Fitch Ratings has withdrawn Chinese homebuilder KWG Group Holdings Limited's Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) of 'CCC+' and senior unsecured rating of 'CCC+', with recovery rating at RR4.

Fitch is withdrawing the ratings as KWG has chosen to stop participating in the rating process. Therefore, Fitch will no longer have sufficient information to maintain the ratings. Accordingly, Fitch will no longer provide ratings or analytical coverage for KWG.

Key Rating Drivers

No longer relevant, as the ratings have been withdrawn.

RATING SENSITIVITIES

No longer relevant, as the ratings have been withdrawn.

Best/Worst Case Rating Scenario

International scale credit ratings of Non-Financial Corporate issuers have a best-case rating upgrade scenario (defined as the 99th percentile of rating transitions, measured in a positive direction) of three notches over a three-year rating horizon; and a worst-case rating downgrade scenario (defined as the 99th percentile of rating transitions, measured in a negative direction) of four notches over three years. The complete span of best- and worst-case scenario credit ratings for all rating categories ranges from 'AAA' to 'D'. Best- and worst-case scenario credit ratings are based on historical performance. For more information about the methodology used to determine sector-specific best- and worst-case scenario credit ratings, visit https://www.fitchratings.com/site/re/10111579.

Issuer Profile

KWG is a medium-sized developer with 27 years of experience in building residential and commercial properties. It specialises in developing mid- to high-end residential properties, office buildings, shopping malls and hotels in China's Greater Bay Area and Yangtze River Delta.

REFERENCES FOR SUBSTANTIALLY MATERIAL SOURCE CITED AS KEY DRIVER OF RATING

The principal sources of information used in the analysis are described in the Applicable Criteria.

ESG Considerations

KWG has an ESG Relevance Score of '4' for Financial Transparency due to previously undisclosed contingent liabilities and the delayed issuance of its 2021 audited financial reports, which has a negative impact on the credit profile, and is relevant to the rating in conjunction with other factors.

Unless otherwise disclosed in this section, the highest level of ESG credit relevance is a score of '3'. This means ESG issues are credit-neutral or have only a minimal credit impact on the entity, either due to their nature or the way in which they are being managed by the entity. For more information on Fitch's ESG Relevance Scores, visit www.fitchratings.com/esg.

Following the withdrawal of ratings for KWG, Fitch will no longer be providing the associated ESG Relevance Scores.

RATING ACTIONS

Entity / Debt

Rating

Prior

KWG Group Holdings Limited

LT IDR

WD

Withdrawn

CCC+

senior unsecured

LT

WD

Withdrawn

CCC+

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