Gulf Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ:GURE) Files An 8-K Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing
Item 3.01. Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.
Gulf Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) received a letter dated December 21, 2018 from the Listing Qualifications Department of 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 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 June 19, 2019, 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 June 19, 2019.
The Company will consider available options to regain compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Rule by June 19, 2019.
About Gulf Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ:GURE)
Gulf Resources, Inc. is a holding company. The Company manufactures and trades bromine and crude salt; manufactures and sells chemical products used in oil and gas field exploration, oil and gas distribution, oil field drilling, wastewater processing, papermaking chemical agents and inorganic chemicals, and manufactures and sells materials for human and animal antibiotics. The Company operates in three segments: bromine, crude salt and chemical products. Crude salt is the principal material in alkali production, as well as chlorine alkali production and is used in the chemical, food and beverage, and other industries. Its Chemical products include Hydroxyl guar gum, Demulsified agent, Corrosion inhibitor for acidizing, Bactericide, Iron ion stabilizer, Flocculants agent, Bromopropane, Solid lubricant, Polyether lubricant and Chlorantraniliprole. Its production sites are located in the Shandong Province in northeastern China.
