United States
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 1, 2006
Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Utah | | 0-8707 | | 87-0327982 |
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification
Number) |
75 East 1700 South
Provo, Utah 84606
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(801) 342-4300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 to Form 8-K):
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
Effective January 1, 2006, the Company, elected Larry A. Deppe to serve as a director of the Company. Mr. Deppe has been named to the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors. The annual fees to be paid to Mr. Deppe for his services as a Board member during Fiscal 2006 will be $31,500.
The Company announced the election of Mr. Deppe to the Board in a press release, a copy of which is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) The following exhibit is being furnished herewith:
99.1 Press release issued by the Company dated January 6, 2006.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
January 6, 2006 | By: | NATURE’S SUNSHINE PRODUCTS, INC. |
| | |
| | /s/Craig D. Huff |
| Name: | Craig D. Huff |
| Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
& Treasurer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Number | | Exhibit |
| | |
99.1 | | Text of press release issued by Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. dated January 6, 2006. |
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