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

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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 31, 2017

EMPIRE RESOURCES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware	001-12127	22-3136782
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

2115 Linwood Avenue

Fort Lee, New Jersey

07024

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (201) 944-2200

(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 registrant under any of the following provisions:

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 2.02

Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On March 31, 2017, Empire Resources, Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2016. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, that is furnished pursuant to this Item 2.02 shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, 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 Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number		Description
*99.1		Earnings release dated March 31, 2017

* This exhibit is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 and shall not be deemed to be “filed.”

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 hereunto duly authorized.

	EMPIRE RESOURCES, INC.

Dated: April 3, 2017	By:	/s/ Sandra Kahn
		Name: Sandra Kahn
		Title: Chief Financial Officer

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