FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Bunker Stephen M
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NATURES SUNSHINE PRODUCTS INC [NATR]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP, CFO, Treasurer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O NATURE'S SUNSHINE PRODUCTS, INC., 2500 W. EXECUTIVE PARKWAY, SUITE 100
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/10/2013
(Street)

LEHI, UT 84043
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 09/10/2013(1)   P(1)   0 (1) A (1) (1) 18 (1) D  
Common Stock 09/10/2013   M   10,851 A $ 3.85 10,869 D  
Common Stock 09/10/2013   S   5,000 D $ 18.55 5,869 D  
Common Stock 09/10/2013   S   5,000 D $ 18.6 869 D  
Common Stock 09/10/2013   S   851 D $ 18.65 18 D  
Common Stock 09/11/2013   M   4,149 A $ 3.85 4,167 D  
Common Stock 09/11/2013   S   4,149 D $ 18.65 18 D  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 3.85 (2) 09/10/2013   M     10,851   (3) 11/06/2019 Common Stock 10,851 $ 0 4,149 D  
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 3.85 (2) 09/11/2013   M     4,149   (3) 11/06/2019 Common Stock 4,149 $ 0 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Bunker Stephen M
C/O NATURE'S SUNSHINE PRODUCTS, INC.
2500 W. EXECUTIVE PARKWAY, SUITE 100
LEHI, UT 84043
      EVP, CFO, Treasurer  

Signatures

 /s/ Stephen M. Bunker   09/12/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The reporting person reported ownership of 17 shares on his Form 3 filed on March 28, 2006. As a result of participation in a dividend reinvestment plan, the reporting person has acquired one additional share. The reporting person no longer participates in the dividend reinvestment plan.
(2) On August 8, 2013, the Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc (the "Issuer") declared a one-time cash dividend of $1.50 per share to shareholders of record as of August 19, 2013, to be paid on August 29, 2013. As a result, pursuant to anti-dilution provisions of the Issuer's stock incentive plans, the exercise price of all outstanding options were reduced by $1.50.
(3) The option grant was approved by the Issuer's board of directors on September 24, 2009, subject to shareholder approval of the stock option plan under which the option was granted. The Issuer's shareholders approved the plan on November 6, 2009. The option vested on September 1, 2012.

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