UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): February 2, 2007
Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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75 East 1700 South |
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Provo, Utah |
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(801) 342-4300 |
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Item 4.01 Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant
On February 2, 2007, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. (the “Company”) engaged Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte”) to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm. On February 6, 2007, the Company issued a press release announcing its engagement of Deloitte, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
During the two-year period ended December 31, 2006, and through February 2, 2007, neither the Company, nor anyone on its behalf, consulted with Deloitte with respect to either (i) the application of accounting principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s consolidated financial statements, and no written report or oral advice was provided by Deloitte to the Company that Deloitte concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to the accounting, auditing, or financial reporting issue or (ii) any matter that was the subject of either a disagreement as defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K or a reportable event as described in Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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Description |
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Press release dated February 6, 2007. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. |
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Dated: February 8, 2007 |
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/s/ Stephen M. Bunker |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit |
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99.1 |
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Press release dated February 6, 2007. |
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