0001144204-15-026543.txt : 20150430 0001144204-15-026543.hdr.sgml : 20150430 20150430160709 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001144204-15-026543 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20150421 FILED AS OF DATE: 20150430 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20150430 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: NATURES SUNSHINE PRODUCTS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000275053 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS [2834] IRS NUMBER: 870327982 STATE OF INCORPORATION: UT FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2500 WEST EXECUTIVE PARKWAY STREET 2: SUITE 100 CITY: LEHI STATE: UT ZIP: 84043 BUSINESS PHONE: (801) 341-7900 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2500 WEST EXECUTIVE PARKWAY STREET 2: SUITE 100 CITY: LEHI STATE: UT ZIP: 84043 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: AMTEC INDUSTRIES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19821108 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LANDES JOSHUA CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001251568 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-34483 FILM NUMBER: 15818516 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: OBUS NELSON CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001017043 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-34483 FILM NUMBER: 15818517 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Wynnefield Capital, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001289453 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-34483 FILM NUMBER: 15818518 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 450 SEVENTH AVENUE STREET 2: SUITE 509 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10123 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-760-0278 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 450 SEVENTH AVENUE STREET 2: SUITE 509 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10123 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WYNNEFIELD CAPITAL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001251567 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-34483 FILM NUMBER: 15818519 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 450 SEVENTH AVE STREET 2: STE 509 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10123 BUSINESS PHONE: 2129600814 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 450 SEVENTH AVE STREET 2: STE 509 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10123 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WYNNEFIELD PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE LP I CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001251565 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-34483 FILM NUMBER: 15818522 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 450 SEVENTH AVENUE STREET 2: SUITE 509 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10123 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-760-0814 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 450 SEVENTH AVENUE STREET 2: SUITE 509 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10123 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WYNNEFIELD PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE LP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000899083 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-34483 FILM NUMBER: 15818523 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 450 SEVENTH AVENUE STREET 2: SUITE 509 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10123 BUSINESS PHONE: 212-760-0814 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 450 SEVENTH AVENUE STREET 2: SUITE 509 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10123 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WYNNEFIELD SMALL CAP VALUE OFFSHORE FUND LTD CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001030806 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-34483 FILM NUMBER: 15818521 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 450 SEVENTH AVE STREET 2: STE 509 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10123 BUSINESS PHONE: 2127600814 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 450 SEVENTH AVE STREET 2: STE 509 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10123 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: WYNNEFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001056835 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-34483 FILM NUMBER: 15818520 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 450 SEVENTH AVE STREET 2: STE 509 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10123 BUSINESS PHONE: 2127600814 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 450 SEVENTH AVE STREET 2: STE 509 CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10123 3 1 v408954_3.xml OWNERSHIP DOCUMENT X0206 3 2015-04-21 0 0000275053 NATURES SUNSHINE PRODUCTS INC NATR 0000899083 WYNNEFIELD PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE LP 450 SEVENTH AVENUE SUITE 509 NEW YORK NY 10123 0 0 1 0 0001251565 WYNNEFIELD PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE LP I 450 SEVENTH AVENUE SUITE 509 NEW YORK NY 10123 0 0 1 0 0001030806 WYNNEFIELD SMALL CAP VALUE OFFSHORE FUND LTD 450 SEVENTH AVENUE SUITE 509 NEW YORK NY 10123 0 0 1 0 0001056835 WYNNEFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 