UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | SEC 1473 (7-02) | ||
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1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) |
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) |
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4) |
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) |
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) |
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Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares |
Reporting Owner Name / Address | Relationships | |||
Director | 10% Owner | Officer | Other | |
PRESCOTT GROUP CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1924 SOUTH UTICA, SUITE 1120 TULSA, OK 74014 |
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FROHLICH PHIL 1924 SOUTH UTICA, SUITE 1120 TULSA, OK 74014 |
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/s/ Phil Frohlich, manager of Prescott Group Capital Management, L.L.C. | 10/24/2008 | |
**Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
/s/ Phil Frohlich | 10/24/2008 | |
**Signature of Reporting Person | Date |
* | If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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 filing of this Form 3 shall not be construed as an admission that Prescott Group Capital Management, L.L.C. ("Prescott Capital") or Phil Frohlich, the manager of Prescott Capital is or was for the purposes of Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise the beneficial owner of any of the shares of common stock of Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc. (the "Common Stock") purchased by Prescott Group Aggressive Small Cap Master Fund, G.P. (the "Master Fund") for the accounts of Prescott Group Aggressive Small Cap, L.P.or Prescott Group Aggressive Small Cap II, L.P. (together the "Small Cap Funds") Pursuant to Rule 16a-1, both Prescott Capital and Mr. Frohlich disclaim such beneficial ownerhip. |
(2) | Prescott Capital holds indirectly 1,865,383 shares of Common Stock of Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc. through the account of the Master Fund of which the Prescott Capital is the Investment Manager. The Master Fund holds the shares of Common Stock for the accounts of the Small Cap Funds, for which Prescott Capital is the Investment Manager. Prescott Capital receives a portion of the profits in the form of a capital allocation from and owns a partnership interest in the Small Cap Funds. Phil Frohlich reports the shares held indirectly by Prescott Capital because, as the manager of Prescott Capital at the time of purchase, he controlled the disposition and voting of the securities. |