UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

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 OF 1934

~~SECURITIES~~Date ~~EXCHANGE~~of ~~ACT~~Report OF(Date ~~1934~~of Earliest Event Reported): January 9, 2013

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): December 13, 2012

FUQI INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact Name of Company as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	001-33758	20-1579407
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

5/F., Block 1, Shi Hua Industrial Zone

Cui Zhu Road North

Shenzhen, 518019

People’s Republic of China

N/A

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip code)

Company’s telephone number, including area code: +86 (755) 2580-1888

N/A

(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 the Company under any of the following provisions:

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On December 1321, 2012, Fuqi International, Inc. (the “Company”) reported that the Company had received a “Wells Notice” from the Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) indicating its intent to recommend to the SEC that it institute a public administrative proceeding against the Company pursuant to Section 12(j) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The ~~(the~~Company ~~“Exchange~~also ~~Act”),~~reported tothat ~~determine~~the ~~whether~~Staff of the SEC ~~should~~has ~~suspend~~offered orthe ~~revoke~~Company ~~the~~an ~~registrations~~opportunity ofto ~~each~~provide ~~class~~a ofwritten response to this proposed action by 5:00 pm EST on January 10, 2013. Pursuant to the Company’s ~~securities~~request, ~~for~~the ~~failure~~Staff toof ~~comply~~the ~~with~~SEC ~~Section 13(a) of~~has extended the ~~Exchange~~response ~~Act~~date ~~and~~to ~~Rules~~February ~~13a-~~1, ~~and 13a-13 thereunder~~2013.

In accordance with Rule 5(c) of the SEC’s Rules on Informal and Other Procedures, 17 C.F.R. § 202.5(c), the Staff of the SEC has offered the Company an opportunity to provide a written response to this proposed action by 5:00 pm EST on January 10, 2013.

The Company is currently in the process of assessing its options.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: December 21, 2012	FUQI INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Date: January 9, 2013	FUQI INTERNATIONAL, INC.
	By:	/s/ Kim K. T. Pan
	Name	Kim K. T. Pan
	Title:	President, Chief Executive Officer, and Interim Chief Financial Officer

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