UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

SCHEDULE 13D/A

 

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 2)*

 

 

 

NATURE’S SUNSHINE PRODUCTS, INC.


(Name of Issuer)

 

Common Stock, no par value


(Title of Class of Securities)

 

639027101


(CUSIP Number)

 

Red Mountain Capital Partners LLC

Attn: Willem Mesdag

10100 Santa Monica Boulevard, Suite 925

Los Angeles, California 90067

Telephone (310) 432-0200


(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

February 12, 2007


(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following box.  ¨

Note.  Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

 

*   The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).


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  1  

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

   
                Red Mountain Capital Partners LLC            73-1726370    
  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*  
  (a)  x  
    (b)  ¨    
  3   SEC USE ONLY  
         
  4   SOURCE OF FUNDS*  
                AF (See Item 3)    
  5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)   ¨
         
  6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION  
                Delaware    
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
    7  SOLE VOTING POWER
 
                  1,144,450 shares (See Item 5)
    8  SHARED VOTING POWER
 
                  None (See Item 5)
    9  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
                  1,144,450 shares (See Item 5)
  10  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
                  None (See Item 5)
11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON    
                1,144,450 shares (See Item 5)    
12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*   ¨
         
13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
                7.5% (See Item 5)    
14.   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*  
                OO – Limited Liability Company    

 

* See Instructions


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  1  

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

   
                Red Mountain Capital Partners II, L.P.            20-4117535    
  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*  
  (a)  x  
    (b)  ¨    
  3   SEC USE ONLY  
         
  4   SOURCE OF FUNDS*  
                WC (See Item 3)    
  5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)   ¨
         
  6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION  
                Delaware    
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
    7  SOLE VOTING POWER
 
                  711,550 shares (See Item 5)
    8  SHARED VOTING POWER
 
                  None (See Item 5)
    9  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
                  711,550 shares (See Item 5)
  10  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
                  None (See Item 5)
11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON    
                711,550 shares (See Item 5)    
12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*   ¨
         
13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
                4.7% (See Item 5)    
14.   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*  
                PN – Limited Partnership    

 

* See Instructions


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NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

   
                Red Mountain Capital Partners III, L.P.            20-5329858    
  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*  
  (a)  x  
    (b)  ¨    
  3   SEC USE ONLY  
         
  4   SOURCE OF FUNDS*  
                WC (See Item 3)    
  5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)   ¨
         
  6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION  
                Delaware    
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
    7  SOLE VOTING POWER
 
                  432,900 shares (See Item 5)
    8  SHARED VOTING POWER
 
                  None (See Item 5)
    9  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
                  432,900 shares (See Item 5)
  10  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
                  None (See Item 5)
11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON    
                432,900 shares (See Item 5)    
12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*   ¨
         
13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
                2.8% (See Item 5)    
14.   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*  
                PN – Limited Partnership    

 

* See Instructions


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  1  

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

   
                RMCP GP LLC            20-4442412    
  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*  
  (a)  x  
    (b)  ¨    
  3   SEC USE ONLY  
         
  4   SOURCE OF FUNDS*  
                AF (See Item 3)    
  5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)   ¨
         
  6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION  
                Delaware    
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
    7  SOLE VOTING POWER
 
                  1,144,450 shares (See Item 5)
    8  SHARED VOTING POWER
 
                  None (See Item 5)
    9  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
                  1,144,450 shares (See Item 5)
  10  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
                  None (See Item 5)
11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON    
                1,144,450 shares (See Item 5)    
12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*   ¨
         
13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
                7.5% (See Item 5)    
14.   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*  
                OO – Limited Liability Company    

 

* See Instructions


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  1  

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

   
                Red Mountain Capital Management, Inc.            13-4057186    
  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*  
  (a)  ¨  
    (b)  x    
  3   SEC USE ONLY  
         
  4   SOURCE OF FUNDS*  
                AF (See Item 3)    
  5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)   ¨
         
  6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION  
                Delaware    
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
    7  SOLE VOTING POWER
 
                  1,144,450 shares (See Item 5)
    8  SHARED VOTING POWER
 
                  None (See Item 5)
    9  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
                  1,144,450 shares (See Item 5)
  10  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
                  None (See Item 5)
11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON    
                1,144,450 shares (See Item 5)    
12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*   ¨
         
13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
                7.5% (See Item 5)    
14.   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*  
                CO – Corporation    

 

* See Instructions


CUSIP No. 639027101    SCHEDULE 13D/A    PAGE 7 OF 12 PAGES

 

  1  

NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS

I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)

   
                Willem Mesdag    
  2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*  
  (a)  ¨  
    (b)  x    
  3   SEC USE ONLY  
         
  4   SOURCE OF FUNDS*  
                AF (See Item 3)    
  5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)   ¨
         
  6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION  
                U.S. Citizen    
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
    7  SOLE VOTING POWER
 
                  1,144,450 shares (See Item 5)
    8  SHARED VOTING POWER
 
                  None (See Item 5)
    9  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
                  1,144,450 shares (See Item 5)
  10  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
 
                  None (See Item 5)
11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON    
                1,144,450 shares (See Item 5)    
12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*   ¨
         
13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)  
                7.5% (See Item 5)    
14.   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*  
                IN – Individual    

 

* See Instructions


CUSIP No. 639027101

   SCHEDULE 13D/A    PAGE 8 OF 12 PAGES

This Amendment No. 2 amends and supplements the Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on November 20, 2006, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto, filed with the SEC on January 25, 2007 (together, this “Schedule 13D”), by (i) Red Mountain Capital Partners LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“RMCP LLC”), (ii) Red Mountain Capital Partners II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“RMCP II”), (iii) Red Mountain Capital Partners III, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“RMCP III”), (iv) RMCP GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“RMCP GP”), (v) Red Mountain Capital Management, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“RMCM”), and (vi) Willem Mesdag, a natural person and citizen of the United States of America, with respect to the common stock, no par value (the “Common Stock”), of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc., a Utah corporation (“Nature’s Sunshine”). RMCP LLC, RMCP II, RMCP III and RMCP GP are sometimes collectively referred to herein as “Red Mountain.” Red Mountain, RMCM and Mr. Mesdag are sometimes collectively referred to herein as the “Reporting Persons.”