450 SEVENTH AVENUE SUITE 509 NEW YORK NY 10123 0 0 1 0 0001251567 WYNNEFIELD CAPITAL INC 450 SEVENTH AVENUE SUITE 509 NEW YORK NY 10123 0 0 1 0 0001289453 Wynnefield Capital, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan 450 SEVENTH AVENUE SUITE 509 NEW YORK NY 10123 0 0 1 0 0001017043 OBUS NELSON 450 SEVENTH AVENUE SUITE 509 NEW YORK NY 10123 0 0 1 0 0001251568 LANDES JOSHUA 450 SEVENTH AVENUE SUITE 509 NEW YORK NY 10123 0 0 1 0 Common Stock, no par value per share 580896 D Common Stock, no par value per share 865774 I See footnote Common Stock, no par value per share 373323 I See footnote Common Stock, no par value per share 45311 I See footnote Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P. (the "Reporting Person") directly beneficially owns 580,896 shares of common stock, no par value per share ("Common Stock") of Nature's Sunshine. Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC ("WCM"), as the sole general partner of the Reporting Person, has an indirect beneficial ownership interest in the shares of Common Stock that the reporting Person directly beneficially owns. WCM, located at the same address as the Reporting Person, is filing this Form jointly with the Reporting Person. Nelson Obus and Joshua Landes as co-managing members of WCM have an indirect beneficial ownership interest in the shares of Common Stock that the Reporting Person directly beneficially owns. Mr. Obus and Mr. Landes, each located at the same address as the Reporting Person, are filing this Form jointly with the Reporting person (see footnote 5). The Reporting Person has an indirect beneficial ownership interest in 865,774 shares of Common Stock, which are directly beneficially owned by Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P. I ("WPSCVI"), as members of a group (a "13D Group") under Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). WPSCVI, which maintains offices at the same address as the Reporting Person, is filing this Form jointly with the Reporting Person. WCM, as the sole general partner of WPSCVI, has an indirect beneficial ownership interest in the shares of Common Stock that WPSCVI directly beneficially owns. Mr. Obus and Mr. Landes, as co-managing members of Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC, have an indirect beneficial ownership interest in the shares of Common Stock that WPSCVI directly beneficially owns. The Reporting Person has an indirect beneficial ownership interest in 373,323 shares of Common Stock, which are directly beneficially owned by Wynnefield Small Cap Value Offshore Fund, Ltd. ("Offshore"), as members of a 13D Group. Offshore, located at the same address as the Reporting Person, is filing this Form jointly with the Reporting Person. Wynnefield Capital, Inc. ("WCI"), as the sole investment manager of Offshore, has an indirect beneficial ownership interest in the shares of Common Stock that Offshore directly beneficially owns. WCI, located at the same address as the Reporting Person, is filing this Form jointly with the Reporting Person. Mr. Obus and Mr. Landes, as principal executive officers of WCI have an indirect beneficial ownership interest in the shares of Common Stock that Offshore directly beneficially owns. The Reporting Person has an indirect beneficial ownership interest in 45,311 shares of Common Stock, which are directly beneficially owned by Wynnefield Capital, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan. (the "Plan"), as members of a 13D Group. The Plan, located at the same address as the Reporting Person, is filing this Form jointly with the Reporting Person. WCI, as the sole investment manager of the Plan, has an indirect beneficial ownership interest in the shares of Common Stock that the Plan directly beneficially owns. WCI, located at the same address as the Reporting Person, is filing this Form jointly with the Reporting Person. Mr. Obus and Mr. Landes, as principal executive officers of WCI have an indirect beneficial ownership interest in the shares of Common Stock that Offshore directly beneficially owns. Each of the Reporting Owners identified in this statement disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported in this statement except to the extent of their individual respective pecuniary interest in such securities. This statement shall not be deemed an admission that any of the Reporting Owners identified in this statement are, for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act or otherwise, the beneficial owner of any securities specified in this statement other than those directly beneficially owned by them. WYNNEFIELD PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE, L.P., By: Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC, General Partner, /s/ Nelson Obus, Managing Member 2015-04-30 WYNNEFIELD PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE, L.P. I, By: Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC, General Partner, /s/ Nelson Obus, Managing Member 2015-04-30 WYNNEFIELD SMALL CAP VALUE OFFSHORE FUND, LTD., By: Wynnefield Capital, Inc., /s/ Nelson Obus, President 2015-04-30 WYNNEFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC /s/ Nelson Obus, Managing Member 2015-04-30 WYNNEFIELD CAPITAL, INC. /s/ Nelson Obus, President 2015-04-30 WYNNEFIELD CAPITAL, INC. PROFIT SHARING PLAN /s/ Nelson Obus, Trustee 2015-04-30 /s/ Nelson Obus 2015-04-30 /s/ Joshua Landes 2015-04-30