As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 12, 2015

Registration No. 033-59497

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT

TO

 

FORM S-8

 

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 


 

GRAPHIC

 

NATURE’S SUNSHINE PRODUCTS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Utah

 

87-0327982

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(IRS Employer

incorporation or organization)

 

Identification No.)

 

2500 West Executive Parkway, Suite 100

Lehi, Utah 84043

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

 


 

(801) 341-7900

(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)

 


 

Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. Tax Deferred Retirement Plan

(Full title of the plan)

 


 

Richard D. Strulson, Esq.
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary
Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc.
2500 West Executive Parkway, Suite 100
Lehi, Utah 84043
(801) 341-7304

 

Copy to:
Samuel P. Gardiner, Esq.
Dorsey & Whitney LLP
136 South Main Street, Suite 1000
Salt Lake City, Utah 84101-1685
(801) 933-7360

 


 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definition of “large accelderated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer

o

Accelerated filer

x

Non-accelerated filer

o (do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Smaller reporting company

o

 

 

 



 

DEREGISTRATION OF SECURITIES

 

Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. (the “Registrant”) is filing this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to deregister under this registration statement certain of the Registrant’s common shares, no par value per share (the “Common Shares”), originally registered for issuance under the Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. Tax Deferred Retirement Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 22, 1995 (Registration No. 033-59497) (the “Registration Statement”).

 

The Common Shares are no longer offered as an investment option under the Plan. Pursuant to an undertaking made by the Registrant in the Registration Statement, the Registrant hereby removes from registration the Common Shares and associated interests that were previously registered under the Registration Statement and remain unsold as of the date hereof.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

The Registrant. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Lehi, State of Utah, on the date indicated.

 

 

NATURE’S SUNSHINE PRODUCTS, INC.

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Stephen M. Bunker

Dated: June 12, 2015

 

Stephen M. Bunker, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and on the date indicated.

 

Signature

 

Title(s)

 

Date

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Gregory L. Probert

 

Chief Executive Officer and Chairman

 

June 12, 2015

Gregory L. Probert

 

of the Board (Principal Executive Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Kristine F. Hughes

 

Vice Chairman of the Board

 

June 12, 2015

Kristine F. Hughes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Stephen M. Bunker

 

Executive Vice President, Chief

 

June 12, 2015

Stephen M. Bunker

 

Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Li Dongjiu

 

Director

 

June 12, 2015

Li Dongjiu

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Albert R. Dowden

 

Director

 

June 12, 2015

Albert R. Dowden

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Robert B. Mercer

 

Director

 

June 12, 2015

Robert B. Mercer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Willem Mesdag

 

Director

 

June 12, 2015

Willem Mesdag

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Mary Beth Springer

 

Director

 

June 12, 2015

Mary Beth Springer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Rebecca Lee Steinfort

 

Director

 

June 12, 2015

Rebecca Lee Steinfort

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Jeffrey D. Watkins

 

Director

 

June 12, 2015

Jeffrey D. Watkins

 

 

 

 

 

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The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the trustees (or other persons who administer the Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. Tax Deferred Retirement Plan) have duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Lehi, and the State of Utah, on the date indicated.

 

 

NATURE’S SUNSHINE PRODUCTS, INC.

 

 

 

Dated: June 12, 2015

By:

/s/ Stephen M. Bunker

 

 

Stephen M. Bunker, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc., and Member of the Governing Board which is the Plan Administrator

 

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