Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Cover
- Document and Entity Information
Financial Statements
Notes to Financial Statements
Accounting Policies
- Basis of Presentation (Policies)
Notes Tables
Notes Details

Capital Transactions (Tables)

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Capital Transactions (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Capital Transactions

Schedule of stock option activity

	Number of Shares		Weighted Average Exercise Price Per Share
Options outstanding at December 31, 2011	1,374		$	9.88
Granted	681		15.11
Expired	(6	)	8.59
Exercised	(191	)	10.34
Options outstanding at September 30, 2012	1,858		11.75

Schedule of weighted-average assumptions using Black-Scholes option-pricing model for estimating fair value of each option granted

		2012
Expected life (in years)		4.0 to 6.0
Risk-free interest rate		0.3 to 0.9
Expected volatility		58.5 to 66.0
Dividend yield		0.0 to 1.3

Schedule of restricted stock unit activity

	Number of Shares	Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Units outstanding at December 31, 2011	—	$	—
Granted	18	12.07
Vested	—	—
Forfeited	—	—
Units outstanding at September 30, 2012	18	12.07

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Tabular disclosure of the number and weighted-average grant date fair value for restricted stock units that were outstanding at the beginning and end of the year, and the number of restricted stock units that were granted, vested, or forfeited during the year.

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