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):
March
1, 2016
USANA HEALTH
SCIENCES, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Utah
(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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001-35024 |
87-0500306 |
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(Commission File No.) |
(IRS Employer Identification |
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Number) |
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3838 West Parkway Boulevard |
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(Address of principal executive offices, Zip Code) |
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (801) 954-7100 |
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Item 5.02, Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
Effective as of March 1, 2016, the Board of Directors of USANA Health Sciences, Inc. (the “Company”) acted unanimously to appoint Mr. D. Richard Williams as an additional director of the Company, for an initial term expiring at the Company’s 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. Mr. Williams has not been appointed to any Committees of the Board of Directors at this time.
Mr. Williams is a member of the Board of Directors of Primerica, Inc. He has served as non-executive Chairman of Primerica since April 2015 and was Chairman from October 2009 through March 2015. He served as Primerica’s Co-Chief Executive Officer from 1999 through March 2015 and in various capacities at Primerica since 1989. Mr. Williams serves on the Board of Trustees of the Woodruff Arts Center, the Anti-Defamation League Southeast Region, the Atlanta Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America and the Carter Center Board of Councilors. Mr. Williams received both his B.S. degree and his M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
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Item 9.01 |
Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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| Exhibit 99.1 | Press release issued by USANA Health Sciences, Inc. dated March 1, 2016 (furnished herewith). |
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.
USANA HEALTH SCIENCES, INC.
By: /s/ Paul A. Jones
Paul A. Jones, Chief Financial Officer
Date:
March 1, 2016