6-K - BGM - Equibles

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TORULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of February 2023

QILIAN INTERNATIONAL HOLDING GROUP LTD

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Jiuquan Economic and Technological DevelopmentZone

Jiuquan City, Gansu Province, 735000+86-028-64775180

(Address of Principal Executive Office)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F x	Form 40-F ¨

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ¨

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Announcement of Special Cash Dividends to Shareholders

On February 16, 2023, Qilian International Holding Group Ltd (the “Company”) issued a press release to announce that its board of directors had declared a one-time special cash dividend of $0.05 per ordinary shares, payable on or about March 6, 2023, to shareholders of record as of February 28, 2023. The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 6-K.

The information contained in this Current Report and the attached Exhibit 99.1 is furnished to and not filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Exhibit

Exhibit Number	Exhibit
99.1	Press Release dated February 16, 2023

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SIGNATURES

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, thereunto duly authorized.

	Qilian International Holding Group Ltd
Date: February 16, 2023	By:	/s/ Zhanchang Xin
	Name:	Zhanchang Xin
	Title:	Chief Executive Officer

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Exhibit 99.1

Qilian International Holding Group Ltd DeclaresSpecial Cash Dividends to Shareholders

Jiuquan, China, February 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Qilian International Holding Group Ltd (the "Company" or Nasdaq: QLI), a China-based pharmaceutical and chemical products manufacturer, announced today that the Company has declared a special one-time cash dividend of $0.05 per ordinary share, payable in cash on or about March 6, 2023, to shareholders of record on February 28, 2023.

"Despite the impacts of COVID-19 on us in our last fiscal year, the Company maintained decent operating results and healthy cash flow. We expect better financial results as China announced a rollback of its anti-COVID measures.” said Mr. Zhanchang Xin, CEO of the Company.

About Qilian International Holding Group Ltd

Qilian International Holding Group Ltd, headquartered in Gansu, China, is a pharmaceutical and chemical products manufacturer in China. It focuses on the development, manufacture, marketing and sale of licorice products, oxytetracycline products, traditional Chinese medicine derivatives product, heparin product, sausage casings, and fertilizers. The Company’s products are sold in more than 20 provinces in China. For more information, visit the Company’s website at http://ir.qlsyy.net.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-lookingstatements as defined by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include statements concerningplans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements that are other thanstatements of historical facts. When the Company uses words such as "may, "will, "intend," "should," "believe,""expect," "anticipate," "project," "estimate" or similar expressions that do not relate solelyto historical matters, it is making forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance andinvolve risks and uncertainties that may cause the actual results to differ materially from the Company's expectations discussed in theforward-looking statements. These statements are subject to uncertainties and risks including, but not limited to, the following: the Company's goals and strategies; the Company's future business development; products demand and acceptance; changes in technology;economic conditions; reputation and brand; the impact of competition and pricing; government regulations; fluctuations in general economicand business conditions in China; the COVID-19 outbreak and its impact on our operations and assumptions underlying or related to anyof the foregoing and other risks contained in reports filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. For these reasons,among others, investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any forward-looking statements in this press release. Additionalfactors are discussed in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available for review at www.sec.gov.The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly revise these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that ariseafter the date hereof.