Yangtze River Port & Logistics Ltd - Annual Report: 2016 (Form 10-K)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

☒ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016

or

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ___________ to ___________

Commission File Number: 000-55576

YANGTZE RIVER DEVELOPMENT LIMITED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (646) 861-3315

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share

(Title of class)

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☐     No ☒

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒     No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ☒     No ☐

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).  Yes ☐     No ☒

State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold, as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter: $409,477,453.

Number of the issuer’s common stock outstanding as of March 8, 2017: 172,269,446.

Documents incorporate by reference: None.

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

The Company’s filing status has changed from a “smaller reporting company” to an “accelerated filer” for the period ended December 31, 2016 as the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold, as of the last business day of our most recently completed second fiscal quarter exceeded $75,000,000. Therefore, the Company will provide the information that references this explanatory note in our next 10-K filing for fiscal year ended December 31, 2017.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Annual Report on Form 10-K (this “Report”) contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Forward-looking statements discuss matters that are not historical facts. Because they discuss future events or conditions, forward-looking statements may include words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “intend,” “could,” “should,” “would,” “may,” “seek,” “plan,” “might,” “will,” “expect,” “predict,” “project,” “forecast,” “potential,” “continue” negatives thereof or similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are found at various places throughout this Report and include information concerning possible or assumed future results of our operations; business strategies; future cash flows; financing plans; plans and objectives of management; any other statements regarding future operations, future cash needs, business plans and future financial results, and any other statements that are not historical facts.

From time to time, forward-looking statements also are included in our other periodic reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K, in our press releases, in our presentations, on our website and in other materials released to the public.  Any or all of the forward-looking statements included in this Report and in any other reports or public statements made by us are not guarantees of future performance and may turn out to be inaccurate. These forward-looking statements represent our intentions, plans, expectations, assumptions and beliefs about future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors.  Many of those factors are outside of our control and could cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed or implied by those forward-looking statements. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the events described in the forward-looking statements might not occur or might occur to a different extent or at a different time than we have described. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Report. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements concerning other matters addressed in this Report and attributable to us or any person acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this Report.

Except to the extent required by law, we undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, a change in events, conditions, circumstances or assumptions underlying such statements, or otherwise.

USE OF CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS

In this Report, unless otherwise noted or as the context otherwise requires, “Yangtze River”, the “Company,” “YERR,” “we,” “us,” and “our”  refers to the combined business of Yangtze River Development Limited, a corporate formed under the laws of the State of Nevada, Energetic Mind Limited (“Energetic Mind”), which is our wholly-owned subsidiary formed under the laws of the British Virgin Islands (“BVI”), Energetic Mind’s wholly-owned subsidiary Ricofeliz Capital (HK) Ltd (“Ricofliz Capital”), a company formed under the laws of Hong Kong, and Ricofeliz Capital’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Wuhan Yangtze River Newport Logistics Co., Ltd (“Wuhan Newport”), a wholly foreign-owned enterprise formed under the laws of the People’s Republic of China (“China”).  

PART I

Item 1. Business.

Overview

Yangtze River Development Limited is a Nevada corporation that operates through its wholly-owned subsidiary Energetic Mind, which operates through its wholly-owned subsidiary Ricofeliz Capital, which operates through its wholly-owned subsidiary Wuhan Newport, a wholly foreign-owned enterprise that primarily engages in the business of real estate and infrastructural development with a port logistics center located in Wuhan, Hubei Province of China. Situated in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, Wuhan Newport is a large infrastructure development project implemented under China's latest "One Belt One Road" initiative and is believed to be strategically positioned in the anticipated "Pilot Free Trade Zone" of the Wuhan Port, a crucial trading window among China, the Middle East and Europe. To be fully developed upon completion, within the logistics center, there will be six operating zones: port operation area, warehouse and distribution area, cold chain logistics area, rail cargo loading area, exhibition area and business related area. The Logistics Center is also expected to provide a number of shipping berths for cargo ships of various sizes. Wuhan Newport is expected to provide domestic and foreign businesses direct access to the anticipated Pilot Free Trade Zone in Wuhan. The project will include commercial buildings, professional logistic supply chain centers, direct access to the Yangtze River, Wuhan-Xinjiang-Europe Railway and ground transportation, storage and processing centers, and IT supporting services, among others.

Income generated from the use of the warehouses, cargo loading and unloading, railway and highway transportation and logistics services and other logistics supporting services is expected to be the main source of our expected income. It is also expected that income from real estate sales and leasing would be a relatively minor portion of our expected income since we are planning to sell or lease only a small portion of our real estate properties such as office spaces. We plan to use the major area of our real estate properties for the development of our Logistics Center, from which our main source of expected income can be derived. Theses income includes but not limited to the service fees we charge for our clients’ usage of warehouses, online information platform, ship berths, cold-chain storages, cargo handling, shipment loading and unloading.

Wuhan Yangtze River Newport Logistics Center

The Wuhan Yangtze River Newport Logistics Center (the “Logistics Center”), is an extensive complex located in Wuhan, the capital of the Hubei Province of China, a major transportation hub city with access to numerous railways, roads and expressways passing through the city and connecting to major cities in China, as well as other international centers of commerce and business.

The Logistics Center is expected to occupy approximately 1,918,000 square meters, for which the construction and development are expected to be completed in three phases in three years and reach its target maximum annual profit by the end of 2021 assuming the entire funding required for construction of the Logistics Center of $1.03 billion is in place by 2020 and the Logistics Center is in operation per our business plan. The following table illustrates the timeframe of our investment and construction progress.

The Logistics Center is located within the Wuhan Newport Yangluo Port, on the upper stream of the Yangtze River, and close to the northern base of Wuhan Iron and Steel, China's first mega-sized iron and steel production complex. The Logistics Center is expected to include a port terminal that will be located approximately 26.5km from the Wuhan Guan and 5.5km from the Yangluo Yangtze River Bridge. The operation area of the port is expected to consist of a riverbank of 1,039 meters with eight 5,000-to-10,000-ton berths, two of which are multi-purpose berths and the other six are general cargo berths. It is designed to be able to handle up to 5,000,000 tons of cargo annually, including up to 100,000 TEU for annual container throughput (including 20,000 TEU in freezer areas), 1,000,000 tons of iron and steel and 3,000,000 tons of general cargo. 

Within the Logistics Center, functional areas will be divided into six operating zones: a port operation area, a warehouse and distribution area, a cold chain supply logistics area, a rail cargo loading area, an exhibition area and a business related area. The Logistics Center will also be complemented with container storage areas, multi-functional areas, general storage areas, a multi-functional warehouse and infrastructural development, including new roads, gas stations, parking areas, gas and water pipes, electricity lines and all other facilities and equipment to operate the Logistics Center.

Aside from being situated in the Wuhan Yangluo Comprehensive Bonded Zone, the Yangluo development area is amongst the third group of China’s Pilot Free Trade Zone (FTZ) applicants to submit FTZ applications to the State Council. As of the date hereof, approvals have been granted to Shanghai, Tianjin, Guangdong and Fujian. Corporations within the approved free-trade zones are typically entitled to a series of favorable regulations and policies that could help the businesses grow and succeed.

Wuhan Newport has signed a twenty-year lease agreement, the maximum number of years permitted by the applicable PRC laws, and with rights to renew at its sole discretion effective April 27, 2015, to lease approximately 1,200,000 square meters of land for building logistics warehouses in support of the Logistics Center. The warehouses are expected to be comprised of port terminal zones, warehouse logistics zones, cold chain supply zones and railroad loading and unloading zones. The warehouses, once constructed, will connect the port terminal along the Yangtze River and the railway leading to Europe, satisfying the requirement of China’s latest “One Belt, One Road” initiative. It will also be able to support large logistics companies in Wuhan and other nearby provinces which will rent the warehouses, terminals and offices within the Logistics Center.

Logistics Center Highlights:

The “One Belt, One Road” Initiative.

According to the Vision and Actions on Jointly Building Belt and Road issued by the National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China, with State Council authorization in March 2015, "One Belt, One Road" (the “Initiative”) is a infrastructural development concept initiated by the leaders of the Chinese government in 2013. It refers to the New Silk Road Economic Belt, which will link China with Europe through Central and Western Asia, and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, which will connect China with Southeast Asian countries, Africa and Europe through the Pacific and Indian Ocean. Neither the belt, nor the road, follow a designated route, but serve as a conceptual roadmap for China’s plan to expand its presence commercially to the regions outside of the country and strengthen its economic relationships with the nations in these regions.

The “Belt” and the “Road” run through the continents of Asia, Europe and Africa, connecting the vibrant East Asian economic circle on one end and developed European economic circle on the other, and encompassing countries with huge potential for economic development. The Silk Road Economic Belt focuses on bringing together China, Central Asia, Russia and Europe (the Baltic), linking China with the Persian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea through Central Asia and West Asia, and connecting China with Southeast Asia, South Asia and the countries along the Indian Ocean. The 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road is designed to go from China's coast to Europe through the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean in one route, and from China's coast through the South China Sea to the South Pacific in the other.

On land, the Initiative is expected to focus on jointly building a new Eurasian Land Bridge and developing China-Mongolia-Russia, China-Central Asia-West Asia and China-Indochina Peninsula economic corridors by taking advantage of international transport routes, relying on core cities along the Belt and Road and using key economic industrial parks as cooperation platforms. At sea, the Initiative is expected to focus on jointly building smooth, secure and efficient transportation routes connecting major sea ports along the Belt and the Road. The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and the Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor are closely related to the Belt and Road Initiative, and therefore require closer cooperation and greater progress. (Source: http://en.ndrc.gov.cn/newsrelease/201503/t20150330_669367.html; National Development and Reform Commission, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China, with State Council authorization).

Corporate History

On December 23, 2009, the Company was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada under the name of “Ciglarette International, Inc.”.

On March 1, 2011, the Company completed a reverse acquisition transaction through a share exchange with Kirin China Holding, a British Virgin Islands company (“Kirin China”), whereby the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of Kirin China in exchange for 18,547,297 shares of common stock, which represented approximately 98.4% of the total shares outstanding immediately following the closing of this share exchange (the “First Share Exchange”). Upon consummation of the First Share Exchange, Company changes its name to “Kirin International Holding, Inc.” and traded under the symbol “KIRI” on OTC Markets. As a result of the First Share Exchange, Kirin China became a wholly-owned subsidiary. The Company ceased the smokeless cigarette business and became a holding company, through various controlled entities in the China, engaged in the development and operation of real estate in China. Through Kirin China, Company engaged in private real estate development focusing on residential and commercial real estate development in “tier-three” cities in China. Tier-three cities are provincial capital cities with ordinary economic development and prefecture cities with relatively strong economic development.  

