UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

Amendment 2

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)

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

Restatement of the Articles of Incorporation

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 September 16, 2013, the Company filed and received approval from the State of Nevada for a Restatement of 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.

The foregoing description of the Restatement of the Articles of Incorporation is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Restatement of the Articles of Incorporation, a copy of which are attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 3.1, incorporated by reference into this 5.03.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)     Exhibits –