10QSB: Optional form for quarterly and transition reports of small business issuers
Published on February 19, 2008
UNITED
STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-QSB
x
QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13
OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the
quarterly period ended December 31, 2007
o
TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT
For the
transition period from _______ to ________
Commission
File
number 000-30262
VISUALANT,
INCORPORATED
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in charter)
Nevada
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91-1948357
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or
organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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500 Union Street, Suite
406, Seattle, Washington
USA
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98101
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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206-903-1351
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(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
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N/A
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(Former
name, address, and fiscal year, if changed since last
report)
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required
to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for
the past 90 days.
Yes x No o
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes o No x
The
number of shares of common stock, $.001 par value, issued and outstanding as
of February 15, 2008 which includes 1,200,000 shares granted by the
board on December 14, 2007 that have not yet been
issued:
18,153,891
shares
Transitional
Small Business Disclosure Format (check one):
Yes o No x
1
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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Page
Number
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PART
1
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FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
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3
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ITEM
1
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Financial
Statements (unaudited)
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3
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Balance
Sheets as of December 31, 2007 and September 30, 2007
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4
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Statements
of Operations
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For
the three months ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the period from
October 8, 1998 (Date of Inception) to December 31, 2007
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5
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Statements
of Cash Flows
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For
the three months ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 and for the period from
October 8, 1998 (Date of Inception) to December 31, 2007
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6
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Notes
to the Financial Statements.
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7
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ITEM
2
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Management's
Plan of Operation
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12
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ITEM
3
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Controls
and Procedures
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13
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PART
II
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OTHER
INFORMATION
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14
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ITEM
6
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Exhibits
and Reports on Form 8-K
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14
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SIGNATURES
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14
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2
PART I -
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM
1.
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FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
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The
accompanying balance sheets of Visualant, Incorporated (development stage
company) at December 31, 2007 and September 30, 2007, the statements of
operations for the three months ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, the statements
of cash flows for the three months ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 and for the
period from October 8, 1998 (date of incorporation) to December 31, 2007, have
been prepared by the Company's management, in conformity with principles
generally accepted in the United States of America. In the opinion of
management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation of the
results of operations and financial position have been included and all such
adjustments are of a normal recurring nature.
Operating
results for the three month period ended December 31, 2007 are not necessarily
indicative of the results that can be expected for the year ending September 30,
2008.
3
VISUALANT,
INCORPORATED
(Development
Stage Company)
BALANCE
SHEETS
December
31, 2007 and September 30, 2007
December
31, 2007
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September
30, 2007
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ASSETS
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||||||||
CURRENT
ASSETS
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||||||||
Cash
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$
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228
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$
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91
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||||
Prepaid
Expenses
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24,139
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5,537
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||||||
Total
Current Assets
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24,367
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5,628
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||||||
Deferred
Financing Costs, net
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75,156
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83,156
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TOTAL
ASSETS
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$
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99,523
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$
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88,784
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CURRENT
LIABILITIES
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Notes
payable
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$
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50,750
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$
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50,750
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Accrued
expenses and other liabilities
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375,472
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297,842
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Accounts
payable
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877,734
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793,185
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Total
Current Liabilities
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1,303,956
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1,141,777
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Long-term
Notes Payable
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425,340
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425,340
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Commitments
and Contingencies
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-
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-
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STOCKHOLDERS'
DEFICIT
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Preferred
stock - $0. 001 par value, 50, 000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued
and outstanding
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-
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-
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Common
stock - $0.001 par value, 200,000,000 shares authorized, 18,153,891 and
16,853,891 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
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18,154
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16,854
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Additional
paid in capital
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4,389,315
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4,234,495
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Deficit
accumulated during the development stage
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(6,037,242
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)
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(5,729,682
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)
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Total
Stockholders' Equity (Deficiency)
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(1,629,773
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)
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(1,478,333
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)
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TOTAL
LIABILITIES & EQUITY
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$
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99,523
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$
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88,784
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements
4
VISUALANT,
INCORPORATED
(Development
Stage Company)
STATEMENTS
OF OPERATIONS
For
the Three Months Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 and the Period
from
October
8, 1998 (Date of Inception) to December 31, 2007
Three
Months Ended December 31, 2007
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Three
Months Ended December 31, 2006
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Period
of Inception from October 8, 1998 to December 31, 2007
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Revenues
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$
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-
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$
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-
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$
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-
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||||||
Expenses
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||||||||||||
Research
and development
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-
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249,317
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1,237,417
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Administrative
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282,914
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264,102
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3,480,241
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|||||||||
Total
Operating Expense
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282,914