On December 19, 2015, Company entered into certain share exchange agreements with Energetic Mind and all the shareholders of Energetic Mind whereby the Company acquired 100% issued and outstanding ordinary shares of Energetic Mind (the “Second Share Exchange”). Pursuant to the terms of the agreements for the Second Share Exchange, in exchange for 100% issued and outstanding ordinary shares of Energetic Mind, the Company agreed to issue to (i) the shareholders of Energetic Mind an aggregate of one hundred fifty-one million (151,000,000) shares of Company’s common stock and (2) a certain related party an additional 8% convertible promissory note in the principal amount of one hundred fifty million dollars ($150,000,000), with a conversion price of $10.00 per share. 

On December 31, 2015, the Company disposed all of its interests in i) Brookhollow Lake, LLC, ii) Newport Property Holding, LLC, iii) Kirin China, iv) Kirin Hopkins Real Estate Group LLC, v) Archway Development Group LLC, vi) Specturm International Enterprise, LLC and vii) wholly-owned subsidiary HHC-6055 Centre Drive LLC. The sale of Kirin China also effectively terminated Company’s contractual relationship with Hebei Zhongding Real Estate Development Co. Ltd and Xingtai Zhongding Jiye Real Estate Development Co., Ltd, both of which are companies formed under the laws of the People’s Republic of China and were deemed Company’s variable interest entities prior to this sale (“Subsidiaries Sale”). 

As a result of the Second Share Exchange and the Subsidiaries Sale, the Company currently operates its business solely through its wholly-owned subsidiary Energetic Mind, which is the sole shareholder of Ricofliz, which engages its business through its wholly-owned subsidiary Wuhan Newport.

On January 13, 2016, Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to its Articles of Incorporation (the “Amendment”) with the Secretary of the State of the State of Nevada, changing its name from “Kirin International Holding, Inc.” to “Yangtze River Development Limited”. Effective January 22, 2016, Company changed its stock symbol from “KIRI” to “YERR”.

The Company, by and among Armada Enterprises GP (“Armada”) and Wight International Construction, LLC (“Wight”), entered into (i) a Contribution, Conveyance and Assumption Agreement (“Contribution Agreement”) dated October 3, 2016, first and second addendums, dated October 3, 2016 and November 30, 2016, respectively, and (ii) an Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement dated November 16, 2016 (collectively with the Contribution Agreement, the (“Agreement”, whereby the Company acquired 100 million preferred B membership units of Wight, which would ultimately convert into 100 million LP units in Armada Enterprises LP. In exchange, the Company issued a $500 million convertible promissory note (“Note”) and 50,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to Wight. As a result of the Agreement and the conversion of the Note on November 17, 2016, Wight owned 100,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock representing 36.73% of the Company’s voting power and the Company owned 100 million preferred B membership units in Wight representing a 62.5% non-voting equity interest in Wight.

Under the terms of the Agreement, at the first closing, Wight was required to provide an aggregate total of $200 million, including $50 million in working capital and $150 million in construction funding (the “Funding”) to the Company, by January 18, 2017. Wight did not provide the Funding on January 18, 2017 and the Company provided to Wight a “Notice of Default and Request for Cure”. Wight proposed to provide $50 million in working capital funding on or before February 15, 2017 and secure $150 million in construction funding on or before March 15, 2017. Wight failed to provide the $50 million in working capital funding as proposed by February 15, 2017. Therefore, the Company, on February 24, 2017 decided to terminate the Agreement for non-performance by Wight. Pursuant to the Agreement, the termination thereof calls for the immediate return of the 100,000,000 shares of common stock issued by the Company to Wight.

On February 27, 2017, the Company issued a “Termination and Demand” letter to Wight which terminated the Agreement with Wight and Armada and demanded the return of the 100,000,000 shares of common stock. 

On March 1, 2017, the 100,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were canceled and returned by Wight, and were subsequently returned to the Company’s treasury.

The Company reserves the right to pursue any further legal action with respect to Armada’s and Wight’s default under the Agreement.

Organization & Subsidiaries 

Upon completion of the Second Share Exchange described above in “Corporate History”, Yangtze River Development Limited holds 100% ordinary shares of its wholly owned subsidiary, Energetic Mind, which holds all of the share capital of Ricofeliz Capital. Ricofeliz Capital holds all of the share capital of Wuhan Newport, a wholly foreign-owned enterprise located in Wuhan of Hubei Province in China.

The following diagram illustrates our corporate structure as of the date of this Annual Report:

Office Complex Project

Taking into consideration the Comprehensive Bonded Zone and Free Trade Zone status of the Logistic Center, Wuhan Newport has obtained the land use rights to own approximately 500,000 square meters of commercial lands on which Wuhan Newport will build a mixed residential and office complex of approximately 700,000 square meters.   As of the date of this Annual Report, mixed-use complex totaling approximately 100,000 square meters have been completed and there are outstanding 600,000 square meters to be constructed in three phases within the next five (5) years.

To support the office complex, a light railway from downtown Wuhan to the complex is undergoing construction, for which the complex will be accessible by two stations along the light railway line. In addition, an expressway along the north shore of the Yangtze River in Wuhan is currently under construction; the completion of the highway is also expected to provide direct ground access between Wuhan city center and the Logistics Center and cut down the commute time to only 20 minutes.

Upon completion of the construction of the office buildings, Wuhan Newport plans to sell half of the complex while leasing out the remaining half for long-term income. It is Company’s goal to recover the initial investment costs through sale of half of the complex and generate a stable return based on rent of the other half complex upon completion of the project.

Transportation and Logistics Services

Taking the regional advantage of the highways, railways and waterways in Yangluo area, Company plans to develop a shipping hub with access to all types of cargo transportation and offer complementary services to businesses within this logistics center. The Company intends to create an efficient, reliable and comprehensive logistics service system by utilizing the third-party service providers with offices within the Logistics Center to provide professional logistics services.

Company is currently constructing the port terminal which will be the focal point of the Yangtze River Economic Belt. The Yangtze River riverbank within our properties measures 1,039 meters, where we plan to complete eight cargo berths handling ships ranging from 5,000 to 10,000 tons.

A cargo transportation railway invested by the government has been built next to the Logistic Center. The railway is known as the Wuhan-Xinjiang-Europe (“WXE”) Railway in the Silk Road Economic Zone as it is in the “One Belt, One Road” initiative introduced by the Chinese government. The WXE Freight Train sets out from Wuhan to Xinjiang and finally ends in Mainland Europe. Wuhan Newport’s terminal is therefore an important component of the “Silk Road Economic Belt” under the “One Belt, One Road” framework.

The customs facility at the Yangluo Comprehensive Bonded Area allow cargo vessels ranging from 5,000 to 10,000 tons to set out from Shanghai downstream via the Yangtze River in order to transport “Made in China” commodities to the Pacific Ocean and further to any other ports across the Indian Ocean. In return transporting commodities from other countries will be shipped directly back to Wuhan and then distributed throughout rest of the Mainland China. Aside from being situated in the Wuhan Yangluo Comprehensive Bonded Zone, Yangluo development area is amongst the third group of China’s Free-Trade Zone (FTZ) applicants to submit FTZ applications to the State Council through the Wuhan municipal government for approval. Approvals have so far been granted to Shanghai, Tianjin, Guangdong and Fujian. Enterprises within the approved free-trade zones are typically entitled to a series of favorable regulations and policies that could help the businesses grow and succeed.

Cold Chain Logistics Services

A cold chain is a temperature-controlled supply chain. An unbroken cold chain is an uninterrupted series of storage and distribution activities which maintain a given temperature range. It is used to help extend and ensure the shelf life of products such as fresh agricultural produce, seafood and frozen food.

Within the Logistics Center, Company will provide extensive storage and processing services to its customers. Meanwhile, a cold chain logistics service system will be established to better help Company’s clients’ processing needs for their frozen foods, meats and other products that need special processing and handling. In addition, Company will offer professional services with temperature control, sorting, processing, packaging and delivery to ensure the reliability and safety of the logistics process.

Information Platform

To adapt to the needs of modern logistics service and meet the standards of the industry worldwide, Company will establish comprehensive automated management systems, as well as develop an operation system, enquiry system and decision-making systems for all types of business information such as warehouse, storage, trade, distribution and transportation, movable assets supervision and freight forwarding. Company plans to launch an integrated and information-sharing platform geared towards the demand of its targeted markets and potential clients.

Company will establish a uniform information platform including an internet-based logistics information portal and an e-commerce platform to provide the Company’s clients with services such as logistics services tracking, service rating, online operation, electronic transaction, etc…. The Company expects this information portal to be equally reliable for both service providers and their respective clients.

Company will also establish an e-commerce system based on the logistics information portal and it will provide clients with many updated services such as online transactions, online payments, online inquiries and business information communication. This will create a comprehensive service system and a business model with high integration of information flow, capital flow, trade flow and goods flow.

Portside Service

Company also plans to provide incentives for companies that specialize in IT, production of new material and high-end equipment and manufacturing companies to station nearby the Logistics Center so that these companies can grow with the Logistics Center, leveraging each other’s specialization to serve each other’s business needs.

Logistics Financing

Logistics financing is mainly based on using supplies as collateral to obtain financing for supply chains to improve its overall economic efficiency. Developing an innovative logistics financing is significant because traditionally mortgages or loans are concentrated in real estate and logistics financing provides a lower systematic risk for lenders.

Compared to developed countries, logistics financing is a rather new field in China with a huge market potential of about 7 trillion RMB. The driving force for logistics financial service in western countries is mainly attributable to financial institutions as opposed to third-party private logistics companies in China who would occasionally provide financing options.

Logistics financial services became a popular investment vehicle among these third-party lenders. However, the business of logistics financing has become more complex for these private lenders to handle as they will need professional service to guide them the process and thus safeguard their investments.

Even though the history of logistics financing has been relatively short in China, the appetite for this is expected to grow as the Free Trade Zones in Shanghai, Tianjin and soon-to-be Wuhan will likely attract more business and international financial institutions. Logistics financing not only provides the businesses with a new alternative to meet their capital needs, but also opens a new channel for commercial banks to reach small and midsize businesses. While interest income generated from logistics financing transaction is often an important source of income for many multinational logistics companies, companies who are able to provide financing are often the industry leaders. Because logistics financing can be an effective channel for the Company to reach its targeted market, our Company plans to capture this first-mover advantage when logistics financing is still in its development stage in China.

