0001193805-19-000765.txt : 20190822 0001193805-19-000765.hdr.sgml : 20190822 20190822161550 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193805-19-000765 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20190820 ITEM INFORMATION: Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing FILED AS OF DATE: 20190822 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20190822 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GULF RESOURCES, INC. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000885462 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CHEMICALS & ALLIED PRODUCTS [2800] IRS NUMBER: 133637458 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-34499 FILM NUMBER: 191046263 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 99 WENCHANG RD, CHEMING INDUSTRIAL PARK STREET 2: UNIT - HAOYUAN CHEMICAL COMPANY LIMITED CITY: SHOUGUANG CITY, SHANDONG STATE: F4 ZIP: 262714 BUSINESS PHONE: (310) 470-2886 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 99 WENCHANG RD, CHEMING INDUSTRIAL PARK STREET 2: UNIT - HAOYUAN CHEMICAL COMPANY LIMITED CITY: SHOUGUANG CITY, SHANDONG STATE: F4 ZIP: 262714 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: DIVERSIFAX INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19940331 8-K 1 e618625_8k-gulf.htm

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): August 20, 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

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

+86 (536) 567 0008

(Registrant's telephone number including area code)

(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).

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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 3.01. Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

On August 20, 2019, Gulf Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) received a letter from The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”), which stated that, based upon the closing bid price for the last 30 consecutive business days, the Company no longer meets the requirement set forth in Nasdaq Rule 5450(a)(1), which requires listed securities to maintain a minimum bid price of $1.00 per share (the “Minimum Bid Price Rule”). In accordance with Nasdaq Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company has been provided with a period of 180 calendar days, or until February 17, 2020, to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Rule. The Company may regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Rule if the bid price of its common stock closes at $1.00 per share or more for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days at any time prior to February 17, 2020.

The Company will consider available options to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Rule by February 17, 2020.

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: August 22, 2019