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513,419
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4,717,658
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Loss
from Operations
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(282,914
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)
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(513,419
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)
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(4,717,658
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)
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Other
Income (Expense)
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||||||||||||
Settlement
of debt
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-
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-
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43,400
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|||||||||
Interest
expense
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(24,646
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)
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10,726
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(208,657
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)
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|||||||
Loss
of deposit
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-
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-
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(1,154,327
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)
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Net
Loss
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$
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(307,560
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)
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$
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(524,145
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)
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$
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(6,037,242
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)
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Net
Loss Applicable to Common Stockholders Basic and diluted
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$
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(0.02
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)
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$
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(0.03
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)
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||||||
Weighted
Average Shares used in computing basic and diluted net loss per
share
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17,183,239
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16,503,891
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements
5
VISUALANT,
INCORPORATED
(Development
Stage Company)
STATEMENTS
OF CASH FLOWS
For
the Three Months Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 and the Period
from
October
8, 1998 (Date of Inception) to December 31, 2007
Three
Months Ended
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Three
Months Ended
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October
8, 1998
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December
31,
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December
31,
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to
December 31,
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2007
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2006
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2007
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CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
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Net
loss
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$
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(307,560
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)
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$
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(524,145
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)
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$
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(6,037,242
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)
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Reconciliation
of net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
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Depreciation,
amortization and tangible and intangible asset impairments
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-
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-
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19,808
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Issuance
of capital stock for expenses
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118,000
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-
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275,956
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Stock
based compensation
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38,120
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75,314
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340,844
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Stock
Options Issued in exchange for services
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-
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157,571
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228,152
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Amortization
of Deferred Financing
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8,000
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-
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20,844
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|||||||||
Loss
of deposit
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-
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-
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1,154,327
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Capital
contributions - expenses
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-
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-
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10,950
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Increase
(decrease) in cash resulting from changes in assets
and liabilities:
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||||||||||||
Prepaid
expenses
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(18,602
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)
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(27,600
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)
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(24,139
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)
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Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
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162,179
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255,748
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2,678,381
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|||||||||
Net
Cash Used in Operating Activities
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137
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(63,112
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)
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(1,332,119
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)
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CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
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Purchase
of property and equipment
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-
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-
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(12,308
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)
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||||||||
Purchase
of investment - deposit
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-
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-
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(1,154,327
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)
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||||||||
Net
Cash Used in Investing Activities
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-
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-
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(1,166,635
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)
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CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
||||||||||||
Proceeds
from issuance of common stock
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-
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-
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2,022,892
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Proceeds
from issuance of convertible debt
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-
|
-
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425,340
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|||||||||
Proceeds
from issuance of notes payable
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-
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56,016
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300,951
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|||||||||
Repayment
of notes payable
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-
|
-
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(250,201
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)
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||||||||
Net
Cash Provided by Financing Activities
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-
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56,016
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2,498,982
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|||||||||
Net
Change in Cash
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137
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(7,096
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)
|
228
|
||||||||
Cash
at Beginning of Period
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91
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7,160
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-
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|||||||||
Cash
at End of Period
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$
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228
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$
|
64
|
$
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228
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The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements
6
VISUALANT,
INCORPORATED
(Development
Stage Company)
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1.
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ORGANIZATION
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Visualant,
Inc. was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on October 8, 1998
under the name of “Cigar King Corporation” with authorized common stock of
200,000,000 shares at $0.001 par value. On September 13, 2002 the name was
changed to “Starberrys Corporation” as part of a change in the authorized
capital stock whereby 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock with a par value of
$0.001 were authorized. On August 18, 2004 the name of the Company
was changed to “Visualant, Incorporated”. There are no preferred shares issued
and the terms have not been determined.
The
Company is in the development stage and has not commenced
operations.
2.
