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): November 5, 2024
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 City, Shouguang City, Shandong, China 262700
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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)
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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 |
| 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 November 5, 2024, Gulf Resources, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the “Company”) received a notice in the form of a letter (“Deficiency Letter”) from the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Department (the “Staff”) of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) stating that the Company was not in compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(a)(1) because the bid price for the Company’s common stock had closed below $1.00 per share for the previous 34 consecutive business days (the “Minimum Bid Price Requirement”).
In accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(c)(3)(A), the Company has been given 180 calendar days, or until May 5, 2025, to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement. If at any time before May 5, 2025, the bid price of the Company’s common stock closes at $1.00 per share or more for a minimum of 10 consecutive business days, the Staff will provide written confirmation that the Company has achieved compliance.
In the event the Company does not regain compliance, the Company may be eligible for additional time. To qualify for the additional compliance period, the Company will be required to (i) submit, no later than the expiration date, an on-line Transfer Application, (ii) submit a non-refundable $5,000 application fee, (iii) meet the continued listing requirement for the market value of its publicly held shares and all other continued listing standards for The Nasdaq Stock Market, with the exception of the bid price requirement, and (iv) will need to provide written notice of its intention to cure the deficiency during the second compliance period, by effecting a reverse stock split if necessary. As part of its review process, the Staff will make a determination of whether they believe the Company will be able to cure this deficiency. Should the Staff conclude that the Company will not be able to cure the deficiency, or should the Company determine not to submit a transfer application or make the required representation, the Staff will provide notice that the Company’s securities will be subject to delisting.
The Nasdaq Deficiency Letter has no immediate impact on the listing of the Company’s common stock, which will continue to be listed and traded on The Nasdaq Global Select Market, subject to the Company’s compliance with the other continued listing requirements of The Nasdaq Stock Market.
The Company intends to actively monitor the closing bid price for the Company’s common stock and may, if appropriate, evaluate available options to resolve the deficiency and regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement. While the Company is exercising diligent efforts to maintain the listing of its common stock on Nasdaq, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to regain or maintain compliance with Nasdaq listing standards.
The Company, by filing this Form 8-K, discloses its receipt of the Deficiency Letter regarding the Minimum Bid Price Requirement in accordance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5810(b).
Forward Looking Statements
Certain information contained in this report consists of forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Words such as “will,” “would,” “may,” “intends,” “potential,” and similar expressions, or the use of future tense, identify forward-looking statements, but their absence does not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Such forward-looking statements are not guarantees of performance and actual actions or events could differ materially from those contained in such statements. For example, there can be no assurance that the Company will regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Requirement during any compliance period or in the future, or otherwise meet Nasdaq compliance standards, that the Company will be eligible for a second compliance period, or that Nasdaq will grant the Company any relief from delisting as necessary or that the Company can ultimately meet applicable Nasdaq requirements for any such relief. The forward-looking statements contained in this report speak only as of the date of this report and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements to reflect changes in information, events or circumstances after the date of this report, unless required by law.
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. |
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| | By: | /s/ Min Li |
| | Name: | Min Li |
| | Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
Dated: November 6, 2024