In light of this market opportunity, Company plans to establish and utilize e-commerce platforms to offer online booking, online dealing and online exhibiting services to provide professional transaction services for electronic products, commodity, foods and metals. Company also plans to provide comprehensive support services to complement logistics financing. Maritime insurance and training services will be offered within the Logistic Center. Company plans to help its clients to raise construction capital through Build-Transfer (BT), Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT), corporate debt and equity financing. Company also plans to collaborate and develop strategic alliances with other logistics or cargo shipping centers around the world.  

Sales and Marketing

We plan to sell its properties by forming strategic alliances with CMST Development (Hankou) Co. Ltd. (“CMST-Hankou”), the Shanxi Chamber of Commerce in Hubei (“SCCH”) and the Wuhan Coal Business Association (“WCBA”).

Partnership with CMST

CMST-Hankou is a regional subsidiary of the CMST Development Co. Ltd, which is a state-owned enterprise that principally engages in the logistics and import & export businesses. CMST-Hankou’s core business includes warehouse storage, sale and distribution of commodities, and freight forwarding. Pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding executed with CMST-Hankou on August 20, 2015, CMST-Hankou has agreed to transfer all of its warehouse storage and processing division, distribution service division and other existing businesses to the premises of the Logistics Center. In addition, CMST-Hankou has agreed to move its warehouse for steel trading business with the Shanghai Future Exchange to the Logistics Center. In consideration, we have agreed to offer CMST-Hankou a 5% discount for all services provided within the Logistics Center, including those within the warehouses, port terminal, and railway operating zones. In addition, CMST-Hankou has agreed to assist the Company with the establishment of an online commodity exchange platform to provide a comprehensive support system through the supply chain and provide necessary personnel to help with the management of the warehouse operations within the Logistics Center. Though at a slight discount, the Company is expected to receive fees based on CMST-Hankou’s large volume of commodities that need to be stored and use of complementary services at the warehouse facilities and operating areas, as well as rental income and/or property sales generated from the office complex. However, the partnership is subject to the terms and conditions of the definitive agreement between CMST-Hankou and the Company. No assurances can be provided at this point that such a definitive agreement will be executed.

Partnership with SCCH

SCCH is a non-profit business coalition with 252 businesses across various industries as members. Pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding executed with SCCH on July 27, 2015, SCCH has agreed to move its headquarters to the office complex within the Logistics Center by purchasing or leasing certain units. In consideration of a 7% discount to the purchase price of $2,729 per square meter of our properties, approximately 50 businesses within the organization plan to open offices in the Logistics Center and purchase at least 100,000 square meters of space within the office complex. SCCH, on behalf of 50 businesses, also executed a letter of intent to purchase approximately 100,000 square meters of storefront. In addition, because we expect the 50 businesses to have a total annual turnover of commodities of more than 5,000,000 tons, we have agreed to offer members of SCCH a 5% discount for all services provided within the Logistics Center, including those within the warehouses, port terminal, and railway operating zones. However, the partnership is subject to the terms and conditions of the definitive agreement between SCCH and the Company. No assurances can be provided at this point that such a definitive agreement will be executed.

Partnership with WCBA

WCBA is a non-profit business coalition with more than 300 businesses within the coal mining industry as members. Pursuant to the Memorandum of Understanding executed with WCBA on September 17, 2015, WCBA has agreed to move its headquarters to the office complex within the Logistics Center by purchasing or leasing certain units. We have agreed to offer WCBA member businesses a 5% discount to the purchase price of $2,729 per square meter of our properties. In addition, because we expect WCBA members to have a total annual turnover of coal-related commodities of more than 20,000,000 tons and will use the Company’s warehouse storage for at least 3,000,000 tons, we have agreed to offer members of WCBA a 5% discount for all services provided within the Logistics Center, including those within the warehouses, port terminal, and railway operating zones. However, the partnership is subject to the terms and conditions of the definitive agreement between WCBA and the Company. No assurances can be provided at this point that such a definitive agreement will be executed.  

Market Opportunity for Logistics Finance

Logistics financing provides financial services such as financing, clearance and insurance to support the logistics industry. It evolves as the logistics industry develops. Not only can logistics financing services improve the service capability and increase the profitability of third party logistics companies; it can also expand financing channels, decrease financing cost and increase the capital efficiency.

The major target clients for logistics finance services are small and medium sized companies, which are an important sector of China’s economy and have great weight in the market. One of the biggest hurdles in the life cycle of these small and medium sized companies is lack of cash flow, which can become the “bottle neck” of their development and prevent progress. The need for logistics financing results from the lack of available credit financing facilities and the difficulty of obtaining financing on the capital markets. Therefore, logistics financing services protect against the financing problems by allowing these small and medium companies to use their raw materials and commodities as collateral to borrow money. Logistics financing increases the liquidity of cash flow, lowers the clearance risks and improves the efficiency of the economic operation. Upon completion of the Logistics Center, we expect to house many small and mid-size logistics companies. The offering of logistics financing will therefore become an important component of the business, as these businesses are expected to have financing needs as they grow their businesses.

Market Overview of Wuhan

Located in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, Wuhan has been regarded as the gateway to nine provinces nearby. Beijing-Guangzhou Railway and the Yangtze River converge in Wuhan and also Beijing-Jiulong Railway and Beijing-Guangzhou Railway intersect in it, thus forming a railway network linking North China, Southwest China, Central South China and East China. Moreover, Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway and Shanghai-Chengdu Expressway converge in Wuhan and a high-speed railway along the Yangtze River will be completed here soon. Therefore, a “flexible multimodal transportation system” combining expressways, high-speed railways and water transportation on the Yangtze River will give greater prominence to Wuhan's position of strategic importance as a junction of water and land transportation in China.

Wuhan is the largest inland logistics and cargo distribution center in China, with its service covering approximately a 400 million population in the five neighboring provinces including Hunan, Jiangxi, Anhui, Henan and Sichuan. At present, there are over 10,000 commercial organizations, 105,000 commodity networks, four commercial listed enterprises as well as eight comprehensive shopping centers on the list of China Top 100 Retail Shopping Centers.

China is thoroughly implementing the strategy of coordinated regional development, expanding domestic demand, innovation-driven development and new urbanization, and building a new economic support belt relying on the Yangtze River. As a central city in the central region and the middle reach of the Yangtze River, and the country’s major transportation hub and science and technology base, Wuhan faces multiple overlapping strategic opportunities. Location, transportation, science, education, market and other advantages will be further enhanced and fully released and more quickly transformed into development and competitive advantage.

Wuhan is a major transportation hub of China situated at the midstream of the Yangtze River. Going west alongside the Yangtze, upstream are the cities in Chongqing, Sichuan, Yunnan and Qinghai. Going east downstream are provinces of Hunan, Anhui and Jiangsu, as well as the cities of Nanjing and Shanghai, until finally arriving at the sea. The railway runs north bound to Harbin, westbound to Urumqi, east bound to Shanghai and south bound to the Shenzhen Highway and expressways that stretch in all directions ensuring easy and convenient transportation to all provinces in China. Likewise, Wuhan is largest economic city in central China with an annual GDP beyond 1,000 billion RMB. In 2015, the China State Council introduced and implemented the Midstream Yangtze River City Group Development Plan headed by Wuhan. In fact, the city was once called “The Oriental Chicago” by the US Harper’s Magazine back in 1918.

With the rapid development of inland water shipping in China, logistics and port management industry has grown significantly. Wuhan is one of the major inland water ports in China. In 2014, Wuhan government released an Opinion On Accelerating The Establishment Of Shipping Center In The Middle Reach Of Yangtze River, indicated that the government will help the Wuhan shipping center to be a well-equipped, surrounding industry developed internationally with a scaled and intelligent inland water shipping center with all port and shipping resources highly concentrated. In the Development Plan On Wuhan Logistics Space (2012-2020), Wuhan is strategically positioned as the critical joint of the global supply chain and the logistics transportation hub and information center of China.

Wuhan has supported many logistics companies, including, as of March 2014, 99 tier-one logistics companies, which are supported by the local government that aims to forming a multi-dimension logistics industry in Wuhan by providing meaningful support to promising logistics companies. 

However, in Wuhan, logistics for domestic trade operated separately from that for international trade and all resources are scattered and not concentrated enough to form a well-organized and well-managed international supply chain. It becomes very difficult for Wuhan to realize the synergy of business, logistics, money and information. In addition, a majority of the current logistics companies in Wuhan focus on traditional cargo transportation and storage services. Therefore, there exists an opportunity for an efficient, comprehensive and modern logistics service center to facilitate the channel of both regional and global logistics.

Competitive Advantages

The following factors reflect the Company’s advantages over the company’s competitors:

The following map shows the location of the Wuhan Newport Logistics Center and surrounding transportation network:

Employees

As of the date of this Report, we have a total of 87 employees, including our executive officers. 

Our employees are not represented by any collective bargaining agreement and we have never experienced a work stoppage. We believe we have good relations with our employees. 

Where You Can Find More Information

We are subject to the reporting obligations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). These obligations include filing an annual report under cover of Form 10-K, with audited financial statements, unaudited quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and the requisite proxy statements with regard to annual stockholder meetings. The public may read and copy any materials the Company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. The public may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0030. The SEC maintains an Internet site (http://www.sec.gov) that contains reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

See Explanatory Note.

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.

See Explanatory Note.

Item 2. Properties.

Our corporate headquarters is located at 183 Broadway, 5^th Floor, New York, NY 10007, for which we currently pay a rent of 6,000.00 USD per month for our lease. The lease originally terminates on April 15, 2017 and we have requested an extension to May 14, 2017. We will be moving into a new office premise in New York City.

As of the date hereof, we have completed the construction of seven commercial office buildings since 2010, occupying 92,755.8 square meters of space, including our sales and welcome center.

The following chart illustrates the properties we currently have the land use rights to in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. We do not have ownership over such properties.

The following chart illustrates the properties we currently lease in Wuhan, Hubei Province, PRC and New York, United States. We do not have ownership over such properties.

Item 3. Legal Proceedings

We are currently not involved in any litigation that we believe could have a materially adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations. There is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation before or by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the executive officers of our Company or any of our subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting our Company, our common stock, any of our subsidiaries or of our Company’s or our Company’s subsidiaries’ officers or directors in their capacities as such, in which an adverse decision could have a material adverse effect.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not Applicable. 

PART II

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases Of Equity Securities.

Market Information

Our common stock trades on the OTC Markets under the symbol “YERR”.  The OTC Markets is a quotation service that displays real-time quotes, last-sale prices, and volume information in over-the-counter (“OTC”) equity securities. An OTC Markets equity security generally is any equity that is not listed or traded on a national securities exchange.  We have applied to list our common stock on the NASDAQ Global Select, but we cannot assure you that our application will be approved.

