UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  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): August 31, 2016

MANNATECH, INCORPORATED
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Texas
000-24657
75-2508900
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

600 S. Royal Lane, Suite 200
Coppell, Texas  75019
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code:  (972) 471-7400

_________________________________________________
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 8.01.  Other Events.

On August 31, 2016, Mannatech, Incorporated (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors authorized the Company to begin the repurchase of up to $0.5 million of the Company’s common shares from time to time in the open market.  A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit
Number
 
Exhibit
99.1*
 
Press Release, dated August 31, 2016.


*Furnished herewith.


SIGNATURE

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


 
MANNATECH, INCORPORATED
     
     
 
By:
/s/ David A. Johnson
   
David A. Johnson
   
Chief Financial Officer


Dated:  August 31, 2016


EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number
 
Exhibit
 
Press Release, dated August 31, 2016.


*Furnished herewith.