UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):
October 24, 2012

USANA HEALTH SCIENCES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Utah
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (801) 954-7100

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:

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On October 24, 2012, USANA Health Sciences, Inc. issued a press release announcing that its board of directors authorized an additional $50 million for share repurchases of its common stock under its active share repurchase program.  The release also announced that the share repurchases will be made in the open market, through block trades or otherwise, and will be based on market conditions, the level of cash balances, general business opportunities, and other factors.  A copy of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.  The company will also post this document on its corporate website, www.usanahealthsciences.com.  

The information in this Current Report is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The furnishing of the information in this Current Report is not intended to, and does not, constitute a representation that such furnishing is required by Regulation FD or that the information this Current Report contains is material investor information that is not otherwise publicly available.

SIGNATURES

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.