Price Range of Common Stock

The following table shows, for the periods indicated, the high and low bid prices per share of our common stock as reported by the OTC Markets’ quotation service.  These bid prices represent prices quoted by broker-dealers on the OTC Markets quotation service. The quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commissions, and may not represent actual transactions.

Holders

As of March 8, 2017, there were 60 holders of record of our common stock.  Because shares of the Company’s common stock are held by depositaries, brokers and other nominees, the number of beneficial holders of the Company’s shares is substantially larger than the number of stockholders of record.

Dividends

We have never declared or paid a cash dividend. Any future decisions regarding dividends will be made by our Board of Directors. We currently intend to retain and use any future earnings for the development and expansion of our business and do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Our Board of Directors has complete discretion on whether to pay dividends. Even if our Board of Directors decides to pay dividends, the form, frequency and amount will depend upon our future operations and earnings, capital requirements and surplus, general financial condition, contractual restrictions and other factors that the Board of Directors may deem relevant.

Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plan  

In order to compensate our officers, directors, employees and/or consultants, on February 23, 2016, our Board of Directors approved and stockholders ratified by consent the 2016 Stock Incentive Plan (the “Plan”). The Plan has a total of 10,000,000 shares reserved for issuance. 

Under the Plan, an eligible person in the Company’s service may acquire a proprietary interest in the Company in the form of shares or an option to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock.

There were no issuances under the Plan during the year ended December 31, 2016.

Rule 10B-18 Transactions

During the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, there were no repurchases of the Company’s common stock by the Company.

Item 6. Selected Financial Data.

See Explanatory Note.

Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations.

THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION OF OUR PLAN OF OPERATION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS SHOULD BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND RELATED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS INCLUDED ELSEWHERE IN THIS ANNUAL REPORT. THIS DISCUSSION CONTAINS FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS THAT RELATE TO FUTURE EVENTS OR OUR FUTURE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE. THESE STATEMENTS INVOLVE KNOWN AND UNKNOWN RISKS, UNCERTAINTIES AND OTHER FACTORS THAT MAY CAUSE OUR ACTUAL RESULTS, LEVELS OF ACTIVITY, PERFORMANCE OR ACHIEVEMENTS TO BE MATERIALLY DIFFERENT FROM ANY FUTURE RESULTS, LEVELS OF ACTIVITY, PERFORMANCE OR ACHIEVEMENTS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED BY THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. THESE RISKS AND OTHER FACTORS INCLUDE, AMONG OTHERS, THOSE LISTED UNDER “FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS” AND THOSE INCLUDED ELSEWHERE IN THIS ANNUAL REPORT.

Overview

Yangtze River Development Limited is a Nevada corporation that operates through its wholly-owned subsidiary Energetic Mind Limited, a British Virgin Islands company, which holds 100% of the capital stock of Ricofeliz Capital (HK) Ltd., a Hong Kong company that holds 100% of the capital stock of Wuhan Yangtze River Newport Logistics Co., Ltd., a wholly foreign-owned enterprise formed under the laws of the People’s Republic of China that primarily engages in the business of real estate and infrastructural development with a port Logistics Center located in Wuhan, Hubei Province of China. Situated in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, Wuhan Newport is a large infrastructure development project implemented under China's latest "One Belt One Road" initiative and is believed to be strategically positioned in the anticipated "Pilot Free Trade Zone" of the Wuhan Port, a crucial trading window among China, the Middle East and Europe. To be fully developed upon completion, within the Logistics Center, there will be six operating zones: including port operation area, warehouse and distribution area, cold chain logistics area, rail cargo loading area, exhibition area and business related area. The logistics center is also expected to provide a number of shipping berths for cargo ships of various sizes. Wuhan Newport is expected to provide domestic and foreign businesses a direct access to the Pilot Free Trade Zone in Wuhan. The project will include commercial buildings, professional logistic supply chain centers, direct access to the Yangtze River, Wuhan-Xinjiang-Europe Railway and ground transportation, storage and processing centers, and IT supporting services, among others.

Plan of Operation

Our Logistics Center is an extensive complex located in Wuhan, the capital of the Hubei Province of China, a major transportation hub city with access to numerous railways, roads and expressways passing through the city and connecting to major cities in China, as well as other international centers of commerce and business.

The Logistics Center is expected to occupy approximately 1,918,000 square meters, for which the construction and development are expected to be completed in three phases in three years and reach its target maximum annual profit by the end of 2021 assuming the entire funding required for construction of the Logistics Center of $1.03 billion is in place by 2020 and the Logistics Center is in operation according to our business plan. The following table illustrates the timeframe of our investment and construction progress.

The Logistics Center is located within the Wuhan Newport Yangluo Port, on the upper stream of the Yangtze River, and close to the northern base of Wuhan Iron and Steel, China's first mega-sized iron and steel production complex. The Logistics Center is expected to include a port terminal that will be located approximately 26.5km from the Wuhan Guan and 5.5km from the Yangluo Yangtze River Bridge. The operation area of the port is expected to consist of a riverbank of 1,039 meters with eight 5,000-to-10,000-ton berths, two of which are multi-purpose berths and the other six are general cargo berths. It is designed to be able to handle up to 5,000,000 tons of cargo annually, including up to 100,000 TEU for annual container throughput (including 20,000 TEU in freezers areas), 1,000,000 tons of iron and steel and 3,000,000 tons of general cargo.

Within the Logistics Center, functional areas will be divided into six operating zones: a port operation area, a warehouse and distribution area, a cold chain supply logistics area, a rail cargo loading area, an exhibition area and a business related area. The Logistics Center will also be complemented with container storage areas, multi-functional areas, general storage areas, multi-functional warehouse and infrastructural development, including new roads, gas stations, parking areas, gas and water pipes, electricity lines and all other facilities and equipment to operate the Logistics Center. 

Aside from being situated in the Wuhan Yangluo Comprehensive Bonded Zone, the Yangluo development area is amongst the third group of China’s Pilot Free Trade Zone (FTZ) applicants to submit FTZ applications to the State Council. As of the date of this prospectus, approvals have been granted to Shanghai, Tianjin, Guangdong and Fujian. Enterprises within the approved free-trade zones are typically entitled to a series of favorable regulations and policies that could help the businesses grow and succeed. However, we can provide no assurance at this point that the FTZ application will in fact be approved.

Wuhan Newport has signed a twenty-year lease agreement, the maximum number of years permitted by the applicable PRC laws, and with rights to renew at its sole discretion, effective April 27, 2015 to lease approximately 1,200,000 square meters of land for building logistics warehouses in support of the Logistics Center. The warehouses are expected to comprise of port terminal zones, warehouse logistics zones, cold chain supply zones and railroad loading and unloading zones. The warehouses will connect the port terminal along the Yangtze River and the railway leading to Europe, satisfying the requirement of China’s latest “One Belt, One Road” initiative. It will also be able to support large logistics companies in Wuhan and other nearby provinces, which will rent the warehouses, terminals and offices within the Logistics Center

Factors Affecting our Operating Results

Growth of China’s Economy. We operate and derive all of our revenue from operations in China. Economic conditions in China, therefore, affect our operations, including the demand for our properties and services and the availability and prices of land maintenance among other expenses. China has experienced significant economic growth with recorded Gross Domestic Product growth rates at 7.4% in 2014, 6.9% in 2015 and 6.7% in 2016. China is expected to experience continued growth in all areas of investment and consumption.  However, if the Chinese economy were to become significantly affected by a negative stimulus, China’s growth rate would likely to fall and our revenue could correspondingly decline.

Government Regulations. Our business and results of operations are subject to PRC government policies and regulations regarding the following:

Interest Rate and Inflation Challenges. We are subject to market risks due to fluctuations in interest rates and refinancing of mid-term debt. Higher interest rates may also affect our revenues, gross profits and our ability to raise and service debt and to finance our developments. Inflation could result in increases in the price of raw materials and labor costs.  We do not believe that inflation or deflation has affected our business materially.

Acquisitions of Land Use Rights and Associated Costs. We acquire land use rights for development through the governmental auction process and by obtaining land use rights permits from third parties through negotiation, acquisition of entities, co-development or other joint venture arrangements. Our ability to secure sufficient financing for land use rights acquisitions and property development depends on internal cash flows in addition to lenders’ perceptions of our credit reliability, market conditions in the capital markets, investors’ perception of our securities, the PRC economy and the PRC government regulations that affect the availability and cost of financing real estate companies or property purchasers.

Critical Accounting Estimates

As discussed in Part II, Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, we consider our estimates on revenue recognition, impairment of long-lived assets, and real estate property refunds and compensation payables to be the most critical in understanding the judgments that are involved in preparing our consolidated financial statements. There have been no significant changes to these estimates in the year ended December 31, 2016. 

Results of Operations

Comparison of Years Ended December 31, 2016 and 2015

The following table sets forth the results of our operations for the periods indicated in U.S. dollars

Revenue.

We did not generate any revenue from the sales of real estate property for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015. In addition, since our Logistics Center is still in its development stage and therefore is not yet in operation, we have not started providing any logistics service within our port terminal and have not generated any sales from providing such services.

Cost of Revenue.

For the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, our cost of goods sold was $0, respectively.

Gross Profit.

Our gross margin was $0 for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Selling expenses.

Selling expenses were $2,348 for the year ended December 31, 2016, compared to $11,577 for the year ended December 31, 2015, a decrease of $9,229. The decrease is primarily due to the decrease of marketing expenses. 

General and administrative expenses.

Our general and administrative expenses consist of salaries, office expenses, utilities, business travel, amortization expenses (including legal expenses, accounting expenses and other professional service expenses) and stock compensation. General and administrative expenses were $5,446,175 for the year ended December 31, 2016, compared to $4,547,646 for the year ended December 31, 2015, an increase of $898,529.  The significant increase is primarily due to the increase of expenses related to professional services.

Loss from operations.

Operating loss was $5,448,523 for the year ended December 31, 2016, compared to operating loss of $4,559,223 for the year ended December 31, 2015, an increase of $889,300. The significant increase is primarily due to the increase of operations expenses relating to general and administrative expenses.

Other expenses.

Other expenses were $8,421,152 for the year ended December 31, 2016, compared to $3,201,339 for the year ended December 31, 2015. The significant increase in other expenses is mainly attributable to the interest of convertible bond issued on December 19, 2015. Our interest income and expenses were $229 and $8,424,794, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2016, compared to interest income and expenses of $55 and $3,199,031, respectively, for year ended December 31, 2015. Our other income and expenses were $3,587 and $174, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2016, compared to other income and expenses of $868 and $3,231, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2015.

Income tax.

We received an income tax benefit of $1,143,595 for the year ended December 31, 2016, compared to $1,378,700 for the year ended December 31, 2015. The slight decrease is primarily due to the decrease of net loss incurred from Wuhan Newport.

