UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K 

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 14, 2014

Lihua International, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +86-511-86317399

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 3.01. Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

On May 14, 2014, Lihua International, Inc. (the “Company”) received a letter from the Staff of the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”), which stated that, since the Company has not yet filed its Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2014 (the “Filing”), it no longer complies with the requirement set forth in Nasdaq Rule 5250(c)(1), which requires a company to timely file all required periodic financial reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

In accordance with the letter, the Company must prepare and submit a plan of compliance. The Staff has elected to utilize its discretionary authority set forth in Listing Rule 5101 to shorten the time frame for submission of such plan to the Staff from 60 days to 7 days. If the plan is accepted, Nasdaq can grant an exception of up to 180 calendar days from the Filing’s due date, or until November 10, 2014, to regain compliance. If the Staff does not accept the plan, the Company will have the opportunity to appeal that decision to a Hearings Panel.

The Board of Directors intends to submit a plan of compliance within the timeframe provided by the Staff.

SIGNATURE

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.