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): May 7, 2014

 

NATURE’S SUNSHINE PRODUCTS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant specified in its charter)

 

 

 

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):

 

o            Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

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Item 2.02                                           Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On May 7, 2014, Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2014. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.07                                           Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

On May 7, 2014, the Company held its annual general meeting of shareholders, at which the following items were voted upon:

 

(1)         Election of Directors. The Company’s shareholders elected for one-year terms all persons nominated for election as directors as set forth in the Proxy Statement. The following table sets forth the vote of the shareholders at the meeting with respect to the election of directors:

 

Nominee		For		Withheld		Broker Non-Vote
Willem Mesdag		11,558,151		73,649		1,634,727
Jeffrey D. Watkins		11,557,209		74,591		1,634,727
Mary Beth Springer		11,555,574		76,226		1,634,727
Robert L. Mercer		11,556,209		75,591		1,634,727
Gregory L. Probert		11,551,309		80,491		1,634,727

 

(2)         Ratification of appointment of independent registered public accounting firm. The Company’s shareholders voted upon and ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for fiscal 2014. The following table sets forth the vote of the shareholders at the meeting with respect to the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP:

 

For		Against		Abstain
12,598,419		364,766		303,342

 

There were no broker non-votes in the ratification of appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for fiscal 2014.

 

(3)         Advisory Resolution on Executive Officer Compensation. The Company’s shareholders, on an advisory basis, voted to approve an advisory resolution of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers:

 

For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Vote
10,985,572		467,827		178,401		1,634,727

 

Item 8.01                                           Other Events.

 

Quarterly Cash Dividend

 

On May 7, 2014, the Company issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors had approved the Company’s payment of a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share, payable on June 2, 2014, to shareholders of record on May 21, 2014.

 

A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

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Item 9.01                                           Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

The following documents are filed as exhibits to this report:

 

Item No.		Exhibit
99.1		Press Release issued by Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc., dated May 7, 2014

 

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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: May 8, 2014	By:	/s/ Stephen M. Bunker
		Stephen M. Bunker, Executive Vice-President,
	Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

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