Form 8-K

8-K — GULF RESOURCES, INC.

Accession: 0001493152-26-045874

Filed: 2026-10-06

Period: 2026-10-01

CIK: 0000885462

SIC: 2800 (CHEMICALS & ALLIED PRODUCTS)

Item: Other Events

Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits

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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): October 1, 2026

Gulf

Resources, Inc.

(Exact

name of registrant as specified in charter)

Nevada

(State

or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

001-34499

13-3637458

(Commission

(IRS Employer

File Number)

Identification No.)

Level

11, Vegetable Building, Industrial Park of the East City

Shouguang

City, Shandong Province 262700

The

People’s Republic of 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:

☐

Written communications pursuant

to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐

Soliciting material pursuant

to Rule 14a-12(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12(b))

☐

Pre-commencement communications

pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐

Pre-commencement communications

pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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 ☐

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

The

Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Item

8.01 Other Events.

October 1, 2026, Gulf Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) received a letter from the staff of the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications

(the “Staff”) stating that the Company had regained compliance with the periodic filing requirement for The Nasdaq Stock

Market under Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) (the “Rule”). Consequently, the Staff has determined that the Company complies with

the Rule.

October 6, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing that it has regained compliance with the periodic filing requirement

for continued listing on The Nasdaq Capital Market. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on

Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item

9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibits

The

following exhibit is filed herewith:

Exhibit

No.

Exhibit

Description

99.1

Press Release: Gulf Resources, Inc. Regains Compliance with Nasdaq Listing Requirements

104

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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

Title:

Chief

Financial Officer

Dated:

October 6, 2026

EX-99.1

Filename: ex99-1.htm · Sequence: 2

Exhibit 99.1

Gulf

Resources, Inc. Regains Compliance with Nasdaq Listing Requirements

SHOUGUANG,

China, Oct. 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gulf Resources, Inc. (Nasdaq: GURE) (“Gulf Resources”, “we”,

or the “Company”), a leading manufacturer of bromine and crude salt in China, today announced that on October 1, 2026,

it received a letter from the staff of the Nasdaq Listing Qualifications (the “Staff”) stating that the Company had regained

compliance with the periodic filing requirement for The Nasdaq Stock Market under Listing Rule 5250(c)(1) (the “Rule”). Consequently,

the Staff has determined that the Company complies with the Rule.

About

Gulf Resources, Inc.

Gulf

Resources, Inc. operates through three wholly-owned subsidiaries, Shouguang City Haoyuan Chemical Company Limited (“SCHC”),

Daying County Haoyuan Chemical Company Limited (“DCHC”) and Shouguang Hengde Salt Industry Co. Ltd. (“SHSI”).

The Company believes that it is one of the largest producers of bromine in China. Elemental Bromine is used to manufacture a wide variety

of compounds utilized in industry and agriculture. Through SHSI, the Company manufactures and sells crude salt. DCHC was established to further explore and develop natural gas and brine

resources (including bromine and crude salt) in China. For more information, visit www.gulfresourcesinc.com.

Forward-Looking

Statements

This

press release contains forward-looking statements concerning our expectations, anticipations, intentions, beliefs, or strategies regarding

the future. These forward-looking statements are based on assumptions that we have made as of the date hereof and are subject to known

and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, conditions, and events to differ materially from those anticipated.

Therefore, you should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Examples of forward-looking statements include, among others,

statements we make regarding plans with respect to the timing and impact of the Reverse Stock Split; our strategic plans and value; our

expectations regarding potential commercial opportunities; and our strategies, positioning and expectations for future events or performance.

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements are set forth in

our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and in our other reports filed with the

Securities and Exchange Commission, including under the caption “Risk Factors”. Any forward-looking statement in this release

speaks only as of the date of this release. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether written

or oral, that may be made from time to time, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

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