further strengthen our image as a technology park operator. We organized several conferences including Demystifying 5G: Harbin Institute of Technology & Investors Joint Conference, AI Opens a New Era of Smart Manufacturing – Smart Manufacturing & Robotic Industry Sharing Salon, Explore AI Unicorn – UBTECH and Smart Healthcare Empowers Health Industry Conference, etc.

Nam Tai – Longxi

In June 2020, we obtained the land use right certificate and land use planning permit for Nam Tai – Longxi. The construction teams for pile foundation and earthwork have entered the site and begun preparation works such as pile testing and earthwork excavation planning. The estimated development cost of Nam Tai – Longxi project is approximately $163 million.

The main target customers of Nam Tai – Longxi are the locals with rigid demand and demand to improve living conditions in Machong Town, Dongguan, as well as external customers from other parts of Dongguan and the nearby Guangzhou city. The straight-line distances from the project to Huangpu District and Panyu District of Guangzhou are only 4 and 7 kilometers, respectively. In addition, it takes only about 40 minutes to travel from the Dongguan West Railway Station to the Guangzhou East Railway Station and the Shenzhen Airport. The transportation advantage would be a great attraction of the project.

Budget for Developing the Projects

The estimated development costs of Nam Tai Inno Park and Nam Tai Technology Center are $195 million and $244 million, respectively. The estimated development costs include the land costs, construction and installation costs, and development overheads, with the exclusion of the renovation costs of the dormitories. The budget contains herein has not been adjusted to take into account inflation and financing costs. For Nam Tai Inno Valley, the developmental budget estimate is not yet available as the project is in the process of applying for the redevelopment approval from the authorities.

Macro Trend Update

The office market in Shenzhen has been under pressure in the past few years. According to CRIC Research, the transaction area in 2019 declined by approximately 30% year-on-year to 704,000 square meters, and the transaction area in the first half of 2020 shrunk to approximately 290,000 square meters. The supply volume of the office market has exceeded the transaction volume in Shenzhen over the past five years. The supply-demand ratio in 2019 was around 2.2:1, an increase of 22% year-on-year.

In contrast, the performance of commercial housing market in Shenzhen has been positive in recent years. According to CRIC Research, the transaction area of the commercial housing in Shenzhen in 2019 was approximately 4.54 million square meters, an increase of 32% year-on-year. In the first half of 2020, Shenzhen commercial housing market experienced a supply shortage with a supply-demand ratio of around 1:2.

The commercial housing market in Machong Town, Dongguan has also performed well in recent years. According to CRIC Research, the average transaction price of the commercial housing in Machong Town in the first half of 2020 reached approximately RMB18,018 per square meter, an increase of 6% year-on-year. The transaction volume of the commercial housing market in Machong Town has exceeded the supply volume in the past three years, indicating a supply shortage. In the first half of 2020, the supply-demand ratio reached 1:1.6, an increase of 51% year-on-year.

Policy Update

In June 2020, Guangdong Provincial Development and Reform Commission, Department of Science and Technology of Guangdong Province and other local departments have jointly issued the “Overall Development Plan of the Guangdong Development Zone (2020-2035)”(the “Plan”). The Plan defines the scopes of the Shenzhen metropolitan area and the Guangzhou metropolitan area, of which the Shenzhen metropolitan area includes Shenzhen, Dongguan, Huizhou and Shanwei. The Plan calls for the promotion of in-depth integration of the Shenzhen metropolitan area and other metropolitan areas, as well as the development of advanced manufacturing, emerging industries of strategic importance and complementary industries in development zones of the Pearl River Delta region, and the upgrading of traditionally competitive industries. The goal is, by 2022, the GDP of the province’s development zones will exceed RMB 3 trillion; and by 2025 and 2035, the GDP of the province’s development zones will exceed RMB 4 and 8 trillion, respectively.

According to the website of Shenzhen Metro, the Metro Line 6 (“Line 6”) is expected to officially open for operation in August 2020. Line 6, also known as “Guangming Line“, mainly passes through Bao’an and Guangming Districts of Shenzhen, and connects to Futian, Nanshan and other central areas in Shenzhen through Line 4 and other metro lines under construction. Nam Tai Inno Park is close to both Changzhen station and Fenghuangcheng station of Line 6 in Guangming District. With Line 6 coming into operation, the competitiveness and the economic development of Guangming District would be further enhanced. Nam Tai Inno Park would also benefit from the development.

RISKS RELATED TO OUR BUSINESS

Negative impacts have been brought to the Company due to recent press releases made by some investors. Their press releases and actions have disrupted our operations and the confidence of our business partners towards the Company. Our lending financial institutions may demand early repayments of our loans in the event of significant concerns over the stability of the Company. Our customers and business partners may be worried to withdraw from their respective leasing and engagements with the Company, while local authorities may further scrutinize on our development applications. Severe consequences to our financing and operations could be resulted from the actions of those investors, casting uncertainties over our asset value and financial performance.

