Yangtze River Development Ltd. Secures $1B Financing and Construction Partner to Complete the Development of the Wuhan Newport Project

NEW YORK, NY and WUHAN, CHINA / ACCESSWIRE / October 6, 2016 / Yangtze River Development Ltd., (OTC: YERR) (the "Company"), an infrastructural development company with a focus on the development of a large-scale port in Wuhan, China, today announced that the Company has secured financing of US$1 billion for the completion of the port project with Armada Enterprises GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Armada"). In addition, the Company will engage an Armada subsidiary, Wight International Construction LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Wight"), as its construction partner to complete the Wuhan port project.

"Securing the funding and a construction partner for the completion of the Wuhan Newport Project is a significant milestone for our Company," said Xiangyao Liu, CEO of Yangtze River Development Ltd. "With the funds in place from a respected partner, we can now continue to advance and execute on our plans."

Under the terms of the Agreement, the Company agreed to issue to Wight, a convertible promissory note in the amount of US$500 million that may be convertible into 50 million shares of the Company's common stock. The Company also agreed to contribute 60 million shares of the Company's common stock, valued at $8.33 per share, to Armada, 50 million of which will be issued upon closing (the "Contribution Shares"). The remaining 10 million shares will be reserved with Company's transfer agent (the "Reserve Shares") and will be issued subject to Armada's fulfillment of its obligation to procure $1 billion in construction financing for the Wuhan Project. As a result of this Agreement, the Company may issue up to 110 million shares of Common Stock at an average price of $9.09 per share.

In consideration of the Company's convertible promissory note, Contribution Shares and Reserve Shares, Wight has agreed to issue the Company 100 million membership units in Wight, valued at a minimum of $10 per unit, for an aggregate value of $1 billion. The membership units would convert to limited partnership units in Armada Enterprise LP, upon Armada's contribution of Wight to Armada LP. Armada has also agreed to pay the Company a non-refundable $2 million fee to be held by the Company in escrow as a break-up fee in the event that Armada does not obtain a minimum of US$50 million financing. The Break-up Fee will become a working capital fund for the Company and the Wuhan Project if Armada obtains the minimum financing.

To date the Company has invested over $300 million into the Wuhan Newport infrastructure project, and has completed over 140,000 square meters of footprint of commercial buildings. 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 "Free Trade Zone" of the Wuhan Port, a crucial trading window between China, the Middle East and Europe. 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.

ABOUT YANGTZE RIVER DEVELOPMENT LTD.:

Yangtze River Development Limited primarily engages in the business of real estate development with a port logistic project located 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 "Free Trade Zone" of the Wuhan Port, a crucial trading window between China, the Middle East and Europe. To be fully developed upon completion of three phases, 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 residential community. 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 anticipated 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, IT supporting services, among others.

For additional information please go to: http://www.yerr.com.cn.

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James Coleman
Executive Director
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SOURCE: Yangtze River Development Ltd.