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 AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~November~~February 2310, ~~2016~~2017 (~~November~~February 163, ~~2016~~2017)

HONGLI CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Florida	001-15931	98-0695811
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

Kuanggong Road and Tiyu Road, 10th Floor,

Chengshi Xin Yong She, Tiyu Road,

Xinhua District, Pingdingshan, Henan Province

People’s Republic of China

467000

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

+86-3752882999

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Item 8.01

Other Events

As previously reported, on October 12, 2016, the Company received a Determination letter from The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (the “Nasdaq”) notifying the Company of the Nasdaq Staff’s determination that the Company’s failure to timely file its annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2016 could serve as an additional basis for delisting from The Nasdaq Stock Market pursuant to Listing Rule 5250(c)(1). In addition, on November 16, 2016, the Company received an additional deficiency notice for the late filing of its periodic report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2016, which could also serve as an additional basis for delisting pursuant to Listing Rule 5250(c)(1). The Company had previously been notified that it did not comply with the $1.00 bid price requirement for continued listing, as set forth in Listing Rule 5550(a)(2) (the “Minimum Bid Price Rule”). In response, on October 27, 2016, the Company effected a 1-for-10 reverse stock split. As of the date of this current report, the Company’s bid price has remained above $1.00 per share for 1994 consecutive trading days.

Based on the foregoing, the Company requested a hearing before a Nasdaq Listing Qualifications Panel (the “Panel”). ~~Following~~As previously reported, following the oral hearing before the Panel on November 17, 2016, on November 21, 2016, the Company received written notification that the Panel had determined that the Company has regained compliance with the Minimum Bid Price Rule and has granted the Company’s request for continued listing pending the filing of its delinquent reports and any necessary restatements with the Securities and Exchange Commission through January 31, 2017.

~~Notwithstanding~~On January 30, 2017, the ~~foregoing~~Company informed the Panel that its auditor had notified the Company on January 26, ~~there~~2017 ~~can~~that it would need additional time to complete the audit. beThe Company represented that no ~~assurance~~issues of concern had arisen with respect to the audit, but that the Company’s ~~will~~former ~~regain~~auditor had ~~compliance~~been byslow ~~January~~to ~~31,~~respond ~~2017,~~to orrequests for documents. The Company stated that, based on information form the auditor, the audit and review process should be completed within 4-5 weeks. The Panel ~~will~~has ~~grant~~granted athe ~~further~~Company’s request for extension inof exception period pending the ~~event~~filing of its delinquent reports and any necessary restatements with the ~~Company~~Securities ~~does~~and ~~not~~Exchange ~~timely~~Commission by ~~regain~~March ~~compliance~~31, 2017.

OnNotwithstanding ~~November~~the 22foregoing, ~~2016,~~there can be no assurance that the Company ~~issued~~ will regain compliance by March 31, 2017, or that the Panel will grant a ~~press~~further ~~release~~extension ~~relating~~in the toevent the ~~matters~~Company ~~described~~does ~~above~~not timely regain compliance.

On February 10, 2017, the Company issued a press release relating to the matters described above.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

The following exhibits are furnished as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:

Exhibit		Description

99.1		Press Release.

SIGNATURE

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

Dated: November 23, 2016	HONGLI CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
Dated: February 10, 2017	HONGLI CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
	By:	/s/ Jianhua Lv
	Name:	Jianhua Lv
	Its:	Chief Executive Officer

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