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):  April 20, 2004

 

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)

 

 



 

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(c)           The following exhibit is being furnished herewith:

 

99.1         Press release issued by Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. dated April 20, 2004.*

 


*  This information shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or the Securities Act of 1933, whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language in any filings.

 

Item 12.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

The information contained in this Item 12 and the exhibit hereto are being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or the Securities Act of 1933, whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language in any filings.

 

On April 19, 2004, the Registrant issued a press release regarding its financial results for its fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2003.  A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

 

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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.

 

April 20, 2004

By:

NATURE’S SUNSHINE PRODUCTS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

  /s/ Craig D. Huff

 

Name:

  Craig D. Huff

 

Title:

  Chief Financial Officer and Secretary

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Number

 

Exhibit

99.1

 

Text of press release issued by Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. dated April 19, 2004.*

 


*  This information shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or the Securities Act of 1933, whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language in any filings.

 

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