Net loss.

Our net loss from operations for the year ended December 31, 2016 was $12,726,080, compared to net loss of $6,381,862 for the year ended December 31, 2015, an increase in net loss of $6,344,218. This increase is primarily due to significant increase is primarily due to the increase of expenses related to professional services, the increase of operations expenses relating to general and administrative expenses, and the interest of convertible bond issued on December 19, 2015.

Foreign currency translation.

Our consolidated financial statements are expressed in U.S. dollars but the functional currency of our operating subsidiary is RMB. Results of operations and cash flows are translated at average exchange rates during the period, assets and liabilities are translated at the unified exchange rate at the end of the period and equity is translated at historical exchange rates. Translation adjustments resulting from the process of translating the financial statements denominated in RMB into U.S. dollars are included in determining comprehensive income. Our foreign currency translation loss for the year ended December 31, 2016 was $19,227,596, compared to a foreign currency translation loss of $6,649,917 for the year ended December 31, 2015, an increase of $12,577,679. The significant decrease of foreign currency translation is mainly attributable to the depreciation of RMB against U.S. dollars.

Net loss available to common stockholders.

Net loss available to our common stockholders was $0.07 per share, for the year ended December 31, 2016, compared to net loss of $0.04 per share for the year ended December 31, 2015.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The following table sets forth a summary of our cash flows for the years indicated:

We had a balance of cash and cash equivalents of $63,092 as of December 31, 2016. We have historically funded our working capital needs through advance payments from customers, bank borrowings, and capital from stockholders. Our working capital requirements are influenced by the state and level of our operations, and the timing of capital needed for projects.

Operating Activities. Net cash used in operating activities was $2,135,205 for the year ended December 31, 2016, compared to net cash used in operating activities of $4,735,142 for the year ended December 31, 2015, a decrease of $2,599,937. The decrease in net cash used in operating activities was primarily contributed by the following factors:

Investing Activities. Net cash used in investing activities was $1,851 for the year ended December 31, 2016, compared to $494,179 provided by investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2015, representing an increase of $496,030 in cash outflow. This increase is primarily due to the effect of share exchange.

Financing Activities. Net cash provided by financing activities was $1,688,769 for the year ended December 31, 2016, compared to net cash of $4,698,162 provided by financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2015, representing a decrease of $3,009,393 in cash inflow. The decrease was primarily due to advances of $2,201,144 from related parties in the year ended December 31, 2016, compared to $4,874,761 for the year ended December 31, 2015.

As shown in our financial statements, we have negative cash flows from operations, sustained recurring losses for a number of years and currently we are not generating revenues. Over the past years, the Company has been funded through a combination of bank loans and advances from shareholders. On January 29, 2016, we received an undertaking commitment letter provided by our majority shareholder who is willing to provide sufficient funding on an as-needed basis. In addition, the Company plans to dispose of the existing developed real estate properties with market value of approximately $42 million when the Company needs cash flows. The Company believes that, as a result of these, it currently has sufficient cash and financing commitments to meet its funding requirements for a reasonable period of time.

Firm Commitment Offering

The Company has entered into an investment banking agreement with Boustead Securities, LLC., who is acting as representative of the underwriters of a $40,000,000 firm commitment offering for the Company. The underwriters will be committed severally to purchase all of the shares of common stock offered by us. The obligations of the underwriters may be terminated upon the occurrence of certain events to be specified in the underwriting agreement. Furthermore, pursuant to the proposed underwriting agreement, the underwriters’ several obligations will be subject to customary conditions, representations and warranties contained in the underwriting agreement, such as receipt by the underwriters of officers’ certificates and legal opinions. We have agreed to indemnify the underwriters against specified liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, and to contribute to payments the underwriters may be required to make in respect thereof. The underwriters propose to offer the shares of common stock offered by us to the public at the registered direct offering price to be determined. There is no assurance that this offering will close or that the Company will receive the $40,000,000. 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

On January 29, 2016, we received an undertaking commitment letter provided by the our majority shareholder who is willing to provide sufficient funding on an as-needed basis. We believe that the financial commitment provided by our majority shareholder could provide our company with sufficient capital resources to meet our capital needs for a reasonable period of time.

Critical Accounting Policies

We prepare our consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The preparation of these financial statements require the use of estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Our management periodically evaluates the estimates and judgments made. Management bases its estimates and judgments on historical experience and on various factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates as a result of different assumptions or conditions.

The methods, estimates, and judgment we use in applying our most critical accounting policies have a significant impact on the results we report in our financial statements. The SEC has defined “critical accounting policies” as those accounting policies that are most important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results, and require us to make our most difficult and subjective judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates of matters that are inherently uncertain. Based upon this definition, our most critical estimates relate to the fair value of warrant liabilities, impairment of long-lived assets, commitments and contingencies, and revenue recognition. We also have other key accounting estimates and policies, but we believe that these other policies either do not generally require us to make estimates and judgments that are as difficult or as subjective, or it is less likely that they would have a material impact on our reported results of operations for a given period. For additional information see Note 2, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the notes to our consolidated financial statements appearing elsewhere in this report. Although we believe that our estimates and assumptions are reasonable, they are based upon information presently available, and actual results may differ significantly from these estimates.

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

See Explanatory Note.

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

Reference is made to the financial statements, listed in Item 15, which appear at pages F-1 through F-21 of this Report and which are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.

On May 9, 2016, Yangtze River Development Limited (the “Company”) was informed by its independent registered accountants, Dominic K.F. Chan & Co. ("DKFC"), that DCAW (CPA) Ltd. (“DCAW”) has succeeded from DKFC, the license to audit U.S. public company regulated by PCAOB, effective from May 1, 2016. The principals and staff of DCAW are the same auditors and staff who were engaged on the audit of the Company while at DKFC. The engagement of DCAW was approved by the Company’s Board of Directors on May 13, 2016.

The reports of DKFC on the Company’s financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion nor was qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principle.

During the recent fiscal years ending ended December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 and the subsequent period through March 31, 2016, there have been no (i) disagreements with DKFC, on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to DKFC, satisfaction, would have caused DKFC, to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement(s) in connection with its reports; or (ii) reportable events as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.

Neither the Company nor anyone on behalf of the Company consulted DCAW regarding either (a) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or contemplated, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the financial statements of the Company, and no written or oral advice of DCAW was provided with respect to any accounting, auditing, or financial reporting issue, or (b) any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement of the type described in Item 304(a)(iv) of Regulation S-K or any “reportable event described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), the Company carried out an evaluation, with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) (the Company’s principal executive officer) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) (the Company’s principal financial and accounting officer), of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined under Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, the Company’s CEO and CFO concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the Company’s CEO and CFO, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Management's Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.

The management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for the Company. Our internal control system was designed to, in general, provide reasonable assurance to the Company’s management and Board regarding the preparation and fair presentation of published financial statements, but because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Our management assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2016. The framework used by management in making that assessment was the criteria set forth in the document entitled “Internal Control - Integrated Framework” issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on that assessment, our management has determined that as of December 31, 2016, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting was effective.

Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

On January 25, 2016, the Board formed and adopted charters for the Audit Committee, which consists of solely independent directors and is chaired by Harvey Leibowitz, whom the Board believes qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert,” as that term is defined in applicable regulations of the SEC. 

Item 9B. Other Information

None.

PART III

Item 10.  Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.

Our directors, executive officers and key employees as of March 8, 2017 are listed below.  The number of directors is determined by our Board of Directors.  All directors hold office until the next annual meeting of the Board or until their successors have been duly elected and qualified.  Officers are elected by the Board of Directors and their terms of office are, except to the extent governed by employment contract, at the discretion of the Board of Directors.

Directors and Executive Officers

Xiangyao Liu, President, CEO, Secretary and Chairman of the Board (age 45)

Mr. Xiangyao Liu served in the state-owned Materials Bureau of Hebei Province and was involved in steel and other logistics trading between 1994 and 1996. From 1996 to 2003, he invested and established the Pacific Trade and Logistics in China, served as the General Manager and engaged in the trading and logistics of steel, agricultural products and other commodities. In 2010, Mr. Liu participated in the investment of Wuhan Renhe Group Limited, which held the Wuhan Huazhong Steel Trading Center Co., Ltd., at that time, supervising the logistics and trading of steel. He also started to engage in financial and security investments in Hong Kong. From November 2010 to December 2012, Mr. Liu was the deputy general manager of Wuhan Renhe Group Limited; From January 2012 to June 2015, Mr. Liu served as the Deputy General Manager of the Wuhan Huazhong Steel Trading Center Co., Ltd., which later became the Wuhan Yangtze River Newport Logistics Co. Ltd. He supervised the transition of the steel trading renter to a residential and commercial complex which supports the warehouses and docks, led projects to bring the Steel Trading Center into the Yangluo Comprehensive Bonded Zone and Free Trade Area in Wuhan, supervised the feasibility study of the Wuhan Yangtze River Newport Logistics Center and collaborated with the local government to develop the Yangluo Newport Project Plan, handling corporate structuring, strategic planning and operations management of the company. Mr. Liu was appointed as the CEO and the Chairman of the Board of the Company in July 2015 because of his managerial skills and expertise in the industry.

Mr. Liu received his Bachelor’s degree in Business Management from the Hebei Institute of Finance in 1994.

Xin “Cindy” Zheng, Chief Financial Officer (age 38)

Ms. Zheng joined the Company (formerly Kirin International Limited) in December 2009. From September 2010 to March 2011, she has been employed by the Company’s finance department where she has had oversight of the Company’s accounting and financing matters. Ms. Zheng was appointed as Chief Financial Officer in April 2011. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Zheng was employed as Marketing Director for both XingtaiZhongdingJiye Real Estate Development Co., Ltd., and Hebei Zhongding Real Estate Development Co., Ltd., which through certain contractual arrangements, the Company controls. As Marketing Director, Ms. Zheng’s responsibilities included oversight of the Company’s marketing efforts. From May 2006 to December 2009, Ms. Zheng was employed in the Lighting Division of Philips, a Netherlands based fortune 500 company. Philips has generated approximately $9 billion dollars in revenue in China, where she was responsible for budgeting and financial planning for the operations of Philip’s lighting division in northern China. From April 2004 to May 2006, Ms. Zheng was employed by Mercer Consulting in China where she engaged in management consulting and financial modeling for a variety of companies, including state and privately owned business. Ms. Zheng graduated from the University of Bradford in the United Kingdom in February 2004 with a Master’s degree in Financial Management. She has extensive experience in accounting and capital markets.

