5. JOINT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH SUMITOMO PRECISION PRODUCTS CO., LTD.

9 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Sep. 30, 2012

Notes to Financial Statements

5. JOINT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH SUMITOMO PRECISION PRODUCTS CO., LTD.

On May 31, 2012, the Company entered into a Joint Research and Product Development Agreement with Sumitomo, a publicly-traded Japanese corporation, for the commercialization of our ChromaID™ technology.   On March 29, 2013, the Company entered into an Amendment to Joint Research and Product Development Agreement with Sumitomo. The Amended Agreement extends the Joint Development Agreement from March 31, 2013 to December 31, 2013 and focuses on the commercialization of our ChromaID™ technology.

Sumitomo invested $2,250,000 in exchange for 17,307,693 shares of restricted common shares priced at $0.13 per share that was funded on June 21, 2012.  SPP also paid the Company an initial payment of $1 million for an exclusive License Agreement which covers select countries in Asia. A running royalty for the license granted under the License Agreement will be negotiated at the completion of the Joint Development Agreement. The Sumitomo License fee was recorded as revenue over the life the Joint Development Agreement and was fully recorded as of May 31, 2013.

Sumitomo is publicly traded in Japan and has operations in Japan, United States, China, United Kingdom, Canada and other parts of the world.

5.  JOINT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH SUMITOMO PRECISION PRODUCTS CO., LTD.

On May 31, 2012, the Company entered into a Joint Research and Product Development Agreement (the “Joint Development Agreement”) with Sumitomo Precision Products Co., Ltd. (“Sumitomo”), a publicly-listed Japanese corporation for the commercialization of Visualant’s Spectral Pattern Matching technology.  A copy of the Joint Development Agreement was filed by the Company with its Form 8-K filed June 4, 2012.

Sumitomo invested $2,250,000 in exchange for 17,307,693 shares of restricted common shares priced at $0.13 per share that was funded on June 21, 2012.  Sumitomo also paid the Company an initial payment of $1 million in accordance with the terms of the License Agreement filed by the Company with its Form 8-K filed June 4, 2012. A running royalty for the license granted under the License Agreement will be negotiated at the completion of the Joint Development Agreement.

Sumitomo is publicly traded on the Tokyo and Osaka Stock Exchanges and has operations in Japan, United States, China, United Kingdom, Canada and other parts of the world.