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 15, 2017


    VISUALANT, INCORPORATED    

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


    Nevada    

000-30262

    90-0273142    

(State or jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File No.)

(IRS Employer Identification No.)


500 Union Street, Suite 810

Seattle, Washington 98101

                (206) 903-1351                

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


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Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities; Item 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.


On December 15, 2017, Visualant, Incorporated (the “Company”) received $250,000 and issued a senior convertible exchangeable debenture with a principal amount of $300,000 (the “Debenture”) and a common stock purchase warrant to purchase 1,200,000 shares of common stock (the “Warrant”) in a private placement dated December 12, 2017 to an accredited investor pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement dated August 14, 2017 (the “Purchase Agreement”).


Previously, On August 14, 2017, the Company issued a senior convertible exchangeable debenture with a principal amount of $360,000 (the “Debenture”) and a common stock purchase warrant to purchase 1,440,000 shares of common stock (the “Warrant”) in a private placement to an accredited investor for gross proceeds of $300,000 pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement dated August 14, 2017. Under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the investor may purchase up to an aggregate of $1,000,000 principal amount of Debentures (before a 20% original issue discount) (and Warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 250,000 shares of common stock).


The Company entered into a General Security Agreement with the investor, pursuant to which the Company has agreed to grant a security interest to the investor in substantially all the Company’s assets, effective upon the filing of a UCC-3 termination statement to terminate the security interest held by Capital Source Business Finance Group in the assets of the Company. In addition, an entity affiliated with Ronald P. Erickson, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, entered into a Subordination Agreement with the investor pursuant to which all debt owed by the Company to such entity is subordinated to amounts owed by the Company to the investor under the Debenture (including amounts that become owing under any Debentures issued to the investor in the future).


The initial conversion price of the Debenture is $0.25 per share, subject to certain adjustments. The initial exercise price of the Warrant is $0.25 per share, also subject to certain adjustments.


As part of the Purchase Agreement, the Company granted the investor “piggyback” registration rights to register the shares of common stock issuable upon the conversion of the Debenture and the exercise of the Warrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission for resale or other disposition.


The Debenture and the Warrant were issued in a transaction that was not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”) in reliance upon applicable exemptions from registration under Section 4(a)(2) of the Act and Rule 506 of SEC Regulation D under the Act.


In connection with the private placement, the placement agent for the Debenture and the Warrant received a cash fee of $25,000 and the Company expects to issue warrants to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock to the placement agent based on 10% of proceeds.


The foregoing description of the transaction is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete terms and conditions of the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Senior Secured Convertible Redeemable Debenture, the General Security Agreement, the Common Stock Purchase Warrant, and the Subordination Agreement, copies of which are attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1-10.5, and incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02.


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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.


(d)     Exhibits –


Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

10.1

 

Securities Purchase Agreement dated August 14, 2017 by and between Visualant, Incorporated and accredited investor (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed August 18, 2017)

 

 

 

10.2

 

Senior Secured Convertible Redeemable Debenture dated December 12, 2017 by and between Visualant, Incorporated and accredited investor (Filed herewith)

 

 

 

10.3

 

General Security Agreement dated August 14, 2017 by and between Visualant, Incorporated and accredited investor. (incorporated by reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed August 18, 2017)

 

 

 

10.4

 

Common Stock Purchase Warrant dated December 12, 2017 issued by Visualant, Incorporated to accredited investor. (Filed herewith)

 

 

 

10.5

 

Schedule A to Subordination Agreement dated December 12, 2017 by and between an entity affiliated with Ronald P. Erickson and accredited investor. (Filed herewith)



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/ Ronald P. Erickson

 

 

Ronald P. Erickson CEO


December 22, 2017


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