PROVO, Utah--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 21,
2004--Nature's Sunshine Products, Inc. (NASDAQ:
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News),
a leading manufacturer and marketer of
encapsulated herbs and vitamins, has been named by
Business Ethics magazine as one of the "100
Best Corporate Citizens" for 2004. This is
the second straight year that the Company has won
this distinction.
"We believe that service to a variety of
stakeholders is the essence of good
citizenship," said the magazine. "While
traditional measures of success focus solely on
stockholder return, our list defines success more
broadly, ranking companies according to their
levels of service to seven groups -- stockholders,
community, minorities and women, employees,
environment, non-U.S. stakeholders, and
customers."
In both years, the Company's rankings were
highlighted by particularly strong scores for
service to employees, customers, and minorities
and women.
"We are pleased and appreciative of this
recognition," said Douglas Faggioli,
President and Chief Executive Officer of Nature's
Sunshine. "Nature's Sunshine has always
maintained the highest ethical standards in the
way we conduct our business, just as we are
committed to the highest quality in the products
we make and sell."
Business Ethics magazine has been published for
over 17 years and is written for business
professionals. The "100 Best Corporate
Citizens" rankings appear in the
publication's Spring 2004 issue, and are based on
research compiled by KLD Research & Analytics
of Boston, Mass.
About Nature's Sunshine Products
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 U.S., the Company has operations
in South Korea, Brazil, Mexico, Venezuela, Japan,
Thailand, Taiwan, Canada, Colombia, the United
Kingdom, Peru, Central America, Ecuador, Israel,
Dominican Republic and Singapore. The Company also
has exclusive distribution agreements with
selected companies in Argentina, Australia, Chile,
New Zealand, Norway and the Russian Federation.
Statements in this press release concerning the
Company's business outlook or future economic
performance, anticipated profitability, revenues,
expenses or other financial items, and product
line growth, together with other statements that
are not historical facts, are
"forward-looking statements" as that
term is defined under Federal Securities Laws.
"Forward-looking statements" are subject
to risks, uncertainties and other factors, which
could cause actual results to differ materially
from those set forth in such statements. Such
risks, uncertainties and factors include, but are
not limited to, foreign business risks, industry
cyclicality, fluctuations in customer demand and
order pattern, changes in pricing and general
economic conditions, as well as other risks
detailed in the Company's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
For more information, please visit www.natr.com.
