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

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 13, 2018 (July 12, 2018)

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AMERICAN LORAIN CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (86) 539-7317959

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

            On July 12, 2018, American Lorain Corporation (the “Company”) entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which Yunpeng Zhang and Zhongquan Sun, individuals residing in the People’s Republic of China, agreed to invest an aggregate of $750,000 in the Company (the “Financing”) in exchange for an aggregate of 3,750,000 shares (the “Shares”) of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, representing a purchase price of $0.20 per Share. The Purchase Agreement contains customary representations and warranties by the Company and customary closing conditions. The Company expects to use the proceeds of the Financing for general corporate purposes.

Item 3.02. Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities

            The information set forth in Item 1.01 above is hereby incorporated by reference herein.

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.

Dated: July 13, 2018

AMERICAN LORAIN CORPORATION