Sec Form 4/A Filing - ERICKSON RONALD P @ VISUALANT INC - 2018-01-16

FORM 4/A Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ERICKSON RONALD P 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol VISUALANT INC [ VSUL] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) CEO and President (Last) (First) (Middle) 500 UNION STREET, SUITE 810 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 01/16/2018 (Street) SEATTLE, WA98101 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 01/18/2018 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 01/16/2018 A 100,000 A $ 0.25 320,934 D Common Stock 3,334 I . ( 1 ) Common Stock 1,467 I . ( 2 ) Common Stock 20,335 I . ( 3 ) Common Stock 110,001 I . ( 4 ) Common Stock 2,014 I . ( 5 )

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Option to Purchase Common Stock $ 22.5 ( 6 ) 05/09/2020 Common Stock 13,334 0 D Option to Purchase Common Stock $ 19.5 ( 7 ) 06/05/2022 Common Stock 6,667 0 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other ERICKSON RONALD P 500 UNION STREET SUITE 810 SEATTLE, WA98101 X CEO and President Signatures /s/ Ronald P. Erickson 03/21/2018 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Held by Dia Armenta, the Reporting Person's wife. ( 2 )Held by Ronald Erickson, the Reporting Person and Dia Armenta, the Reporting Person's wife. ( 3 )Held by Juliz Limited Partnership- Family LP. ( 4 )Held by J3E2A2Z Limited Partnership. ( 5 )Held by Cerillion N4, an entity that is 50% owned by Dia Armenta, the Reporting Person's wife. ( 6 )Option shares fully-vested quarterly over 2 years commencing 05/10/2010. ( 7 )Option shares fully-vested quarterly over 1 year commencing 06/05/2012.

Remarks: This Form 4 Amendment is filed to correct the number of shares of Common Stock held directly by the reporting person from 120,934 to 320,934 in Table I above.

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

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