0001161697-13-000651.txt : 20130910 0001161697-13-000651.hdr.sgml : 20130910 20130910161644 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001161697-13-000651 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20121228 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20130910 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20130910 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: VISUALANT INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001074828 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: MEASURING & CONTROLLING DEVICES, NEC [3829] IRS NUMBER: 911948357 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NV FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-30262 FILM NUMBER: 131088303 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 500 UNION STREET STREET 2: SUITE 420 CITY: SEATTLE STATE: WA ZIP: 98101 BUSINESS PHONE: 206-903-1351 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 500 UNION STREET STREET 2: SUITE 420 CITY: SEATTLE STATE: WA ZIP: 98101 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Visualant, INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20050106 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: STARBERRYS CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20020918 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CIGAR KING CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19990127 8-K 1 form_8-k.htm FORM 8-K FOR 12-28-2012

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 Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report: December 28, 2012


    VISUALANT, INCORPORATED    

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


    Nevada    

    0-25541    

    90-0273142    

(State or jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File No.)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)


500 Union Street, Suite 420

Seattle, Washington 98101

                (206) 903-1351                

(Address of Registrant’s principal executive office and telephone number)



SECTION 5 - CORPORATE GOVERNMENT AND MANAGEMENT

 

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.


Resignations of Directors


On December 28, 2012, the Board of Directors of Visualant, Inc. (“Visualant” or the “Company”), an industry-leading provider of chromatic-based identification and diagnostic solutions with its ChromaID™ technology, ratified the resignation of Dr. Masahiro Kawahata as an independent director effective as of November 30, 2012. Dr. Kawahata was appointed a Director Emeritus.


On December 28, 2012, the Board ratified the resignation of Yoshitami Arai as an independent director effective as of December 26, 2012. Mr. Arai was appointed a Director Emeritus.


Neither Dr. Kawahata nor Mr. Arai had any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the registrant’s operations, policies or practices.


The Company provided notice to investors of the resignations of Dr. Kawahata and Mr. Arai in (i) the Company’s Preliminary Form 14A that was filed with the SEC on December 28, 2012; (ii) the Company’s Definitive 14A that was filed with the SEC on January 11, 2013; and (iii) the Company’s Definitive 14A that was mailed to shareholders on or about February 25, 2013.



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.


 

Registrant: VISUALANT, INCORPORATED

 

 

 

By: /s/ Ron Erickson

 

Ron Erickson

 

Chief Executive Officer


September 10, 2013