SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Amendment No. 1
to
SCHEDULE TO
Tender Offer Statement Under Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
NATURE'S SUNSHINE PRODUCTS, INC.
(Name of Subject Company (issuer))
NATURE'S SUNSHINE PRODUCTS, INC., as Offeror
(Names of Filing Persons (identifying status as offeror, issuer or other person))
COMMON STOCK, WITHOUT PAR VALUE
(Title of Class of Securities)
639027101
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Craig D. Huff
Vice President of Finance, Treasurer,
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer
75 East 1700 South
Provo, Utah 84606
(801) 342-4300
(Name, address and telephone number of persons authorized to receive notices and communications on behalf of filing persons)
Copies to:
Justin P. Klein
Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP
1735 Market Street, 51st Floor
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
(215) 665-8500
CALCULATION OF FILING FEE:
Transaction Valuation(1) |
Amount of Filing Fee(2) |
|
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$16,500,000 | $2,091 | |
Check the appropriate boxes to designate any transactions to which the statement relates:
Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the tender offer: o
This Amendment No. 1 amends and supplements the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc. (the "Company") on October 27, 2004 pursuant to Section 13(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, in connection with its offer to purchase up to 1,000,000 shares of its outstanding common stock, no par value per share, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase dated October 27, 2004 (the "Offer to Purchase") and in the related Letter of Transmittal, which are Exhibit (a)(1) and Exhibit (a)(2) to this Schedule TO, respectively.
This Amendment No. 1 amends only the item set forth below.
Item 12. Exhibits.
Item 12 of the Schedule TO is hereby amended and supplemented to add the following:
(a)(10) | Notice of Guaranteed Delivery. |
After due 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.
NATURE'S SUNSHINE PRODUCTS, INC. | |||
/s/ CRAIG HUFF |
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Name: | Craig Huff | ||
Title: | Vice President of Finance, Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer |
Date: October 28, 2004
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Exhibit Number |
Description |
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(a)(1) | Offer to Purchase, dated October 27, 2004.* | |
(a)(2) |
Form of Letter of Transmittal.* |
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(a)(3) |
Form of Letter to Brokers, Dealers, Commercial Banks, Trust Companies and other Nominees.* |
|
(a)(4) |
Form of Letter to Clients.* |
|
(a)(5) |
Guidelines for Certification of Taxpayer Identification Number on Substitute Form W-9.* |
|
(a)(6) |
Letter to Shareholders from the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, dated October 27, 2004.* |
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(a)(7) |
Form of Letter to Participants in the Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc. Tax Deferred Retirement Plan.* |
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(a)(8) |
Form of Notice to Holders of Vested Options to Purchase Shares of Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc. Common Stock.* |
|
(a)(9) |
Press Release issued October 27, 2004.* |
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(a)(10) |
Notice of Guaranteed Delivery.** |
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(b)(1) |
Credit Agreement between Wells Fargo Bank, N. A. and Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc., dated August 5, 2002.* |
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(b)(2) |
First Amendment to Credit Agreement between Wells Fargo Bank, N. A. and Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc., dated July 1, 2004.* |
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(b)(3) |
Promissory Note from Nature's Sunshine Products to Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., dated July 1, 2004.* |
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(d)(1) |
Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc. 1995 Stock Option Plan, as amended, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed August 4, 2004. |
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(g) |
Not Applicable. |
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(h) |
Not Applicable. |