James Stuart Coleman, Director (age 60)

Mr. James Coleman has been the Chief Representative in the United States of Wuhan Yangtze River Newport Logistics Co., Limited since April 2015. Mr. Coleman has also been the CEO and CFO of Dream Recovery International, Inc., a drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility since January 2014. Mr. Coleman has also been a Partner of the Angel Capital Ltd, an angel capital investor in start-up companies since September 2012. Since April 2006, Mr. Coleman has served as an Associate Broker at Bond New York Properties, LLC, specializing in commercial real estate in New York. We have selected Mr. Coleman as a director because of his experience with the capital markets in the United States.

Mr. Coleman received his Bachelor’s degree in Arts from Allegheny College in 1978. He is also a licensed Associate Broker in the State of New York.

Zhanhuai Cheng, Director (age 69)

Mr. Zhanhuai Cheng has served as the Chief Technology Officer (“CTO”) of Wuhan Huazhong Steel Trading Center since December 2008 and is responsible for the planning and construction of the logistics warehouse, dock berths, and supporting residential and commercial buildings. Since July 2015, after Wuhan Huangzhong Steel Trading Center restructured into Wuhan Newport, Mr. Cheng continued serving as the CTO of Wuhan Newport. Mr. Cheng was appointed as a member of the Board in December 2015. From 2000 to 2007, Mr. Cheng was employed by the Wuhan City Port Authority Officers and was in charge of port construction planning. During his term with the office, Mr. Cheng worked with the various ports along the Yangtze River and accumulated great experience in port planning, wharf construction, operations and management. He helped various agencies of the Wuhan government to complete the transformation of the water network, port construction, etc., and obtained the title of advanced workers of Wuhan City. During his service, Mr. Cheng also directed the planning, development and construction of the Qingshan Port, Yangluo Port, Yangsi Port and other terminals in Wuhan.

From 1993 to 2000, Mr. Cheng served as an officer of Wuhan Light Rail Construction and was in charge of resource development, project design, tendering and construction work. During his term of office, Mr. Cheng has contributed greatly to metro line planning and rail transit construction in Wuhan. These are recognized by the Wuhan Government with a number of honorary titles issued to him.

Mr. Cheng has also previously worked in the Wuhan Iron and Steel Limited, focusing on the production of railway and other construction, and port transportation projections. Mr. Cheng was also employed by the Ministry of Railways Bridge Engineering Bureau and served as a staff analyst and later on a vice dean of an academic institute, contributing to many projects and achieving great success. We have selected Mr. Cheng as a director because of his expertise in our industry.

Yanliang Wu, Director (age 51)

Mr. Wu has served as the deputy general manager of Wuhan Huazhong Steel Trading Center since June 2010. Since July 2015, after Wuhan Huangzhong Steel Trading Center re-structured into Wuhan Newport, Mr. Wu continued serving as the deputy general manager of Wuhan Newport. Mr. Wu has been working for Wuhan Yangtze River Newport Logistics Co. Ltd. since 2012, and is in charge of the company's indoor storage, outdoor yards, approval, planning and construction of warehouses, and operations management. Mr. Wu worked for Alpha Logistics Co, Ltd. in Montreal, Canada from 1997 to 2003, where he served as the Head of Logistics and coordinated the construction of the logistics network of the company in North America and the Pacific Rim. From 2002 to 2012, he was in charge of the company’s business development in the logistics industry in Mainland China, as well as leading the opening of its Shanghai branch. From 1986 to 1996, Mr. Wu worked in the head office of the state-owned Wuhan Metal Materials Corporation, serving as the Minister of Management and General Manager of Commodity Trading. During his employment, he received two accolades for his personal achievement in 1990 and 1992. He was also certified as a senior economist in China in September 1994. We have selected Mr. Wu as a director because of his expertise in our industry.

Mr. Wu received his Bachelor of Sciences degree in Logistics from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 1986.

Yu Zong, Director (age 46)

Mr. Zong has served as the Deputy General Manager of Wuhan Yangtze River Newport Logistics Co. Ltd. from February 2012 to September 2015, and was in charge of the development, construction and management of the real estate. Mr. Zong became its general manager and legal representative in October 2015. In July 2015, after Wuhan Huangzhong Steel Trading Center re-structured into Wuhan Newport, Mr. Zong was appointed as the deputy general manager of Wuhan Newport. Mr. Zong was appointed as General Manager and Chief Representative of Wuhan Newport in October 2015. From September 2009 to January 2012, he worked in Wuhan Dingxin Real Estate Ltd. as the Deputy General Manager and Chief Engineer, leading the construction and management of the “Mocha Town” Phase II Development Project.  From 2007 to 2009, Mr. Zong worked in the China Railway Group Wuhan Properties Limited, as the minister of Engineering Planning Division, and participated in a large real estate project which had a total investment of six (6) billion RMB.   From 2003 to 2006, Mr. Zong worked in Hubei Jiuding Ltd., as the Deputy General Manager and Chief Engineer and was responsible for the construction and management of a villa project which occupied an area of 80,000 square meters and a total construction area of 70,000 square meters. During the construction period, his duties included preliminary design, construction report, project quality control, and compliance. From 2000 to 2002, Mr. Zong worked as the Project Manager for Pace Home Development Inc., in Canada, providing consulting services for various types of construction projects.  Mr. Zong also previously worked in the Wuhan Institute of Architecture Design Institute. We have selected Mr. Zong as a director because of his expertise in our industry.

Mr. Zong obtained his bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering in 1993 from Wuhan University. He also obtained his master’ degree in Engineering from the University of British Columbia in 2004.

Harvey Leibowitz, Independent Director, Chair of the Audit and Compensation Committees (age 82)

Mr. Leibowtiz has been a director and Chair of the Audit Committee of ASTA Funding, Inc., a company listed on the NASDAQ since 2000. Mr. Leibowitz graduated from the City University of New York - Baruch College in 1955 with a bachelor’s degree in Accounting. Between 1955 and 1962, he was employed as a staff accountant at various accounting firms working on matters relating to audits, taxes and write-ups. From 1962 to 1979, Mr. Leibowtiz worked at Standard Financial Corporation, which acquired Sterling National Bank in 1965, in capacities including internal auditor and Senior Vice President in charge of commercial financing and factoring. From 1980 to 1994, Mr. Leibowitz worked for companies such as International Paper Company, Century Factors, Inc., and Foothill Financial Advisors, Inc., and was in charge of commercial financing involving secured loan financing. From 1994 to 1999, Mr. Leibowitz worked for Sterling National Bank as an internal auditor and was in charge of the Commercial Finance Department. Based on Mr. Leibowitz’s education and employment background, we have selected Mr. Leibowitz as a director and chairman of the Audit Committee because of his expertise in accounting and finance and the Board believes that Mr. Leibowitz qualifies as a “financial expert” as defined by the SEC rules.

Zhixue Liu, Independent Director (age 53)

Mr. Liu obtained his Ph.D. in Management and is currently a professor at the School of Management of Huazhong University of Science and Technology. Mr. Liu has been teaching as a professor at the School of Management of the Huazhong University of Science & Technology since January 2011. Mr. Liu was appointed as a member of the Board in December 2015. Also currently the Deputy Director of the Product Operations and Logistics Management Department, Mr. Liu is one of the main drafters of The People’s Republic of China National Standard - Classification and Index of Logistics Enterprises  and  The People's Republic of China National Standard - Logistics Terminology . He is also a member of the National Ministry of Education Logistics Specialty Guidance Steering Committee, Board of Trustee of the National Natural Science Fund Committee Management Division, Committee of the National Professional Commission for Certification of Logistics Specialist, Deputy Secretary General of the China Logistics Technology Association, Executive Director of the China Society of Logistics, and Executive Director of the China Marketing Association.

Mr. Liu obtained his bachelor’s in Logistics from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 1986. After his graduation, he served as an assistant, lecturer, associate professor, professor and doctoral tutor in the University, and focuses on researching and teaching logistics management, supply chain management, international trade, international business operations and marketing. Recently, he has published six (6) representative works, including the Modern Logistics Handbook , and more than forty (40) papers in domestic and foreign mainstream journals. He also hosted and participated in academic forums on Research on Model of Supply Chain Logistics Management and Case Studies on China's Auto Supply Chain and other studies initiated by the National Natural Science Foundation. Mr. Liu has led research on the Shandong Weifang City Logistics Development Strategy Plan, Planning of Jiangyin Yangtze Port Integrated Logistics Zone and  Logistics Solutions for Dongfeng Vehicles, Study on Transition of Wuhan Iron and Logistics Transportation Companies and a number of other logistics management topics. Mr. Liu and his research have been awarded the Outstanding Scientific Achievement Award under China’s "Ninth Five-Year" key scientific and technological projects, and Second Place in the National Commerce Scientific Advancement Award. We have selected Mr. Liu as a director because of his expertise and scholarship in the industry.

Tongmin Wang, Independent Director (age 57)

Mr. Wang was a chief engineer of Logistical Equipment at Wuhan Iron and Steel Limited from January 2011. Mr. Wang has worked for Wuhan Iron and Steel Limited and Wuhan Port Terminal Foreign Trade Co., Ltd. since 2007. He has served as the deputy general manager of the Office of Corporate Integration, Chief Administrative Officer, Director of Cargo Unloading and Chief Engineer of Logistical Equipment. Mr. Wang worked for Wuhan Port Group from 1992 to 2007. During this period, he held positions include Deputy Administrate Officer, Deputy Director of the Wuhan Water Company, Director of the Wuhan Port Mechanical Company, Manager of the Office of the Corporate Integration, Director of the Cargo Unloading Division and etc. From 1981 to 1992, Mr. Wang worked for the Wuhan Port Machinery Plant of the Ministry of Transportation in China.

Mr. Wang possesses professional knowledge and more than three decades of experience in the management of a port. He is familiar with the logistics industry and takes a practical approach in the organization and management of cargo loading/unloading. He is able to utilize his expertise to solve practical problems involving the day-to-day operations at a port terminal. We have selected Mr. Wang as a director because of his expertise in the industry.

He received his bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Wuhan Institute of Maritime and master’s degree in Industrial Management from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in 1998.

Adam S. Goldberg, Independent Director, Chair of the Social Media Committee (age 46)

Mr. Goldberg is the president and founder of Telco Experts LLC since March 2008. He served as CEO of Gemini Communications from March 1996 to March 2008. At Telco, Mr. Goldberg obtained regulatory approval as a licensed telephone company in 21 states and manages staff of 30 telecommunication professionals and engineers. Mr. Goldberg has extensive experience in business development, regulatory affairs, strategic planning, employee development and project management. We have selected Mr. Goldberg as a director because of his expertise in project management and strategic planning.

Mr. Goldberg obtained his bachelor’s degree in Marketing and finance from University of Maryland, Robert H. Smith School of Business in 1993.

Daniel W. Heffernan, Independent Director Chair of the Nomination and Board Oversight Committees (age 56)

Mr. Heffernan has served as the Principal of HRK Associates, specializing in credit enhanced finance since 1998. Mr. Heffernan was the Principal of HRK Associates since January 2011. Mr. Heffernan was appointed as a member of the Board in December 2015. Prior to his position at HRK, from 1973 to 1986, Mr. Heffernan served as an officer at New York Life Insurance Company. From 1986 to 1998, Mr. Heffernan was employed as an officer at Jhminer, Co. Ltd., in New York. Mr. Heffernan has more than thirty years of financial experience in the highly specialized niche market of mitigation of risk through the use of insurance and reinsurance related financial products. He has provided services to clients operating throughout the U.S. and in the international marketplace, leveraging his experience in providing credit enhanced, customized financial solutions that provide a distinctive bridge to the capital markets.

Mr. Heffernan is actuarially trained and has previously worked for New York Life Insurance Company, where he ran the Pension Department and supervised its two hundred eighty employees, and MINET/MIPI Brokers. While at New York Life, he consulted with a client base in excess of 5,000 corporations and unions, providing services ranging from structuring to administration. We have selected Mr. Heffernan as a director because of his expertise in finance.

Mr. Daniel W. Heffernan obtained his bachelor’s degree in Theology from New York Shadowbrook Jesuit Seminary in 1972.

Zhihong Su, Independent Director, Chair of the Governance and Human Resources Committee (age 56)

Mr. Su has served as the managing partner of the Beijing Hengjun Law Firm since December 2001, practicing in areas such as securities, litigation, general corporate and banking. Mr. Su was appointed as member of the Board in January 2016. Mr. Su started his career as in-house counsel for China International Trust and Investment Corporation (“CITIC”) in December 1984, and was responsible for the legal affairs of overseas investments. In January 1990, Mr. Su was sent to station at the Washington DC-based law firm Arnold and Porter LLP as a foreign lawyer to oversee a full spectrum of legal matters of CITIC’s subsidiaries in the United States, namely, CITIC Steel Group, CITIC Buffalo Tungsten Company, CITIC Seattle Woodland and CITIC Florida Real Estate Co. Ltd. During his stay in Washington from 1990 to June 1996, he worked on a number of matters involving corporate and securities law. Upon returning to China in July 1996, Mr. Su worked for the Law Offices of Jiahe as one of the founding members and as an attorney until November 2001. We have chosen Mr. Su to serve as a director because of the perspective he brings to legal matters in China.

Mr. Su earned his bachelor’s degree in Laws (LLB) from China University of Political Science and Law where he had taught for a year after graduation before becoming a qualified Chinese lawyer in the same year.

Term of Office

Our directors are appointed for a one-year term to hold office until the next annual general meeting of our shareholders or until removed from office in accordance with our bylaws. Our officers are appointed by our board of directors and hold office until removed by the board.

Family Relationships

There are no family relationships between any of our directors or executive officers and any other directors or executive officers. None of our directors or executive officers or their respective immediate family members or affiliates are indebted to us.

Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings

Except as described below, to the best of our knowledge, none of our directors or executive officers has, during the past ten years:

On December 19, 2015, James Coleman joined us as Executive Director. Prior to joining us, Mr. Coleman was the managing member and owner of Firebird International LLC, Dream International Holdings LLC and Dream Recovery International LLC, all of which are privately held companies engaged primarily in drug rehabilitation businesses, from January 2014 to September 2016. On September 13, 2016, all three entities mentioned above filed voluntary petitions in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Southern Florida seeking relief under the provisions of chapter 7 of title 11 of the United States Code in order to facilitate liquidations in these three entities.

Except as set forth in our discussion below in “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions,” none of our directors or executive officers has been involved in any transactions with us or any of our directors, executive officers, affiliates or associates which are required to be disclosed pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Commission.

Committees of the Board of Directors 

On January 25, the Board formed and adopted charters for six standing committees: Audit Committee, Compensation Committee, Nomination Committee, Governance and Human Resources Committee, Board Oversight Committee, Social Media Committee (collectively the “Committees”). Each Committee consists of only independent directors of the Company. The Board also adopted charter for the Regulatory, Compliance and Government Affairs Committee, for which the charter will be implemented once the committee is formed. The Company believes that the adoption of these charters and formation of these Committees are necessary for the implementation of effective internal control and oversight and a significant step towards remediating any material weakness the Company currently has.

Audit Committee

The Audit Committee shall make such examinations as are necessary to monitor the corporate financial reporting and external audits of the Company and its subsidiaries; to provide to the Board the results of its examinations and recommendations derived therefrom; to outline to the Board improvements made, or to be made, in internal accounting controls; to nominate independent auditor; and to provide to the Board such additional information and materials as it may deem necessary to make the Board aware of significant financial matters requiring Board attention.

Compensation Committee

The purpose of the Compensation Committee is to review and make recommendations to the Board regarding all forms of compensation to be provided to the executive officers and directors of the Company, including stock compensation and loans, and all bonus and stock compensation to all employees.

Nomination Committee

The purpose of the Nomination Committee shall be to review and make recommendations to the Board regarding matters concerning corporate governance; review the composition of and evaluate the performance of the Board; recommend persons for election to the Board and evaluate director compensation; review the composition of committees of the Board and recommend persons to be members of such committees; review and maintain compliance of committee membership with applicable regulatory requirements; and review conflicts of interest of members of the Board and corporate officers.

Governance and Human Resources Committee

The Governance and Human Resources Committee shall be is responsible for (1) developing Company’s approach to the Board and corporate governance issues; (2) helping to maintain an effective working relationship between the Board and management; (3) exercising, within the limits imposed by the by-laws of the Company, by applicable laws, and by the Board, the powers of the Board for the management and direction of the affairs of the Company during the intervals between meetings of the Board; (4) reviewing and making recommendations to the Board for the appointment of senior executives of the Company and for considering their terms of employment; (5) reviewing succession planning, matters of compensation; (6) recommending awards under the Company’s long term and short term incentive plans; (7) assuming the role of administrator, whether by delegation or by statute, for the corporate-sponsored registered pension plans and the Supplementary Executive Retirement Plan of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries and any future, additional or replacement plans relating to the plans; and (8) monitoring the investment performance of the trust funds for the plans and compliance with applicable legislation and investment policies.

Board Oversight Committee

Board Oversight Committee shall assist the Board Oversight Committee and the Board in the exercise of its responsibilities, particularly by defining the scope of the Committee’s authority in respect of risk oversight matters delegated to it by the Board.

Social Media Committee

The Social Media Committee shall oversee the social media strategy initiatives for the Company pursuant to Regulation FD. The Committee shall 1) provide compliant Regulation FD strategic leadership for social media through the alignment of social media strategies and activities with enterprise strategic objectives and processes; 2) establish and maintain corporate policies with respect to use of social media for both process-driven social engagements, as well as for use of social media by employees for participating in social conversations (e.g. blogging and Tweeting by subject matter experts); 3) prioritize social media initiatives and deliver final approvals and recommendations on proceeding with proposed social media projects, including process, technology, and organizational project; 4) ensure open communication between the social media department and the other functional units of the Company so as to promote collaborative strategies, planning, and implementation.

As of March 8, 2016, the following are the respective members of each committee.

Corporate Governance

The business and affairs of the company are managed under the direction of our Board. We have conducted Board meetings regularly since inception. Each of our directors has attended all meetings either in person or via telephone conference, or through written consent for special meetings. In addition to the contact information in this Annual Report, the Board has adopted procedures for communications to the officers and directors as of January 28, 2016. Each stockholder will be given specific information on how he/she can direct communications to the officers and directors of the Company at our annual stockholders meeting. All communications from stockholders are relayed to the members of the Board.   

Board Leadership Structure and Role in Risk Oversight

Our Board is primarily responsible for overseeing our risk management processes. The Board receives and reviews periodic reports from management, auditors, legal counsel, and others, as considered appropriate regarding our company’s assessment of risks. The Board focuses on the most significant risks facing our company and our company’s general risk management strategy, and also ensures that risks undertaken by our company are consistent with the Board’s appetite for risk. While the Board oversees our company’s risk management, management is responsible for day-to-day risk management processes. We believe this division of responsibilities is the most effective approach for addressing the risks facing our company and that our Board leadership structure supports this approach.

The audit committee, which was formed on June 28, 2016, assists our Board in its general oversight of, among other things, the company’s policies, guidelines and related practices regarding risk assessment and risk management, including the risk of fraud. As part of this endeavor, the audit committee reviews and assesses the company’s major financial, legal, regulatory, environmental and similar risk exposures and the steps that management has taken to monitor and control such exposures. The audit committee also reviews and assesses the quality and integrity of the company’s public reporting, the company’s compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, the performance and independence of the company’s independent auditors, the performance of the company’s internal audit department, the effectiveness of the company’s disclosure controls and procedures, and the adequacy and effectiveness of the company’s risk management policies and related practices.

Insider Trading Policy

The Board also adopted an insider trading policy that allows insiders to sell securities of the Company pursuant to pre-arranged trading plans.

This insider trading policy was put in place because effective October 23, 2000, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted rules related to insider trading. One of these rules, Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, provides an exemption to the insider trading rules in the form of an affirmative defense. Rule 10b5-1 recognizes the creation of formal programs under which executives and other insiders may sell the securities of publicly traded companies on a regular basis pursuant to written plans that are entered into at a time when the plan participants are not aware of material non-public information and that otherwise comply with the requirements of Rule 10b5-1.

The Board also adopted a written disclosure policy, which applies to all directors, officers and employees of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries, to ensure that communications to the investing public about the Company are timely, factual and accurate and broadly disseminated in accordance with all applicable legal and regulatory requirements.

Whistleblower Policy

The Board adopted a whistleblower procedure that provides the Audit Committee the responsibility to ensure proper procedure of the receipt, retention, and treatment of complaints about the Company’s accounting, internal accounting controls, or auditing matters. The Audit Committee must also provide for confidential, anonymous submission by the Company’s employees of concerns about questionable accounting or auditing matters.

Code of Ethics

We have adopted a code of ethics as of the date of this Annual Report that applies to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, directors and principal accounting officer as well as our employees. Our standards are in writing and are to be posted on our website at www.yerr.com.cn at a future time. The following is a summation of the key points of the Code of Ethics we adopted:

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

Under Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, our directors and certain of our officers, and persons holding more than 10 percent of our common stock are required to file forms reporting their beneficial ownership of our common stock and subsequent changes in that ownership with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

Based solely upon a review of copies of such forms filed on Forms 3, 4, and 5, and amendments thereto furnished to us, we believe that as of March 8, 2017, our executive officers, directors and greater than 10 percent beneficial owners have complied on a timely basis with all Section 16(a) filing requirements.

