<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001193805-15-000913.txt : 20150611
<SEC-HEADER>0001193805-15-000913.hdr.sgml : 20150611
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20150611160353
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193805-15-000913
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20150609
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150611
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150611

ISSUER:		

	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

	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

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Zhang Tengfei
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001525241

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-34499
		FILM NUMBER:		15926065

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O GULF RESOURCES, INC. 99 WENCHANG RD.
		STREET 2:		CHENMING INDUSTRIAL PARK
		CITY:			SHOUGUANG CITY, SHANDONG
		STATE:			F4
		ZIP:			262714
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        <footnote id="F1">Represents shares issued on June 9, 2015 upon the cashless exercise of an option to purchase 12,500 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $1.22 per share using a fair market value of the Issuer's stock of $2.3 on June 8, 2015; Represents shares issued on June 9, 2015 upon the cashless exercise of an option to purchase 12,500 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $1.17 per share using a fair market value of the Issuer's stock of $2.3 on June 8, 2015</footnote>
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