Nature’s
Sunshine Products, Inc.
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(Name
of Issuer)
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Common
Stock, no par value
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(Title
of Class of
Securities)
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639027101
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(CUSIP
Number of Class of
Securities)
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December
31, 2010
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(Date
of Event which Requires Filing of this
Statement)
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CUSIP
NO. 639027101
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1)
Name of Reporting Person
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Wynnefield
Partners Small Cap Value, L.P.
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2)
Check The Appropriate Box If A Member Of A Group (See
Instructions)
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(a)
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(b)x
Reporting person is affiliated with other persons
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3)
SEC Use Only
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4)
Citizenship Or Place Of
Organization: Delaware
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NUMBER OF SHARES
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5)
Sole Voting Power:
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BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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323,168
Shares
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BY EACH REPORTING
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PERSON WITH
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6)
Shared Voting Power
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0
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7)
Sole Dispositive Power:
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323,168
Shares
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8)
Shared Dispositive Power
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0
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9) Aggregate
Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person:
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323,168
Shares
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10)
Check Box If The Aggregate Amount In Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares ¨
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(See
Instructions)
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11)
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9):
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2.1%
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12)
Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) PN
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CUSIP NO. 639027101
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1)
Name of Reporting Person
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Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P.
I
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2)
Check the Appropriate Box If a Member of a Group (See
Instructions)
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(a)
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(b)
x
Reporting Person is affiliated with other persons
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3)
SEC USE ONLY
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4) Citizenship
or Place of Organization: Delaware
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NUMBER OF SHARES
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5)
Sole Voting Power:
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BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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490,024
Shares
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BY EACH REPORTING
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PERSON WITH
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6)
Shared Voting Power
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|
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7)
Sole Dispositive Power:
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490,024
Shares
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8)
Shared Dispositive Power
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|
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9)
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting
Person:
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490,024
Shares
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10)
Check Box If the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain
Shares ¨
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(See
Instructions)
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11)
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9):
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3.2%
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12)
Type of Reporting Person: PN
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CUSIP
NO. 639027101
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1)
Name of Reporting Person
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Wynnefield
Small Cap Value Offshore Fund, Ltd.
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2)
Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See
Instructions)
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(a)
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(b)
x
Reporting person is affiliated with other persons
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3)
SEC USE ONLY
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4)
Citizenship or Place of Organization: Cayman
Islands
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NUMBER OF SHARES
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5)
Sole Voting Power:
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BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
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301,600
Shares
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EACH
REPORTING
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PERSON
WITH
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6)
Shared Voting Power
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|
|
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7)
Sole Dispositive Power:
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301,600
Shares
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|
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8)
Shared Dispositive Power
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|
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9)
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting
Person:
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301,600
Shares
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10)
Check Box If the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares ¨
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(See
Instructions)
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11)
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9):
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1.9%
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12)
Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) CO
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CUSIP
NO. 639027101
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1)
Name of Reporting Person
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Channel
Partnership II, L.P.
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2)
Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See
Instructions)
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(a)
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(b)
x
Reporting person is affiliated with other persons
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3)
SEC USE ONLY
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4)
Citizenship or Place of Organization: New
York
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NUMBER OF SHARES
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5)
Sole Voting Power:
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BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY
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30,000
Shares
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EACH REPORTING
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PERSON WITH
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6)
Shared Voting Power
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|
|
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7)
Sole Dispositive Power:
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30,000
Shares
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8)
Shared Dispositive Power
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9)
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting
Person:
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30,000
Shares
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10)
Check Box If the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares o
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(See
Instructions)
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11)
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9):
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0.2%
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12)
Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) PN
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CUSIP
NO. 639027101
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1)
Name of Reporting Person
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Wynnefield
Capital, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan
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2)
Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See
Instructions)
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(a)
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(b) x Reporting person
is affiliated with other persons
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3)
SEC USE ONLY
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4)
Citizenship or Place of
Organization: Delaware
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NUMBER OF SHARES
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5)
Sole Voting Power:
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BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY
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47,100
Shares
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EACH REPORTING
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PERSON WITH
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6)
Shared Voting Power
|
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7)
Sole Dispositive Power:
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47,100
Shares
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|
|
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8)
Shared Dispositive Power
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|
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9)
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting
Person:
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47,100
Shares
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10)
Check Box If the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares o
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(See
Instructions)
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11)
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9):
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0.3%
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12)
Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) CO
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CUSIP
NO. 639027101
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1)
Name of Reporting Person
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Wynnefield
Capital Management, LLC
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2)
Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See
Instructions)
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(a)
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(b) x Reporting person
is affiliated with other persons
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3)
SEC USE ONLY
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4)
Citizenship or Place of Organization: New
York
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NUMBER OF SHARES
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5)
Sole Voting Power:
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BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY
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813,192
Shares (1)
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EACH REPORTING
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PERSON WITH
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6)
Shared Voting Power
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7)
Sole Dispositive Power:
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813,192
Shares (1)
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8)
Shared Dispositive Power
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9)
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting
Person:
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813,192
Shares (1)
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10)
Check Box If the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares o
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(See
Instructions)
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11)
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9):
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5.2%
(1)
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12)
Type of Reporting Person: OO (Limited Liability
Company)
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(1) Wynnefield
Capital Management, LLC holds an indirect beneficial interest in these
shares which are directly beneficially owned by Wynnefield Partners Small
Cap Value, L.P. and Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P.
I.
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CUSIP
NO. 639027101
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1)
Name of Reporting Person
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Wynnefield
Capital, Inc.
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2)
Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See
Instructions)
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(a)
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(b)
x
Reporting person is affiliated with other persons
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3)
SEC USE ONLY
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4)
Citizenship or Place of Organization: Cayman
Islands
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NUMBER OF SHARES
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5)
Sole Voting Power:
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BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY
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301,600
Shares (1)
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EACH REPORTING
|
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PERSON WITH
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6)
Shared Voting Power
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7)
Sole Dispositive Power:
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301,600
Shares (1)
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8)
Shared Dispositive Power
|
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9)
Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting
Person:
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301,600
Shares (1)
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10)
Check Box If the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares o
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(See
Instructions)
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11)
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9):
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1.9%
(1)
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12)
Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) CO
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(1) Wynnefield
Capital, Inc. holds an indirect beneficial interest in these shares which
are directly beneficially owned by Wynnefield Small Cap Value Offshore
Fund,
Ltd.
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CUSIP
NO. 639027101
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1)
Name of Reporting Person
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Nelson
Obus
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2)
Check The Appropriate Box If A Member Of A Group (See
Instructions)
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(a)
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(b)x Reporting person
is affiliated with other persons
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3)
SEC Use Only
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4)
Citizenship Or Place Of Organization: United
States
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NUMBER OF SHARES
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5) Sole Voting Power:
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BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1,191,892 Shares (1)
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BY EACH REPORTING
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PERSON WITH
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6)
Shared Voting Power
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0
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7)
Sole Dispositive Power:
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1,191,892
Shares (1)
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8)
Shared Dispositive Power
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0
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9) Aggregate
Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person:
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1,191,892
Shares (1)
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10)
Check Box If The Aggregate Amount In Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares o
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(See
Instructions)
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11)
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9):
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7.7%
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12)
Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) IN
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CUSIP
NO. 639027101
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1)
Name of Reporting Person
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Joshua
Landes
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2)
Check The Appropriate Box If A Member Of A Group (See
Instructions)
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(a)
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(b)x Reporting person
is affiliated with other persons
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3)
SEC Use Only
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4)
Citizenship Or Place Of Organization: United
States
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NUMBER OF SHARES
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5)
Sole Voting Power:
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BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1,114,792
Shares (1)
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BY EACH REPORTING
|
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PERSON WITH
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6)
Shared Voting Power
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0
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7)
Sole Dispositive Power:
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1,119,542
Shares (1)
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8)
Shared Dispositive Power
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0
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9) Aggregate
Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person:
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1,119,542
Shares (1)
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10)
Check Box If The Aggregate Amount In Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares o
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(See
Instructions)
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11)
Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9):
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7.2%
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12)
Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) IN
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WYNNEFIELD
PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE, L.P.
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By:
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Wynnefield
Capital Management, LLC, General Partner
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By:
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/s/ Nelson Obus
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Nelson
Obus, Co-Managing Member
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WYNNEFIELD
PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE, L.P. I
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By:
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Wynnefield
Capital Management, LLC, General Partner
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By:
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/s/ Nelson Obus
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Nelson
Obus, Co-Managing Member
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WYNNEFIELD
SMALL CAP VALUE OFFSHORE FUND, LTD.
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By:
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Wynnefield
Capital, Inc.
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By:
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/s/ Nelson Obus
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Nelson
Obus, President
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CHANNEL
PARTNERSHIP II, L.P.
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By:
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/s/ Nelson Obus
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Nelson
Obus, General Partner
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WYNNEFIELD
CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
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By:
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/s/ Nelson Obus
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Nelson
Obus, Co-Managing Member
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WYNNEFIELD
CAPITAL, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Nelson Obus
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Nelson
Obus, President
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WYNNEFIELD
CAPITAL, INC. PROFIT SHARING PLAN
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By:
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/s/ Nelson Obus
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Nelson
Obus, Portfolio Manager
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/s/ Nelson Obus | |||
Nelson
Obus, Individually
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/s/ Joshua Landes | |||
Joshua
Landes,
Individually
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