UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 8, 2017

 

YANGTZE RIVER DEVELOPMENT LIMITED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Nevada   001-38062   27-1636887
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

41 John Street, Suite 2A, New York, NY   10038
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

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

 

  Not Applicable  
  (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)  

 

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Item 5.07.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

On December 8, 2017 Beijing time (which is December 7, 2017 EST), Yangtze River Development Limited (the “Company”) held its 2017 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”).  At the Annual Meeting, a majority of the Company’s shares of common stock represented at the Annual Meeting and voting on each proposal voted to approve the following proposals:

 

  1. To elect Xiangyao Liu, James Stuart Coleman, Zhanhuai Cheng, Yanliang Wu, Yu Zong, Harvey Leibowitz, Zhixue Liu, Tongmin Wang, Adam Goldberg, Daniel W. Heffernan and Zhihong Su as directors to serve for a one-year term that expires at the next annual meeting of stockholders, or until their successors are elected and qualified or until their earlier resignation or removal;

 

  2. To ratify the appointment of ZD CPA, Ltd. as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for fiscal year ending December 31, 2018;
     
  3. To consider and conduct a non-binding advisory vote on a proposal to approve the Company’s executive compensation; and
     
  4. To consider and conduct a non-binding advisory vote on a proposal regarding the frequency of advisory votes on executive compensation.

 

All matters voted on at the Annual Meeting were approved as recommended by the Board of Directors of the Company.  The number of votes cast for or against and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each proposal, as applicable, is set forth below.  The Company’s inspector of election reported the final vote of the stockholders as follows:

 

   For   Against   Withheld   Abstain   Broker
Non-Votes
 
Election of Directors                         
Xiangyao Liu   146,808,528    47    -    2,500    661,856 
James Stuart Coleman   146,809,443    123    -    1,509    661,856 
Zhanhuai Cheng   146,795,584    6,585    -    8,906    661,856 
Yanliang Wu   146,773,532    6,584    -    30,959    661,856 
Yu Zong   146,766,826    6,885    -    37,364    661,856 
Harvey Leibowitz   146,651,450    128,666    -    30,959    661,856 
Zhixue Liu   146,802,114    47    -    8,914    661,856 
Tongmin Wang   146,651,873    150,293    -    8,909    661,856 
Adam Goldberg   146,773,255    35,320    -    2,500    661,856 
Daniel W. Heffernan   146,651,744    156,816    -    2,515    661,856 
Zhihong Su   146,651,868    156,693    -    2,514    661,856 
Ratification of Appointment of Independent registered public accounting firm   147,470,776    50    -    2,105    - 
Approval, by a non-binding vote, of the Company's executive compensation.   146,773,549    36,025    -    1,501    661,856 

   

   One year   Two Years   Three Years 
Approval, by a non-binding vote, of the frequency of future stockholder advisory votes relating to the Company's executive compensation.   243,710    1,254    146,565,611 

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  YANGTZE RIVER DEVELOPMENT LIMITED
   
Date: December 8, 2017 By: /s/ Xiangyao Liu
   

Xiangyao Liu

President & CEO

 

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