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GOING
CONCERN
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The
accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis,
which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities
in the normal course of business. We have incurred net losses of approximately
$308,000 and $524,000 for the three months ended December 31, 2007 and 2006,
respectively. Our current liabilities exceeded our current assets by
approximately $1.3 million as of December 31, 2007. Our net cash used
in operating activities approximated $150 for the three months ended December
31, 2007.
As of
December 31, 2007, the Company had minimal cash. The Company is
considered illiquid as this cash is not considered sufficient to fund the
recurring operating and associated financing costs. The Company needs to raise
additional funding to continue its operations. However, there can be
no assurance that financing or additional funding will be available to the
Company on favorable terms or at all. If the Company raises additional capital
through the sale of equity or convertible debt securities, the issuance of such
securities may result in dilution to existing stockholders.
We
anticipate that we will generate significant losses from operations for the
foreseeable future. As of December 31, 2007, our accumulated deficit was $6.0
million. We have limited capital resources, and operations to date
have been funded with the proceeds from private equity and debt financings.
These conditions raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a
going concern. The audit report prepared by our independent registered public
accounting firm relating to our consolidated financial statements for the year
ended September 30, 2007 includes an explanatory paragraph expressing the
substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
Continuation
of the company as a going concern is dependant upon obtaining additional working
capital and the management of the Company has developed a strategy, which it
believes will accomplish this objective through additional equity funding,
payment of debt by the issuance of common stock, and advances of short term debt
by officers and directors, which will enable the Company to continue to conduct
operations. The financial statements do not include any adjustments
that might be necessary if we are unable to continue as a going
concern.
7
VISUALANT,
INCORPORATED
(Development
Stage Company)
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
3.
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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
|
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
In
September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.
157, Fair Value
Measurements (“SFAS 157”). SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a
framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value
measurements but does not require any new fair value measurements.
SFAS 157
is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after
November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. We are
evaluating the possible impact of SFAS 157 on the financial
statements.
In
February 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.
159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities,
(“SFAS 159”). SFAS 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial
instruments and certain other items at fair value. The objective is to improve
financial reporting by providing entities with the opportunity to mitigate
volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and
liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting
provisions. SFAS 159 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal
years beginning after November 15, 2007. We have not yet determined the impact
of adopting SFAS 159 on our financial position.
4.
|
DEVELOPMENT
OF TECHNOLOGIES OWNED BY THE
COMPANY
|
The
Company is in the business of researching, developing, acquiring, and
commercializing products and services related to illumination and detection of
electromagnetic energy, typically in the visible and near-visible portions of
the electromagnetic spectrum, using specialized illumination and sensing systems
and spatial analysis software modeling which allow for pattern
recognition. This technology involves specialized and proprietary
information and trade secrets, which the Company considers to be among its most
sensitive, confidential, and proprietary information.
5.
|
NOTES
PAYABLE
|
During
the year ended September 30, 2006, the Company entered into agreements with
Coach Capital, LLC for three demand notes payable to Coach Capital, LLC totaling
$165,705 including related loan fees for purposes of financing ongoing
operations.
During
the first quarter of 2007, the Company entered into an additional demand note
with Coach Capital, LLC totaling $56,016 including loan
fees. In February 2007, the Company entered into a demand note
with CEO and President, Bradley E. Sparks totaling $50,000 plus loan fees of
$750. In addition, the Company entered into another demand note with Coach
Capital, LLC during the quarter totaling $28,480 including loan fees.
During the third quarter, all of the notes and interest payable to Coach
Capital, LLC were paid in full with funds borrowed under the Company’s new
convertible line of credit (see Note 6). As of December 31, 2007, the
outstanding notes payable totaled $50,750 consisting of the note payable to
Sparks. Interest expense accrues on all of the notes at a rate of 18%
per annum. Accrued interest on the notes payable is recorded in the
balance sheet in accrued expenses and other liabilities.
Any
delays in repayment of the principal and accrued interest on the notes payable
upon demand will result in a penalty interest rate of 30% per
annum.
6.
