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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 12, 2004



SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


Amendment No. 2
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)

$16,500,000   $2,091


(1)
Estimated for purposes of calculating the amount of the filing fee only, this amount is based on the purchase of 1,000,000 shares of common stock at the maximum tender offer price of $16.50 per share.

(2)
The amount of the filing fee is calculated in accordance with Rule 0-11 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

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Check the box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing.


Amount Previously Paid: $2,091
Form or Registration No.: Schedule TO
Filing Party: Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc.
Date Filed: October 27, 2004

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Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.

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. 2 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, as amended and supplemented by Amendment No. 1 to the Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 28, 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.

        The information in the Offer to Purchase and the related Letter of Transmittal is incorporated in this Amendment No. 2 by reference in response to all of the applicable items in Schedule TO, except that such information is hereby amended and supplemented to the extent specifically provided herein.

Items 1 through 11

        Items 1 through 11 of the Schedule TO, which incorporate by reference the information contained in the Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal, copies of which were filed with the original Schedule TO as Exhibits (a)(1) and (a)(2), respectively, are hereby amended as follows:




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SIGNATURE

        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      
    Name: Craig Huff
    Title: Vice President of Finance, Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer

Date: November 12, 2004

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