 

ITEM 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION.

Item 3 of this Schedule 13D is hereby amended to include the following information:

On February 7, 2007, RMCP III purchased 25,000 shares of Common Stock on the open market at a price of $11.80 per share. The source of the funds used by RMCP III to purchase such shares was working capital of RMCP III.

On February 8, 2007, RMCP III purchased 25,000 shares of Common Stock on the open market at a price of $11.80 per share. The source of the funds used by RMCP III to purchase such shares was working capital of RMCP III.

On February 12, 2007, RMCP III purchased 138,000 shares of Common Stock on the open market at a price of $11.718 per share. The source of the funds used by RMCP III to purchase such shares was working capital of RMCP III.

 

ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.

Items 5(a) and 5(b) of this Schedule 13D are hereby amended and restated as follows:

 

(a)-(b)   RMCP II beneficially owns, in the aggregate, 711,550 shares of Common Stock, which represent approximately 4.7% of the outstanding Common Stock. (1) RMCP II has the sole power to vote or direct the vote, and the sole power to dispose or direct the disposition, of all such 711,550 shares of Common Stock.
  RMCP III beneficially owns, in the aggregate, 432,900 shares of Common Stock, which represent approximately 2.8% of the outstanding Common Stock. RMCP III has the sole power to vote or direct the vote, and the sole power to dispose or direct the disposition, of all such 432,900 shares of Common Stock.
  The shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by RMCP II and RMCP III, when aggregated together, total 1,144,450 shares, which represent approximately 7.5% of the outstanding Common Stock.

 

(1)

All calculations of percentage ownership in this Schedule 13D are based on 15,276,029 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of November 18, 2005, as reported in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the Quarterly Period ended September 30, 2005, which was filed by Nature’s Sunshine with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 22, 2005.


CUSIP No. 639027101   SCHEDULE 13D/A   PAGE 9 OF 12 PAGES

Because each of RMCP GP, RMCP LLC, RMCM and Mr. Mesdag may be deemed to control RMCP II and RMCP III, each of RMCP GP, RMCP LLC, RMCM and Mr. Mesdag may be deemed to beneficially own, and to have the power to vote or direct the vote, or dispose or direct the disposition of, all of the Common Stock beneficially owned by RMCP II and RMCP III.

Other than shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by RMCP II or RMCP III, none of the Reporting Persons or Mr. Teets may be deemed to beneficially own any shares of Common Stock.

Each of RMCP LLC, RMCP II, RMCP III and RMCP GP affirms membership in a group with each other but disclaims membership in a group with RMCM or Mr. Mesdag. Each of RMCM and Mr. Mesdag disclaims membership in a group with any person.

The filing of this Schedule 13D shall not be construed as an admission that any Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of any of the shares of Common Stock that such Reporting Person may be deemed to beneficially own. Without limiting the foregoing sentence, each of RMCM and Mr. Mesdag disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares of Common Stock reported in this Schedule 13D. In addition, the filing of this Schedule 13D shall not be construed as an admission that any partner, member, director, officer or affiliate of any Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of any of the shares of Common Stock that such partner, member, director, officer or affiliate may be deemed to beneficially own. Without limiting the foregoing sentence, Mr. Teets disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares of Common Stock reported in this Schedule 13D.

Item 5(c) of this Schedule 13D is hereby amended to include the following information:

 

  (c) The information set forth above in Item 3 is hereby incorporated by reference in response to this Item 5(c).


CUSIP No. 639027101   SCHEDULE 13D/A   PAGE 10 OF 12 PAGES

SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

Dated: February 13, 2007            
    RED MOUNTAIN CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC
 

/s/ Willem Mesdag

  By:   Willem Mesdag
  Title:   Authorized Signatory
    RED MOUNTAIN CAPITAL PARTNERS II, L.P.
  By:   RMCP GP LLC, its general partner
   

/s/ Willem Mesdag

    By:   Willem Mesdag
    Title:   Authorized Signatory
    RED MOUNTAIN CAPITAL PARTNERS III, L.P.
  By:   RMCP GP LLC, its general partner
   

/s/ Willem Mesdag

    By:   Willem Mesdag
    Title:   Authorized Signatory
    RMCP GP LLC
 

/s/ Willem Mesdag

  By:   Willem Mesdag
  Title:   Authorized Signatory


CUSIP No. 639027101

   SCHEDULE 13D/A    PAGE 11 OF 12 PAGES

 

RED MOUNTAIN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.

/s/ Willem Mesdag

By:   Willem Mesdag
Title:   President
WILLEM MESDAG

/s/ Willem Mesdag


CUSIP No. 639027101   SCHEDULE 13D/A   PAGE 12 OF 12 PAGES

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description of Exhibit

1

  Joint Filing Agreement dated as of November 20, 2006, by and among the Reporting Persons (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 to the Schedule 13D filed by the Reporting Persons with the SEC on November 20, 2006).