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LINE
OF CREDIT
|
On May 7, 2007, the Company entered
into a Convertible Line of Credit Agreement with Coventry Capital LLC., a
Delaware company, pursuant to which Coventry Capital will provide the Company
with a convertible line of credit of up to $1 million. The line of
credit may be increased up to $3 million in the event the Company achieves
certain performance criteria. The borrowed funds will bear interest
at the rate of 10% per annum, and are due in full on May 7,
2010. Coventry Capital, however, has the right to convert all or part
of the indebtedness into common stock of the Company at a fixed conversion rate
of $0.50 per share. As of December, 2007 the balance outstanding on
this convertible line of credit was $425,340. The Company currently
is unable to borrow any additional funds under this line of credit due to its
failure to meet certain financial covenants or conditions required by Coventry
Capital. The Company has attributed no value to the conversion
rights.
In
connection with the Coventry Capital convertible line of credit, the Company
issued 200,000 shares of common stock to the placement agent for arranging the
new financing. The $96,000 value of the common stock upon issuance
was recorded as deferred financing costs and is being amortized over the
three-year term of the convertible line of credit.
7.
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COMMON
CAPITAL STOCK
|
In
October, the board of directors granted and issued 100,000 shares of common
stock to a consultant for the performance of services. These shares
were valued at $10,000 on the date of grant.
On
December 14, 2007 the board of directors granted Ron Erickson 500,000 shares of
common stock, Lynn Felsinger 300,000 shares of common stock, Dr. Masahiro
Kawahata 200,000 shares of common stock, and Jon Pepper 200,000 shares of common
stock. The shares of common stock were issued for past services
performed. As of the filing date, the shares had been granted but not yet
been issued. The shares were valued at $108,000 on the date of the
grant.
8.
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STOCK
OPTIONS
|
Description of Stock Option
Plan
In 2005,
our Board of Directors adopted a combined incentive and nonqualified stock
option plan for our employees and consultants (“2005 Stock Option
Plan”). On October 9, 2006 the Board of Directors authorized an
increase in shares available for grant from 2 million to 4 million, subject to
stockholder approval.
Determining Fair Value Under
SFAS No. 123R
Effective
October 1, 2006, we began recording compensation expense associated with stock
options and other equity-based compensation in accordance with SFAS No. 123
(revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment”. We adopted FAS 123(R) using the modified
prospective method. Share-based compensation recognized in fiscal
2007 as a result of the adoption of SFAS No. 123R use the
Black-Scholes-Merton option valuation model for estimating fair value of stock
options granted under our plan. We amortize the fair value of stock options on a
ratable basis over the requisite service periods, which are generally the
vesting periods. The expected life of awards granted represents the period of
time that they are expected to be outstanding. We estimate the
volatility of our common stock based on the historical volatility of our own
common stock over the most recent period corresponding with the estimated
expected life of the
award. We base the risk-free interest rate used in the Black-Scholes-Merton
option valuation model on the implied yield currently available on U.S. Treasury
zero-coupon issues with an equivalent remaining term equal to the expected life
of the award. We have not paid any cash dividends on our common stock and do not
anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Consequently, we
use an expected dividend yield of zero in the Black-Scholes-Merton option
valuation model. In accordance with SFAS No. 123R, we adjust
share-based compensation for changes to the estimate of expected equity award
forfeitures based on actual forfeiture experience. The effect of adjusting the
forfeiture rate for all expense amortization after October 1, 2006 is
recognized in the period the forfeiture estimate is changed.
10
8.
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STOCK
OPTIONS -
continued
|
Stock Option
Activity
A summary
of activity relating to our stock option plan is as follows:
Options
|
Weighted-
Average
Exercise Price
|
Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Contractual Term
|
|||||||
Outstanding
as of September 30, 2007
|
1,897,500
|
||||||||
Granted
|
-
|
||||||||
Exercised
|
-
|
||||||||
Expired
|
-
|
||||||||
Forfeited
|
-
|
||||||||
Outstanding
as of December 31, 2007
|
1,897,500
|
$
|
0.55
|
3.27
|
No
options have been granted during the three months ended December 31,
2007.
9.
|
SIGNIFICANT
TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES
|
See Note
5 for discussion of notes payable issued to the Company’s CEO and President
during the quarter ended March 31, 2007. During the fiscal year ended
September 30, 2007, Mr. Erickson advanced $49,256 of cash and incurred $549 of
expense in behalf of Visualant. In addition to the note payable
transaction, Mr. Sparks advanced $15,000 of cash and incurred $10,800 of expense
in behalf of the Company. During the first quarter ending December
31, 2007, Mr. Erickson advanced $18,500 to the Company. Other than
the note payable, all amounts are recorded in the accounts payable
balance. The directors and officers of the Company beneficially own
an aggregate 2,027,875 shares of common stock or 11.0% of the
Company.
