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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): June 28, 2021

 

NATURE’S SUNSHINE PRODUCTS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant specified in its charter)

 

Utah

001-34483

87-0327982

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 2901 West Bluegrass Blvd., Suite 100

Lehi, Utah 84043

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

Registrant’s telephone, including area code:  (801) 341-7900

N/A

(Former name and former address, if changed since last report)

 

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. below):

 

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Title of each Class			Trading Symbol			Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, no par value			NATR			Nasdaq Capital Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§203.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

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Item 5.02    Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

On June 28, 2021, Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc. (the "Company") appointed Mr. Tariq H. Hassan to its Board of Directors, with the appointment effective July 1, 2021. Mr. Hassan was appointed to serve as a director until the next shareholders’ meeting at which directors are elected. Mr. Hassan will initially serve on the Audit Committee.

Mr. Hassan most recently served as the Chief Marketing Officer at Petco. Prior to Petco, Mr. Hassan served in multiple senior vice president roles for Bank of America, leading Merrill Lynch’s marketing across retail, commercial banking and wealth management. He previously served in various global leadership roles with Hewlett Packard and Omnicom.

The Board of Directors determined that Mr. Hassan is an independent director under the current standards for independence established by NASDAQ.

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

			NATURE’S SUNSHINE PRODUCTS, INC.
Dated: June 30, 2021			By:			/s/ Nathan G. Brower
						Nathan G. Brower, Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary