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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Bunker Stephen M   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NATURES SUNSHINE PRODUCTS INC [NATR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP, CFO, Treasurer (Last) (First) (Middle) 2500 WEST EXECUTIVE PARKWAY, SUITE 100 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/01/2012 (Street) LEHI, UT 84043 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 11.37

03/01/2012

A

44,000 (1)

(1)

05/10/2020

Common Stock

44,000

$ 0

44,000 (1)

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 8.88

03/01/2012

A

30,000 (2)

(2)

01/03/2021

Common Stock

30,000

$ 0

30,000 (2)

D

Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 14.98

03/05/2013

A

26,250 (3)

(3)

03/04/2023

Common Stock

26,250

$ 0

26,250 (3)

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Bunker Stephen M 2500 WEST EXECUTIVE PARKWAY, SUITE 100 LEHI, UT 84043			EVP, CFO, Treasurer

Signatures

/s/ Jamon Jarvis as attorney-in-fact for Stephen M. Bunker		03/07/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	On May 10, 2010, the reporting person was granted an option to purchase 44,000 shares of common stock. The option vests in three equal installments based on satisfaction of certain performance criteria. The performance criteria for two-thirds of the options were determined to have been met on 3/1/12, resulting in vesting of the option with respect to 29,334 shares. The remainder of the option vested with respect to 14,666 shares on 8/21/12 when the performance criteria for the final one-third of the grant was determined to have been met.
(2)	On January 3, 2011, the reporting person was granted an option to purchase 30,000 shares of common stock. The option vests in three equal installments based on satisfaction of certain performance criteria. The performance criteria for two-thirds of the options were determined to have been met on 3/1/12, resulting in vesting of the option with respect to 20,000 shares. The remainder of the option vested with respect to 10,000 shares on 8/21/12 when the performance criteria for the final one-third of the grant was determined to have been met.
(3)	The option vests in four equal annual installments beginning on March 5, 2014.

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