10.
|
CANCELLATION
OF AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE SHARES OF
SCI
|
On April
9, 2003 the Company signed a Purchase Agreement with Malaremastastarnas
Riksforening, the owner of all the shares of Skandinaviska Farginstituter AB
(the Scandinavian Colour Institute or "SCI") which owns the color notation
system Natural Color Systems ("NCS"), containing the terms of an acquisition by
the Company or its assigns for a price of SEK 35,000,000 of all shares of
SCI. Pursuant to the terms of the agreements the Company made
payments of $1,154,327 into an escrow account as part payment toward the
purchase price. The Company subsequently failed to make further
payments on the contracts and by mutual agreement the contracts were cancelled
and the moneys paid were expensed.
11.
|
SUBSEQUENT
EVENTS
|
None
11
ITEM
2.
|
MANAGEMENT'S
PLAN OF OPERATIONS
|
The
Company is a development stage company engaged in the business of
commercializing products and services based upon our spectral signature
technology as reflected in our recently filed patent
applications. These patent applications pertain to the use of
controlled illumination with specific bands of electromagnetic radiation,
detection of returned electromagnetic radiation and data management in an
innovative manner enabling our devices to establish a unique spectral
signature for both individual and classes of items. The unique
spectral signature data can potentially be used in a variety of applications in
areas such as brand protection, forgery detection, homeland security, medical
diagnostics, quality control, fluids monitoring, metal stress analysis, and many
others. As of September 30, 2007, the Company has six
utility patent applications with the U.S. Patent Office.
The
Company purchases its research and development services from outside third party
sources. On March 15, 2006, the Company entered into a research and
development contract with RATLab LLC, a privately-owned research laboratory in
Seattle, Washington. Under the contract, RATLab performs research and
development using the Company’s existing intellectual property, as well as newly
developed research and technologies in order to assist the Company with the
commercialization of its core spectral signature technologies. During
the three and twelve-month periods ended September 30, 2007, the Company paid
approximately $0 and $251,000 in research and development fees to RATLab
LLC. RATLab LLC is a research laboratory formed primarily by Dr.
Thomas Furness, founder and former director of the Human Interface Technology
Lab (HIT Lab) at the University of Washington, and one of the leading
researchers in the world in the area of human interface
technology. RATLab LLC also employs other leading scientists and
research associates in the areas of computer science, imaging technology, and
light sensing technology, who are part of the team conducting research on behalf
of the Company.
The
Company’s research and development activities under its Research and Development
Contract with RATLab LLC, however, were suspended on July 12, 2007 due to lack
of funds. Upon receiving additional funding, developmental activities
will resume with the either the RATLab or with another outside third
party.
The
Company initially intends to position its technology as both a revolutionary as
well as a practical solution for security and fraud prevention applications and
markets. The Company’s current focus is to secure customers for its
spectral signature technology and to capitalize upon the potential business
opportunities in the areas of national security, document forgery/fraud, brand
protection, label fraud and product tampering. However, the
broad scope of the applications covered by the Company’s patent applications may
result in new opportunities surfacing from customers desiring prototypes
designed to satisfy their specific technology needs. As of December
31, 2007, the Company had no customers.
The
Company has developed prototypes which capture the spectral signatures of items
and manage the data gathered. These prototypes are being shown to
potential customers and funding sources to demonstrate the potential and
capabilities of our devices. It is envisioned that once the Company
has secured a customer or customers, it will collaborate with the customer to
develop devices and specific applications of the Company’s technology that are
designed to address the customer’s unique concerns. The Company will
then hire new personnel sufficient to fulfill its development obligations under
any contract entered into. In lieu of such hiring, the Company may
contract with certain research organizations to perform development activities
on behalf of the Company.
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ITEM
2.