Item 11. Executive Compensation.

Summary Compensation Table

The Summary Compensation Table below sets forth information regarding the compensation awarded to or earned by the company’s executive officers for our fiscal years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015. 

Employment Agreements

We have employment agreements with all of our directors and officers except Xiangyao Liu.

Option Grants

We had no outstanding equity awards as of the end of fiscal year 2016.

Option Exercises and Fiscal Year-End Option Value Table

There were no stock options exercised during fiscal 2016 by the executive officers.

Long-Term Incentive Plans and Awards

There were no awards made to a named executive officer in fiscal 2016 under any long-term incentive plan.

Employment Contracts, Termination of Employment, Change-in-Control Arrangements

We have no other employment agreements with any of our executive officers.

Director Compensation Table

The following table sets forth the compensation received by each of our Directors for the year ended December 31, 2016.

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.

The following table sets forth certain information regarding our shares of common stock beneficially owned as of March 8, 2017, for (i) each stockholder known to be the beneficial owner of 5% or more of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock, (ii) each named executive officer and director, and (iii) all executive officers and directors as a group. A person is considered to beneficially own any shares: (i) over which such person, directly or indirectly, exercises sole or shared voting or investment power, or (ii) of which such person has the right to acquire beneficial ownership at any time within 60 days through an exercise of stock options or warrants. Unless otherwise indicated, voting and investment power relating to the shares shown in the table for our directors and executive officers is exercised solely by the beneficial owner or shared by the owner and the owner’s spouse or children.

Unless otherwise specified, the address of each of the persons set forth below is in care of the Company, at the address of: c/o 183 Broadway, Suite 5, New York, NY 10007

Authorized Capital Stock

Our authorized share capital consists of 500,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share. As of March 8, 2017, 172,269,446 shares of our common stock and no shares of our preferred stock were outstanding.

Common Stock

Each share of our common stock entitles its holder to one vote in the election of each director and on all other matters voted on generally by our stockholders, other than any matter that (1) solely relates to the terms of any outstanding series of preferred stock or the number of shares of that series and (2) does not affect the number of authorized shares of preferred stock or the powers, privileges and rights pertaining to the common stock. No share of our common stock affords any cumulative voting rights. This means that the holders of a majority of the voting power of the shares voting for the election of directors can elect all directors to be elected if they choose to do so.

Holders of our common stock will be entitled to dividends in such amounts and at such times as our Board of Directors in its discretion may declare out of funds legally available for the payment of dividends. We currently intend to retain our entire available discretionary cash flow to finance the growth, development and expansion of our business and do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on the common stock in the foreseeable future. Any future dividends will be paid at the discretion of our Board of Directors after taking into account various factors, including:

If we liquidate or dissolve our business, the holders of our common stock will share ratably in all our assets that are available for distribution to our stockholders after our creditors are paid in full and the holders of all series of our outstanding preferred stock, if any, receive their liquidation preferences in full.

Our common stock has no preemptive rights and is not convertible or redeemable or entitled to the benefits of any sinking or repurchase fund.

Preferred Stock

At the direction of our Board of Directors, without any action by the holders of our common stock, we may issue one or more series of preferred stock from time to time. Our Board of Directors can determine the number of shares of each series of preferred stock, the designation, powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions applicable to any of those rights, including dividend rights, voting rights, conversion or exchange rights, terms of redemption and liquidation preferences, of each series.

Undesignated preferred stock may enable our Board of Directors to render more difficult or to discourage an attempt to obtain control of our company by means of a tender offer, proxy contest, merger or otherwise, and thereby to protect the continuity of our management. The issuance of shares of preferred stock may adversely affect the rights of our common stockholders. For example, any preferred stock issued may rank prior to the common stock as to dividend rights, liquidation preference or both, may have full or limited voting rights and may be convertible into shares of common stock. As a result, the issuance of shares of preferred stock, or the issuance of rights to purchase shares of preferred stock, may discourage an unsolicited acquisition proposal or bids for our common stock or may otherwise adversely affect the market price of our common stock or any existing preferred stock.

Warrants

There are no outstanding warrants.

Transfer Agent and Registrar

The Transfer Agent for our common stock is VStock Transfer, LLC located at 18 Lafayette Pl, Woodmere, NY 11598. The telephone number is: (212) 828-8436.

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.

Transactions with Related Persons

Loans from a Related Party

On July 13, 2015, Wuhan Renhe Group Co., Ltd ("Wuhan Renhe"), where Xiangyao Liu, our CEO and President, was a majority shareholder, transferred all of its interests in Wuhan Newport to Ricofeliz. As a former shareholder of Wuhan Newport, Wuhan Renhe provided numerous loans to Wuhan Newport prior to the transfer. On June 30, 2015, Wuhan Renhe forgave a total amount of $285,413,074 with the Company. The Company has credited the amount of $285,413,074 to additional paid-in capital in equity. As of December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the amounts due to Wuhan Renhe Real Estate Co., Ltd, an entity controlled by Geng Wang, who is an affiliate of Wuhan Renhe, were $0 and $667,776, respectively. 

As of December 31, 2016, and December 31, 2015, the amounts due to Weibin Zhao, an officer of Wuhan Newport and a related party, were $118,130 and $126,516, respectively. The amount is unsecured, interest free and does not have a fixed repayment date. 

As of December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the amounts due to Mr. Liu Xiangyao, our President and CEO, were $31,751,959 and $2,428,731, respectively. The amount is unsecured, interest free and does not have a fixed repayment date.

Director Independence

Because the Company’s Common Stock is not currently listed on a national securities exchange, the Company has used the definition of “independence” of The NASDAQ Stock Market to make this determination. NASDAQ Listing Rule 5605(a)(2) provides that an “independent director” is a person other than an officer or employee of the company or any other individual having a relationship which, in the opinion of the company’s board of directors, would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director. The NASDAQ listing rules provide that a director cannot be considered independent if:

Based on this review, Harvey Leibowitz, Zhixue Liu, Yongming Wang, Romano Tio, Daniel Heffernan and Zhihong Su “independent” directors. In addition and by definition, the Board has determined that all members of each of the audit and compensation committees are independent.

The Board has determined that Mr. Harvey Leibowitz qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert,” as that term is defined in applicable regulations of the SEC.

As of March 8, 2017, our Board is composed of eleven members, of which directors are independent directors. The six independent directors are Harvey Leibowitz, Zhixue Liu, Yongming Wang, Romano Tio, Daniel Heffernan and Zhihong Su. In addition, as indicated above, each of our audit and compensation committees is composed entirely of independent directors, including the chairperson of the audit committee and compensation committees.

Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services.

The following is a summary of the audit fees for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015.

All of the services provided and fees charged by our independent registered accounting firm were approved by the board of directors and audit committee.

Audit Fees

For the Company’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, we were billed approximately $120,000 for each year, for professional services rendered for the audit and reviews of our financial statements.

Audit Related Fees

The Company did not incur any audit related fees, other than the fees discussed in Audit Fees, above, for services related to our audit for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

Tax Fees

For the Company’s fiscal years ended December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, we did no incur any fees for professional services rendered for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning.

All Other Fees

The Company did not incur any other fees related to services rendered by our principal accountant for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015.

Pre-Approval of Services

The Audit Committee pre-approves all audit and permissible non-audit services provided by the independent accountants. These services may include audit services, audit-related services, tax services and other services. The Audit Committee has adopted a written policy for the pre-approval of services provided by the independent accountants, under which policy the Audit Committee generally pre-approves services for up to one year and any pre-approval is detailed as to the particular service or category of services and is subject to a specific budget. In addition, the Audit Committee may also pre-approve particular services on a case-by-case basis. For each proposed service, the independent accountant is required to provide detailed back-up documentation at the time of approval. The Audit Committee may delegate pre-approval authority to one or more of its members. Such a member must report any decisions to the Audit Committee at the next scheduled meeting. 

PART IV

Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.

(a) The following documents are filed as part of this report:

The audited balance sheet of the Company as of December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the related condensed statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ deficiency and cash flows for the years then ended, the footnotes thereto, and the report of Dominic KF Chan & Co., independent auditors, are filed herewith.

None

Financial statement schedules have been omitted because they are either not applicable or the required information is included in the financial statements or notes hereto.

The exhibits listed in the accompanying index to exhibits are filed or incorporated by reference as part of this Report.

(b) The following are exhibits to this Report and, if incorporated by reference, we have indicated the document previously filed with the SEC in which the exhibit was included.

Certain of the agreements filed as exhibits to this Report contain representations and warranties by the parties to the agreements that have been made solely for the benefit of the parties to the agreement. These representations and warranties:

Accordingly, these representations and warranties may not describe the actual state of affairs as of the date that these representations and warranties were made or at any other time. Investors should not rely on them as statements of fact.

+ In accordance with SEC Release 33-8238, Exhibit 32.1 and 32.2 are being furnished and not filed.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

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	中正達會計師事務所有限公司 Centurion ZD CPA Limited Certified Public Accountants (Practising)
HK office: 7th Floor, Nan Dao Commercial Building, 359-361 Queen’s Road Central, Hong Kong 香港皇后大道中三五九至三六一號南島商業大廈七樓 Tel : (852) 2851 7954 Fax: (852) 2545 4086 Kowloon office: Room 2105-06, 21/F., Office Tower, Langham Place, 8 Argyle Street, Mongkok, Kowloon, Hong Kong 九龍旺角亞皆老街八號朗豪坊辦公大樓2105-06室 Tel: (852) 2780 0607 Fax: (852) 2780 0013

REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

Board of Directors and Stockholders of

Yangtze River Development Limited

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Yangtze River Development Limited (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, changes in owners’ equity and cash flows for the years then ended. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audit.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of their internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Yangtze River Development Limited as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Centurion ZD CPA Ltd. (fka DCAW (CPA) Ltd. as successor to Dominic K.F. Chan & Co.)

Certified Public Accountants

Hong Kong, March 9, 2017

Yangtze River Development Limited

(FORMERLY Kirin International Holding, Inc.)

Consolidated Balance Sheets

See notes to the consolidated financial statements

 
Yangtze River Development Limited

(FORMERLY Kirin International Holding, Inc.)

consolidated Statements of OPERATIONS and Comprehensive LOSS

See notes to the consolidated financial statements

Yangtze River Development Limited

(FORMERLY Kirin International Holding, Inc.)

consolidated Statements of CHANGES IN Equity

See notes to the consolidated financial statements

Yangtze River Development Limited

(FORMERLY Kirin International Holding, Inc.)

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows