For several months rumors have been circulating that Nature’s Sunshine was being sold or in the process of an acquisition or merger. THESE RUMORS ARE COMPLETELY FALSE. Last month, Greg Probert, CEO of Nature’s Sunshine called a meeting of the Leadership Advisory Council to explain to us and allay any fears that this was taking place. I will try to convey to you what Greg relayed to us.

NSP is a publicly traded company, not a private company. As such, as a matter of public records, everything that transpires with NSP is available to the public to view.

There are four (4) ways that someone could buy a publicly traded company through purchase, acquisition, or merger:

1. “Negotiated Transaction”: This is when someone approaches the Board with an offer to buy the company. This has not happened – no offer to purchase has been made.
2. “Proxy Flight”: This is a hostile takeover of a company. It would require someone to own over 51% of NSP stock to be capable of doing this. NSP’s BOD controls over 50% of the stock, so there is no way this could ever happen.
3. “Creeping Pin Dropper”: This is when someone slowly acquires shares of a company. Anyone acquiring as much as 10% of a stock must file a Schedule 13D with the FTC showing a desire to take over a company. This is a public record available for anyone to see by just going online. This has not happened; no one has amassed more than 10% of NSP stock.
4. “Public Tender Offer”: Any group acquiring more than 5% is required to file with the FTC. Neither you nor anyone else can privately take over a company. Neither separately nor collectively does anyone own 50% or more of NSP stock.

These rumors are totally false. We do not know who or where they started, but they are not true. There is no public record of any filings. These same critiques apply to a merger. There have been no friendly or hostile offers or attempts to acquire NSP. Nature’s Sunshine is NOT FOR SALE. We are very pleased with its current performance and last quarter’s performance report.

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2016 growth highlights for NSP

• Third Quarter 2016 Financial Highlights: Net sales revenue of $85.4 million increased 7.4% compared to $79.6 million in the third quarter of 2015.
• NSP was named one of the Healthiest Companies in America by Interactive Health who evaluates approximately 2,000 companies each year. Nature’s Sunshine Products is the only company in America that has received this award for nine consecutive years. Employees see success through company-sponsored programs with measurable health benefits in key areas, including lower blood pressure, lower LDL cholesterol and triglycerides as well as improved blood glucose levels. This is proof of NSP’s ongoing commitment to its workforce and the company’s mission.
• In April, 2016 – Nature’s Sunshine was recognized by Direct Selling News (DSN), a global trade publication serving direct selling and network marketing executives, as one of the top 100 global direct selling companies in the world and one of the top 50 direct selling companies in North America.
• NATURE’S SUNSHINE LAUNCHES PATENT-PENDING PROGRAM TO REVERSE CARDIOMETABOLIC DYSFUNCTION – At its National Convention in April, 2016, Nature’s Sunshine launched a new patent-pending program that addresses many of the most prominent health trends associated with poor metabolic function. NSP’s new IN.FORM program was clinically studied in the Hughes Center for Research and Innovation and demonstrates superior health benefits to other published programs on the market today. The results of the IN.FORM program speak for themselves. Using the median figures, study participants who received the IN.FORM supplements, dietary changes and exercise lost 17 pounds of fat and 26 pounds overall. They also saw great improvements in other key health indicators already in the healthy range. “New scientific research is deepening our understanding of how poor metabolic function affects overall health,” said Dr. Matthew Tripp, Chief Scientific Officer of Nature’s Sunshine. “We designed the IN.FORM program to target gut health and to comprehensively address cardiometabolic function at its roots.”