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MANAGEMENT'S
PLAN OF OPERATIONS - continued
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This
Report on Form 10-QSB contains certain forward-looking statements that are based
on current expectations. When used in this discussion, the words
"believe", "anticipates", "expects" and similar expressions are intended to
identify forward-looking statements. Such statements
are subject to certain risks and uncertainties,
which could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, and
should not be regarded as a representation by the Company or any other person
that the objectives or plans of the Company will be achieved. The
Company may encounter competitive, technological, financial and business
challenges making it more difficult than expected to continue to develop and
market its products; the market may not accept the Company’s future products;
the Company may not be able to retain existing key management personnel; and
there may be other material adverse changes in the Company’s operations or
business. Assumptions relating to budgeting, marketing, and other
management decisions are subjective in many respects and thus susceptible to
interpretations and periodic revisions based on actual experience and business
developments, the impact of which may cause the Company to alter its marketing
or other budgets, which may in turn affect the Company’s financial position and
results of operations. Readers are cautioned not to place undue
reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date
hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to republish revised
forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date
hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Readers
are also urged to carefully review and consider the other risk factors relating
to the Company and the various disclosures made by the Company that
attempt to advise interested parties of factors which affect the Company's
business, in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended
September 30, 2007 as well as in the Company's periodic reports on Forms 10-QSB
and 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "SEC"). The Company's financial statements are stated
in United States Dollars and are prepared in accordance with United States
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
The
Company has no revenue to date from its operations, and its ability to implement
its plans for the future will depend on the future availability of
financing. Such financing will be required to enable the Company to
further develop its spectral signature technology and continue its
operations. The Company intends to raise further funds through
private placements of the Company's common stock and through short term
borrowing. The financing activities of the Company are current and
ongoing, and it will expand and accelerate its development program as the timing
and amount of financing allow. However, there can be no assurance
that the Company will be successful in obtaining additional capital for such
technology development from the sale of its capital stock, or in otherwise
raising substantial capital.
The
Company’s cost to continue operations as they are now conducted is approximately
$35,000 per month, and the Company does not have sufficient funds to cover
existing operations. The Company needs to raise additional
funds in order to continue its existing operations, to resume its research and
development activities, and to finance its plans to expand its operations for
the next year. The Company intends to raise the required funds by
obtaining share capital from outside sources. During the twelve
months ended September 30, 2007, the Company obtained funds in the aggregate
amount of approximately $135,000 through loans from Coach Capital and Bradley E.
Sparks, CEO and President. The Company borrowed $425,000 from
Coventry Capital during the year ended September 30, 2007 under the Convertible
Line of Credit. Approximately $250,000 of the proceeds from the
Convertible Line of Credit were used to repay the principal due on the
Coach Capital notes payable. During the year, operating funds were
also advanced to the Company by its Chairman, Ronald P. Erickson and salaries
were deferred. If the Company is successful in raising additional
funds, the Company’s research and development efforts will continue and expand,
and overdue accounts payable will be satisfied.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
The
Company currently has no off-balance sheet arrangements that have, or are
reasonably likely to have, a current or future effect on the Company’s financial
condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity or capital
resources.
ITEM
3.
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CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
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(a)
Evaluation of
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The
Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, after evaluating
the effectiveness of the Company’s controls and procedures (as defined in the
Securities Act of 1934 Rule 13a-15(e) or Rule 15d-15(e)) as of the end of the
period covered by this report, have concluded that the Company’s disclosure
controls and procedures are effective to give reasonable assurance that the
information required to be disclosed in reports that the Company files under the
Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported as and when
required.
(b)
Changes in Internal
Control Over Financial Reporting
There
were no significant changes in the Company’s internal control over financial
reporting that occurred during the Company’s last fiscal quarter that have
materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the
Company’s disclosure controls and procedures subsequent to the Evaluation Date,
nor any significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in such disclosure
controls and procedures requiring corrective actions.
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PART
II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM
6.
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EXHIBITS
AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
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The
exhibits filed herewith as required by Item 601 of Regulation S-B, are
as follows:
(a) Exhibits
31.1
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer Pursuant
to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer Pursuant
to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1
Certificate Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 signed
by the Chief Executive Officer
SIGNATURES
In
accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this
report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.
VISUALANT,
INCORPORATED
(Registrant)
Date:
February 19, 2008
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By:
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/s/ Bradley
E. Sparks
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Bradley
E. Sparks
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Chief
Executive Officer, President, and Director
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Date:
February 19, 2008
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By:
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/s/ Bradley
E. Sparks
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Bradley
E. Sparks
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Chief
Financial Officer, and Secretary Treasurer
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