In an open letter issued on May 27, 2020, an investor claimed that “two years ago, before any pre-sales or revenue, the Company’s two commercial projects had three independent valuations ranging from $2 to $3 billion“. We believe this statement is not a reasonable conclusion of the three independent valuation reports on our land uploaded to our corporate website in June 2017, the range of valuations has never been provided in the reports. Those investors have also not enquired with us regarding the valuations prior to publishing the open letter. We are concerned that various statements regarding our business made by those investors may be misinterpreting. Investors should exercise caution on evaluating unproven statements and seek professional advice when necessary.

In addition, based on the PRC Interim Regulation on Land Appreciation Tax of 1994, as amended in 2011, and the corresponding implementation rules of 1995, as amended in 2011, Land Appreciation Tax (“LAT”) applies on both corporate entities and individuals in the paid transfer of land use rights, real estate properties and affiliated facilities. The “deductible items” will be taken into account in the computation of the value of land appreciation. The Company may be subject to substantial LAT if Nam Tai Technology Center or our other saleable properties are disposed by sale. For further details, please refer to “Item 4-Information on the Company -B Business Overview -Major Taxes Applicable to Property Developers- Land Appreciation Tax” on our 2019 annual report contained in the Form 20-F.

INVESTOR COMMUNICATION

We have prepared a presentation for the results of the second quarter of 2020, which will be uploaded to the corporate website in the “Investor Relations – Information and Activities – Presentation” section.  Investors may refer to the presentation for more on the Company’s development.

We welcome our shareholders to communicate with us. If there is any information about the Company that may be of interest, please contact our investor relations department or our US investor relations advisor directly. The email address of our investor relations department is ir@namtai.com.cn. Our external investor relations consultant, Mr. Peter Poulos, could also be reached by phone and email on +1 646 586-5701 and namtai@hkstrategies.com, respectively.

OPERATING RESULTS

Project Portfolio – As of June 30, 2020

Properties Under Development

The table below sets forth certain information of our property projects under development as of June 30, 2020, comprising properties under development with the land use right certificate and construction permits obtained but the construction work was still in progress.

Properties for Future Development

The table below sets forth certain information of our property projects held for future development as of June 30, 2020, comprising properties for which we have obtained the land use right certificate while the construction commencement permit of the main structure is not yet obtained.

Projects for Operation and Management

The table below sets forth certain information of our projects leased from third parties for operation and management as of June 30, 2020.

The information contained in, or that can be accessed through, the website mentioned in this announcement does not form part of the announcement.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND FACTORS THAT COULD CAUSE OUR SHARE PRICE TO DECLINE

Certain statements included in this announcement, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may”, “might”, “can”, “could”, “will”, “would”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “continue”, “estimate”, “expect”, “forecast”, “intend”, “plan”, “seek”, or “timetable”. These forward-looking statements, which are subject to risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, may include projections of our future financial performance based on our growth strategies and anticipated trends in our business and the industry in which we operate. These statements are only predictions based on our current expectations about future events. There are several factors, many beyond our control, which could cause results to differ materially from our expectation. These risk factors are described in our Annual Report on Form 20-F and in our Current Reports filed on Form 6-K from time to time and are incorporated herein by reference. Any of these factors could, by itself, or together with one or more other factors, adversely affect our business, results of operations or financial condition. There may also be other factors currently unknown to us, or have not been described by us, that could cause our results to differ from our expectations. Although we believe the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance, or achievements. You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. These forward-looking statements apply only as of the date of this announcement; as such, they should not be unduly relied upon as circumstances change. Except as required by law, we are not obligated, and we undertake no obligation, to release publicly any revisions to these forward-looking statements that might reflect events or circumstance occurring after the date of this announcement or those that might reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

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ABOUT NAM TAI PROPERTY INC.

We are a real estate developer and operator, mainly conducting business in Mainland China. Our main land resources are located in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area (“Greater Bay Area”) and Wuxi, China, of which the three plots of land in Shenzhen will be developed into the technology parks of Nam Tai Inno Park, Nam Tai Technology Center and Nam Tai Inno Valley. We plan to build these technology parks into landmark projects in the region, and provide high-quality industrial offices, industrial service spaces and supporting dormitories to the park tenants. Based on the experience of developing and operating technology parks, and the industrial relationship network accumulated over the past 40 years, we have also exported the operation mode of technology parks to other industrial properties using the asset-light model to rent industrial properties for repositioning and business invitation. We will also expand the commercial and residential property business in China as an auxiliary development strategy of the Company. As the growth prospects of China maintain, we will actively seize development opportunities in the Greater Bay Area and other first- and second-tier cities in China, and continue to strengthen and expand the business of industrial real estate, and commercial and residential properties.

Nam Tai Property Inc. is a corporation registered in the British Virgin Islands and listed on the New York Stock Exchange (Symbol: “NTP”). Please refer to the Nam Tai website (www.namtai.com) or the SEC website (www.sec.gov) for our press releases and financial results.

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