0001199835-13-000507.txt : 20130814 0001199835-13-000507.hdr.sgml : 20130814 20130814175657 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001199835-13-000507 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20130812 ITEM INFORMATION: Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20130814 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20130814 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: 131039383 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 visualant_8k-15662.htm VISUALANT 8K visualant_8k-15662.htm
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: August 12, 2013

    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 Governance and Management

Item 5.03 – Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year

Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation for a Nevada Profit Corporation

On August 9, 2013, the stockholders of Visualant, Inc. (“Visualant” or the “Company”), an industry-leading provider of chromatic-based identification and diagnostic solutions with its ChromaID™ technology, approved an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation increasing the number of authorized common shares from 200 million to 500 million shares.
 
On August 12, 2013, the Company filed and received approval from the State of Nevada for a Certificate of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation for Visualant, Inc., a Nevada Profit Corporation, related to the increase in the number of authorized common shares from 200 million to 500 million shares.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)     Exhibits –
 
   
Exhibit No.
Description
  3.1    Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation for Visualant, Inc., a Nevada Profit Corporation, dated August 12, 2013.

                      


 
1
 

 


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
     
August 14, 2012
By:
/s/ Mark Scott
   
Mark Scott, CFO

Exhibit No.
Description
  3.1   Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation for Visualant, Inc., a Nevada Profit Corporation, dated August 12, 2013.

                       
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2 
 EX-3.1 2 exhibit_3-1.htm CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION FOR VISUALANT, INC., A NEVADA PROFIT CORPORATION, DATED AUGUST 12, 2013 exhibit_3-1.htm
EXHIBIT 3.1
 
ROSS MILLER
Secretary of State
204 North Carson Street, Suite 1
Carson City, Nevada 89701-4520
(775)684-5708
Website: www.nvsos.gov


Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation
For Nevada Profit Corporations
(Pursuant to NRS 78.35 and 78.390- After Issuance of Stock)

1.   Name of corporation:

VISUALANT, INCORPORATED

2.   The articles have been amended as follows: (provide article numbers, if available)

ARTICLE IV – SHARES.

Section 4.1 Authorized Shares.  The Corporation is authorized to issue two classes of stock to be designated, respectively, “Common Stock: and “Preferred Stock.”  The total number of shares of capital stock that the Corporation is authorized to issue is Five Hundred Million (500,000,000) shares of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, and Fifty Million (50,000,000) shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share.  The Common Stock is subject to the rights and preferences of the Preferred Stock as set forth below.

3.   The vote by which the stockholders holding shares in the corporation entitling them to exercise a least a majority of the voting power, or such greater proportion of the voting power as may be required in the case of a vote by classes or series, or as may be required by the provisions of the articles of incorporation* have voted in favor of the amendment is:    69.9%

4.   Effective date and time of filing: (optional)        Date:                                Time:
(must not be later than 90 days after the certificate is filed)


5.   Signature: (required)


X /s/ Mark Scott 
Signature of Officer

*if any proposed amendment would alter or change any preference or any relative or other right given to any class or series of outstanding shares, then the amendment must be approved by the vote, in addition to the affirmative vote otherwise required, of the holders of shares representing a majority of the voting power of each class or series affected by the amendment regardless to limitations or restrictions on the voting power thereof.

IMPORTANT:  Failure to include any of the above information and submit with the proper fees may cause this filing to be rejected.