SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 12b-25
Commission File Number 0-25541
NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING
[ ] Form 10-K [ ] Form 11-K [ ] Form 20-F [X] Form 10-Q [ ] Form N-SAR
For Period Ended: December 31, 2005
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[ ] Transition Report on Form 10-K [ ] Transition Report on Form 10-Q
[ ] Transition Report on Form 20-F [ ] Transition Report on Form N-SAR
[ ] Transition Report on Form 11-K
For Period Ended:
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Read attached instruction sheet before preparing form. Please print or type.
Nothing in this form shall be construed to imply that the Commission has
verified any information contained herein.
If the notification relates to a portion of the filing checked above,
identify the Item(s) to which the notification relates:
Part I. Registrant Information
Full name of registrant: VISUALANT, INCORPORATED
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Former name if applicable:
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500 Union Street, Ste. 406
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Address of principal executive office (street and number):
Seattle, WA 98101
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City, State and Zip Code:
Part II. Rule 12b-25 (b) and (c)
If the subject report could not be filed without unreasonable effort
or expense and the registrant seeks relief pursuant to Rule 12b-25(b), the
following should be completed. (Check appropriate box.)
[X] (a) The reasons described in reasonable detail in Part III of this form
could not be eliminated without unreasonable effort or expense;
[X] (b) The subject annual report, semi-annual report, transition report on
Form 10-KSB, 20-F, 11-K or Form N-SAR, or portion thereof will be
filed on or before the 15th calendar day following the prescribed due
date; or the subject quarterly report or transition report on Form
10-Q, or portion thereof will be filed on or before the fifth calendar
day following the prescribed due date; and
[ ] (c) The accountant's statement or other exhibit required by Rule 12b-25(c)
has been attached if applicable.
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Part III. Narrative
State below in reasonable detail the reasons why Form 10-KSB, 11-K, 20-F,
10-Q, N-SAR or the transition report portion thereof could not be filed within
the prescribed time period.
A delay in receiving financial information, questions regarding the
accounting treatment of certain financial items, and the inability of the
Registrant to incorporate that information into the Form 10-QSB without
unreasonable effort and expense on behalf of the Registrant has caused the
inability to file timely.
Part IV. Other Information
(1) Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this
notification:
Jerry D. Goldberg 206 903-1351
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(Name) (Area Code) (Telephone Number)
(2) Have all other periodic reports required under Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30 of the Investment
Company Act of 1940 during the preceding 12 months or for such shorter
period that the registrant was required to file such report(s) been
filed? If the answer is no, identify report(s).
[X] Yes [ ] No
(3) Is it anticipated that any significant change in results of operations
from the corresponding period for the last fiscal year will be
reflected by the earnings statements to be included in the subject
report or portion thereof?
[ ] Yes [X] No
VISUALANT INCORPORATED
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(Name of registrant as specified in charter)
Has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned
thereunto duly authorized.
Date: February 13, 2006 By:/s/ Jerry Goldberg
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Name: Jerry Goldberg
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Instruction. The form may be signed by an executive officer of the
registrant or by any other duly authorized representative. The name and title of
the person signing the form shall be typed or printed beneath the signature. If
the statement is signed on behalf of the registrant by an authorized
representative (other than an executive officer), evidence of the
representative's authority to sign on behalf of the registrant shall be filed
with the form.
ATTENTION
Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute Federal criminal
violations (see 18 U.S.C. 1001).
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