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): August 28, 2019 (August 28, 2019)

YANGTZE RIVER PORT AND LOGISTICS LIMITED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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

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

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

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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
N/A		N/A		N/A

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Item 8.01 Other Events

On December 12, 2018, Yangtze River Port and Logistics Limited (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it would be conducting a special internal investigation into allegations made against the Company in a report (the “Report”) published by Hindenburg Research on December 6, 2018. After the Company received notice from the Nasdaq Hearings Panel (the “Panel”) of its decision to delist the Company’s shares on August 16, 2019, and in order to comply with issues raised by the Panel regarding insufficient discussion of the special internal investigations, on August 28, 2019, the Company issued a press release providing updates on the findings of the Company’s special internal investigation. In addition, the press release included updates on the defamation lawsuit filed against Hindenburg Research on January 23, 2019. The details and updates are set forth in the accompanying press release. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby incorporated by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release dated August 28, 2019

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 PORT AND LOGISTICS LIMITED

Date: August 28, 2019	By:	/s/ Xiangyao Liu
		Xiangyao Liu President and Chief Executive Officer

Yangtze River Port & Logistics Ltd 8-K