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 30, 2021

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 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:

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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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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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On November 30, 2021, Gulf Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2021 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) to vote on the following matters:

1. Election of Directors

All of the following seven nominees were elected to the Company’s Board of Directors, in accordance with the voting results listed below, to serve for a term of one year, until the next Annual Meeting and until their successors have been duly elected and have qualified.

Nominee	For	Against	Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
Ming Yang	5,147,654	—	319,445	2,478,708
Xiaobin Liu	5,144,344	—	322,755	2,478,708
Naihui Miao	5,156,124	—	310,975	2,478,708
Shengwei Ma	5,156,335	—	310,764	2,478,708
Yang Zou	5,004,382	—	462,717	2,478,708
Shitong Jiang	5,005,593	—	461,506	2,478,708
Tengfei Zhang	5,004,422	—	462,677	2,478,708

2. Ratification of the Company’s Independent Auditors

Stockholders ratified the appointment of WWC, P.C. Certified Public Accountants as the independent auditors of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, in accordance with the voting results listed below.

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
7,686,270		221,190		38,347		—

3. To amend the Company’s 2019 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance under the plan by 900,000 shares

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
4,349,641		1,102,778		14,680		2,478,708

4. To conduct an advisory vote to approve the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed under the caption Election of Directors – Executive Compensation

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
4,944,958		504,052		18,089		2,478,708

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: November 30, 2021

Gulf Resources, Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders