GURE Gulf Resources Inc

 

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 1934

 

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): December 19, 2019

 

Gulf Resources, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

Nevada

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

000-20936 (Commission File Number)

13-3637458 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

Level 11,Vegetable Building, Industrial Park of the East Shouguang City, Shandong, China

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(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

 

+86 (536) 567 0008 

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 (Registrant's telephone number including area code)

 

 

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 (Registrant's former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

o	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

 

Emerging growth company ☐

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

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

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.0005 par value		GURE		NASDAQ Global Select Market

 

 

Item 8.01 Other Events.

 

On December 20, 2019, Gulf Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) announced in a press release that it received a letter from The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (“NASDAQ”) dated December 19, 2019 notifying that as a result of the election of Mr. Shengwei Ma to the Board of Directors of the Company on December 18, 2019 and appoint to the audit committee of the Company as detailed in the Company’s Proxy Statement dated November 1, 2019, the Company has regained compliance with the independent director and audit committee requirements for continued listing on the NASDAQ Global Select Market as set forth in the NASDAQ Listing Rules. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

99.1	Press Release of Gulf Resources, Inc. dated December 20, 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.

 

	GULF RESOURCES, INC.
	By:	/s/ Min Li
	Name:	Min Li
	Title:	Chief Financial Officer

Dated: December 20, 2019