8-K

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):  May 5, 2006

Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Utah	0-8707	87-0327982
(State or other jurisdiction of	(Commission	(IRS Employer
incorporation or organization)	File Number)	Identification No.)
75 East 1700 South
Provo, Utah		84606
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code:

(801) 342-4300

N/A

(Former name, former address, and formal fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 8.01  Other Events.

On May 5, 2006, Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release, entitled “Nature’s Sunshine Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend,” announcing a quarterly cash dividend of five cents per share of common stock, payable on May 31, 2006. A copy of the press release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by this reference.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)Exhibits.

99.1  Press Release, entitled “Nature’s Sunshine Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend,” issued by Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. dated May 5, 2006

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc.
Dated: May 15, 2006	By	/s/ Stephen M. Bunker
		Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Exhibit
99.1	Press release, entitled “Nature’s Sunshine Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend” issued by Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc., dated May 5, 2006

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NATURE’S SUNSHINE DECLARES QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND

PROVO, UTAH, May 5, 2006 — Nature’s Sunshine Products, Inc. (OTC:NATR), a leading manufacturer and marketer of encapsulated herbs and vitamins, today declared a 5 cents per common share quarterly cash dividend payable May 31, 2006 to shareholders of record on May 19 , 2006.

The Company has declared consecutive quarterly cash dividends since 1988 pursuant to its cash dividend policy.

Nature’s Sunshine Products manufactures and markets through direct sales encapsulated and tableted herbal products, high quality natural vitamins, and other complementary products. In addition to the United States, the Company has operations in Japan, Mexico, Central America, South Korea, Canada, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, the United Kingdom and Ireland, Colombia, Brazil, Thailand, Israel, Singapore, Australia,Taiwan, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Malaysia. The Company also has exclusive distribution agreements with selected companies in Argentina, Australia, Chile, New Zealand, Norway, and the Russian Federation.

Contact:

Stephen M. Bunker	Steven S. Anreder
Chief Financial Officer	Anreder & Company
75 East 1700 South	10 East 40th Street
P.O. Box 19005	Suite 1308
Provo, UT 84605	New York, NY 10016
(801) 342-4370	(212) 532-3232

For more information, contact us at our website at www.natr.com.