China Lending Corporation Acquires Minority Equity Interest in Zhejiang Lixin and Provides Update on Its Newly Launched Business Factoring Services

BEIJING and URUMQI, China, Jan. 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- China Lending Corporation ("China Lending" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: CLDC), a non-bank direct lending corporation servicing micro, small and medium sized enterprises (MSME), currently underserved by commercial banks in China, today announced that, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, China Feng Hui Industrial-Financial Holding Group Co., Limited (HK), it has acquired a 1% equity interest in Zhejiang Lixin Enterprise Management Holding Co., Ltd. ("Lixin"), a financial service company providing financial leasing, factoring, funding, financing guarantee and supply chain management solutions and related advisory services for individuals and MSMEs in the Yangtze River Delta Region. The transaction has been approved by related government agencies.

Additionally, China Lending announced that its business factoring services business, which the Company launched in late November through its recently incorporated subsidiary, Zhiyuan Factoring (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd., has secured multiple business factoring contracts in Shanghai and Hangzhou with contract value of over RMB 5 million, involving gross transaction amount of over RMB 435 million, since its launch.

"The Lixin investment follows previously announced strategic partnership between China Lending and Lixin and marks another important step toward broader collaboration and cooperation between the two parties. Over the past three months, China Lending has benefitted tremendously from this partnership with Lixin helping with realigning our resources, upgrading our product portfolio, expanding our geographical outreach and reaching out to new business partners and M&A targets," said Ms. Jingping Li, Chairwoman and Chief Executive Officer of China Lending.

Ms. Li continued, "As China Lending moves through strategic restructuring, thanks to the Lixin partnership, we are very pleased to see that the newly launched business factoring services got off to a good start. This marks the beginning of a new era for China Lending as it evolves from single revenue stream, regional player to a multiple-revenue stream, national player. We look forward to further development of our partnership with Lixin and continuing expansion of our service offerings and geographical outreach in 2019."

Zhejiang Lixin Enterprise Management Holding Co., Ltd. ("Lixin")

Headquartered in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, Lixin is a financial service company focusing on providing a wide range of financing solutions and related peripheral services to individuals and MSMEs, including financial leasing, factoring, private funding, financing guarantee and supply chain management, in the Yangtze River Delta Region. Lixin and its subsidiaries were established in January 2013 with registered capital of RMB 101 million (approximately $14 million).

About China Lending Corporation

Founded in 2009, China Lending is a non-bank direct lending corporation and provides services to micro, small and medium sized enterprises, farmers, and individuals, who are currently underserved by commercial banks in China. Headquartered in Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang Autonomous Region, with a registered capital of $94.7 million (RMB 600 million) as of June 30, 2018 China Lending is one of the largest direct lending companies in the region in terms of registered capital. For more information, please visit: www.chinalending.com.

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For investors and media inquiries please contact:

At the Company:
Katrina Wu
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +86-991-316-9617

Investor Relations:
Tony Tian, CFA
Weitian Group LLC
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +1-732-910-9692

SOURCE China Lending Corporation